| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) SG - John Hadley (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) PF - Sidney Earp (fresh) C - Raymon Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Sidney Earp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Fordham | Sidney Earp loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's fadeaway is rejected by Raymon Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Fordham | John Shea's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Rosas | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Fordham | John Hadley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Fordham | Sidney Earp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead knocks in the floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Fordham | John Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (PF) Sidney Earp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Hadley - foul #1 on John Hadley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | Larry Clover (C) Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:03 | Fordham | Larry Clover grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:40 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez is hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG) John Shea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:35 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez lays it in on a great pass from John Hadley | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | James Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jason Jones (C) John Hadley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:00 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez misses the shot near the basket | 2-2 |
| 15:59 | Fordham | Larry Clover snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fresh) SG - Fred Crisler (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Clover (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Fordham | Fred Crisler clanks a runner from close range | 2-2 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Fred Crisler picks off the pass by Terry Koerner | 2-2 |
| 15:24 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Crisler | 4-2 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen White scores on a 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:02 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), John Hadley (SG), Sidney Earp (PF), Raymon Wright (C) Lonnie Wilson, Robert Pelaez, Larry Clover, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell is denied on a layup by Raymon Wright | 4-5 |
| 14:49 | Fordham | Fred Crisler gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:30 | Fordham | John Shea misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Darrel Villarreal - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 14:30 | Fordham | John Shea misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:30 | Fordham | John Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell drills a shot in the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:10 | Fordham | John Shea is hacked by Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Pelaez (SF) Fred Crisler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 14:00 | Fordham | John Shea misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 13:59 | Fordham | Raymon Wright tips it home | 7-7 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Harvey, Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| 13:27 | Fordham | John Hadley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (PF) Sidney Earp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead (C) Randy Howell | |
| 13:27 | Fordham | John Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:27 | Fordham | John Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 13:13 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Raymon Wright | 9-7 |
| 13:01 | Fordham | John Shea is fouled on the floor by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG) John Shea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:54 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Marsh - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lonnie Wilson - foul #1 on Lonnie Wilson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Larry Clover (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Hadley, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:19 | Fordham | Jason Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fresh) SG - Fred Crisler (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Clover (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Koerner (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Fred Crisler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Marsh - foul #2 on James Marsh, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), John Hadley (SG), Sidney Earp (PF) Lonnie Wilson, Robert Pelaez, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Fred Crisler makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Fred Crisler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 11:26 | Fordham | Sidney Earp snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:12 | Fordham | John Shea misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 11:10 | Fordham | Larry Clover tips it in | 14-11 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Sidney Earp is called for the reach on Samuel Ebenstein - foul #1 on Sidney Earp, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jason Jones (SF), Raymon Wright (C) Fred Crisler, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hadley - foul #2 on John Hadley, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (SG) John Hadley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:25 | Fordham | John Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Pelaez (SF), Larry Clover (PF) Jason Jones, Sidney Earp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Samuel Ebenstein, Sterling Horton | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Stephen White buries a shot from the left side | 14-14 |
| 09:51 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen White knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Darryl Paz | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | Fordham | John Shea misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (SG), Jason Jones (C) John Shea, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 08:51 | Fordham | Jason Jones clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | Dennis Thomas (PG), Sidney Earp (PF) Lonnie Wilson, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (SF) Terry Koerner | |
| 08:51 | Fordham | Jason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:51 | Fordham | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fred Crisler - foul #1 on Fred Crisler, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Stephen White | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:27 | Fordham | Sidney Earp snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:15 | Fordham | Sidney Earp is hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 08:15 | Fordham | Sidney Earp misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas drills a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Pelaez - foul #1 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | Raymon Wright (C) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:02 | Fordham | Sidney Earp pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:46 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez comes up short on the floater from the left side | 16-19 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Dennis Thomas (fresh) SG - Fred Crisler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sidney Earp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Dennis Thomas is called for the reach on Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Dennis Thomas, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Jason Jones (SF), Larry Clover (PF) Dennis Thomas, Robert Pelaez, Sidney Earp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Harvey, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:00 | Fordham | Raymon Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 06:58 | Fordham | Fred Crisler grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:39 | Fordham | Jason Jones's floater is knocked away by Randy Howell | 16-21 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 16-21 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen White | 16-23 |
| 06:03 | Fordham | John Shea's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Howell | 16-23 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Stephen White double dribbles | 16-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Anthony Christian (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF) John Shea, Fred Crisler, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, Sterling Horton, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 05:17 | Fordham | Jason Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 05:16 | Fordham | Larry Clover hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony Christian is called for the reach on Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Anthony Christian, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | Sidney Earp (PF) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:53 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Fred Crisler (SG), Raymon Wright (C) Lonnie Wilson, Anthony Christian, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 04:03 | Fordham | John Shea can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Stephen White snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Pelaez steps in front of the Darryl Paz pass | 18-25 |
| 03:41 | Fordham | Sidney Earp drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Pelaez | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Fred Crisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sidney Earp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymon Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Koerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Darryl Paz (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is hacked by Robert Pelaez - foul #2 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Hadley (SG), Jason Jones (C) Sidney Earp, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner, Sammy Finnegan, Darryl Paz | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:03 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Larry Clover (C) John Shea, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:03 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:03 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:46 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Larry Clover | 23-27 |
| 02:32 | Fordham | John Hadley misses short on a shot from the right side | 23-27 |
| 02:30 | Fordham | Larry Clover grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:18 | Fordham | John Hadley scores on a turnaround from the left block | 25-27 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | James Marsh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen White | 25-30 |
| 01:40 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Larry Clover snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:31 | Fordham | Fred Crisler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Clover and the foul's on James Marsh - foul #3 on James Marsh, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Allen Johnson (SF), Jason Jones (C) Lonnie Wilson, Robert Pelaez, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG) Stephen White, James Marsh | |
| 01:31 | Fordham | Fred Crisler makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is hacked by John Hadley - foul #3 on John Hadley, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (SG), Sidney Earp (PF), Raymon Wright (C) John Hadley, Allen Johnson, Fred Crisler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (PF) Sterling Horton, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:52 | Fordham | Raymon Wright is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 00:52 | Fordham | Raymon Wright makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:52 | Fordham | Raymon Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymon Wright - foul #1 on Raymon Wright, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Pelaez (SF), Larry Clover (PF) Jason Jones, Sidney Earp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:18 | Fordham | John Shea connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Pelaez | 31-33 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | John Shea picks off the pass by Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | John Shea hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-33 |