| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilson Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | David Jay scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Damian Coley is fouled on the floor by Stuart Logan - foul #3 on Stuart Logan, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF) Stuart Logan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by David Tye - foul #2 on David Tye, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Damian Coley steals the ball from David Jay | 37-43 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Michael West clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Gerald Cunningham denies the turnaround by Robert Minor | 37-45 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | David Jay pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | David Jay clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), Fred Marlar (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF) Damian Coley, Michael West, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Butler | 37-47 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs's pass is intercepted by James Burgess | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Crigger (fresh) SF - David Tye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Marlar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) C - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Nicholas Hall (C) William Crigger, David Tye, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Michael Pugh, Daniel Milano, James Burgess | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG) Bill Debose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Damian Coley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Butler | 37-49 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | David Jay lays it in and he's fouled by Kurt Shade - foul #2 on Kurt Shade, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill (C) Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG) Michael Butler | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Hal Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Michael West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Marlar | 39-49 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | David Jay clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill gets the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Hal Warner snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Michael West connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Damian Coley | 39-51 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kurt Shade - foul #3 on Kurt Shade, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), David Tye (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) Robert Minor, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Fred Marlar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Michael Butler (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), James Burgess (C) Damian Coley, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, Hal Warner | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Michael Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Michael West buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Bill Debose - foul #2 on Bill Debose, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | David Tye tips it home | 43-54 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | David Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | William Crigger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Tye | 45-54 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wilson Gill - foul #2 on Wilson Gill, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Nicholas Hall (C) Bill Debose, William Crigger, David Tye, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Kereenyaga Sow, Michael West, Daniel Milano | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Damian Coley gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Robert Minor steals the ball from Kurt Shade | 45-55 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Burgess swats the shot by Robert Minor | 45-55 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Michael Butler gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stuart Logan and he's fouled by James Burgess - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Wilson Gill (C) Stuart Logan, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Damian Coley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | David Jay hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilson Gill | 50-55 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Gumbs - foul #2 on Timothy Gumbs, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), Fred Marlar (PF) Robert Minor, David Jay, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses the lay-in | 50-56 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar tips it home | 52-56 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Michael West misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | David Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | William Crigger is hacked by Michael West - foul #3 on Michael West, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) David Tye, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), James Burgess (C) Michael Butler, Cory Forrest | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow drills a shot from the right block set up by James Burgess and the foul's on Timothy Gumbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gumbs, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG) William Crigger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Hal Warner, Daniel Milano | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Stuart Logan picks off the pass by Kereenyaga Sow | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Debose (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Marlar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kereenyaga Sow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor misses the fadeaway from the right block | 54-59 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stuart Logan - foul #4 on Stuart Logan, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crigger (PG), David Jay (SG), David Tye (SF), Nicholas Hall (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Robert Minor, Bill Debose, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs, Fred Marlar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Hal Warner (C) Kereenyaga Sow, Michael West, James Burgess | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Hal Warner is blocked by Nicholas Hall | 57-61 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Michael Butler snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Damian Coley connects on the runner in the lane set up by Gerald Cunningham and he's fouled by Wilson Gill - foul #3 on Wilson Gill, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), Timothy Gumbs (PF) William Crigger, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Milano (PF), James Burgess (C) Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Minor | 60-64 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Damian Coley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | David Jay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Hal Warner | 60-64 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Robert Minor steps in front of the Damian Coley pass in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor misses the easy layup | 60-64 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Hal Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Michael Butler can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs can't throw it down but he's hacked by Daniel Milano - foul #2 on Daniel Milano, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Fred Marlar (C) David Tye, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG) Michael Butler | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Damian Coley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-64 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stuart Logan | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Marlar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | David Jay is fouled on the floor by Hal Warner - foul #1 on Hal Warner, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (SG) David Jay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Damian Coley, Hal Warner, Daniel Milano | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Gerald Cunningham blocks the jumper by Robert Minor | 62-64 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan gets the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs tips it in | 64-64 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, Fred Marlar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG) Kereenyaga Sow | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Gumbs | 66-67 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham connects on the shot in the paint | 66-69 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill can't connect on a shot in the paint | 66-69 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Wilson Gill | 66-69 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | David Jay clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #4 on Michael West, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-69 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Timothy Gumbs | 68-69 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Timothy Gumbs is denied by Gerald Cunningham | 68-69 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Damian Coley grabs the board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Michael West misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | David Jay grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Minor | 70-69 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | James Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Gumbs | 70-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael West snags the offensive board | 70-69 |