| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Spicer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery inbounds the ball | 49-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert clanks a runner in the paint | 49-27 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| 19:25 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher is hacked by Rodney Candelaria - foul #3 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #1 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG) Rodney Candelaria | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 19:13 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-27 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 19:02 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Spicer | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Herman Fletcher | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher loses the ball out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SF), James Murphy (C) Thad Woolery, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Robert Spicer, Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Harold Brewer | |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | James Murphy is hacked by Michael McGahey - foul #2 on Michael McGahey, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Steve Gilmore (SG) Cole Schoenrock, James Patton | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-30 |
| 18:04 | Cornell | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-30 |
| 17:44 | Cornell | Richard Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Filip Zagorac | 49-32 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | James Murphy is whistled for a carry | 49-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF) Steve Gilmore, Jonathan Pinkard | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Eric Moore (PF) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Harold Hardy | |
| 16:54 | Cornell | Robert Spicer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Eric Moore tips it but misses | 49-32 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | William Depew gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | James Murphy is fouled on the floor by Michael McGahey - foul #3 on Michael McGahey, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Brewer (C) Richard Johnson, Michael McGahey | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Harold Brewer pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 16:22 | Cornell | Cole Schoenrock takes the ball from Alexander Peterson | 49-32 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses the lay-in | 49-32 |
| 16:17 | Cornell | Harold Brewer gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Robert Spicer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, William Depew, Thad Woolery, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Vernon Prager (PF) Robert Spicer, Herman Fletcher, Eric Moore | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fresh) SG - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Prager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Filip Zagorac picks off the pass by Raymond Seibert in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Keith Sipes hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Vernon Prager and he's fouled by Steve Gilmore - foul #2 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Harold Hardy (PF) Alexander Peterson, Harold Brewer | |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-35 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-35 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | James Patton clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Hardy - foul #1 on Harold Hardy, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), William Depew (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (C) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Marco Arvin, Filip Zagorac, Keith Sipes, Harold Hardy, Vernon Prager | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:25 | Cornell | Eric Moore gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Eric Moore banks in the layup set up by Robert Spicer and the foul's on James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) James Patton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Brewer (C) Michael McGahey | |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Alexander Peterson steals it from William Depew in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | James Murphy takes the ball from Herman Fletcher | 49-37 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock is hacked by Robert Spicer - foul #2 on Robert Spicer, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF) William Depew, Thad Woolery | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF), Michael McGahey (PF) Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | James Murphy's 3 pointer is rejected by Herman Fletcher | 49-37 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Michael McGahey gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Richard Johnson scores on a turnaround near the basket | 49-39 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is fouled on the floor by Herman Fletcher - foul #3 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), James Patton (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF) Robert Spicer, Herman Fletcher, Harold Brewer | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | William Depew is hacked by Marco Arvin - foul #2 on Marco Arvin, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patton (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Kroeker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marco Arvin (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McGahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Patton snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane | 51-39 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Michael McGahey buries a runner in the paint | 51-41 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery buries a shot in the paint set up by Jonathan Pinkard | 53-41 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | Marco Arvin is called for a charge - foul #3 on Marco Arvin, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Ernest Davis (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Keith Sipes (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Marco Arvin, Richard Johnson, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | James Murphy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Cole Schoenrock steps in front of the Robert Spicer pass | 56-41 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses long on an open jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Vernon Prager - foul #2 on Vernon Prager, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Harold Brewer (C) Filip Zagorac, Vernon Prager | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Keith Sipes buries a jumper near the basket and the foul's on James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), James Patton (PF) Cole Schoenrock, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses the free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Patton | 56-43 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria's pass is intercepted by Herman Fletcher in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| 08:55 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher banks in the layup | 56-45 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore tips it home | 58-45 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Harold Brewer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Keith Sipes and he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria, James Patton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SF), Eric Moore (PF) Keith Sipes, Harold Hardy | |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Harold Brewer makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Spicer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Robert Spicer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-48 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Filip Zagorac - foul #1 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF), Vernon Prager (PF) Herman Fletcher, Eric Moore | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Harold Brewer misses the jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 07:15 | Cornell | Vernon Prager pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac hits a 3 from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG) Filip Zagorac | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:54 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 06:35 | Cornell | Vernon Prager grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Herman Fletcher | 62-56 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Jonathan Pinkard, James Patton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Robert Spicer, Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager, Harold Brewer | |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | William Depew is hacked by Herman Fletcher - foul #4 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG) Marco Arvin, Herman Fletcher | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Keith Sipes clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 05:27 | Cornell | Michael McGahey gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the runner from close range | 64-56 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-56 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | Keith Sipes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | Eric Moore is hacked by William Depew - foul #2 on William Depew, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF) Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria clanks a jump hook in the paint | 64-56 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley tips it back up and in | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Medley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Patton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Kroeker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marco Arvin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Herman Fletcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | William Depew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Rodney Candelaria, Kyle Medley, Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG) Marco Arvin | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Cornell | James Murphy steps in front of the Harold Brewer pass | 66-59 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Alexander Peterson - foul #1 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert (C) James Patton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Keith Sipes (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy, Harold Brewer | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Cornell | Cole Schoenrock steals it from Vernon Prager | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Filip Zagorac steals the ball from Thad Woolery in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Vernon Prager clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #2 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), James Patton (PF) Thad Woolery, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Vernon Prager makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Vernon Prager misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cole Schoenrock | 71-60 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac is hacked by Jonathan Pinkard - foul #1 on Jonathan Pinkard, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Cole Schoenrock, Steve Gilmore, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Robert Spicer, Eric Moore, Vernon Prager | |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Medley | 71-61 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Michael McGahey gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Depew - foul #3 on William Depew, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy, Michael McGahey | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Cornell | Raymond Seibert denies the turnaround by Eric Moore | 73-63 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Cole Schoenrock | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side | 75-63 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-63 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock runs out the clock | 75-63 |