| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Palmer Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Linwood McNay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Luis Western (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Petrin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bainter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Max Jones, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Davis grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Patterson is called for the reach on Carl Davis - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SG) Travis Colbert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SF), Timothy Elkin (PF), Joseph Beauregard (C) Robert Bainter, Carl Davis, Max Jones | |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Beauregard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Luis Western | 29-39 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Luis Western makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 31-39 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard is fouled on the floor by Linwood McNay - foul #2 on Linwood McNay, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Donald Stell (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Palmer Crosby, Robert Patterson, Linwood McNay, Luis Western | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jones (PG), Lionel Watts (SF) Robert Petrin, Kenneth Lessard | |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Genthner steals the ball from Joseph Beauregard | 31-39 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Genthner | 33-39 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Albert McGlynn - foul #1 on Albert McGlynn, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert (SG) Henry Genthner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter (SF) John Jones | |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the wide open shot in the paint on a great pass from Albert McGlynn | 35-41 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Colbert - foul #1 on Travis Colbert, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jones (PG), Franklin Tipton (SG), James Booth (C) Bruce Thorton, Timothy Elkin, Joseph Beauregard | |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert is hacked by James Booth in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Booth, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Booth - foul #2 on James Booth, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Western (C) Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Davis (PF) Lionel Watts | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Tipton is hacked by Peter Fraizer - foul #1 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SG) Travis Colbert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones (C) James Booth | |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Genthner steps in front of the Franklin Tipton pass | 36-43 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell is fouled on the floor by Robert Bainter - foul #2 on Robert Bainter, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG), Robert Patterson (SF), Linwood McNay (PF) Mark Bargo, Donald Stell, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Petrin (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG) John Jones, Robert Bainter | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Booth (C) Max Jones | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Palmer Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Genthner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Linwood McNay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Luis Western (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Petrin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Franklin Tipton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Booth (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Lessard | 38-45 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 41-45 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Davis tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Patterson steals it from Robert Petrin | 41-47 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Luis Western can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Booth - foul #3 on James Booth, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Travis Colbert (SG), Willis Dexter (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF) Palmer Crosby, Henry Genthner, Robert Patterson, Linwood McNay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (PG), Lionel Watts (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Timothy Elkin (PF), Max Jones (C) Robert Petrin, Kenneth Lessard, Franklin Tipton, Carl Davis, James Booth | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Luis Western makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Luis Western misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Elkin gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter is hacked by Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn (C) Luis Western | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-47 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Elkin tips it home | 42-49 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bruce Thorton | 44-52 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn loses the dribble to Lionel Watts in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Elkin - foul #1 on Timothy Elkin, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay (PF), Donald Stell (C) Peter Fraizer, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jones (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Carl Davis (PF), Joseph Beauregard (C) Bruce Thorton, Lionel Watts, Timothy Elkin, Max Jones | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Beauregard pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Colbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willis Dexter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Linwood McNay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Stell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bainter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Beauregard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-55 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-55 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG), Henry Genthner (SG), Robert Patterson (SF) Mark Bargo, Travis Colbert, Willis Dexter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Petrin (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Franklin Tipton (SF), Timothy Elkin (PF), James Booth (C) John Jones, Kenneth Lessard, Robert Bainter, Carl Davis, Joseph Beauregard | |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Petrin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF), Luis Western (C) Linwood McNay, Donald Stell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Elkin - foul #2 on Timothy Elkin, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts (PF) Timothy Elkin | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Luis Western - foul #1 on Luis Western, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn (C) Luis Western | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Robert Bainter (SF) Bruce Thorton, Franklin Tipton | |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Palmer Crosby | 50-57 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Petrin and the foul's on Henry Genthner - foul #2 on Henry Genthner, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Travis Colbert (SG), Donald Stell (SF), Linwood McNay (PF), Luis Western (C) Palmer Crosby, Henry Genthner, Robert Patterson, Peter Fraizer, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jones (PG), Bruce Thorton (SF), Joseph Beauregard (PF), Max Jones (C) Robert Petrin, Robert Bainter, Lionel Watts, James Booth | |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Beauregard snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton hits a shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Lessard picks off the pass by Linwood McNay in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Lessard | 50-63 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Colbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Stell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Linwood McNay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Western (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Lessard (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bruce Thorton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Beauregard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Max Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Luis Western - foul #2 on Luis Western, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter (SF) Donald Stell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Petrin (PG), Franklin Tipton (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Timothy Elkin (PF) John Jones, Kenneth Lessard, Bruce Thorton, Joseph Beauregard | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Luis Western throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Luis Western grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Petrin is called for the reach on Travis Colbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Petrin, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG) Mark Bargo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Western swats the layup by Max Jones | 55-65 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Tipton tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert travels with the ball | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF) Travis Colbert, Willis Dexter, Linwood McNay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts (SG), Carl Davis (PF) Robert Bainter, Max Jones | |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Elkin connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the driving attempt from close range | 55-69 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Davis snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Luis Western pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Petrin steals it from Luis Western | 55-69 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Petrin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer is open and buries a floater from the baseline | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Tipton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Elkin grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Franklin Tipton | 57-71 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Petrin steps in front of the Palmer Crosby pass | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Franklin Tipton | 57-74 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Palmer Crosby, team foul #10 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Donald Stell (SG), Willis Dexter (SF), Linwood McNay (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Palmer Crosby, Henry Genthner, Robert Patterson, Peter Fraizer, Luis Western | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jones (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Bruce Thorton (SF), Joseph Beauregard (PF), James Booth (C) Robert Petrin, Lionel Watts, Franklin Tipton, Carl Davis, Timothy Elkin | |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard is fouled on the floor by Linwood McNay - foul #3 on Linwood McNay, team foul #11 | 57-74 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-76 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Stell | 57-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Dexter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Linwood McNay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert McGlynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bruce Thorton (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Beauregard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 57-76 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Jones gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Booth drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-78 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SG), Frank Ferraro (PF) Willis Dexter, Linwood McNay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts (SF) Kenneth Lessard | |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-78 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell snags the defensive board | 57-78 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-78 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 60-78 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell grabs the board | 60-78 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Henry Genthner | 63-78 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-78 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Albert McGlynn | 63-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-78 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Beauregard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton is fouled on the floor by Albert McGlynn - foul #2 on Albert McGlynn, team foul #12 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF) Donald Stell, Frank Ferraro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Elkin (PF) James Booth | |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson pulls down the rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | John Jones is called for the reach on Mark Bargo in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 65-80 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo misses the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Jones runs out the clock | 66-80 |