| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) SG - William Olden (fresh) SF - Homer Friend (fresh) PF - Terry Bean (fresh) C - Edward Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) C - Earl Adolph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Leroy Middendorf steals it from Jerry Kern | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Homer Friend jams it on a nice dish by Leroy Middendorf | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Terry Bean dunks the ball set up by Homer Friend | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph is fouled on the floor by Edward Adams - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Kern | 4-6 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf is hacked by Keith Daughtery - foul #1 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Terry Bean hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Olden | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Bean | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Homer Friend | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Howard | Terry Bean clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf comes up short on the shot from the left side | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 6-8 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | Howard | Terry Bean gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Terry Bean misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Floyd Lashbrook - foul #1 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (SG), Daniel Pilger (C) William Olden, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), George Hutchinson (SG), David Jay (SF), Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Keith Daughtery, Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Floyd Lashbrook, Earl Adolph | |
| 15:51 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Terry Bean misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Jaggers (fresh) SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Pilger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) SF - David Jay (fresh) PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) C - Lyman Feather (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | David Jay comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 7-8 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Homer Friend | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Schimke | 9-10 |
| 14:49 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Homer Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:23 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Howard | William Olden (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Edward Adams (C) Leroy Middendorf, Homer Friend, Terry Bean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF) Andrew Schimke, George Hutchinson, David Jay | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | William Olden is called for the reach on Jerry Kern - foul #1 on William Olden, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph (C) Lyman Feather | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern lays it up and in | 9-12 |
| 13:25 | Howard | Edward Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 9-12 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Homer Friend (SF) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:57 | Howard | Homer Friend can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Kern | 9-14 |
| 12:16 | Howard | Keith Daughtery is called for the reach on William Olden - foul #2 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), Blair Davis (PF) Oscar Jaggers, Daniel Pilger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Keith Daughtery, Stuart Logan, Stephen Holman | |
| 12:08 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-14 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Blair Davis snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:52 | Howard | William Olden is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Olden, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Howard | Fred Hardy (SG), Terry Bean (PF) William Olden, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather (C) Earl Adolph | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Hardy (fresh) SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 5 pts. C - Blair Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Hutchinson (fresh) SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jay (fresh) PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) C - Lyman Feather (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Blair Davis denies the turnaround by Floyd Lashbrook | 9-14 |
| 11:36 | Howard | Blair Davis gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Fred Hardy misses the fadeaway from the left side | 9-14 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Blair Davis tips it but misses | 9-14 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook is fouled on the floor by Blair Davis - foul #1 on Blair Davis, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF) Fred Hardy, Homer Friend | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Jerry Kern, Lyman Feather | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 10:32 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Stephen Holman swats the layup by Blair Davis | 9-14 |
| 10:21 | Howard | Terry Bean tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 10:04 | Howard | Terry Bean snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Stuart Logan steals the ball from Thomas Barnett | 11-14 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Hutchinson | 11-17 |
| 09:22 | Howard | Blair Davis's floater is tipped away by Stephen Holman | 11-17 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 11-20 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Floyd Lashbrook takes the ball from Blair Davis | 11-20 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Blair Davis pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:33 | Howard | Terry Bean is whistled for a carry | 11-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Thomas (PG), Fred Hardy (SG), Homer Friend (SF), Daniel Pilger (PF), Edward Adams (C) Leroy Middendorf, Oscar Jaggers, Thomas Barnett, Terry Bean, Blair Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Lyman Feather (SF), Earl Adolph (C) George Hutchinson, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Earl Adolph is denied by Edward Adams | 11-20 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph snags the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Homer Friend is called for the reach on Jerry Kern - foul #1 on Homer Friend, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Schimke | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard Thomas (fresh) SG - Fred Hardy (fresh) SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pilger (fresh) C - Edward Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyman Feather (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Howard | Richard Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Homer Friend | 14-23 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 07:11 | Howard | Edward Adams snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Fred Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), Oscar Jaggers (SG) Richard Thomas, Fred Hardy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), Stuart Logan (SF) Andrew Schimke, Lyman Feather | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Holman | 14-23 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 06:33 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:14 | Howard | Daniel Pilger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Holman - foul #1 on Stephen Holman, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather (PF) Stephen Holman | |
| 06:14 | Howard | Daniel Pilger misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:14 | Howard | Daniel Pilger makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Oscar Jaggers - foul #1 on Oscar Jaggers, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Howard | Terry Bean (PF) Daniel Pilger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses the free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Terry Bean snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 05:37 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-25 |
| 05:15 | Howard | Edward Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 04:57 | Howard | George Hutchinson steals the ball from Leroy Middendorf | 15-25 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 15-25 |
| 04:48 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 04:22 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Jaggers | 18-25 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the fadeaway from the left side | 18-27 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers can't finish the layup | 18-27 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson double dribbles | 18-27 |
| Subs | Howard | William Olden (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Daniel Pilger (PF), Blair Davis (C) Oscar Jaggers, Homer Friend, Terry Bean, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), David Jay (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Stephen Holman (C) George Hutchinson, Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| 03:39 | Howard | Daniel Pilger scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Olden and he's fouled by Keith Daughtery - foul #3 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Thomas (PG) Leroy Middendorf | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), Jerry Kern (SG) Keith Daughtery, Lyman Feather | |
| 03:39 | Howard | Daniel Pilger makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Olden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) PF - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Blair Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jay (fresh) PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Pilger denies the turnaround by Jerry Kern | 21-27 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 21-27 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Thomas Barnett snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:37 | Howard | Thomas Barnett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 02:35 | Howard | William Olden gets the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:29 | Howard | Thomas Barnett knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Thomas | 24-27 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman is hacked by Blair Davis - foul #2 on Blair Davis, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), Homer Friend (SF), Terry Bean (PF) Richard Thomas, Thomas Barnett, Blair Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), Lyman Feather (SF) Andrew Schimke, Jerry Kern | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:48 | Howard | Homer Friend knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Middendorf | 26-29 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | David Jay loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Adams (C) Daniel Pilger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) Lyman Feather, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Edward Adams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Earl Adolph - foul #1 on Earl Adolph, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (SG) William Olden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Edward Adams misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:51 | Howard | Edward Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Edward Adams swats the short shot by Earl Adolph | 27-29 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Adolph | 27-29 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman travels with the ball | 27-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Pilger (PF) Terry Bean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Lyman Feather (PF) George Hutchinson, David Jay, Stephen Holman | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-29 |