| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Decker | 41-41 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 19:32 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Tipler | 44-41 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Decker | 44-41 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner tips it home | 44-43 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Donald Decker clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Craig Wann | 44-45 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Donald Decker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Lee Wall - foul #1 on Lee Wall, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Donald Decker pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Lee Wall clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SF), Kory Molinari (C) Joseph Sobel, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cooper and the foul's on Lee Wall - foul #2 on Lee Wall, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Paulson | 51-50 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) C - Neil Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Leroy Hill | 53-50 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel clanks a jumper from the left block | 53-53 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson tips it home | 55-53 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Paulson and he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #2 | 57-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ronald Sterling, Neil Hunter | |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Donald Decker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner's dunk attempt is rejected by Carl Gibson | 58-56 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel banks in the layup | 60-56 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann loses the dribble to Johnnie Reed | 60-56 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses badly on a shot in the lane | 60-56 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Johnnie Reed picks off the pass by Kyle Larson in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-56 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Tipler | 60-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sobel (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed travels in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Kory Molinari (C) Joseph Sobel, Carl Gibson, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Tipler | 60-56 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | David Robinson can't tip it in | 60-56 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #4 on David Robinson, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Mark Paulson (SG), Leroy Hill (SF) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Paulson | 63-58 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Kory Molinari picks off the pass by Glenn Lepe | 63-58 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Hill | 65-58 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-58 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the follow up shot | 65-60 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 65-60 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari can't throw it down | 65-60 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Lee Wall hits the follow up shot | 67-60 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Zaic is called for the reach on Mark Davies - foul #2 on Michael Zaic, team foul #4 | 67-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Ted Unknow (PF), Donald Decker (C) Michael Zaic, Leroy Hill, Lee Wall, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ronald Sterling, Neil Hunter | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-60 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Johnnie Reed | 69-60 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Johnnie Reed takes the ball from Kyle Larson in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the easy layup | 69-60 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits a driving attempt in the paint | 69-62 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Kyle Larson takes the ball from Robert Tipler | 69-62 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson lays it up and in | 69-64 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the dunk attempt | 69-64 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Ted Unknow (fresh) C - Donald Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Kyle Larson | 69-67 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Donald Decker is hacked by Craig Wann - foul #2 on Craig Wann, team foul #3 | 69-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Mark Paulson, Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Mark Davies (C) Ramon Martin, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Donald Decker is fouled on the floor by Mark Davies - foul #1 on Mark Davies, team foul #4 | 69-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Donald Decker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Decker | 69-67 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the shot from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann loses the ball out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), David Robinson (SG), Kory Molinari (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Dikembe Ake | |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | A charge is called on David Robinson - foul #5 on David Robinson, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari loses the dribble to Glenn Lepe | 69-67 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Neil Hunter | 69-70 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Hill | 71-70 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 71-70 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Sobel | 71-70 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Mark Paulson (SF), Donald Decker (C) Michael Zaic, Leroy Hill, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe, Neil Hunter | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnnie Reed | 74-70 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann tips it in | 74-72 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Mark Paulson, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is whistled for a carry | 74-72 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Wann | 74-74 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler double dribbles | 74-74 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-74 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed double dribbles | 74-74 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner's floater is knocked away by Lee Wall | 74-74 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Sobel | 74-74 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-74 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kyle Larson | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Wann - foul #3 on Craig Wann, team foul #5 | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Sobel - foul #2 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #6 | 76-76 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Donald Decker loses the ball out of bounds | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson runs out the clock | 76-78 |