| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Gino Rogers is called for the reach on Stanley Lust - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | James Shackelford comes up short on the floater from the left block | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Stanley Lust steps in front of the Clarence O'Kell pass | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | James Shackelford buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Clarence O'Kell and he's hacked by Tyler Batten - foul #2 on Tyler Batten, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (C) Tyler Batten | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Shackelford | 34-32 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Gino Rogers and the foul's on Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | William Baranski gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Domingo Lopez | 39-32 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #2 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Robert Caldwell | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) PF - William Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gino Rogers | 41-32 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Baranski | 41-34 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea lays it in set up by Gino Rogers and the foul's on Erwin Wood - foul #1 on Erwin Wood, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (PF) William Baranski | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Domingo Lopez | 45-36 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust blows the dunk | 45-36 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gino Rogers | 48-36 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-38 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Lust - foul #3 on Stanley Lust, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Stephan Pipkin, Tyler Batten | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-38 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | James Shackelford knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gino Rogers | 52-38 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | William Baranski clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ralph Elsea - foul #2 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Stanley Lust | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Richard Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence O'Kell | 55-42 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Cheek steps in front of the Edgardo Flores pass | 55-42 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek dunks the ball | 55-44 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores is hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #1 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Gregory Maria, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Melvin Bailey, Larry Fierros, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephan Pipkin - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG) Christopher Cheek | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 56-46 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Erwin Wood | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey's pass is intercepted by Clarence O'Kell | 56-46 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG) Leroy Mullins | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 56-46 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is hacked by Gino Rogers - foul #3 on Gino Rogers, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Francisco Duran, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses long on a shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it in | 58-47 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust dunks the ball | 58-49 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Shackelford | 61-49 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Francisco Duran is blocked by Stanley Lust | 61-52 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | James Shackelford knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 63-52 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Gino Rogers steals the ball from Tyler Batten | 63-52 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers hits the finger roll | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | William Baranski blocks the short jumper by Ralph Elsea | 65-52 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | William Baranski connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea banks in the layup set up by Edgardo Flores and he's fouled by Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Ralph Elsea picks off the pass by Robert Caldwell | 68-54 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses the turnaround near the basket | 68-54 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Baranski | 68-54 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood buries a 3 from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF), James Shackelford (C) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Gregory Maria, Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Robert Caldwell | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | James Shackelford connects on the floater from close range set up by Domingo Lopez | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it home | 72-59 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust buries a jumper from the left side set up by Stephan Pipkin | 72-61 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 72-61 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 72-61 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Cheek | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (C) William Baranski | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Cheek | 74-66 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is hacked by Melvin Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | James Shackelford snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 76-66 |