| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Thorne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) 9 pts. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-43 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker grabs the offensive board | 24-43 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-43 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits the follow up shot | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy can't connect on a shot in the paint | 24-45 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy hits the follow up shot | 26-45 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is whistled for a carry | 26-45 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-45 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-45 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo is hacked by Eric Evans - foul #1 on Eric Evans, team foul #1 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF) Edward Disalvo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (PG), Michael Hillman (C) Kenneth Smithey, Nathaniel Allen | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Gordon - foul #2 on Daniel Gordon, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund (PG), Jeramy Mizrahi (SF), Jason Dinger (C) Christopher Thorne, Timothy Crawford, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | John Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-45 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Junior Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Junior Hart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SG), Edward Disalvo (SF) Jeramy Mizrahi, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (PG), Nathaniel Allen (C) Eric Evans, Glenn Parker | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Ecklund (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Junior Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Dinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Blair Guess (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman's fadeaway is rejected by Junior Hart | 30-45 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen snags the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | John Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess can't tip it in | 30-45 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund travels with the ball | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne (PG), Albert Abernethy (C) Daniel Ecklund, Junior Hart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG) John Thompson | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-45 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is hacked by Nathaniel Allen - foul #3 on Nathaniel Allen, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (PF) Jason Dinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Glenn Parker (PF) Blair Guess, Daniel Gordon, Nathaniel Allen | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy drills a jumper from close range set up by Christopher Thorne and he's hacked by Michael Hillman - foul #1 on Michael Hillman, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF) Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses the free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | John Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Parker | 32-48 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Eric Evans steps in front of the Christopher Thorne pass | 32-48 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Evans | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Junior Hart | 34-50 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ecklund steps in front of the Michael Hillman pass | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-50 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Thorne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Ecklund (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hillman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Albert Abernethy - foul #1 on Albert Abernethy, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SG), Edward Disalvo (SF), Jason Dinger (PF), Jeramy Mizrahi (C) Christopher Thorne, Junior Hart, Jeffrey Strother, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (PG), Blair Guess (SG), Nathaniel Allen (C) Kenneth Smithey, John Thompson, Michael Hillman | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Dinger, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Blair Guess | 34-54 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nathaniel Allen - foul #4 on Nathaniel Allen, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Morgan (PG) Daniel Ecklund | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (SG), John Bergantzel (PF), Reuben Applewhite (C) Eric Evans, Glenn Parker, Nathaniel Allen | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-54 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite grabs the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Edward Disalvo steals it from Blair Guess | 36-54 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | John Bergantzel steps in front of the Jason Dinger pass | 36-54 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Bergantzel | 36-54 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-54 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | John Bergantzel blocks the short jumper by Jeramy Mizrahi | 36-54 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 36-54 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Disalvo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jason Dinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeramy Mizrahi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Blair Guess (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Blair Guess steals the ball from Edward Disalvo | 36-54 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess can't finish the layup | 36-54 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-54 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne (PG), Junior Hart (SG), Daniel Ecklund (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Richard Morgan, Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo, Jason Dinger, Jeramy Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Randall Morrison (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Glenn Parker (PF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Blair Guess, John Thompson, Daniel Gordon, John Bergantzel, Reuben Applewhite | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-54 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Parker | 36-57 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund makes the 3 from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Albert Abernethy swats the layup by Eric Evans | 39-57 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Kenneth Smithey is denied by Jeffrey Strother | 39-57 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Junior Hart snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Junior Hart hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Christopher Thorne | 41-57 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker can't finish the layup | 41-57 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Allen - foul #5 on Nathaniel Allen, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Morgan (SG), Jason Dinger (PF), Jeramy Mizrahi (C) Christopher Thorne, Jeffrey Strother, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (PG), Douglas Brimmer (SF), Michael Hillman (PF), John Bergantzel (C) Kenneth Smithey, Eric Evans, Glenn Parker, Nathaniel Allen | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon is hacked by Daniel Ecklund - foul #2 on Daniel Ecklund, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Ecklund (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Dinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeramy Mizrahi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Morrison (fresh) SF - Douglas Brimmer (fresh) PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Bergantzel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison is hacked by Junior Hart - foul #3 on Junior Hart, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Samuel Smith (PG), Steven Lusher (C) Daniel Ecklund, Junior Hart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG) Randall Morrison | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Samuel Smith is called for the reach on Douglas Brimmer - foul #1 on Samuel Smith, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer hits the finger roll set up by Michael Hillman | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Samuel Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon is whistled for a carry | 45-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund (PG), Junior Hart (SF) Samuel Smith, Steven Lusher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Morgan and the foul's on John Bergantzel - foul #1 on John Bergantzel, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-59 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hillman | 47-59 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Gordon | 47-62 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Daniel Gordon | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Morgan | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon runs out the clock | 49-64 |