| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Edward Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hambright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Work (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 (-1) | |
| 19:39 | IPFW | Edward Young scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Goodwin | 30-30 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Hambright - foul #2 on Charles Hambright, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Santiago Martin, Edward Work | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | IPFW | Charles Hambright grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 19:14 | IPFW | Charles Hambright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Young | 33-31 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), David Morris (SF), Edward Work (C) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 18:44 | IPFW | Barry Brown double dribbles | 33-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (C) Edward Work | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg banks in the layup and the foul's on Barry Brown - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF) David Morris | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:06 | IPFW | Barry Brown misses the shot from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:41 | IPFW | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:37 | IPFW | Jason Clark misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Bradford - foul #1 on John Bradford, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen Pixley (PG) Edward Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 17:37 | IPFW | Jason Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:37 | IPFW | Jason Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Morris | 35-37 |
| 17:02 | IPFW | Charles Hambright clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Work clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Goodwin - foul #2 on Patrick Goodwin, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins (SG), Jimmie Brose (SF), Joe Fredrickson (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Jason Clark, Patrick Goodwin, Charles Hambright, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), John Bradford (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:20 | IPFW | Edward Work steals it from Matthew Jenkins | 35-38 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses short on a floater in the paint | 35-38 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Robinson | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #2 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG) Jimmie Brose | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Michael Robinson, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Edward Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joe Fredrickson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Work (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | IPFW | John Smith picks off the pass by Joe Fredrickson | 35-40 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | David Morris is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Hambright (PF) Stephen Pixley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, David Morris, Edward Work | |
| 15:27 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Justin Rushenberg - foul #2 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin (SF) Joe Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), David Morris (SF) Stacy McKenny, Santiago Martin | |
| 15:27 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:27 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:27 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette loses the dribble to Patrick Goodwin | 37-40 |
| 15:08 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by John Smith | 37-42 |
| 14:46 | IPFW | David Morris steals the ball from Patrick Goodwin | 37-42 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Morris | 37-44 |
| 14:14 | IPFW | Edward Young misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:13 | IPFW | Charles Hambright grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:03 | IPFW | Edward Young clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is hacked by Patrick Goodwin - foul #3 on Patrick Goodwin, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen Pixley (PG), Jason Clark (SG), Jimmie Brose (SF), Joe Fredrickson (PF), Barry Brown (C) Edward Young, Matthew Jenkins, Patrick Goodwin, Charles Hambright, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Edward Work slams it home on a great pass from Stacy McKenny | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 40-48 |
| 12:40 | IPFW | Jimmie Brose misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 12:39 | IPFW | Barry Brown snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 12:28 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson clanks a shot from the baseline | 40-48 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the easy layup | 40-48 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 11:43 | IPFW | Barry Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmie Brose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Fredrickson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 40-52 |
| 11:20 | IPFW | Jason Clark buries a floater from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 11:08 | IPFW | Jason Clark pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 10:50 | IPFW | Barry Brown is fouled on the floor by Edward Work - foul #2 on Edward Work, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG), Matthew Jenkins (SG), Patrick Goodwin (SF), Charles Hambright (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Stephen Pixley, Jason Clark, Jimmie Brose, Joe Fredrickson, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Michael Robinson, Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg, Edward Work | |
| 10:32 | IPFW | John Smith swats the shot by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 42-52 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | John Bradford snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | David Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 10:09 | IPFW | Charles Hambright grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 10:04 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Hambright | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Young - foul #1 on Edward Young, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Work (C) Zesiro Afshari | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:24 | IPFW | Edward Young misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Patrick Goodwin steals the ball from Edward Work | 44-54 |
| 08:39 | IPFW | Charles Hambright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen Pixley (PG), Jason Clark (SG), Barry Brown (C) Edward Young, Matthew Jenkins, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Justin Rushenberg (C) John Bradford, Edward Work | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is hacked by Stephen Pixley - foul #1 on Stephen Pixley, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), Santiago Martin (SF) Ray Burdette, David Morris | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:16 | IPFW | Charles Hambright grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 07:56 | IPFW | Barry Brown makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Goodwin | 46-55 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Pixley - foul #2 on Stephen Pixley, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jimmie Brose (SF), Joe Fredrickson (PF) Patrick Goodwin, Charles Hambright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmie Brose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Fredrickson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Work (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | IPFW | Edward Work swats the short shot by Barry Brown | 46-56 |
| 07:26 | IPFW | Jimmie Brose tips it in | 48-56 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette double dribbles | 48-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG), Matthew Jenkins (SF) Jason Clark, Jimmie Brose | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Stacy McKenny, David Morris, Edward Work | |
| 06:38 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Santiago Martin - foul #2 on Santiago Martin, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Hambright (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Stephen Pixley, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), David Morris (SF) Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin | |
| 06:19 | IPFW | A charge is called on Joe Fredrickson - foul #2 on Joe Fredrickson, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin (SF) Joe Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Santiago Martin | 48-58 |
| 05:40 | IPFW | Charles Hambright comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-58 |
| 05:39 | IPFW | Dikembe Alleruzzo grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Smith | 48-58 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | John Smith is hacked by Charles Hambright - foul #3 on Charles Hambright, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen Pixley (PG), Joe Fredrickson (SG), Barry Brown (C) Edward Young, Matthew Jenkins, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, Edward Work | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:58 | IPFW | Charles Hambright is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Edward Work (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, John Smith | |
| 04:43 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson is fouled on the floor by Ray Burdette - foul #3 on Ray Burdette, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Clark (SG) Charles Hambright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), John Smith (PF) Ray Burdette, Edward Work | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 (-1) | |
| 04:37 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | IPFW | Dikembe Alleruzzo (PF) Patrick Goodwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Barry Brown picks off the pass by David Morris | 48-60 |
| 04:00 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson misses the shot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the floater from the right wing set up by Stacy McKenny | 48-62 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Fredrickson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 (0) | |
| 03:28 | IPFW | Barry Brown lays it up and in | 50-62 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | John Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Bradford and the foul's on Jason Clark - foul #2 on Jason Clark, team foul #11 | 50-64 |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins (SG), Jimmie Brose (SF) Jason Clark, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Stacy McKenny, David Morris | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:00 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 50-64 |
| 02:50 | IPFW | Matthew Jenkins hits a 3 from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Bradford and the foul's on Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #3 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #12 | 53-66 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Zesiro Afshari (C) John Bradford, John Smith | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses the free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:26 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Joe Fredrickson | 53-66 |
| 02:09 | IPFW | David Morris steals the ball from Dikembe Alleruzzo | 53-66 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-66 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | David Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 01:20 | IPFW | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:18 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #1 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| 01:18 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:18 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses short on a shot from the right block | 55-66 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg tips it but misses | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | John Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg buries a jump hook from the left block | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 (0) | |
| 00:21 | IPFW | John Bradford is called for the reach on Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #2 on John Bradford, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | David Morris gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Bradford runs out the clock | 55-68 |