| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Troy Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kress (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Bakos - foul #2 on Bruce Bakos, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Mark Burke can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-35 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Bruce Bakos steals it from Curtis Quiros | 35-35 |
| 18:45 | Howard | Mark Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leslie Perry | 35-38 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Robert Kress tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-38 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 35-38 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Bruce Bakos steals it from Anthony McCrate | 35-38 |
| 17:17 | Howard | Bruce Bakos hits the finger roll | 37-38 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 16:47 | Howard | Robert Kress pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:27 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-38 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Bakos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Troy Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Howard | Mark Burke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 37-43 |
| 15:05 | Howard | Anthony McCrate is called for the reach on Bruce Bakos - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG), Cody Howard (SG), Sidney Neff (SF), George Kenyon (PF), Eusebio Greco (C) Mark Burke, Bruce Bakos, Troy Johnson, Robert Kress, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| 14:46 | Howard | Allen Jones is called for the reach on Douglas Matter - foul #1 on Allen Jones, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Cody Howard drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Matter | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Eusebio Greco pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Sidney Neff hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Douglas Matter | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Eusebio Greco is called for the reach on Sam Gibson - foul #1 on Eusebio Greco, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Troy Johnson (SF) Sidney Neff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Troy Johnson takes the ball from Tommy Divine | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Howard | Douglas Matter can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Cody Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tommy Divine | 42-45 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:19 | Howard | George Kenyon pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Douglas Matter is hacked by Sam Gibson - foul #3 on Sam Gibson, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Burke (PG), Bruce Bakos (SG), Matthew Erickson (PF), Sidney Neff (C) Douglas Matter, Cody Howard, George Kenyon, Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Troy Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Erickson (fresh) C - Sidney Neff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Howard | Sidney Neff makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Burke | 44-45 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 11:25 | Howard | The rebound goes to Bruce Bakos | 44-45 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Bruce Bakos knocks in the floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bakos - foul #3 on Bruce Bakos, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Kress (PF), Lynn Bolick (C) Troy Johnson, Matthew Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the floater from the left side set up by Joseph Sanders | 46-47 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edmund Rich | 46-49 |
| 10:02 | Howard | Lynn Bolick makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders lays it in and the foul's on Lynn Bolick - foul #1 on Lynn Bolick, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Troy Johnson (SF) Sidney Neff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Robert Kress gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:30 | Howard | Troy Johnson scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-51 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Bruce Bakos grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:57 | Howard | Mark Burke lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Johnson | 53-51 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Lynn Bolick snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Mark Burke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Robert Kress grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:06 | Howard | Mark Burke hits a jumper from the right side | 55-51 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Bakos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Troy Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 07:29 | Howard | Bruce Bakos grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 07:22 | Howard | Mark Burke's pass is intercepted by Sam Gibson | 55-51 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 07:10 | Howard | Lynn Bolick grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:00 | Howard | Lynn Bolick misses long on a shot in the lane | 55-51 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Robert Kress snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Mark Burke is fouled on the floor by Sam Gibson - foul #4 on Sam Gibson, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG), Cody Howard (SG), Sidney Neff (SF), George Kenyon (PF), Eusebio Greco (C) Mark Burke, Bruce Bakos, Troy Johnson, Robert Kress, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| 06:26 | Howard | Douglas Matter makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Cody Howard | 57-51 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses long on a shot in the lane | 57-51 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Sidney Neff gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:47 | Howard | Sidney Neff hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Matter | 60-51 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Eusebio Greco is called for the reach on Anthony McCrate - foul #2 on Eusebio Greco, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-51 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine tips it in | 60-53 |
| 04:55 | Howard | George Kenyon connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Matter and the foul's on Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Troy Johnson (SF) Sidney Neff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:55 | Howard | George Kenyon misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Comer | 62-56 |
| 04:06 | Howard | Troy Johnson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 62-56 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-56 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Burke (PG), Bruce Bakos (SG), Robert Kress (PF), Lynn Bolick (C) Douglas Matter, Cody Howard, George Kenyon, Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Troy Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kress (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Lynn Bolick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Lynn Bolick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Lynn Bolick pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Robert Kress buries a fadeaway from the left side | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Lynn Bolick steals the ball from Anthony McCrate | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Howard | Anthony McCrate swats the layup by Lynn Bolick | 64-56 |
| 02:07 | Howard | Lynn Bolick gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Robert Kress misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 64-56 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Lynn Bolick grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Mark Burke is fouled on the floor by Curtis Quiros - foul #1 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Troy Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edmund Rich - foul #3 on Edmund Rich, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Troy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Troy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Howard | Troy Johnson is hacked by Curtis Quiros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Troy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Troy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Kress picks off the pass by Anthony McCrate | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Howard | Mark Burke is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Quiros - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 00:29 | Howard | Mark Burke makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:29 | Howard | Mark Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Leslie Perry is blocked by Lynn Bolick | 69-59 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Kress - foul #1 on Robert Kress, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG), Cody Howard (SG), Sidney Neff (SF), George Kenyon (PF), Eusebio Greco (C) Mark Burke, Bruce Bakos, Troy Johnson, Robert Kress, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony McCrate | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Cody Howard grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Cody Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Jones - foul #2 on Allen Jones, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Burke (PG), Troy Johnson (SF), Robert Kress (PF), Lynn Bolick (C) Douglas Matter, Sidney Neff, George Kenyon, Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| 00:19 | Howard | Cody Howard makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Cody Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 70-60 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Lynn Bolick grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Mark Burke runs out the clock | 70-60 |