| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Schacher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 6 pts. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Schacher - foul #1 on Gerald Schacher, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Robert Peters clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-41 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | David Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher drills a jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 34-43 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Mathew Warren gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sammy Finnegan - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (C) Ralph Carlton | |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SG), Harold Barnes (SF) Robert Peters, Gerald Schacher, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) David Pitre | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker slams it home set up by Shane Garrison and he's hacked by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #1 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Bloom (PF) Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits a jumper from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harold Barnes | 39-46 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins's layup is rejected by Eric Bloom | 39-46 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Shane Garrison gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Eric Bloom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Sammy Finnegan is called for the reach on Eric Bloom - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG), Gerald Schacher (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mathew Warren (PF) Shane Garrison, Jonathan Polasky, Eric Bloom, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Harold Barnes lays it in on a great pass from Robert Peters | 41-46 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's floater is tipped away by Mathew Warren | 41-46 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Harold Barnes | 41-46 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on David Pitre - foul #1 on David Pitre, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Bloom (C) Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Bello (PF) Robert Reeder | |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Peters makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Peters makes the 3rd free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Mathew Warren pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Schacher | 46-46 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is whistled for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, David Bello | |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher scores on a floater in the lane | 48-46 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Eric Bloom pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #3 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Robert Peters, David Johnson, Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Reeder (C) David Pitre, Ralph Carlton | |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Harold Barnes gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses the jump hook in the lane | 49-46 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Harold Barnes snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Shane Garrison is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #2 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SG), Mathew Warren (PF) Gerald Schacher, Eric Bloom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker drills a driving attempt in the lane | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses short on a shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Michael Wiggins is called for the reach on Harold Barnes - foul #4 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG) Jonathan Polasky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Ray Houser, Matthew Brown, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder banks in the layup | 51-50 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Harold Barnes travels with the ball | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SG), David Johnson (SF), Eric Bloom (PF), Elbert Oliver (C) Shane Garrison, Harold Barnes, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Bello (PF) Robert Reeder | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Eric Bloom - foul #1 on Eric Bloom, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Schacher (SG) Jonathan Polasky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) David Bello | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is fouled on the floor by Robert Peters - foul #3 on Robert Peters, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Bello (C) Ralph Carlton | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | David Pitre connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Ebenstein | 51-52 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | David Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | David Pitre scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Ebenstein | 51-54 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | David Johnson is called for a charge - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (PG), Mathew Warren (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Robert Peters, Eric Bloom, Elbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Norman Absher, David Bello | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Schacher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Shane Garrison - foul #1 on Shane Garrison, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Barnes (SF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Shane Garrison connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Geoffrey Parker and he's hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Shane Garrison makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Parker | 54-56 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Carlton - foul #2 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG), David Johnson (SF) Gerald Schacher, Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Robert Reeder (PF), David Bello (C) Ray Houser, Matthew Brown, Sammy Finnegan, Ralph Carlton | |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein's pass is intercepted by David Johnson | 56-56 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Shane Garrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Johnson | 58-56 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | David Pitre steals the ball from Mathew Warren | 58-56 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Shane Garrison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | David Johnson snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Shane Garrison | 60-56 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-56 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins's floater is tipped away by Geoffrey Parker | 60-56 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mathew Warren | 60-56 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Shane Garrison lays it in set up by David Johnson | 62-56 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Geoffrey Parker is called for the reach on David Pitre - foul #1 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Gerald Schacher (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Eric Bloom (PF), Elbert Oliver (C) Robert Peters, Shane Garrison, David Johnson, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Robert Reeder, David Bello | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Umi Sow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Schacher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Bloom (fresh) 4 reb. C - Elbert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher is hacked by Norman Absher - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG) David Pitre | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Eric Bloom snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher dunks the ball on a great pass from Elbert Oliver | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG), Mathew Warren (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Umi Sow, Eric Bloom, Elbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Michael Wiggins steals the ball from Geoffrey Parker | 64-56 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Wiggins and he's hacked by Gerald Schacher - foul #2 on Gerald Schacher, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Johnson (SF) Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Robert Peters is hacked by Ray Houser - foul #3 on Ray Houser, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Ray Houser | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Robert Peters makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-59 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein loses the dribble to Robert Peters | 65-59 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher lays it in on a great pass from Robert Peters | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Ebenstein | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses short on a floater from close range | 67-62 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | David Johnson is hacked by Ralph Carlton - foul #3 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Parker | 68-62 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #3 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #13 | 68-62 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Wiggins | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-62 |