| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Scott Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Curtis Quiros steps in front of the Scott Adams pass | 36-38 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Scott Adams is called for the reach on Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Scott Adams, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Adams | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edmund Rich | 40-40 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | James Hines is fouled on the floor by Curtis Quiros - foul #1 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams tips it home | 40-42 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 40-42 |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward is hacked by Curtis Quiros - foul #2 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery (PF) Scott Adams | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate's layup is rejected by Justin Woodward | 40-42 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | Curtis Quiros is called for the reach on James Merritt - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Douglas Miller (SG), Michael Stewart (C) James Hines, Dikembe Dong, James Merritt | |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF) Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone (SF), Scott Adams (PF) Justin Woodward, Michael Stewart | |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams's layup is rejected by Tommy Divine | 40-45 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 40-45 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer is called for 10 seconds | 40-45 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG) Andrew Carone | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Comer | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Miller (fresh) PF - Scott Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Hines - foul #1 on James Hines, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong (SG), Justin Woodward (SF), James Merritt (C) Terry Jenkins, Douglas Miller, Kenneth Montgomery | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | James Hines buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Merritt | 42-48 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Dong steps in front of the Joseph Sanders pass | 42-48 |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Sam Gibson (PF) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Kenneth Montgomery (PF) James Hines, Scott Adams | |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Sam Gibson - foul #3 on Sam Gibson, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 42-49 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins is hacked by Curtis Quiros - foul #4 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG), Andrew Carone (SF), Michael Stewart (C) Dikembe Dong, Justin Woodward, James Merritt | |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:34 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Jenkins | 42-51 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Montgomery - foul #1 on Kenneth Montgomery, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Anthony Saleh, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Justin Woodward (SF), James Merritt (C) Terry Jenkins, Douglas Miller, Andrew Carone, Michael Stewart | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt loses the dribble to Anthony McCrate | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders is denied on a layup by Kenneth Montgomery | 43-51 |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Comer is called for the reach on Justin Woodward - foul #2 on Arthur Comer, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams (PF) Kenneth Montgomery | |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Sanders | 43-51 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry drills a floater from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams connects on the jumper from the left block | 45-53 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders makes the fadeaway in the lane | 47-53 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the floater from the right side | 47-55 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leslie Perry - foul #1 on Leslie Perry, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Allen Jones, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (SG), Douglas Miller (SF), Michael Stewart (C) Dikembe Dong, Justin Woodward, James Merritt | |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | James Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry slams it home | 51-56 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams is hacked by Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG) Leslie Perry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone (SF), Kenneth Montgomery (C) James Hines, Michael Stewart | |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh hits a jump hook from close range | 53-58 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Tommy Divine - foul #3 on Tommy Divine, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward (SF) Scott Adams | |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh is hacked by Andrew Carone - foul #1 on Andrew Carone, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Allen Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong (SG), Michael Stewart (C) Douglas Miller, Andrew Carone | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Merritt (C) Michael Stewart | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt clanks a shot from the right block | 54-60 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Arthur Comer | 56-60 |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Comer is called for the reach on Dikembe Dong - foul #3 on Arthur Comer, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Arthur Comer, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Michael Stewart (PF) Terry Jenkins, Kenneth Montgomery | |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Merritt blocks the short jumper by Joseph Sanders | 56-62 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Hines | 56-64 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Woodward is called for the reach on Edmund Rich - foul #3 on Justin Woodward, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG), Scott Adams (PF) Dikembe Dong, James Merritt | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones is fouled on the floor by Douglas Miller - foul #3 on Douglas Miller, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone (SF), Kenneth Montgomery (C) Justin Woodward, Michael Stewart | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Hines | 58-66 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is hacked by Douglas Miller - foul #4 on Douglas Miller, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Anthony McCrate (C) Allen Jones, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (SG) Andrew Carone | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams can't finish the layup | 60-66 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros buries a shot from the left side set up by Anthony McCrate and he's hacked by Kenneth Montgomery - foul #2 on Kenneth Montgomery, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Arthur Comer, Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong (SG), Justin Woodward (SF), James Merritt (C) Terry Jenkins, Douglas Miller, Kenneth Montgomery | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:55 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-66 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 03:47 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams clanks a floater from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Michael Stewart (PF) James Hines, Scott Adams | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward lays it in set up by Terry Jenkins | 63-68 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh loses the dribble to Terry Jenkins | 63-68 |
| 03:00 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Scott Adams (PF) Terry Jenkins, Michael Stewart | |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong is fouled on the floor by Leslie Perry - foul #2 on Leslie Perry, team foul #12 | 63-68 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #13 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong buries a floater from the baseline set up by Justin Woodward | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-71 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Edmund Rich picks off the pass by James Merritt | 63-71 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer double dribbles | 63-71 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hines | 63-74 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Douglas Miller (SG), Andrew Carone (SF), Kenneth Montgomery (PF), Michael Stewart (C) James Hines, Dikembe Dong, Justin Woodward, Scott Adams, James Merritt | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins is hacked by Arthur Comer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Comer, team foul #14 | 63-74 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Douglas Miller - foul #5 on Douglas Miller, team foul #10 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Mitchell (C) Douglas Miller | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Stewart | 65-78 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Jones | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery runs out the clock | 67-78 |