| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pablo Macias (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Work (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski inbounds the ball | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Work clanks a shot from close range | 46-25 |
| 19:49 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is fouled on the floor by Scott Smith - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG) Scott Smith | |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Michael Scott knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Ernest Duncan | 48-25 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang can't connect on a floater from the left side | 48-28 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-28 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the tip | 48-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is hacked by Pablo Macias - foul #1 on Pablo Macias, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it home | 48-30 |
| 18:00 | Washington State | Michael Scott comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-30 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses the jumper from the right side | 48-30 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-30 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the offensive board | 48-30 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 17:05 | Washington State | Pablo Macias gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Michael Scott hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Pablo Macias | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | John Smith tips it home | 50-32 |
| 16:04 | Washington State | Michael Scott hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jiao-Long Wang | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Macias (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Luther Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Work (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Pablo Macias - foul #2 on Pablo Macias, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Henry Nussbaum (PF), Dean Matney (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Stacy McKenny, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the free throw | 52-34 |
| 15:49 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Henry Nussbaum | 52-34 |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Dean Matney knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Lewis | 55-34 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF) Ray Burdette | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:03 | Washington State | Dean Matney hits a fadeaway from the left side | 57-34 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | David Morris drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Bradford | 57-37 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Dean Matney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Rushenberg | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Washington State | James Lewis loses the dribble to John Bradford | 57-39 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | James Lewis picks off the pass by Scott Smith | 57-39 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Dean Matney misses the fadeaway from the left side | 57-39 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Morris | 57-39 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | James Lewis takes the ball from Justin Rushenberg | 57-39 |
| 12:57 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas lays it in set up by James Lewis | 59-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-39 |
| 12:37 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:18 | Washington State | James Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | David Morris grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nolan Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rick Macon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Nussbaum (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Matney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:34 | Washington State | Dean Matney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:08 | Washington State | James Lewis connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Dean Matney and he's hacked by John Bradford - foul #1 on John Bradford, team foul #2 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Pablo Macias (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF), Michael Scott (C) Nolan Thomas, Rick Macon, Henry Nussbaum, Dean Matney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Scott Smith, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| 11:08 | Washington State | James Lewis makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-42 |
| 10:46 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 10:20 | Washington State | James Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 10:19 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | James Lewis misses the lay-in | 62-42 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny loses the ball out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| 09:35 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-42 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin double dribbles | 62-42 |
| 09:06 | Washington State | Stacy McKenny steals it from Ernest Duncan | 62-42 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-42 |
| 08:55 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the board | 62-42 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is fouled on the floor by Stacy McKenny - foul #2 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #3 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nolan Thomas (SG), Jason Hammond (SF), Henry Nussbaum (PF) Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Ray Burdette (SF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| 08:34 | Washington State | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Nolan Thomas - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Scott Smith, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 08:24 | Washington State | Justin Rushenberg is called for the reach on Jason Hammond - foul #2 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Zesiro Afshari (C) Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Rushenberg - foul #3 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg gets the rebound | 63-42 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Nolan Thomas takes the ball from Zesiro Afshari | 63-42 |
| 07:48 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum blows the layup | 63-42 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari pulls down the rebound | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Nussbaum (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Zesiro Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin is hacked by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Pablo Macias (SG), Dean Matney (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), David Morris (SF) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari travels with the ball | 63-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) Jason Hammond, Dean Matney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas scores on a 3 from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-42 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the offensive board | 66-42 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it but misses | 66-42 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the offensive board | 66-42 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Rick Macon - foul #2 on Rick Macon, team foul #4 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jason Hammond (SG), Dean Matney (PF) Pablo Macias, Ernest Duncan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Santiago Martin (SG), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Stacy McKenny, Scott Smith, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 05:57 | Washington State | Dean Matney can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-43 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Santiago Martin | 66-45 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF), Michael Scott (C) Nolan Thomas, Jason Hammond, Rick Macon, Dean Matney, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| 05:09 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 66-45 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith drills a runner from the left block | 66-47 |
| 04:22 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the floater near the basket | 68-47 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Jiao-Long Wang steps in front of the Dema Ratulowski pass | 68-47 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Duncan | 70-47 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Macias (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Work (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is called for traveling | 70-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Henry Nussbaum (PF), Dean Matney (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Stacy McKenny, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Washington State | James Lewis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-47 |
| 02:56 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the offensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Justin Rushenberg picks off the pass by Rick Macon | 70-47 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is whistled for a carry | 70-47 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Dean Matney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Dean Matney misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Dean Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | David Morris comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 71-47 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the board | 71-47 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ray Burdette - foul #2 on Ray Burdette, team foul #8 | 71-47 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-47 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-50 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum is fouled on the floor by Justin Rushenberg - foul #4 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #9 | 73-50 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | David Morris drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ray Burdette and the foul's on James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #5 | 75-52 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the free throw | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum is fouled on the floor by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #10 | 75-53 |
| 00:09 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 00:09 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg clanks a turnaround from the left block | 77-53 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the board | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum runs out the clock | 77-53 |