| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Read (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Haws (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | William Read loses the dribble to Willie Wilson | 25-29 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | James Haws blocks the short jumper by Jon Prince | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek blows the layup but he's hacked by James Haws - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | William Read is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Dustin Burge | |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Lee Shufelt picks off the pass by Colby McNorton | 25-30 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | William Read jams it on a nice dish by Lee Shufelt | 27-30 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | William Read comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Myrick - foul #2 on Victor Myrick, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Blaine Kaczmarek, Victor Myrick | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jon Prince, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) William Read | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF) Jon Prince | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Martin Salaam is blocked by Willie Wilson | 27-32 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Haws (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG) Ronald O'Callaghan | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is hacked by Douglas Horne - foul #2 on Douglas Horne, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Joseph Carver (C) Willie Wilson, Colby McNorton | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses short on a jump hook from close range | 27-32 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | James Haws snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Robert Smith (C) Lee Shufelt, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Myrick (PF) Dustin Burge | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 27-32 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | James Rakoski tips it in | 29-32 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is fouled on the floor by Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #2 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Jon Prince, Joseph Carver | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Victor Myrick - foul #3 on Victor Myrick, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 31-34 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Rufus Borman swats the shot by Martin Salaam | 31-34 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Colby McNorton | 31-34 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Myrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Martin Salaam steps in front of the Blaine Kaczmarek pass | 33-34 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam's fadeaway is rejected by Colby McNorton | 33-34 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | William Read drills a floater from close range | 35-34 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is hacked by James Rakoski - foul #1 on James Rakoski, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Lee Hilton (C) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SG), Dustin Burge (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Blaine Kaczmarek, Rufus Borman, Victor Myrick, Colby McNorton | |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 35-36 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton buries a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Joseph Carver - foul #2 on Joseph Carver, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on James Haws - foul #4 on James Haws, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Joseph Carver | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is fouled on the floor by Colby McNorton - foul #2 on Colby McNorton, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | William Read can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Jon Prince knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dustin Burge | 40-44 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 40-44 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Willie Wilson (SF), Victor Myrick (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Blaine Kaczmarek, Ronald O'Callaghan, Dustin Burge, Colby McNorton | |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | William Read pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson misses the jumper from the right block | 42-44 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Wilson | 42-44 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | James Haws gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG) Lee Shufelt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Willie Wilson | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | William Read is fouled on the floor by Jon Prince - foul #4 on Jon Prince, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Jon Prince, Joseph Carver | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick loses the ball out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) William Read, James Haws | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF) Colby McNorton | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Victor Myrick swats the short shot by Martin Salaam | 46-44 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't tip it in | 46-44 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Victor Myrick - foul #4 on Victor Myrick, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) James Rakoski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Willie Wilson (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Rufus Borman, Ronald O'Callaghan, Victor Myrick | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-44 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Jon Prince tips it in | 48-46 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Willie Wilson steals the ball from Martin Salaam | 48-46 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Jon Prince lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willie Wilson | 48-48 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Lee Shufelt steals the ball from Jon Prince in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-48 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jon Prince | 50-50 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Blaine Kaczmarek picks off the pass by Martin Salaam | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Haws - foul #5 on James Haws, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) James Haws | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Myrick (C) Colby McNorton | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam connects on the jump hook from the left block | 52-52 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Read (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is hacked by Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Robert Smith lays it up and in | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is hacked by Dustin Burge - foul #2 on Dustin Burge, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) William Read | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Dustin Burge | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Colby McNorton | 58-56 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam loses the ball out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG) Lee Shufelt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), William Read (SG) James Rakoski, Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Rufus Borman, Colby McNorton | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 58-56 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Dustin Burge blocks the short jumper by Martin Salaam | 58-56 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam buries a jumper from the right side | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses short on a jumper in the lane | 60-56 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 60-56 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Read (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Burge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Prince - foul #5 on Jon Prince, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG) Jon Prince | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Rufus Borman is called for the reach on Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rufus Borman, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Blaine Kaczmarek is called for the reach on Lee Hilton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #12 | 63-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Victor Myrick | 64-59 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | William Read is fouled in the backcourt by Rufus Borman - foul #2 on Rufus Borman, team foul #13 | 64-59 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt runs out the clock | 66-59 |