| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Glenn Lepe | 32-36 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Lepe | 34-39 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Larry Dean is hacked by Frankie Aldana - foul #1 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Robert Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Brian Oyama gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-39 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ramon Martin | 34-39 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Robert Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Lepe - foul #1 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (C) William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits a runner in the paint set up by Robert Baker | 36-42 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake's floater is knocked away by Larry Dean | 36-42 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Robert Baker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Oyama | 39-44 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Aoki picks off the pass by Ramon Martin | 39-44 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Robert Baker is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Philip Buss (PF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Philip Buss steals it from Frankie Aldana | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Jeffers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Philip Buss tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 42-44 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 45-44 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses the dunk | 45-44 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | John Levi is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF) Stephen Kelly, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Brian Oyama hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Olsen | 47-44 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Philip Buss (C) Ronald Olsen, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Jason Cox, John Levi, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF) Myron Sykora | |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG) Sobieslaw Rupinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Brian Oyama misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Dikembe Ake denies the turnaround by Brian Oyama | 49-45 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 49-45 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Lepe | 49-48 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 52-50 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Brian Oyama lays it in set up by Robert Baker | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Buss (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Oyama - foul #3 on Brian Oyama, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Ronald Olsen (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Frankie Aldana denies the turnaround by William Jeffers | 54-52 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 54-52 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | John Levi buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Cox | 54-55 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Ramon Martin is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #3 on Ramon Martin, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (PF) Ramon Martin | |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Otis | 56-55 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana's layup is rejected by William Jeffers | 56-55 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | William Jeffers pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Olsen steps in front of the Ronald Sterling pass | 56-55 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb buries a floater near the basket | 56-57 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-57 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | William Jeffers tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana clanks a shot in the lane | 58-59 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the tip | 58-59 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | William Otis snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Otis | 60-59 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is fouled on the floor by William Otis - foul #2 on William Otis, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), Philip Buss (C) William Otis, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Ronald Olsen, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Jason Cox, John Levi, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb, Frankie Aldana | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe drills a shot from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Kent State | The jump hook by Robert Baker is blocked by Jonathan Bryner | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner tips it home | 60-63 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Ake swats the layup by Philip Buss | 60-63 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Robert Baker tips it home | 62-63 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner connects on the jump hook from the left block | 62-65 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Philip Buss is hacked by Jonathan Bryner - foul #1 on Jonathan Bryner, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Jonathan Bryner | |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Lepe | 63-67 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Larry Dean knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Dikembe Aoki | 65-67 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 65-67 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana can't tip it in | 65-67 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Robert Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Oyama is called for the reach on Dikembe Ake - foul #4 on Brian Oyama, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Frankie Aldana | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | John Levi buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Cox | 65-69 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Myron Sykora is called for the reach on Ronald Olsen - foul #3 on Myron Sykora, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the floater from the left block | 65-71 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF) William Otis, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Ronald Olsen, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF) Jason Cox, John Levi, Myron Sykora, Russell Titcomb | |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the jumpshot from the right side | 66-71 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Brian Oyama gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the jump hook near the basket | 66-71 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe tips it but misses | 66-71 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Robert Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the board | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Sterling | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Robert Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-73 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | William Jeffers pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Robert Baker grabs the offensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Ronald Sterling steals the ball from Larry Dean | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Robert Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Baker, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Ronald Sterling | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Robert Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki grabs the offensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 66-73 |