| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Denny Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hanson (fresh) PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Tracy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 29-26 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Raymond Seibert is denied by Dallas Tracy | 29-26 |
| 19:12 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:46 | Morgan State | James Daniels misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard is hacked by Kevin Hanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hanson, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-26 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Murphy | 29-26 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Dejesus | 29-28 |
| 17:58 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:56 | Morgan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Daniels | 29-28 |
| 17:50 | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson is fouled on the floor by Marvin Dejesus - foul #1 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Preston Parker (PG), Edward Lange (SG), Rusty Ceniceros (SF), Ken Guynn (PF), Len Ellison (C) Denny Jackson, James Daniels, Kevin Hanson, Ralph Watson, Dallas Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Patton (C) Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| 17:34 | Morgan State | Edward Lange is called for 5 seconds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Marvin Dejesus | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is hacked by Rusty Ceniceros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rusty Ceniceros, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Lange is called for the reach on James Patton - foul #1 on Edward Lange, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Preston Parker - foul #2 on Preston Parker, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Morgan State | James Daniels (SG) Preston Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Kyle Medley | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:48 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:31 | Morgan State | Ernest Davis takes the ball from James Daniels | 29-29 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis is called for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Denny Jackson (PG), Ralph Watson (PF), Dallas Tracy (C) Rusty Ceniceros, Ken Guynn, Len Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Murphy (PF) Steve Gilmore, Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis | |
| 16:03 | Morgan State | Jonathan Pinkard takes the ball from Ralph Watson | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Denny Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Lange (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Tracy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria double dribbles | 29-29 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Rodney Shade (SG), Kevin Hanson (SF) James Daniels, Edward Lange | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF), Kevin Sirois (C) Jonathan Pinkard, James Patton | |
| 15:17 | Morgan State | Thad Woolery takes the ball from Denny Jackson | 29-29 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus lays it in on a nice dish by Thad Woolery | 29-31 |
| 14:55 | Morgan State | The jumper by Rodney Shade is denied by Kevin Sirois | 29-31 |
| 14:54 | Morgan State | Denny Jackson snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 14:44 | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by James Murphy is denied by Dallas Tracy | 29-31 |
| 14:15 | Morgan State | Denny Jackson gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:03 | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson is fouled on the floor by Marvin Dejesus - foul #2 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Edward Lange (PG), James Daniels (SG), Rusty Ceniceros (SF), Ken Guynn (PF), Len Ellison (C) Denny Jackson, Rodney Shade, Kevin Hanson, Ralph Watson, Dallas Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Marvin Dejesus, Thad Woolery, James Murphy, Kevin Sirois | |
| 13:48 | Morgan State | Len Ellison misses the easy layup | 29-31 |
| 13:47 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 13:45 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn tips it in | 31-31 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore's fadeaway is rejected by Len Ellison | 31-31 |
| 13:23 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Ken Guynn | 31-31 |
| 13:09 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Rusty Ceniceros | 33-31 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 12:56 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Edward Lange | 33-31 |
| 12:42 | Morgan State | Len Ellison misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Preston Parker (PG), Ralph Watson (PF) Edward Lange, Ken Guynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Thad Woolery (SG) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria | |
| 12:42 | Morgan State | Len Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:42 | Morgan State | Len Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is fouled on the floor by Ralph Watson - foul #1 on Ralph Watson, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson (SF), Dallas Tracy (C) Rusty Ceniceros, Len Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | James Daniels is called for the reach on Thad Woolery - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Rodney Shade (SG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), James Murphy (PF) Jonathan Pinkard, Kevin Sirois | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Preston Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Shade (fresh) SF - Kevin Hanson (fresh) PF - Ralph Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Tracy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 11:42 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 11:22 | Morgan State | Ralph Watson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Marvin Dejesus - foul #3 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Denny Jackson (PG), Edward Lange (SG), Ken Guynn (C) Preston Parker, Rodney Shade, Dallas Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:22 | Morgan State | Ralph Watson makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 11:22 | Morgan State | Ralph Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | James Murphy connects on the floater from the left block | 36-33 |
| 10:38 | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Morgan State | James Daniels (SG), Len Ellison (C) Edward Lange, Ralph Watson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Steve Gilmore, Thad Woolery, James Murphy, James Patton | |
| 10:38 | Morgan State | Kevin Hanson makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 10:20 | Morgan State | James Daniels pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:15 | Morgan State | James Daniels connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Denny Jackson | 42-33 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Ken Guynn takes the ball from Marvin Dejesus | 42-33 |
| 09:41 | Morgan State | James Daniels knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Denny Jackson | 45-33 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by Jonathan Pinkard | 45-35 |
| 09:01 | Morgan State | James Daniels makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-35 |
| 08:40 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Len Ellison | 47-35 |
| 08:30 | Morgan State | Raymond Seibert is called for the reach on Len Ellison - foul #2 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Preston Parker (PG), Edward Lange (SG), Rusty Ceniceros (SF), Ralph Watson (PF), Dallas Tracy (C) Denny Jackson, James Daniels, Kevin Hanson, Ken Guynn, Len Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Murphy (PF), James Patton (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| 08:19 | Morgan State | Edward Lange misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 08:17 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 08:11 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Rusty Ceniceros | 49-35 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is whistled for traveling | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Preston Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Lange (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rusty Ceniceros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Tracy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thad Woolery (fresh) SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Morgan State | Steve Gilmore is called for the reach on Preston Parker - foul #1 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #7 | 49-35 |
| 07:35 | Morgan State | Preston Parker makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:35 | Morgan State | Preston Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dallas Tracy - foul #1 on Dallas Tracy, team foul #7 | 51-35 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:02 | Morgan State | Thad Woolery is called for the reach on Preston Parker - foul #2 on Thad Woolery, team foul #8 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Morgan State | James Daniels (SG), Len Ellison (PF) Rusty Ceniceros, Ralph Watson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Steve Gilmore, Kyle Medley | |
| 07:02 | Morgan State | Preston Parker makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:02 | Morgan State | Preston Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:02 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 06:42 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy is denied on a layup by James Murphy | 52-36 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 52-36 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 06:22 | Morgan State | Preston Parker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-38 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Len Ellison blocks the jumper by Marvin Dejesus | 55-38 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery tips it home | 55-40 |
| 05:46 | Morgan State | James Daniels can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:45 | Morgan State | Dallas Tracy snags the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 05:30 | Morgan State | Thad Woolery steals it from Len Ellison | 55-40 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Murphy and he's hacked by Len Ellison - foul #2 on Len Ellison, team foul #8 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Denny Jackson (PG), Rodney Shade (SG), Rusty Ceniceros (SF), Ralph Watson (PF) Preston Parker, James Daniels, Edward Lange, Len Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Thad Woolery, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, James Patton | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:16 | Morgan State | Ralph Watson grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 04:47 | Morgan State | Denny Jackson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Marvin Dejesus - foul #4 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG) Marvin Dejesus | |
| 04:47 | Morgan State | Denny Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:47 | Morgan State | Denny Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Denny Jackson - foul #2 on Denny Jackson, team foul #9 | 57-42 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:08 | Morgan State | Ernest Davis steals the ball from Dallas Tracy | 57-43 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert blows the wide open layup | 57-43 |
| 03:49 | Morgan State | Denny Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Denny Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Shade (fairly fresh) SF - Rusty Ceniceros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dallas Tracy (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Seibert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Morgan State | Rodney Shade makes the 3 from straight away set up by Denny Jackson | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| Subs | Morgan State | James Williams (PG), Edward Lange (SF), Ken Guynn (PF), Len Ellison (C) Denny Jackson, Rodney Shade, Ralph Watson, Dallas Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SG), Paul Folsom (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) Rodney Candelaria, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| 03:21 | Morgan State | James Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Lange | 62-43 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley tips it in | 62-45 |
| 02:51 | Morgan State | James Williams's floater is knocked away by Paul Folsom | 62-45 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | James Williams is called for the reach on Kyle Medley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF) Paul Folsom | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:22 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Sirois - foul #3 on Kevin Sirois, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Preston Parker (PG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SF), Paul Folsom (PF) Kyle Medley, Kevin Sirois | |
| 02:22 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:22 | Morgan State | Ken Guynn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | James Patton scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thad Woolery | 64-49 |
| 01:49 | Morgan State | James Patton is called for the reach on Preston Parker - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Paul Folsom | |
| 01:49 | Morgan State | Preston Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:49 | Morgan State | Preston Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | James Patton lays it in on a great pass from Steve Gilmore | 66-51 |
| 01:17 | Morgan State | Preston Parker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Gilmore - foul #2 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #12 | 66-51 |
| 01:17 | Morgan State | Preston Parker misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:17 | Morgan State | Preston Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | James Patton clanks a jumper near the basket | 66-51 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Gilmore | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | James Patton hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Steve Gilmore | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Morgan State | Ernest Davis steals the ball from Preston Parker | 66-53 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ernest Davis | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Morgan State | Preston Parker runs out the clock | 66-56 |