| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Colburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Delbert Hanks picks off the pass by Stuart Logan | 34-40 |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery is fouled on the floor by Travis Colburn - foul #1 on Travis Colburn, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Shelton | 40-40 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Kern - foul #2 on Jerry Kern, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook is denied on a layup by Walter Roy | 41-40 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern tips it home | 41-42 |
| 17:34 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Kern - foul #3 on Jerry Kern, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Norman Roach (SF) Maurice Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG), David Jay (SF), Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Floyd Lashbrook, Earl Adolph | |
| 17:34 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:34 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery is fouled on the floor by Walter Roy - foul #2 on Walter Roy, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dale Lim (C) Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Delbert Hanks is called for the reach on George Hutchinson - foul #2 on Delbert Hanks, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Thompson (SG), Richard Taub (C) Mark Smith, Delbert Hanks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG) Keith Daughtery | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | David Jay can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Dale Lim | 42-42 |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Holman - foul #3 on Stephen Holman, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (PG), Delbert Hanks (SG), Maurice Shelton (SF), Travis Colburn (C) Norman Roach, James Thompson, Dale Lim, Richard Taub | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) Andrew Schimke, David Jay, Stephen Holman | |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy makes the 3rd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Kim (PG), Norman Roach (PF) Mark Smith, Walter Roy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stephen Holman (PF) George Hutchinson, Lyman Feather | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Roach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Colburn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Colburn takes the ball from Earl Adolph | 43-42 |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Travis Colburn | 46-42 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Keith Daughtery is called for the reach on Carl Kim - foul #3 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (SG), Dale Lim (SF), Walter Roy (PF) Delbert Hanks, Maurice Shelton, Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Keith Daughtery, Stephen Holman | |
| 14:13 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Earl Adolph - foul #2 on Earl Adolph, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| 14:13 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is fouled on the floor by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Taub (C) Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the easy layup | 49-42 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:27 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Taub | 52-42 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | David Jay is fouled on the floor by Dale Lim - foul #1 on Dale Lim, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks (SG), Maurice Shelton (SF), Norman Roach (C) Mark Smith, Dale Lim, Richard Taub | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Stuart Logan (SF) George Hutchinson, David Jay | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Floyd Lashbrook and the foul's on Carl Kim - foul #4 on Carl Kim, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (PG), Travis Colburn (C) Carl Kim, Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph (C) Stephen Holman | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks is fouled on the floor by Stuart Logan - foul #2 on Stuart Logan, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Norman Roach (PF) Walter Roy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG) Jerry Kern | |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach travels with the ball | 52-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Roach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Colburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Stephen Holman is called for the reach on Delbert Hanks - foul #4 on Stephen Holman, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Roy (PF), Dale Lim (C) Maurice Shelton, Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), William Stacy (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Stuart Logan, Stephen Holman, Earl Adolph | |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern loses the dribble to Delbert Hanks | 53-45 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Roach | 56-45 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Daughtery | 56-48 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy travels with the ball | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Thompson (SG), Maurice Shelton (SF), Travis Colburn (C) Mark Smith, Delbert Hanks, Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) Keith Daughtery, George Hutchinson, William Stacy | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Lim - foul #2 on Dale Lim, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF) Lyman Feather | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Earl Adolph denies the turnaround by Maurice Shelton | 56-49 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | David Jay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 56-49 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 56-49 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 08:57 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Travis Colburn | 56-49 |
| 08:37 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | James Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 08:26 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton tips it in | 58-49 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern's floater is tipped away by Travis Colburn | 58-49 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 07:50 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-49 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | David Jay scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jerry Kern and the foul's on James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Kim (PG), Delbert Hanks (SG), Norman Roach (SF), Richard Taub (C) Dale Lim, James Thompson, Maurice Shelton, Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), George Hutchinson (SF), Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Floyd Lashbrook, Earl Adolph | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:43 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Taub | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Roach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Roy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Taub (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lyman Feather (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman tips it in | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | David Jay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 06:24 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 06:22 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | David Jay snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 58-56 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:41 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton (SF), Travis Colburn (C) Walter Roy, Richard Taub | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) David Jay, George Hutchinson, Stephen Holman, Lyman Feather | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Daughtery | 58-58 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-58 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 04:19 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | Floyd Lashbrook is called for the reach on Carl Kim - foul #2 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Roy (PF) Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Roy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Colburn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 03:25 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Colburn | 60-58 |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim hits a shot from the right side | 62-58 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Roy | 62-58 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Kim and he's hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #3 on Stuart Logan, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (SG), Norman Roach (C) Delbert Hanks, Travis Colburn | |
| 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 | |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks (SG), Travis Colburn (C) Mark Smith, Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF) Andrew Schimke, George Hutchinson, David Jay | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Delbert Hanks picks off the pass by Jerry Kern | 65-58 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carl Kim | 67-58 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) Stephen Holman, Lyman Feather | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Colburn blocks the short jumper by Earl Adolph | 67-58 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Maurice Shelton | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stuart Logan | 67-58 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Daughtery | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton is fouled on the floor by Stuart Logan - foul #4 on Stuart Logan, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy connects on the shot from the left block set up by Delbert Hanks and the foul's on Floyd Lashbrook - foul #3 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #11 | 70-61 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses the free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Logan | 70-61 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn is hacked by Keith Daughtery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Keith Daughtery is called for the reach on Maurice Shelton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #13 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG) Keith Daughtery | |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Roy | 71-64 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy is fouled in the backcourt by George Hutchinson - foul #1 on George Hutchinson, team foul #14 | 71-64 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Delbert Hanks steals the ball from George Hutchinson | 73-64 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim hits the finger roll on a great pass from Delbert Hanks | 75-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim runs out the clock | 75-66 |