| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno scores on a shot near the basket set up by Samuel Miller | 23-37 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | David Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Carlo Saenz and he's fouled by Vincent Cole - foul #3 on Vincent Cole, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Smither (PF) Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen gets the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Reno | 26-42 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Smither - foul #3 on William Smither, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin (PF), William Weaver (C) William Smither, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Sidney Fermin | 29-43 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Miller | 29-46 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd is hacked by Carlo Saenz - foul #2 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), Tony Harbert (C) Chris Moody, Charles Boyd, David Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Shane Hamner (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Jon Owen, Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno | |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Timothy Havard steps in front of the Thomas Moore pass | 29-46 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard hits the finger roll | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Havard - foul #1 on Timothy Havard, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG) Timothy Havard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (PF), Willie Reno (C) Shane Hamner, Thomas Moore | |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy double dribbles | 31-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG), Vincent Cole (PF), William Smither (C) William Weaver, Sidney Fermin, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Havard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Smither (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on Vincent Cole - foul #1 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Scott (SF) Luis Welsh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | William Smither connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | David Scott swats the layup by Willie Reno | 33-48 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 33-48 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Willie Reno | 33-48 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz is called for 5 seconds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Charles Boyd (SG) Chris Moody, Timothy Havard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Jon Owen (SF), Shane Hamner (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno | |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | David Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-48 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen is hacked by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF), Sidney Fermin (C) David Scott, William Smither | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Willie Reno (C) Samuel Miller, Thomas Moore | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner gets the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Owen | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | David Hill hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Hamner | 33-54 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | William Weaver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | William Weaver grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-54 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin grabs the offensive board | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jon Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | David Hill snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jon Owen | 33-57 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd is whistled for a carry | 33-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Timothy Havard (SG), David Scott (SF), William Smither (PF), Tony Harbert (C) William Weaver, Charles Boyd, Luis Welsh, Vincent Cole, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Carlo Saenz (PF), Thomas Moore (C) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Jon Owen, Shane Hamner, Willie Reno | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Tony Harbert steals the ball from Thomas Moore | 33-57 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | David Scott clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Wong - foul #3 on Robert Wong, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy blows the layup but he's fouled by Chris Moody - foul #1 on Chris Moody, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-59 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | David Scott can't tip it in | 35-59 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody tips it in | 37-59 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy loses the dribble to Tony Harbert | 37-59 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert makes the jumper from the left side | 39-59 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore's pass is intercepted by David Scott | 39-59 |
| 08:38 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 08:36 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert tips it back up and in | 41-59 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 41-61 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Charles Boyd (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), Vincent Cole (PF), Sidney Fermin (C) Chris Moody, Timothy Havard, David Scott, William Smither, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Jon Owen (SF), Shane Hamner (PF), Willie Reno (C) Samuel Miller, Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Carlo Saenz, Thomas Moore | |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Weaver | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) 3 pf. C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shane Hamner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Hill and the foul's on William Weaver - foul #2 on William Weaver, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the free throw | 43-63 |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole travels with the ball | 43-63 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | William Weaver comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-63 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno is hacked by Sidney Fermin - foul #2 on Sidney Fermin, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG) Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (SF), Carlo Saenz (PF) Jon Owen, Shane Hamner | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Moody | 46-65 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | David Hill is hacked by Sidney Fermin - foul #3 on Sidney Fermin, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG), David Scott (SF), William Smither (PF) Charles Boyd, William Weaver, Luis Welsh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF) Tracy Dimas, Samuel Miller | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-65 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 46-67 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | David Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Dyer (PG), Jake Stoddard (SF) Chris Moody, David Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Smither denies the turnaround by Robert Wong | 46-67 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-67 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 46-69 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Dyer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Murphy in the backcourt | 46-69 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Hill | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jonathan Dyer (fresh) SG - Timothy Havard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jake Stoddard (fresh) PF - William Smither (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Sidney Fermin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shane Hamner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | William Smither misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard can't throw it down | 46-71 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | David Hill clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | David Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin grabs the board | 46-71 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | David Hill takes the ball from Jake Stoddard | 46-71 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Luis Welsh (SF) Jonathan Dyer, Jake Stoddard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-71 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | William Weaver pulls down the rebound | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | William Weaver hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Welsh and he's fouled by Thomas Murphy - foul #3 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #6 | 48-71 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the turnaround from the right block | 49-73 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin misses the easy layup | 49-73 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | David Hill grabs the board | 49-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Hill runs out the clock | 49-73 |