| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Wayne Kallberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Bowden (fresh) SF - Andrew Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ward Felton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton is denied on a dunk by Daniel Huston | 28-28 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Damon Jordan | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the easy layup | 28-28 |
| 19:21 | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:10 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Sloan scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Kallberg | 28-31 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the turnaround in the paint | 28-31 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston tips it in | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Kallberg | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ward Felton - foul #1 on Ward Felton, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:03 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton is hacked by James Lannon - foul #2 on James Lannon, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 17:45 | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston clanks a jump hook near the basket | 31-34 |
| 17:27 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Sloan pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:09 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Sloan buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gregory Bowden | 31-36 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Sloan - foul #3 on Thomas Sloan, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Shawn Click (PG), Brian Talmage (SG), James Barnett (SF), Jess Wells (PF), Barry Whittington (C) Wayne Kallberg, Gregory Bowden, Andrew Hodge, Thomas Sloan, Ward Felton | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Huston | 36-36 |
| 15:56 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Kouba | 36-36 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Kouba | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Shawn Click (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Talmage (fresh) SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jess Wells (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UL-Lafayette | Barry Whittington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-36 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG) Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg (PG), Andrew Hodge (SF), Thomas Sloan (PF), Ward Felton (C) Shawn Click, James Barnett, Jess Wells, Barry Whittington | |
| 14:59 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Ward Felton is called for the reach on Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Ward Felton, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden (SG) Brian Talmage | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is hacked by Wayne Kallberg - foul #3 on Wayne Kallberg, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG) Jeffrey Kouba | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 14:09 | UL-Lafayette | Tommy Newby takes the ball from Gregory Bowden | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tommy Newby | 40-36 |
| 13:44 | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Sloan | 40-38 |
| 13:35 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:13 | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Kallberg | 40-41 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Hugh Calloway | 42-41 |
| 12:33 | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Jeremiah Bahena, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Shawn Click (PG), Brian Talmage (SG), James Barnett (SF), Jess Wells (PF), Barry Whittington (C) Wayne Kallberg, Gregory Bowden, Andrew Hodge, Thomas Sloan, Ward Felton | |
| 12:08 | UL-Lafayette | Barry Whittington drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jess Wells | 42-43 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses badly on a floater near the basket | 42-43 |
| 11:39 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Shawn Click (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Talmage (fresh) SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jess Wells (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Whittington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UL-Lafayette | James Barnett double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg (PG) Shawn Click | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | UL-Lafayette | Barry Whittington misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, Daniel Huston, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden (SG), Thomas Sloan (PF) Brian Talmage, James Barnett | |
| 10:33 | UL-Lafayette | Barry Whittington misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | UL-Lafayette | Barry Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Lannon | 47-44 |
| 09:37 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Bowden | 47-47 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hugh Calloway | 49-47 |
| 09:06 | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden loses the dribble to Damon Jordan | 49-47 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Hugh Calloway and the foul's on Barry Whittington - foul #2 on Barry Whittington, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Daniel Huston (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, Hugh Calloway, Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Shawn Click (PG), Brian Talmage (SG), Andrew Hodge (SF), Ward Felton (C) Wayne Kallberg, Gregory Bowden, Jess Wells, Barry Whittington | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:43 | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:22 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Sloan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Tommy Newby | 54-47 |
| 07:59 | UL-Lafayette | Chad Blouin denies the turnaround by Ward Felton | 54-47 |
| 07:58 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:40 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Talmage can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Shawn Click (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Talmage (fresh) SF - Andrew Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sloan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ward Felton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston is hacked by Shawn Click - foul #1 on Shawn Click, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (SG), Travis Butler (C) James Lannon, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Newby | 56-47 |
| 06:58 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) Tommy Newby | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg (PG), Gregory Bowden (SG), Jess Wells (PF) Shawn Click, Brian Talmage, Thomas Sloan | |
| 06:14 | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston drills a jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 05:31 | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ward Felton | 58-50 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston is denied on a layup by Jess Wells | 58-50 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 04:37 | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Brian Talmage (SG), James Barnett (SF), Thomas Sloan (PF), Barry Whittington (C) Gregory Bowden, Andrew Hodge, Jess Wells, Ward Felton | |
| 03:51 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Talmage knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sloan | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | James Settles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 03:25 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Talmage pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Settles (fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Wayne Kallberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Talmage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Whittington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UL-Lafayette | Tommy Newby steals the ball from Brian Talmage | 61-53 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the easy layup | 61-53 |
| 03:14 | UL-Lafayette | Barry Whittington grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 03:09 | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Sloan | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | James Lannon is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kallberg - foul #4 on Wayne Kallberg, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) James Settles | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Shawn Click (PG), Gregory Bowden (SG), Jess Wells (PF) Wayne Kallberg, James Barnett, Thomas Sloan | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:50 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:50 | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Newby - foul #1 on Tommy Newby, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston (PF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg (PG), Thomas Sloan (PF), Ward Felton (C) Shawn Click, Brian Talmage, Barry Whittington | |
| 02:30 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:30 | UL-Lafayette | Jess Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 02:15 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Sloan gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:01 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge (SF) Jess Wells | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Ward Felton blocks the short jumper by Daniel Huston | 61-57 |
| 01:37 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:15 | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommy Newby - foul #2 on Tommy Newby, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| 01:15 | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:15 | UL-Lafayette | Wayne Kallberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 00:45 | UL-Lafayette | Andrew Hodge comes up short on the runner in the lane | 61-58 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | James Lannon snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Wayne Kallberg is called for the reach on Tommy Newby - foul #5 on Wayne Kallberg, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG) James Lannon | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Shawn Click (PG) Wayne Kallberg | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | UL-Lafayette | Gregory Bowden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Shawn Click is called for the reach on Hugh Calloway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Click, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | UL-Lafayette | Ward Felton gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:01 | UL-Lafayette | Tommy Newby steals it from Shawn Click | 63-58 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby runs out the clock | 63-58 |