| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Harry Bumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Romero (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Juan Romero inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Vermont | Marvin Dejesus picks off the pass by Harry Bumgardner | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Adam Abbott - foul #2 on Adam Abbott, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:57 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Juan Romero | 32-31 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdallah is called for the reach on Marvin Dejesus - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kirby Gong | 32-33 |
| 17:57 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Juan Romero | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong is fouled on the floor by Adam Abbott - foul #3 on Adam Abbott, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Vermont | Dean Brundage (C) Adam Abbott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SF) Kirby Gong | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 17:39 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Juan Romero | 34-33 |
| 17:18 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Dejesus - foul #2 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Reeves (SG), Randall Howton (SF), Fausto Marino (C) Adolfo Russo, Juan Romero, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| 17:18 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:18 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | James Patton makes the jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:32 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | James Patton gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:11 | Vermont | Randall Howton snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:04 | Vermont | Fausto Marino drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Randall Howton | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Harry Bumgardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Howton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Brundage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Gilmore (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Sirois | 37-37 |
| 15:20 | Vermont | Dean Brundage misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Sirois - foul #2 on Kevin Sirois, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Vermont | Adolfo Russo (SG), Juan Romero (SF), Adam Abbott (C) Harry Bumgardner, Randall Howton, Fausto Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (PG), Kevin Bohr (SG), Kirby Gong (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Steve Gilmore, James Patton, Kevin Sirois | |
| 15:20 | Vermont | Dean Brundage misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:20 | Vermont | Dean Brundage makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Adolfo Russo is called for the reach on Kirby Gong - foul #2 on Adolfo Russo, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah (PF) Dean Brundage | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | James Murphy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:41 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 38-39 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | James Murphy snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Seibert | 38-42 |
| 13:57 | Vermont | John Combs is called for the reach on James Reeves - foul #3 on John Combs, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gary Edler (PG) James Reeves | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Steve Gilmore (SG) John Combs, Kevin Bohr | |
| 13:36 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Abbott | 41-42 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Vermont | Juan Romero gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:00 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah is hacked by Kirby Gong - foul #3 on Kirby Gong, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Randall Howton (SF), Dean Brundage (C) Juan Romero, Adam Abbott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Patton (C) Kirby Gong, Raymond Seibert | |
| 12:45 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Candelaria | 44-44 |
| 12:15 | Vermont | Randall Howton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Randall Howton, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Reeves (SG), Fausto Marino (C) Adolfo Russo, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois (C) James Murphy | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner (PG), Juan Romero (SF) Gary Edler, Randall Howton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Steve Gilmore | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Harry Bumgardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Romero (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Dean Brundage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Vermont | Dean Brundage's floater is tipped away by Kevin Sirois | 44-44 |
| 11:32 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:18 | Vermont | Fausto Marino can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:10 | Vermont | Dean Brundage gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:02 | Vermont | James Reeves is fouled on the floor by Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Adolfo Russo (SG), Dikembe Abdallah (PF), Adam Abbott (C) James Reeves, Dean Brundage, Fausto Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (PG), Kirby Gong (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Marvin Dejesus, Kyle Medley, James Patton, Kevin Sirois | |
| 10:56 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah banks in the layup set up by Juan Romero | 46-44 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:40 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:12 | Vermont | John Combs takes the ball from Juan Romero | 46-44 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Combs | 46-47 |
| 09:23 | Vermont | Juan Romero hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Adam Abbott and the foul's on James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Reeves (PG), Randall Howton (SG) Harry Bumgardner, Adolfo Russo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Steve Gilmore (SG), James Patton (C) John Combs, Rodney Candelaria, Raymond Seibert | |
| 09:23 | Vermont | Juan Romero makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | James Murphy tips it in | 49-49 |
| 08:53 | Vermont | James Reeves hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdallah denies the turnaround by Marvin Dejesus | 51-49 |
| 08:37 | Vermont | James Reeves snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:30 | Vermont | James Reeves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gary Edler (PG), Dean Brundage (PF), Fausto Marino (C) Juan Romero, Dikembe Abdallah, Adam Abbott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG), Kevin Sirois (C) Kirby Gong, James Murphy | |
| 08:30 | Vermont | James Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:30 | Vermont | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Dean Brundage is called for the reach on Marvin Dejesus - foul #2 on Dean Brundage, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | Adolfo Russo (SG) Gary Edler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG) John Combs | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:53 | Vermont | James Reeves misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Howton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Brundage (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fausto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Gilmore (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Dejesus | 53-54 |
| 07:06 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (PF) James Reeves, Fausto Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) James Patton, Kevin Sirois | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 06:51 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:43 | Vermont | Raymond Seibert steps in front of the Adolfo Russo pass | 53-54 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | James Murphy knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 06:11 | Vermont | Dean Brundage banks in the layup on a nice dish by Adolfo Russo | 55-56 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rodney Candelaria | 55-59 |
| 05:39 | Vermont | Randall Howton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Gilmore - foul #2 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Reeves (PG), Juan Romero (SF), Adam Abbott (C) Harry Bumgardner, Adolfo Russo, Dean Brundage | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (PG), Kevin Bohr (SG), Kirby Gong (SF) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Steve Gilmore | |
| 05:39 | Vermont | Randall Howton makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:39 | Vermont | Randall Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Combs | 57-62 |
| 05:05 | Vermont | John Combs steals it from James Reeves | 57-62 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bohr is hacked by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gary Edler (PG), Fausto Marino (PF) Randall Howton, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bohr misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:56 | Vermont | Fausto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:51 | Vermont | Gary Edler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Abbott | 59-62 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | John Combs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 04:29 | Vermont | Gary Edler gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:23 | Vermont | James Reeves makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Edler | 61-62 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bohr hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | John Combs drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Kirby Gong | 61-64 |
| 03:47 | Vermont | Juan Romero scores on a turnaround from the left block | 63-64 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner (PG), Adolfo Russo (SG), Dikembe Abdallah (PF) Gary Edler, James Reeves, Fausto Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Kevin Bohr, John Combs, James Patton, Kevin Sirois | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Harry Bumgardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Juan Romero (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | James Murphy buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Dejesus | 63-66 |
| 03:07 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 02:30 | Vermont | Juan Romero connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harry Bumgardner | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kirby Gong | 65-69 |
| 02:05 | Vermont | Harry Bumgardner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| Subs | Vermont | Randall Howton (SF), Dean Brundage (C) Juan Romero, Adam Abbott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SF) Kirby Gong | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert connects on the jumper near the basket set up by James Murphy and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Vermont | Juan Romero (SF), Adam Abbott (C) Randall Howton, Dean Brundage | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong (SF) Steve Gilmore | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:38 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Harry Bumgardner and the foul's on James Murphy - foul #3 on James Murphy, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| 01:38 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah misses the free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | James Murphy is hacked by Adolfo Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adolfo Russo, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Kevin Bohr (SG), Kyle Medley (SF) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Kirby Gong | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Vermont | Raymond Seibert picks off the pass by Adam Abbott | 67-77 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore is hacked by Harry Bumgardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Bumgardner, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gary Edler (PG), James Reeves (SG), Randall Howton (SF), Dean Brundage (PF), Fausto Marino (C) Harry Bumgardner, Adolfo Russo, Juan Romero, Dikembe Abdallah, Adam Abbott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:44 | Vermont | Randall Howton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-79 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Gary Edler is called for the reach on Kevin Bohr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Edler, team foul #12 | 69-79 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bohr makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bohr makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:37 | Vermont | Randall Howton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-81 |
| 00:36 | Vermont | Randall Howton gets the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 00:33 | Vermont | Randall Howton misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-81 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley gets the rebound | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont 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) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Fausto Marino - foul #2 on Fausto Marino, team foul #13 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG) Kevin Bohr | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-83 |
| 00:05 | Vermont | Randall Howton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dean Brundage | 72-83 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore runs out the clock | 72-83 |