| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Eric Evans (fresh) PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) C - Glenn Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Maurice Phillips (fresh) SG - Everett Granger (fresh) SF - William Rusnak (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) C - Marvin Stradley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | San Jose State | William Thompson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Maurice Phillips | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans can't connect on a floater from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | San Jose State | Everett Granger grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | San Jose State | William Rusnak hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Phillips | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Sharpton | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | San Jose State | William Rusnak misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | John Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 17:52 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:39 | San Jose State | Everett Granger blows the layup | 3-7 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | John Thompson gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:18 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:00 | San Jose State | John Thompson picks off the pass by Maurice Phillips | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:44 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Marvin Stradley | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | San Jose State | Everett Granger misses the easy layup | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley tips it in | 3-9 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Clarence Helfer (SG), Ronald Lamarr (SF), Floyd Manhart (PF), Aaron Krug (C) Everett Granger, William Rusnak, William Thompson, Marvin Stradley | |
| 16:04 | San Jose State | Charles Sharpton is called for the reach on Maurice Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Ronald Lamarr drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Maurice Phillips | 3-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Eric Evans (fresh) PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glenn Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Maurice Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Helfer (fresh) SF - Ronald Lamarr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Manhart (fresh) C - Aaron Krug (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | John Thompson is hacked by Ronald Lamarr - foul #1 on Ronald Lamarr, team foul #1 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), John Bergantzel (PF) Charles Sharpton, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dustin Dyer (SF) Maurice Phillips | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 3-12 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey tips it in | 5-12 |
| 14:50 | San Jose State | Dustin Dyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-12 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Aaron Krug - foul #1 on Aaron Krug, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (SG), Daniel Gordon (SF), Michael Hillman (PF) John Thompson, Eric Evans, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips (PG), Everett Granger (SG), William Rusnak (SF), William Thompson (PF) Clarence Helfer, Ronald Lamarr, Dustin Dyer, Aaron Krug | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:20 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Floyd Manhart | 6-12 |
| 14:06 | San Jose State | William Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Manhart - foul #1 on Floyd Manhart, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG) Daniel Gordon | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley (C) Floyd Manhart | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:52 | San Jose State | Everett Granger grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 13:34 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG) Kenneth Smithey | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Thompson - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | Everett Granger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Lloyd Norman - foul #1 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SF), Glenn Parker (C) Lloyd Norman, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | Everett Granger makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | Everett Granger makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | Everett Granger misses the 3rd free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:00 | San Jose State | William Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel (PF) Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart (C) Marvin Stradley | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by William Rusnak - foul #1 on William Rusnak, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Clarence Helfer (PG), Aaron Krug (C) Maurice Phillips, William Thompson | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Everett Granger - foul #1 on Everett Granger, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG) Charles Sharpton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) C - Glenn Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Clarence Helfer (fresh) SG - Everett Granger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rusnak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Manhart (fresh) C - Aaron Krug (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | San Jose State | Aaron Krug is hacked by Glenn Parker - foul #1 on Glenn Parker, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | San Jose State | Aaron Krug hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Clarence Helfer and he's hacked by Glenn Parker - foul #2 on Glenn Parker, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (SG), Reuben Applewhite (C) John Thompson, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 11:06 | San Jose State | Aaron Krug makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Aaron Krug | 13-20 |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart's pass is intercepted by Eric Evans | 13-20 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Evans | 15-20 |
| 10:23 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Rusnak and he's fouled by Eric Evans - foul #1 on Eric Evans, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), John Thompson (SG), Michael Hillman (PF) Kenneth Smithey, Eric Evans, Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips (PG), Ronald Lamarr (SF), Marvin Stradley (C) Everett Granger, William Rusnak, Aaron Krug | |
| 10:23 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman is fouled on the floor by Marvin Stradley - foul #1 on Marvin Stradley, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Thompson (PF) Floyd Manhart | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:04 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:43 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Marvin Stradley - foul #2 on Marvin Stradley, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite (C) John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Rusnak (SF), Floyd Manhart (C) Ronald Lamarr, Marvin Stradley | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:08 | San Jose State | Clarence Helfer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 08:43 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:27 | San Jose State | John Thompson steals the ball from William Rusnak | 17-23 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 08:01 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:56 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:55 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 07:42 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Maurice Phillips and the foul's on Charles Sharpton - foul #2 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Eric Evans (SF), John Bergantzel (PF) Charles Sharpton, John Thompson, Michael Hillman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Everett Granger (SG) Clarence Helfer | |
| 07:42 | San Jose State | Floyd Manhart misses the free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Maurice Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Everett Granger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rusnak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Floyd Manhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | San Jose State | William Rusnak hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Maurice Phillips | 19-27 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Floyd Manhart - foul #2 on Floyd Manhart, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (SG) Lloyd Norman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Cecil Sharpe (PG), Ronald Lamarr (SF), Dustin Dyer (PF), Aaron Krug (C) Maurice Phillips, William Rusnak, William Thompson, Floyd Manhart | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:46 | San Jose State | Ronald Lamarr drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Everett Granger | 20-30 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Dustin Dyer picks off the pass by John Bergantzel | 20-30 |
| 06:15 | San Jose State | Everett Granger drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Cecil Sharpe | 20-33 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Gordon | 22-33 |
| 05:44 | San Jose State | Aaron Krug misses long on a turnaround from close range | 22-33 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Cecil Sharpe steals it from John Bergantzel | 22-33 |
| 05:26 | San Jose State | Ronald Lamarr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cecil Sharpe | 22-35 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel gets the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Lamarr swats the short shot by Reuben Applewhite | 22-35 |
| 04:57 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Dustin Dyer | 22-35 |
| 04:40 | San Jose State | Ronald Lamarr misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 04:38 | San Jose State | Ronald Lamarr grabs the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:33 | San Jose State | Dustin Dyer misses the easy layup | 22-35 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG), John Thompson (SG), Michael Hillman (PF) Kenneth Smithey, Eric Evans, Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips (PG), Harold Garner (SG), William Rusnak (SF), William Thompson (PF), Clarence Helfer (C) Cecil Sharpe, Everett Granger, Ronald Lamarr, Dustin Dyer, Aaron Krug | |
| 03:58 | San Jose State | Clarence Helfer is hacked by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #7 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Glenn Parker (C) Daniel Gordon, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley (C) Harold Garner | |
| 03:58 | San Jose State | Clarence Helfer makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:58 | San Jose State | Clarence Helfer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | John Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Sharpton | 25-37 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley is hacked by Michael Hillman - foul #1 on Michael Hillman, team foul #8 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SF) Lloyd Norman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker grabs the board | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Parker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Maurice Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clarence Helfer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rusnak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marvin Stradley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eric Evans, team foul #9 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Everett Granger (SG) Clarence Helfer | |
| 02:55 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Rusnak | 25-40 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman loses the ball out of bounds | 25-40 |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Sharpton - foul #3 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #10 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (PG) Charles Sharpton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | John Thompson loses the dribble to William Rusnak | 25-42 |
| 01:42 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-42 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | John Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Norman | 28-42 |
| 01:21 | San Jose State | William Rusnak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Everett Granger gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | William Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Rusnak | 28-45 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | Marvin Stradley snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | The pull-up jumper by Everett Granger is blocked by Glenn Parker | 28-45 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Evans | 31-45 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Maurice Phillips hits a floater from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-47 |