| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Fobbs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Tomas Sutton inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Jerry Lewis picks off the pass by Glenn Fairbanks | 38-36 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis drills a floater from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Timothy Pearson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Pearson, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Tomas Sutton steals it from Lewis Terrell | 40-36 |
| 19:02 | VCU | Tomas Sutton blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Timothy Pearson picks off the pass by Stephen Fobbs | 40-36 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tomas Sutton | 40-38 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Steffan | 42-38 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Tomas Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | John Steffan pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Timothy Pearson pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Carlos Negron's floater is tipped away by Marvin Brown | 42-38 |
| 16:57 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Negron | 42-38 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Stephen Fobbs is called for the reach on Charles Gordon - foul #1 on Stephen Fobbs, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (PG), James Falzone (SF), Peter Benedict (PF), David Russell (C) Lewis Terrell, Stephen Fobbs, Marvin Brown, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | VCU | Micheal Echavarria (SG), Billy Walling (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Charles Gordon, Tomas Sutton, Timothy Pearson | |
| 16:33 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Benedict - foul #1 on Peter Benedict, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs (SF) John Steffan | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG) Glenn Fairbanks | |
| 16:33 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:33 | VCU | Otis Matteo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses the jump hook in the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Carlos Negron | 42-39 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Otis Matteo can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Russell - foul #2 on David Russell, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (PG) Stephen Fobbs | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG), Christopher Lewis (C) Kyle Crawford, Carlos Negron | |
| 15:56 | VCU | Otis Matteo makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Falzone (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Micheal Echavarria (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Walling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otis Matteo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on James Falzone - foul #1 on James Falzone, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), John Steffan (SG), Jerry Lewis (C) James Falzone, Todd Schwentker, David Russell | |
| Subs | VCU | Tomas Sutton (SF) Billy Walling | |
| 15:21 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 15:00 | VCU | The rebound goes to Otis Matteo | 44-43 |
| 14:45 | VCU | Charles Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs (SF), Marvin Brown (PF) Alberto Costa, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks (PG), Timothy Pearson (PF) Micheal Echavarria, Otis Matteo | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis lays it in | 46-43 |
| 14:06 | VCU | Charles Gordon misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fobbs | 46-43 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Charles Gordon - foul #2 on Charles Gordon, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Micheal Echavarria (SG) Charles Gordon | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Timothy Pearson blows the layup but the foul's on Lewis Terrell - foul #2 on Lewis Terrell, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Negron (PF) Tomas Sutton | |
| 13:48 | VCU | Timothy Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Timothy Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | John Steffan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Carlos Negron - foul #1 on Carlos Negron, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Carlos Negron slams it home on a great pass from Glenn Fairbanks and the foul's on Stephen Fobbs - foul #2 on Stephen Fobbs, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (PG), Todd Schwentker (SF) Lewis Terrell, Stephen Fobbs | |
| Subs | VCU | Billy Walling (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Timothy Pearson, Christopher Lewis | |
| 13:10 | VCU | Carlos Negron misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Otis Matteo is called for the reach on Peter Benedict - foul #1 on Otis Matteo, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG) Micheal Echavarria | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | John Steffan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Otis Matteo - foul #2 on Otis Matteo, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Tomas Sutton (SF) Billy Walling | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Tomas Sutton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carlos Negron | 53-48 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | John Steffan connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-48 |
| 11:43 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 11:42 | VCU | Charles Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Negron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Matteo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | VCU | Otis Matteo loses the dribble to Alberto Costa | 55-48 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on John Steffan - foul #3 on John Steffan, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Stephen Fobbs (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) John Steffan, Todd Schwentker, Peter Benedict, David Russell | |
| Subs | VCU | Micheal Echavarria (PG), Billy Walling (SG), Timothy Pearson (PF), Christopher Lewis (C) Glenn Fairbanks, Charles Gordon, Carlos Negron, Otis Matteo | |
| 10:57 | VCU | Timothy Pearson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marvin Brown - foul #3 on Marvin Brown, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG) Tomas Sutton | |
| 10:57 | VCU | Timothy Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:57 | VCU | Timothy Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Timothy Pearson pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:27 | VCU | Billy Walling's pass is intercepted by Stephen Fobbs | 55-50 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Lewis Terrell | 57-50 |
| 10:02 | VCU | Billy Walling hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 57-50 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Timothy Pearson pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:15 | VCU | Billy Walling clanks a floater from the right side | 57-50 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Lewis Terrell | 59-50 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Timothy Pearson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 59-50 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alberto Costa | 59-50 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Billy Walling picks off the pass by Stephen Fobbs | 59-50 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria lays it up and in set up by Billy Walling | 59-52 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Fobbs | 61-52 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria is hacked by Alberto Costa - foul #4 on Alberto Costa, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (PG), John Steffan (SG), James Falzone (SF), Peter Benedict (PF), David Russell (C) Lewis Terrell, Alberto Costa, Stephen Fobbs, Marvin Brown, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Carlos Negron (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Kyle Crawford, Billy Walling, Timothy Pearson, Christopher Lewis | |
| 07:43 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Todd Schwentker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Falzone (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Micheal Echavarria (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Matteo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Peter Benedict | 64-52 |
| 07:03 | VCU | James Falzone is called for the reach on Tomas Sutton - foul #2 on James Falzone, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks (PG) Micheal Echavarria | |
| 07:03 | VCU | Tomas Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Tomas Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker makes the fadeaway from the right block | 66-54 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Tomas Sutton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses the tip | 66-54 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Carlos Negron grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks lays it in set up by Charles Gordon | 66-56 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | James Falzone tips it but misses | 66-56 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is fouled on the floor by Otis Matteo - foul #3 on Otis Matteo, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Stephen Fobbs (SF), Jerry Lewis (C) Todd Schwentker, James Falzone, David Russell | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Lewis (C) Otis Matteo | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lewis Terrell, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Meade (PF) Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:06 | VCU | Christopher Lewis hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Glenn Fairbanks | 66-58 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Glenn Fairbanks steals the ball from Stephen Fobbs | 66-58 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-58 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Christopher Lewis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Meade gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Steffan | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Fobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meade (fresh) C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Sutton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Negron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | VCU | Jerry Lewis blocks the short jumper by Tomas Sutton | 69-58 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | John Steffan travels with the ball | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (PG), James Falzone (SG), Marvin Brown (PF), Peter Benedict (C) Lewis Terrell, John Steffan, Michael Meade, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Micheal Echavarria (SG), Billy Walling (SF), Timothy Pearson (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Glenn Fairbanks, Charles Gordon, Tomas Sutton, Carlos Negron, Christopher Lewis | |
| 02:59 | VCU | Kyle Crawford can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-58 |
| 02:57 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria tips it home | 69-60 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), John Steffan (SG), Jerry Lewis (C) Alberto Costa, James Falzone, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks (PG) Kyle Crawford | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Terrell | 71-60 |
| 02:41 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Carlos Negron (PF), Christopher Lewis (C) Micheal Echavarria, Billy Walling, Timothy Pearson, Otis Matteo | |
| 02:25 | VCU | Charles Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| 02:25 | VCU | The refs have stopped play. Christopher Lewis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (C) Christopher Lewis | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis clanks a jumper in the lane | 71-60 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Charles Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:53 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks buries a runner from the right block | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tomas Sutton - foul #3 on Tomas Sutton, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Steffan and he's fouled by Charles Gordon - foul #3 on Charles Gordon, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (PG), James Falzone (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Peter Benedict (PF) Lewis Terrell, John Steffan, Stephen Fobbs, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Micheal Echavarria (SG), Billy Walling (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Glenn Fairbanks, Charles Gordon, Tomas Sutton, Carlos Negron | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Timothy Pearson's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Lewis | 75-62 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Timothy Pearson picks off the pass by Todd Schwentker | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | VCU | Peter Benedict takes the ball from Timothy Pearson | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | James Falzone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:05 | VCU | Billy Walling buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Peter Benedict - foul #2 on Peter Benedict, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Billy Walling misses the free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa runs out the clock | 75-64 |