| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Gerstner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Delao (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard High (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Leone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Leonard High - foul #1 on Leonard High, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Perry Delao gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 19:37 | Western Illinois | Leonard High misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kirby Gong - foul #2 on Kirby Gong, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:37 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 19:37 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria knocks in the 3 from straight away | 45-30 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dejesus takes the ball from Robert Gerstner | 45-30 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria lays it in set up by Marvin Dejesus | 45-32 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | Leonard High loses the dribble to Rodney Candelaria | 45-32 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-32 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Clifford Collins | 45-32 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dejesus steps in front of the Perry Delao pass | 45-32 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Leonard High is called for the reach on Kirby Gong - foul #2 on Leonard High, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Gary Leone misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SF), James Patton (C) Kirby Gong, Raymond Seibert | |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Gary Leone makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Gary Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-32 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't tip it in | 47-32 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Leonard High grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | James Murphy swats the short shot by Gary Leone | 47-32 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-32 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Perry Delao grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Leonard High buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Steve Gilmore - foul #1 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Owen (PG), Timothy Ashe (SG), Randy Boyles (PF), Christopher Bouchard (C) Robert Gerstner, Perry Delao, Gary Leone, Clifford Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG), Kirby Gong (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, James Murphy | |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Leonard High misses the free throw | 49-32 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Gilmore | 49-34 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Marc Ducote (C) Leonard High | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Ducote (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-36 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | James Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG) Marc Ducote | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG) John Combs | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is fouled on the floor by Robert Gerstner - foul #3 on Robert Gerstner, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Kevin Sirois (PF), Paul Folsom (C) Steve Gilmore, Kirby Gong, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is whistled for traveling | 51-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins (C) James Owen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (PF) Paul Folsom | |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-36 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 14:09 | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner is hacked by Marvin Dejesus - foul #1 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Perry Delao (SG), Leonard High (SF), Gary Leone (PF) Timothy Ashe, Christopher Bouchard, Randy Boyles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (SF) Kyle Medley | |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Kevin Sirois is called for the reach on Leonard High - foul #2 on Kevin Sirois, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) James Patton, Kevin Sirois | |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Robert Gerstner is denied by Raymond Seibert | 51-36 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Seibert | 51-36 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert jams it on a great pass from Marvin Dejesus and the foul's on Leonard High - foul #3 on Leonard High, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Owen (PG) Robert Gerstner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:59 | Western Illinois | Leonard High misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Seibert | 51-39 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Leonard High lays it up and in set up by Gary Leone | 53-41 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Clifford Collins swats the short shot by James Murphy | 53-41 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is hacked by Gary Leone - foul #2 on Gary Leone, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG), Timothy Ashe (SF), Randy Boyles (PF), Christopher Bouchard (C) James Owen, Leonard High, Gary Leone, Clifford Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), John Combs (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Patton (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Kirby Gong, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Gerstner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Perry Delao (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore is whistled for a carry | 53-41 |
| 11:04 | Western Illinois | Kevin Sirois is called for the reach on Randy Boyles - foul #3 on Kevin Sirois, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Owen (SG) Perry Delao | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:04 | Western Illinois | Randy Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Sirois | 53-41 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Bouchard - foul #1 on Christopher Bouchard, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard High (SF) James Owen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Randy Boyles grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Bouchard | 55-42 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Gilmore | 55-44 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Steve Gilmore is called for the reach on Leonard High - foul #2 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Perry Delao (SG), Gary Leone (PF), Clifford Collins (C) Timothy Ashe, Randy Boyles, Christopher Bouchard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kirby Gong (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Steve Gilmore, John Combs, Kyle Medley, Kevin Sirois, James Patton | |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-44 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Leonard High tips it but misses | 57-44 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the runner from close range on a great pass from James Murphy and he's hacked by Perry Delao - foul #1 on Perry Delao, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (SF) Leonard High | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong is hacked by Timothy Ashe - foul #3 on Timothy Ashe, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Owen (PG), Christopher Bouchard (SF) Robert Gerstner, Perry Delao | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe's pass is intercepted by Kirby Gong | 57-48 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Clifford Collins - foul #1 on Clifford Collins, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Randy Boyles (PF) Gary Leone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois (C) James Murphy | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirby Gong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | James Patton buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Marvin Dejesus | 57-52 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Owen and he's fouled by Kevin Sirois - foul #4 on Kevin Sirois, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG), Perry Delao (SG), Leonard High (SF) James Owen, Timothy Ashe, Clifford Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Rodney Candelaria, Kirby Gong, Kevin Sirois | |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | James Patton tips it home | 60-54 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Leonard High hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Steve Gilmore - foul #3 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Leone (PF) Christopher Bouchard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG) Marvin Dejesus | |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Leonard High misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Seibert | 61-54 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | John Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins (C) Randy Boyles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kevin Sirois (PF) James Patton, James Murphy | |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Kevin Sirois denies the turnaround by Leonard High | 61-54 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Clifford Collins and he's fouled by John Combs - foul #2 on John Combs, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Paul Folsom (C) John Combs, Raymond Seibert | |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Collins | 64-54 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Leonard High grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins is hacked by Paul Folsom - foul #1 on Paul Folsom, team foul #12 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (SG), Randy Boyles (PF) Perry Delao, Gary Leone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Patton (SF), James Murphy (PF) Steve Gilmore, Paul Folsom | |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is called for 10 seconds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard (SF) Leonard High | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong (SF) Kevin Sirois | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Collins | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Gerstner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Bouchard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Patton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Boyles steps in front of the Rodney Candelaria pass | 68-54 |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Christopher Bouchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Owen (PG), Marc Ducote (C) Robert Gerstner, Clifford Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (PG), Kevin Bohr (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Kevin Sirois (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Kirby Gong, James Murphy | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | John Combs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Bohr | 68-57 |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG), Perry Delao (SG), Leonard High (SF), Gary Leone (PF), Clifford Collins (C) James Owen, Timothy Ashe, Christopher Bouchard, Randy Boyles, Marc Ducote | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Kirby Gong (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) John Combs, Kevin Bohr, Kyle Medley, James Patton, Kevin Sirois | |
| 02:27 | Western Illinois | Gary Leone buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Leonard High grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Perry Delao comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #13 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Owen (PG), Timothy Ashe (SF), Randy Boyles (PF), Christopher Bouchard (C) Robert Gerstner, Leonard High, Gary Leone, Clifford Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), John Combs (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Patton (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Kirby Gong, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Perry Delao makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Perry Delao makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | John Combs knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kyle Medley | 73-60 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | James Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Marc Ducote (C) Perry Delao | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | James Patton can't finish the layup | 73-60 |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Marc Ducote misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore loses the dribble to James Owen in the backcourt | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | James Owen runs out the clock | 73-60 |