| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Uros Kozlov (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dean Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Austin picks off the pass by Shane Hamner | 30-37 |
| 19:33 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 19:23 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 19:17 | Southern Methodist | Tracy Dimas takes the ball from Uros Kozlov | 30-37 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz dunks the ball set up by Tracy Dimas | 30-39 |
| 18:50 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Saenz steals the ball from Nickolas Ward | 30-39 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 18:22 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlo Saenz - foul #2 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood (C) Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (SF) Jon Owen | |
| 18:22 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Miller | 32-42 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shane Hamner - foul #2 on Shane Hamner, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Ralph Eldridge (PF) Uros Kozlov, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Thomas Moore (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Shane Hamner | |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG), Robert Stephens (PF) Nickolas Ward, Homer Hopkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:14 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge hits a 3 from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Todd Haywood steals it from Robert Wong | 36-42 |
| 16:45 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Uros Kozlov (SG), Daniel Austin (C) Clifton Harris, Loren Bowden, Todd Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Owen (SF) Robert Wong | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Stephens - foul #1 on Robert Stephens, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans (PF) Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:13 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Nickolas Ward - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (C) Thomas Moore | |
| 16:01 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Uros Kozlov (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ralph Eldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jon Owen | 38-46 |
| 15:44 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Saenz is called for the reach on Uros Kozlov - foul #3 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Todd Haywood (C) Uros Kozlov, Ralph Eldridge, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Willie Reno (C) Thomas Murphy, Jon Owen, Carlo Saenz | |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Wong - foul #2 on Robert Wong, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG) Nickolas Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clifton Harris - foul #3 on Clifton Harris, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF) Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:46 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Uros Kozlov (SG), Daniel Austin (C) Clifton Harris, Loren Bowden, Todd Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (PF) Shane Hamner | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | David Hill is called for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge (SF) Homer Hopkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Jon Owen (SF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Robert Wong | |
| 14:10 | Southern Methodist | Willie Reno is called for the reach on Uros Kozlov - foul #4 on Willie Reno, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore (C) Willie Reno | |
| 13:54 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward tips it home | 42-47 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Eldridge - foul #3 on Ralph Eldridge, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (PF), Todd Haywood (C) Uros Kozlov, Ralph Eldridge, Robert Stephens, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (C) Thomas Moore | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:05 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-49 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Homer Hopkins picks off the pass by Shane Hamner | 42-49 |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | Jon Owen is called for the reach on Homer Hopkins - foul #1 on Jon Owen, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG) Nickolas Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Thomas Moore (C) Samuel Miller, Thomas Murphy, Jon Owen, Carlo Saenz | |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hill | 44-52 |
| 12:05 | Southern Methodist | Shane Hamner denies the turnaround by Dean Evans | 44-52 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Hopkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dean Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Haywood (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden double dribbles | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Uros Kozlov (SG), Ralph Eldridge (SF), Robert Stephens (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Clifton Harris, Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Dean Evans, Todd Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (PF) Shane Hamner | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Hill | 44-54 |
| 11:13 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Austin | 46-54 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it home | 46-56 |
| 10:54 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Young | 49-56 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | David Hill hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 10:34 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge is hacked by Robert Wong - foul #3 on Robert Wong, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Dean Evans (C) John Young, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Jon Owen (SF), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Robert Wong, Thomas Moore | |
| 10:34 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:34 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Stephens swats the layup by Shane Hamner | 51-59 |
| 10:19 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 10:13 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Eldridge | 53-59 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner is fouled on the floor by Uros Kozlov - foul #1 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin (C) Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-61 |
| 09:32 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 09:30 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 09:11 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Uros Kozlov | 56-61 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Uros Kozlov - foul #2 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Todd Haywood (C) Uros Kozlov, Ralph Eldridge, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG) Thomas Murphy | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 09:04 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 09:02 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Miller steals it from Nickolas Ward in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Clifton Harris - foul #4 on Clifton Harris, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG), Robert Stephens (PF) Clifton Harris, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Robert Wong (SF), Tracy Dimas (PF) Samuel Miller, Jon Owen, Carlo Saenz | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann misses the 3rd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:39 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wong is called for the reach on Homer Hopkins - foul #4 on Robert Wong, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Owen (SF) Robert Wong | |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 57-61 |
| 08:10 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden grabs the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 08:03 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-61 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 07:35 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins grabs the board | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Haywood (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grover Niemann (fresh) SF - Jon Owen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. C - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 07:11 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 06:56 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins scores on a floater from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Grover Niemann | 61-63 |
| 06:12 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Homer Hopkins, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Uros Kozlov (SG), Ralph Eldridge (SF), Dean Evans (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Nickolas Ward, Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Robert Stephens, Todd Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Carlo Saenz (PF), Willie Reno (C) David Hill, Grover Niemann, Jon Owen, Tracy Dimas, Shane Hamner | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses the jump hook in the paint | 61-63 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Reno | 61-63 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller buries a floater from the left side | 61-65 |
| 05:44 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 05:43 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:28 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Willie Reno | 61-65 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-65 |
| 05:19 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:14 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Evans | 64-65 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-65 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Eldridge and the foul's on Samuel Miller - foul #2 on Samuel Miller, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Eldridge - foul #4 on Ralph Eldridge, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Homer Hopkins (SF) Clifton Harris, Ralph Eldridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:31 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 67-65 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlo Saenz | 67-65 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz is hacked by Dean Evans - foul #3 on Dean Evans, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Jon Owen (SF), Thomas Moore (C) Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Willie Reno | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jon Owen - foul #2 on Jon Owen, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG) Uros Kozlov | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Loren Bowden - foul #2 on Loren Bowden, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dean Evans | 69-67 |
| 03:25 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Loren Bowden and he's fouled by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Ralph Eldridge (SF), Robert Stephens (PF) Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (PF) Carlo Saenz | |
| 03:25 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses the free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Owen (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-67 |
| 03:05 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward is hacked by Samuel Miller - foul #3 on Samuel Miller, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood (C) Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Robert Wong (SF), Willie Reno (C) Samuel Miller, Jon Owen, Thomas Moore | |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | David Hill clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-67 |
| 02:40 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 02:40 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (PF) Clifton Harris, Ralph Eldridge, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SG) Shane Hamner | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:17 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 02:15 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood can't tip it in | 72-67 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans tips it home | 74-67 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Shane Hamner (PF) David Hill, Thomas Murphy | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Uros Kozlov - foul #3 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #11 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin (C) Todd Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Owen (SF) Robert Wong | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:28 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Willie Reno | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Owen | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov is hacked by Tracy Dimas - foul #2 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #14 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (PF) Shane Hamner | |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Nickolas Ward takes the ball from Willie Reno | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Miller - foul #4 on Samuel Miller, team foul #15 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Robert Stephens (PF) Uros Kozlov, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Nickolas Ward takes the ball from Tracy Dimas | 76-70 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward lays it up and in | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jon Owen | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Tracy Dimas is called for the reach on Nickolas Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #16 | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 80-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Miller - foul #5 on Samuel Miller, team foul #17 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | David Hill is called for the reach on Clifton Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #18 | 82-76 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen double dribbles | 84-76 |