| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David Kimbrough (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Jantzen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Leavens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Leatham (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens inbounds the ball | 49-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens travels with the ball | 49-27 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the tip | 49-27 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-27 |
| 18:59 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| 18:55 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Randall Jantzen is blocked by Fred Carmona | 49-27 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the board | 49-27 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Randall Jantzen - foul #1 on Randall Jantzen, team foul #1 | 49-27 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | John Mason double dribbles | 49-27 |
| 18:17 | Alcorn State | John Campbell buries a floater from close range | 49-29 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-29 |
| 17:46 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-29 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Austin Leatham steals the ball from John Mason | 52-29 |
| 16:58 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #3 on Fred Carmona, team foul #1 | 52-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (SG), Jack Kingery (PF), Al Wortman (C) Randall Jantzen, John Campbell, Austin Leatham | |
| 16:58 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens misses the 1st free throw | 52-29 |
| 16:58 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens misses the 2nd free throw | 52-29 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the defensive rebound | 52-29 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-29 |
| 16:35 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| 16:30 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens travels with the ball | 52-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (C) David Kimbrough, Steven Leavens | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-29 |
| 15:51 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Deckard and he's fouled by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #2 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Campbell (PF) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 15:51 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery misses the free throw | 55-31 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 55-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Deckard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Kingery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Wortman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 57-31 |
| 15:23 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Campbell | 57-34 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Robert James dunks the ball set up by John Mason | 59-34 |
| 15:01 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-34 |
| 14:59 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman tips it but misses | 59-34 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 59-34 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Al Wortman - foul #2 on Al Wortman, team foul #2 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF) Robert James, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough (PG), Randall Jantzen (SG), Austin Leatham (C) Sherman Smith, Raymond Deckard, Al Wortman | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Norman Jenkins | 61-34 |
| 14:28 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 61-34 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the rebound | 61-34 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3 from straight away | 61-34 |
| 14:20 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham pulls down the rebound | 61-34 |
| 14:16 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-34 |
| 14:14 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Kingery | 61-34 |
| 13:57 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Fred Carmona - foul #4 on Fred Carmona, team foul #3 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Richard Steib (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF) Jack Kingery, John Campbell | |
| 13:57 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 13:57 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #1 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #3 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 13:43 | Alcorn State | Dikembe Emanuel snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| 13:28 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #4 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 13:28 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:28 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham misses the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 61-37 |
| 13:05 | Alcorn State | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 12:56 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 61-37 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Bradly Kelly - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #5 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Campbell (PF) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 12:28 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-37 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 61-37 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls blows the layup | 61-37 |
| 12:04 | Alcorn State | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 61-37 |
| 12:00 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #6 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (SG), Jack Kingery (SF), Al Wortman (C) Randall Jantzen, Steven Leavens, Austin Leatham | |
| 11:32 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #7 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard (SG) David Kimbrough | |
| 11:32 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 11:32 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Deckard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Kingery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Wortman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Halls | 64-39 |
| 10:59 | Alcorn State | John Campbell buries a jump hook in the paint | 64-41 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a shot from just outside the lane | 66-41 |
| 10:27 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-41 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 66-41 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Robert James, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough (PG), Randall Jantzen (SG), Steven Leavens (SF), Austin Leatham (C) Sherman Smith, Raymond Deckard, John Campbell, Al Wortman | |
| 10:11 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-41 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-41 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the tip | 66-41 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the offensive board | 66-41 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Jack Kingery is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Jack Kingery, team foul #4 | 66-41 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty loses the ball out of bounds | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Al Wortman (PF) Jack Kingery | |
| 08:56 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham loses the ball out of bounds | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SG) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (SG), John Campbell (PF) Randall Jantzen, Al Wortman | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Robert James is fouled on the floor by David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #5 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard (SF), Al Wortman (C) Steven Leavens, Austin Leatham | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Raymond Deckard steals it from Fred Carmona | 66-41 |
| 08:12 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough can't finish the layup | 66-41 |
| 08:11 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 08:03 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith is whistled for a carry | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery (SF) David Kimbrough | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is fouled on the floor by Jack Kingery - foul #3 on Jack Kingery, team foul #6 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen (SG) Raymond Deckard | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-41 |
| 07:40 | Alcorn State | John Campbell gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 07:24 | Alcorn State | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by Fred Carmona - foul #5 on Fred Carmona, team foul #8 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Robert James, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham (C) Al Wortman | |
| 07:24 | Alcorn State | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 07:24 | Alcorn State | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Jantzen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Kingery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Austin Leatham (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-43 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the offensive board | 66-43 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Steib, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough (PG), Steven Leavens (SF) Sherman Smith, John Campbell | |
| 06:32 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a floater near the basket | 66-43 |
| 06:25 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 06:11 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-43 |
| 06:09 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery hits the follow up shot | 66-45 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Kimbrough - foul #3 on David Kimbrough, team foul #7 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Richard Steib (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (SG), Al Wortman (PF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Randall Jantzen, Jack Kingery, Austin Leatham | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 05:37 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-45 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the rebound | 68-45 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Mason | 71-45 |
| 05:09 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman scores on a 3 from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it home | 73-48 |
| 04:32 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Al Wortman | 73-51 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-51 |
| 04:19 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Al Wortman | 73-51 |
| 04:14 | Alcorn State | John Mason steals it from David Kimbrough | 73-51 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the finger roll | 75-51 |
| 04:06 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-51 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the rebound | 75-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-51 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the offensive board | 75-51 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is whistled for traveling | 75-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard (SG), Jamie Gomer (SF), Jack Kingery (PF) David Kimbrough, Steven Leavens, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 03:32 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the lane | 75-53 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Robert James is whistled for traveling | 75-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Raymond Deckard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Gomer (fresh) PF - Jack Kingery (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Al Wortman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-53 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 75-53 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-53 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-53 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly drills a jump hook from the right block | 77-53 |
| 02:06 | Alcorn State | Jeremy Taylor steals the ball from Jamie Gomer | 77-53 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert James | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-53 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-53 |
| 01:02 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman gets the rebound | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery misses the floater from the baseline | 79-53 |
| 00:55 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman misses the tip | 79-53 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 81-53 |
| 00:20 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-53 |
| 00:19 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 81-53 |
| 00:15 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 81-53 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 81-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 81-53 |