| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | John Milan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is hacked by Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Wake Forest | James Marsh is called for the reach on John Milan - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Dunlop steals it from Lawrence Broadhead | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Wake Forest | John Milan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Eric Anderson picks off the pass by James Marsh | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson hits the finger roll set up by Eric Anderson | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen White | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner's floater is tipped away by John Milan | 2-7 |
| 17:26 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Koerner - foul #2 on Terry Koerner, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey (PF) Robert Dunlop | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:37 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 16:16 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Wake Forest | John Milan hits a floater in the paint set up by Michael Abbott | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) C - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead can't finish the layup | 3-11 |
| 15:33 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Rosas steals the ball from Michael Abbott | 3-11 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Ricky Courson steps in front of the Kenneth Rosas pass | 3-11 |
| 14:58 | Wake Forest | Stephen White steals the ball from Michael Abbott in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-11 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it in | 5-11 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Daniel Grace (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson, Frederick Mackey, John Milan | |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace's layup is rejected by Randy Howell | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton misses the fadeaway from the right block | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darryl Paz | 5-11 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey loses the dribble to Randy Loyd | 5-11 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd lays it up and in | 5-13 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 13:37 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott's layup is rejected by Sterling Horton | 5-13 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott tips it back up and in | 5-15 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Loyd - foul #1 on Randy Loyd, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG) Darrel Villarreal, Sterling Horton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Michael Abbott | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 7-17 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Randy Loyd | 7-17 |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Daniel Grace and he's hacked by Darryl Paz - foul #1 on Darryl Paz, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Frederick Mackey (PF) Randy Loyd, Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop | |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the free throw | 7-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Jimmie Lynch swats the layup by Lawrence Broadhead | 7-20 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the offensive board | 7-20 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan is hacked by Ricky Courson - foul #1 on Ricky Courson, team foul #3 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG) Stephen White, James Marsh | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Milan (C) Jimmie Lynch | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-20 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey grabs the board | 7-20 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 7-22 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-22 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-22 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-22 |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Mackey | 7-22 |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-22 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott can't tip it in | 7-22 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 7-22 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein loses the dribble to Michael Abbott | 7-22 |
| 09:21 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 7-24 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Frederick Mackey - foul #1 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #4 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Darrel Villarreal, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Daniel Grace (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, Frederick Mackey | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 8-24 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 09:07 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 8-24 |
| 08:53 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Loyd | 8-26 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell buries a jump hook near the basket | 10-26 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-26 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop tips it but misses | 10-26 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the board | 10-26 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Marsh and he's fouled by Randy Loyd - foul #2 on Randy Loyd, team foul #5 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Jimmie Lynch (C) Randy Loyd, John Milan | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 12-26 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson double dribbles | 12-26 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen White | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Grace (fresh) PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop is fouled on the floor by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SF) Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Daniel Grace | |
| 07:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses long on a jumper in the lane | 14-26 |
| 07:26 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch tips it home | 14-28 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:39 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-28 |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott tips it home | 14-30 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Ricky Courson steals it from Lawrence Broadhead | 14-30 |
| 06:10 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #6 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) James Marsh, Sterling Horton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey (PF), John Milan (C) Robert Dunlop, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Frederick Mackey - foul #2 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF) Eric Anderson, Frederick Mackey | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-30 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Dunlop blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kenneth Rosas | 15-30 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-30 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 15-30 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 04:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Daniel Grace | 17-32 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal's floater is knocked away by Robert Dunlop | 17-32 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 17-32 |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the tip | 17-32 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | John Milan hits the follow up shot | 17-34 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal's fadeaway is rejected by John Milan | 17-34 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the tip | 17-34 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | John Milan gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | John Milan makes the shot in the paint | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Grace (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Dunlop (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Milan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is fouled on the floor by Ricky Courson - foul #2 on Ricky Courson, team foul #8 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Sammy Finnegan, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Ricky Courson, Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #8 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | James Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-38 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Stephen White - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #9 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Stephen White | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the jump hook near the basket | 19-39 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey snags the defensive board | 19-39 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 19-42 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Loyd steals the ball from Randy Howell | 19-42 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is fouled on the floor by Terry Koerner - foul #3 on Terry Koerner, team foul #10 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Michael Abbott | |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-43 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Randy Loyd - foul #3 on Randy Loyd, team foul #9 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Robert Dunlop (PF), John Milan (C) Randy Loyd, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the board | 19-43 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #11 | 19-43 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-43 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop gets the offensive rebound | 19-43 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson lays it up and in set up by Michael Abbott | 19-45 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Sterling Horton | 21-45 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #12 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Sammy Finnegan (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-46 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-47 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-47 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 21-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-47 |