| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Lord (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Martin Holley is called for the reach on Kyle Core - foul #3 on Martin Holley, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | NC State | William Scott (C) Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | William Felts is hacked by Robert Lord - foul #3 on Robert Lord, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Kurt Minton (PF) Robert Lord | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Harry Crosson snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 18:53 | NC State | Robert Newcomb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | George Lambert gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | William Felts buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Core | 23-37 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Newcomb | 25-37 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Newcomb - foul #1 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:43 | NC State | Kurt Minton is fouled on the floor by Carlo Saenz - foul #3 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG) Carlo Saenz | |
| 17:33 | NC State | Harry Crosson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | William Felts is denied on a layup by Kurt Minton | 27-40 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | William Felts tips it in | 27-42 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Kurt Minton lays it up and in | 29-42 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Shane Hamner (PF) Samuel Miller, William Felts | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:15 | NC State | Kurt Minton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Terrell Moreau (SG), Walter Blazer (SF) Robert Newcomb, Harry Crosson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF) Kyle Core | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | David Hill knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 29-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrell Moreau (fresh) SF - Walter Blazer (fresh) PF - Kurt Minton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Reno (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shane Hamner (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:40 | NC State | George Lambert denies the turnaround by Nathanial Cannon | 29-45 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Terrell Moreau pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Scott and he's hacked by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Newcomb (SG), Harry Crosson (SF), Robert Lord (PF), Martin Holley (C) Terrell Moreau, Walter Blazer, Kurt Minton, William Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Kyle Core (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), William Felts (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Willie Reno, George Lambert | |
| 15:12 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Harry Crosson is called for the reach on Kyle Core - foul #3 on Harry Crosson, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Walter Blazer (SF) Nathanial Cannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-45 |
| 14:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Lord | 32-45 |
| 14:35 | NC State | The jump hook by Martin Holley is blocked by William Felts | 32-45 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | William Felts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Harry Crosson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Walter Blazer snags the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Robert Newcomb scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Martin Holley | 35-45 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | William Felts knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Kyle Core | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:00 | NC State | Harry Crosson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Robert Lord pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Robert Lord's dunk attempt is rejected by William Felts | 35-47 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Robert Newcomb tips it in | 37-47 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the floater from the right side | 37-47 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Robert Newcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Terrell Moreau (SF), Kurt Minton (PF) Harry Crosson, Walter Blazer, Robert Lord | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (PF), George Lambert (C) Samuel Miller, Kyle Core, William Felts, Shane Hamner | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the easy layup | 37-47 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrell Moreau (fresh) PF - Kurt Minton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:25 | NC State | Kurt Minton misses long on a shot from the right side | 37-49 |
| 11:24 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathanial Cannon | 37-49 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Carlo Saenz steals it from Nathanial Cannon | 37-49 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Newcomb - foul #2 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Crosson (SG), Walter Blazer (SF), Robert Lord (PF), William Scott (C) Robert Newcomb, Terrell Moreau, Kurt Minton, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), William Felts (PF) David Hill, Carlo Saenz | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:30 | NC State | George Lambert swats the layup by Nathanial Cannon | 37-51 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno can't connect on a runner near the basket | 37-51 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the fadeaway from the left side | 37-51 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on Nathanial Cannon - foul #2 on Samuel Miller, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG) Tracy Dimas | |
| 09:37 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | William Scott swats the short shot by William Felts | 37-51 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Newcomb (SG), Martin Holley (C) Walter Blazer, William Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Carlo Saenz (SF) Samuel Miller, Willie Reno | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Martin Holley grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Robert Newcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-51 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Lord steals it from George Lambert | 37-51 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Hill | 37-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Crosson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lord (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Robert Lord banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Crosson | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 39-53 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz tips it in | 39-55 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Robert Lord double dribbles | 39-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Peters (PG), Terrell Moreau (SG), Walter Blazer (SF), Kurt Minton (PF), William Scott (C) Nathanial Cannon, Robert Newcomb, Harry Crosson, Robert Lord, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (PF), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, Carlo Saenz, William Felts, George Lambert | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Walter Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Joseph Peters scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Minton | 42-55 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Newcomb (SG) Terrell Moreau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) Kyle Core | |
| 05:21 | NC State | Robert Newcomb is fouled on the floor by Tracy Dimas - foul #1 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Carlo Saenz | |
| 05:08 | NC State | Robert Newcomb misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 05:06 | NC State | William Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 04:47 | NC State | William Scott misses the easy layup | 42-55 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 04:23 | NC State | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 04:23 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Harry Crosson (SF), Robert Lord (PF), Martin Holley (C) Joseph Peters, Walter Blazer, Kurt Minton, William Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| 04:11 | NC State | Martin Holley is denied on a layup by George Lambert | 42-55 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon is hacked by Samuel Miller - foul #3 on Samuel Miller, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Harry Crosson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Lord - foul #4 on Robert Lord, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Peters (PG), Terrell Moreau (SG), Walter Blazer (SF), Kurt Minton (PF), William Scott (C) Nathanial Cannon, Robert Newcomb, Harry Crosson, Robert Lord, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Willie Reno (SF), Shane Hamner (C) Samuel Miller, Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrell Moreau (fresh) SF - Walter Blazer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Minton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Scott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Reno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Felts (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | NC State | Joseph Peters misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Kurt Minton gets the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 02:56 | NC State | William Felts blocks the short jumper by Kurt Minton | 42-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Peters picks off the pass by David Hill in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Joseph Peters is hacked by William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG), George Lambert (C) Tracy Dimas, William Felts | |
| 02:38 | NC State | William Scott comes up short on the runner from the right block | 42-57 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | George Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) George Lambert | |
| 02:10 | NC State | William Scott connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Blazer and he's hacked by Shane Hamner - foul #1 on Shane Hamner, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| 02:10 | NC State | William Scott makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner is whistled for traveling | 45-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG) Grover Niemann | |
| 01:37 | NC State | Kurt Minton blows the layup but the foul's on Carlo Saenz - foul #4 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Kurt Minton makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Kurt Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas drills a 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Joseph Peters loses the dribble to David Hill | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Peters steals the ball from Carlo Saenz | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Walter Blazer lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Peters | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Hill runs out the clock | 49-60 |