| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) C - Peter Benedict (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Ruben Pearson (fresh) SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) PF - Douglas Thrasher (fresh) C - Donald Fortin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne is fouled on the floor by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Bilbo | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ruben Pearson | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Benedict is called for the reach on Ruben Pearson - foul #1 on Peter Benedict, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Mount St. Mary's | Stefan Costa steps in front of the Donald Fortin pass | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (SF) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 17:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Donald Fortin steps in front of the Peter Benedict pass | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ruben Pearson | 2-7 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Ruben Pearson picks off the pass by John Meador | 2-7 |
| 16:55 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Thrasher is called for the reach on Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Douglas Thrasher, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse (C) Donald Fortin | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (PG), Mickey Holmgren (SG), Ulysses Taylor (PF), Kendrick Rodarte (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, Christopher Bilbo, Douglas Thrasher | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | John Meador throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Marvin Brown, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Meador (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Earl Freeman (fresh) SG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) SF - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) PF - Ulysses Taylor (fresh) C - Kendrick Rodarte (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Ulysses Taylor drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mickey Holmgren | 5-9 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Mount St. Mary's | Ulysses Taylor gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jose Martin - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne (SG), Christopher Bilbo (SF) Mickey Holmgren, Ulysses Taylor | |
| 15:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is fouled on the floor by Kendrick Rodarte - foul #1 on Kendrick Rodarte, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Marvin Brown (PF) John Steffan, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Douglas Thrasher (PF), Donald Fortin (C) Earl Freeman, Arthur Narcisse, Kendrick Rodarte | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:27 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:23 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo misses the easy layup | 5-11 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Pearson - foul #1 on Ruben Pearson, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (SF), Peter Benedict (C) John Meador, David Russell | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:35 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Benedict - foul #2 on Peter Benedict, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), David Russell (C) Jose Martin, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (SG) Peter Byrne | |
| 13:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Stefan Costa steps in front of the Douglas Thrasher pass | 9-12 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits the finger roll set up by Stefan Costa | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Bilbo and he's fouled by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (SF), Clayton Galle (C) Lee Wilkins, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (SG), Arthur Narcisse (PF), Kendrick Rodarte (C) Christopher Bilbo, Douglas Thrasher, Donald Fortin | |
| 12:55 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | John Steffan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | David Russell tips it but misses | 11-14 |
| 12:44 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:39 | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ulysses Taylor (PF) Ruben Pearson | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | John Meador buries a floater from the left side set up by John Steffan | 13-14 |
| 12:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman scores on a jump hook in the lane | 13-16 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne (SG), Douglas Thrasher (PF) Ulysses Taylor, Kendrick Rodarte | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Russell (fresh) C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Earl Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Thrasher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Freeman | 13-18 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses the jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Martin | 13-18 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is hacked by Earl Freeman - foul #1 on Earl Freeman, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (SF), Marvin Brown (PF) John Meador, David Russell | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Christopher Bilbo (SF), Donald Fortin (C) Mickey Holmgren, Earl Freeman, Arthur Narcisse | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 13-18 |
| 10:37 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Donald Fortin | 13-18 |
| 10:15 | Mount St. Mary's | Lee Wilkins takes the ball from Ruben Pearson | 13-18 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Douglas Thrasher - foul #2 on Douglas Thrasher, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Meador (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (C) Jose Martin, Lee Wilkins, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse (PF) Douglas Thrasher | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | John Steffan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (SG), Kendrick Rodarte (C) Peter Byrne, Donald Fortin | |
| 09:15 | Mount St. Mary's | Stefan Costa steals the ball from Earl Freeman | 14-18 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Earl Freeman picks off the pass by Stefan Costa | 14-18 |
| 08:40 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck clanks a jumper from the baseline | 14-18 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | John Meador can't tip it in | 14-18 |
| 08:28 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 08:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse's pass is intercepted by John Steffan | 14-18 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa hits the finger roll set up by John Steffan | 16-18 |
| 07:44 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Steinbeck | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Meador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeff Steinbeck (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Ruben Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Narcisse (fairly fresh) C - Kendrick Rodarte (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Steffan | 19-18 |
| 07:12 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 07:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:52 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Pearson | 19-21 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 06:33 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Kendrick Rodarte banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ruben Pearson | 19-23 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | John Meador makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Steffan | 22-23 |
| 05:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Kendrick Rodarte is hacked by Jeff Steinbeck - foul #1 on Jeff Steinbeck, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), Lee Wilkins (SF), David Russell (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, John Meador, Marvin Brown, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (PG), Peter Byrne (SG), Earnest Smith (SF), Donald Fortin (C) Ruben Pearson, Earl Freeman, Christopher Bilbo, Arthur Narcisse | |
| 05:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Kendrick Rodarte misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Earnest Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:24 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin's pass is intercepted by Clayton Galle | 22-23 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 24-23 |
| 04:53 | Mount St. Mary's | Kendrick Rodarte hits the finger roll | 24-25 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | John Steffan clanks a shot from the left block | 24-25 |
| 04:44 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:40 | Mount St. Mary's | Jose Martin steals the ball from Mickey Holmgren | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits the finger roll set up by Jose Martin | 26-25 |
| 04:11 | Mount St. Mary's | Clayton Galle picks off the pass by Kendrick Rodarte | 26-25 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin is hacked by Donald Fortin - foul #1 on Donald Fortin, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (SF), Peter Benedict (C) John Steffan, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher (PF) Kendrick Rodarte | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Donald Fortin denies the turnaround by Peter Benedict | 26-25 |
| 03:44 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Russell (fresh) SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) PF - Clayton Galle (fresh) 2 stl. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Earnest Smith (fresh) PF - Douglas Thrasher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fortin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mount St. Mary's | The 3pt attempt by Peter Byrne is denied by David Russell | 26-25 |
| 03:28 | Mount St. Mary's | Earnest Smith misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 02:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Jose Martin steals it from Peter Byrne | 29-25 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Donald Fortin is called for the reach on Peter Benedict - foul #2 on Donald Fortin, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (PG), John Steffan (SG), Marvin Brown (PF) Jose Martin, David Russell, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Earl Freeman (SG), Christopher Bilbo (SF), Arthur Narcisse (C) Mickey Holmgren, Peter Byrne, Earnest Smith, Donald Fortin | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Narcisse | 31-28 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Steffan | 33-28 |
| 01:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson's pass is intercepted by John Meador in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown buries a jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 01:35 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman hits a jumper from the left side | 35-30 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Christopher Bilbo swats the layup by Peter Benedict | 35-30 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-30 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | John Steffan scores on a floater from the left side | 37-30 |
| 00:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Ruben Pearson steals it from John Meador in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 00:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo lays it up and in on a great pass from Ruben Pearson | 37-32 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse grabs the board | 37-32 |