| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - Marc Littlejohn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Wickman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Gamblin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jacob Hornsby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Warrington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Towson | Christopher Gamblin inbounds the ball | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Towson | John Wickman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| 19:41 | Towson | John Wickman misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:41 | Towson | John Wickman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Gamblin - foul #2 on Christopher Gamblin, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 19:27 | Towson | Rick Warrington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 19:16 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-42 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Howell | 47-42 |
| 18:59 | Towson | Lawrence Broadhead steals the ball from Rick Warrington | 47-42 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| 18:23 | Towson | Randy Howell swats the shot by Jacob Hornsby | 47-42 |
| 18:22 | Towson | John Wickman tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darrel Villarreal | 47-42 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Stephen White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 18:09 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:51 | Towson | John Wickman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Randy Howell, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Towson | Joshua Jones (SG), Patrick Long (SF), Danny King (PF), Michael Shifflett (C) Marc Littlejohn, Christopher Gamblin, Jacob Hornsby, Rick Warrington | |
| 17:51 | Towson | John Wickman makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 17:51 | Towson | John Wickman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Long - foul #2 on Patrick Long, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:26 | Towson | Patrick Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Towson | Marc Littlejohn (SG) John Wickman | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 17:12 | Towson | Danny King gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:08 | Towson | Marc Littlejohn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Samuel Ebenstein, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Towson | Christopher Gamblin (SF) Patrick Long | |
| 16:34 | Towson | Danny King lays it in set up by Joshua Jones | 49-46 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 49-46 |
| 16:13 | Towson | Michael Shifflett pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 16:09 | Towson | Marc Littlejohn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 15:44 | Towson | Christopher Gamblin snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - Joshua Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Gamblin (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Danny King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Shifflett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Towson | Joshua Jones misses the driving attempt in the paint | 49-49 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Gamblin is called for the reach on Terry Koerner - foul #3 on Christopher Gamblin, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), James Marsh (SG), Sammy Finnegan (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner, Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Towson | John Cecere (PG), John Wickman (SG), Patrick Long (SF), Jacob Hornsby (PF), Rick Warrington (C) Joshua Jones, Marc Littlejohn, Christopher Gamblin, Danny King, Michael Shifflett | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits a 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 14:42 | Towson | John Wickman misses the shot from the right block | 52-49 |
| 14:41 | Towson | John Wickman gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 14:22 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby blows the dunk | 52-49 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the runner from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 13:49 | Towson | Lawrence Broadhead swats the short shot by John Wickman | 54-49 |
| 13:48 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:33 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Rosas - foul #4 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Sammy Finnegan, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Towson | Christopher Gamblin (SF), Michael Shifflett (C) Patrick Long, Rick Warrington | |
| 13:33 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:33 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | James Marsh scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen White | 57-49 |
| 13:12 | Towson | John Wickman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | James Marsh connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Stephen White | 59-49 |
| 12:55 | Towson | John Cecere makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Gamblin | 59-52 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Darryl Paz (C) James Marsh, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Towson | Joshua Jones (SG), Danny King (PF) John Wickman, Jacob Hornsby | |
| 12:27 | Towson | Joshua Jones makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny King | 59-54 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses the tip | 59-54 |
| 12:06 | Towson | Michael Shifflett pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 12:02 | Towson | John Cecere misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Koerner | 59-54 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-54 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - John Cecere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Gamblin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny King (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Shifflett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Shifflett denies the turnaround by Darryl Paz | 59-54 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner tips it in | 61-54 |
| 11:09 | Towson | Danny King's layup is rejected by Randy Howell | 61-54 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 61-54 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Shifflett picks off the pass by Terry Koerner | 61-54 |
| 10:44 | Towson | Joshua Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny King | 61-56 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 10:30 | Towson | Danny King grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:26 | Towson | John Cecere comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 10:24 | Towson | Christopher Gamblin gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:09 | Towson | Joshua Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Harvey - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), James Marsh (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Towson | Marc Littlejohn (SG), Patrick Long (SF), Jacob Hornsby (PF), Rick Warrington (C) John Cecere, Christopher Gamblin, Danny King, Michael Shifflett | |
| 10:09 | Towson | Joshua Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:09 | Towson | Joshua Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 09:39 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 09:25 | Towson | Lawrence Broadhead blocks the jumper by Joshua Jones | 61-58 |
| 09:24 | Towson | Rick Warrington tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton's pass is intercepted by Patrick Long | 61-60 |
| 09:00 | Towson | Joshua Jones misses short on a floater from the right side | 61-60 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Rick Warrington picks off the pass by Sammy Finnegan | 61-60 |
| 08:32 | Towson | Patrick Long makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Hornsby and he's hacked by Sterling Horton - foul #1 on Sterling Horton, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Towson | John Wickman (SG) Joshua Jones | |
| 08:32 | Towson | Patrick Long misses the free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sterling Horton | 63-62 |
| 08:00 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Wickman | 63-64 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is whistled for a carry | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Darrel Villarreal, James Marsh, Sterling Horton, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Towson | John Cecere (PG), Christopher Gamblin (SF), Danny King (PF) Marc Littlejohn, Patrick Long, Jacob Hornsby | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - John Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wickman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Gamblin (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Warrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Towson | Danny King misses the lay-in | 63-64 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 06:46 | Towson | John Cecere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Towson | Michael Shifflett (C) Rick Warrington | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is hacked by John Cecere - foul #4 on John Cecere, team foul #4 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Towson | | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Shifflett - foul #1 on Michael Shifflett, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Towson | | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:02 | Towson | John Wickman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rosas - foul #5 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Towson | | |
| 06:02 | Towson | John Wickman misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a floater from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 05:44 | Towson | Christopher Gamblin pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:36 | Towson | John Wickman loses the dribble to Randy Howell | 67-64 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen White | 70-64 |
| 04:59 | Towson | John Wickman can't finish the layup | 70-64 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen White double dribbles | 70-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Towson | Marc Littlejohn (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Patrick Long (SF), Jacob Hornsby (PF), Rick Warrington (C) John Cecere, John Wickman, Christopher Gamblin, Danny King, Michael Shifflett | |
| 04:23 | Towson | Marc Littlejohn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darryl Paz | 73-64 |
| 03:55 | Towson | Marc Littlejohn misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 03:29 | Towson | The rebound goes to Jacob Hornsby | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - Marc Littlejohn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jacob Hornsby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Rick Warrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Towson | Marc Littlejohn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 03:08 | Towson | Patrick Long gets the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:54 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby misses short on a floater from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Sterling Horton, Sammy Finnegan, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Towson | John Wickman (SG), Christopher Gamblin (SF), Danny King (C) Joshua Jones, Patrick Long, Rick Warrington | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Stephen White hits a jump hook from close range set up by Lawrence Broadhead | 75-64 |
| 02:28 | Towson | Towson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Towson | John Cecere (PG) John Wickman | |
| 02:10 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby is hacked by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Towson | John Wickman (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Michael Shifflett (C) John Cecere, Marc Littlejohn, Christopher Gamblin | |
| 02:10 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:10 | Towson | Jacob Hornsby misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Shifflett - foul #2 on Michael Shifflett, team foul #6 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Towson | Patrick Long (SF) Jacob Hornsby | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:25 | Towson | Danny King is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Danny King, team foul #7 | 76-65 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 78-65 |
| 00:56 | Towson | Randy Howell steps in front of the John Wickman pass | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Patrick Long takes the ball from Michael Harvey | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Towson | Joshua Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-65 |
| 00:24 | Towson | Michael Shifflett misses the tip | 78-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal runs out the clock | 78-65 |