| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Zeledon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Tindall (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Nowell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | James Nowell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Felix Meyer - foul #2 on Felix Meyer, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:42 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | James Nowell connects on the open driving attempt near the basket | 37-36 |
| 19:22 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross's fadeaway is rejected by James Nowell | 37-36 |
| 19:20 | Morehead State | George Zeledon tips it in | 39-36 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | James Nowell tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 18:35 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer slams it home | 41-38 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Felix Meyer - foul #3 on Felix Meyer, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (PG), Douglas Farmer (SG), Jim Allan (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Gregory Thomas (C) Jason Jessee, George Zeledon, Terrance Tindall, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, James Nowell, Damon Jordan | |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Gregory Thomas | 41-39 |
| 18:08 | Morehead State | Jim Allan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Jim Allan is called for the reach on Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Jim Allan, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Steven Flint picks off the pass by Daniel Clontz | 41-39 |
| 17:17 | Morehead State | Steven Flint scores on a floater in the paint set up by Keith Coffin and he's fouled by Richard Dubay - foul #1 on Richard Dubay, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG), George Zeledon (SG), Kevin Ross (C) Keith Coffin, Douglas Farmer, Gregory Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) Daniel Clontz | |
| 17:17 | Morehead State | Steven Flint makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | George Zeledon is called for the reach on Chad Blouin - foul #2 on George Zeledon, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall (SF) Jim Allan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Clontz (SG), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Ross steals it from Damon Jordan | 44-39 |
| 16:20 | Morehead State | George Zeledon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Bahena | 44-39 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Kevin Ross steals it from Jeremiah Bahena in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 15:52 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Jessee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Zeledon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Tindall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Flint (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Clontz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeremiah Bahena (fresh) 2 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (PG), Douglas Farmer (SG), Jim Allan (SF), Felix Meyer (PF), Gregory Thomas (C) Jason Jessee, George Zeledon, Terrance Tindall, Steven Flint, Kevin Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Nowell (PF), Daniel Huston (C) Tommy Newby, Daniel Clontz, Jeremiah Bahena, Damon Jordan | |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | Chad Blouin steps in front of the Gregory Thomas pass | 44-39 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Nowell | 44-41 |
| 14:42 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kouba | 47-43 |
| 14:11 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | James Nowell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is called for 10 seconds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG), George Zeledon (SG), Terrance Tindall (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Keith Coffin, Douglas Farmer, Jim Allan, Gregory Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Clontz (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, James Nowell, Daniel Huston | |
| 13:48 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee makes the jumper from close range set up by George Zeledon | 49-43 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the easy open layup | 49-43 |
| 13:32 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:17 | Morehead State | Damon Jordan takes the ball from Terrance Tindall | 49-43 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 13:08 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Terrance Tindall | 49-43 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (SG), Ronald Burton (SF) George Zeledon, Terrance Tindall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Butler (C) Damon Jordan | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeremiah Bahena | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | Morehead State | Ronald Burton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | George Zeledon (SG), Terrance Tindall (SF), Steven Flint (PF) Jason Jessee, Ronald Burton, Felix Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Daniel Huston (SF), James Nowell (PF) Tommy Newby, Daniel Clontz, Richard Dubay, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| 11:41 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Steven Flint pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Keith Coffin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Zeledon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Tindall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Flint (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ross (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Nowell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Zeledon | 52-45 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Ross - foul #2 on Kevin Ross, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG) Keith Coffin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) Travis Butler | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:23 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:03 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Flint | 54-46 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway loses the dribble to Terrance Tindall | 54-46 |
| 10:21 | Morehead State | George Zeledon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terrance Tindall | 57-46 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | George Zeledon is called for the reach on Chad Blouin in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Zeledon, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (PG), Douglas Farmer (SG), Jim Allan (SF), Felix Meyer (PF) Jason Jessee, George Zeledon, Terrance Tindall, Steven Flint | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Clontz (SG), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, James Nowell, Daniel Huston | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Allan | 57-46 |
| 09:57 | Morehead State | Jim Allan gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | Jim Allan buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Coffin and he's hacked by Damon Jordan - foul #3 on Damon Jordan, team foul #2 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas (C) Kevin Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF) Hugh Calloway | |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | Jim Allan makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Keith Coffin - foul #2 on Keith Coffin, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Jim Allan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeremiah Bahena | 60-50 |
| 08:44 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Bahena - foul #3 on Jeremiah Bahena, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG), George Zeledon (SG), Ronald Burton (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Keith Coffin, Douglas Farmer, Jim Allan, Gregory Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) Chad Blouin, Jeremiah Bahena, Damon Jordan | |
| 08:35 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses the lay-in | 60-50 |
| 08:33 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 60-50 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 07:40 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to George Zeledon | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Jessee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Zeledon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Burton (fresh) PF - Felix Meyer (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Clontz (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Morehead State | George Zeledon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Dubay - foul #2 on Richard Dubay, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Gregory Thomas (C) Ronald Burton, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), James Nowell (PF) Tommy Newby, Daniel Clontz, Richard Dubay, Daniel Huston | |
| 07:32 | Morehead State | George Zeledon misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:32 | Morehead State | George Zeledon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 07:10 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Tindall | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 06:51 | Morehead State | George Zeledon is called for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (PG) Jason Jessee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) James Nowell, Travis Butler | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Bahena | 64-52 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 06:11 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:06 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Steven Flint is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kouba - foul #1 on Steven Flint, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SG), Jim Allan (SF), Felix Meyer (PF), Kevin Ross (C) George Zeledon, Terrance Tindall, Steven Flint, Gregory Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Daniel Huston (C) Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:47 | Morehead State | Jim Allan grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 05:34 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Allan | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-53 |
| 05:18 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin grabs the board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:02 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-53 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay jams it on a great pass from Jeremiah Bahena and the foul's on Keith Coffin - foul #3 on Keith Coffin, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG) Keith Coffin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Nowell (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 04:38 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee snags the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 04:24 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:17 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer knocks in the floater near the basket | 68-56 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | James Nowell misses long on a jumper from close range | 68-56 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Nowell | 68-56 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | James Nowell scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Clontz | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee makes the jump hook in the lane | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Jessee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Farmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Allan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Ross (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Clontz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dubay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Nowell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Huston (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz makes the wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Dubay | 70-60 |
| 03:04 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Jessee and the foul's on James Nowell - foul #2 on James Nowell, team foul #5 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (PG), Terrance Tindall (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Gregory Thomas (C) Jason Jessee, Jim Allan, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, Daniel Clontz, Richard Dubay, James Nowell, Daniel Huston | |
| 03:04 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer misses the free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:04 | Morehead State | Steven Flint pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:45 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall is hacked by Hugh Calloway - foul #1 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | George Zeledon (SG) Douglas Farmer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | George Zeledon comes up short on the floater from the left side | 72-60 |
| 02:30 | Morehead State | Steven Flint can't tip it in | 72-60 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SG), Ronald Burton (SF) George Zeledon, Terrance Tindall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| 02:13 | Morehead State | Ronald Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-60 |
| 02:11 | Morehead State | Steven Flint hits the follow up shot | 74-60 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Kouba | 74-62 |
| 01:33 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas's floater is knocked away by Richard Dubay | 74-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Gregory Thomas takes the ball from Chad Blouin | 74-62 |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Butler - foul #3 on Travis Butler, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (SF) Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston (PF) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Keith Coffin steps in front of the Chad Blouin pass in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 00:53 | Morehead State | Steven Flint makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Farmer | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is open but misses the lay-in | 77-62 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Dubay | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-65 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba is hacked by Keith Coffin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Coffin, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin runs out the clock | 77-67 |