| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James York (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh scores on a shot from the right block | 26-37 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews hits a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Gaines | 26-39 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-39 |
| 18:57 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Saleh | 26-39 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh blows the layup | 26-39 |
| 18:45 | San Diego State | James York grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 18:41 | San Diego State | James York is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh banks in the layup set up by Curtis Quiros and he's hacked by Joshua Richter - foul #2 on Joshua Richter, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley (SF) Joshua Richter | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich travels with the ball | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Schneck (PF) Thomas Humble | |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines is hacked by Leslie Perry - foul #2 on Leslie Perry, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG), James Cancel (C) Robert Gaines, Dean Andrews | |
| 17:10 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Denny Ferris | 29-41 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders is hacked by Jason Schneck - foul #1 on Jason Schneck, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (SG) James York | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 16:42 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:23 | San Diego State | Tommy Divine is called for the reach on Jesse O'Hanley - foul #2 on Tommy Divine, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Gaines (SG), Joshua Richter (SF), Thomas Humble (PF), Dean Andrews (C) Jeremy Bridges, Jesse O'Hanley, Jason Schneck, James Cancel | |
| 16:07 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-41 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 29-41 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-41 |
| 15:58 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Denny Ferris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-41 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James York (PG) Denny Ferris | |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble's pass is intercepted by Curtis Quiros | 29-41 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros travels with the ball | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG), Jesse O'Hanley (SF), Jason Schneck (PF), James Cancel (C) Robert Gaines, Joshua Richter, Thomas Humble, Dean Andrews | |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley is hacked by Arthur Comer - foul #1 on Arthur Comer, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| 13:57 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris is fouled on the floor by Allen Jones - foul #1 on Allen Jones, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jason Schneck - foul #2 on Jason Schneck, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:02 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-41 |
| 13:01 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:53 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Gaines (SG), Thomas Humble (PF), Dean Andrews (C) Denny Ferris, Jason Schneck, James Cancel | |
| 12:24 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble is hacked by Curtis Quiros - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate (C) Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joshua Richter (SF) Jesse O'Hanley | |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble is fouled on the floor by Edmund Rich - foul #2 on Edmund Rich, team foul #7 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (PG) James York | |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh can't throw it down | 30-43 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dean Andrews | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jeremy Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Humble | 30-45 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Leslie Perry | 33-47 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Curtis Quiros - foul #4 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #8 | 33-47 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James York (PG), Denny Ferris (SG), Jesse O'Hanley (SF), Jason Schneck (C) Jeremy Bridges, Robert Gaines, Joshua Richter, Dean Andrews | |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris is fouled on the floor by Arthur Comer - foul #2 on Arthur Comer, team foul #9 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Cancel (C) Thomas Humble | |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sam Gibson | 33-50 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 33-50 |
| 09:06 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 08:46 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 08:44 | San Diego State | James Cancel snags the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 08:25 | San Diego State | James Cancel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | James York tips it but misses | 33-50 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Jason Schneck swats the short shot by Sam Gibson | 33-50 |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | James Cancel gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 07:45 | San Diego State | James York misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James York (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse O'Hanley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Schneck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-50 |
| 07:30 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jason Schneck | 33-52 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | James Cancel blocks the jumper by Sam Gibson | 33-52 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine snags the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Comer | 35-52 |
| 06:23 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 35-52 |
| 06:22 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley tips it back up and in | 35-54 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine grabs the offensive board | 35-54 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson is fouled on the floor by Denny Ferris - foul #1 on Denny Ferris, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (PG), Robert Gaines (SG), Joshua Richter (SF), Thomas Humble (PF), Dean Andrews (C) James York, Denny Ferris, Jesse O'Hanley, Jason Schneck, James Cancel | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Bridges - foul #1 on Jeremy Bridges, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG), Jeffery Battles (SF), Jason Schneck (PF), James Cancel (C) Robert Gaines, Joshua Richter, Thomas Humble, Dean Andrews | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 05:46 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-54 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James York (PG), Robert Gaines (SG), Joshua Richter (SF), Thomas Humble (PF), Dean Andrews (C) Jeremy Bridges, Denny Ferris, Jeffery Battles, Jason Schneck, James Cancel | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Gaines steals the ball from Anthony McCrate | 37-54 |
| 05:30 | San Diego State | James York buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gaines | 37-57 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh tips it back up and in | 39-57 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James York | 39-59 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edmund Rich | 41-59 |
| 04:16 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James York | 41-62 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Leslie Perry | 43-62 |
| 03:41 | San Diego State | James York drills a shot from the right side set up by Thomas Humble and the foul's on Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #10 | 43-64 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG), Jesse O'Hanley (SF), Jason Schneck (PF), James Cancel (C) Robert Gaines, Joshua Richter, Thomas Humble, Dean Andrews | |
| 03:41 | San Diego State | James York makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James York (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Denny Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse O'Hanley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Schneck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders banks in the layup | 45-65 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | James York can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-65 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | James Cancel gets the offensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | James Cancel misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-65 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | James Cancel grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | James York misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-65 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Denny Ferris - foul #2 on Denny Ferris, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (SG) James York | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:21 | San Diego State | James Cancel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck lays it up and in | 46-67 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-67 |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | James Cancel banks in the layup set up by Denny Ferris | 46-69 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jesse O'Hanley - foul #1 on Jesse O'Hanley, team foul #7 | 46-69 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 01:04 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Bridges | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-71 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Cancel | 47-71 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris runs out the clock | 47-71 |