| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lord (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:47 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Harry Crosson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Austin Tolliver - foul #3 on Austin Tolliver, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled on the floor by Robert Newcomb - foul #3 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | NC State | Terrell Moreau (SG) Robert Newcomb | |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Harvey King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess tips it in | 34-35 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Terrell Moreau steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 18:05 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Martin Holley loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SF), James Flood (PF) Austin Tolliver, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | James Flood comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Robert Lord snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Terrell Moreau is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Perez (C) Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Harvey King shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | James Flood tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Harry Crosson grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Martin Holley misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Angel Perez - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG) Luis Zamora, Harvey King | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Peters (SG), Kurt Minton (PF) Terrell Moreau, Robert Lord | |
| 16:18 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Martin Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Angel Perez snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Angel Perez | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) PF - James Flood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Peters (fresh) SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Minton (fresh) C - Martin Holley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | NC State | A charge is called on Harry Crosson - foul #1 on Harry Crosson, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Felipe Valadez, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Newcomb (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), William Scott (C) Joseph Peters, Harry Crosson, Martin Holley | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | NC State | William Scott snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Kurt Minton scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathanial Cannon | 36-38 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Newcomb - foul #4 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (PG), Harvey King (SG) Michael Wheeler, Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Disney (PG), Terrell Moreau (SG), Harry Crosson (SF), Robert Lord (PF) Nathanial Cannon, Robert Newcomb, Kenneth Lewis, Kurt Minton | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Richard Disney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Lord - foul #1 on Robert Lord, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SF), James Flood (PF) Austin Tolliver, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Holley (C) William Scott | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Richard Disney drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Martin Holley - foul #1 on Martin Holley, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG) Richard Disney | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Martin Holley pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:37 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harry Crosson out of a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Martin Holley steals it from Harvey King out of a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 11:45 | NC State | The jump hook by Martin Holley is blocked by James Flood | 41-42 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | James Flood snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) PF - James Flood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrell Moreau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lord (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora slams it home on a great pass from Harvey King | 43-42 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Martin Holley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Felipe Valadez - foul #1 on Felipe Valadez, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), Austin Tolliver (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Angel Perez (C) Luis Zamora, Felipe Valadez, James Flood, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Peters (SG), Kurt Minton (PF) Terrell Moreau, Robert Lord | |
| 11:09 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Martin Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Harry Crosson gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Lewis (SF) Harry Crosson | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | NC State | William Scott (C) Martin Holley | |
| 10:23 | NC State | Angel Perez is called for the reach on Joseph Peters - foul #3 on Angel Perez, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon drills a shot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Kenneth Lewis is called for the reach on Joseph Burgess - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (PG) Michael Wheeler | |
| Subs | NC State | Terrell Moreau (SG), Harry Crosson (SF), Robert Lord (PF) Joseph Peters, Kenneth Lewis, Kurt Minton | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Joseph Burgess blocks the short jumper by Harry Crosson | 43-45 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Angel Perez can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 43-45 |
| 08:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Scott | 43-45 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Terrell Moreau is whistled for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), James Flood (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Austin Tolliver, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Holley (C) William Scott | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | James Flood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Zamora | 45-45 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Crosson | 45-47 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | James Flood grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Harvey King pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) PF - James Flood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrell Moreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Lord (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Harvey King takes the ball from Robert Lord | 48-47 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | James Flood tips it home | 50-47 |
| 06:51 | NC State | The short jumper by Terrell Moreau is denied by Felipe Valadez | 50-47 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Terrell Moreau tips it in | 50-49 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Martin Holley snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon misses the floater from the left side | 52-49 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Harry Crosson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Harry Crosson is hacked by Felipe Valadez during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Felipe Valadez, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), Austin Tolliver (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Luis Zamora, Felipe Valadez, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Disney (PG), Robert Newcomb (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Kurt Minton (PF) Nathanial Cannon, Terrell Moreau, Harry Crosson, Robert Lord | |
| 05:20 | NC State | Robert Newcomb is fouled on the floor by Harvey King - foul #1 on Harvey King, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Richard Disney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Holley - foul #2 on Martin Holley, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Crosson (SF), William Scott (C) Kenneth Lewis, Martin Holley | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Andrew Sullivan is called for the reach on Kurt Minton - foul #1 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG) Richard Disney | |
| 04:29 | NC State | Kurt Minton misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Clyburn | 54-49 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-49 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Harry Crosson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Harry Crosson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathanial Cannon | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kurt Minton (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Wheeler | 56-51 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Joseph Burgess denies the turnaround by Harry Crosson | 56-51 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Harry Crosson gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (PG), Harvey King (SG) Michael Wheeler, Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Lord (PF), Martin Holley (C) Kurt Minton, William Scott | |
| 02:44 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn hits a jumper from the baseline | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:58 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 01:56 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Newcomb | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:51 | NC State | Robert Newcomb can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess's layup is rejected by Robert Lord | 58-51 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Harry Crosson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Nathanial Cannon | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Nathanial Cannon steps in front of the Gregory Clyburn pass | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Martin Holley connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Newcomb | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled in the backcourt by Nathanial Cannon - foul #3 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Martin Holley gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Joseph Burgess is called for the reach on Nathanial Cannon - foul #1 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver is hacked by Nathanial Cannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Harry Crosson gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Harry Crosson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess grabs the board | 58-57 |