| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Steven Pike (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ken Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | James Long buries a fadeaway near the basket | 35-30 |
| 19:26 | Lehigh | William Gill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 19:24 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:05 | Lehigh | John Butler hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Pike | 35-33 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen's dunk attempt is rejected by William Gill | 35-33 |
| 18:51 | Lehigh | Steven Pike pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:35 | Lehigh | William Gill misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Melvin Robertson - foul #2 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:35 | Lehigh | William Gill makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:35 | Lehigh | William Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | James Long can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen McDonald - foul #1 on Stephen McDonald, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | James Long makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #1 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SF) John Moorman, Melvin Robertson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Eddie Askew (C) Stephen McDonald | |
| 17:31 | Lehigh | John Butler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Long - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Douglas Ward (SF), Scott Rearick (C) William Gill, Ken Wheeler | |
| 17:31 | Lehigh | John Butler misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | Lehigh | John Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry is fouled on the floor by Eddie Askew - foul #2 on Eddie Askew, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Henry Hall (PG) Steven Pike | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Henry | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Lehigh | Douglas Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 16:03 | Lehigh | Daniel Henry steals the ball from Scott Rearick | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Henry Hall (fresh) SG - John Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eddie Askew (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 15:21 | Lehigh | The jump hook by John Butler is blocked by Daniel Henry | 44-38 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses short on a floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Jason Broome (SG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Luis Melendez, Rodney Cho, Daniel Henry, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Steven Pike (PG), Joe Davis (SG), William Gill (SF), Ken Wheeler (PF), Stephen McDonald (C) Henry Hall, John Butler, Douglas Ward, Eddie Askew, Scott Rearick | |
| 14:14 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen McDonald | 44-40 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Ken Wheeler is called for the reach on Patrick Henriksen - foul #1 on Ken Wheeler, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | James Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 13:30 | Lehigh | William Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:13 | Lehigh | William Gill scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Steven Pike | 44-42 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson's fadeaway is rejected by Ken Wheeler | 44-42 |
| 12:51 | Lehigh | Steven Pike gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:36 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | John Moorman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:29 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:07 | Lehigh | William Gill drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Steven Pike | 44-44 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by James Long is denied by Ken Wheeler | 44-44 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Broome (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) C - James Long (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Steven Pike (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joe Davis (fresh) SF - William Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ken Wheeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | John Moorman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Daniel Henry (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, Jason Broome, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Henry Hall (PG), John Butler (SG), Douglas Ward (SF), Eddie Askew (PF), Scott Rearick (C) Steven Pike, Joe Davis, William Gill, Ken Wheeler, Stephen McDonald | |
| 11:22 | Lehigh | Henry Hall is hacked by Luis Melendez - foul #2 on Luis Melendez, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Lehigh | Douglas Ward is fouled on the floor by Daniel Henry - foul #1 on Daniel Henry, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 10:59 | Lehigh | Henry Hall's floater is knocked away by Lewis Phillips | 44-44 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho scores on a runner from the left block | 46-44 |
| 10:32 | Lehigh | John Butler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Henry | 48-46 |
| 10:16 | Lehigh | Henry Hall misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho tips it home | 50-46 |
| 09:41 | Lehigh | John Butler is fouled on the floor by Luis Melendez - foul #3 on Luis Melendez, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Steven Pike (PG), William Gill (SF), Ken Wheeler (PF), Stephen McDonald (C) Henry Hall, Douglas Ward, Eddie Askew, Scott Rearick | |
| 09:15 | Lehigh | John Butler is fouled on the floor by Rodney Cho - foul #1 on Rodney Cho, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| 09:15 | Lehigh | John Butler makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:15 | Lehigh | John Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen McDonald - foul #2 on Stephen McDonald, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:40 | Lehigh | John Butler misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Moorman - foul #2 on John Moorman, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (SG) Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 08:40 | Lehigh | John Butler makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:40 | Lehigh | John Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | James Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Douglas Ward (SG) John Butler | |
| 08:16 | Lehigh | Melvin Robertson is called for the reach on Stephen McDonald - foul #3 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SG) John Moorman | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 08:16 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:16 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Gill - foul #2 on William Gill, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Eddie Askew (C) Stephen McDonald | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Steven Pike (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Douglas Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ken Wheeler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Eddie Askew (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Lehigh | William Gill clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 07:34 | Lehigh | Steven Pike tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 07:33 | Lehigh | Eddie Askew grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 07:14 | Lehigh | William Gill makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Pike and he's fouled by Luis Melendez - foul #4 on Luis Melendez, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Lehigh | John Butler (SG), Scott Rearick (C) Douglas Ward, Ken Wheeler | |
| 07:14 | Lehigh | William Gill misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Sotelo | 53-54 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho is fouled on the floor by Scott Rearick - foul #1 on Scott Rearick, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG) Daniel Henry | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Douglas Ward (SF) William Gill | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Scott Rearick - foul #2 on Scott Rearick, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Henry Hall (PG) Steven Pike | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:40 | Lehigh | Eddie Askew comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips loses the dribble to Eddie Askew | 55-54 |
| 05:53 | Lehigh | Scott Rearick can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-54 |
| 05:52 | Lehigh | Eddie Askew pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:34 | Lehigh | Scott Rearick makes the jumper in the paint set up by John Butler | 55-56 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho is fouled on the floor by Scott Rearick - foul #3 on Scott Rearick, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) John Moorman, Luis Melendez, Charles Sotelo, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Steven Pike (PG), William Gill (SF), Ken Wheeler (PF), Stephen McDonald (C) Henry Hall, Douglas Ward, Eddie Askew, Scott Rearick | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:56 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 04:55 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 04:54 | Lehigh | William Gill tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-58 |
| 04:29 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to William Gill | 57-58 |
| 04:17 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler makes the jumper from the left block set up by Steven Pike | 57-60 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 03:57 | Lehigh | John Butler pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Steven Pike (fresh) 7 ast. SG - John Butler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Gill (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ken Wheeler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ken Wheeler | 57-63 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | James Long can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:31 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:08 | Lehigh | William Gill misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Robertson - foul #4 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #11 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Luis Melendez (SG), Lewis Phillips (PF) Rodney Cho, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Douglas Ward (SG), Eddie Askew (PF) John Butler, Ken Wheeler | |
| 03:08 | Lehigh | William Gill makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:08 | Lehigh | William Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | James Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) Daniel Henry | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Scott Rearick (C) Stephen McDonald | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Lehigh | John Butler (SG), Ken Wheeler (PF), Stephen McDonald (C) Douglas Ward, Eddie Askew, Scott Rearick | |
| 02:25 | Lehigh | Ken Wheeler is denied on a dunk by James Long | 57-65 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Melvin Robertson (SF) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Ken Wheeler steps in front of the Patrick Henriksen pass | 57-65 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald is hacked by James Long - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-67 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | James Long tips it but misses | 57-67 |
| 01:18 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 00:49 | Lehigh | William Gill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ken Wheeler | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Robertson | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald is fouled on the floor by James Long - foul #4 on James Long, team foul #13 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, Rodney Cho, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Douglas Ward (PG), Henry Hall (SG), Scott Rearick (SF), Eddie Askew (PF) Steven Pike, John Butler, William Gill, Ken Wheeler | |
| 00:22 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:22 | Lehigh | Stephen McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Henry Hall takes the ball from Jason Broome | 59-71 |
| 00:11 | Lehigh | Henry Hall banks in the layup | 59-73 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen McDonald - foul #3 on Stephen McDonald, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Manuel Stewart (C) Stephen McDonald | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Douglas Ward runs out the clock | 61-73 |