| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) SF - Simon Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Simon Reese inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | UMKC | Austin Smith is hacked by Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 19:20 | UMKC | David Phillips misses badly on a floater near the basket | 24-25 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 24-25 |
| 19:02 | UMKC | Austin Smith gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:57 | UMKC | Austin Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Russell | 24-28 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin travels with the ball | 24-28 |
| 18:38 | UMKC | Lee Russell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| 18:15 | UMKC | A charge is called on Lee Russell - foul #2 on Lee Russell, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-28 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Lepe and he's fouled by Simon Reese - foul #3 on Simon Reese, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Matthew Buffum (SF), Eric Lovell (PF) Simon Reese, Richard Grochowski | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:40 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:18 | UMKC | Lee Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 28-28 |
| 16:20 | UMKC | Lee Russell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ramon Martin | 28-28 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Lepe | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Buffum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Lovell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UMKC | David Phillips is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Jason Cox, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Jeremiah Spruill (SG), Simon Reese (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF) Austin Smith, Lee Russell, Matthew Buffum, David Phillips | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-28 |
| 15:09 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman makes the shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 31-30 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Oliver Oakman picks off the pass by Robert Cooper | 31-30 |
| 14:19 | UMKC | Simon Reese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oliver Oakman | 31-32 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Levi | 33-32 |
| 13:44 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:42 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:22 | UMKC | Simon Reese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:21 | UMKC | Simon Reese grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:13 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski blows the layup but the foul's on Frankie Aldana - foul #2 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF) John Levi, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG), Lee Russell (SG), David Phillips (C) Oliver Oakman, Jeremiah Spruill, Eric Lovell | |
| 13:13 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:13 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe's pass is intercepted by Richard Grochowski | 33-33 |
| 12:41 | UMKC | Austin Smith misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Francis (PF) Richard Grochowski | |
| 12:41 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:41 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Lepe | 36-35 |
| 12:08 | UMKC | Lee Russell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ramon Martin | 38-38 |
| 11:32 | UMKC | Lee Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Simon Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 11:12 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Simon Reese | 38-38 |
| 11:00 | UMKC | David Phillips misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Bryner | 38-38 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Ronald Sterling (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Jeremiah Spruill (SG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF) Austin Smith, Lee Russell, Simon Reese, Michael Francis | |
| 10:02 | UMKC | David Phillips lays it in | 38-40 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 09:47 | UMKC | David Phillips grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:33 | UMKC | David Phillips blows the layup but he's hacked by Frankie Aldana - foul #3 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| 09:33 | UMKC | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:33 | UMKC | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Matthew Buffum - foul #1 on Matthew Buffum, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG) John Levi | |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG), Eric Lovell (C) Jeremiah Spruill, David Phillips | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:52 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Austin Smith | 41-44 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lee Russell (SG), Michael Francis (C) Oliver Oakman, Richard Grochowski | |
| 07:57 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ake | 41-44 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Lee Russell - foul #3 on Lee Russell, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG) Glenn Lepe | |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SF), David Phillips (C) Matthew Buffum, Michael Francis | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:16 | UMKC | Eric Lovell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Phillips | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Simon Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake buries a 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 06:51 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Lee Russell | 45-50 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Lee Russell is called for the reach on Robert Cooper - foul #4 on Lee Russell, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Michael Francis (PF) Austin Smith, Eric Lovell | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Simon Reese is called for the reach on Ramon Martin - foul #4 on Simon Reese, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #4 on Robert Cooper, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (SF) Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (SG), Matthew Buffum (C) Lee Russell, David Phillips | |
| 05:58 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Oliver Oakman is called for the reach on Glenn Lepe - foul #1 on Oliver Oakman, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Robert Cooper, Dikembe Ake, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG), Richard Grochowski (PF), Eric Lovell (C) Jeremiah Spruill, Simon Reese, Michael Francis | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Eric Lovell grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 04:59 | UMKC | Glenn Lepe steps in front of the Eric Lovell pass | 47-51 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | John Levi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 04:45 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Eric Lovell | 47-51 |
| 04:30 | UMKC | Eric Lovell clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Russell Titcomb - foul #1 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Ramon Martin (SF) Glenn Lepe, Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lee Russell (SG), David Phillips (C) Oliver Oakman, Richard Grochowski | |
| 04:30 | UMKC | Eric Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:30 | UMKC | Eric Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | John Levi knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Sterling | 50-53 |
| 03:48 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum is called for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Dikembe Ake (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF) Matthew Buffum, Eric Lovell | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is fouled on the floor by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:16 | UMKC | David Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frankie Aldana - foul #4 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG) Jason Cox | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG) Austin Smith | |
| 03:16 | UMKC | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:16 | UMKC | David Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Oliver Oakman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Simon Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Glenn Lepe | 55-54 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Lee Russell misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Glenn Lepe - foul #3 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Francis (PF) Richard Grochowski | |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Lee Russell makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Lee Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 02:24 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG), Richard Grochowski (PF) Oliver Oakman, Michael Francis | |
| 02:09 | UMKC | Austin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 02:07 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-56 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-56 |
| 01:26 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Austin Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Cooper - foul #5 on Robert Cooper, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake connects on the driving attempt from close range | 60-58 |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Austin Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | David Phillips steals it from Jason Cox | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Jason Cox is called for the reach on Richard Grochowski - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Simon Reese | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | UMKC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Austin Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Simon Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin tips it but misses | 60-60 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 04:13 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-60 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it but misses | 62-60 |
| 04:03 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Austin Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Lepe - foul #4 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Lovell (PF) Richard Grochowski | |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 03:44 | UMKC | David Phillips pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:29 | UMKC | Lee Russell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Simon Reese - foul #5 on Simon Reese, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | UMKC | Matthew Buffum (SF) Simon Reese | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:54 | UMKC | Lee Russell is hacked by Jason Cox - foul #2 on Jason Cox, team foul #13 | 64-62 |
| 02:54 | UMKC | Lee Russell makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:54 | UMKC | Lee Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Grochowski (PF) Eric Lovell | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:30 | UMKC | Lee Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:25 | UMKC | Austin Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lee Russell | 64-66 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling travels with the ball | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:54 | UMKC | Lee Russell hits a shot from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake is fouled on the floor by Richard Grochowski - foul #2 on Richard Grochowski, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:30 | UMKC | Austin Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe is whistled for traveling | 65-68 |
| 00:46 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski loses the ball out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Buffum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Grochowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Lepe - foul #5 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #14 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Glenn Lepe | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski runs out the clock | 65-70 |