| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) SG - Dean Owens (fresh) SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) C - Tyler Batten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Gorman steps in front of the Melvin Bailey pass | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono is fouled on the floor by Stephan Pipkin - foul #1 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre is hacked by Tyler Batten - foul #1 on Tyler Batten, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono is hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #1 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett misses badly on a shot from close range | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Dean Owens steps in front of the Stanley Lust pass | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono clanks a jump hook in the paint | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bennett - foul #1 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Melvin Bailey | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Stephan Pipkin takes the ball from Dean Owens | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) SG - Dean Owens (fresh) SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fairly fresh) PF - William Baranski (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 15:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 15:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #2 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery (PF), John Schiff (C) Andrew Ono, Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin | |
| 15:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-8 |
| 14:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-8 |
| 14:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | William Baranski gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 13:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Lapierre | 7-8 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Andrew Ono (PF), Bryan Bennett (C) Michael Gorman, Dean Owens, Leonard Lapierre | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #1 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 12:47 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Allan Lowery | 8-8 |
| 12:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Lust - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens (SG), Leonard Lapierre (SF) Allan Lowery, John Schiff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey and the foul's on Leonard Lapierre - foul #1 on Leonard Lapierre, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 11:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett tips it but misses | 9-11 |
| 11:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 11:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Samuel Watson (fresh) SG - Dean Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins double dribbles | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), Allan Lowery (PF) Samuel Watson, Andrew Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG) Leroy Mullins | |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SG), William Baranski (C) Melvin Bailey, Tyler Batten | |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | William Baranski loses the dribble to Michael Gorman | 10-11 |
| 10:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff (C) Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 10:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre's layup is rejected by Robert Caldwell | 10-11 |
| 09:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell is fouled on the floor by John Schiff - foul #1 on John Schiff, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (SG), Andrew Ono (PF), Phillip Zierdt (C) Dean Owens, Leonard Lapierre, Allan Lowery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Tyler Batten (C) Joseph Lennox, Robert Caldwell | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 09:10 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Andrew Ono | 12-11 |
| 09:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt banks in the layup set up by Michael Gorman and the foul's on Tyler Batten - foul #2 on Tyler Batten, team foul #8 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines (SG) Michael Gorman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF) Larry Fierros, Tyler Batten | |
| 09:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:03 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 08:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 08:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 08:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | William Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Ono - foul #1 on Andrew Ono, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), Dean Owens (SG), Leonard Lapierre (SF), Bryan Bennett (C) Samuel Watson, Anthony Gaines, John Schiff, Phillip Zierdt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Erwin Wood, William Baranski | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 07:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 14-12 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Ono (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SG - Larry Fierros (fresh) SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 07:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman's pass is intercepted by Stephan Pipkin | 14-14 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephan Pipkin | 14-16 |
| 06:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Larry Fierros steps in front of the Michael Gorman pass | 14-16 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell's layup is rejected by Andrew Ono | 14-16 |
| 06:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 06:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre lays it in on a nice dish by Dean Owens | 16-16 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gorman - foul #1 on Michael Gorman, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Allan Lowery (PF) Michael Gorman, Andrew Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Joseph Lennox (SF), William Baranski (PF) Larry Fierros, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 06:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 05:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-16 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 05:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 05:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Lapierre and the foul's on Joseph Lennox - foul #1 on Joseph Lennox, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), John Schiff (PF) Samuel Watson, Leonard Lapierre | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Dean Owens is called for the reach on Erwin Wood - foul #1 on Dean Owens, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt (C) Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Joseph Lennox, Robert Caldwell | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Mitchell | 19-19 |
| 04:16 | Cal Poly SLO | The jump hook by John Schiff is blocked by William Baranski | 19-19 |
| 04:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses badly on a shot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 03:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Gorman | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Lowery (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Schiff (fresh) C - Phillip Zierdt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erwin Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 03:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 02:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt blows the layup | 23-19 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dean Owens - foul #2 on Dean Owens, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Anthony Gaines (SG), Leonard Lapierre (SF), Andrew Ono (PF), Bryan Bennett (C) Michael Gorman, Dean Owens, Allan Lowery, John Schiff, Phillip Zierdt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 02:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett travels with the ball | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Cheek | 23-24 |
| 01:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Cheek | 23-26 |
| 01:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leonard Lapierre | 26-26 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is fouled on the floor by Samuel Watson - foul #1 on Samuel Watson, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens (SG) Anthony Gaines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Larry Fierros | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Melvin Bailey is called for the reach on Dean Owens - foul #3 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Melvin Bailey | |
| 00:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 00:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery (PF), John Schiff (C) Andrew Ono, Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (PG), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Tyler Batten | |
| 00:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits a jumper in the paint | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-33 |