| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) SF - Eric Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Ismail | 38-37 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from August Criner | 41-37 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ismail | 41-37 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams loses the dribble to Dominic Costa | 43-39 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-39 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Sykora | 43-39 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy (SF), Russell Brown (PF), Burton Hall (C) Eric Farrior, Christopher Ismail, Robert Matthews | |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Hall | 43-39 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown loses the dribble to August Criner | 43-39 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gerardo Leon - foul #3 on Gerardo Leon, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Andrew Parish (SG), Eric Farrior (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Robert Matthews (C) Clayton Williams, Gerardo Leon, Norman Christy, Russell Brown, Burton Hall | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Parish (fresh) SF - Eric Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Matthews is called for the reach on Russell Titcomb - foul #2 on Robert Matthews, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Palmer | 47-41 |
| 15:22 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-41 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Randal McDavitt is denied by Robert Matthews | 47-43 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:58 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Ismail | 47-45 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | John Levi can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 13:48 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | John Levi steals the ball from Russell Iglesias in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the finger roll set up by John Levi | 49-45 |
| 13:23 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | David Palmer takes the ball from Christopher Ismail | 49-45 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | David Palmer is hacked by Andrew Parish - foul #1 on Andrew Parish, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), John Jackson (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, Randal McDavitt, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG), Norman Christy (SF), Russell Brown (PF), Burton Hall (C) Russell Iglesias, Andrew Parish, Eric Farrior, Christopher Ismail, Robert Matthews | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-45 |
| 12:18 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Russell Brown | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the jumper in the paint | 49-45 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Frankie Aldana | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Christy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Burton Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is called for a charge - foul #3 on Myron Sykora, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy hits a floater from the left block set up by Clayton Williams | 49-47 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | The jumper by August Criner is denied by Russell Brown | 49-47 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Myron Sykora | 51-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Myron Sykora picks off the pass by Russell Brown | 51-49 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Frankie Aldana swats the short shot by Burton Hall | 54-49 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a shot from the right block set up by Myron Sykora and he's fouled by Norman Christy - foul #2 on Norman Christy, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), Randal McDavitt (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Andrew Parish (SG), Eric Farrior (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Robert Matthews (C) Clayton Williams, Gerardo Leon, Norman Christy, Russell Brown, Burton Hall | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior is fouled on the floor by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews's floater is tipped away by Ronald Sterling | 57-49 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | David Palmer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | John Levi grabs the board | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Parish (fresh) SF - Eric Farrior (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | David Palmer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail lays it in | 57-51 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb scores on a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Matthews - foul #3 on Robert Matthews, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) David Palmer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Russell Titcomb steps in front of the Robert Matthews pass | 60-51 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Russell Titcomb | 62-51 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-51 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG) Russell Iglesias, Andrew Parish | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | August Criner drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dominic Costa | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clayton Williams | 64-54 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | August Criner tips it in | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews can't finish the layup | 66-54 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews tips it but misses | 66-54 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | August Criner pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa hits a jumper from the right block set up by Frankie Aldana and the foul's on Robert Matthews - foul #4 on Robert Matthews, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF) Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy (SF), Russell Brown (PF), Burton Hall (C) Eric Farrior, Christopher Ismail, Robert Matthews | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:17 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Burton Hall | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown tips it in | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Clayton Williams steals the ball from Myron Sykora | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Christy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Burton Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Burton Hall, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | John Jackson snags the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Robert Matthews (C) Norman Christy, Russell Brown, Burton Hall | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Farrior - foul #3 on Eric Farrior, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Andrew Parish (SG), Norman Christy (SF), Russell Brown (PF), Burton Hall (C) Clayton Williams, Gerardo Leon, Eric Farrior, Christopher Ismail, Robert Matthews | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | John Levi scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Palmer | 72-56 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 72-56 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the lay-in | 72-56 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses long on a floater from close range | 72-56 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is hacked by Andrew Parish - foul #2 on Andrew Parish, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | David Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Levi runs out the clock | 73-58 |