| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zachary Lemieux (fresh) SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Rude (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Blackwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Timothy Gumbs | 29-38 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Minor | 32-38 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | David Jay is called for the reach on Michael Rude - foul #2 on David Jay, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | David Jay takes the ball from Zachary Lemieux | 32-38 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude connects on the floater from the left block | 32-40 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Zachary Lemieux picks off the pass by Robert Minor in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey hits a shot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from David Jay | 34-42 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by David Jay - foul #3 on David Jay, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (PG), Hubert Prater (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Paul Crowe (C) Zachary Lemieux, Michael Rude, Frank Bale, Donald Blackwood | |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey misses the 3rd free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | David Tye buries a runner near the basket set up by William Crigger | 36-44 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | David Tye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (SG) Martin Pankey | |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe connects on the floater from the left block | 36-46 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Hubert Prater | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Crigger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Tye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Marlar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Prater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall blows the dunk | 38-48 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater double dribbles | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG), Jerry Kern (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Stephen Holman (C) Bill Debose, William Crigger, David Tye, Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Michael Rude (SF), Frank Bale (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) John Williams, Hubert Prater, Harold Williams, Paul Crowe | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | David Jay loses the dribble to Michael Rude in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill (C) Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey (SG) Marty Webb | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | David Jay can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kern - foul #1 on Jerry Kern, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derek Phillips (PG), George Rahn (SF) Zachary Lemieux, Michael Rude | |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Derek Phillips | 38-51 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | George Rahn picks off the pass by Wilson Gill in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Derek Phillips | 38-53 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | David Jay connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | George Rahn knocks in the jumper from close range | 41-55 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Derek Phillips steals the ball from David Jay in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Derek Phillips is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Derek Phillips, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Jerry Kern, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Marty Webb (SG), Michael Rude (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Hubert Prater (C) Derek Phillips, Martin Pankey, George Rahn, Frank Bale, Donald Blackwood | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater is fouled on the floor by Stuart Logan - foul #1 on Stuart Logan, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe (C) Hubert Prater | |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe is fouled on the floor by Stephen Holman - foul #1 on Stephen Holman, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (SG) Marty Webb | |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux connects on the floater from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | David Tye loses the dribble to Zachary Lemieux in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | John Williams lays it up and in set up by Zachary Lemieux | 44-59 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Rude - foul #2 on Michael Rude, team foul #2 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG) Bill Debose, William Crigger | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (SG), Hubert Prater (SF), Frank Bale (PF) Zachary Lemieux, Michael Rude, Paul Crowe | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Tye (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Marlar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Marty Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-59 |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | David Tye can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Williams - foul #1 on Harold Williams, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs (PF), Stephen Holman (C) Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Donald Blackwood (C) John Williams, Harold Williams | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Tye - foul #3 on David Tye, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF) David Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan loses the dribble to Hubert Prater in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood misses the tip | 47-63 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Jay | 47-63 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Jay | 50-63 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater lays it in on a nice dish by Zachary Lemieux | 50-65 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-65 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses the tip | 50-65 |
| 09:56 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater makes the jumper in the lane set up by Marty Webb | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | David Jay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Bale | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Marty Webb hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #2 on Stuart Logan, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey (SG), Michael Rude (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Paul Crowe (C) Zachary Lemieux, Hubert Prater, Frank Bale, Donald Blackwood | |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Marty Webb misses the free throw | 50-69 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | David Tye hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Rude - foul #3 on Michael Rude, team foul #4 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (PG) Marty Webb | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | David Tye steps in front of the Michael Rude pass | 51-69 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SF) David Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose's floater is knocked away by Harold Williams | 51-69 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Crigger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Kern (fresh) PF - Fred Marlar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Rude (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar lays it up and in | 53-69 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Fred Marlar takes the ball from John Williams | 53-69 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) William Crigger, Jerry Kern, Fred Marlar, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derek Phillips (PG), Hubert Prater (SF), Frank Bale (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) John Williams, Michael Rude, Harold Williams, Paul Crowe | |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-69 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale tips it but misses | 53-69 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Martin Pankey steals it from Timothy Gumbs | 53-69 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale is fouled on the floor by Timothy Gumbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gumbs, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), David Tye (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Bill Debose, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (SG) Martin Pankey | |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor is hacked by Derek Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derek Phillips, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-70 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Marty Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | David Tye takes the ball from Frank Bale | 53-70 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 04:51 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Hubert Prater | 53-70 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Derek Phillips loses the dribble to David Jay | 53-70 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-70 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Holman | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jay (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Tye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Hall (tiring) 4 reb. C - Stephen Holman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Derek Phillips (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Marty Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Prater (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Bale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Blackwood (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Derek Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale hits the follow up shot | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Hubert Prater is called for the reach on David Tye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Prater, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crigger (PG), Bill Debose (SG), Jerry Kern (SF), Fred Marlar (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Nicholas Hall, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (PG), Harold Williams (SF), George Rahn (PF), Paul Crowe (C) Derek Phillips, Hubert Prater, Frank Bale, Donald Blackwood | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | John Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (C) David Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 56-72 |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams snags the defensive board | 56-72 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | George Rahn misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Marlar - foul #2 on Fred Marlar, team foul #9 | 56-72 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | George Rahn makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | George Rahn misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Crigger | 59-73 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams hits the finger roll set up by John Williams | 59-75 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Harold Williams is called for the reach on Bill Debose - foul #2 on Harold Williams, team foul #8 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF) Jerry Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater (SF) George Rahn | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe blows the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Hall - foul #1 on Nicholas Hall, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Marty Webb is called for the reach on William Crigger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marty Webb, team foul #9 | 61-77 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | William Crigger makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | William Crigger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams makes the runner near the basket | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | William Crigger drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Bill Debose | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Fred Marlar is called for the reach on Harold Williams - foul #3 on Fred Marlar, team foul #11 | 65-79 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | David Tye hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-81 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Crowe | 65-81 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | John Williams runs out the clock | 65-81 |