| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Simmers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Enrique Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Dean - foul #3 on James Dean, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | George Lambert pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from George Lambert | 21-32 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton is hacked by Kyle Core - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-32 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 23-32 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 23-32 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Core - foul #2 on Kyle Core, team foul #3 | 23-32 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Dan Pittman is blocked by Bret Hawkins | 25-32 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers's pass is intercepted by Kyle Core | 25-32 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core lays it in | 25-34 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core drills a runner in the lane set up by Dan Pittman | 25-36 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dave Iser | 25-36 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Helton - foul #3 on Michael Helton, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (PG), Evan Shine (SG), Mikel Czernovski (SF), Hoyt Boatner (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Michael Helton, Marcus Simmers, Richard Carter, Bret Hawkins, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (PF) Dave Iser | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner is fouled on the floor by George Lambert - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #4 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SF) Kyle Core, Ronald Panella | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Rawson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Evan Shine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Felts (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Dan Pittman steals it from Myron Schumacher | 25-37 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by Hoyt Boatner - foul #3 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman scores on a jump hook in the paint | 25-39 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | James Dean takes the ball from Richard Rawson | 25-39 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Myron Schumacher - foul #1 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton (PG), Marcus Simmers (SG), Richard Carter (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF), Enrique Morales (C) Richard Rawson, Evan Shine, Mikel Czernovski, Hoyt Boatner, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF) William Felts | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales buries a jumper near the basket | 27-41 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Green | 27-43 |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Helton | 30-43 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | James Green can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Green | 30-45 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | James Dean steals it from Michael Helton | 30-45 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is whistled for a carry | 30-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski (SF), Hoyt Boatner (PF) Richard Carter, Bret Hawkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) Dan Pittman, James Dean, George Lambert | |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner hits a jumper in the lane | 32-45 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser loses the dribble to Enrique Morales | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Simmers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Enrique Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - William Felts (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | William Felts steps in front of the Enrique Morales pass | 32-45 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | James Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | James Green loses the dribble to Mikel Czernovski | 32-45 |
| 11:01 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers misses the lay-in | 32-45 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is fouled on the floor by Marcus Simmers - foul #1 on Marcus Simmers, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (PG), Evan Shine (SG), Richard Carter (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF) Michael Helton, Marcus Simmers, Mikel Czernovski, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Dave Iser | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | William Felts hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Dean | 32-47 |
| 10:10 | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Evan Shine, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher (C) Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Evan Shine - foul #4 on Evan Shine, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers (SG) Evan Shine | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SG), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, William Felts | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher tips it in | 34-49 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by Myron Schumacher - foul #2 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton (PG) Richard Rawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Kyle Core | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Helton and he's hacked by George Lambert - foul #2 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Marcus Simmers steals the ball from James Green | 36-49 |
| 08:39 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins clanks a shot from the right side | 36-49 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the lay-in | 36-49 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | James Green hits the follow up shot | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marcus Simmers and the foul's on George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski (SF), Enrique Morales (C) Richard Carter, Bret Hawkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) Dan Pittman, James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | James Green is hacked by Marcus Simmers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Simmers, team foul #8 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner (PF) Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Green - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine (SG) Marcus Simmers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Evan Shine (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Enrique Morales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Felts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | James Green knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Felts | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 39-56 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | William Felts snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (PG), Marcus Simmers (SG), Richard Carter (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF) Michael Helton, Evan Shine, Mikel Czernovski, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins's floater is knocked away by William Felts | 39-56 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled on the floor by Richard Rawson - foul #3 on Richard Rawson, team foul #9 | 39-56 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 39-58 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it back up and in | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:18 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 39-60 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Felts hits the follow up shot | 39-62 |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-62 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | James Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine (SG), Mikel Czernovski (SF), Hoyt Boatner (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Marcus Simmers, Richard Carter, Bret Hawkins, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) James Green, James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Dan Pittman steals the ball from Mikel Czernovski | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Rawson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Evan Shine (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman drills a runner in the paint | 39-64 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-64 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is whistled for a carry | 39-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) George Lambert | |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Dave Iser swats the layup by Hoyt Boatner | 39-64 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the board | 39-64 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the driving attempt from the right block | 39-66 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mikel Czernovski | 41-66 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is called for 3 seconds | 41-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SF), George Lambert (C) Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-66 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | George Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is called for traveling | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Myron Schumacher | 46-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core runs out the clock | 46-66 |