| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) C - Scott Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) SG - David Jay (fresh) SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) C - Wilson Gill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Scott Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Page and he's hacked by Timothy Gumbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gumbs, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses long on a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Jay | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ellison | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Scott Hill grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Jay - foul #1 on David Jay, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ellison is called for the reach on Stuart Logan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Ellison, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (SF), Forrest Lay (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Jeffrey Page, Philip Seiter, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Wilson Gill | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay dunks the ball set up by Ronald Ellison | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | William Crigger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (SG), Joe Balser (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (C) Timothy Gumbs | |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | Joe Balser misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | David Tye buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bill Debose | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Hill (C) Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | William Crigger clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Illinois State | Michael Casler scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Casler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommie Staley (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Imhoff (fairly fresh) PF - Forrest Lay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Crigger (fairly fresh) SF - David Tye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Marlar (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Forrest Lay | 9-6 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | David Tye grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | William Crigger is hacked by Tommie Staley - foul #1 on Tommie Staley, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Joe Balser (C) Michael Casler, Tommie Staley, Harold Imhoff, Forrest Lay, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG), Jerry Kern (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, William Crigger, David Tye, Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Philip Seiter steps in front of the Robert Minor pass | 9-6 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kern - foul #1 on Jerry Kern, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF) Jerry Kern | |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stuart Logan | 9-6 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilson Gill, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled on the floor by Robert Minor - foul #1 on Robert Minor, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SF) Stuart Logan | |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ellison | 12-6 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter is hacked by David Jay - foul #2 on David Jay, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crigger (SG), Stephen Holman (C) David Jay, Wilson Gill | |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman is open but misses the lay-in | 12-6 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern gets the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | William Crigger is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Eury - foul #1 on Kenneth Eury, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (SG), Harold Imhoff (PF) Kenneth Eury, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Nicholas Hall (PF) Robert Minor, Jerry Kern, Timothy Gumbs | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-6 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Bruce Piercy | 12-6 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Scott Hill hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Casler | 14-6 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | William Crigger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bill Debose | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Casler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Staley (fresh) SF - Bruce Piercy (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Imhoff (fresh) C - Scott Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Crigger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Holman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Stephen Holman is called for the reach on Michael Casler - foul #1 on Stephen Holman, team foul #7 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Forrest Lay (PF) Tommie Staley, Bruce Piercy, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (PF) William Crigger, Stuart Logan, Stephen Holman | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Hill - foul #1 on Scott Hill, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Nicholas Hall denies the turnaround by Forrest Lay | 16-10 |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay tips it but misses | 16-10 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-10 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Scott Hill | 18-10 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Casler | 20-10 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | David Tye is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Tye, team foul #8 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF), Joe Balser (C) Michael Casler, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, Nicholas Hall, Fred Marlar | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled on the floor by Robert Minor - foul #2 on Robert Minor, team foul #9 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff (PF) Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (SG), Stuart Logan (SF) Robert Minor, David Tye | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Leblanc - foul #1 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-10 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Joe Balser can't finish the layup | 22-10 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-10 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kern - foul #2 on Jerry Kern, team foul #10 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Michael Casler (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Jeffrey Page, Harold Imhoff, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crigger (PG), Fred Marlar (C) Jerry Kern, Wilson Gill | |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 24-10 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Casler picks off the pass by Stuart Logan in the backcourt | 24-10 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley banks in the layup set up by Michael Casler | 26-10 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Tommie Staley picks off the pass by William Crigger in the backcourt | 26-10 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley banks in the layup | 28-10 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar is fouled on the floor by Scott Hill - foul #2 on Scott Hill, team foul #6 | 28-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF), Forrest Lay (C) Gerald Leblanc, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Crigger and he's hacked by Bruce Piercy - foul #1 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #7 | 28-12 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses the free throw | 28-12 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter grabs the board | 28-12 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy misses the jumper in the lane | 28-12 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Marlar | 28-12 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tommie Staley - foul #2 on Tommie Staley, team foul #8 | 28-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG) Tommie Staley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) David Tye, Fred Marlar | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | William Crigger makes the 1st free throw | 28-13 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | William Crigger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury makes the 3 from the right wing | 31-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Casler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) PF - Philip Seiter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Forrest Lay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Crigger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Debose (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Holman (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | William Crigger is hacked by Forrest Lay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Forrest Lay, team foul #9 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG) Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill (C) Stephen Holman | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | William Crigger makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Philip Seiter | 31-15 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury loses the dribble to Wilson Gill | 31-15 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | William Crigger scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Timothy Gumbs and he's fouled by Bruce Piercy - foul #2 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #10 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF), Harold Imhoff (C) Bruce Piercy, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (PF), Stephen Holman (C) Timothy Gumbs, Wilson Gill | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | William Crigger makes the free throw | 31-18 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Stuart Logan steals the ball from Ronald Ellison | 31-18 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose lays it up and in on a great pass from Stuart Logan | 31-20 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Kenneth Eury is denied by Stephen Holman | 31-20 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Hall | 31-20 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stuart Logan | 31-22 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Ellison | 33-22 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall snags the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Harold Imhoff swats the short shot by Nicholas Hall | 33-22 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Philip Seiter - foul #1 on Philip Seiter, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Joe Balser (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Ronald Ellison, Kenneth Eury, Philip Seiter, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, Stuart Logan, Stephen Holman | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Joe Balser - foul #1 on Joe Balser, team foul #12 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (SG) Nicholas Hall | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | William Crigger is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Michael Casler is fouled on the floor by William Crigger - foul #1 on William Crigger, team foul #11 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG) Jeffrey Page | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Casler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joe Balser (fairly fresh) C - Forrest Lay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Crigger (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Debose (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilson Gill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wilson Gill - foul #2 on Wilson Gill, team foul #12 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG), Jerry Kern (SF), Fred Marlar (C) William Crigger, Bill Debose, David Tye, Wilson Gill | |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | David Jay is hacked by Gerald Leblanc in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #13 | 36-24 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay is called for a charge - foul #2 on Forrest Lay, team foul #14 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Gerald Leblanc | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Jay | 36-28 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 38-28 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Jay | 38-30 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Scott Hill snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Scott Hill tips it back up and in | 40-30 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Minor and he's fouled by Forrest Lay - foul #3 on Forrest Lay, team foul #15 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Harold Imhoff (SF), Joe Balser (PF) Michael Casler, Tommie Staley, Bruce Piercy, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Wilson Gill (C) Jerry Kern, Fred Marlar | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | David Tye snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | David Jay connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-35 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Scott Hill hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Ellison | 42-35 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by David Tye is blocked by Joe Balser | 42-35 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs can't tip it in | 42-35 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Gerald Leblanc is called for the reach on David Tye - foul #3 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #16 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Philip Seiter (PF) Gerald Leblanc, Harold Imhoff, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (PF), Stephen Holman (C) Timothy Gumbs, Wilson Gill | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page drills a floater in the paint | 44-36 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Scott Hill picks off the pass by Nicholas Hall in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall gets the rebound | 44-36 |