| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gravois (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Eliseo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andres Leal (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Radomil Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bias (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Howard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito makes the jumpshot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-31 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Harry Gross | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | David Bias steals the ball from Harry Gross | 36-31 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Gross is called for the reach on Eliseo Esposito - foul #1 on Harry Gross, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 17:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | John Gravois's floater is tipped away by David Bias | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Bryan Howard grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | John Gravois grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Bias - foul #2 on David Bias, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Jason Osuna (SF) Harry Gross, Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (PG), Jonathon James (SG), Karl Smith (SF), Ivan Zettler (PF) Eliseo Esposito, Andres Leal, Radomil Zwolinski, David Bias | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Bryan Howard is fouled on the floor by David Scruggs - foul #1 on David Scruggs, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (SG) David Scruggs | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Joseph Montalto (C) Bryan Howard | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Delbert Currier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) PF - Danny Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathon James (fresh) SF - Karl Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zettler (fresh) C - Joseph Montalto (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ivan Zettler travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | John Gravois scores on a floater in the lane | 40-34 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathon James | 40-37 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | John Gravois hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Montalto - foul #4 on Joseph Montalto, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG) Delbert Currier | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Andres Leal (SG), Radomil Zwolinski (SF), Bryan Howard (C) Scott Lawton, Jonathon James, Karl Smith, Joseph Montalto | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Andres Leal, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Edward Ward, Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias (PF) Ivan Zettler | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | John Gravois comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Howard - foul #2 on Bryan Howard, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (PF) Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to David Bias | 42-37 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | James Widener gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias lays it in and he's hacked by Delbert Currier - foul #2 on Delbert Currier, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (SG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 13:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | John Gravois grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Bryan Howard swats the layup by John Gravois | 42-39 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Widener snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses the jumper in the paint | 42-39 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | John Gravois tips it in | 44-39 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Radomil Zwolinski | 44-42 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | John Gravois blows the dunk | 44-42 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Bryan Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), Robert Penick (C) Edward Ward, Gary McNeece, James Widener, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James (SG), Karl Smith (SF), Ivan Zettler (PF) Andres Leal, Radomil Zwolinski, David Bias | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Currier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) PF - Danny Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Penick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Eliseo Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jonathon James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zettler (fresh) C - Bryan Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Bryan Howard snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jonathon James | 46-44 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Osuna | 46-44 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Reynolds | 46-44 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick tips it home | 48-44 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Danny Reynolds picks off the pass by Ivan Zettler | 48-44 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), John Gravois (C) Delbert Currier, Jason Osuna, Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (PG), Andres Leal (SG), Radomil Zwolinski (SF), David Bias (PF) Eliseo Esposito, Jonathon James, Karl Smith, Ivan Zettler | |
| 09:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Lawton | 48-47 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward is fouled on the floor by Radomil Zwolinski - foul #2 on Radomil Zwolinski, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Scott Lawton steps in front of the John Gravois pass | 48-47 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias tips it in | 48-49 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | David Bias steals it from Edward Ward | 48-49 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bias | 48-52 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece drills a jumper in the lane | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Delbert Currier (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Edward Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Danny Reynolds (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gravois (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Leal (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Radomil Zwolinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Bias (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bryan Howard (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Gravois blocks the short jumper by David Bias | 50-52 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias tips it home | 50-54 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 50-54 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-54 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | John Gravois pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Bryan Howard | 50-54 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Delbert Currier blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Andres Leal | 50-54 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | John Gravois pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Bryan Howard snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG), Jason Osuna (SF), James Widener (PF), Robert Penick (C) Edward Ward, Gary McNeece, Danny Reynolds, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Ivan Zettler (PF), Joseph Montalto (C) Scott Lawton, David Bias, Bryan Howard | |
| 05:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eliseo Esposito and he's hacked by Delbert Currier - foul #3 on Delbert Currier, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick misses the lay-in | 50-57 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Penick | 53-57 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | James Widener snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | James Widener misses long on a jumper near the basket | 53-57 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Andres Leal | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Currier (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Widener (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Eliseo Esposito (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Leal (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Radomil Zwolinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Zettler (fresh) C - Joseph Montalto (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), John Gravois (C) Delbert Currier, Jason Osuna, James Widener, Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias (PF) Ivan Zettler | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Joseph Montalto pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andres Leal | 53-59 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Montalto | 53-59 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Andres Leal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | John Gravois grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Gross - foul #2 on Harry Gross, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary McNeece | 53-61 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Gross - foul #3 on Harry Gross, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (PG) Eliseo Esposito | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton is hacked by Harry Gross - foul #4 on Harry Gross, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias is hacked by Danny Reynolds - foul #2 on Danny Reynolds, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 53-64 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Radomil Zwolinski | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton runs out the clock | 53-64 |