| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Leinberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Babcock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Eric Leinberger's pass is intercepted by Samuel Ebenstein | 31-36 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits a shot from the left block set up by Samuel Ebenstein and he's fouled by Melvin Babcock - foul #1 on Melvin Babcock, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | David Pitre travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Keith Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by David Pitre - foul #1 on David Pitre, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) David Pitre | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Holt (PF), Paul Reeves (C) Eric Leinberger, Melvin Babcock | |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Keith Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 3rd free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Paul Reeves is called for the reach on Sammy Finnegan - foul #3 on Paul Reeves, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (PG), Alex Hansen (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF) Dennis Cochran, Keith Jordan, Paul Reeves | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Samuel Uhl - foul #2 on Samuel Uhl, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG) Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Durham (SF) Samuel Uhl | |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randy Howell | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Murray State | Darryl Paz steps in front of the Alex Hansen pass | 36-40 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Columbus Miraglia - foul #1 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Gerald Durham misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Matthew Brown, Ray Houser, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Leinberger (PF) Stephen Nelson | |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Gerald Durham misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Gerald Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Kyle Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Alex Hansen comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:42 | Murray State | Eric Leinberger tips it in | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Gerald Durham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Durham, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Darryl Paz (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) David Pitre, Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Keith Jordan (SG), Samuel Uhl (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF), Melvin Babcock (C) Columbus Miraglia, Alex Hansen, Gerald Durham, Eric Leinberger, Kyle Holt | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Newton (PF) Stephen Nelson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Newton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Melvin Babcock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jordan - foul #1 on Keith Jordan, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Leinberger (PF) Frank Newton | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Broadhead | 43-43 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Joseph Lucas (SF), Randy Howell (C) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (SG), Frank Newton (PF), Paul Reeves (C) Keith Jordan, Eric Leinberger, Melvin Babcock | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is hacked by Columbus Miraglia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:48 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 45-43 |
| 14:47 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Newton | 45-43 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia is fouled on the floor by David Pitre - foul #2 on David Pitre, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Joseph Lucas, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Holt (PG), Gerald Durham (SF) Dennis Cochran, Samuel Uhl | |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Kyle Holt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Frank Newton tips it in | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Reeves - foul #4 on Paul Reeves, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Hansen (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF) Gerald Durham, Paul Reeves | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | Murray State | Frank Newton makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #3 on Randy Howell, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Norman Absher, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Gerald Durham (SF), Eric Leinberger (PF) Columbus Miraglia, Kyle Holt, Stephen Nelson | |
| 13:44 | Murray State | Frank Newton makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | David Pitre drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Ebenstein | 48-48 |
| 13:16 | Murray State | David Pitre takes the ball from Dennis Cochran in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | David Pitre double dribbles | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) David Pitre, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Keith Jordan (SG), Samuel Uhl (SF), Melvin Babcock (C) Alex Hansen, Gerald Durham, Frank Newton | |
| 12:45 | Murray State | Lawrence Broadhead blocks the short jumper by Melvin Babcock | 48-48 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Keith Jordan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Jordan, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF), Robert Reeder (C) Michael Wiggins, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Holt (PG), Stephen Nelson (PF) Dennis Cochran, Eric Leinberger | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:23 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson is hacked by Ray Houser - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Joseph Lucas, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Keith Jordan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:10 | Murray State | Kyle Holt grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (SG) Keith Jordan | |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kyle Holt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Columbus Miraglia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin Babcock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Stephen Nelson denies the turnaround by Randy Howell | 50-49 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher tips it in | 52-49 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Sammy Finnegan is called for the reach on Stephen Nelson - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Darryl Paz (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Keith Jordan (SG), Gerald Durham (SF), Frank Newton (C) Kyle Holt, Columbus Miraglia, Samuel Uhl, Melvin Babcock | |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson connects on the turnaround near the basket | 54-52 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Keith Jordan is called for the reach on David Pitre in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Jordan, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Hansen (SG), Eric Leinberger (PF) Keith Jordan, Stephen Nelson | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:17 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is open and lays it up and in | 57-52 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Samuel Ebenstein steps in front of the Eric Leinberger pass | 57-52 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein double dribbles | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Randy Howell (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (PG), Keith Jordan (SG), Samuel Uhl (SF), Melvin Babcock (C) Dennis Cochran, Alex Hansen, Gerald Durham, Frank Newton | |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 57-52 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Michael Wiggins is blocked by Samuel Uhl | 57-52 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:35 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is fouled on the floor by Columbus Miraglia - foul #3 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Robert Reeder (C) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Alex Hansen (SG), Kyle Holt (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF), Frank Newton (C) Columbus Miraglia, Keith Jordan, Samuel Uhl, Eric Leinberger, Melvin Babcock | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 07:52 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Cochran | 57-54 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Frank Newton swats the short shot by David Pitre | 57-54 |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Pitre (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Holt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran connects on the jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) David Pitre, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Murray State | Keith Jordan (SG), Gerald Durham (SF), Paul Reeves (C) Dennis Cochran, Alex Hansen, Frank Newton | |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Gerald Durham loses the dribble to Matthew Brown | 57-56 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | Kyle Holt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Paul Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Gerald Durham misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Absher | 60-56 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Paul Reeves comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Norman Absher - foul #2 on Norman Absher, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Joseph Lucas, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (PG), Alex Hansen (SG), Samuel Uhl (SF), Frank Newton (PF) Kyle Holt, Keith Jordan, Gerald Durham, Stephen Nelson | |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Paul Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Paul Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ray Houser | 63-56 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser double dribbles | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Eric Leinberger (PF) Alex Hansen, Paul Reeves | |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Houser | 65-56 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Newton | 65-58 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Howell | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Houser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Columbus Miraglia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Uhl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Eric Leinberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Holt (PG), Keith Jordan (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF), Melvin Babcock (C) Dennis Cochran, Columbus Miraglia, Eric Leinberger, Frank Newton | |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Keith Jordan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Brown | 67-58 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Leinberger (PF) Stephen Nelson | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-58 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Keith Jordan gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:48 | Murray State | David Pitre is called for the reach on Keith Jordan - foul #3 on David Pitre, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG) Kyle Holt | |
| 01:48 | Murray State | Keith Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:48 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Uhl | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Leinberger is called for the reach on Sammy Finnegan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Leinberger, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Samuel Ebenstein is called for the reach on Dennis Cochran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Dennis Cochran is called for the reach on Samuel Ebenstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Cochran, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Keith Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-61 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | David Pitre throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 01:06 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock buries a runner near the basket | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Keith Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Michael Wiggins takes the ball from Melvin Babcock | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Dennis Cochran is called for the reach on Samuel Ebenstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Cochran, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) David Pitre | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Keith Jordan is fouled on the floor by Ray Houser - foul #3 on Ray Houser, team foul #12 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (PG), Kyle Holt (SF), Frank Newton (PF), Paul Reeves (C) Dennis Cochran, Samuel Uhl, Eric Leinberger, Melvin Babcock | |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Keith Jordan is called for the reach on Ray Houser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Jordan, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Samuel Uhl (SF), Eric Leinberger (PF), Melvin Babcock (C) Columbus Miraglia, Kyle Holt, Frank Newton, Paul Reeves | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Keith Jordan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Uhl and the foul's on Ray Houser - foul #4 on Ray Houser, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Keith Jordan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Jordan, team foul #16 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) David Pitre | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (SG) Keith Jordan | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Columbus Miraglia | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is fouled in the backcourt by Columbus Miraglia - foul #4 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #17 | 77-71 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein runs out the clock | 79-71 |