| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dennis Conrad (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erick Tracy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Steven Taft can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erick Tracy - foul #1 on Erick Tracy, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Steven Taft misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Steven Taft makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:26 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Barnes - foul #3 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG) Christopher Barnes | |
| 19:26 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:26 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Steven Taft snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 19:01 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:54 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:34 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Cates takes the ball from Mike Kopec | 34-41 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Cates | 34-44 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Duby | 36-44 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-44 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Steven Taft is fouled on the floor by Dennis Conrad - foul #1 on Dennis Conrad, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson (C) Steven Taft | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson is whistled for a carry | 36-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher (SG), Jack Lee (PF), Martin Dacus (C) Dennis Conrad, Erick Tracy, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine (SF), Frank Krol (C) Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes | |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jack Lee | 39-44 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 16:25 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:07 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Oxendine - foul #1 on Michael Oxendine, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad (SG) James Duby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Steven Taft (C) Dennis Cates, Michael Oxendine, Frank Krol | |
| 16:07 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:07 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Dennis Conrad is called for the reach on William Brokaw - foul #2 on Dennis Conrad, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe (SF), Erick Tracy (PF), Mike Kopec (C) Willis Twitchell, Jack Lee, Martin Dacus | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Carlos Rhodes (PF) Luis Salinas, Marlon Johnson | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Crutcher (fresh) SG - Dennis Conrad (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Boe (fresh) PF - Erick Tracy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Brokaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec blows the dunk | 40-44 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Barnes | 40-44 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | William Brokaw is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (SG) William Brokaw | |
| 14:38 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Cates takes the ball from Michael Crutcher | 40-44 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Cates | 40-46 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Taft | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is fouled on the floor by Mike Kopec - foul #2 on Mike Kopec, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG), Willis Twitchell (SF), Jack Lee (PF), Martin Dacus (C) Dennis Conrad, Calvin Boe, Erick Tracy, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF), Frank Krol (C) Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes, Steven Taft | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Martin Dacus blocks the short jumper by Christopher Barnes | 40-46 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | James Duby knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates buries a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-49 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Frank Krol pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Barnes | 46-54 |
| 11:57 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-54 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Crutcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Dacus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Krol (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Frank Krol grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Martin Dacus grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 11:23 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee loses the dribble to Frank Krol | 46-54 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Frank Krol hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Michael Crutcher - foul #1 on Michael Crutcher, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe (PG), Dennis Conrad (SG), Charley Selleck (SF), Erick Tracy (PF), Mike Kopec (C) James Duby, Michael Crutcher, Willis Twitchell, Jack Lee, Martin Dacus | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), William Brokaw (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Steven Taft (C) Christopher Barnes, Dennis Cates, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Frank Krol misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Frank Krol misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Steven Taft - foul #2 on Steven Taft, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (PF) Frank Krol | |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | William Brokaw clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 10:34 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec buries a floater in the lane set up by Erick Tracy | 51-54 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | William Brokaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 10:07 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Calvin Boe | 51-54 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Luis Salinas - foul #1 on Luis Salinas, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell (SF) Charley Selleck | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) Luis Salinas | |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Steven Taft banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 51-56 |
| 09:06 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 09:05 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Brokaw - foul #1 on William Brokaw, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG) Calvin Boe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (SG) William Brokaw | |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 53-58 |
| 08:45 | Virginia Tech | James Duby is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Taft | 53-60 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Mike Kopec is denied by Steven Taft | 53-60 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-60 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec drills a driving attempt from close range | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dennis Conrad (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Erick Tracy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Taft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | James Duby steals it from Carlos Rhodes | 55-60 |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Carlos Rhodes denies the turnaround by Willis Twitchell | 55-60 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Taft | 55-60 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Steven Taft grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Steven Taft is denied by Erick Tracy | 55-60 |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | James Duby makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willis Twitchell | 58-60 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Barnes | 58-63 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Taft - foul #3 on Steven Taft, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher (SG), Calvin Boe (SF), Jack Lee (C) Dennis Conrad, Willis Twitchell, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), William Brokaw (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF), Frank Krol (C) Christopher Barnes, Dennis Cates, Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes, Steven Taft | |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Erick Tracy | 60-63 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Calvin Boe takes the ball from William Brokaw | 60-63 |
| 04:54 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 60-63 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Oxendine | 60-63 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | William Brokaw makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | Marlon Johnson blocks the jumper by Calvin Boe | 60-66 |
| 04:22 | Virginia Tech | James Duby grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | James Duby clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe tips it back up and in | 62-66 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad (SG), Willis Twitchell (SF), Mike Kopec (C) James Duby, Calvin Boe, Erick Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Dennis Cates (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Carlos Rhodes (PF), Steven Taft (C) Luis Salinas, William Brokaw, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson, Frank Krol | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Crutcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Conrad (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-69 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-69 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes double dribbles | 62-69 |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG) Michael Crutcher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Steven Taft hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-69 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 64-69 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Steven Taft hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Johnson | 64-71 |
| 01:56 | Virginia Tech | James Duby can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec grabs the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 01:28 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 64-71 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Barnes | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Carlos Rhodes denies the turnaround by Willis Twitchell | 64-74 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Steven Taft grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Jack Lee swats the short shot by Steven Taft | 64-74 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Steven Taft makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Barnes and he's fouled by Dennis Conrad - foul #3 on Dennis Conrad, team foul #6 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher (PG), Calvin Boe (SG), Charley Selleck (SF), Martin Dacus (C) James Duby, Dennis Conrad, Willis Twitchell, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), William Brokaw (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF) Christopher Barnes, Dennis Cates, Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Steven Taft misses the free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Charley Selleck double dribbles | 64-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Krol (C) Steven Taft | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas runs out the clock | 64-76 |