| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Robert Bittner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Glines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Lamar | Robert Bittner scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on August Criner - foul #1 on August Criner, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:43 | Lamar | Robert Bittner makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 19:28 | Lamar | Robert Smith grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 19:11 | Lamar | Dominic Costa steals the ball from Ira Dalzell | 41-30 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is denied on a dunk by Raymond Johnson | 41-30 |
| 18:53 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:25 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 41-30 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora scores on a shot from the right side | 41-32 |
| 18:07 | Lamar | David Glines lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ira Dalzell and he's fouled by Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 18:07 | Lamar | David Glines makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling knocks in the shot in the lane | 44-34 |
| 17:27 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Kim Ross (SF) Robert Bittner, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Myron Sykora, Randal McDavitt | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by Edward Beeson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Beeson, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 17:06 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Kim Ross | 44-34 |
| 16:43 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard White (SF), Justin East (PF), Randy Milton (C) Ira Dalzell, David Glines, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | John Levi buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 16:16 | Lamar | Richard White buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Edward Beeson | 46-37 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:56 | Lamar | Randy Milton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Edward Beeson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin East (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Milton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Lamar | Justin East hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 46-37 |
| 15:26 | Lamar | Kim Ross gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:15 | Lamar | Justin East hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Ira Dalzell (SG), Robert Smith (SF), John Urrutia (C) Edward Beeson, Kim Ross, Richard White, Randy Milton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| 15:15 | Lamar | Justin East makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:15 | Lamar | Justin East misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Glines (PF) Justin East | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:40 | Lamar | Robert Bittner is fouled on the floor by Frankie Aldana - foul #4 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) Frankie Aldana | |
| 14:32 | Lamar | Robert Bittner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dominic Costa | 47-39 |
| 14:08 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Urrutia | 49-39 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:40 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 13:18 | Lamar | John Urrutia gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:16 | Lamar | August Criner steps in front of the Robert Bittner pass in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-42 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Kim Ross (SF) Robert Bittner, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), John Jackson (C) August Criner, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Randal McDavitt | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:16 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell's floater is tipped away by John Jackson | 51-44 |
| 12:15 | Lamar | David Glines pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:05 | Lamar | Edward Beeson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Urrutia | 53-44 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Urrutia - foul #4 on John Urrutia, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Raymond Johnson (PF), Randy Milton (C) Ira Dalzell, David Glines, John Urrutia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Randal McDavitt (C) Dominic Costa, Manuel Twitchell | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Robert Bittner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Milton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 53-46 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from August Criner | 53-48 |
| 11:02 | Lamar | Kim Ross misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 53-48 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 10:45 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:41 | Lamar | Robert Bittner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:39 | Lamar | Kim Ross snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:28 | Lamar | Randy Milton is hacked by August Criner - foul #2 on August Criner, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG), David Glines (PF) Edward Beeson, Randy Milton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| 10:08 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Darryl Rhine (PG) Robert Bittner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG) August Criner, John Levi | |
| 10:08 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:08 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Hanley and he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard White (SF) Kim Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) David Palmer | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:40 | Lamar | Darryl Rhine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 09:39 | Lamar | Richard White gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:27 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson misses the easy layup | 55-52 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 08:57 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:41 | Lamar | Richard White makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ira Dalzell | 58-52 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dominic Costa | 58-54 |
| 07:58 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Darryl Rhine and he's fouled by Dominic Costa - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Robert Smith (SF), John Urrutia (C) Darryl Rhine, Richard White, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), John Levi (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Henry Hanley, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Randal McDavitt | |
| 07:58 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Urrutia - foul #5 on John Urrutia, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Justin East (PF), Randy Milton (C) David Glines, John Urrutia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Robert Bittner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Justin East (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Milton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Lamar | John Jackson steals the ball from Randy Milton | 61-56 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Russell Titcomb and he's hacked by Randy Milton - foul #1 on Randy Milton, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kim Ross (SG) Ira Dalzell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:52 | Lamar | Robert Bittner is hacked by August Criner - foul #3 on August Criner, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Glines (PF) Justin East | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF) John Levi, John Jackson | |
| 06:52 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frankie Aldana | 61-59 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the finger roll | 61-61 |
| 06:17 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on August Criner - foul #4 on August Criner, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Johnson (C) Randy Milton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:17 | Lamar | Robert Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | Lamar | Robert Bittner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | August Criner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG) Kim Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (PF) Russell Titcomb | |
| 05:53 | Lamar | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 05:53 | Lamar | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:53 | Lamar | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 05:22 | Lamar | David Glines pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:00 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | August Criner snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | August Criner loses the ball out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Kim Ross (SF), Randy Milton (C) Robert Bittner, Robert Smith, David Glines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora | |
| 04:40 | Lamar | Randy Milton scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Beeson | 66-61 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is denied on a layup by Randy Milton | 66-61 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | John Jackson can't tip it in | 66-61 |
| 04:15 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Randy Milton | 66-61 |
| 03:55 | Lamar | Edward Beeson drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 68-61 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Levi | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Edward Beeson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Milton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Lamar | Edward Beeson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Levi - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Smith (SF), David Glines (PF) Ira Dalzell, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Frankie Aldana | |
| 03:19 | Lamar | Edward Beeson makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:19 | Lamar | Edward Beeson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is fouled on the floor by Edward Beeson - foul #2 on Edward Beeson, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG) Edward Beeson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF) Russell Titcomb | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:53 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Randy Milton | 70-64 |
| 02:53 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 02:39 | Lamar | Randy Milton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-64 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Sterling | 70-64 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 02:21 | Lamar | Randy Milton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:21 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Kim Ross, Randy Milton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Randal McDavitt | |
| 02:08 | Lamar | Robert Smith is called for 3 seconds | 70-64 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling buries a 3 from straight away set up by August Criner | 70-67 |
| 01:27 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Smith | 72-67 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the lay-in | 72-67 |
| 01:11 | Lamar | David Glines pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Lamar | The short jumper by Ira Dalzell is denied by Ronald Sterling | 72-67 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana banks in the layup | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Lamar | The jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Frankie Aldana | 72-69 |
| 00:19 | Lamar | David Glines hits the follow up shot | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Sterling | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell is hacked by August Criner in the backcourt - foul #5 on August Criner, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG) August Criner | |
| 00:12 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:12 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Levi | 76-75 |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Ira Dalzell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dominic Costa, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 78-75 |