| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Powers (fresh) SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is hacked by Don Hamel - foul #1 on Don Hamel, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Gary Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Quintanilla is called for the reach on Don Hamel - foul #2 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Douglas Taylor (C) Gary Powers, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Hugh Calloway, Calvin Borrego | |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Douglas Taylor steals the ball from Robert Caldwell | 41-42 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Jimmy Jones steals the ball from Jonathon Tucker | 41-42 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Don Hamel | 41-44 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 44-44 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Chris Caperton scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kevin Cagle | 46-44 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Cagle steals the ball from Christopher Mitchell | 46-44 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Thomas Quintanilla, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Don Hamel, Jimmy Jones, James Nowell, Christopher Mitchell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Gary Powers takes the ball from Tyler Batten | 46-44 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Tyler Batten is called for the reach on Gary Powers - foul #1 on Tyler Batten, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Chris Caperton can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Calvin Borrego - foul #1 on Calvin Borrego, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (PG), Bobby Moore (PF) Keith Johnson, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Powers (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego makes the shot from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Bobby Moore loses the dribble to Calvin Borrego | 49-49 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Fenster - foul #1 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Gary Powers, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Robert Caldwell (C) Chad Blouin, Tyler Batten | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses long on a shot from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Calhoun - foul #4 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG) Peter Calhoun | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SG), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Daniel Clontz, Calvin Borrego | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Don Hamel | 49-53 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Christopher Mitchell is called for the reach on Bobby Moore - foul #1 on Christopher Mitchell, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #2 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (SF) Hugh Calloway | |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Johnson - foul #2 on Keith Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 50-55 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel is hacked by Jonathon Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Chris Caperton (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Jonathon Tucker, Bobby Moore, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Chad Blouin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Richard Dubay, James Nowell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Chris Caperton snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the lay-in | 50-55 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Calvin Borrego | 50-58 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Powers (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Blouin (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Borrego (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Thomas Fenster (C) Gary Powers, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Don Hamel, Chad Blouin, Calvin Borrego, Tyler Batten | |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-58 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Quintanilla | 56-58 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Quintanilla steals it from Jimmy Jones in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Chris Caperton lays it up and in set up by Thomas Quintanilla | 58-58 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Bobby Moore (PF) Jonathon Tucker, Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SG), James Nowell (SF) Jimmy Jones, Hugh Calloway | |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Gary Powers knocks in the 3 from straight away | 61-58 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Powers - foul #2 on Gary Powers, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 61-58 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | James Nowell tips it home | 61-60 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | James Nowell is called for the reach on Bobby Moore - foul #3 on James Nowell, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Thomas Quintanilla (SG), Chris Caperton (PF) Keith Johnson, Gary Powers, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Daniel Clontz, Richard Dubay, James Nowell, Christopher Mitchell, Tyler Batten | |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-60 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Bobby Moore snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Bobby Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Quintanilla | 63-60 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG) Jonathon Tucker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Don Hamel is called for the reach on Keith Johnson - foul #2 on Don Hamel, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF), Thomas Fenster (C) Bobby Moore, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Tyler Batten (C) Chad Blouin, Robert Caldwell | |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Keith Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Mitchell | 63-63 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Chris Caperton blows the layup but he's fouled by Tyler Batten - foul #2 on Tyler Batten, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PG), Daniel Clontz (SF) Don Hamel, Hugh Calloway | |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle snags the offensive board | 64-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Dubay (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Dubay - foul #1 on Richard Dubay, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (SF) Richard Dubay | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Cagle - foul #3 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Bobby Moore (PF) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Jimmy Jones, Tyler Batten | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker is fouled on the floor by Daniel Clontz - foul #1 on Daniel Clontz, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Bobby Moore gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Calvin Borrego picks off the pass by Bobby Moore | 67-64 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Moore - foul #4 on Bobby Moore, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Chris Caperton (SF), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Kevin Cagle, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Chad Blouin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Daniel Clontz, Richard Dubay, James Nowell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Jones - foul #1 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Bobby Moore makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Bobby Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin's 3 pointer is rejected by Thomas Fenster | 69-65 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 69-65 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Bobby Moore - foul #5 on Bobby Moore, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Keith Johnson, Bobby Moore, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Jimmy Jones, Christopher Mitchell, Tyler Batten | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle loses the dribble to Don Hamel | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-67 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 20 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chris Caperton (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Blouin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Borrego (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Thomas Fenster (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Richard Dubay (SG), James Nowell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Don Hamel, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Calvin Borrego | |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster comes up short on the runner from the left block | 72-67 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Nowell | 72-67 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Tyler Batten (C) Richard Dubay, Christopher Mitchell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | James Nowell misses the tip | 72-67 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Thomas Fenster | 72-67 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle's fadeaway is rejected by Tyler Batten | 72-67 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Chris Caperton (PF) Jonathon Tucker, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Daniel Clontz, Tyler Batten | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | James Nowell is hacked by Peter Calhoun - foul #5 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG) Peter Calhoun | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | James Nowell is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Cagle - foul #4 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | James Nowell misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the dunk | 75-70 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones clanks a floater from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Chris Caperton is called for the reach on Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Chris Caperton, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) James Nowell | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the turnaround from the left block | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway snags the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Don Hamel | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jimmy Jones is called for the reach on Chris Caperton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jimmy Jones | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Don Hamel is called for the reach on Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Hamel, team foul #13 | 79-78 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 23 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Borrego (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-81 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | Chris Caperton gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is hacked by Jimmy Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #14 | 81-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 82-81 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell loses the dribble to Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt | 82-81 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG) Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Tucker - foul #2 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #14 | 83-81 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel misses the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chris Caperton | 83-81 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Chris Caperton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 83-81 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits the follow up shot | 85-81 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-81 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 85-83 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle scores on a turnaround from close range | 87-83 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Don Hamel | 87-85 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-85 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 87-85 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Cagle - foul #5 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #15 | 87-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Thomas Quintanilla, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Nowell (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Don Hamel, Jimmy Jones, Christopher Mitchell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-87 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Robert Caldwell (C) Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster's floater is tipped away by Robert Caldwell | 87-87 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster tips it back up and in | 89-87 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-87 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Daniel Clontz, James Nowell, Tyler Batten | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway's pass is intercepted by Gary Powers in the backcourt | 89-87 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 89-87 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 89-87 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 89-87 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster snags the defensive board | 89-87 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 89-87 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 89-87 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Don Hamel | 89-89 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Gary Powers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 89-89 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Fenster | 89-89 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #4 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #16 | 89-89 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the 1st free throw | 89-89 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the 2nd free throw | 90-89 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-89 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 90-89 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 90-89 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 90-89 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 5 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Don Hamel | 90-91 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-91 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Quintanilla and he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #5 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #17 | 92-91 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the free throw | 93-91 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones is denied on a layup by Thomas Fenster | 93-91 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the defensive rebound | 93-91 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 93-91 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Don Hamel is called for the reach on Chris Caperton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Hamel, team foul #18 | 93-91 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 94-91 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 95-91 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses short on a halfcourt shot | 95-91 |