| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) SG - Mitchell Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Castor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Shenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer can't tip it in | 37-30 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan is fouled on the floor by Marvin Brown - foul #3 on Marvin Brown, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (PF) Marvin Brown | |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer is fouled on the floor by Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer lays it in | 39-30 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stefan Costa | 39-33 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | William Grant is hacked by Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Mohammad Schexnayder (PF), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, Billy Castor, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), John Meador (SF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Alberto Costa, Peter Benedict | |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder is whistled for traveling | 39-33 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | John Steffan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Russell | 39-39 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton scores on a shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is hacked by Mitchell Ryan - foul #1 on Mitchell Ryan, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Rodney Ford (SG), Justin Cargill (SF), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Mitchell Ryan, Robert Jones, Mohammad Schexnayder, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Peter Benedict (C) John Steffan, John Meador, David Russell | |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer lays it up and in | 43-39 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-39 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill makes the 3 from the left wing set up by William Grant | 46-39 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Palmateer is called for the reach on Peter Benedict - foul #1 on Michael Palmateer, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG) William Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Steffan (SG), Jeff Steinbeck (C) Jose Martin, Clayton Galle, Peter Benedict | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is hacked by Kurtis Stratton - foul #2 on Kurtis Stratton, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor (SG), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the floater near the basket | 46-41 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford is fouled on the floor by Marvin Brown - foul #4 on Marvin Brown, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (C) Marvin Brown | |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder connects on the turnaround from the right block | 48-41 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:32 | Vanderbilt | David Russell blocks the short jumper by Justin Cargill | 48-41 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Steffan | 48-44 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Steinbeck - foul #1 on Jeff Steinbeck, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan (SG), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Rodney Ford, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (SF), Peter Benedict (C) Alberto Costa, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG) Billy Castor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer's layup is rejected by Peter Benedict | 50-44 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Shenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) PF - David Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | John Meador comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | John Steffan tips it home | 50-46 |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:15 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 50-46 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | David Russell gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | John Meador hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stefan Costa | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford (SF) Justin Cargill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), Alberto Costa (SF), Clayton Galle (PF) Stefan Costa, John Steffan, David Russell | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | William Grant is hacked by John Meador - foul #2 on John Meador, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Billy Castor (SF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) William Grant, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (C) Peter Benedict | |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan is hacked by Jose Martin - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clayton Galle | 51-49 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jose Martin | 51-52 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kurtis Stratton | 53-52 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa is hacked by Billy Castor - foul #1 on Billy Castor, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Justin Cargill (SF), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Mitchell Ryan, Billy Castor, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), Peter Benedict (C) John Meador, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Clayton Galle - foul #1 on Clayton Galle, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor (SG) Rodney Ford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Marvin Brown (PF) Jose Martin, Clayton Galle | |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Castor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Shenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 54-52 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:54 | Vanderbilt | John Steffan picks off the pass by Justin Cargill | 54-52 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-52 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Larry Shenberger | 54-52 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | William Grant misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alberto Costa | 54-52 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to William Grant | 54-52 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor makes the floater from the left side set up by Michael Palmateer | 56-52 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | William Grant picks off the pass by Stefan Costa in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | John Steffan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown tips it home | 56-54 |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Brown takes the ball from Michael Palmateer | 56-54 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Mitchell Ryan (SG), Rodney Ford (SF), Mohammad Schexnayder (PF), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, Billy Castor, Justin Cargill, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Alberto Costa, Marvin Brown, Peter Benedict | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford's pass is intercepted by John Steffan | 56-54 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | John Meador lays it in on a nice dish by John Steffan | 56-56 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Meador clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Mitchell Ryan | 56-56 |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill (SF) Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:03 | Vanderbilt | David Russell is called for the reach on Kurtis Stratton - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown (PF) Clayton Galle | |
| 02:03 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | John Meador pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 01:45 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Rodney Ford, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Alberto Costa (SF), Peter Benedict (C) Jose Martin, John Meador, David Russell | |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger comes up short on the floater from close range | 56-58 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the lay-in | 56-58 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | William Grant misses the 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill tips it in | 58-58 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill grabs the board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer slams it home | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-58 |