| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Scott Burden (fresh) SG - James Thompson (fresh) SF - Elroy White (fresh) PF - Kevin Quisenberry (fresh) C - Francis Zaldivar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Angel Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Quinnipiac | Angel Bruno is called for the reach on Elroy White - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Quisenberry, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Quinnipiac | The short jumper by James Thompson is denied by Dema Ratulowski | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | John Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:24 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry clanks a shot from close range | 3-0 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Angel Bruno | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | John Moon is hacked by Scott Burden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Burden, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Meade (PG), Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG), Russell Lee (SF), David Kula (PF), John Harkins (C) Scott Burden, James Thompson, Elroy White, Kevin Quisenberry, Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno's dunk attempt is rejected by John Harkins | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | David Kula is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on David Kula, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (C) Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 16:42 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to David Kula | 3-0 |
| 16:37 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | John Moon scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Smith | 3-2 |
| 16:15 | Quinnipiac | Russell Lee misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | John Smith gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Edward Work buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Moon | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - James Meade (fresh) SG - Ognjen Kuzimiski (fresh) SF - Russell Lee (fresh) PF - David Kula (fresh) C - John Harkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Quinnipiac | Russell Lee can't throw it down | 3-4 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 3-4 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | John Harkins swats the short shot by Scott Smith | 3-4 |
| 15:25 | Quinnipiac | Russell Lee pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:19 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Smith | 3-4 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Work blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 14:57 | Quinnipiac | Russell Lee gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:41 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden (PG), James Thompson (SG), Elroy White (SF), Kevin Quisenberry (PF), Francis Zaldivar (C) James Meade, Ognjen Kuzimiski, Russell Lee, David Kula, John Harkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), John Tooley (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), David Morris (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 14:18 | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:12 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 14:11 | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 13:57 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson scores on a floater from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski hits the finger roll set up by David Morris | 5-6 |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Scott Burden | 7-6 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Francis Zaldivar - foul #1 on Francis Zaldivar, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG), David Kula (PF), John Harkins (C) James Thompson, Kevin Quisenberry, Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG), Edward Work (PF) William Dysart, David Morris | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:55 | Quinnipiac | Elroy White can't connect on a shot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 12:54 | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 12:53 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski tips it in | 9-8 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Scott Burden is called for the reach on John Tooley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Burden, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Meade (PG), Quadrees Ahluwalia (SG), Arthur Killion (PF) Scott Burden, Ognjen Kuzimiski, David Kula | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee (SG), Justin Rushenberg (C) Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:22 | Quinnipiac | Edward Work steals the ball from James Meade | 9-11 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Tooley | 9-13 |
| 11:53 | Quinnipiac | Quadrees Ahluwalia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 11:52 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to John Harkins | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - James Meade (fairly fresh) SG - Quadrees Ahluwalia (fresh) SF - Elroy White (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Killion (fresh) C - John Harkins (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cohee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Work (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Quinnipiac | Quadrees Ahluwalia blows the layup | 9-13 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | John Tooley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Work hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 10:58 | Quinnipiac | Quadrees Ahluwalia knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Killion | 11-15 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Elroy White picks off the pass by John Tooley | 11-15 |
| 10:36 | Quinnipiac | James Meade lays it in set up by Elroy White | 13-15 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:11 | Quinnipiac | Quadrees Ahluwalia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Thompson (SG), Russell Lee (SF), Kevin Quisenberry (PF), Francis Zaldivar (C) Quadrees Ahluwalia, Elroy White, Arthur Killion, John Harkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Tooley, Michael Cohee, Santiago Martin, Edward Work, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 09:37 | Quinnipiac | Dema Ratulowski steals it from James Meade | 13-18 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith double dribbles | 13-18 |
| 08:47 | Quinnipiac | Angel Bruno picks off the pass by James Thompson | 13-18 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | John Smith travels with the ball | 13-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Elroy White (SF) Russell Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (C) Angel Bruno | |
| 08:07 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | John Moon is fouled on the floor by James Meade - foul #1 on James Meade, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG) John Moon | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | William Dysart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 07:42 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - James Meade (tired) 2 pts. SG - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elroy White (tiring) PF - Kevin Quisenberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Zaldivar (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Morris (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-18 |
| 07:21 | Quinnipiac | Elroy White grabs the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 07:04 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Elroy White | 16-18 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski's pass is intercepted by James Thompson in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 06:37 | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith is called for the reach on James Thompson - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #2 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG), Russell Lee (SF), David Kula (PF) James Thompson, Elroy White, Kevin Quisenberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), John Tooley (SG), Michael Cohee (SF), Angel Bruno (C) William Dysart, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, David Morris | |
| 06:24 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski drills a 3 from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | John Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Arthur Killion (C) Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (PF) John Smith | |
| 06:09 | Quinnipiac | Arthur Killion is hacked by Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Thompson (SG), Elroy White (SF), Kevin Quisenberry (PF) Ognjen Kuzimiski, Russell Lee, David Kula | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF), John Smith (PF) Michael Cohee, Angel Bruno | |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG), Russell Lee (SF), David Kula (PF), Francis Zaldivar (C) James Meade, James Thompson, Elroy White, Arthur Killion | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 05:41 | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:20 | Quinnipiac | David Kula misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Rushenberg - foul #1 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Thompson (SG), Elroy White (SF), Arthur Killion (PF), John Harkins (C) Kevin Quisenberry, Ognjen Kuzimiski, Russell Lee, Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), Michael Cohee (SF), Edward Work (C) John Moon, Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 05:20 | Quinnipiac | David Kula makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:20 | Quinnipiac | David Kula misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:20 | Quinnipiac | Arthur Killion snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 05:08 | Quinnipiac | David Kula misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Dysart - foul #1 on William Dysart, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Meade (PG) Arthur Killion | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:08 | Quinnipiac | David Kula makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:08 | Quinnipiac | David Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | James Meade is called for the reach on William Dysart in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Meade, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden (PG) James Meade | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | William Dysart makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | William Dysart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:35 | Quinnipiac | David Kula can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry (PF), Francis Zaldivar (C) Scott Burden, John Harkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (C) John Smith | |
| 04:35 | Quinnipiac | David Kula makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:35 | Quinnipiac | David Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | John Tooley is fouled on the floor by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden (PG), Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG) James Thompson, Kevin Quisenberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Santiago Martin (SF) William Dysart, Michael Cohee | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:54 | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ognjen Kuzimiski | 29-22 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | David Morris is called for 10 seconds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Thompson (SG), Russell Lee (SF), Kevin Quisenberry (PF), John Harkins (C) Ognjen Kuzimiski, Elroy White, David Kula, Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Angel Bruno (C) John Tooley, Santiago Martin, Edward Work | |
| 03:24 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry is hacked by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Elroy White (SF), Arthur Killion (C) Russell Lee, John Harkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (PF) David Morris | |
| 03:24 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg grabs the board | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Scott Burden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elroy White (tiring) PF - Kevin Quisenberry (tiring) 4 pts. C - Arthur Killion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Francis Zaldivar (C) Arthur Killion | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:08 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Quisenberry clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-22 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Scott Burden is called for the reach on John Moon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Burden, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Meade (PG), Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG), Russell Lee (SF), David Kula (PF), John Harkins (C) Scott Burden, James Thompson, Elroy White, Kevin Quisenberry, Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee (SG) Scott Smith | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:04 | Quinnipiac | David Kula grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 02:41 | Quinnipiac | Angel Bruno picks off the pass by Russell Lee | 29-23 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | James Meade is called for the reach on John Moon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Meade, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden (PG), James Thompson (SG), Elroy White (SF), Kevin Quisenberry (PF), Francis Zaldivar (C) James Meade, Ognjen Kuzimiski, Russell Lee, David Kula, John Harkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF) Dema Ratulowski | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:19 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Quisenberry and he's fouled by Michael Cohee - foul #1 on Michael Cohee, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski (SG) Scott Burden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), John Smith (PF) Michael Cohee, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 02:19 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Tooley | 32-27 |
| 01:44 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | John Tooley jams it on a great pass from John Moon | 35-29 |
| 01:23 | Quinnipiac | James Thompson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden (PG), Russell Lee (SF), David Kula (PF), John Harkins (C) James Thompson, Elroy White, Kevin Quisenberry, Francis Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (PF), David Morris (C) John Moon, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 01:13 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Ognjen Kuzimiski | 35-29 |
| 00:58 | Quinnipiac | Scott Burden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 00:56 | Quinnipiac | Russell Lee tips it home | 37-29 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:35 | Quinnipiac | David Kula grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 00:06 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Burden | 40-29 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | John Tooley loses the dribble to Ognjen Kuzimiski | 40-29 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Ognjen Kuzimiski misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-29 |