| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | John Moorman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Cho | 25-31 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the shot from the right block set up by Milton Libbey | 25-33 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Henriksen | 28-33 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses long on a shot from the right block | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski tips it in | 28-35 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Melvin Robertson | 31-35 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | John Moorman steps in front of the Gregorio Moretti pass | 31-35 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | John Moorman blows the layup | 31-35 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the dunk | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't tip it in | 31-35 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Majkowski - foul #3 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) John Moorman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #2 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Donald Clayton | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti blows the layup but he's fouled by Lewis Phillips - foul #1 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SF) Josef Kizewski | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregorio Moretti | 34-37 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey tips it in | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Henry (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Guerrier (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Rodney Cho, Daniel Henry, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Christopher Majkowski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | John Guerrier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | John Moorman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton buries a jumper in the lane | 34-41 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 34-41 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Melvin Robertson - foul #3 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF) John Moorman, Luis Melendez, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Tim Weisenberg (SG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Milton Libbey, John Guerrier, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | James Long knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Lewis Phillips denies the turnaround by Josef Kizewski | 36-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 36-42 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton can't throw it down | 36-42 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tim Weisenberg - foul #2 on Tim Weisenberg, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Daniel Henry, Jason Broome, James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Tim Weisenberg, Donald Clayton | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti banks in the layup set up by Christopher Majkowski | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Guerrier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 37-44 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Guerrier and the foul's on John Moorman - foul #3 on John Moorman, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG) John Guerrier | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-47 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rodney Cho - foul #1 on Rodney Cho, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SF), Charles Sotelo (PF), James Long (C) John Moorman, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-49 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | James Long tips it home | 39-49 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | John Guerrier is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Guerrier, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (SF) Christopher Majkowski | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry travels with the ball | 39-49 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Guerrier | 39-51 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Rice is called for the reach on Luis Melendez - foul #1 on Ronald Rice, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Daniel Henry, Jason Broome, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by James Long - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Lewis Phillips (C) Luis Melendez, James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Guerrier | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Josef Kizewski picks off the pass by Melvin Robertson | 39-54 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti lays it in on a nice dish by Josef Kizewski | 39-56 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Milton Libbey, Donald Clayton | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | John Guerrier pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Majkowski | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Guerrier (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-58 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice is hacked by Melvin Robertson - foul #4 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SF), Charles Sotelo (PF), James Long (C) John Moorman, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Donald Clayton (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) John Guerrier, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Majkowski - foul #4 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 42-61 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo is denied on a layup by Ronald Rice | 42-61 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo gets the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Long misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Long makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-61 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey gets the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-61 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti tips it home | 44-63 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski's pass is intercepted by Luis Melendez | 44-63 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez lays it up and in | 46-63 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Sotelo - foul #2 on Charles Sotelo, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Lewis Phillips (PF) Daniel Henry, James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Luis Melendez and he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #3 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Donald Clayton, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) SG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Guerrier (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clifford Smith | 49-67 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clifford Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SF) Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Guerrier - foul #2 on John Guerrier, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo (C) Jason Broome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Josef Kizewski and he's fouled by Daniel Henry - foul #1 on Daniel Henry, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) James Schofield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Guerrier | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-70 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips tips it back up and in | 55-70 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti banks in the layup on a great pass from Josef Kizewski | 55-72 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-72 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo's floater is tipped away by Josef Kizewski | 55-74 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey runs out the clock | 55-74 |