| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Crosswhite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mattingly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Briganti (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Donald Billingsley - foul #2 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn makes the free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Wild and he's fouled by Robert Glenn - foul #2 on Robert Glenn, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:04 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley tips it home | 26-41 |
| 18:02 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly loses the ball out of bounds | 26-41 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Roland swats the layup by Donald Billingsley | 26-41 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Glenn | 28-41 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to William Mattingly | 28-41 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn misses the lay-in | 28-41 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | William Mattingly steals it from Daniel Jenkins | 28-41 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Edgar Briganti | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Charles Barfield is called for the reach on Robert Glenn - foul #2 on Charles Barfield, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (PG), Frank Garris (SG), Lee Mangum (SF), Anthony Desrosiers (PF), John Pickett (C) Joseph Crosswhite, Robert Glenn, William Mattingly, Edgar Briganti, Richard Roland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Henry Dellinger (fresh) SG - Frank Garris (fresh) SF - Lee Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Desrosiers (fresh) C - John Pickett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) SG - Robert Lau (fresh) SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ackermann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers clanks a turnaround from close range | 30-41 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | John Pickett denies the turnaround by Robert Lau | 30-41 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | John Pickett snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum's layup is rejected by Taylor Fuller | 30-41 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers buries a jump hook from the right block | 32-41 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Lee Mangum is called for the reach on Harold Mullen - foul #1 on Lee Mangum, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite (PG), William Mattingly (SF), Edgar Briganti (PF) Frank Garris, Lee Mangum, Anthony Desrosiers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG) Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly is hacked by Harold Mullen - foul #2 on Harold Mullen, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn (SG), Richard Roland (C) Henry Dellinger, John Pickett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Harold Mullen, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | John Wild gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley jams it set up by Daniel Jenkins | 32-43 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-43 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Robert Glenn | 32-43 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti can't finish the layup | 32-43 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Crosswhite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Glenn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mattingly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Briganti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | John Wild hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-43 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley tips it but misses | 32-43 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 11:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Crosswhite | 34-43 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Glenn is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Robert Glenn, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (SG), Lee Mangum (SF), Anthony Desrosiers (PF), John Pickett (C) Robert Glenn, William Mattingly, Edgar Briganti, Richard Roland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Daniel Jenkins | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum is fouled on the floor by Marcus Kemp - foul #2 on Marcus Kemp, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Garris (SG) Joseph Crosswhite | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG) Charles Barfield | |
| 09:54 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Garris | 37-43 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Lau | 37-46 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-46 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Anthony Desrosiers | 37-46 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger is fouled on the floor by Robert Lau - foul #1 on Robert Lau, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite (PG), Robert Glenn (SG), William Mattingly (SF), Edgar Briganti (PF), Richard Roland (C) Henry Dellinger, Frank Garris, Lee Mangum, Anthony Desrosiers, John Pickett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Harold Mullen, Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland tips it in | 39-46 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Roland steps in front of the Daniel Jenkins pass | 39-46 |
| 07:31 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland misses the turnaround from close range | 39-46 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins grabs the board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Crosswhite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Glenn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Mattingly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Briganti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| 06:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Mattingly - foul #3 on William Mattingly, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (SG) Robert Glenn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | 3 seconds is called on Richard Roland | 39-47 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Roland - foul #2 on Richard Roland, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum (SF) William Mattingly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley's pass is intercepted by Joseph Crosswhite | 39-47 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite can't finish the layup | 39-47 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 05:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lee Mangum | 42-47 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edgar Briganti - foul #1 on Edgar Briganti, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn (SG), William Mattingly (SF), Anthony Desrosiers (PF), John Pickett (C) Henry Dellinger, Lee Mangum, Edgar Briganti, Richard Roland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Taylor Fuller (SF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Daniel Jenkins | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Taylor Fuller - foul #2 on Taylor Fuller, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF) Donald Billingsley | |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller's pass is intercepted by John Pickett | 44-49 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly is fouled on the floor by Taylor Fuller - foul #3 on Taylor Fuller, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (PG) Joseph Crosswhite | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG) Charles Barfield | |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp's fadeaway is rejected by William Mattingly | 46-49 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:48 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Glenn | 48-49 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Henry Dellinger (fresh) SG - Robert Glenn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Mattingly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Desrosiers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pickett (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) SG - Robert Lau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Ackermann (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger lays it in on a great pass from Robert Glenn and he's fouled by Harold Mullen - foul #3 on Harold Mullen, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite (PG), Lee Mangum (SF), Edgar Briganti (PF), Richard Roland (C) Robert Glenn, William Mattingly, Anthony Desrosiers, John Pickett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Harold Mullen, Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Richard Roland - foul #3 on Richard Roland, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Charles Barfield steals it from Lee Mangum | 51-49 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | John Wild knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Jenkins | 51-52 |
| 02:12 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn (SG), William Mattingly (SF) Henry Dellinger, Lee Mangum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edgar Briganti | 54-52 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Robert Glenn - foul #4 on Robert Glenn, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Jenkins | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | John Wild is called for the reach on Richard Roland in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wild, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a jumper from close range | 57-55 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland snags the defensive board | 57-55 |