| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Alvin Vanhoose (fresh) SG - Michael Clark (fresh) SF - Arnold Brownfield (fresh) PF - William McPhillips (fresh) C - James Griffiths (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) SG - Craig Wann (fresh) SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) PF - Michael Harper (fresh) C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Vanhoose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | William McPhillips steals it from Jonathan Bryner | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Brownfield | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Clark and he's fouled by Ramon Martin - foul #1 on Ramon Martin, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Vanhoose knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Clark and he's fouled by Craig Wann - foul #1 on Craig Wann, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Dikembe Ake (C) Ramon Martin, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 17:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Vanhoose makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann is hacked by Alvin Vanhoose - foul #1 on Alvin Vanhoose, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG) Kyle Larson | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alvin Vanhoose - foul #2 on Alvin Vanhoose, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Maynard (PG), Steve Cornman (PF) Alvin Vanhoose, William McPhillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Steve Cornman snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield can't finish the layup but the foul's on Neil Hunter - foul #1 on Neil Hunter, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Adrian Harris (C) James Griffiths | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG) Craig Wann | |
| 16:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Steve Cornman grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Cal State Fullerton | James Maynard loses the dribble to Mark Davies | 8-3 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake's pass is intercepted by Steve Cornman | 8-3 |
| 16:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Steve Cornman is whistled for a carry | 8-3 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Simon Lessard (PG), Alvin Johnson (SF) Michael Clark, Arnold Brownfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Ramon Martin (SF) Glenn Lepe, Michael Harper | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Adrian Harris - foul #1 on Adrian Harris, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths (C) Adrian Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Wann (SG), Jonathan Bryner (C) Mark Davies, Ramon Martin | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Simon Lessard (fresh) SG - James Maynard (fresh) SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) PF - Steve Cornman (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Griffiths (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Simon Lessard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | William McPhillips (PF) Steve Cornman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF), Mark Davies (PF) Neil Hunter, Dikembe Ake | |
| 14:57 | Cal State Fullerton | Simon Lessard misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | James Griffiths steals it from Jonathan Bryner | 10-5 |
| 14:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Craig Wann takes the ball from Simon Lessard in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies lays it in on a great pass from Craig Wann | 10-7 |
| 14:31 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths is hacked by Mark Davies - foul #1 on Mark Davies, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark (SG), Arnold Brownfield (SF), Steve Cornman (C) James Maynard, Alvin Johnson, James Griffiths | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harper (PF) Jonathan Bryner | |
| 14:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Clark and he's hacked by Ramon Martin - foul #2 on Ramon Martin, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Craig Wann, Ramon Martin | |
| 14:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses the driving attempt in the paint | 13-7 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies tips it in | 13-9 |
| 13:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Kyle Larson takes the ball from Steve Cornman | 13-9 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Steve Cornman snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper tips it in | 13-11 |
| 12:25 | Cal State Fullerton | Steve Cornman blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 12:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Arnold Brownfield - foul #1 on Arnold Brownfield, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Douglas (PG), James Maynard (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Adrian Harris (PF), James Griffiths (C) Simon Lessard, Michael Clark, Arnold Brownfield, William McPhillips, Steve Cornman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Neil Hunter (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF) Kyle Larson, Mark Davies, Timothy Dean, Michael Harper | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Adrian Harris | 15-11 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James Douglas (fresh) SG - James Maynard (fresh) SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) PF - Adrian Harris (fresh) C - James Griffiths (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (tiring) | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Griffiths - foul #1 on James Griffiths, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Neil Hunter is called for the reach on Alvin Johnson - foul #2 on Neil Hunter, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harper (PF) Neil Hunter | |
| 11:13 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Adrian Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Johnson clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark (SG) James Douglas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SF) Jonathan Bryner | |
| 10:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Duncan and he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths is fouled on the floor by Robert Duncan - foul #1 on Robert Duncan, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield (SF), Steve Cornman (PF) Alvin Johnson, Adrian Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:12 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | James Griffiths denies the turnaround by Michael Harper | 18-16 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:42 | Cal State Fullerton | James Maynard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 09:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:00 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths throws it down set up by Steve Cornman | 20-16 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Clark picks off the pass by Robert Duncan | 20-16 |
| 08:40 | Cal State Fullerton | James Maynard lays it in set up by Michael Clark | 22-16 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan connects on the shot from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 08:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Cornman | 25-18 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Griffiths - foul #2 on James Griffiths, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Simon Lessard (PG), Alvin Johnson (SF), William McPhillips (PF), Adrian Harris (C) James Maynard, Arnold Brownfield, Steve Cornman, James Griffiths | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Mark Davies (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Craig Wann, Timothy Dean, Michael Harper, Dikembe Ake | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Adrian Harris pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:36 | Cal State Fullerton | William McPhillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 07:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Simon Lessard (fresh) SG - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William McPhillips (fresh) C - Adrian Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) SF - Robert Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Davies (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Simon Lessard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Adrian Harris steps in front of the Robert Duncan pass | 25-19 |
| 06:44 | Cal State Fullerton | William McPhillips is hacked by Mark Davies - foul #2 on Mark Davies, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield (SF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake (SF), Michael Harper (PF) Robert Duncan, Mark Davies | |
| 06:44 | Cal State Fullerton | William McPhillips makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:44 | Cal State Fullerton | William McPhillips makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 06:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield misses the dunk attempt | 27-22 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-22 |
| 05:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Adrian Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Johnson loses the dribble to Glenn Lepe | 27-22 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe lays it in | 27-24 |
| 05:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Simon Lessard drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Johnson | 29-24 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Alvin Johnson - foul #1 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Douglas (PG), Michael Clark (SG), James Maynard (SF), Steve Cornman (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Simon Lessard, Alvin Johnson, Arnold Brownfield, William McPhillips, Adrian Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Wann (SG), Timothy Dean (SF) Kyle Larson, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Kevin Brown pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Fullerton | James Douglas misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-26 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 04:28 | Cal State Fullerton | James Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Fullerton | James Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Timothy Dean | 29-26 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Dean | 29-29 |
| 03:25 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark loses the dribble to Dikembe Ake | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James Douglas (fresh) SG - Michael Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Cornman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dean (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Harper (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ake (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Douglas steals it from Michael Harper | 29-29 |
| 03:10 | Cal State Fullerton | James Maynard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 03:01 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to James Maynard | 29-29 |
| 02:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark is hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Vanhoose (PG), Arnold Brownfield (SF), James Griffiths (C) James Douglas, James Maynard, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Neil Hunter (PF), Mark Davies (C) Glenn Lepe, Timothy Dean, Michael Harper, Dikembe Ake | |
| 02:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Steve Cornman - foul #1 on Steve Cornman, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Johnson (SG), Adrian Harris (PF) Michael Clark, Steve Cornman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Adrian Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 02:04 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Vanhoose | 31-32 |
| 01:52 | Cal State Fullerton | James Griffiths misses the fadeaway near the basket | 31-32 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Craig Wann picks off the pass by Adrian Harris | 31-32 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses the lay-in | 31-32 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Davies | 31-34 |
| 00:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Arnold Brownfield drills a shot in the lane set up by Alvin Johnson | 33-34 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is fouled on the floor by James Griffiths - foul #3 on James Griffiths, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Clark (SG), James Maynard (SF), William McPhillips (PF), Steve Cornman (C) Alvin Johnson, Arnold Brownfield, Adrian Harris, James Griffiths | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG), Timothy Dean (SF), Michael Harper (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Mark Davies, Neil Hunter | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Kyle Larson takes the ball from James Maynard | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses the halfcourt shot | 33-36 |