| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Sipes (fresh) SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Estep (fresh) 3 reb. C - Juan Velez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Jacobs | 30-44 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is hacked by Thomas Thomas - foul #1 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep blows the layup | 30-44 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner loses the dribble to Reginald Jacobs | 30-44 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses the dunk | 30-44 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-44 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti snags the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Thomas takes the ball from Peter Joyner | 30-44 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses the lay-in | 30-44 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas tips it home | 30-46 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Thomas - foul #2 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Henry Huddleston (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Jacob Sipes, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), James Ebbert (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning, George Estep, Juan Velez | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is fouled on the floor by Charles Sharpton - foul #2 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF) Peter Joyner, Dennis Ciotti | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Araki | 32-48 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 16:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Reginald Jacobs | 32-50 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston misses the tip | 32-50 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Araki | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ebbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Norman is called for the reach on Laurence Jennings - foul #3 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Jacob Sipes (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Lloyd Norman, Charles Sharpton, Marcus Kemp, Henry Huddleston, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), George Estep (PF), Juan Velez (C) Reginald Jacobs, James Ebbert, Edmund Jackson, Laurence Jennings | |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez hits the follow up shot | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (PG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jacob Sipes, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG) James Ebbert | |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning is denied on a dunk by Anthony Rowe | 32-52 |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 13:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti's fadeaway is rejected by George Estep | 32-52 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Scott Horning is called for the reach on Taylor Fuller - foul #1 on Scott Horning, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF) Peter Joyner, Jacob Sipes, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), James Ebbert (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning, George Estep, Juan Velez | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Norman - foul #4 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Ackermann (SF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Lloyd Norman, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Araki steals it from Henry Huddleston | 32-54 |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Araki | 32-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcus Kemp (fresh) SF - David Ackermann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ebbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-57 |
| 11:22 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Laurence Jennings | 32-57 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp snags the defensive board | 32-57 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp is called for traveling | 32-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Jacob Sipes (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Charles Sharpton, Marcus Kemp, David Ackermann, Henry Huddleston, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), George Estep (PF), Juan Velez (C) Reginald Jacobs, James Ebbert, Edmund Jackson, Laurence Jennings | |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-57 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep tips it in | 32-59 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes is hacked by Thomas Thomas - foul #3 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #4 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (PG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller scores on a runner in the paint set up by Peter Joyner | 34-59 |
| 09:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Griffin | 34-61 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is fouled on the floor by George Estep - foul #3 on George Estep, team foul #5 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG) Jeffery Griffin | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe misses the fadeaway from close range | 34-61 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller hits the follow up shot | 36-61 |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas's pass is intercepted by Anthony Rowe | 36-61 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Juan Velez - foul #2 on Juan Velez, team foul #6 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF), Henry Huddleston (C) Dennis Ciotti, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Edmund Jackson (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Thomas Thomas, George Estep, Juan Velez | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Huddleston is called for the reach on Scott Horning - foul #2 on Henry Huddleston, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG) Jacob Sipes | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Marcus Kemp - foul #2 on Marcus Kemp, team foul #6 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins (C) Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SF) Scott Horning | |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Peter Joyner and the foul's on Laurence Jennings - foul #3 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #7 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Ackermann (SF) Peter Joyner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston makes the free throw | 40-63 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is whistled for a carry | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Anthony Rowe (C) David Ackermann, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep (PF), Juan Velez (C) Edmund Jackson, Laurence Jennings | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ebbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - George Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Juan Velez (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Sharpton | 42-63 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | James Ebbert denies the turnaround by Henry Huddleston | 42-63 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to George Estep | 42-63 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-63 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Rowe | 45-63 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is called for 3 seconds | 45-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Jacob Sipes (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Lloyd Norman, Charles Sharpton, Marcus Kemp, Henry Huddleston, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Reginald Jacobs, Dikembe Araki, James Ebbert, George Estep, Juan Velez | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes lays it up and in | 47-63 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller can't connect on a shot in the paint | 47-63 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe (C) Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-63 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson tips it in | 47-65 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller drills a turnaround from the right block | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Laurence Jennings is blocked by Taylor Fuller | 49-65 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony Rowe | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Sipes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jeffery Griffin (fresh) SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Dennis Ciotti | 51-65 |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-65 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jacob Sipes | 53-65 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning grabs the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Daniel Jenkins (C) Peter Joyner, Jacob Sipes, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), James Ebbert (SG) Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Laurence Jennings | 53-65 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Jenkins - foul #1 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Edmund Jackson steals the ball from Daniel Jenkins | 53-67 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Griffin - foul #1 on Jeffery Griffin, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins misses the 3rd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Huddleston is called for the reach on James Ebbert - foul #3 on Henry Huddleston, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki runs out the clock | 53-69 |