| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Parton (fresh) SF - James Brooking (fresh) PF - Jimmy Her (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Widger - foul #2 on John Widger, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | John Widger is whistled for traveling | 30-20 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | John Widger can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-20 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin is hacked by James Brooking - foul #3 on James Brooking, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor (SF) James Brooking | |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Andrew Virgin takes the ball from Frankie Aldana | 30-22 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from John Widger | 30-24 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ramon Martin | 32-24 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | John Widger buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Parton | 32-27 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Cooper | 34-27 |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-27 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Doctor - foul #2 on Richard Doctor, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Glenn Lepe, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Darin Reed (SG), Frank Collinsworth (C) John Widger, Justin Parton, Andrew Virgin | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Frank Collinsworth | 35-27 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster is hacked by Russell Titcomb - foul #1 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brooking (SF) Richard Doctor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard Fenster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brooking (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Her (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Collinsworth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Her | 35-30 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jason Cox | 37-30 |
| 15:00 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed double dribbles | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SG) Darin Reed | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | James Brooking swats the layup by Jason Cox | 37-30 |
| 14:48 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking's pass is intercepted by Myron Sykora | 37-30 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the finger roll | 39-30 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Collinsworth and he's fouled by Myron Sykora - foul #1 on Myron Sykora, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Richard Doctor (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) Howard Fenster, Jimmy Her, Frank Collinsworth | |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| 13:49 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Widger | 39-35 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | John Widger picks off the pass by Jonathan Bryner | 39-35 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking throws it down on a nice dish by John Widger | 39-37 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-37 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:51 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Widger | 39-39 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner is denied on a layup by Andrew Virgin | 39-39 |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Glenn Lepe - foul #3 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ronald Sterling (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Jason Cox, Ramon Martin, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Howard Parrish (SF), Jimmy Her (PF), Frank Collinsworth (C) John Widger, James Brooking, Richard Doctor, Andrew Virgin | |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses long on a shot in the paint | 39-40 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard Fenster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Parton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Her (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Collinsworth (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Howard Fenster | 39-43 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:31 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:41 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Justin Parton, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) John Levi, Ronald Sterling, Dikembe Ake, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Richard Doctor (SG), James Brooking (SF), Andrew Virgin (C) Howard Fenster, Justin Parton, Howard Parrish, Jimmy Her | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper double dribbles | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Ramon Martin blocks the jumper by Andrew Virgin | 39-43 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 08:31 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | Jason Cox takes the ball from John Widger in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:26 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Titcomb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Richard Doctor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Brooking (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | John Widger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Russell Titcomb, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her (PF) Frank Collinsworth | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frankie Aldana | 42-43 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sterling - foul #2 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Glenn Lepe, Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Justin Parton (SG), Howard Parrish (SF) John Widger, Richard Doctor, James Brooking | |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin dunks the ball on a great pass from Justin Parton | 42-45 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana scores on a floater from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin blows the layup but he's hacked by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brooking (SF) Howard Parrish | |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Justin Parton - foul #3 on Justin Parton, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth (C) Andrew Virgin | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Jimmy Her | 45-48 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster's floater is tipped away by Ronald Sterling | 45-48 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Parton | 45-48 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Brooking, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Robert Cooper, Ronald Sterling, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Darin Reed (SG), Richard Doctor (PF) Howard Fenster, Justin Parton, Jimmy Her | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Brooking | 45-48 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is fouled on the floor by Russell Titcomb - foul #2 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her (PF) James Brooking | |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 45-48 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | John Widger grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frankie Aldana - foul #2 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Jason Cox, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (SF), Andrew Virgin (C) Jimmy Her, Frank Collinsworth | |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Darin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Fenster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Doctor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Virgin is called for the reach on Glenn Lepe - foul #1 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SG), James Brooking (SF) Darin Reed, Howard Fenster | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking misses the dunk attempt | 45-50 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Widger | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses short on a jumper from the left block | 45-53 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits the finger roll | 45-55 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 47-55 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Andrew Virgin - foul #2 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her (PF) Richard Doctor | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 3rd free throw | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Jimmy Her in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Frank Collinsworth (C) Justin Parton, Andrew Virgin | |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Brooking | 49-57 |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Howard Parrish (SF), Richard Doctor (PF) John Widger, James Brooking, Jimmy Her | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Sterling - foul #3 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Frank Collinsworth | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster runs out the clock | 49-61 |