| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesus Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti is fouled on the floor by Sterling Roberts - foul #2 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Norman | 32-47 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Jesus Martin is whistled for a carry | 32-47 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner lays it in set up by Taylor Fuller | 32-49 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Sterling Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe is whistled for traveling | 32-49 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Anthony Rowe - foul #1 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Jesus Martin pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Sterling Roberts comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 17:25 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Martin | 35-49 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Danny McElvany is hacked by Anthony Rowe - foul #2 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SF), David Thielen (PF), John Deaton (C) Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Eric Evans (SG), Henry Huddleston (PF) Peter Joyner, Lloyd Norman, Taylor Fuller | |
| 16:51 | UConn | Anthony Rowe steps in front of the David Thielen pass | 35-49 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (SG), Frank Renosky (SF) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Joseph Young (C) Dennis Ciotti, Anthony Rowe | |
| 16:20 | UConn | Henry Huddleston steals the ball from Douglas Scheel | 35-49 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Douglas Scheel pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Abraham Hanford comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-49 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abraham Hanford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Thielen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Deaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Thompson (fresh) SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Abraham Hanford steals it from Joseph Young | 35-49 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Abraham Hanford can't finish the layup | 35-49 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young can't tip it in | 35-49 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Evans | 35-49 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Frank Renosky blocks the short jumper by Joseph Young | 35-49 |
| 15:05 | UConn | David Thielen pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Abraham Hanford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-49 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Douglas Scheel grabs the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Abraham Hanford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Sharpton - foul #1 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Jesus Martin (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Douglas Scheel, Frank Renosky, David Thielen, John Deaton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) John Thompson, Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| 14:20 | UConn | Abraham Hanford misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Abraham Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Sterling Roberts is called for the reach on Lloyd Norman - foul #3 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG) Abraham Hanford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman is denied on a layup by Mikel Yasinski | 36-49 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Rowe | 36-49 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner can't connect on a runner near the basket | 36-49 |
| 13:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jesus Martin | 36-49 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Taylor Fuller is called for the reach on Sterling Roberts - foul #1 on Taylor Fuller, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Jesus Martin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-49 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dennis Ciotti | 36-49 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe is fouled on the floor by Mikel Yasinski - foul #2 on Mikel Yasinski, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Mikel Yasinski is called for the reach on Lloyd Norman - foul #3 on Mikel Yasinski, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Joyner | 36-51 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Peter Joyner steals it from Jesus Martin | 36-51 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman dunks the ball on a great pass from Peter Joyner | 36-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesus Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Anthony Rowe is called for the reach on Mikel Yasinski - foul #3 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (SF), David Thielen (PF), John Deaton (C) Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Eric Evans (SG), Henry Huddleston (PF) Peter Joyner, Lloyd Norman, Taylor Fuller | |
| 11:10 | UConn | John Deaton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston grabs the board | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Abraham Hanford (SG), Frank Renosky (SF) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Joseph Young (C) Dennis Ciotti, Anthony Rowe | |
| 10:28 | UConn | David Thielen buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston buries a floater from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Douglas Scheel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 09:27 | UConn | John Deaton pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | UConn | Abraham Hanford knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 43-55 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young lays it in on a great pass from Charles Sharpton and he's fouled by John Deaton - foul #1 on John Deaton, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Sterling Roberts (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Jesus Martin (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Douglas Scheel, Abraham Hanford, Frank Renosky, David Thielen, John Deaton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF) John Thompson, Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Henry Huddleston | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Jesus Martin gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Jesus Martin | 45-57 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Jesus Martin swats the layup by Joseph Young | 45-57 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Jesus Martin pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Ciotti - foul #1 on Dennis Ciotti, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe (C) Joseph Young | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner scores on a floater near the basket set up by Dennis Ciotti | 47-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Danny McElvany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jesus Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Mikel Yasinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | UConn | Sterling Roberts is called for traveling | 47-59 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Joyner | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Sterling Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danny McElvany | 49-62 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Lloyd Norman | 49-64 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski snags the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Jesus Martin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-64 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman grabs the board | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Jesus Martin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski tips it but misses | 49-64 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Norman | 49-64 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 49-64 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Mikel Yasinski snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Jesus Martin drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sterling Roberts | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller is hacked by Mikel Yasinski - foul #4 on Mikel Yasinski, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Frank Renosky (SF), David Thielen (PF), John Deaton (C) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts, Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Peter Joyner, Lloyd Norman, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Thompson | 52-66 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Frank Renosky loses the dribble to John Thompson | 52-66 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | John Thompson snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-66 |
| 03:24 | UConn | John Deaton snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abraham Hanford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Renosky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Thielen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Deaton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Douglas Scheel drills a shot from the left side | 54-66 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-66 |
| 02:48 | UConn | John Deaton gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:48 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny McElvany (PG), Sterling Roberts (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Jesus Martin (PF), Mikel Yasinski (C) Douglas Scheel, Abraham Hanford, Frank Renosky, David Thielen, John Deaton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) John Thompson, Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| 02:39 | UConn | Lawrence Joseph misses the easy layup | 54-66 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is hacked by Sterling Roberts - foul #4 on Sterling Roberts, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Scheel (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Frank Renosky (SF), David Thielen (PF), John Deaton (C) Danny McElvany, Sterling Roberts, Lawrence Joseph, Jesus Martin, Mikel Yasinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Lloyd Norman, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Douglas Scheel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Frank Renosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Eric Evans is called for the reach on Frank Renosky - foul #1 on Eric Evans, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG) Peter Joyner | |
| 01:49 | UConn | Frank Renosky misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Thompson | 54-71 |
| 01:03 | UConn | John Deaton hits the finger roll set up by Abraham Hanford | 56-71 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Thompson | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Douglas Scheel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #8 | 56-74 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Douglas Scheel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is fouled on the floor by Frank Renosky - foul #1 on Frank Renosky, team foul #8 | 58-74 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:14 | UConn | John Deaton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Joseph Young is called for the reach on Abraham Hanford - foul #2 on Joseph Young, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Abraham Hanford makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Abraham Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Thompson runs out the clock | 60-74 |