| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) SF - Stephen Fobbs (fresh) PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Steffan | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Knight - foul #1 on Thomas Knight, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | John Steffan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Fobbs | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Stephen Fobbs - foul #1 on Stephen Fobbs, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown's floater is tipped away by Thomas Knight | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Raymond Cota - foul #1 on Raymond Cota, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict (PF) Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota loses the dribble to John Steffan | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Knight swats the shot by Peter Benedict | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict tips it home | 7-2 |
| 16:02 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Dickerson | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fairly fresh) SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Fobbs (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Patrick Zaretsky (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs's floater is tipped away by Patrick Zaretsky | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Patrick Zaretsky | 7-4 |
| 15:35 | Florida A&M | John Steffan is called for the reach on Patrick Zaretsky - foul #1 on John Steffan, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (PG), James Falzone (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Marvin Brown (PF) Lewis Terrell, John Steffan, Stephen Fobbs, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), James Nelson (SG), Lee Woodard (SF), Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Santiago Sanchez, Henry Dickerson, Raymond Cota, Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| 15:23 | Florida A&M | James Nelson is fouled on the floor by Peter Benedict - foul #1 on Peter Benedict, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Florida A&M | James Nelson's pass is intercepted by James Falzone | 7-4 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict tips it back up and in | 9-4 |
| 14:31 | Florida A&M | Alberto Costa takes the ball from James Nelson | 9-4 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alberto Costa | 11-4 |
| 14:21 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks is fouled on the floor by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), David Russell (C) James Falzone, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson (SG), Raymond Cota (SF) James Nelson, Lee Woodard | |
| 14:09 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses the 3 from straight away | 11-4 |
| 14:08 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks tips it home | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | John Steffan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Stephen Fobbs (SF) Alberto Costa, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), Thomas Knight (PF) Brian Hicks, Dikembe Abdella | |
| 13:27 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Julian Parker swats the layup by Todd Schwentker | 11-6 |
| 13:07 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:58 | Florida A&M | Lewis Terrell steals it from Henry Dickerson | 11-6 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | John Steffan blows the dunk | 11-6 |
| 12:53 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Julian Parker | 11-6 |
| 12:35 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight lays it in on a great pass from Henry Dickerson | 11-8 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Henry Dickerson - foul #1 on Henry Dickerson, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Lewis Terrell, Stephen Fobbs, David Russell | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Nelson (SF), Dikembe Abdella (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Raymond Cota, Thomas Knight, Julian Parker | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker makes the free throw | 14-8 |
| 11:47 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Todd Schwentker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) SG - Henry Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Nelson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG), Stephen Fobbs (SF) Todd Schwentker, John Steffan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), Lee Woodard (SF) Santiago Sanchez, Henry Dickerson | |
| 11:18 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Fobbs | 14-8 |
| 11:16 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard snags the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 11:06 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella is fouled on the floor by Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG) James Falzone | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota (SF), Thomas Knight (PF) Lee Woodard, Dikembe Abdella | |
| 10:48 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 14-8 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jerry Lewis | 14-8 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:38 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:11 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), Peter Benedict (PF) Stephen Fobbs, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), Henry Dickerson (SG) Brian Hicks, James Nelson | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Dickerson - foul #2 on Henry Dickerson, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (SG), Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Henry Dickerson, Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:47 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Julian Parker | 15-8 |
| 09:30 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Hicks | 15-10 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdella - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdella, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (PG), James Falzone (SF) Lewis Terrell, Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Nelson (SG) Brian Hicks | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:48 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the shot from the left side | 16-10 |
| 08:21 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 08:06 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is hacked by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Stephen Fobbs (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Todd Schwentker, James Falzone, Peter Benedict, David Russell | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), David Scott (SG), Lee Woodard (SF), Thomas Knight (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Santiago Sanchez, James Nelson, Raymond Cota, Julian Parker, Dikembe Abdella | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Steffan | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Fobbs (fresh) PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Brian Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Scott (fresh) SF - Lee Woodard (fresh) PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis misses the floater from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Steffan | 16-10 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | John Steffan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Terrell | 18-10 |
| 06:42 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks misses short on a jumper from the right side | 18-10 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 18-10 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Lee Woodard takes the ball from Lewis Terrell | 18-10 |
| 06:26 | Florida A&M | David Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Woodard | 18-12 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Knight - foul #2 on Thomas Knight, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (SG) John Steffan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), James Nelson (SG), Raymond Cota (SF), Julian Parker (PF) Brian Hicks, David Scott, Lee Woodard, Thomas Knight | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:10 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 05:50 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez clanks a floater from the left side | 18-12 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jerry Lewis | 18-12 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Cota - foul #2 on Raymond Cota, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG) Lewis Terrell | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard (SF) Raymond Cota | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 05:16 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-12 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | James Falzone grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-12 |
| 05:02 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 04:47 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 04:45 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Zaretsky | 20-12 |
| 04:33 | Florida A&M | Alberto Costa is called for the reach on Patrick Zaretsky - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (PG), John Steffan (SG), Peter Benedict (PF), David Russell (C) Alberto Costa, Stephen Fobbs, Marvin Brown, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (SG), Dikembe Abdella (C) James Nelson, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| 04:18 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| 04:18 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 04:18 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Lee Woodard swats the short shot by James Falzone | 20-13 |
| 03:52 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 03:35 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks's floater is tipped away by David Russell | 20-13 |
| 03:33 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Todd Schwentker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Falzone (fresh) PF - Peter Benedict (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Russell and he's hacked by Brian Hicks - foul #1 on Brian Hicks, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Stephen Fobbs (SF) James Falzone, David Russell | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson (SG), Raymond Cota (SF), Thomas Knight (PF) Santiago Sanchez, Lee Woodard, Julian Parker | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 03:21 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 03:05 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Schwentker - foul #1 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis (C) Todd Schwentker | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 03:05 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 03:05 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lewis Terrell | 24-17 |
| 02:22 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Hicks, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky (C) Dikembe Abdella | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | John Steffan connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Peter Benedict | 26-17 |
| 01:38 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson loses the dribble to Jerry Lewis | 26-17 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Stephen Fobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 01:22 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 01:11 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses short on a floater in the lane | 26-17 |
| 01:09 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 01:04 | Florida A&M | Jerry Lewis is called for the reach on Patrick Zaretsky - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG), Alberto Costa (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Todd Schwentker (C) John Steffan, Stephen Fobbs, Peter Benedict, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG) Brian Hicks | |
| 01:04 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 01:04 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| 00:28 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota is fouled on the floor by Alberto Costa - foul #3 on Alberto Costa, team foul #10 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| 00:28 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 00:28 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David Russell gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 00:02 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-19 |