| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook blows the layup but the foul's on Andrew Blakeman - foul #3 on Andrew Blakeman, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Milano (PF) Andrew Blakeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano hits the follow up shot | 27-36 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook tips it back up and in | 27-38 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook is denied on a layup by Kurt Shade | 30-38 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Pugh | 30-38 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh misses the lay-in | 30-38 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Marr | 30-38 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Kurt Shade swats the short shot by Jerry Kern | 30-38 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph tips it but misses | 30-38 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Donald Marr snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Donald Marr pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook lays it up and in set up by Stuart Logan | 30-40 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the floater from the left block | 33-40 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern tips it home | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Pugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Milano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade's pass is intercepted by Keith Daughtery | 33-42 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses the lay-in | 33-42 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph tips it in | 33-44 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Milano blocks the short jumper by Jerry Kern | 35-44 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Marr | 35-44 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Donald Marr drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Pugh | 38-44 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Pugh steals the ball from Jerry Kern | 38-44 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Donald Marr buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pugh | 41-44 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-44 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade is hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #3 on Stuart Logan, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Chad Hunter (SG), Elton Mire (SF), Andrew Blakeman (PF), James Friedrich (C) Donald Marr, Michael Pugh, Kurt Shade, Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| 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 | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Stephen Holman steals the ball from Donald Riley | 41-44 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Elton Mire pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Schimke | 41-47 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | James Friedrich's floater is tipped away by Stephen Holman | 41-47 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lyman Feather | 41-47 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | James Friedrich steals the ball from David Jay | 41-47 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | James Friedrich can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Elton Mire snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Donald Riley tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elton Mire (fresh) PF - Andrew Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Friedrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyman Feather (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Schimke | 43-50 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | David Jay is called for the reach on Donald Riley - foul #1 on David Jay, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), Kurt Shade (SF), Cory Forrest (C) Donald Riley, Elton Mire, James Friedrich | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) Andrew Schimke, George Hutchinson, David Jay, Lyman Feather | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Stephen Holman steps in front of the Michael Pugh pass | 43-50 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Earl Adolph, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Daniel Milano (PF) Michael Pugh, Andrew Blakeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Donald Marr is fouled on the floor by Earl Adolph - foul #2 on Earl Adolph, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Forrest | 46-50 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Milano picks off the pass by Earl Adolph | 46-50 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-50 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Andrew Blakeman (PF) Chad Hunter, Daniel Milano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Stephen Holman | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Andrew Blakeman - foul #4 on Andrew Blakeman, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Milano (PF) Andrew Blakeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Floyd Lashbrook - foul #2 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (SG), James Friedrich (C) Donald Marr, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Hutchinson | 49-55 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Donald Riley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Kurt Shade takes the ball from Stephen Holman | 49-55 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Donald Riley lays it in on a great pass from Kurt Shade | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Friedrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Holman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook blows the layup | 51-55 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | James Friedrich pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Kurt Shade denies the turnaround by Keith Daughtery | 51-55 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | James Friedrich gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Lashbrook | 51-55 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-55 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Donald Riley grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Chad Hunter (SG), Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Michael Pugh, Donald Riley, Daniel Milano, James Friedrich | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) George Hutchinson, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Blakeman | 54-55 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Blakeman - foul #5 on Andrew Blakeman, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Milano (PF) Andrew Blakeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Holman - foul #2 on Stephen Holman, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Keith Daughtery, Jerry Kern, Stephen Holman | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 55-56 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kurt Shade - foul #1 on Kurt Shade, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kurt Shade, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson double dribbles | 55-57 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest drills a shot from the left block set up by Daniel Milano and he's fouled by Floyd Lashbrook - foul #3 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Jerry Kern (SG) George Hutchinson, David Jay | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph double dribbles | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG) Donald Marr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Daughtery | 58-59 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG) Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Stephen Holman | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Milano and the foul's on Jerry Kern - foul #2 on Jerry Kern, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Keith Daughtery | 60-61 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest makes the runner near the basket set up by Kurt Shade | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Chad Hunter - foul #4 on Chad Hunter, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Donald Marr is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Donald Marr comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Marr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Floyd Lashbrook - foul #4 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Marr makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter is hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #4 on Stuart Logan, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-62 |