| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 8 pts. C - Young Wang (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David McKennzie inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | George Batchelor is hacked by Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG), James Victory (PF) Michael Brown, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | James Victory loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown double dribbles | 33-30 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Young Wang is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) George Batchelor | |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | David Piner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Michael Brown, James Victory | |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Young Wang blocks the short jumper by Mark Brown | 33-30 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | David McKennzie grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on August Ball - foul #2 on August Ball, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) George Batchelor | |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | David McKennzie pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | David Piner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by August Ball | 35-33 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | David McKennzie drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Brown | 35-35 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-35 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | David McKennzie gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | David McKennzie lays it up and in set up by Michael Brown and the foul's on Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Mark Brown, Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rogelio Los (PG), George Batchelor (SG), James Victory (PF) Michael Brown, David Piner, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | David McKennzie makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | George Batchelor gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alfred Edinger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rogelio Los (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Victory (fresh) 4 pts. C - Young Wang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | David McKennzie comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Lin | 38-38 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | David McKennzie buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | James Waid clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rogelio Los - foul #2 on Rogelio Los, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) Keith Rudolph, Glenn Oney, Daniel Lin, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Rogelio Los, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, James Victory | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | James Waid makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | James Waid makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Young Wang tips it in | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | James Waid misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Young Wang pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Young Wang comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | James Waid clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Michael Brown grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Piner | 40-45 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Donnie Moss steals the ball from Merle Gibson | 40-45 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Young Wang knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Piner | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Fraizer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 10 pts. C - Young Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Aaron Kimbrough swats the short shot by Peter Fraizer | 40-47 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | James Waid can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Michael Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Fraizer - foul #3 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF) James Waid, Mark Brown, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), James Victory (PF) David Piner, Donnie Moss, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by August Ball | 42-49 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Young Wang banks in the layup | 42-51 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-51 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | George Batchelor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Alfred Edinger (C) Glenn Oney, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rogelio Los (PG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Michael Brown, James Victory | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-51 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David McKennzie | 45-51 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-53 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Young Wang is called for the reach on August Ball - foul #3 on Young Wang, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG) Rogelio Los | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Young Wang - foul #4 on Young Wang, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Gary Olsen (C) David Piner, Young Wang | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger misses the 3rd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | David McKennzie makes the turnaround from the right block | 47-55 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Alfred Edinger - foul #2 on Alfred Edinger, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) Daniel Lin, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, Gary Olsen | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Wang (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-57 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer tips it home | 49-57 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough lays it in on a great pass from David Piner | 49-59 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the runner in the paint | 49-59 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Young Wang | 49-59 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the dunk attempt | 49-59 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | August Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Young Wang misses the easy layup but the foul's on Merle Gibson - foul #4 on Merle Gibson, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF) David Piner, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Young Wang misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Young Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | James Waid makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 51-60 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss can't tip it in | 51-60 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Donnie Moss steps in front of the Michael Francis pass | 51-60 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Daniel Lin is called for the reach on James Victory - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger (C) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG) Rogelio Los | |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | James Victory makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | James Victory makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-62 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | James Victory gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is intercepted by James Victory | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Glenn Oney is called for the reach on Donnie Moss - foul #3 on Glenn Oney, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) James Waid, Glenn Oney, Daniel Lin, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG) David Piner | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Victory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Wang (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | August Ball is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Donnie Moss, James Victory | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the shot near the basket | 51-62 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | August Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | George Batchelor knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David McKennzie | 51-65 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-65 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | George Batchelor grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough dunks the ball on a great pass from David McKennzie | 51-67 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Young Wang swats the dunk try by Keith Rudolph | 51-67 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | George Batchelor misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-67 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough tips it back up and in | 51-69 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Batchelor - foul #1 on George Batchelor, team foul #4 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Michael Brown, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | James Victory misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-69 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | David Piner grabs the board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donnie Moss, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SF) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger grabs the offensive board | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Alfred Edinger is denied by Gary Olsen | 52-69 |