| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Anderson | 21-29 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thad Woolery | 21-31 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Dan Banks | 25-31 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | James Patton gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Bartell steals it from Raymond Seibert | 25-33 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), John Popham (C) John Anderson, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Ernest Davis (SF) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery | |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Harper (PG), Luka Niewieroski (C) Sam Dickert, Joseph Linville | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Kyle Medley (SF) Cole Schoenrock, James Patton | |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | James Harper connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Brown | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Harper (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jurica Spilski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Popham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luka Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Kyle Medley is denied by John Popham | 30-36 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | James Murphy takes the ball from John Popham | 30-38 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Joseph Linville (PF), Benjamin Bartell (C) James Harper, James Brown, Jurica Spilski, John Popham, Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Linville | 30-38 |
| 14:03 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell hits the finger roll set up by Dan Banks | 32-38 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 32-38 |
| 13:46 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-38 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Patton hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thad Woolery | 32-40 |
| 12:48 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville scores on a jumper from the right block | 34-40 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Candelaria | 34-43 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson is denied on a layup by James Patton | 34-43 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thad Woolery | 34-46 |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dan Banks and the foul's on Cole Schoenrock - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), John Popham (C) John Anderson, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jurica Spilski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Popham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | John Popham grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | John Popham can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-46 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | John Popham hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | William Depew hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Murphy | 38-49 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Linville is blocked by Jonathan Pinkard | 38-49 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | John Popham grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Cole Schoenrock steps in front of the Sam Dickert pass in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | James Brown steals it from Cole Schoenrock | 38-49 |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-49 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville tips it but misses | 38-49 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville tips it in | 40-49 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joseph Linville | 40-49 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | John Popham misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Harper (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) Sam Dickert, James Brown, Jurica Spilski, Joseph Linville | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dan Banks | 42-49 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks blows the dunk but he's hacked by Thad Woolery - foul #2 on Thad Woolery, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski (PF) John Popham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Harper (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luka Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore's floater is tipped away by Luka Niewieroski | 44-49 |
| 07:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dan Banks | 44-49 |
| 06:54 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell hits a jumper near the basket | 46-49 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-49 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Candelaria | 46-49 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Benjamin Bartell - foul #2 on Benjamin Bartell, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG) Steve Gilmore | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 3rd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson misses the floater in the lane | 46-51 |
| 05:46 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski tips it home | 48-51 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is whistled for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert (PG), Jurica Spilski (SF), Joseph Linville (PF), John Popham (C) James Harper, Dan Banks, Luka Niewieroski, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Rodney Candelaria, Raymond Seibert | |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Linville is called for the reach on Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Joseph Linville, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | James Murphy's pass is intercepted by Joseph Linville | 48-51 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sam Dickert | 50-51 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 03:19 | Vanderbilt | James Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Sam Dickert | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jurica Spilski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Popham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cole Schoenrock | 52-57 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Anderson (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) James Brown, Jurica Spilski, John Popham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Candelaria picks off the pass by Dan Banks | 52-57 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rodney Candelaria | 52-57 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria's pass is intercepted by Sam Dickert | 52-57 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Anderson | 55-57 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-57 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Benjamin Bartell | 55-57 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | 3 seconds is called on Dan Banks | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is hacked by John Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Anderson, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Dickert is called for the reach on Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on Sam Dickert, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Sam Dickert is called for the reach on Cole Schoenrock - foul #2 on Sam Dickert, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Dickert - foul #3 on Sam Dickert, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF) Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Pinkard | 55-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, Raymond Seibert | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard runs out the clock | 55-61 |