| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eusebio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | William Parsons buries a 3 from the right corner | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is fouled in the backcourt by Eusebio Rossi - foul #2 on Eusebio Rossi, team foul #1 | 27-48 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-48 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | William Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren is whistled for traveling | 27-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF) Eusebio Rossi | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | James Patton hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 27-48 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | James Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | Cole Schoenrock is called for the reach on James Haney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #1 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Keith Cordero (PF), Kevin Dallas (C) Samuel Hultgren, William Parsons, Robert Jones | |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | James Haney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Kroeker | 27-48 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-48 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard can't tip it in | 27-48 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | James Thornton banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Haney | 27-50 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Keith Cordero is called for the reach on Kyle Medley - foul #1 on Keith Cordero, team foul #2 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), William Parsons (PF), Darrell Raley (C) James Haney, Gary Payne, Keith Cordero, Kevin Dallas | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-50 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard tips it back up and in | 29-50 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley loses the dribble to Cole Schoenrock | 29-50 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits the finger roll | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | James Murphy takes the ball from Eusebio Rossi | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | James Thornton is called for the reach on Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on James Thornton, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Adam Johnson (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Keith Cordero (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, Samuel Hultgren, Eusebio Rossi, William Parsons, Darrell Raley | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Dallas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Cordero - foul #2 on Keith Cordero, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SG) Adam Johnson | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Gary Payne blows the layup | 31-50 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 31-50 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | James Haney misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-50 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero can't tip it in | 31-50 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), James Patton (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) William Depew, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF) Kevin Dallas, Keith Cordero | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | James Haney connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Adam Johnson | 31-52 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is hacked by Adam Johnson - foul #2 on Adam Johnson, team foul #5 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Kyle Medley, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Darrell Raley (C) Gary Payne, Robert Jones | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | James Patton banks in the layup set up by Cole Schoenrock | 33-52 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Depew - foul #1 on William Depew, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Raymond Kroeker (C) Cole Schoenrock, James Patton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | James Haney pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker is hacked by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG) Steve Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas (SF), William Parsons (PF) Adam Johnson, Stanley Wicker | |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | James Haney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Keith Cordero (C) Samuel Hultgren, Darrell Raley | |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker misses the easy layup | 33-55 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | William Parsons snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Thad Woolery takes the ball from James Thornton | 33-55 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | William Depew banks in the layup set up by Thad Woolery | 35-55 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero hits the finger roll set up by James Haney and he's fouled by Raymond Kroeker - foul #1 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (PG), Adam Johnson (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Robert Jones (C) James Haney, James Thornton, Kevin Dallas, William Parsons | |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero makes the free throw | 35-58 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-58 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi is whistled for traveling | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF) Adam Johnson, Eusebio Rossi, Keith Cordero | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Samuel Hultgren is called for the reach on Rodney Candelaria in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Hultgren, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Parsons (PF) Stanley Wicker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | James Haney steps in front of the James Murphy pass | 38-58 |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | James Haney lays it in | 38-60 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 40-60 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | William Parsons hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Jones and he's fouled by Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Darrell Raley (C) James Haney, Gary Payne, Robert Jones | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | William Parsons makes the free throw | 40-63 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | William Depew is hacked by Darrell Raley - foul #1 on Darrell Raley, team foul #7 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker (C) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF) Samuel Hultgren, William Parsons | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | James Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-63 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Patton is whistled for traveling | 42-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG) Thad Woolery | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-63 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | James Patton hits the finger roll set up by William Depew | 44-63 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi scores on a floater from the right side | 44-65 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Depew | 46-65 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | James Patton snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore is hacked by Adam Johnson - foul #3 on Adam Johnson, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, James Patton, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Gary Payne (SF), William Parsons (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, Adam Johnson, Eusebio Rossi, Kevin Dallas, Darrell Raley | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #3 on James Murphy, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG) Steve Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Jones swats the layup by Ernest Davis | 46-67 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery tips it home | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | James Haney is fouled in the backcourt by Cole Schoenrock - foul #3 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #9 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert (C) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | William Parsons takes the ball from Cole Schoenrock | 48-67 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | William Parsons tips it back up and in | 48-69 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF) Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), Keith Cordero (C) Gary Payne, William Parsons, Robert Jones | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi lays it in | 48-71 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Patton clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Cordero - foul #3 on Keith Cordero, team foul #10 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Kyle Medley (SF) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF) Eusebio Rossi | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero grabs the board | 49-71 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 49-71 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero grabs the offensive board | 49-71 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Haney | 49-73 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria drills a shot from just outside the lane | 51-73 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Raymond Seibert steps in front of the Keith Cordero pass | 51-73 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Cordero - foul #4 on Keith Cordero, team foul #11 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Rodney Candelaria, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Adam Johnson (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Darrell Raley (C) James Haney, Samuel Hultgren, Gary Payne, Stanley Wicker | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | James Murphy is called for the reach on Darrell Raley - foul #4 on James Murphy, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker (C) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-75 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | James Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | James Murphy banks in the layup set up by Ernest Davis | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Steve Gilmore - foul #2 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #11 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG) Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF) Keith Cordero | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Dallas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Raley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Gilmore | 58-77 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | William Depew gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Ernest Davis is called for the reach on Adam Johnson - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #12 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Steve Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Cordero (PF) Darrell Raley | |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | James Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Payne | 58-78 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis tips it home | 60-78 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-78 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard gets the rebound | 60-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | James Murphy misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Dallas - foul #1 on Kevin Dallas, team foul #12 | 60-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-78 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses the tip | 62-78 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | William Depew can't finish the uncontested layup | 62-78 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | James Thornton pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson lays it in set up by Kevin Dallas | 62-80 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 62-80 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | James Thornton pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Thornton runs out the clock | 62-80 |