| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) C - Henry Huddleston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) SG - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) SF - Brett Williams (fresh) PF - William Morley (fresh) C - Anthony Akers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Michigan | William Morley misses the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Ciotti | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | Henry Huddleston steals the ball from Brett Williams | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Brett Williams swats the shot by Glenn Parker | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Michigan | Anthony Akers snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Brett Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Morley and the foul's on Glenn Parker - foul #1 on Glenn Parker, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Brett Williams makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | Anthony Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Michigan | William Morley misses long on a shot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits the follow up shot | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | William Morley grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | Henry Huddleston steals it from William Morley | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Brett Williams is called for the reach on Henry Huddleston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Williams, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Joseph Young (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Peter Joyner, John Thompson, Dennis Ciotti, Glenn Parker, Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:51 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Sweet | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Wilk | 3-7 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton grabs the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) SF - Eric Evans (fresh) PF - Joseph Young (fresh) C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Callahan (fresh) SF - Ronald Sweet (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Sharpton | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Michigan | Anthony Rowe steals the ball from Thomas Wilk | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sweet steals the ball from Eric Evans | 5-7 |
| 14:59 | Michigan | Ronald Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Merle Callahan | 5-10 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton loses the dribble to Merle Callahan in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Ronald Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton is fouled in the backcourt by Merle Callahan - foul #1 on Merle Callahan, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), John Thompson (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Michael Hillman (PF), Henry Huddleston (C) Lloyd Norman, Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Joseph Young, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Thomas Wilk, Merle Callahan, Ronald Sweet, Ronald Smith, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeffery Scott - foul #1 on Jeffery Scott, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker (PF) Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | John Thompson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Joyner | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman (C) Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brett Williams (SF) Jeffery Scott, Francis Primus | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Anthony Akers | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Glenn Parker - foul #2 on Glenn Parker, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Anthony Rowe (PF) Peter Joyner, Dennis Ciotti, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, Anthony Akers | |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 3rd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Francis Primus - foul #1 on Francis Primus, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Henry Huddleston (C) John Thompson, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (SG) Kim Metcalf | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:27 | Michigan | William Morley pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:11 | Michigan | Merle Callahan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Huddleston | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Rowe (fresh) C - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Callahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Primus (fresh) PF - William Morley (tiring) 2 reb. C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 11-13 |
| 11:27 | Michigan | Francis Primus pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | Michigan | William Morley's 3 pointer is rejected by Charles Sharpton | 11-13 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Eric Evans steps in front of the Merle Callahan pass | 11-13 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe lays it in on a great pass from Eric Evans | 13-13 |
| 10:36 | Michigan | William Morley misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Rowe - foul #1 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), John Thompson (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Joseph Young (PF), Michael Hillman (C) Lloyd Norman, Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Anthony Rowe, Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Brett Williams (SF), Ronald Sweet (C) Thomas Wilk, Merle Callahan, Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 10:36 | Michigan | William Morley misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:36 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is fouled on the floor by William Morley - foul #1 on William Morley, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PF) William Morley | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | John Thompson buries a shot from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Lombardo | 15-16 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Phillip Lombardo steals it from Michael Hillman | 15-16 |
| 09:17 | Michigan | Dennis Ciotti picks off the pass by Brett Williams | 15-16 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (SG), Anthony Rowe (C) John Thompson, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Anthony Akers (C) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Sweet | |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dennis Ciotti | 15-16 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Wilk is called for the reach on Peter Joyner - foul #1 on Thomas Wilk, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston (C) Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Brunon Kowalczyk (PF) Phillip Lombardo, Ronald Smith | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe blows the layup but the foul's on Brunon Kowalczyk - foul #1 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Eric Evans (SF) Peter Joyner, Dennis Ciotti | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (SG), Francis Primus (SF) Jeffery Scott, Brett Williams | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Evans - foul #1 on Eric Evans, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Sweet (C) Anthony Akers | |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman's pass is intercepted by Merle Callahan in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 07:50 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk's layup is rejected by Anthony Rowe | 16-18 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans slams it home set up by Henry Huddleston and the foul's on Merle Callahan - foul #2 on Merle Callahan, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Michael Hillman (PF) Lloyd Norman, Charles Sharpton, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), William Morley (PF) Thomas Wilk, Merle Callahan, Francis Primus | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) C - Henry Huddleston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) SG - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Morley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffery Scott - foul #2 on Jeffery Scott, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG) Eric Evans | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brett Williams (SF) Jeffery Scott, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 19-18 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Huddleston - foul #1 on Henry Huddleston, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Young (PF) Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PF), Anthony Akers (C) William Morley, Ronald Sweet | |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | John Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:26 | Michigan | Brett Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Phillip Lombardo steps in front of the Joseph Young pass in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo blows the layup | 21-19 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hillman | 21-19 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Joyner | 24-19 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Ronald Smith's pass is intercepted by Joseph Young | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young is hacked by Phillip Lombardo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Lombardo, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Anthony Rowe (C) Peter Joyner, John Thompson, Dennis Ciotti, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Brett Williams, Ronald Smith, Anthony Akers | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | William Morley clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Sharpton - foul #1 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston (C) Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:34 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brunon Kowalczyk - foul #2 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #12 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Akers (C) Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk is hacked by Charles Sharpton - foul #2 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG) Charles Sharpton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Sweet (C) Anthony Akers | |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 28-23 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 04:27 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Sweet - foul #1 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #13 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Dennis Ciotti (SF) John Thompson, Eric Evans | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brett Williams (SF) Phillip Lombardo, Francis Primus | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Brett Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-23 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Huddleston | 32-23 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Glenn Parker (PF), Joseph Young (C) Lloyd Norman, Anthony Rowe, Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Thomas Wilk, William Morley, Ronald Sweet | |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Joyner - foul #1 on Peter Joyner, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) C - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Merle Callahan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young tips it back up and in | 34-24 |
| 03:03 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Brett Williams | 34-26 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Ciotti | 37-26 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Ronald Smith is hacked by Glenn Parker - foul #3 on Glenn Parker, team foul #10 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), John Thompson (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Anthony Rowe (PF), Michael Hillman (C) Peter Joyner, Charles Sharpton, Dennis Ciotti, Glenn Parker, Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF) Jeffery Scott, Merle Callahan, Brett Williams | |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Wilk - foul #2 on Thomas Wilk, team foul #14 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Akers (C) Ronald Smith | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:16 | Michigan | Anthony Akers snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 01:59 | Michigan | Francis Primus clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | John Thompson grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Francis Primus takes the ball from John Thompson in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 01:53 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Francis Primus | 38-29 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Lloyd Norman | 41-29 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Primus | 41-32 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Anthony Akers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Wilk | 41-34 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans tips it in | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-34 |