| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kenyon | PG - David Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Huffman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerome Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus's floater is tipped away by Jerome Dibiase | 28-22 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | James Murphy tips it home | 30-22 |
| 19:10 | Kenyon | David Olsen's fadeaway is rejected by James Murphy | 30-22 |
| 19:08 | Kenyon | Albert Huffman hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Jonathan Pinkard | 32-24 |
| 18:24 | Kenyon | David Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Candelaria | 35-24 |
| 17:54 | Kenyon | James Knight's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Pinkard | 35-24 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 35-24 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marvin Dejesus | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:13 | Kenyon | Jonathan Pinkard picks off the pass by James Knight | 38-24 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard blows the layup | 38-24 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Marvin Dejesus | 40-24 |
| 16:33 | Kenyon | James Knight makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Marvin Dejesus - foul #3 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Patton (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kenyon | James Crawford (SG), Alden Hickman (SF), Derek Campbell (PF) Aaron Mason, Albert Huffman, Jerome Dibiase | |
| 16:33 | Kenyon | James Knight makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | James Patton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Geoffrey Barnaby (PG), Daniel Bier (C) David Olsen, James Knight | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:56 | Kenyon | Derek Campbell misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 40-27 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Patton | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thad Woolery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kenyon | PG - Geoffrey Barnaby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Crawford (fresh) SF - Alden Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Bier (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley blows the layup | 40-27 |
| 15:40 | Kenyon | Derek Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 15:11 | Kenyon | Derek Campbell clanks a shot from the left side | 40-27 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Medley | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 14:30 | Kenyon | Derek Campbell is whistled for traveling | 42-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), James Murphy (PF) Steve Gilmore, Thad Woolery, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Kenyon | David Olsen (PG), Aaron Mason (SG), Albert Huffman (SF), Jerome Dibiase (PF), James Knight (C) Geoffrey Barnaby, James Crawford, Alden Hickman, Derek Campbell, Daniel Bier | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Patton | 42-27 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus loses the dribble to Aaron Mason | 42-27 |
| 13:51 | Kenyon | Aaron Mason lays it in | 42-29 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | James Murphy drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Marvin Dejesus | 45-29 |
| 13:11 | Kenyon | David Olsen misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-29 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 12:56 | Kenyon | James Knight snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 12:40 | Kenyon | David Olsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 12:38 | Kenyon | Jerome Dibiase pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:26 | Kenyon | James Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Candelaria | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 12:12 | Kenyon | Jerome Dibiase clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 47-29 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | James Patton knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Candelaria and he's hacked by James Knight - foul #1 on James Knight, team foul #1 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kenyon | James Crawford (SG), Alden Hickman (SF), Daniel Bier (C) Aaron Mason, Albert Huffman, James Knight | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses the free throw | 49-29 |
| 11:53 | Kenyon | Daniel Bier gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kenyon | PG - David Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Crawford (fresh) SF - Alden Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kenyon | David Olsen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) James Murphy, James Patton | |
| Subs | Kenyon | | |
| 11:36 | Kenyon | David Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 11:36 | Kenyon | David Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-31 |
| 11:05 | Kenyon | David Olsen connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Alden Hickman | 51-33 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | David Olsen is called for the reach on Marvin Dejesus in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Olsen, team foul #2 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Thad Woolery (SF) Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Derek Campbell (PF) Jerome Dibiase | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Dejesus | 54-33 |
| 10:29 | Kenyon | Steve Gilmore is called for the reach on James Crawford - foul #1 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (PF) Marvin Dejesus | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Geoffrey Barnaby (PG), James Knight (C) David Olsen, Daniel Bier | |
| 10:14 | Kenyon | Alden Hickman lays it in and he's hacked by Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Albert Huffman (SF) Geoffrey Barnaby | |
| 10:14 | Kenyon | Alden Hickman makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis travels with the ball | 54-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Aaron Mason (SG), Jerome Dibiase (PF) James Crawford, Derek Campbell | |
| 09:30 | Kenyon | Jerome Dibiase can't connect on a runner near the basket | 54-36 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Alden Hickman is called for the reach on Steve Gilmore - foul #1 on Alden Hickman, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), James Patton (C) Steve Gilmore, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kenyon | David Olsen (PG) Alden Hickman | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kenyon | James Crawford (SF) Albert Huffman | |
| 08:34 | Kenyon | Aaron Mason misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Candelaria | 56-36 |
| 08:12 | Kenyon | James Knight can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Patton - foul #2 on James Patton, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Alden Hickman (SF) Aaron Mason | |
| 08:12 | Kenyon | James Knight makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 08:12 | Kenyon | James Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | James Patton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Dejesus | 58-38 |
| 07:44 | Kenyon | David Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Rodney Candelaria, James Patton | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Derek Campbell (PF), Daniel Bier (C) Jerome Dibiase, James Knight | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thad Woolery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kenyon | PG - David Olsen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Crawford (fresh) SF - Alden Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Bier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus's pass is intercepted by Daniel Bier | 58-38 |
| 07:10 | Kenyon | David Olsen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis clanks a shot from the right side | 58-38 |
| 06:42 | Kenyon | Daniel Bier pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 06:26 | Kenyon | Alden Hickman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Crawford | 58-41 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-41 |
| 05:55 | Kenyon | David Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 05:55 | Kenyon | Kenyon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Murphy (PF) Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Aaron Mason (SG), Albert Huffman (SF), Jerome Dibiase (PF), James Knight (C) James Crawford, Alden Hickman, Derek Campbell, Daniel Bier | |
| 05:45 | Kenyon | David Olsen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Mason | 58-44 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | David Olsen steps in front of the Rodney Candelaria pass | 58-44 |
| 05:26 | Kenyon | David Olsen lays it in | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is hacked by James Knight - foul #2 on James Knight, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 58-46 |
| 04:56 | Kenyon | The rebound goes to James Knight | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:39 | Kenyon | David Olsen hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Aaron Mason and he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #3 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (C) Jonathan Pinkard, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kenyon | | |
| 04:39 | Kenyon | David Olsen makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by James Murphy is denied by Jerome Dibiase | 58-49 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus tips it but misses | 58-49 |
| 04:13 | Kenyon | Jerome Dibiase grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:51 | Kenyon | David Olsen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kenyon | PG - David Olsen (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Kenyon | James Knight scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Olsen | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 03:22 | Kenyon | David Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:02 | Kenyon | James Knight drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Jerome Dibiase | 58-53 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| Subs | Kenyon | | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:18 | Kenyon | David Olsen misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Marvin Dejesus - foul #4 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 02:18 | Kenyon | David Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:18 | Kenyon | David Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| 01:30 | Kenyon | David Olsen is whistled for a carry | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-55 |
| 00:58 | Kenyon | James Knight's layup is rejected by James Murphy | 66-55 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is fouled in the backcourt by David Olsen - foul #2 on David Olsen, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Patton (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kenyon | Geoffrey Barnaby (PG), James Crawford (SG), Alden Hickman (SF), Derek Campbell (PF), Daniel Bier (C) David Olsen, Aaron Mason, Albert Huffman, Jerome Dibiase, James Knight | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore clanks a jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 00:25 | Kenyon | Derek Campbell snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kenyon | Kenyon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Kenyon | James Patton picks off the pass by Geoffrey Barnaby | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore runs out the clock | 66-55 |