| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Moore (fresh) PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Kight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Moore inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is hacked by William Grant - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins can't tip it in | 35-27 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Grant | 35-29 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | William Moore can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Rodney Ford | 35-29 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 37-29 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mohammad Schexnayder | 37-31 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | William Moore is whistled for traveling | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 37-31 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin is called for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Ed Sigler (SG), Clarence Fierro (PF), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, William Kight, Robert Jones, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Clarence Fierro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | William Moore gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Daniel Howard | 37-31 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | Clarence Fierro drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Kurtis Stratton | 37-33 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Kurtis Stratton picks off the pass by Thomas Kirkwood | 37-33 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Clayton Galle denies the turnaround by Rodney Ford | 37-33 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jose Martin | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ed Sigler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Howard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | William Moore connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Steinbeck and the foul's on Clarence Fierro - foul #3 on Clarence Fierro, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Jose Martin, Jeff Steinbeck, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), William Kight (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Kurtis Stratton, Ed Sigler, Rodney Ford, Daniel Howard | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | William Moore makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | William Kight scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Grant | 40-35 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mohammad Schexnayder - foul #2 on Mohammad Schexnayder, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG), John Meador (SF) Thomas Kirkwood, William Moore | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Albert Lee (SF) Clarence Fierro | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder misses the easy layup | 42-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Jones denies the turnaround by Lee Wilkins | 42-35 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | John Meador gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | David Russell clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Kight - foul #2 on William Kight, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | William Grant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Kight | 43-38 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | David Russell hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 13:06 | Vanderbilt | Albert Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Kight | 45-40 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | David Russell is fouled on the floor by Mohammad Schexnayder - foul #3 on Mohammad Schexnayder, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jose Martin (SG), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Anthony Fry, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Ed Sigler (SG), Rodney Ford (SF), Clarence Fierro (PF), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, William Kight, Albert Lee, Robert Jones, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Howard steals the ball from Thomas Kirkwood | 45-40 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kurtis Stratton | 45-42 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Fierro - foul #4 on Clarence Fierro, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Drakes (PF) Clarence Fierro | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford is fouled on the floor by John Meador - foul #4 on John Meador, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Moore (SF) John Meador | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ed Sigler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Drakes (fresh) C - Daniel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kurtis Stratton | 46-45 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeff Steinbeck | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Steinbeck swats the layup by Wayne Drakes | 49-45 |
| 10:16 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle's pass is intercepted by Wayne Drakes | 49-47 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ed Sigler | 49-50 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Rodney Ford is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #1 on Rodney Ford, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Jose Martin, Jeff Steinbeck, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), William Kight (SG), Albert Lee (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Kurtis Stratton, Ed Sigler, Rodney Ford, Wayne Drakes, Daniel Howard | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton (SF) William Moore | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is hacked by Mohammad Schexnayder - foul #4 on Mohammad Schexnayder, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard (C) Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-50 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | David Russell can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | William Kight misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Barton (fresh) PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Kight (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Albert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Stefan Costa steals the ball from William Grant | 54-50 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), William Moore (PF) Stefan Costa, Anthony Fry, Wayne Barton, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford (SF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Albert Lee, Daniel Howard | |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | William Grant can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | John Meador grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | William Moore double dribbles | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) William Moore, David Russell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Ed Sigler (SG), Clarence Fierro (PF) William Grant, William Kight, Robert Jones | |
| 05:58 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder's pass is intercepted by Clayton Galle | 54-50 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Kirkwood | 57-50 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | John Meador is called for the reach on Rodney Ford - foul #5 on John Meador, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), William Moore (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) Thomas Kirkwood, John Meador, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:25 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Moore | 57-50 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | William Moore misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Ed Sigler - foul #1 on Ed Sigler, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Albert Lee (SF) Rodney Ford | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | William Moore misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | William Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Clarence Fierro snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton is fouled on the floor by William Moore - foul #3 on William Moore, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), William Kight (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Ed Sigler, Albert Lee, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | William Moore knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Martin | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Jose Martin takes the ball from William Kight | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wilkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Kight (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Fierro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurtis Stratton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | William Moore comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 59-51 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | William Grant lays it up and in set up by Kurtis Stratton | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Stefan Costa and he's hacked by William Kight - foul #3 on William Kight, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Wayne Barton (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, William Moore, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ed Sigler (PG), Albert Lee (SG), Rodney Ford (SF), Daniel Howard (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) William Grant, William Kight, Clarence Fierro, Robert Jones, Kurtis Stratton | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Kight (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Albert Lee, Daniel Howard | |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Ed Sigler misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 62-53 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), William Moore (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Wayne Barton, Jeff Steinbeck, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG) Ed Sigler | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | William Kight is fouled on the floor by David Russell - foul #2 on David Russell, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| 01:24 | Vanderbilt | William Kight hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Jones | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Russell | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-56 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Moore | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | William Moore is fouled in the backcourt by William Kight - foul #4 on William Kight, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Steinbeck | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Jeff Steinbeck is blocked by Rodney Ford | 67-56 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa runs out the clock | 67-56 |