| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eric Kirby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Olumoi Abdula (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Kirsch (fresh) PF - Mario Holifield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Cooper | 28-32 |
| 19:08 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty's fadeaway is rejected by Ramon Martin | 28-32 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:46 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:40 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Bobby Ehrhart (PF), Chad Cook (C) Eric Kirby, Mario Holifield, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by Olumoi Abdula - foul #3 on Olumoi Abdula, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (SG), Roger Haynes (PF) Olumoi Abdula, Larry Kirsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | John Levi is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey's pass is intercepted by Jason Cox in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 17:45 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Bobby Ehrhart | 28-32 |
| 17:26 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes knocks in the jump hook from close range | 30-32 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Michael Corey (SF), Mario Holifield (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Kenneth Harrington, Bobby Ehrhart, Roger Haynes, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Jonathan Bryner (C) John Levi, Ronald Sterling | |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (PG), David Terry (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Roger Haynes (C) Eric Kirby, Michael Frey, Michael Corey, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Jason Cox, Myron Sykora, Russell Titcomb, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 16:09 | Austin Peay | David Terry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 16:01 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Kenneth Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Terry (fresh) SF - Larry Kirsch (fresh) PF - Mario Holifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Austin Peay | David Terry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 30-32 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 15:14 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 14:56 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes is fouled on the floor by Frankie Aldana - foul #1 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Olumoi Abdula (SG), Bobby Ehrhart (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Kenneth Harrington, David Terry, Mario Holifield, Roger Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Ronald Sterling (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Frankie Aldana | |
| 14:46 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Kirby | 32-32 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Olumoi Abdula picks off the pass by Glenn Lepe in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 14:32 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula hits a shot from the right side set up by Louis Haggerty | 34-32 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Levi - foul #3 on John Levi, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chad Cook (SF) Larry Kirsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Sterling | 35-35 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by Olumoi Abdula - foul #4 on Olumoi Abdula, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Kenneth Harrington (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Mario Holifield (PF) Eric Kirby, Olumoi Abdula, Bobby Ehrhart, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Frey - foul #1 on Michael Frey, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:23 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:08 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey hits a 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Harrington | 38-35 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses long on a runner from close range | 38-35 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Titcomb | 38-35 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-35 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), David Terry (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Bobby Ehrhart (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Michael Frey, Kenneth Harrington, Michael Corey, Mario Holifield, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Ronald Sterling (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Russell Titcomb, Frankie Aldana | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eric Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Terry (fresh) SF - Larry Kirsch (fresh) PF - Bobby Ehrhart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Terry | 40-35 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Levi and the foul's on Bobby Ehrhart - foul #2 on Bobby Ehrhart, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:21 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 11:08 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by David Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Terry, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes (PF) Bobby Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | David Terry picks off the pass by Dikembe Ake | 40-37 |
| 10:45 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch lays it in on a great pass from David Terry | 42-37 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | John Levi is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Michael Corey (SF) Eric Kirby, Larry Kirsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (SG) John Levi | |
| 10:27 | Austin Peay | David Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner hits a floater from close range set up by Myron Sykora | 42-39 |
| 09:50 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 42-39 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Myron Sykora - foul #1 on Myron Sykora, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Kenneth Harrington (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Bobby Ehrhart (C) Michael Frey, David Terry, Michael Corey, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Jason Cox, Myron Sykora, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 09:10 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:10 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by Larry Kirsch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Kirsch, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield (PF) Roger Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin is hacked by Larry Kirsch - foul #4 on Larry Kirsch, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty (C) Larry Kirsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:40 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Kirby | 47-43 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin tips it in | 47-45 |
| 08:10 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 08:08 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Holifield | 47-45 |
| 07:58 | Austin Peay | The pull-up jumper by Eric Kirby is blocked by John Levi | 47-45 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Olumoi Abdula (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Chad Cook (C) Eric Kirby, Kenneth Harrington, Bobby Ehrhart, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Michael Frey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olumoi Abdula (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Kirsch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mario Holifield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Chad Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Holifield | 49-45 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 07:36 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:15 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Levi - foul #4 on John Levi, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Jason Cox (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) John Levi, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin | |
| 07:15 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:15 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:15 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:05 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jason Cox - foul #2 on Jason Cox, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| 07:05 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake hits a wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Lepe | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Glenn Lepe - foul #2 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (PG), Roger Haynes (PF), Bobby Ehrhart (C) Michael Frey, Mario Holifield, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:31 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the easy layup | 54-47 |
| 06:06 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:42 | Austin Peay | Frankie Aldana steps in front of the Kenneth Harrington pass | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake is whistled for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), David Terry (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Louis Haggerty (C) Kenneth Harrington, Olumoi Abdula, Larry Kirsch, Roger Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Myron Sykora (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Glenn Lepe, Jason Cox, Manuel Twitchell, Dikembe Ake, Frankie Aldana | |
| 05:14 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | John Levi's pass is intercepted by Bobby Ehrhart | 54-47 |
| 04:46 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart is denied on a layup by Ronald Sterling | 54-47 |
| 04:44 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 04:30 | Austin Peay | Michael Corey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (SG), Mario Holifield (PF) David Terry, Bobby Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Jonathan Bryner (C) Myron Sykora, Russell Titcomb | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | John Levi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 04:09 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby loses the ball out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chad Cook (C) Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Myron Sykora (SF) John Levi, Ramon Martin | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (SG) Eric Kirby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:39 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bryner | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Michael Frey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Corey (fairly fresh) PF - Mario Holifield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chad Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 03:24 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:18 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 54-47 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 02:55 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:55 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Olumoi Abdula (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Roger Haynes (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Michael Frey, Kenneth Harrington, Michael Corey, Mario Holifield, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) Glenn Lepe, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| 02:42 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart (PF) Roger Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Jason Cox, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cooper and the foul's on Bobby Ehrhart - foul #3 on Bobby Ehrhart, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:07 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chad Cook (C) Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:07 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:07 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ake | 55-53 |
| 01:47 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Bobby Ehrhart, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| 01:37 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Kirby - foul #1 on Eric Kirby, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:58 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Olumoi Abdula | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake tips it in | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Austin Peay | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Olumoi Abdula in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:31 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:31 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Eric Kirby steals it from Glenn Lepe | 59-56 |
| 00:17 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby hits the finger roll | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:08 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Lepe - foul #3 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes (C) Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |