| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duane Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | James Walker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tyron Gabbard | 27-34 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Tyron Gabbard - foul #3 on Tyron Gabbard, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers (SF) Tyron Gabbard | |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-36 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Walcott | 30-36 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Donald Simmons | 30-38 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Walker steals it from Jerry Lewis | 30-38 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster jams it on a great pass from James Walker | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tony Sparks | 33-40 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (SG), Brandon Smith (PF), Daniel Bell (C) Damek Zindell, Tony Sparks, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (PG), Larry Loving (SG), Bobby Deatherage (SF), Kenneth Samuels (PF) Donald Simmons, James Walker, Duane Foster, Clarence Vaughn | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Samuels is called for the reach on Daniel Bell - foul #2 on Kenneth Samuels, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | James Falzone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | James Falzone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott tips it home | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Falzone (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Baptiste (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Loving (fresh) SF - Bobby Deatherage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) C - Jack Schweers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott is fouled on the floor by Bobby Deatherage - foul #1 on Bobby Deatherage, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Damek Zindell (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF) Lewis Terrell, James Falzone, Joshua Walcott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Walker (SG), Tyron Gabbard (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Clarence Vaughn (C) Larry Loving, Bobby Deatherage, Kenneth Samuels, Jack Schweers | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-40 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith hits the finger roll | 37-40 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn hits the finger roll and the foul's on Brandon Smith - foul #3 on Brandon Smith, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis (C) Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons (PG) Robert Baptiste | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Walker | 37-46 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott (SF), Tony Sparks (PF) Todd Schwentker, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (SG) James Walker | |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn is called for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster (C) Clarence Vaughn | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks's pass is intercepted by Robert Baptiste | 37-46 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Robert Baptiste | 37-48 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Donald Simmons is denied by Jerry Lewis | 39-48 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the easy layup | 39-48 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the lay-in | 39-48 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Lewis - foul #2 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Brandon Smith (PF), Daniel Bell (C) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Tony Sparks, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving (PG), James Walker (SG), Clarence Vaughn (C) Donald Simmons, Robert Baptiste, Daniel Johnson | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Falzone (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Bell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Loving (fresh) SG - James Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Duane Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Duane Foster - foul #1 on Duane Foster, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers (SF) Tyron Gabbard | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers is whistled for a carry | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels (PF) Duane Foster | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Falzone and he's hacked by Kenneth Samuels - foul #3 on Kenneth Samuels, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | James Walker travels with the ball | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (SF) Joshua Walcott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers hits a 3 from the left corner set up by James Walker | 46-52 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn drills a jumper from close range | 46-54 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving jams it on a nice dish by Clarence Vaughn | 46-56 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker can't finish the layup | 46-56 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bell | 46-56 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Samuels denies the turnaround by Lewis Terrell | 46-56 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Schweers and he's fouled by Lewis Terrell - foul #1 on Lewis Terrell, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Damek Zindell (SG), Joshua Walcott (SF), Tony Sparks (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Lewis Terrell, James Falzone, Todd Schwentker, Brandon Smith, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons (PG), Tyron Gabbard (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Duane Foster (C) James Walker, Jack Schweers, Kenneth Samuels, Clarence Vaughn | |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Jerry Lewis - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (SG) Larry Loving | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Baptiste (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Duane Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis is hacked by Duane Foster - foul #2 on Duane Foster, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons is hacked by Tony Sparks - foul #1 on Tony Sparks, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Tyron Gabbard - foul #4 on Tyron Gabbard, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Tyron Gabbard and he's fouled by Todd Schwentker - foul #2 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks tips it back up and in | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-65 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson misses the tip | 51-65 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Tyron Gabbard | 51-65 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Tony Sparks swats the shot by Tyron Gabbard | 51-65 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis (C) Todd Schwentker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Walker (SG), Clarence Vaughn (C) Robert Baptiste, Duane Foster | |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tony Sparks | 51-67 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses the floater from the left side | 51-67 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis snags the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott is fouled on the floor by Tyron Gabbard - foul #5 on Tyron Gabbard, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith (PF) Tony Sparks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers (SF) Tyron Gabbard | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Simmons | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith makes the shot from the right side | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | James Walker makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Simmons | 54-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Schweers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Clarence Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Walcott | 56-73 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | James Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 56-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Daniel Bell (C) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Joshua Walcott, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (PG), Larry Loving (SG), Kenneth Samuels (PF), Duane Foster (C) Donald Simmons, James Walker, Daniel Johnson, Clarence Vaughn | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith banks in the layup | 58-73 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster buries a fadeaway near the basket | 58-75 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-75 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-75 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster tips it but misses | 58-75 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | James Falzone gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Daniel Bell, team foul #6 | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Schwentker - foul #3 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #7 | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Larry Loving steals the ball from Brandon Smith | 58-76 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Loving | 58-78 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-78 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster pulls down the rebound | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-78 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brandon Smith | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses badly on a runner in the paint | 58-78 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell grabs the offensive board | 58-78 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #8 | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste runs out the clock | 58-78 |