| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gaston Kyte (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rufus Fetterman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Craig Inglis steals the ball from Rodney Candelaria | 24-28 |
| 19:25 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte throws it down on a nice dish by Craig Inglis | 26-28 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 26-30 |
| 18:37 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando clanks a shot in the paint | 26-30 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:10 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:10 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:10 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rufus Fetterman - foul #3 on Rufus Fetterman, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Rolf Ciskowski (SF) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is open and scores on a floater from the left side set up by Cole Schoenrock | 28-32 |
| 17:00 | Kansas State | Thad Woolery steals the ball from Mitchell Olson | 28-32 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the contested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 16:23 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 16:22 | Kansas State | James Keene misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 16:21 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | James Keene is called for the reach on Ernest Davis - foul #1 on James Keene, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Pablo Galvan (SG), Charles Theroux (PF), Mark Ward (C) James Keene, Gaston Kyte, Ronald Villalpando, Mitchell Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 15:44 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Mark Ward | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Pablo Galvan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rolf Ciskowski (fresh) PF - Charles Theroux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Kroeker (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux is hacked by Raymond Kroeker - foul #1 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman (SF) Rolf Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) James Murphy, Raymond Kroeker | |
| 14:54 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Ward and the foul's on William Depew - foul #1 on William Depew, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson (C) Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:54 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | William Depew hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 14:21 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte (SG) Pablo Galvan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF) William Depew, Kyle Medley | |
| 13:43 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | James Patton grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 13:16 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Rufus Fetterman | 30-37 |
| 13:00 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Ronald Villalpando (PF) Craig Inglis, Mitchell Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Murphy (C) Jonathan Pinkard, Raymond Seibert | |
| 13:00 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 13:00 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the contested fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thad Woolery | 32-39 |
| 12:10 | Kansas State | James Keene misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 12:08 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Keene - foul #2 on James Keene, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Pablo Galvan (SG), Rolf Ciskowski (SF), Mitchell Olson (C) Gaston Kyte, Rufus Fetterman, Charles Theroux | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF) Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:29 | Kansas State | James Keene hits a jumper from the left block set up by Rolf Ciskowski | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Galvan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rolf Ciskowski (fresh) PF - Ronald Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis tips it in | 36-43 |
| 10:46 | Kansas State | Rolf Ciskowski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Rolf Ciskowski blocks the jumper by Ernest Davis | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | Kansas State | James Keene grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 10:27 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Gaston Kyte (SG), Rufus Fetterman (SF) James Keene, Pablo Galvan, Rolf Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 10:27 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:27 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Ronald Villalpando steps in front of the Thad Woolery pass | 38-43 |
| 09:54 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Villalpando | 41-43 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Rufus Fetterman blocks the jumper by Rodney Candelaria | 41-43 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | James Patton hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 09:17 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson's layup is rejected by Thad Woolery | 41-45 |
| 09:15 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:01 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria loses the dribble to Ronald Villalpando | 41-45 |
| 08:13 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | James Patton snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Rodney Candelaria is blocked by Ronald Villalpando | 41-45 |
| 07:58 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:37 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis is hacked by William Depew - foul #2 on William Depew, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Pablo Galvan (SG), Rolf Ciskowski (SF), Charles Theroux (PF), Mark Ward (C) Craig Inglis, Gaston Kyte, Rufus Fetterman, Ronald Villalpando, Mitchell Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| 07:28 | Kansas State | James Keene clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 07:27 | Kansas State | Mark Ward snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Galvan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rolf Ciskowski (fresh) PF - Charles Theroux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Ward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux lays it up and in set up by James Keene | 43-45 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Depew | 43-47 |
| 06:28 | Kansas State | James Keene misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Depew | 43-50 |
| 06:00 | Kansas State | Mark Ward connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by James Keene | 45-50 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Rolf Ciskowski picks off the pass by Cole Schoenrock | 45-50 |
| 05:47 | Kansas State | James Keene lays it in set up by Rolf Ciskowski | 47-50 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis tips it in | 47-52 |
| 05:29 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Gaston Kyte (SG), Rufus Fetterman (SF), Ronald Villalpando (PF), Mitchell Olson (C) James Keene, Pablo Galvan, Rolf Ciskowski, Charles Theroux, Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 05:01 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Inglis | 50-52 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 04:41 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 04:19 | Kansas State | Rodney Candelaria steals it from Mitchell Olson | 50-52 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 04:03 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Villalpando | 50-52 |
| 03:35 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte is fouled on the floor by Rodney Candelaria - foul #2 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Theroux (PF) Ronald Villalpando | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Raymond Seibert | |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gaston Kyte (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Rufus Fetterman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Theroux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | Kansas State | James Murphy blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Olson | 51-52 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando (PF) Charles Theroux | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 02:33 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 02:25 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 02:23 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:12 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thad Woolery | 51-54 |
| 01:46 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the easy layup | 51-54 |
| 01:19 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gaston Kyte and he's hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Villalpando | 54-54 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Patton connects on the 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |