| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Rabe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott hits a jumper from close range | 38-33 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott hits a jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Daniel Huston is blocked by Ross Zirbel | 40-33 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | James Lannon grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-35 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams double dribbles | 40-35 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Hugh Calloway | 40-40 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Ott | 42-40 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tommy Newby | 42-43 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | James Lannon is called for the reach on Michael Rabe - foul #2 on James Lannon, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | James Settles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chad Blouin | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Rabe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Zirbel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Settles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Settles - foul #3 on James Settles, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay is fouled on the floor by Ivan Williams - foul #2 on Ivan Williams, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson (C) Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | James Settles is hacked by Ivan Williams - foul #3 on Ivan Williams, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Settles and he's hacked by Michael Rabe - foul #2 on Michael Rabe, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst (C) Richard Ott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG) James Settles | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Earl Grayson | 45-49 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rolando Hott | 45-49 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson hits a driving attempt from the right block | 47-49 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | James Lannon scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kouba | 47-51 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Hurst | 49-51 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba jams it on a great pass from James Lannon | 49-53 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Travis Butler - foul #1 on Travis Butler, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Pasinski (SG), Richard Ott (PF) Michael Rabe, Ivan Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Settles (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, James Lannon, Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan connects on the open jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Settles | 51-55 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst misses badly on a floater from the right block | 51-55 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | James Settles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Newby | 51-58 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst loses the dribble to Hugh Calloway | 51-58 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-58 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Pasinski | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pasinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Grayson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Settles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan scores on a shot in the paint set up by Tommy Newby | 54-60 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Larry Hurst is denied by Daniel Huston | 54-60 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Newby | 54-62 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson hits a shot from the left side | 56-62 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is hacked by Rolando Hott - foul #2 on Rolando Hott, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ian Beane (PG), Michael Rabe (SG), Ivan Williams (SF), Bruce White (PF), Ross Zirbel (C) Rolando Hott, David Pasinski, Earl Grayson, Richard Ott, Larry Hurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), James Lannon (SG), Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Settles, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel lays it in set up by Ian Beane | 60-62 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ian Beane - foul #1 on Ian Beane, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ian Beane and he's hacked by James Lannon - foul #3 on James Lannon, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Blouin | 63-66 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ian Beane | 65-66 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott (PG), Richard Ott (PF) Ian Beane, Bruce White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | James Lannon comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Richard Ott | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Rabe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Ott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Zirbel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block | 65-66 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott banks in the layup | 67-66 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Damon Jordan swats the layup by Michael Rabe | 67-66 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Hugh Calloway - foul #3 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Pasinski (PG), Ian Beane (SG), Earl Grayson (PF), Larry Hurst (C) Rolando Hott, Michael Rabe, Richard Ott, Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (C) Jeffrey Kouba, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Ian Beane is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ian Beane, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce White (PF) Ivan Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF) Daniel Huston | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler buries a 3 from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | David Pasinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-69 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | James Settles pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | David Pasinski takes the ball from James Settles | 68-69 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Ian Beane hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Pasinski | 70-69 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Tommy Newby, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott (PG) Ian Beane | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston (PF) James Settles | |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | David Pasinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe (SG), Richard Ott (PF), Ross Zirbel (C) David Pasinski, Bruce White, Larry Hurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway gets the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Rolando Hott is called for the reach on Daniel Huston - foul #3 on Rolando Hott, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams (SF) Earl Grayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), James Lannon (SG) Tommy Newby, Chad Blouin | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Huston | 70-69 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott is hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #2 on Daniel Huston, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Pasinski (SF), Bruce White (PF), Larry Hurst (C) Ivan Williams, Richard Ott, Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF) Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston | |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Rabe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Pasinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce White (fresh) C - Larry Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Rolando Hott steals it from Jeffrey Kouba | 71-69 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | David Pasinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst hits the follow up shot | 73-69 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rolando Hott - foul #4 on Rolando Hott, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson (SF) Michael Rabe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Travis Butler (C) James Lannon, Damon Jordan | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Bruce White connects on the floater from the free throw line | 75-71 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe (SG), Ivan Williams (SF), Richard Ott (PF), Ross Zirbel (C) David Pasinski, Earl Grayson, Bruce White, Larry Hurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Rolando Hott steals the ball from Tommy Newby | 75-71 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses long on a floater from the left side | 75-71 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-71 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel is denied on a layup by Hugh Calloway | 75-71 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott hits the follow up shot | 77-71 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | James Lannon makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Huston and he's fouled by Michael Rabe - foul #3 on Michael Rabe, team foul #9 | 77-73 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Daniel Huston takes the ball from Ivan Williams | 77-73 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 77-73 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams hits a jumper from the left block | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-76 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel is fouled in the backcourt by James Lannon - foul #4 on James Lannon, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson (PF) Richard Ott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway buries a 3 from the right wing | 81-79 |