| Lineup | VCU | PG - Albert Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Parikh (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ryan Tillman inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:45 | VCU | John Skinner gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:23 | VCU | John Skinner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:04 | VCU | William Parikh snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:35 | VCU | The jump hook by William Parikh is blocked by William Baranski | 33-27 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | John Skinner is called for the reach on Erwin Wood - foul #3 on John Skinner, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Merrill (SG) John Skinner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell's floater is tipped away by William Parikh | 33-27 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Jimmy Jones | 33-29 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Parikh | 36-29 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | VCU | Scott Merrill scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Miyashiro | 39-31 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Tillman - foul #1 on Ryan Tillman, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | VCU | James Washington (SF), Ernest Smith (PF), Rafael Valletta (C) Ryan Tillman, William Parikh, Leroy Hutchins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:45 | VCU | Rafael Valletta gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Scott Merrill connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Miyashiro | 41-31 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox misses the lay-in but the foul's on Scott Merrill - foul #1 on Scott Merrill, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (SF), Tyler Batten (PF) Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Rafael Valletta hits a shot from the left wing set up by Albert Miyashiro | 43-32 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | VCU | John Skinner (SG), William Parikh (PF) Albert Miyashiro, Rafael Valletta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Christopher Mitchell (C) Joseph Lennox, Robert Caldwell | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Parikh (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Hamel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | VCU | James Washington comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Ernest Smith swats the short shot by Tyler Batten | 43-32 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Ernest Smith snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 15:12 | VCU | William Parikh misses the easy layup | 43-32 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tyler Batten | 43-32 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell's pass is intercepted by James Washington | 43-32 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Calvin Borrego takes the ball from Scott Merrill | 43-32 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Don Hamel and the foul's on James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Ryan Tillman (SF), Leroy Hutchins (C) Scott Merrill, Ernest Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Don Hamel, Tyler Batten, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Parikh | 43-34 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins is denied on a layup by Robert Caldwell | 43-34 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell buries a jumper from the left wing set up by William Baranski | 43-36 |
| 13:22 | VCU | James Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones is fouled on the floor by William Parikh - foul #1 on William Parikh, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Miyashiro (PG), Scott Merrill (SG), Ernest Smith (PF) James Washington, John Skinner, William Parikh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Stephan Pipkin (SF) Erwin Wood, Calvin Borrego | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Tillman - foul #2 on Ryan Tillman, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:29 | VCU | Scott Merrill misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Baranski | 43-38 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Ernest Smith misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 11:53 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins tips it in | 45-40 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 11:30 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Albert Miyashiro (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Ernest Smith and he's fouled by Don Hamel - foul #3 on Don Hamel, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | VCU | John Skinner (SG), James Washington (SF), William Parikh (PF) Scott Merrill, Ryan Tillman, Leroy Hutchins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Tyler Batten (C) Jimmy Jones, Robert Caldwell | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is hacked by Albert Miyashiro - foul #1 on Albert Miyashiro, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (C) William Baranski | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:06 | VCU | Ernest Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:56 | VCU | William Parikh connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Washington | 50-41 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin lays it up and in | 50-43 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Ernest Smith loses the dribble to Calvin Borrego | 50-43 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-43 |
| 10:20 | VCU | John Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:00 | VCU | Stephan Pipkin steals it from John Skinner | 50-43 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood loses the dribble to Ernest Smith | 50-43 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Ernest Smith makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Washington and the foul's on Tyler Batten - foul #1 on Tyler Batten, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Merrill (PG), Ryan Tillman (SF), Leroy Hutchins (C) Albert Miyashiro, James Washington, William Parikh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Joseph Lennox (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Don Hamel, Stephan Pipkin, Tyler Batten, Calvin Borrego | |
| 09:23 | VCU | Ernest Smith makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 53-46 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Ryan Tillman double dribbles | 53-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Rafael Valletta (PF) Ernest Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG) Erwin Wood | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 08:29 | VCU | The rebound goes to Leroy Hutchins | 53-46 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins loses the ball out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | VCU | James Washington (SG) John Skinner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Stephan Pipkin (SF) Daniel Clontz, Joseph Lennox | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the lay-in | 53-46 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin tips it home | 53-48 |
| 07:28 | VCU | Robert Caldwell swats the layup by Ryan Tillman | 53-48 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Valletta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 07:21 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 07:17 | VCU | Ryan Tillman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 06:59 | VCU | Scott Merrill buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Washington | 56-50 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Rafael Valletta pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:46 | VCU | The refs have stopped play. Scott Merrill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Miyashiro (PG), John Skinner (SG), William Parikh (PF), Ernest Smith (C) Scott Merrill, Ryan Tillman, Rafael Valletta, Leroy Hutchins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG) Don Hamel | |
| 06:37 | VCU | James Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Ernest Smith can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Parikh - foul #2 on William Parikh, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Clifford Defreitas (SF) James Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (SG), Calvin Borrego (SF) Jimmy Jones, Stephan Pipkin | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Ernest Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:07 | VCU | William Parikh misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Erwin Wood steps in front of the Albert Miyashiro pass in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego dunks the ball on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 56-53 |
| 05:26 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Skinner and he's hacked by Don Hamel - foul #4 on Don Hamel, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VCU | James Washington (SG), Leroy Hutchins (C) John Skinner, Ernest Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Tyler Batten (PF) Don Hamel, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 05:26 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego drills a floater from the left side | 58-55 |
| 05:02 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro's pass is intercepted by Calvin Borrego | 58-55 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephan Pipkin | 58-57 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Albert Miyashiro | 60-57 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin can't finish the layup | 60-57 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:31 | VCU | James Washington tips it in | 62-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Albert Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Clifford Defreitas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Parikh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tyler Batten (fresh) 3 reb. C - Calvin Borrego (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Pipkin | 62-59 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | VCU | John Skinner (SG), Ryan Tillman (SF) James Washington, Clifford Defreitas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Tyler Batten, Calvin Borrego | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Erwin Wood | 62-62 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 02:24 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins loses the dribble to Erwin Wood | 64-62 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin dunks the ball on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 64-64 |
| 01:48 | VCU | John Skinner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | William Baranski jams it | 64-66 |
| 01:25 | VCU | John Skinner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Baranski | 67-69 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Jimmy Jones is called for the reach on Albert Miyashiro - foul #1 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #4 | 67-69 |
| 00:37 | VCU | John Skinner hits a fadeaway from the right side | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | William Baranski tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell tips it in | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | VCU | The short jumper by William Parikh is denied by Robert Caldwell | 69-71 |
| 00:00 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to William Parikh | 69-71 |