| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Fox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi State | Patrick Craig is called for the reach on August Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Craig, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Patrick Craig | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the tip | 34-39 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer can't connect on a runner near the basket | 34-39 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Parham | 34-42 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Howard Fox | 34-42 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham tips it in | 34-44 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | August Ball comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Parham - foul #2 on Steven Parham, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), Erick Hale (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 36-44 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | August Ball snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Alfred Edinger - foul #1 on Alfred Edinger, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Glenn Oney, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SG), James Patterson (PF) Tony Cornell, Erick Hale | |
| 16:30 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Howard Fox takes the ball from James Waid | 36-46 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Howard Fox | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Howard Fox (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wymer (fairly fresh) PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bradley Tyson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | James Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson tips it home | 36-50 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Boris Sobczynski (PG), Glenn Oney (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) James Waid, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Daniel Lin, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (PG), Tony Cornell (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Steven Parham (C) Howard Fox, Kevin Williams, Robert Wymer, James Patterson | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses the runner from close range | 36-50 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Parham - foul #3 on Steven Parham, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG) Boris Sobczynski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF) Erick Hale, Bradley Tyson | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | James Patterson is hacked by Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Robert Wymer | |
| 13:25 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 38-52 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Boris Sobczynski (SF), Michael Francis (C) Merle Gibson, Glenn Oney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wymer | 38-55 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-55 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis tips it home | 40-55 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham tips it home | 40-57 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger misses the easy layup | 40-57 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tony Cornell | 40-57 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | James Patterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-57 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Sobczynski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Edinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Cornell (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wymer (tiring) PF - James Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Parham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-57 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico State | James Patterson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 40-57 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the tip | 40-57 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham snags the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham lays it up and in | 40-59 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is whistled for a carry | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Daniel Lin (C) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Boris Sobczynski, Alfred Edinger, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Fox (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Bradley Tyson (PF) Tony Cornell, Robert Wymer, James Patterson | |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-59 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin tips it back up and in | 42-59 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 42-59 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer banks in the layup | 44-59 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lin | 44-59 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson tips it but misses | 44-59 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin is called for traveling | 44-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Boris Sobczynski (SF), Glenn Oney (PF), Michael Francis (C) James Waid, Mark Brown, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), James Patterson (PF) Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Oney - foul #2 on Glenn Oney, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger (PF) Boris Sobczynski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Edinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Cornell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Fox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tyson (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | August Ball buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alfred Edinger | 47-60 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | James Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig buries a 3 from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | August Ball is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Oney | 49-63 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Rudolph - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #4 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Boris Sobczynski (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF) August Ball, Glenn Oney, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Howard Fox | |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #4 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Daniel Lin (C) Boris Sobczynski, Keith Rudolph, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Parham (C) Bradley Tyson | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Boris Sobczynski (SF), Michael Francis (C) Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Fox (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin can't finish the layup | 49-65 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig is fouled on the floor by Boris Sobczynski - foul #1 on Boris Sobczynski, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG) James Waid | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Howard Fox | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Patrick Craig is called for the reach on August Ball - foul #4 on Patrick Craig, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Glenn Oney (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Mark Brown, Daniel Lin, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Fox (SG), Bradley Tyson (PF) Tony Cornell, James Patterson | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) Boris Sobczynski, Glenn Oney, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), James Patterson (PF) Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF), Steven Parham (C) Tony Cornell, James Patterson | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (tired) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Howard Fox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Williams (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Bradley Tyson (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Parham (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Bradley Tyson is called for the reach on August Ball in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Tyson, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Merle Gibson | 54-65 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Howard Fox | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Gibson | 56-67 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson is hacked by Merle Gibson - foul #1 on Merle Gibson, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), Erick Hale (PF), James Jones (C) Patrick Craig, Howard Fox, Steven Parham | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Glenn Oney and he's fouled by Erick Hale - foul #1 on Erick Hale, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (PG) James Jones | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico State | Erick Hale grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 58-71 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Wymer swats the layup by Daniel Lin | 58-71 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin tips it in | 60-71 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Craig | 60-74 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | James Waid is fouled on the floor by Patrick Craig - foul #5 on Patrick Craig, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG) Patrick Craig | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | James Waid misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | James Waid steals it from Bradley Tyson | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Waid and he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Erick Hale gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Williams | 62-76 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger clanks a floater in the lane | 62-76 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it home | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell runs out the clock | 64-76 |