| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Heffner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Searfoss (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Inoue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Raymond Smith inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Iona | Michael Heffner scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Searfoss and he's fouled by Michael Hillman - foul #2 on Michael Hillman, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 19:44 | Iona | Michael Heffner makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 3rd free throw | 48-40 |
| 19:09 | Iona | Dan Moffit misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Parker - foul #2 on Glenn Parker, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| 19:09 | Iona | Dan Moffit makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 19:09 | Iona | Dan Moffit makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | John Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 18:37 | Iona | David Searfoss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Parker | 51-42 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Heffner takes the ball from Eric Evans | 51-42 |
| 18:12 | Iona | Raymond Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Heffner | 51-44 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | John Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 18:00 | Iona | David Searfoss snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 17:31 | Iona | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Heffner | 51-47 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Sharpton | 54-47 |
| 16:43 | Iona | Larry Inoue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), Daniel Gordon (SF), John Bergantzel (PF), Reuben Applewhite (C) Charles Sharpton, John Thompson, Eric Evans, Michael Hillman, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Iona | Joe Hendon (PG), Mario Walton (SG), Rick Hunt (SF), Wilson Raines (PF), Burt Graves (C) Michael Heffner, Dan Moffit, Raymond Smith, David Searfoss, Larry Inoue | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 16:13 | Iona | Joe Hendon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 16:08 | Iona | Joe Hendon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Mario Walton steals the ball from Daniel Gordon | 54-47 |
| 15:48 | Iona | Joe Hendon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mario Walton | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Joe Hendon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Walton (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Rick Hunt (fresh) PF - Wilson Raines (fresh) 4 reb. C - Burt Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 15:22 | Iona | The rebound goes to Burt Graves | 54-49 |
| 15:18 | Iona | Joe Hendon comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Smithey - foul #3 on Kenneth Smithey, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG), Glenn Parker (C) Daniel Gordon, Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | Iona | Raymond Smith (SF) Rick Hunt | |
| 15:18 | Iona | Joe Hendon makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 15:18 | Iona | Joe Hendon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Parker | 57-51 |
| 14:48 | Iona | Joe Hendon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | John Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 14:17 | Iona | Lloyd Norman is called for the reach on Joe Hendon - foul #1 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Michael Hillman (PF) Kenneth Smithey, Lloyd Norman, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Heffner (PG), Dan Moffit (SG), Patrick Belue (PF), Larry Inoue (C) Joe Hendon, Mario Walton, Wilson Raines, Burt Graves | |
| 13:56 | Iona | Raymond Smith is called for traveling | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite (C) Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Iona | David Searfoss (PF) Patrick Belue | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the runner from close range | 60-51 |
| 13:31 | Iona | David Searfoss grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 13:25 | Iona | Dan Moffit makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Searfoss | 60-54 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dan Moffit - foul #1 on Dan Moffit, team foul #2 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iona | Joe Hendon (SG), Rick Hunt (SF) Dan Moffit, Raymond Smith | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:48 | Iona | Joe Hendon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | David Searfoss swats the short shot by Michael Hillman | 61-54 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans tips it in | 63-54 |
| 11:59 | Iona | David Searfoss connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Hendon | 63-56 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rick Hunt - foul #1 on Rick Hunt, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), John Bergantzel (PF), Glenn Parker (C) Charles Sharpton, John Thompson, Michael Hillman, Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | Iona | Dan Moffit (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Wilson Raines (PF), Burt Graves (C) Michael Heffner, Rick Hunt, David Searfoss, Larry Inoue | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Evans (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Joe Hendon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Wilson Raines (fresh) 4 reb. C - Burt Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Iona | Wilson Raines scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Hendon | 65-58 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 11:01 | Iona | Joe Hendon scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Moffit | 67-60 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Burt Graves - foul #1 on Burt Graves, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (SF) Eric Evans | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Heffner (PG) Joe Hendon | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 10:31 | Iona | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Gordon | 73-60 |
| 09:51 | Iona | Burt Graves clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Parker - foul #3 on Glenn Parker, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG), Michael Hillman (PF) Kenneth Smithey, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Iona | Mario Walton (SG), Rick Hunt (SF), Patrick Belue (PF) Dan Moffit, Raymond Smith, Wilson Raines | |
| 09:51 | Iona | Burt Graves misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 09:51 | Iona | Burt Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG) Daniel Gordon | |
| Subs | Iona | Larry Inoue (C) Burt Graves | |
| 09:15 | Iona | The short jumper by Rick Hunt is denied by Michael Hillman | 73-61 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Inoue - foul #2 on Larry Inoue, team foul #5 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SF) Lloyd Norman | |
| Subs | Iona | Joe Hendon (PG), Raymond Smith (SF), David Searfoss (PF) Michael Heffner, Rick Hunt, Patrick Belue | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 08:42 | Iona | David Searfoss misses the easy layup | 75-61 |
| 08:40 | Iona | David Searfoss hits the follow up shot | 75-63 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is denied on a layup by David Searfoss | 75-63 |
| 08:17 | Iona | Raymond Smith grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 08:13 | Iona | Mario Walton scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 75-65 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-65 |
| 08:00 | Iona | Joe Hendon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 78-65 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Mario Walton - foul #1 on Mario Walton, team foul #6 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), John Bergantzel (PF), Reuben Applewhite (C) Charles Sharpton, Michael Hillman, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Heffner (PG), Dan Moffit (SG), Wilson Raines (C) Joe Hendon, Mario Walton, Larry Inoue | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Heffner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Searfoss (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilson Raines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:16 | Iona | Dan Moffit loses the dribble to Reuben Applewhite | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 06:47 | Iona | David Searfoss grabs the board | 80-65 |
| 06:40 | Iona | Raymond Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-65 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey grabs the board | 80-65 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | John Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 06:16 | Iona | Wilson Raines snags the defensive board | 80-65 |
| 05:53 | Iona | Wilson Raines misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Smithey - foul #4 on Kenneth Smithey, team foul #6 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), Daniel Gordon (SF), Michael Hillman (PF) Kenneth Smithey, John Thompson, Eric Evans, Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | Iona | Rick Hunt (SF), Burt Graves (C) Raymond Smith, David Searfoss | |
| 05:53 | Iona | Wilson Raines makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 05:53 | Iona | Wilson Raines makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dan Moffit - foul #2 on Dan Moffit, team foul #7 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker (C) John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Iona | Joe Hendon (PG), Mario Walton (SG), Patrick Belue (PF) Michael Heffner, Dan Moffit, Wilson Raines | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 05:13 | Iona | Joe Hendon misses short on a shot from the left wing | 81-67 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker snags the defensive board | 81-67 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Hillman | 83-67 |
| 04:42 | Iona | Patrick Belue comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 83-67 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker pulls down the rebound | 83-67 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Sharpton | 86-67 |
| 04:10 | Iona | Patrick Belue clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hillman - foul #3 on Michael Hillman, team foul #7 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG), John Bergantzel (PF) Charles Sharpton, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Heffner (PG), Dan Moffit (SG) Joe Hendon, Burt Graves | |
| 04:10 | Iona | Patrick Belue makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 04:10 | Iona | Patrick Belue makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Heffner steals the ball from Lloyd Norman in the backcourt | 86-69 |
| 03:51 | Iona | Dan Moffit misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-69 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon grabs the board | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-69 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Thompson | 86-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lloyd Norman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Heffner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Belue (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Walton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | John Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Norman | 89-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Iona | Mario Walton hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Heffner | 89-71 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | John Thompson scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Parker | 91-71 |
| 02:07 | Iona | Dan Moffit comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 91-71 |
| 02:05 | Iona | Patrick Belue tips it in | 91-73 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Norman | 93-73 |
| 01:31 | Iona | Dan Moffit is whistled for a carry | 93-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Reuben Applewhite (C) John Thompson, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Iona | Joe Hendon (PG), Wilson Raines (PF), Burt Graves (C) Michael Heffner, Dan Moffit, Patrick Belue | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 93-73 |
| 00:58 | Iona | Rick Hunt is fouled on the floor by John Bergantzel - foul #1 on John Bergantzel, team foul #8 | 93-73 |
| 00:58 | Iona | Rick Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 93-73 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite snags the defensive board | 93-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 93-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Iona | Burt Graves connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Rick Hunt | 93-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey runs out the clock | 93-75 |