| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Dunn - foul #3 on Harry Dunn, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG) Harry Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Gray | 48-41 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses short on a jumper in the lane | 48-41 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it in | 48-43 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Charlie Gray scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Eccles | 51-43 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | David Hill clanks a shot from the right side | 51-43 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kyle Core - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-43 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlo Saenz | 52-43 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Mike Eccles steals it from Kyle Core | 52-43 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-43 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the floater in the lane | 52-43 |
| 17:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 52-43 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Charlie Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 52-45 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carlo Saenz - foul #1 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UMass | William Young (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), Monty Riding (PF), John Beaudry (C) Doyle Livingston, Charlie Gray, Robert Thomas, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Grover Niemann (SG), Willie Reno (PF), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, Kyle Core, William Felts, George Lambert | |
| 16:55 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Tracy Dimas is blocked by John Beaudry | 54-45 |
| 16:33 | UMass | William Young pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 16:26 | UMass | William Young misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is fouled on the floor by William Young - foul #1 on William Young, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Monty Riding takes the ball from Carlo Saenz | 54-45 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Monty Riding is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Monty Riding, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG) Charlie Gray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) Grover Niemann | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner is hacked by Vincent Johnson - foul #1 on Vincent Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG) Vincent Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) Carlo Saenz | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Samuel Miller is denied by John Beaudry | 54-45 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Young - foul #2 on William Young, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Thomas (PF) Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG), William Felts (PF) Tracy Dimas, Shane Hamner | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Samuel Miller steps in front of the William Young pass | 54-48 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by George Lambert is denied by John Beaudry | 54-48 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:19 | UMass | William Young can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno is hacked by William Young - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Mike Eccles (C) Doyle Livingston, William Young, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (SG), Shane Hamner (C) Willie Reno, George Lambert | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 54-50 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Harry Dunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Mike Eccles travels with the ball | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Monty Riding (PF) Harry Dunn, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG) Samuel Miller | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Core | 54-50 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | David Hill comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Vincent Johnson - foul #2 on Vincent Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), John Beaudry (C) Vincent Johnson, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF), George Lambert (C) Kyle Core, Shane Hamner | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:43 | UMass | George Lambert is called for the reach on John Beaudry - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| 12:30 | UMass | Charlie Gray's pass is intercepted by Tracy Dimas | 54-51 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Doyle Livingston connects on the 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | William Felts tips it home | 57-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | John Beaudry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Monty Riding snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Charlie Gray makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Doyle Livingston | 60-55 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | George Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Beaudry - foul #3 on John Beaudry, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Doyle Livingston, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Monty Riding, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Kyle Core (SG), Willie Reno (SF), Shane Hamner (PF) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Carlo Saenz, William Felts | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 10:41 | UMass | David Hill is called for the reach on Harry Dunn - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG) George Lambert | |
| 10:27 | UMass | Kyle Core swats the short shot by William Young | 60-56 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Robert Thomas tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | David Hill is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Harry Dunn misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Harry Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Harry Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses badly on a floater in the lane | 62-56 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner is hacked by Mike Eccles - foul #2 on Mike Eccles, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:21 | UMass | William Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Grover Niemann, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), John Beaudry (C) Vincent Johnson, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Grover Niemann | |
| 08:36 | UMass | William Young misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 08:34 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Beaudry | 62-58 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Monty Riding (PF) Doyle Livingston, William Young, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF), William Felts (PF) Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Charlie Gray can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Monty Riding gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Monty Riding misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Carlo Saenz | 62-60 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Monty Riding misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by William Felts - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), William Young (SG), Mike Eccles (C) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Grover Niemann (SG), Shane Hamner (PF) Samuel Miller, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| 07:18 | UMass | Monty Riding makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Monty Riding makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the shot from the left side set up by Carlo Saenz | 64-62 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from William Young | 66-62 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Monty Riding - foul #3 on Monty Riding, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Thomas (PF) Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (PF) Grover Niemann, George Lambert | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | David Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (SG) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:14 | UMass | Mike Eccles hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by William Young - foul #4 on William Young, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), John Beaudry (C) Vincent Johnson, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Shane Hamner | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Robert Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-65 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Doyle Livingston pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Robert Thomas buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Doyle Livingston | 73-65 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tracy Dimas | 73-68 |
| 04:54 | UMass | John Beaudry scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charlie Gray | 75-68 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Mike Eccles (C) Doyle Livingston, William Young, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | William Felts's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Batchelder | 75-68 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Harry Dunn pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder is called for traveling | 75-68 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | William Felts drills a floater from the free throw line | 75-70 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Charlie Gray hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Dunn | 78-70 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Felts and he's fouled by Harry Dunn - foul #4 on Harry Dunn, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the free throw | 78-73 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Charlie Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 78-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | George Lambert scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Hill | 78-75 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Charlie Gray can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Robert Thomas tips it back up and in | 80-75 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the finger roll | 80-77 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Charlie Gray is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charlie Gray, team foul #13 | 80-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Monty Riding (PF), John Beaudry (C) Charlie Gray, Robert Thomas, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (C) George Lambert | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Thomas (PF) John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Mike Eccles (C) Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:06 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the board | 80-77 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 80-80 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder is fouled on the floor by William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #8 | 80-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG) Doyle Livingston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| 01:36 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses badly on a floater from the right side | 80-80 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-80 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #2 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #14 | 80-80 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Robert Thomas hits a 3 from straight away | 83-82 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the dunk attempt | 83-82 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Harry Dunn grabs the board | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Charlie Gray drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Batchelder | 85-82 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-82 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive board | 85-82 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-82 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SF) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UMass | Robert Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Miller - foul #4 on Samuel Miller, team foul #9 | 85-82 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 85-82 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Thomas steals it from Carlo Saenz | 85-82 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on Charlie Gray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Miller, team foul #10 | 85-82 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 00:11 | UMass | Charlie Gray makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Charlie Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-82 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the offensive board | 87-82 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Hill | 87-85 |
| 00:01 | UMass | David Hill is called for the reach on Doyle Livingston in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #11 | 87-85 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (SF) Harry Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses short on a halfcourt shot | 89-85 |