| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - Robert Ponder (fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Benjamin Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Telford (fresh) SF - Jason Owens (fresh) PF - Martin Mendiola (fresh) C - Perry Clarke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Ponder - foul #1 on Robert Ponder, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens loses the dribble to Dema Ratulowski | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Dema Ratulowski | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke drills a driving attempt from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Lee Telford steps in front of the Dema Ratulowski pass in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Perry Clarke swats the layup by Phil Braithwaite | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Stephen F. Austin | The jump hook by Jason Owens is blocked by Phil Braithwaite | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall is fouled on the floor by Scott Smith - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher (PG), Robert Hayden (SG), George Hart (SF), Robert Brooks (PF), Steven Heer (C) Benjamin Hall, Lee Telford, Jason Owens, Martin Mendiola, Perry Clarke | |
| 15:50 | Stephen F. Austin | George Hart misses the floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - John Tooley (fresh) SF - Marvin Hayes (fresh) PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) C - Angel Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Micheal Danaher (fresh) SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) SF - George Hart (fresh) PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) C - Steven Heer (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | John Tooley clanks a turnaround near the basket | 4-2 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 15:10 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Heer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-2 |
| 14:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Robert Hayden connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Hart | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | George Hart steals it from Marvin Hayes | 8-4 |
| 14:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Robert Brooks drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Hayden | 8-6 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | John Tooley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to George Hart | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 13:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Heer tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno travels in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Joshua Castleman (SF), Robert Ponder (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Thomas Roberts, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Wendell Oritz (PG), Lee Telford (SG), Jason Owens (SF), Martin Mendiola (PF), Perry Clarke (C) Micheal Danaher, Robert Hayden, George Hart, Robert Brooks, Steven Heer | |
| 13:16 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:15 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Telford | 8-10 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Moon is hacked by Wendell Oritz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wendell Oritz, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Castleman | 11-10 |
| 12:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wendell Oritz - foul #2 on Wendell Oritz, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joshua Castleman, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall (PG) Wendell Oritz | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 13-10 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 11:36 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Martin Mendiola | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - Robert Ponder (tiring) 4 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Benjamin Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Telford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Owens (fresh) PF - Martin Mendiola (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Perry Clarke (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Benjamin Hall - foul #1 on Benjamin Hall, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Joshua Castleman (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | George Hart (SG), Steven Heer (C) Lee Telford, Perry Clarke | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Steven Heer | 13-10 |
| 10:55 | Stephen F. Austin | George Hart is fouled on the floor by John Tooley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Paul Fontes (SF) John Moon, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (PF) Paul Fontes | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 10:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Jason Owens steals it from Joshua Castleman in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 09:55 | Stephen F. Austin | George Hart banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Owens | 15-14 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jason Owens | 15-14 |
| 09:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 15-14 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Heer - foul #1 on Steven Heer, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Joshua Castleman, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher (PG), Robert Hayden (SG), Robert Brooks (PF), Perry Clarke (C) Benjamin Hall, George Hart, Martin Mendiola, Steven Heer | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:40 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Hayden takes the ball from Marvin Hayes in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 08:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Robert Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder (PF) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Brooks is called for the reach on Scott Smith - foul #1 on Robert Brooks, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 17-14 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Jason Owens picks off the pass by Scott Smith | 17-14 |
| 07:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford (SG) Robert Hayden | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes travels with the ball | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG) Marvin Hayes | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall (PG), George Hart (SF) Micheal Danaher, Jason Owens | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - Robert Ponder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Benjamin Hall (tiring) SG - Lee Telford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Perry Clarke (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 07:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Robert Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-14 |
| 07:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Robert Brooks hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-16 |
| 06:59 | Stephen F. Austin | George Hart gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:36 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 17-16 |
| 06:35 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Brooks denies the turnaround by Robert Ponder | 17-18 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it in | 19-18 |
| 05:54 | Stephen F. Austin | George Hart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Roberts | 19-18 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts is hacked by George Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Hart, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Angel Bruno (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher (PG), Robert Hayden (SG), Jason Owens (SF), Martin Mendiola (PF), Steven Heer (C) Benjamin Hall, Lee Telford, George Hart, Robert Brooks, Perry Clarke | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes misses short on a shot from the right side | 19-18 |
| 05:32 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Steven Heer | 19-18 |
| 05:15 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Heer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 05:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Heer pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Angel Bruno is called for the reach on Robert Hayden - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 04:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Heer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Hayden is called for the reach on John Tooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hayden, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Marvin Hayes | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford (SG) Robert Hayden | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Micheal Danaher | 19-20 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Paul Fontes (SF) Robert Williams, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall (PG), Robert Brooks (C) Micheal Danaher, Steven Heer | |
| 03:56 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Hall is called for the reach on John Moon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Hall, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Tooley, Joshua Castleman | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Wendell Oritz (PG) Benjamin Hall | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:36 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Fontes (fresh) PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Wendell Oritz (fresh) SG - Lee Telford (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jason Owens (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Mendiola (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Moon | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens misses short on a floater from the right side | 23-23 |
| 03:04 | Stephen F. Austin | Martin Mendiola pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:51 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Owens, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Marvin Hayes (SF) John Moon, Paul Fontes | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Robert Hayden (SG), George Hart (SF), Perry Clarke (C) Lee Telford, Jason Owens, Robert Brooks | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-23 |
| 02:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Wendell Oritz connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hayden | 26-25 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Wendell Oritz is called for the reach on John Tooley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wendell Oritz, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF), Angel Bruno (PF), Joshua Castleman (C) Scott Smith, Thomas Roberts, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher (PG), Steven Heer (PF) Wendell Oritz, Martin Mendiola | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Micheal Danaher connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Hayden | 28-28 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 01:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Castleman - foul #1 on Joshua Castleman, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Scott Smith (SG) John Tooley, Marvin Hayes | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall (PG), Jason Owens (SF) Micheal Danaher, Robert Hayden | |
| 01:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Perry Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Angel Bruno | 33-29 |
| 01:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Angel Bruno blocks the short jumper by George Hart | 33-29 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Fontes (SF), Robert Ponder (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno, Joshua Castleman | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lee Telford (SG), Martin Mendiola (PF), Robert Brooks (C) George Hart, Steven Heer, Perry Clarke | |
| 00:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jason Owens and he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 00:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Benjamin Hall makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Jason Owens misses the fullcourt shot | 33-32 |