| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | John Wild clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley tips it in | 30-25 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Wild | 32-25 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | John Wild picks off the pass by Michael Waggoner | 32-25 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is fouled on the floor by David Crowder - foul #1 on David Crowder, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Billingsley | 35-25 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Gore | 35-28 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Gore steals it from Thomas Smith | 35-28 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore is hacked by Daniel Jenkins - foul #1 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano double dribbles | 35-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Duncanson (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF) Michael Waggoner, Daniel Galiano | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | John Wild comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Duncanson | 35-28 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jenkins - foul #2 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Lawrence Gore | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe drills a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Harold Mullen | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Ackermann (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Duncanson (fresh) PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Sipe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sipe | 37-36 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Taylor Fuller | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Charles Barfield takes the ball from Thomas Sipe | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield lays it up and in | 42-36 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | David Ackermann picks off the pass by Thomas Sipe | 42-36 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Charles Barfield, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Michael Waggoner (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF), Lawrence Gore (C) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, William Duncanson, Jerry Sanders, Thomas Sipe | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano tips it in | 42-38 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Billingsley | 45-38 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Simpson | 45-40 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Galiano | 45-40 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | David Crowder drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Simpson and the foul's on Daniel Jenkins - foul #3 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG) Harold Mullen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders (PF) Daniel Galiano | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | David Crowder makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Wild | 47-43 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Arthur Simpson, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Adam Harris (SF) Michael Waggoner | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Wild | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore hits a turnaround from close range set up by Adam Harris and the foul's on Daniel Jenkins - foul #4 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | John Wild drills a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Adam Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Adam Harris tips it in | 53-48 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | John Wild can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Wild and he's fouled by Lawrence Gore - foul #2 on Lawrence Gore, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF) John Wild, Marcus Kemp, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Michael Waggoner (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Adam Harris, Lawrence Gore | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson is hacked by Donald Billingsley - foul #1 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Simpson | 55-51 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller is fouled on the floor by Jerry Sanders - foul #2 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Crowder - foul #2 on David Crowder, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Arthur Simpson and the foul's on Donald Billingsley - foul #2 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG) Harold Mullen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | John Wild can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller tips it in | 59-53 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Simpson | 59-56 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | John Wild tips it in | 61-56 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano is fouled on the floor by Taylor Fuller - foul #3 on Taylor Fuller, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), David Ackermann (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Adam Harris (SF), Lawrence Gore (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Michael Waggoner, Jerry Sanders | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann drills a jump hook from close range | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Ackermann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Galiano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Daniel Jenkins steals it from Adam Harris | 63-57 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Galiano is called for the reach on David Ackermann - foul #1 on Daniel Galiano, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG) John Wild | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe (PF) Daniel Galiano | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Mullen | 66-57 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Poppe takes the ball from David Ackermann | 66-57 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Sansbury | 66-59 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF) Harold Mullen, Marcus Kemp, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Michael Waggoner (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Adam Harris, Thomas Sipe | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Waggoner - foul #1 on Michael Waggoner, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Crowder | 67-59 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | David Crowder is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jenkins - foul #5 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (C) Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | David Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | David Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Jerry Sanders steals the ball from Thomas Smith | 67-60 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Charles Barfield picks off the pass by Jerry Sanders | 67-60 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | John Wild connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 69-60 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 69-60 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano (PF) Lawrence Gore | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wild | 72-60 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | David Crowder drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Waggoner | 72-62 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-62 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses the tip | 72-62 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller tips it back up and in | 74-62 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | David Crowder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | John Wild hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Barfield | 77-62 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano misses the shot from the left side | 77-62 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Wild | 79-62 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the board | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | John Wild's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Sanders | 79-62 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Galiano | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | David Crowder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Adam Harris (SF), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Michael Waggoner, Daniel Galiano | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen runs out the clock | 79-62 |