| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) PF - Russell Davis (fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | VMI | Robert Simmon grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is fouled on the floor by Robert Simmon - foul #1 on Robert Simmon, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | VMI | Russell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | VMI | Gregory Remmers clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frankie Aldana | 3-2 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | August Criner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dominic Costa | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer buries a runner in the paint set up by John Smith | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Davis - foul #1 on Russell Davis, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG), John Davies (PF), John Grant (C) Keith Sheaffer, Russell Davis, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | VMI | John Davies hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG) August Criner | |
| 16:13 | VMI | John Davies misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | VMI | John Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb lays it up and in on a great pass from John Levi | 6-8 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hondo (fresh) SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Grant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) SF - John Jackson (fresh) PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | VMI | John Smith is hacked by David Palmer - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Clifton Erhart (SF) John Smith, Gregory Remmers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:23 | VMI | Robert Hondo is hacked by Russell Titcomb - foul #1 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), Russell Davis (PF), Robert Simmon (C) Antonio Matsuda, John Davies, John Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) David Palmer | |
| 14:57 | VMI | Clifton Erhart makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | VMI | Clifton Erhart makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt lays it up and in on a great pass from John Levi | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | VMI | John Levi picks off the pass by Robert Hondo | 9-10 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the easy layup | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | VMI | Russell Davis pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses badly on a shot from the right block | 9-10 |
| 13:38 | VMI | The rebound goes to Clifton Erhart | 9-10 |
| 13:20 | VMI | Russell Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Randal McDavitt - foul #1 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Gregory Remmers (SF), John Davies (C) Keith Sheaffer, Clifton Erhart, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), David Palmer (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 13:20 | VMI | Russell Davis makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | VMI | Russell Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | VMI | John Grant (C) Russell Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the lay-in | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | VMI | The rebound goes to John Davies | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | VMI | Gregory Remmers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | VMI | John Davies misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 12:38 | VMI | John Smith tips it home | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from August Criner | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | VMI | John Grant is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Grant, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), Robert Simmon (C) Robert Hondo, John Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) David Palmer | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Simmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | VMI | John Davies knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Simmon | 15-12 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 10:46 | VMI | Robert Simmon grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:33 | VMI | John Smith scores on a jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the finger roll set up by Frankie Aldana | 17-14 |
| 09:54 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Robert Hondo (SG), Clifton Erhart (SF), Russell Davis (PF), John Grant (C) John Smith, Keith Sheaffer, Gregory Remmers, John Davies, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is fouled on the floor by Clifton Erhart - foul #1 on Clifton Erhart, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:16 | VMI | Russell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:01 | VMI | Russell Davis is fouled on the floor by David Palmer - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Remmers (SF) Antonio Matsuda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG) David Palmer | |
| 08:52 | VMI | John Grant misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 08:50 | VMI | Russell Davis tips it in | 19-14 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | John Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 08:32 | VMI | Russell Davis snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 08:18 | VMI | Gregory Remmers loses the dribble to Henry Hanley | 19-14 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | John Jackson is whistled for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Keith Sheaffer (SG), Robert Simmon (C) Robert Hondo, Clifton Erhart, John Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Henry Hanley, John Levi, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 07:44 | VMI | Russell Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gregory Remmers | 22-14 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) PF - Russell Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Simmon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 07:15 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 06:56 | VMI | Gregory Remmers comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Myron Sykora - foul #1 on Myron Sykora, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | VMI | John Davies (PF) Russell Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:56 | VMI | Gregory Remmers misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:56 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is hacked by Robert Simmon - foul #2 on Robert Simmon, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Clifton Erhart (SF), John Grant (C) Gregory Remmers, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it home | 23-16 |
| 06:15 | VMI | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | August Criner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG) Keith Sheaffer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG) August Criner | |
| 05:38 | VMI | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt loses the dribble to Robert Hondo | 23-16 |
| 05:08 | VMI | Robert Hondo hits the finger roll | 25-16 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Grant - foul #2 on John Grant, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Gregory Remmers (SF), Russell Davis (PF) John Smith, John Davies, John Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:36 | VMI | Robert Hondo is called for traveling | 25-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG) Clifton Erhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) Russell Titcomb | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | John Levi scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-21 |
| 04:19 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Davis | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Matsuda - foul #1 on Antonio Matsuda, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | VMI | Russell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:44 | VMI | Robert Hondo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Matsuda and the foul's on Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Simmon (C) Antonio Matsuda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) John Levi | |
| 03:44 | VMI | Robert Hondo misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Simmon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | August Criner drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Robert Hondo - foul #1 on Robert Hondo, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG) Robert Hondo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:23 | VMI | Gregory Remmers gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:14 | VMI | John Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG) August Criner | |
| 03:14 | VMI | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:14 | VMI | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana clanks a turnaround in the lane | 32-23 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it home | 32-25 |
| 02:34 | VMI | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Gregory Remmers - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG) Keith Sheaffer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Henry Hanley, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 02:34 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:34 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 02:14 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Hondo | 34-25 |
| 01:59 | VMI | John Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hondo | 37-25 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 01:36 | VMI | John Smith gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 01:10 | VMI | John Smith is hacked by Dominic Costa - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #11 | 37-25 |
| Subs | VMI | Clifton Erhart (SF), John Davies (PF), John Grant (C) Gregory Remmers, Russell Davis, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| 01:10 | VMI | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:10 | VMI | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 00:48 | VMI | The rebound goes to John Davies | 39-25 |
| 00:35 | VMI | Myron Sykora picks off the pass by John Davies | 39-25 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora dunks the ball | 39-27 |
| 00:26 | VMI | John Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-27 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 42-27 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling tips it back up and in | 42-29 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Clifton Erhart misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-29 |