| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ray Eckenrode (fresh) SG - Peter Jackson (fresh) SF - Rodney Pedraza (fresh) PF - Dwight Leung (fresh) C - Edward Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is fouled on the floor by Ray Eckenrode - foul #1 on Ray Eckenrode, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ray Eckenrode | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung lays it up and in on a great pass from Ray Eckenrode | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Western Carolina | Edward Perry grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Western Carolina | James Patton swats the layup by Dwight Leung | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | Edward Perry blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | James Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ray Eckenrode | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock's floater is tipped away by Edward Perry | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ray Eckenrode | 6-2 |
| 16:30 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Peter Jackson is denied by James Patton | 6-2 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:46 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Leung | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ray Eckenrode (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Pedraza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwight Leung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fairly fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fairly fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fairly fresh) PF - James Patton (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Raymond Seibert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Carolina | Edward Perry misses short on a jumper in the paint | 8-2 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Candelaria | 8-4 |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson (PG), Carl Brandon (SG), Michael Miles (SF), Fred O'Donovan (C) Ray Eckenrode, Peter Jackson, Rodney Pedraza, Edward Perry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses badly on a floater from the right block | 10-4 |
| 14:36 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson is hacked by William Depew in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Depew, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy (PF) Dwight Leung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:26 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:48 | Western Carolina | William Depew steps in front of the Carl Brandon pass | 10-4 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | William Depew buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Pinkard and he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode (PG), Peter Jackson (SG), Rodney Pedraza (SF), Edward Perry (C) Robert Wilson, Carl Brandon, Michael Miles, Fred O'Donovan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:24 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-8 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 13-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF) William Depew, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| 12:48 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | James Patton gets the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Ray Eckenrode takes the ball from Jonathan Pinkard | 13-8 |
| 12:09 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses long on a floater in the lane | 13-8 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | James Patton snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-8 |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ray Eckenrode (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Pedraza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Monroy (fresh) C - Edward Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thad Woolery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy's fadeaway is rejected by James Patton | 13-8 |
| 11:24 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode tips it in | 15-8 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is fouled on the floor by Rodney Pedraza - foul #1 on Rodney Pedraza, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson (PG), Carl Brandon (SG), Michael Miles (SF), Dwight Leung (PF), Fred O'Donovan (C) Ray Eckenrode, Peter Jackson, Rodney Pedraza, Thomas Monroy, Edward Perry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Jonathan Pinkard, Thad Woolery, James Patton, James Murphy | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Miles steals it from Raymond Seibert | 15-8 |
| 10:58 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon's floater is knocked away by Ernest Davis | 15-8 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert hits the finger roll | 15-10 |
| 10:22 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Fred O'Donovan - foul #1 on Fred O'Donovan, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson (SG) Michael Miles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF) William Depew, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Fred O'Donovan grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 09:53 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Carl Brandon | 18-11 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Dwight Leung is called for the reach on Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Dwight Leung, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode (PG), Edward Perry (C) Carl Brandon, Fred O'Donovan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Patton loses the dribble to Dwight Leung | 18-11 |
| 09:11 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Patton - foul #2 on James Patton, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) James Patton, Raymond Kroeker | |
| 09:11 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:11 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cole Schoenrock | 20-14 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson is fouled on the floor by Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Miles (SF), Thomas Monroy (PF) Rodney Pedraza, Dwight Leung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery | |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Cole Schoenrock | |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 08:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Perry | 20-14 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Pinkard - foul #1 on Jonathan Pinkard, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Crutcher (PG), Carl Brandon (SG) Ray Eckenrode, Peter Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 07:41 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Crutcher | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Crutcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Brandon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Monroy (fresh) C - Edward Perry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Murphy | 24-16 |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-16 |
| 07:11 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy grabs the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Edward Perry knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Carl Brandon and the foul's on James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza (SF) James Crutcher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Edward Perry misses the free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 06:49 | Western Carolina | Edward Perry gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Perry and the foul's on Jonathan Pinkard - foul #2 on Jonathan Pinkard, team foul #8 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson (SG), Dwight Leung (PF), Fred O'Donovan (C) Michael Miles, Thomas Monroy, Edward Perry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) Jonathan Pinkard | |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon misses the free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-16 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert tips it in | 28-18 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-18 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-18 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 05:35 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-18 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Fred O'Donovan takes the ball from Ernest Davis | 31-18 |
| 05:07 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred O'Donovan | 34-18 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | William Depew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode (PG), Michael Miles (SF), Thomas Monroy (PF) Carl Brandon, Rodney Pedraza, Dwight Leung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) William Depew, Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| 04:32 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode is whistled for traveling | 34-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Perry (C) Fred O'Donovan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Candelaria | 34-21 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Miles | 36-21 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Rodney Candelaria is denied by Edward Perry | 36-21 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Medley | 36-21 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ray Eckenrode (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Monroy (fresh) C - Edward Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Kroeker (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #9 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza (SF), Fred O'Donovan (C) Michael Miles, Edward Perry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria, Kyle Medley, Raymond Kroeker | |
| 03:18 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:18 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Ray Eckenrode is called for the reach on Cole Schoenrock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Eckenrode, team foul #7 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon (SG), Dwight Leung (PF) Peter Jackson, Thomas Monroy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 03:15 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred O'Donovan | 38-23 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung buries a fadeaway from the right side | 40-23 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred O'Donovan - foul #2 on Fred O'Donovan, team foul #8 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Miles (SG) Ray Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert (C) James Murphy | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rodney Pedraza | 40-24 |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Thad Woolery, team foul #10 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Perry (C) Fred O'Donovan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Pedraza - foul #2 on Rodney Pedraza, team foul #9 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy (PF) Dwight Leung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:56 | Western Carolina | Raymond Seibert steals the ball from Michael Miles | 42-26 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Monroy - foul #1 on Thomas Monroy, team foul #10 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Thad Woolery, Raymond Seibert | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | James Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:26 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Kroeker - foul #1 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #11 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode (PG) Michael Miles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Kroeker | |
| 01:26 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 01:26 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Monroy blocks the short jumper by Ernest Davis | 44-28 |
| 01:09 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't finish the layup | 47-28 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Ray Eckenrode scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-28 |