| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Douglas Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Denton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | John Denton inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams is fouled on the floor by Ramon Martin - foul #3 on Ramon Martin, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF) Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 19:24 | Quinnipiac | Dikembe Ake steals the ball from John Denton | 37-42 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 19:14 | Quinnipiac | Richard Ramey snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 19:05 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Bryner picks off the pass by Richard Ramey | 37-42 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 18:48 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 18:48 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:48 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada (PG), Carlos Woodson (C) Douglas Shuck, Richard Ramey | |
| 18:33 | Quinnipiac | John Denton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 18:31 | Quinnipiac | Carlos Woodson tips it in | 37-45 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter is denied on a layup by Andrew Williams | 37-45 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake tips it in | 39-45 |
| 17:57 | Quinnipiac | John Denton lays it in set up by Carlos Woodson | 39-47 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is hacked by Saul Estrada in the backcourt - foul #2 on Saul Estrada, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Neil Hunter, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte (SG), Michael Appleby (PF), Kenneth Selig (C) Charles Williams, John Denton, Andrew Williams | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 17:44 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:20 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 17:19 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner drills a floater near the basket set up by Mark Davies | 41-49 |
| 16:37 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Sterling - foul #3 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Neil Hunter (PF) Glenn Lepe, Ronald Sterling, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck (PG), John Denton (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Richard Ramey (C) Jacob Marte, Carlos Woodson, Michael Appleby, Kenneth Selig | |
| 16:37 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:37 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 16:17 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to John Denton | 41-51 |
| 16:00 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-51 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Davies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Douglas Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Saul Estrada (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Denton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 15:40 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 15:27 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Robert Cooper, Neil Hunter, Mark Davies | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Williams (SG), Kenneth Selig (SF), Michael Appleby (PF) Saul Estrada, John Denton, Andrew Williams | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 15:09 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:53 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte (PG) Douglas Shuck | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | John Denton (SF) Richard Ramey | |
| 14:33 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 14:32 | Quinnipiac | John Denton tips it home | 41-53 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Neil Hunter (C) Robert Duncan, Glenn Lepe, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams (PF), Richard Ramey (C) Michael Appleby, Kenneth Selig | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Jacob Marte steals it from Dikembe Ake | 41-53 |
| 14:03 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson can't finish the layup | 41-53 |
| 13:19 | Quinnipiac | Richard Ramey grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-53 |
| 13:02 | Quinnipiac | John Denton tips it in | 41-55 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is hacked by Jacob Marte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Marte, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Ronald Sterling (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck (PG), Phil Blosser (SG), Carlos Woodson (SF), Michael Appleby (PF), Kenneth Selig (C) Jacob Marte, Charles Williams, John Denton, Andrew Williams, Richard Ramey | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Sterling | 43-55 |
| 12:26 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Carlos Woodson and he's fouled by Ronald Sterling - foul #4 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 12:26 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig makes the free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper's floater is knocked away by Carlos Woodson | 43-58 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Douglas Shuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phil Blosser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Selig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Woodson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Appleby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Appleby swats the short shot by Dikembe Ake | 43-58 |
| 11:37 | Quinnipiac | Carlos Woodson snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 11:31 | Quinnipiac | Carlos Woodson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Timothy Dean (SF) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada (SG), John Denton (SF), Andrew Williams (PF) Phil Blosser, Kenneth Selig, Michael Appleby | |
| 11:31 | Quinnipiac | Carlos Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:31 | Quinnipiac | Carlos Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Carlos Woodson is called for the reach on Craig Wann - foul #1 on Carlos Woodson, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (PF) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Williams (SG), Richard Ramey (C) Douglas Shuck, Carlos Woodson | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses the tip | 43-60 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses the tip | 43-60 |
| 10:52 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:48 | Quinnipiac | Charles Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Saul Estrada | 43-63 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| 10:17 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-63 |
| 10:16 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada tips it home | 45-65 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-65 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Dean | 48-65 |
| 09:22 | Quinnipiac | John Denton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-65 |
| 09:10 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 08:43 | Quinnipiac | Charles Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Saul Estrada | 48-68 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Mark Davies (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Timothy Dean, Neil Hunter, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte (PG), Phil Blosser (SG), Kenneth Selig (SF), Michael Appleby (PF), Carlos Woodson (C) Saul Estrada, Charles Williams, John Denton, Andrew Williams, Richard Ramey | |
| 08:27 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Davies, team foul #6 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck (PG) Phil Blosser | |
| 07:56 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Selig | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Douglas Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Marte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Selig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Appleby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlos Woodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Jacob Marte steps in front of the Ramon Martin pass | 48-71 |
| 07:40 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck banks in the layup on a great pass from Jacob Marte | 48-73 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Duncan | 50-73 |
| 07:08 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Shuck clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-73 |
| 07:07 | Quinnipiac | Michael Appleby hits the follow up shot | 50-75 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan is hacked by Michael Appleby - foul #2 on Michael Appleby, team foul #5 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Ronald Sterling (C) Robert Duncan, Glenn Lepe, Ramon Martin, Mark Davies | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Phil Blosser (SG), John Denton (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Richard Ramey (C) Jacob Marte, Kenneth Selig, Michael Appleby, Carlos Woodson | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake can't finish the layup | 50-75 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-75 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann grabs the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Larson | 52-75 |
| 06:01 | Quinnipiac | John Denton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (C) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Williams (SG) Douglas Shuck | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Phil Blosser takes the ball from Neil Hunter | 52-75 |
| 05:39 | Quinnipiac | Charles Williams lays it up and in set up by Phil Blosser | 52-77 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is hacked by Phil Blosser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phil Blosser, team foul #6 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG) Kyle Larson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cooper | 55-77 |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Andrew Williams connects on the floater from the free throw line | 55-79 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 57-79 |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | Phil Blosser is hacked by Craig Wann - foul #1 on Craig Wann, team foul #7 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Mark Davies (SG), Timothy Dean (SF) Glenn Lepe, Craig Wann, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte (SG), Saul Estrada (SF), Michael Appleby (PF), Kenneth Selig (C) Charles Williams, John Denton, Andrew Williams, Richard Ramey | |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | Phil Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | Phil Blosser misses the 2nd free throw | 57-80 |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-80 |
| 04:04 | Quinnipiac | Timothy Dean steps in front of the Phil Blosser pass | 57-80 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Dean | 59-80 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Sterling (tiring) 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Neil Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Phil Blosser (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Marte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Saul Estrada (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Appleby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Selig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Phil Blosser | 59-83 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-83 |
| 03:10 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada grabs the board | 59-83 |
| 02:41 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Saul Estrada | 59-85 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-85 |
| 02:22 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 59-85 |
| 01:53 | Quinnipiac | Michael Appleby misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Sterling - foul #5 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #8 | 59-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG), Robert Cooper (SF) Timothy Dean, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Carlos Woodson (SF) Phil Blosser | |
| 01:53 | Quinnipiac | Michael Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:53 | Quinnipiac | Michael Appleby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-87 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jacob Marte - foul #4 on Jacob Marte, team foul #7 | 59-87 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 60-87 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-87 |
| 01:09 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-87 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 61-87 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-87 |
| 00:48 | Quinnipiac | Kenneth Selig clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 61-87 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan gets the rebound | 61-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-87 |
| 00:38 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada gets the rebound | 61-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Marte travels with the ball | 61-87 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #9 | 61-87 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Saul Estrada runs out the clock | 61-87 |