| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Ronald Hunt | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Myron Sykora | 33-30 |
| 19:25 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin is fouled on the floor by Dominic Costa - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is fouled on the floor by Howard Parrish - foul #2 on Howard Parrish, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from August Criner | 35-30 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling tips it home | 37-30 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by August Criner | 40-30 |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-30 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Myron Sykora | 40-30 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | August Criner's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hunt | 40-30 |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson banks in the layup set up by Ronald Hunt | 40-32 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-32 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it home | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Parrish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Segrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ronald Hunt and he's fouled by Frankie Aldana - foul #2 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG), Sam Nesmith (SG), Robert Goad (SF), Shaun Foutch (PF) Ronald Hunt, Cleveland Johnson, Howard Parrish, Alan Segrest | |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Darin Reed steals it from John Jackson | 42-35 |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-35 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | David Palmer snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | David Palmer is hacked by Andrew Virgin - foul #2 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson (C) Andrew Virgin | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Shaun Foutch - foul #4 on Shaun Foutch, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest (PF) Shaun Foutch | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:48 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is hacked by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish (SF) Alan Segrest | |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | David Palmer steals it from Robert Goad | 44-35 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-35 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | Vanderbilt | Russell Titcomb denies the turnaround by Robert Goad | 44-35 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 44-35 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits a jumper from close range | 46-35 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad is called for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Alan Segrest (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) Darin Reed, Sam Nesmith, Howard Parrish, Robert Goad, Bill Schwieson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Ferguson (fresh) PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | August Criner is fouled on the floor by Cleveland Johnson - foul #2 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Hunt picks off the pass by Frankie Aldana | 46-35 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | John Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Hunt | 46-37 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the runner from the right block | 46-37 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Alan Segrest | 46-37 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Virgin | 46-40 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Ferguson - foul #1 on John Ferguson, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Howard Parrish (SF), Bill Schwieson (C) Cleveland Johnson, John Ferguson, Andrew Virgin | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Myron Sykora picks off the pass by Bill Schwieson | 47-40 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora blows the layup | 47-40 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Bill Schwieson is called for the reach on Dominic Costa - foul #2 on Bill Schwieson, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Bill Schwieson - foul #3 on Bill Schwieson, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF) August Criner, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG) Ronald Hunt | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:39 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Alan Segrest - foul #3 on Dominic Costa, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Dominic Costa, Manuel Twitchell, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Sam Nesmith, Alan Segrest | |
| 08:32 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson jams it | 48-42 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cleveland Johnson - foul #3 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad (PF) Bill Schwieson | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:01 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Darin Reed | 49-44 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Parrish - foul #3 on Howard Parrish, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Ronald Sterling (PF) David Palmer, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Shaun Foutch (PF) Darin Reed, Robert Goad | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:35 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 07:12 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by August Criner | 52-44 |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Sterling - foul #2 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, John Jackson, Ronald Sterling, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Alan Segrest (PF) Cleveland Johnson, Andrew Virgin | |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 52-45 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-45 |
| 05:25 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Alan Segrest | 52-45 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | August Criner steps in front of the Ronald Hunt pass | 52-45 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana lays it in on a great pass from Dominic Costa | 54-45 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Russell Titcomb | 54-45 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Howard Parrish picks off the pass by Frankie Aldana | 54-45 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt lays it in on a great pass from Howard Parrish | 54-47 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dominic Costa - foul #4 on Dominic Costa, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Ronald Sterling (PF) August Criner, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG), Robert Goad (SF), Andrew Virgin (C) Ronald Hunt, Howard Parrish, Shaun Foutch | |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Alan Segrest | 54-49 |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sterling - foul #3 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (C) Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG) Sam Nesmith | |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Sterling | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Goad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Segrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Cleveland Johnson steals the ball from Randal McDavitt | 54-49 |
| 03:00 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed's pass is intercepted by Randal McDavitt | 54-49 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG) Darin Reed | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana lays it in set up by August Criner | 56-49 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Hunt | 56-51 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Dominic Costa, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish (SF) Robert Goad | |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cleveland Johnson and he's hacked by Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-54 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | John Levi grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Virgin steps in front of the Myron Sykora pass | 56-54 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Frankie Aldana blocks the short jumper by Alan Segrest | 56-54 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Hunt - foul #1 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is hacked by Ronald Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | August Criner picks off the pass by Ronald Hunt in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora banks in the layup on a nice dish by August Criner | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-54 |