| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is hacked by Sylvester Stover - foul #3 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG) Sylvester Stover | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Louis Johnson steals it from Dennis Ciotti | 42-28 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Max Bond is called for traveling | 42-28 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-28 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the lay-in | 42-28 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Peter Joyner steps in front of the Erik Rockwell pass | 42-28 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young grabs the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms clanks a shot from close range | 42-28 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti misses the tip | 42-28 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe (PF) Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti loses the ball out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Michael Hillman (C) John Thompson, Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Max Bond and he's fouled by Michael Hillman - foul #1 on Michael Hillman, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SG) Peter Joyner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG) Erik Rockwell | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti loses the dribble to Timothy Crawford | 42-33 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-33 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Simpson (fresh) SG - Max Bond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), John Thompson (SG), Glenn Parker (PF), Henry Huddleston (C) Charles Sharpton, Dennis Ciotti, Anthony Rowe, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Scott Simpson, Max Bond, Timothy Crawford, Jeffrey Strother, Albert Abernethy | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Huddleston - foul #3 on Henry Huddleston, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Sylvester Stover is called for the reach on Peter Joyner - foul #4 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG) Sylvester Stover | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | John Thompson scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Parker | 47-35 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Simpson and the foul's on Glenn Parker - foul #4 on Glenn Parker, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti (SF), Joseph Young (PF) Eric Evans, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Albert Abernethy (C) Scott Simpson, Louis Johnson | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Erik Rockwell is called for the reach on John Thompson - foul #1 on Erik Rockwell, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Erik Rockwell - foul #2 on Erik Rockwell, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (PF) Tommy Simms | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy makes the jump hook from the baseline | 48-40 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Peter Joyner | 50-40 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Max Bond buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Strother | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Huddleston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is whistled for a carry | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Eric Evans (SG), Anthony Rowe (C) Peter Joyner, John Thompson, Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SG), Tommy Simms (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Erik Rockwell, Junior Hart, Albert Abernethy | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother's pass is intercepted by Charles Sharpton | 50-43 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Young | 52-43 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Young denies the turnaround by Tommy Simms | 52-43 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Dennis Ciotti blocks the jumper by Max Bond | 52-43 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Young | 52-43 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti is fouled on the floor by Tommy Simms - foul #1 on Tommy Simms, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman (C) Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG) Max Bond, Timothy Crawford | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), John Thompson (SG), Henry Huddleston (C) Charles Sharpton, Dennis Ciotti, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF) Jeffrey Strother | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston drills a runner from the right block | 54-43 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Junior Hart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-43 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms throws it down | 54-45 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Simpson | 54-48 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe is called for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti (SF), Joseph Young (PF) Eric Evans, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Timothy Crawford (SG), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Scott Simpson, Erik Rockwell, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Young | 54-48 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | John Thompson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Joyner | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Max Bond misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy tips it in | 57-50 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | John Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Peter Joyner is called for the reach on Max Bond - foul #2 on Peter Joyner, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Glenn Parker (PF) Peter Joyner, Henry Huddleston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG) Max Bond, Junior Hart | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Thompson | 60-53 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford is fouled on the floor by Charles Sharpton - foul #1 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Anthony Rowe (C) John Thompson, Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tommy Simms (PF) Jeffrey Strother | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dennis Ciotti | 60-53 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Joyner | 63-53 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rowe - foul #2 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston (C) Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo (SF), Louis Johnson (C) Timothy Crawford, Albert Abernethy | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Disalvo | 63-54 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF) Edward Disalvo | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Ciotti - foul #2 on Dennis Ciotti, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG), Eric Evans (SF) Charles Sharpton, Dennis Ciotti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | John Thompson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Huddleston | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson tips it in | 68-58 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker makes the 3 from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Junior Hart | 71-60 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 71-60 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tommy Simms | 71-60 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | The jumper by Louis Johnson is denied by Glenn Parker | 71-60 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Erik Rockwell steals the ball from Eric Evans | 71-60 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell lays it up and in | 71-62 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Tommy Simms is called for the reach on Eric Evans - foul #2 on Tommy Simms, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti (SF) Eric Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | John Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti hits the follow up shot | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Sylvester Stover is called for the reach on Henry Huddleston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #7 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe (PF) Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG) Sylvester Stover | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Rockwell | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti is fouled in the backcourt by Max Bond - foul #1 on Max Bond, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Junior Hart gets the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Max Bond makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Erik Rockwell | 77-71 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | John Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Rockwell - foul #3 on Erik Rockwell, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Max Bond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Junior Hart grabs the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 78-71 |