| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Dale Gardea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leif Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Windle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur May (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wes Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Manuel Windle inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Texas-Arlington | Timothy Gumbs denies the turnaround by Arthur May | 34-28 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Kern and he's fouled by Arthur May - foul #2 on Arthur May, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:05 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Gardea is fouled on the floor by Stuart Logan - foul #2 on Stuart Logan, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:50 | Texas-Arlington | Wes Miller banks in the layup and he's fouled by Earl Adolph - foul #1 on Earl Adolph, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Texas-Arlington | Wes Miller makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dale Gardea - foul #3 on Dale Gardea, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown (PG) Dale Gardea | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:20 | Texas-Arlington | Arthur May misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | Texas-Arlington | Wes Miller tips it in | 39-33 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan's pass is intercepted by Leif Rice | 39-33 |
| 17:58 | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley (SG) Leif Rice | |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Adolph | 42-33 |
| 17:24 | Texas-Arlington | Wes Miller double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Arthur May steals the ball from Timothy Gumbs | 42-33 |
| 16:30 | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SG), Lyman Feather (C) Bill Debose, Jerry Kern, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Leif Rice (SG), Martin Burrage (SF), Thomas Satterfield (PF) Jason Henley, Manuel Windle, Arthur May | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Leif Rice is called for the reach on David Tye - foul #1 on Leif Rice, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF) Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner (PG) Loren Brown | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph (C) Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dale Gardea (PG), Daniel Larsen (C) Keith Huebner, Wes Miller | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jay (fresh) SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Dale Gardea (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leif Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Burrage (fresh) PF - Thomas Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Larsen (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Texas-Arlington | Leif Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 15:40 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:22 | Texas-Arlington | Leif Rice makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Gardea and the foul's on Earl Adolph - foul #2 on Earl Adolph, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs (PF) David Tye | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 15:22 | Texas-Arlington | Leif Rice makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Gumbs | 45-36 |
| 14:41 | Texas-Arlington | Martin Burrage is denied on a layup by Stuart Logan | 45-36 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | David Jay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 14:28 | Texas-Arlington | Martin Burrage grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 14:18 | Texas-Arlington | Stuart Logan steals the ball from Leif Rice | 45-36 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stuart Logan | 47-36 |
| 14:00 | Texas-Arlington | Martin Burrage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Martin Burrage, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), David Tye (SF), Stephen Holman (C) George Hutchinson, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown (PG), Jason Henley (SG), Manuel Windle (SF), Arthur May (PF), Wes Miller (C) Dale Gardea, Leif Rice, Martin Burrage, Thomas Satterfield, Daniel Larsen | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Wes Miller steals it from Jerry Kern | 47-36 |
| 13:30 | Texas-Arlington | Jerry Kern is called for the reach on Arthur May - foul #3 on Jerry Kern, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 13:15 | Texas-Arlington | Arthur May can't finish the layup | 47-36 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Tye | 47-36 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Debose | 49-36 |
| 12:43 | Texas-Arlington | Arthur May buries a floater from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | David Tye hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 12:27 | Texas-Arlington | Arthur May snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:22 | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern double dribbles | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) Timothy Gumbs, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dale Gardea (PG) Loren Brown | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Dale Gardea (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Windle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur May (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Wes Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Texas-Arlington | Manuel Windle is called for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner (SG) Jason Henley | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern hits a turnaround from the left block | 51-38 |
| 11:00 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner misses long on a floater from the left side | 51-38 |
| 10:58 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Gardea grabs the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 10:34 | Texas-Arlington | David Tye blocks the short jumper by Wes Miller | 51-38 |
| 10:32 | Texas-Arlington | Arthur May tips it but misses | 51-38 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 10:07 | Texas-Arlington | Arthur May grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:51 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | David Tye pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stuart Logan | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:16 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Gardea makes the 3 from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph can't throw it down but he's fouled by Wes Miller - foul #1 on Wes Miller, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SG), Lyman Feather (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) Bill Debose, Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, David Tye | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown (PG), Leif Rice (SG), Martin Burrage (SF), Thomas Satterfield (PF), Daniel Larsen (C) Dale Gardea, Keith Huebner, Manuel Windle, Arthur May, Wes Miller | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:51 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Larsen grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Texas-Arlington | Martin Burrage misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Jay | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:13 | Texas-Arlington | Earl Adolph picks off the pass by Loren Brown | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Jay | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jay (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lyman Feather (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Adolph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Loren Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leif Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Burrage (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Larsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Larsen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Jay - foul #1 on David Jay, team foul #5 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (C) Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Wes Miller (C) Thomas Satterfield | |
| 07:43 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:43 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Hutchinson | 62-43 |
| 07:16 | Texas-Arlington | Martin Burrage is fouled on the floor by Lyman Feather - foul #1 on Lyman Feather, team foul #6 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield (PF) Daniel Larsen | |
| 07:03 | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 62-43 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | David Jay grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from George Hutchinson | 64-43 |
| 06:31 | Texas-Arlington | David Jay picks off the pass by Loren Brown | 64-43 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Jay | 66-43 |
| 06:15 | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-43 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Satterfield - foul #1 on Thomas Satterfield, team foul #6 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), David Tye (SF) David Jay, Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner (PG), Jason Henley (SG), Daniel Larsen (C) Loren Brown, Leif Rice, Wes Miller | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 05:35 | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Martin Burrage | 68-45 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-45 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Larsen steals it from George Hutchinson | 68-45 |
| 04:29 | Texas-Arlington | Stephen Holman steals the ball from Martin Burrage | 68-45 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Jason Henley is called for the reach on David Tye - foul #1 on Jason Henley, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), Lyman Feather (PF) George Hutchinson, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Loren Brown (PG) Keith Huebner | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 03:55 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Holman - foul #2 on Stephen Holman, team foul #7 | 70-45 |
| 03:55 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield misses the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 03:55 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | David Tye can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 70-46 |
| 03:35 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Thomas Satterfield | 70-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) SG - David Jay (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Tye (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lyman Feather (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Holman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Loren Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Henley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Martin Burrage (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Texas-Arlington | The short jumper by Loren Brown is denied by Stephen Holman | 70-46 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | David Jay is fouled on the floor by Jason Henley - foul #2 on Jason Henley, team foul #8 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner (SG) Jason Henley | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 02:54 | Texas-Arlington | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Larsen is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 72-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG) Andrew Schimke | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley (SF) Daniel Larsen | |
| 02:43 | Texas-Arlington | David Tye is called for the reach on Thomas Satterfield - foul #1 on David Tye, team foul #8 | 72-46 |
| 02:43 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield misses the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman snags the defensive board | 72-46 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lyman Feather, team foul #9 | 72-46 |
| 02:06 | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 72-46 |
| 02:05 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield tips it in | 72-48 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | David Jay clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 74-48 |
| 01:29 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Huebner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-48 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | David Tye knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Lyman Feather | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Huebner and the foul's on Stephen Holman - foul #3 on Stephen Holman, team foul #10 | 76-50 |
| 00:55 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Satterfield makes the free throw | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman is hacked by Jason Henley - foul #3 on Jason Henley, team foul #9 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Larsen (C) Keith Huebner | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-51 |
| 00:34 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 77-51 |
| 00:29 | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Holman - foul #4 on Stephen Holman, team foul #11 | 77-51 |
| 00:29 | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 00:29 | Texas-Arlington | Jason Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson runs out the clock | 77-53 |