| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Gregory Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Petti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | David Sanford inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson is hacked by Curtis Quiros - foul #2 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:35 | The Citadel | George Petti misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony McCrate - foul #1 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 19:35 | The Citadel | George Petti makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:35 | The Citadel | George Petti misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-37 |
| 19:08 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 19:03 | The Citadel | David Sanford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry's pass is intercepted by Gregory Erickson | 44-37 |
| 18:39 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson lays it in | 44-39 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is denied on a layup by Paul Wilcox | 44-39 |
| 18:24 | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:05 | The Citadel | David Sanford buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Erickson | 44-42 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh loses the dribble to David Sanford | 44-42 |
| 17:33 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the floater from the right block set up by Anthony Saleh | 46-42 |
| 16:55 | The Citadel | David Sanford is fouled on the floor by Edmund Rich - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Ben Brown (C) Gregory Erickson, David Sanford, George Petti | |
| 16:40 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox jams it on a nice dish by Kenneth Bellinger | 46-44 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Comer | 49-44 |
| 16:10 | The Citadel | Ben Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jim Aubuchon (SG), Joseph Thomas (C) Kenneth Bellinger, Paul Wilcox | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 15:38 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Aurek Lazarski | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Aubuchon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aurek Lazarski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | The Citadel | Ben Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Allen Jones - foul #3 on Allen Jones, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), David Sanford (SF), George Petti (C) Jim Aubuchon, Aurek Lazarski, Joseph Thomas | |
| 15:31 | The Citadel | Ben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:31 | The Citadel | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate tips it home | 51-46 |
| 14:53 | The Citadel | David Sanford clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 51-46 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Gregory Erickson - foul #2 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Anthony Saleh (PF) Arthur Comer, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger (SG), Paul Wilcox (PF) Richard Williams, Ben Brown | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:25 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 13:53 | The Citadel | David Sanford gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:38 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Petti | 54-51 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Ben Brown (C) Gregory Erickson, David Sanford, George Petti | |
| 12:53 | The Citadel | Ben Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Bellinger | 54-53 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh scores on a floater near the basket set up by Leslie Perry and he's hacked by Paul Wilcox - foul #2 on Paul Wilcox, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 12:34 | The Citadel | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:18 | The Citadel | Richard Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| 11:59 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | Ben Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Aurek Lazarski and the foul's on Tommy Divine - foul #2 on Tommy Divine, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Anthony McCrate (C) Allen Jones, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), David Sanford (SF), George Petti (C) Kenneth Bellinger, Aurek Lazarski, Paul Wilcox | |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | Ben Brown misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sam Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 4 pts. 16 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Gregory Erickson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ben Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Petti (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curtis Quiros | 59-55 |
| 11:09 | The Citadel | Arthur Comer steals it from Gregory Erickson | 59-55 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros banks in the layup set up by Arthur Comer | 61-55 |
| 10:55 | The Citadel | Richard Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregory Erickson | 61-58 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 10:37 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Gregory Erickson | 61-58 |
| 10:18 | The Citadel | Ben Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 10:16 | The Citadel | George Petti hits the follow up shot | 61-60 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 09:51 | The Citadel | George Petti snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 09:38 | The Citadel | George Petti misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 64-60 |
| 09:05 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate hits a floater from the left block and he's fouled by George Petti - foul #3 on George Petti, team foul #3 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Curtis Quiros, Arthur Comer, Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jim Aubuchon (PG), Kenneth Bellinger (SG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Paul Wilcox (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Gregory Erickson, Richard Williams, David Sanford, Ben Brown, George Petti | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Anthony McCrate steals it from Kenneth Bellinger | 67-60 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edmund Rich | 70-60 |
| 07:55 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Aurek Lazarski, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Allen Jones is blocked by Joseph Thomas | 70-60 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Jones | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Allen Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Jim Aubuchon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Aurek Lazarski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Allen Jones | 73-60 |
| 07:16 | The Citadel | Jim Aubuchon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG) Allen Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Sanford (SF), Ben Brown (C) Aurek Lazarski, Joseph Thomas | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bellinger - foul #2 on Kenneth Bellinger, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Saleh | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:47 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox lays it up and in set up by David Sanford and the foul's on Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG) Jim Aubuchon | |
| 06:47 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox makes the free throw | 75-63 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-63 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich grabs the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-63 |
| 06:05 | The Citadel | David Sanford grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | The Citadel | David Sanford lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Bellinger | 75-65 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich loses the ball out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Sam Gibson (C) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (SG), George Petti (C) Kenneth Bellinger, Ben Brown | |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Sanford | 75-67 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Joseph Sanders is denied by Paul Wilcox | 75-67 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson tips it in | 77-67 |
| 04:38 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson is fouled on the floor by Sam Gibson - foul #1 on Sam Gibson, team foul #8 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Bellinger (SG), Aurek Lazarski (SF), Ben Brown (PF) Richard Williams, David Sanford, Paul Wilcox | |
| 04:38 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 04:38 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 04:21 | The Citadel | George Petti gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 04:13 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 77-68 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF) Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG) Gregory Erickson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | Richard Williams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 77-70 |
| 03:22 | The Citadel | Ben Brown pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 7 pts. 18 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bellinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Aurek Lazarski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ben Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - George Petti (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:17 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski is hacked by Anthony McCrate - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #10 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox (PF) Ben Brown | |
| 03:17 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:17 | The Citadel | Aurek Lazarski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 03:07 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to George Petti | 77-72 |
| 03:03 | The Citadel | Richard Williams clanks a shot from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 02:40 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to George Petti | 77-72 |
| 02:40 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson (PG), David Sanford (SF) Richard Williams, Aurek Lazarski | |
| 02:23 | The Citadel | David Sanford's pass is intercepted by Anthony Saleh | 77-72 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by George Petti - foul #4 on George Petti, team foul #6 | 77-72 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | David Sanford is hacked by Edmund Rich - foul #2 on Edmund Rich, team foul #11 | 79-72 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | David Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | David Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:24 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox comes up short on the floater in the lane | 82-74 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the defensive rebound | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate is hacked by Kenneth Bellinger - foul #3 on Kenneth Bellinger, team foul #7 | 82-74 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | George Petti connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Bellinger | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Gregory Erickson is called for the reach on Edmund Rich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #8 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (PG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox gets the rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-77 |
| 00:38 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wilcox | 85-77 |
| 00:34 | The Citadel | David Sanford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-77 |
| 00:32 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson grabs the offensive board | 85-77 |
| 00:30 | The Citadel | David Sanford scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bellinger | 85-80 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bellinger - foul #4 on Kenneth Bellinger, team foul #9 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Allen Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-80 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Gregory Erickson is called for the reach on Anthony McCrate in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #10 | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:16 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox gets the rebound | 86-80 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | David Sanford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-80 |
| 00:09 | The Citadel | Paul Wilcox gets the offensive rebound | 86-80 |
| 00:06 | The Citadel | Gregory Erickson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Sanford | 86-83 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Gregory Erickson is called for the reach on Anthony Saleh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Erickson, team foul #11 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Williams (PG) Gregory Erickson | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | David Sanford clanks a halfcourt shot | 88-83 |