| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Richard Reilly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Schram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Neal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston | Donald Schram inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Charleston | Gary Neal is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Reilly - foul #2 on Richard Reilly, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:01 | Charleston | Donald Schram clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by George Lambert - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:01 | Charleston | Donald Schram makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:01 | Charleston | Donald Schram misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | George Lambert comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-37 |
| 18:34 | Charleston | James Blevins pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:17 | Charleston | George Lambert steals the ball from Donald Schram | 43-37 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 17:42 | Charleston | Richard Reilly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-37 |
| 17:23 | Charleston | Gary Neal misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kyle Core - foul #2 on Kyle Core, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (PF), Willie Reno (C) Dave Iser, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Josiah Hanks (PF) Richard Reilly, Robert Fisher, Donald Schram, James Blevins | |
| 17:23 | Charleston | Gary Neal makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | Charleston | Gary Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Neal | 49-38 |
| 17:06 | Charleston | John Wash misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 49-38 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Henry Smith (C) Gary Neal | |
| 16:53 | Charleston | Donald Spangler misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Willie Reno | 49-38 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 49-38 |
| 16:39 | Charleston | Donald Spangler gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 16:23 | Charleston | Thomas Rowe clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 16:21 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks tips it home | 49-40 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Pittman (tiring) 10 pts. SF - James Dean (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - John Wash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Spangler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josiah Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Charleston | Donald Spangler's pass is intercepted by William Felts | 51-40 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Core, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (PG), Dave Iser (PF), George Lambert (C) Kyle Core, William Felts, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Menges (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Donald Schram (SF), James Blevins (PF), Gary Neal (C) John Wash, Thomas Rowe, Donald Spangler, Josiah Hanks, Henry Smith | |
| 15:34 | Charleston | Robert Fisher hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Blevins | 51-42 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Schram - foul #3 on Donald Schram, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:05 | Charleston | Ronald Panella is called for the reach on Donald Schram - foul #4 on Ronald Panella, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Reilly (PG) John Menges | |
| 14:49 | Charleston | Richard Reilly knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Reilly - foul #3 on Richard Reilly, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Neal - foul #3 on Gary Neal, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 14:22 | Charleston | James Blevins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | George Lambert banks in the layup | 57-44 |
| 13:28 | Charleston | Gary Neal's pass is intercepted by Dan Pittman | 57-44 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't finish the layup | 57-44 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 12:53 | Charleston | The jumper by Donald Schram is denied by Dave Iser | 59-44 |
| 12:52 | Charleston | Richard Reilly snags the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 12:33 | Charleston | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 12:32 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Neal | 59-44 |
| 12:18 | Charleston | Richard Reilly connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Fisher takes the ball from James Dean in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 11:56 | Charleston | Robert Fisher knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Pittman (tired) 10 pts. SF - James Dean (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lambert (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Richard Reilly (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schram (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Blevins (tiring) 3 pts. C - Gary Neal (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | James Blevins blocks the short jumper by George Lambert | 59-50 |
| 11:40 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Richard Reilly | 59-50 |
| 11:35 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (SF), Shane Hamner (PF), Willie Reno (C) James Dean, Dave Iser, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Josiah Hanks (PF), Henry Smith (C) Richard Reilly, Robert Fisher, Donald Schram, James Blevins, Gary Neal | |
| 11:14 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Smith swats the dunk try by William Felts | 59-50 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 10:36 | Charleston | Donald Spangler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Henry Smith picks off the pass by William Felts | 61-50 |
| 10:11 | Charleston | Kyle Core steps in front of the Josiah Hanks pass | 61-50 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dave Iser (PF), George Lambert (C) Dan Pittman, Shane Hamner, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Charleston | Robert Fisher (SG), Gary Neal (C) Thomas Rowe, Henry Smith | |
| 10:02 | Charleston | James Dean steps in front of the Gary Neal pass | 61-50 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Donald Spangler is called for the reach on William Felts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Spangler, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Menges (PG) John Wash | |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Gary Neal is called for the reach on George Lambert - foul #4 on Gary Neal, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Blevins (PF) Gary Neal | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser can't finish the layup | 61-50 |
| 09:33 | Charleston | James Blevins snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 09:17 | Charleston | James Blevins is whistled for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SG) William Felts | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (C) George Lambert | |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Reilly (PG), Thomas Rowe (SF), Henry Smith (C) John Menges, Donald Spangler, James Blevins | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 09:01 | Charleston | Henry Smith gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:46 | Charleston | Robert Fisher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Rowe blocks the short jumper by Dave Iser | 61-50 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 08:03 | Charleston | James Dean takes the ball from Richard Reilly | 63-50 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Dean | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:46 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks travels with the ball | 65-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (PG), William Felts (SF), George Lambert (C) Kyle Core, James Dean, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), Donald Schram (SF), James Blevins (PF), Gary Neal (C) Richard Reilly, Thomas Rowe, Josiah Hanks, Henry Smith | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dan Pittman (tired) 12 pts. SF - William Felts (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - John Wash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Neal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 65-50 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Panella | 65-50 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Neal is called for the reach on Ronald Panella - foul #5 on Gary Neal, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (PF) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Menges (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Josiah Hanks (C) Robert Fisher, Donald Schram, Gary Neal | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:48 | Charleston | John Wash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | George Lambert pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is hacked by John Wash in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Wash, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Reilly (PG) John Menges | |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:23 | Charleston | James Blevins connects on the floater from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts is hacked by Donald Spangler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Spangler, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Robert Fisher (SG), Donald Schram (SF) John Wash, Donald Spangler | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 06:11 | Charleston | James Blevins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 06:10 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks tips it home | 71-54 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 05:34 | Charleston | Robert Fisher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Reilly | 73-57 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is open and lays it up and in | 75-57 |
| 05:00 | Charleston | James Blevins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Reilly steps in front of the James Dean pass in the backcourt | 75-57 |
| 04:37 | Charleston | Donald Schram knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Reilly | 75-60 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-60 |
| 04:08 | Charleston | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 03:53 | Charleston | James Blevins clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Shane Hamner - foul #1 on Shane Hamner, team foul #5 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF), Willie Reno (C) James Dean, William Felts, Shane Hamner, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Henry Smith (C) Richard Reilly, Robert Fisher, Donald Schram, Josiah Hanks | |
| 03:53 | Charleston | James Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:53 | Charleston | James Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella hits a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on James Blevins - foul #3 on James Blevins, team foul #10 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Menges (SG) James Blevins | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the free throw | 78-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ronald Panella (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Dan Pittman (tired) 12 pts. SF - Kyle Core (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - John Wash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Menges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Charleston | John Menges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-62 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 78-62 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses long on a floater from the left side | 78-62 |
| 02:52 | Charleston | Henry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:37 | Charleston | John Menges scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Wash | 78-64 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Henry Smith steals the ball from Dan Pittman in the backcourt | 78-64 |
| 02:26 | Charleston | Donald Spangler loses the dribble to Dave Iser | 78-64 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Dan Pittman and he's hacked by Donald Spangler - foul #3 on Donald Spangler, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (SF), Shane Hamner (PF) Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Charleston | Josiah Hanks (PF) Thomas Rowe | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the free throw | 81-64 |
| 01:57 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shane Hamner - foul #2 on Shane Hamner, team foul #6 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SG) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Charleston | Thomas Rowe (SG) John Menges | |
| 01:57 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 01:57 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Josiah Hanks - foul #1 on Josiah Hanks, team foul #12 | 81-66 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 01:25 | Charleston | Josiah Hanks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-66 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 83-66 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is hacked by Thomas Rowe - foul #3 on Thomas Rowe, team foul #13 | 83-66 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Charleston | William Felts blocks the short jumper by Josiah Hanks | 84-66 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core pulls down the rebound | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Donald Spangler blocks the short jumper by Shane Hamner | 84-66 |
| 00:21 | Charleston | Henry Smith pulls down the rebound | 84-66 |
| 00:17 | Charleston | John Wash comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-66 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the defensive rebound | 84-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core runs out the clock | 84-66 |