| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Tobler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Sutherland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Wolf (fresh) C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Kersh - foul #3 on Richard Kersh, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (PG) Richard Kersh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't finish the layup | 31-44 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 31-44 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Tobler | 34-44 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Brown steps in front of the Earl Adolph pass | 36-44 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf double dribbles | 36-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes (PG), Francis Minnick (SF), John Morris (PF), Kenneth Brekke (C) Christopher Malott, Mark Sutherland, Edward Wolf, Joseph Brown | |
| 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 | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Brekke steals it from George Hutchinson | 36-44 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Schimke - foul #1 on Andrew Schimke, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke tips it in | 39-47 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke connects on the runner near the basket set up by Stephen Holman | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tobler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Minnick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Brekke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jay (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyman Feather (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Morris | 41-49 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Lyman Feather takes the ball from Richard Barnes | 41-52 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 14:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Jay picks off the pass by John Morris | 41-52 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather tips it home | 41-54 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Minnick | 44-54 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | David Jay is fouled on the floor by Richard Barnes - foul #2 on Richard Barnes, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh (PG), Christopher Malott (SG), Mark Sutherland (SF), Edward Wolf (PF), Robert Reeve (C) Richard Barnes, Gary Tobler, Francis Minnick, John Morris, Kenneth Brekke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) Andrew Schimke, George Hutchinson, David Jay, Stephen Holman, Lyman Feather | |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Keith Daughtery | 44-57 |
| 12:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Reeve - foul #4 on Robert Reeve, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown (C) Robert Reeve | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Earl Adolph - foul #1 on Earl Adolph, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-58 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Malott | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Malott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Sutherland (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Wolf (fresh) C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-58 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph is hacked by Richard Kersh - foul #4 on Richard Kersh, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Minnick (SG) Richard Kersh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler (SG) Christopher Malott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SF), Lyman Feather (C) Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Daughtery is called for the reach on Edward Wolf - foul #2 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SF) Keith Daughtery | |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stephen Holman | 46-58 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 09:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Edward Wolf is denied by David Jay | 46-58 |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown tips it in | 48-58 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Francis Minnick - foul #1 on Francis Minnick, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (PG), Kenneth Brekke (C) Mark Sutherland, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) Jerry Kern, David Jay, Stephen Holman, Lyman Feather | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolf is called for the reach on Stuart Logan - foul #3 on Edward Wolf, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes (SG), John Morris (C) Gary Tobler, Francis Minnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-60 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph drills a jumper from the right block set up by Keith Daughtery | 48-62 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke is denied on a layup by Earl Adolph | 48-62 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf snags the offensive board | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Christopher Malott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brekke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Wolf | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolf denies the turnaround by Keith Daughtery | 51-65 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph tips it but misses | 51-65 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Floyd Lashbrook steps in front of the Kenneth Brekke pass | 51-65 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook drills a turnaround from close range set up by Keith Daughtery and he's hacked by Christopher Malott - foul #2 on Christopher Malott, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh (PG), Gary Tobler (SG), Mark Sutherland (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Robert Reeve (C) Christopher Malott, Richard Barnes, Kenneth Brekke, Edward Wolf, John Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Lyman Feather (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Keith Daughtery, George Hutchinson, Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the free throw | 51-68 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland misses the shot from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Kern, team foul #4 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh is fouled on the floor by David Jay - foul #1 on David Jay, team foul #5 | 51-68 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 04:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Sutherland | 53-68 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Mark Sutherland | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gary Tobler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Sutherland (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Reeve (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jay (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyman Feather (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke is called for traveling | 56-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (SG), Francis Minnick (SF), Edward Wolf (PF) Gary Tobler, Mark Sutherland, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), George Hutchinson (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) Andrew Schimke, Jerry Kern, David Jay, Lyman Feather | |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler (SG), Mark Sutherland (SF) Christopher Malott, Francis Minnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG) George Hutchinson | |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Adolph is called for the reach on Robert Reeve - foul #2 on Earl Adolph, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-68 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Richard Kersh steps in front of the Keith Daughtery pass in the backcourt | 56-68 |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Tobler | 59-68 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Stephen Holman | |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf is fouled on the floor by Earl Adolph - foul #3 on Earl Adolph, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the shot in the lane | 60-70 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Tobler - foul #2 on Gary Tobler, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (PG), Francis Minnick (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), John Morris (PF), Kenneth Brekke (C) Richard Kersh, Gary Tobler, Mark Sutherland, Edward Wolf, Robert Reeve | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG), David Jay (SF), Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Floyd Lashbrook, Earl Adolph | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke misses the easy layup | 60-72 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Minnick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson is hacked by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG) Keith Daughtery | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris travels with the ball | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke runs out the clock | 60-74 |