| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:12 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it in | 38-30 |
| 18:34 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Trent Ryan, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 18:08 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:02 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona drills a fadeaway from close range set up by John Mason | 40-30 |
| 17:13 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan loses the dribble to Thomas Petty | 40-30 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins slams it home on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 42-30 |
| 17:02 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Mason | 45-30 |
| 16:37 | Jackson State | John Bryant drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Oliver Balmer | 45-33 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | David Halls scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Mason | 47-33 |
| 15:56 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Trent Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jelks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a floater from the right block | 47-33 |
| 15:35 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 15:16 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| 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 | Jackson State | James Jacobs (SG), Ricky Tatro (SF), Clifford O'Brien (PF), Richard Dawson (C) John Bryant, Trent Ryan, Paul Jelks, Edward Harvey | |
| 15:16 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:16 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib tips it back up and in | 49-35 |
| 14:47 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Oliver Balmer | 49-38 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 14:01 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-38 |
| 13:59 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Ricky Tatro is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #3 on Ricky Tatro, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (PG) Oliver Balmer | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 13:18 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Clifford O'Brien is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Clifford O'Brien, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Richard Steib (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Bryant (SG), Trent Ryan (SF), Paul Jelks (PF), Joshua Seyler (C) Martin Holton, Ricky Tatro, Clifford O'Brien, Richard Dawson | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls drills a runner in the lane set up by John Mason and he's fouled by Joshua Seyler - foul #1 on Joshua Seyler, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer (PG), Edward Harvey (C) James Jacobs, Joshua Seyler | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:14 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Trent Ryan | 54-43 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't finish the layup | 54-43 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Petty and the foul's on John Bryant - foul #3 on John Bryant, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) Thomas Petty, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:14 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Trent Ryan | 57-46 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Mason | 60-46 |
| 10:35 | Jackson State | Edward Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 10:34 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks tips it back up and in | 60-48 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a jumper near the basket | 60-48 |
| 10:07 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 10:03 | Jackson State | Norman Jenkins steals the ball from Edward Harvey | 60-48 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | John Mason banks in the layup set up by Norman Jenkins | 62-48 |
| 09:41 | Jackson State | Edward Harvey blows the layup but the foul's on John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Robert James, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (PG), James Jacobs (SG), Ricky Tatro (SF), Clifford O'Brien (PF) Oliver Balmer, John Bryant, Trent Ryan, Paul Jelks | |
| 09:41 | Jackson State | Edward Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:41 | Jackson State | Edward Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the runner from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Harvey - foul #1 on Edward Harvey, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Dawson (C) Edward Harvey | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 08:51 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:30 | Jackson State | Martin Holton knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jacobs | 66-50 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Clifford O'Brien steps in front of the Richard Steib pass | 66-50 |
| 08:00 | Jackson State | Martin Holton can't finish the layup | 66-50 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Dawson - foul #1 on Richard Dawson, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Bradly Kelly, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer (PG), John Bryant (SG), Trent Ryan (SF), Paul Jelks (PF) Martin Holton, James Jacobs, Ricky Tatro, Richard Dawson | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford O'Brien (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | John Mason scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Steib | 71-50 |
| 06:45 | Jackson State | Richard Steib steps in front of the Paul Jelks pass | 71-50 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Trent Ryan takes the ball from Norman Jenkins | 71-50 |
| 06:03 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Oliver Balmer and he's hacked by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) Thomas Petty, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro (SF), Edward Harvey (C) Trent Ryan, Clifford O'Brien | |
| 06:03 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks misses the free throw | 71-52 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona banks in the layup | 73-52 |
| 05:29 | Jackson State | The jumper by Edward Harvey is denied by David Halls | 73-52 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 73-52 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 05:22 | Jackson State | Edward Harvey gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 05:06 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 73-52 |
| 05:04 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro can't tip it in | 73-52 |
| 05:02 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro misses the tip | 73-52 |
| 05:01 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks tips it back up and in | 73-54 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by Oliver Balmer - foul #1 on Oliver Balmer, team foul #8 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Jacobs (SG), Trent Ryan (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) John Bryant, Ricky Tatro, Paul Jelks | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 04:22 | Jackson State | James Jacobs knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-57 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Dawson steps in front of the Fred Carmona pass | 75-57 |
| 03:46 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | James Jacobs is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #1 on James Jacobs, team foul #9 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Robert James, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (PG), Ricky Tatro (SF), Clifford O'Brien (PF) Oliver Balmer, Trent Ryan, Edward Harvey | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:31 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Martin Holton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Tatro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford O'Brien (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dawson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Jackson State | Martin Holton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #4 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 03:21 | Jackson State | Martin Holton makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 03:21 | Jackson State | Martin Holton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 76-59 |
| 02:55 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 02:50 | Jackson State | The short jumper by Clifford O'Brien is denied by Richard Steib | 76-59 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 76-59 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-59 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 76-59 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-59 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive board | 76-59 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Tatro - foul #4 on Ricky Tatro, team foul #10 | 76-59 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:53 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-59 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the lay-in | 77-59 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by Martin Holton - foul #1 on Martin Holton, team foul #11 | 77-59 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson's floater is tipped away by Richard Steib | 79-59 |
| 00:46 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro tips it back up and in | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Ricky Tatro steps in front of the Robert James pass | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 79-61 |