| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Jantzen (fresh) SF - Steven Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Kingery (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn 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) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona buries a jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Petty | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #3 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Al Wortman (C) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:12 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:05 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:51 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Fred Carmona | 28-35 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Carmona and he's hacked by Al Wortman - foul #1 on Al Wortman, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 18:12 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by Al Wortman - foul #2 on Al Wortman, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it but misses | 28-38 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it home | 28-40 |
| 17:14 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sherman Smith | 31-40 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona comes up short on the shot from the right block | 31-40 |
| 16:51 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 16:32 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | William Roach gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 16:19 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:58 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen's pass is intercepted by Bradly Kelly | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Jantzen (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Leavens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Kingery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Wortman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | James Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 15:51 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:46 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 15:45 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 15:24 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-40 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 31-40 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona drills a jumper from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 14:42 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Leavens | 34-42 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Sherman Smith - foul #1 on Sherman Smith, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard (PG), Clifford Shaw (SG), Jamie Gomer (SF), Ray Scott (PF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Sherman Smith, Randall Jantzen, Steven Leavens, Jack Kingery, Al Wortman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Steib | 34-46 |
| 14:02 | Alcorn State | The short jumper by Jamie Gomer is denied by Richard Steib | 34-46 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 34-46 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Petty and the foul's on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #4 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Jones (PG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:30 | Alcorn State | Richard Steib steals the ball from Robert Jones | 34-49 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James is fouled on the floor by Raymond Deckard - foul #3 on Raymond Deckard, team foul #6 | 34-49 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Robert James drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Mason | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:52 | Alcorn State | Clifford Shaw hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 12:50 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Shaw | 34-52 |
| 12:40 | Alcorn State | Norman Jenkins takes the ball from Ray Scott | 34-52 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | John Mason lays it in on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 34-54 |
| 12:28 | Alcorn State | Jamie Gomer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-54 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | John Mason snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins travels with the ball | 34-54 |
| 12:04 | Alcorn State | Ray Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-54 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifford Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Deckard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ray Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Gomer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the driving attempt from close range | 34-54 |
| 11:46 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Jamie Gomer | 34-54 |
| 11:30 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-54 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 34-54 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Raymond Deckard takes the ball from John Mason | 34-54 |
| 10:40 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jones | 37-54 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib's pass is intercepted by Jamie Gomer | 37-54 |
| 09:56 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 39-54 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert James | 39-57 |
| 09:36 | Alcorn State | Clifford Shaw travels with the ball | 39-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (PG), Randall Jantzen (SG), Steven Leavens (SF), Jack Kingery (PF), Al Wortman (C) Robert Jones, Clifford Shaw, Raymond Deckard, Ray Scott, Jamie Gomer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Jack Kingery - foul #2 on Jack Kingery, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:19 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 08:58 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 39-58 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | William Roach drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 39-61 |
| 08:21 | Alcorn State | Fred Carmona steals it from Sherman Smith | 39-61 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is whistled for a carry | 39-61 |
| 07:56 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | William Roach snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Jantzen (fresh) SF - Steven Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Kingery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Wortman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by Jack Kingery - foul #3 on Jack Kingery, team foul #8 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dikembe Emanuel (C) Al Wortman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 07:28 | Alcorn State | Steven Leavens is whistled for a carry | 39-63 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Petty | 39-66 |
| 07:10 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #2 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clifford Shaw (PG), Raymond Deckard (SF), Al Wortman (PF), Ray Scott (C) Sherman Smith, Steven Leavens, Jack Kingery, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) James Johnson | |
| 07:10 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 07:10 | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | William Roach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-66 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Jones (PG), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Randall Jantzen, Ray Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF) William Roach | |
| 06:44 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Shaw | 44-66 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (PG), Jamie Gomer (SF), Jack Kingery (PF) Robert Jones, Raymond Deckard, Al Wortman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Fred Carmona | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 06:19 | Alcorn State | Jamie Gomer's pass is intercepted by John Mason | 44-68 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | John Mason banks in the layup | 44-70 |
| 06:07 | Alcorn State | Jamie Gomer hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sherman Smith out of a doubleteam | 47-70 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Clifford Shaw is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Clifford Shaw, team foul #10 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Randall Jantzen (SG) Clifford Shaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF), Fred Carmona (C) John Mason, Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 05:43 | Alcorn State | Fred Carmona swats the short shot by Randall Jantzen | 47-72 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #5 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #11 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Jones (PG), Clifford Shaw (SG), Al Wortman (PF), Ray Scott (C) Sherman Smith, Randall Jantzen, Jack Kingery, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Fred Carmona | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 05:11 | Alcorn State | Jamie Gomer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-74 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-74 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Clifford Shaw takes the ball from Thomas Petty | 47-74 |
| 04:32 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Gomer | 49-74 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is fouled on the floor by Clifford Shaw - foul #2 on Clifford Shaw, team foul #12 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard (SF) Jamie Gomer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (C) James Johnson, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 04:12 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by John Mason in the backcourt | 49-76 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | John Mason blows the layup | 49-76 |
| 04:08 | Alcorn State | Ray Scott grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 03:47 | Alcorn State | Clifford Shaw clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-76 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 49-76 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Deckard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ray Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Wortman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | John Mason knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 49-78 |
| 03:16 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-78 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 49-78 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Ray Scott - foul #3 on Ray Scott, team foul #13 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Richard Steib | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 49-79 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-80 |
| 02:46 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard drills a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Jones | 51-80 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #14 | 51-80 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jamie Gomer (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| 02:41 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Ray Scott | 51-80 |
| 02:27 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Clifford Shaw | 53-80 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bradly Kelly | 53-82 |
| 01:54 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard loses the dribble to Thomas Petty | 53-82 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 53-84 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Ray Scott is blocked by Bradly Kelly | 53-84 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-84 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Al Wortman - foul #3 on Al Wortman, team foul #15 | 53-84 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Ray Scott is blocked by Fred Carmona | 53-86 |
| 00:44 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman tips it in | 55-86 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | James Johnson knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 55-88 |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | Raymond Deckard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-88 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 55-88 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Johnson runs out the clock | 55-88 |