| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Hamilton | 27-32 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge is hacked by Robert Wong - foul #2 on Robert Wong, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl's pass is intercepted by James Nickerson | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Antonio King buries a 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Robert Wong is denied by Jerome Taylor | 29-35 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor, James Nickerson | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden is fouled on the floor by Jeff Sinegal - foul #1 on Jeff Sinegal, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on Jeff Sinegal - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Ernest Zahl (PF) Dustin Maiden, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Antonio King, Mark Berry, Harold Wisner | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 29-37 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas scores on a floater from the left side | 31-37 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | David Hill travels in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Nathaniel Macpherson (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), James Nickerson (C) Jeff Sinegal, Lawrence Brown | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Antonio King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge is hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Antonio King and he's fouled by Robert Wong - foul #3 on Robert Wong, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG) Kelly Schellenberge | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson misses the shot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Antonio King | 31-40 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Antonio King clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it but misses | 31-40 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | James Nickerson swats the layup by Robert Wong | 33-42 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Nickerson | 33-44 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-44 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Antonio King pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry misses the easy layup | 33-44 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Maiden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Zahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sinegal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Antonio King pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Antonio King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Sinegal | 33-47 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-47 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry double dribbles | 33-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Antonio King, Jeff Sinegal, Mark Berry, Jerome Taylor, James Nickerson | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Brown blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Johnson | 33-47 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kelly Schellenberge | 33-47 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton knocks in the runner from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Sydney Collins | |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Murphy | 33-50 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas tips it home | 35-50 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner tips it back up and in | 35-52 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-52 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it home | 37-52 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Antonio King loses the ball out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) David Hill, Robert Wong, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Nickerson (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Kelly Schellenberge is called for the reach on Samuel Miller - foul #1 on Kelly Schellenberge, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Jerome Taylor (PF) Charles Hamilton, Harold Wisner | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl loses the ball out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SF) Kelly Schellenberge | |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Antonio King | 37-54 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller is hacked by James Nickerson - foul #2 on James Nickerson, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson is whistled for a carry | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown (C) James Nickerson | |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Ernest Zahl - foul #1 on Ernest Zahl, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jeff Sinegal | |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge (SF) Mark Berry | |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Johnson is called for the reach on Antonio King - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner (C) Jerome Taylor | |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown grabs the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Antonio King connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Hamilton | 37-59 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Tracy Dimas | 40-59 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Antonio King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown tips it in | 40-61 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | David Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 40-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (PG), Jerome Taylor (PF), James Nickerson (C) Antonio King, Lawrence Brown, Harold Wisner | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge drills a turnaround from the right block | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-63 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton snags the defensive board | 40-63 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on Kelly Schellenberge - foul #3 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #8 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Hill | 43-65 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-65 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge double dribbles | 43-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG) Jeff Sinegal, Mark Berry | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Hill | 46-65 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Wong steals the ball from Jerome Taylor | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Robert Wong is blocked by James Nickerson | 46-65 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses long on a runner from the baseline | 46-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Kelly Schellenberge blocks the jumper by Thomas Murphy | 46-65 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | David Hill grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | James Nickerson takes the ball from Robert Wong | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Antonio King runs out the clock | 46-65 |