| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Elizalde (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Otto Elizalde misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 18:57 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Gerst | 32-31 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Jeffrey Gerst - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gerst, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gerst - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gerst, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Castro (C) Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Andrew Boyce buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Trosclair | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis lays it in on a great pass from Peter Fraizer | 34-35 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Otto Elizalde is hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Mojica (SF), Joseph Koepke (PF) Vincent Trosclair, Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF) Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| 17:13 | NC State | Salvador Castro blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Joseph Koepke tips it in | 36-35 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Andrew Boyce steals the ball from August Ball | 36-35 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Joseph Koepke can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-35 |
| 16:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph Koepke | 36-35 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Michael Francis steals it from Salvador Castro | 36-35 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the lay-in | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG), Vincent Trosclair (SF), Otto Elizalde (PF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Andrew Boyce, Christopher Mojica, Joseph Koepke, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Michael Francis | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Smock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Elizalde (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Edinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Jay Smock drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tyler Chadbourne | 39-35 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger's layup is rejected by Otto Elizalde | 39-35 |
| 15:21 | NC State | Otto Elizalde grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst drills a shot from the baseline set up by Tyler Chadbourne | 41-35 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown loses the dribble to Tyler Chadbourne | 41-35 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Waid - foul #1 on James Waid, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SG), Boris Sobczynski (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF) Mark Brown, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin | |
| 14:34 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer drills a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Otto Elizalde - foul #2 on Otto Elizalde, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG) James Waid, Boris Sobczynski | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Boyce | 45-38 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Otto Elizalde takes the ball from Alfred Edinger | 45-38 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG), Christopher Mojica (SF), Joseph Koepke (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Jay Smock, Vincent Trosclair, Otto Elizalde, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Alfred Edinger | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Koepke - foul #2 on Joseph Koepke, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Glenn Oney | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Christopher Mojica pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Christopher Mojica is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 12:31 | NC State | Christopher Mojica pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Christopher Mojica can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by August Ball - foul #2 on August Ball, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SG), Vincent Trosclair (SF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Andrew Boyce, Joseph Koepke, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Daniel Lin (PF) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Peter Fraizer | |
| 12:18 | NC State | Christopher Mojica makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Christopher Mojica makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Merle Gibson | 47-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Malawa Afshari (fresh) SF - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the shot in the paint set up by Malawa Afshari | 49-40 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Gerst steals the ball from Mark Brown | 49-40 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Christopher Mojica hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-40 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair banks in the layup on a great pass from Tyler Chadbourne | 54-40 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Malawa Afshari steals the ball from Daniel Lin | 54-40 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Christopher Mojica travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG), Jay Smock (SG), Joseph Koepke (SF), Otto Elizalde (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Tyler Chadbourne, Malawa Afshari, Vincent Trosclair, Christopher Mojica, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) James Waid, Mark Brown, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin, Michael Francis | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Keith Rudolph | 54-43 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Andrew Boyce is fouled on the floor by Glenn Oney - foul #1 on Glenn Oney, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Joseph Koepke hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Boyce | 56-43 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Otto Elizalde pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Andrew Boyce hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 56-43 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Salvador Castro snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Andrew Boyce knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Smock and he's fouled by Alfred Edinger - foul #2 on Alfred Edinger, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Alfred Edinger | |
| 08:47 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses the free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin lays it in set up by Peter Fraizer | 58-45 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Otto Elizalde can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-45 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney grabs the board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | August Ball scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Smock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Koepke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Otto Elizalde (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Fraizer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-48 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Otto Elizalde tips it home | 60-48 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Andrew Boyce picks off the pass by Glenn Oney | 60-48 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Jay Smock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Boyce | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Salvador Castro gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Otto Elizalde knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Boyce and the foul's on Glenn Oney - foul #2 on Glenn Oney, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG), Vincent Trosclair (SG), Christopher Mojica (SF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Andrew Boyce, Jay Smock, Joseph Koepke, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Alfred Edinger (PF), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Glenn Oney, Peter Fraizer, Daniel Lin | |
| 06:44 | NC State | Otto Elizalde makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Waid | 65-50 |
| 06:24 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Gerst is blocked by Michael Francis | 65-50 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Waid misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Christopher Mojica clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-50 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne tips it back up and in | 67-50 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | James Waid is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Waid, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (SG) Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:38 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne is whistled for traveling | 67-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Merle Gibson | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | James Waid is whistled for a carry | 67-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG) James Waid | |
| 05:12 | NC State | The short jumper by Vincent Trosclair is denied by Alfred Edinger | 67-50 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis blows the layup but he's fouled by Tyler Chadbourne - foul #3 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (PF) Alfred Edinger | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Christopher Mojica pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair misses long on a runner in the paint | 67-50 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Brown | 67-53 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Daniel Lin is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gerst - foul #3 on Daniel Lin, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the fadeaway near the basket | 68-55 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Andrew Boyce connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Tyler Chadbourne and he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Zody (SF), Otto Elizalde (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Vincent Trosclair, Christopher Mojica, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 04:24 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Boris Zody - foul #1 on Boris Zody, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG), Joseph Koepke (PF) Tyler Chadbourne, Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Michael Francis | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 71-56 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Peter Fraizer takes the ball from Joseph Koepke | 71-56 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Boyce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay Smock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fresh) PF - Joseph Koepke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Fraizer | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Jay Smock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Andrew Boyce, Boris Zody | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Glenn Oney (SG), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Daniel Lin | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Glenn Oney | 71-60 |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (SG), Vincent Trosclair (SF), Otto Elizalde (PF) Jay Smock, Joseph Koepke, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Michael Francis (C) James Waid, Glenn Oney, Alfred Edinger | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | NC State | The short jumper by Jeffrey Gerst is denied by Michael Francis | 71-60 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Trosclair - foul #1 on Vincent Trosclair, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gerst | 71-61 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | August Ball scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis tips it in | 74-66 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG) Jay Smock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:13 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | August Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst tips it home | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer hits the follow up shot | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | August Ball is called for the reach on Andrew Boyce in the backcourt - foul #3 on August Ball, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph grabs the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Boyce - foul #2 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG) Jay Smock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Andrew Boyce is hacked by August Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on August Ball, team foul #14 | 77-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the offensive board | 78-70 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Vincent Trosclair steals the ball from August Ball | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Keith Rudolph is called for the reach on Vincent Trosclair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #15 | 78-70 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gerst | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Andrew Boyce runs out the clock | 80-70 |