| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) SG - Wilbert Burton (fresh) SF - Ronald Shumaker (fresh) PF - David Rasheed (fresh) C - Dema Zastawny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cooper | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Rasheed | 3-3 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses badly on a shot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 19:06 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Georgetown | Michael Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-3 |
| 18:27 | Georgetown | Michael Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wilbert Burton | 6-6 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Shumaker takes the ball from Myron Sykora | 6-6 |
| 18:01 | Georgetown | Michael Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by Dema Zastawny - foul #1 on Dema Zastawny, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Dema Zastawny swats the layup by Frankie Aldana | 6-6 |
| 17:32 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Ronald Shumaker | 6-6 |
| 17:12 | Georgetown | Frankie Aldana is called for the reach on Ronald Shumaker - foul #1 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Newman (PF) David Rasheed | |
| 17:03 | Georgetown | David Newman comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Randal McDavitt - foul #1 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Georgetown | David Newman misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Georgetown | David Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dema Zastawny - foul #2 on Dema Zastawny, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Stubbs (SF), Charles Maston (C) Ronald Shumaker, Dema Zastawny | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:30 | Georgetown | John Jackson is called for the reach on David Stubbs - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Henry Bowman (C) Michael Miller | |
| 16:19 | Georgetown | Charles Maston drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Stubbs and he's fouled by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | Georgetown | Charles Maston makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - David Stubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Maston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Stubbs | 10-12 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 15:22 | Georgetown | Henry Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 15:11 | Georgetown | Henry Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), John Jackson (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Miller (PG), Ronald Shumaker (SF), David Rasheed (PF) Wilbert Burton, Charles Maston, Henry Bowman | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Cox | 12-12 |
| 14:35 | Georgetown | David Newman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 14:12 | Georgetown | Ronald Shumaker snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:56 | Georgetown | David Stubbs misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Georgetown | David Rasheed tips it home | 12-14 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is called for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton (SG), Charles Maston (C) David Stubbs, David Newman | |
| 13:32 | Georgetown | David Rasheed comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 13:32 | Georgetown | David Rasheed makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:32 | Georgetown | David Rasheed misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Cooper is blocked by Charles Maston | 12-15 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 12:53 | Georgetown | David Rasheed comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 14-15 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Zierk (PG), Matslmela Adhami (SF), Henry Bowman (C) Michael Miller, Ronald Shumaker, David Rasheed | |
| 12:32 | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matslmela Adhami | 14-17 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling's floater is tipped away by Charles Maston | 14-17 |
| 12:15 | Georgetown | Charles Maston grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:56 | Georgetown | John Zierk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Stubbs (PG), David Newman (SF) John Zierk, Matslmela Adhami | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - David Stubbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Maston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Henry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Maston steals the ball from Dominic Costa | 14-17 |
| 11:28 | Georgetown | David Newman hits a shot in the lane set up by Wilbert Burton | 14-19 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Bowman | 14-19 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it but misses | 14-19 |
| 11:03 | Georgetown | David Newman pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:46 | Georgetown | David Newman misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), John Jackson (PF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Miller (PG), Ronald Shumaker (SF), David Rasheed (PF) Wilbert Burton, Charles Maston, Henry Bowman | |
| 10:46 | Georgetown | David Newman makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:46 | Georgetown | David Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 14-20 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | John Jackson buries a fadeaway near the basket | 16-20 |
| 10:13 | Georgetown | David Newman can't finish the layup | 16-20 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 16-20 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 09:51 | Georgetown | Ronald Shumaker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:34 | Georgetown | Michael Miller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 09:33 | Georgetown | The offensive rebound goes to David Rasheed | 16-20 |
| 09:23 | Georgetown | David Newman is called for traveling | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Jackson, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton (SG) David Stubbs | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is hacked by David Rasheed - foul #1 on David Rasheed, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell (SF) Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles Maston (PF), Henry Bowman (C) David Rasheed, David Newman | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Maston | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | Georgetown | Michael Miller gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:12 | Georgetown | Russell Titcomb denies the turnaround by Wilbert Burton | 16-20 |
| 08:10 | Georgetown | Henry Bowman tips it in | 16-22 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Cooper and he's fouled by Charles Maston - foul #1 on Charles Maston, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Manuel Twitchell, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Stubbs (PG), Matslmela Adhami (SF) Michael Miller, Ronald Shumaker | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:45 | Georgetown | Charles Maston pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - David Stubbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matslmela Adhami (fresh) PF - Charles Maston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Levi - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF) John Levi, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Rasheed (PF) Henry Bowman | |
| 07:23 | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:23 | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:55 | Georgetown | The refs have stopped play. David Rasheed is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Zierk (SG), David Newman (C) Wilbert Burton, David Rasheed | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-23 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it but misses | 18-23 |
| 06:52 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to John Zierk | 18-23 |
| 06:27 | Georgetown | David Stubbs is hacked by Dominic Costa - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF) Dominic Costa, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Miller (PG) John Zierk | |
| 06:27 | Georgetown | David Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Ronald Shumaker (SF) Matslmela Adhami | |
| 05:51 | Georgetown | David Stubbs misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | August Criner pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on David Newman - foul #1 on David Newman, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) August Criner, Myron Sykora, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton (SG), Henry Bowman (PF) David Stubbs, Charles Maston | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:36 | Georgetown | David Newman snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:12 | Georgetown | Michael Miller misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Bowman | 20-23 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Shumaker - foul #1 on Ronald Shumaker, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Stubbs (SF), David Rasheed (PF) Ronald Shumaker, David Newman | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:32 | Georgetown | David Rasheed travels with the ball | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Matslmela Adhami (SF), David Newman (C) Michael Miller, Henry Bowman | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jason Cox | 24-23 |
| 03:55 | Georgetown | David Newman buries a floater from the free throw line set up by David Stubbs | 24-25 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Randal McDavitt (C) Dominic Costa, Manuel Twitchell, Russell Titcomb, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Ronald Shumaker (SF), Dema Zastawny (C) Matslmela Adhami, David Newman | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - David Stubbs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilbert Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Shumaker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Rasheed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dema Zastawny (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Georgetown | David Rasheed blows the layup but the foul's on Randal McDavitt - foul #3 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), John Jackson (C) Jason Cox, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Miller (PG) David Stubbs | |
| 03:30 | Georgetown | David Rasheed misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:30 | Georgetown | David Rasheed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses short on a turnaround from close range | 24-26 |
| 03:11 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | Georgetown | David Rasheed hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Shumaker | 24-28 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Wilbert Burton picks off the pass by John Jackson | 24-28 |
| 02:17 | Georgetown | David Rasheed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wilbert Burton | 24-30 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by Michael Miller - foul #1 on Michael Miller, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Stubbs (SG), Matslmela Adhami (SF), Charles Maston (PF) Wilbert Burton, Ronald Shumaker, David Rasheed | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:43 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny is fouled on the floor by Myron Sykora - foul #1 on Myron Sykora, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Zierk (SG) Michael Miller | |
| 01:43 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:43 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by John Levi | 28-32 |
| 01:04 | Georgetown | Russell Titcomb is called for the reach on Dema Zastawny - foul #1 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #12 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Wilbert Burton (SG), David Newman (SF) John Zierk, Matslmela Adhami | |
| 01:04 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:04 | Georgetown | Dema Zastawny misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb's fadeaway is rejected by Dema Zastawny | 28-33 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Maston swats the shot by Jason Cox | 28-33 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), John Jackson (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Dominic Costa, Manuel Twitchell, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Miller (PG), Ronald Shumaker (SF), David Rasheed (PF) David Stubbs, Charles Maston, Dema Zastawny | |
| 00:02 | Georgetown | David Newman drills a floater from close range | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-35 |