| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 38-32 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Carmona steps in front of the Eddie Rasmussen pass | 40-32 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Anthony Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Powell, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | John Mason is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | David Halls blocks the jumper by Anthony Powell | 40-32 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Anthony Powell - foul #3 on Anthony Powell, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SG), Hugh Papke (SF), Matthew Lund (C) Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Jason Jones | |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on an open floater from the left side | 40-32 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Hugh Papke | 40-32 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, Donald Tarbox, Eddie Rasmussen, Matthew Lund | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-32 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's pass is intercepted by John Gamble | 40-32 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on John Gamble - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Hugh Papke | |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Gerrard | 40-35 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | John Gamble is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gamble, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), Tony Morrison (PF) Shayne Seelye, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Bradly Kelly takes the ball from Anthony Powell | 40-35 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Anthony Powell steps in front of the Thomas Petty pass in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell lays it in | 40-37 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by John Gamble - foul #3 on John Gamble, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Hugh Papke (PF), Matthew Lund (C) John Gamble, James Gerrard, Jason Jones | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tony Morrison | 40-37 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Hugh Papke and he's fouled by Norman Jenkins - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SG) Anthony Powell | |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls is open but misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Hugh Papke - foul #1 on Hugh Papke, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), James Gerrard (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, Tony Morrison, Hugh Papke, Matthew Lund | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by John Gamble in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Gamble, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Thomas Petty, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG), Anthony Powell (SG) John Gamble, Donald Tarbox | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the dunk | 44-39 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Gerrard | 44-39 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Gerrard | 44-42 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Mason and he's hacked by Jason Jones - foul #2 on Jason Jones, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Robert James, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG) Anthony Powell | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 49-42 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shayne Seelye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Casey Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gerrard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses short on a shot from close range | 49-42 |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye double dribbles | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Donald Tarbox (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Hugh Papke (PF), Matthew Lund (C) Shayne Seelye, Casey Beverly, James Gerrard, Eddie Rasmussen, Jason Jones | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Hugh Papke is blocked by Michael Hilbert | 49-42 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's fadeaway is rejected by Hugh Papke | 49-42 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by Tony Morrison - foul #4 on Tony Morrison, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Richard Steib (C) Bradly Kelly, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Tony Morrison, Matthew Lund | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's floater is tipped away by Eddie Rasmussen | 49-42 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-42 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Rasmussen | 51-42 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Taylor - foul #2 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Jason Jones (C) Donald Tarbox, Hugh Papke | |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | John Mason connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-44 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Andy Kutz - foul #3 on Andy Kutz, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), David Halls (C) Richard Steib, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), Matthew Lund (PF) Andy Kutz, Anthony Powell, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (PF) Jason Jones | |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Casey Beverly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Gerrard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Lund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Gerrard | 58-47 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Mason and he's fouled by Matthew Lund - foul #3 on Matthew Lund, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF), Fred Carmona (PF) Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Tony Morrison (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) Shayne Seelye, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Matthew Lund | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Petty steals it from Casey Beverly | 61-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Beverly - foul #1 on Casey Beverly, team foul #11 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG) Casey Beverly | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Powell - foul #4 on Anthony Powell, team foul #12 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Donald Tarbox (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (C) John Gamble, Anthony Powell, Eddie Rasmussen, Jason Jones | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-47 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gerrard | 65-50 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | James Gerrard is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #1 on James Gerrard, team foul #13 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Matthew Lund (PF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, Donald Tarbox, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-50 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by John Gamble in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Gamble, team foul #14 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Robert James | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG) John Gamble | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 68-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Jason Jones | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-50 |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Taylor steps in front of the Tony Morrison pass | 71-50 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), Hugh Papke (SF) Anthony Powell, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shayne Seelye | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shayne Seelye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Beverly (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Morrison (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Lund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SG) Shayne Seelye | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Casey Beverly is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #2 on Casey Beverly, team foul #15 | 71-55 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Casey Beverly - foul #3 on Casey Beverly, team foul #16 | 71-55 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly can't connect on a floater from the right side | 72-55 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox grabs the offensive board | 72-55 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke tips it but misses | 72-55 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly blows the layup | 72-55 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Hugh Papke | 72-55 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Matthew Lund | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund connects on the shot from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Casey Beverly | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Casey Beverly is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Casey Beverly, team foul #17 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG) Casey Beverly | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the runner from the right block | 74-62 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly double dribbles | 74-62 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donald Tarbox | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 74-64 |