| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) C - David Terrazas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses long on a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Quinn steps in front of the Thad Woolery pass | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Rodney Candelaria steals the ball from Freddy Bozek | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Greg Moon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Freddy Bozek | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Raymond Seibert swats the layup by Freddy Bozek | 0-3 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Greg Moon snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is hacked by Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | David Terrazas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG) Rodney Candelaria | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (PF) David Terrazas | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Heath | 0-3 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) C - James Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 reb. C - Conrad Severson (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | James Patton slams it home | 2-3 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery, James Patton, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Carl Heath | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Quinn is called for the reach on Jonathan Pinkard - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Quinn steps in front of the Rodney Candelaria pass | 2-3 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn lays it in | 2-5 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Russell Goodrich swats the shot by Ernest Davis | 2-5 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Greg Moon gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is fouled in the backcourt by William Depew - foul #1 on William Depew, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (PF), David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich, Freddy Bozek | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Heath | 2-8 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock is hacked by Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG) Rodney Candelaria | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Carl Heath | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Pinkard | 4-8 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-8 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Thad Woolery is called for the reach on Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Thad Woolery, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert (C) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Freddy Bozek, Conrad Severson | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | David Terrazas grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Jonathan Pinkard picks off the pass by David Terrazas | 4-8 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Patton | 7-8 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Carl Heath gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Cole Schoenrock, Jonathan Pinkard, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF), Conrad Severson (C) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Russell Goodrich, David Terrazas | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Medley | 7-8 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Mark Eggert is called for the reach on William Depew - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Carl Heath | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley's pass is intercepted by Greg Moon | 7-8 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Rodney Candelaria steals it from David Terrazas | 7-8 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Depew | 10-8 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Depew - foul #2 on William Depew, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, David Terrazas | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 3 reb. C - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is denied on a layup by Carl Heath | 10-9 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Carl Heath hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Conrad Severson | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from James Patton | 12-10 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Carl Heath knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Freddy Bozek and he's hacked by Rodney Candelaria - foul #2 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG) Rodney Candelaria | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses short on a jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | David Terrazas snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is fouled on the floor by Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | David Terrazas picks off the pass by Cole Schoenrock | 12-14 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Ernest Davis (SF) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't tip it in | 12-17 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Greg Moon snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Greg Moon drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Freddy Bozek | 12-19 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Steve Gilmore, Jonathan Pinkard, James Patton, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Carl Heath, David Terrazas | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert loses the dribble to Conrad Severson | 12-19 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis is hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #1 on Conrad Severson, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF) Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Carl Heath (PF), David Terrazas (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria's 3 pointer is rejected by Freddy Bozek | 12-19 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | James Patton snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Patton | 14-19 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-19 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Heath | 14-19 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Thad Woolery - foul #2 on Thad Woolery, team foul #9 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Ernest Davis (SF), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis blows the layup | 14-21 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | David Terrazas snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses long on a halfcourt shot | 14-21 |