| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Delancey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hopkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-39 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Charles Hopkins gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Hopkins | 24-41 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 24-41 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-44 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 27-44 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the jump hook near the basket | 27-46 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Benny Sturdivant - foul #1 on Benny Sturdivant, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (PF) John Moon, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Conatser (SG), Thomas Gauna (SF), Andrew Copeland (C) Marvin Delancey, Wade Branch, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Charles Hopkins snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland connects on the shot from the left block set up by William Conatser | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-48 |
| 16:39 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland gets the rebound | 28-48 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | John Tooley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Hopkins - foul #2 on Charles Hopkins, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), John Smith (PF) Scott Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta (SG) Rueben Gonsales | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta makes the jump hook from the left block set up by William Conatser and he's fouled by John Tooley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF) Santiago Martin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey (PG) William Conatser | |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta makes the free throw | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Work (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Marvin Delancey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Archuleta (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Gauna (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-51 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it in | 31-51 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | John Smith is called for the reach on Charles Hopkins - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG), Wade Branch (SF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Brandon Archuleta, Thomas Gauna, Andrew Copeland | |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-51 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 14:32 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales is called for traveling | 31-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), David Morris (PF), Justin Rushenberg (C) John Moon, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | David Morris scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Benny Sturdivant and the foul's on Dema Ratulowski - foul #2 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), Santiago Martin (SF) John Tooley, Dema Ratulowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Conatser (SG), Brandon Archuleta (PF) Marvin Delancey, Charles Hopkins | |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Justin Rushenberg - foul #2 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) William Dysart, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Brandon Archuleta steps in front of the Angel Bruno pass | 34-56 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by William Conatser | 34-58 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 12:21 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 12:00 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta lays it up and in on a great pass from Benny Sturdivant | 34-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Conatser (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Wade Branch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Archuleta (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Benny Sturdivant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | John Moon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-60 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 34-60 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | John Moon buries a jumper from the free throw line | 36-60 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Angel Bruno is called for the reach on Benny Sturdivant - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #6 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), John Tooley (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (PF), David Morris (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Slowinski (PG), Marvin Delancey (SG), Thomas Gauna (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Andrew Copeland (C) Rueben Gonsales, William Conatser, Wade Branch, Brandon Archuleta, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna lays it in set up by Noel Slowinski | 36-62 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 10:38 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-62 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dema Ratulowski | 39-62 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Delancey - foul #2 on Marvin Delancey, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG), John Smith (PF) William Dysart, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | David Morris is called for the reach on Thomas Gauna - foul #3 on David Morris, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Angel Bruno (C) John Tooley, Santiago Martin, David Morris | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG) Noel Slowinski | |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna misses the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Gauna - foul #2 on Thomas Gauna, team foul #4 | 41-63 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna misses the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Gauna denies the turnaround by Scott Smith | 43-64 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Copeland | 43-64 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Marvin Delancey | 43-67 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | John Moon travels in the backcourt | 43-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) Andrew Copeland | |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | John Moon is called for the reach on Thomas Gauna - foul #1 on John Moon, team foul #9 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (PF), David Morris (C) Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Conatser (SG) Marvin Delancey | |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | David Morris drills a turnaround from the baseline | 45-69 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Gauna | 45-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Work (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Conatser (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Gauna (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Hopkins (tiring) 5 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Edward Work hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 45-72 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Work can't tip it in | 45-72 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | John Moon pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 07:28 | Vanderbilt | Charles Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 45-72 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant buries a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by David Morris - foul #4 on David Morris, team foul #10 | 45-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Edward Work, David Morris | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey (PG), Wade Branch (SF), Brandon Archuleta (PF) Rueben Gonsales, Thomas Gauna, Charles Hopkins | |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the free throw | 45-75 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dema Ratulowski | 48-75 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | 3 seconds is called on Brandon Archuleta | 48-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland (C) Benny Sturdivant | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-75 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta gets the rebound | 48-75 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | John Tooley steals it from Brandon Archuleta | 48-75 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | John Tooley banks in the layup | 50-75 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #11 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG) Santiago Martin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG) Marvin Delancey | |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Wade Branch | 50-77 |
| 05:18 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta loses the ball out of bounds | 50-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Edward Work (PF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey (SG) William Conatser | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Edward Work is denied by Brandon Archuleta | 50-77 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 50-77 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Rueben Gonsales is called for the reach on William Dysart - foul #1 on Rueben Gonsales, team foul #5 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Wade Branch, Brandon Archuleta, Andrew Copeland | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | David Morris knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-77 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | Charles Hopkins loses the dribble to Justin Rushenberg | 52-77 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | William Dysart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Gauna | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Rueben Gonsales | 52-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Tooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edward Work (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Delancey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gauna (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Hopkins (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant buries a floater from the baseline set up by Marvin Delancey | 52-79 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | John Tooley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-79 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 02:46 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-79 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Gauna takes the ball from William Dysart | 52-79 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Gauna | 52-81 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 52-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee (PG), Santiago Martin (SF) William Dysart, Justin Rushenberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Slowinski (PG), William Conatser (SG), Wade Branch (SF), Brandon Archuleta (PF), Andrew Copeland (C) Rueben Gonsales, Marvin Delancey, Thomas Gauna, Charles Hopkins, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta clanks a jumper from the left block | 52-81 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland grabs the offensive rebound | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | Edward Work is called for the reach on William Conatser - foul #3 on Edward Work, team foul #12 | 52-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG) Michael Cohee | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG), Charles Hopkins (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Noel Slowinski, Brandon Archuleta, Andrew Copeland | |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser misses the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser makes the 2nd free throw | 52-82 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Morris | 54-82 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-82 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser misses the tip | 54-82 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch tips it back up and in | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin's pass is intercepted by Benny Sturdivant | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant blows the layup | 54-84 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin gets the rebound | 54-84 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work loses the dribble to Rueben Gonsales | 54-84 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rueben Gonsales | 54-86 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | John Tooley connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-86 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales runs out the clock | 56-86 |