| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Fred Haney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - James Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Upson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Collins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Darrin Dionisio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elwood Madden (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Radford | Reginald Collins inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Radford | Craig Upson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy is hacked by Reginald Collins - foul #2 on Reginald Collins, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:02 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Radford | Craig Upson is fouled on the floor by August Criner - foul #3 on August Criner, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG) August Criner | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 18:44 | Radford | Reginald Collins comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 33-34 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Kennedy | 33-34 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:32 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:14 | Radford | Reginald Collins buries a jump hook in the lane | 33-36 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 18:05 | Radford | Elwood Madden grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:52 | Radford | James Gaither is hacked by Henry Hanley - foul #2 on Henry Hanley, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (C) Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Radford | John Bracco (C) Elwood Madden | |
| 17:41 | Radford | James Gaither misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Kennedy - foul #1 on Christopher Kennedy, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Smith (C) Christopher Kennedy | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 17:41 | Radford | James Gaither misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:41 | Radford | James Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley is fouled on the floor by Darrin Dionisio - foul #2 on Darrin Dionisio, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Radford | John Dimas (SG), James Sauer (PF) James Gaither, Darrin Dionisio | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is fouled on the floor by John Bracco - foul #1 on John Bracco, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG), Charles Shields (PF) Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Radford | Steve Rackers (SF) Reginald Collins | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley hits a floater from the right wing set up by David Palmer | 35-37 |
| 16:21 | Radford | Craig Upson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | David Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 15:58 | Radford | James Sauer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Shields (fresh) C - Jack Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Craig Upson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dimas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Rackers (fresh) PF - James Sauer (fresh) C - John Bracco (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Radford | John Dimas misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 15:44 | Radford | John Dimas hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Hanley | 37-39 |
| 15:10 | Radford | Steve Rackers is hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Fred Haney (C) Henry Hanley, David Palmer, John Jackson, Charles Shields, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | Radford | James Gaither (PG), Jesse Houser (SG), Reginald Collins (SF), Darrin Dionisio (PF), Elwood Madden (C) Craig Upson, John Dimas, Steve Rackers, James Sauer, John Bracco | |
| 15:03 | Radford | Jesse Houser makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gaither | 37-42 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Fred Haney and he's fouled by Elwood Madden - foul #2 on Elwood Madden, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | Radford | James Gaither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 14:03 | Radford | James Gaither pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Radford | Elwood Madden misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Fred Haney - foul #1 on Fred Haney, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Radford | Elwood Madden misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Radford | Elwood Madden misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy connects on the floater from the left side | 42-42 |
| 13:07 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (C) Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Radford | John Bracco (C) Elwood Madden | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 12:45 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:18 | Radford | James Gaither clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 12:17 | Radford | John Bracco grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:12 | Radford | James Gaither misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 12:11 | Radford | James Gaither gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | Radford | James Gaither blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randal McDavitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - James Gaither (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Houser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrin Dionisio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bracco (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Jesse Houser - foul #4 on Jesse Houser, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Charles Shields (PF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Christopher Kennedy, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Radford | Craig Upson (PG), John Dimas (SG), Steve Rackers (SF), James Sauer (PF) James Gaither, Jesse Houser, Reginald Collins, Darrin Dionisio | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Steve Rackers steps in front of the John Jackson pass | 42-42 |
| 11:27 | Radford | Jack Smith is called for the reach on Craig Upson - foul #2 on Jack Smith, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Haney (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Radford | Elwood Madden (C) John Bracco | |
| 11:17 | Radford | Steve Rackers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Sauer | 42-44 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 10:35 | Radford | Charles Shields steps in front of the James Sauer pass | 44-44 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | David Palmer lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Shields | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | Radford | John Dimas is hacked by Charles Shields - foul #3 on Charles Shields, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) David Palmer, Charles Shields, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | Radford | Reginald Collins (SF), Darrin Dionisio (PF) Steve Rackers, James Sauer | |
| 10:28 | Radford | John Dimas misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:48 | Radford | John Dimas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Upson | 49-47 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | August Criner scores on a floater from the left side set up by Dominic Costa | 51-47 |
| 09:14 | Radford | Craig Upson is fouled on the floor by Henry Hanley - foul #3 on Henry Hanley, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy (SF), John Jackson (C) Henry Hanley, Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Radford | James Gaither (PG), John Bracco (C) John Dimas, Elwood Madden | |
| 09:14 | Radford | Craig Upson makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:14 | Radford | Craig Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | John Jackson tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 08:53 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:28 | Radford | Craig Upson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 08:27 | Radford | John Bracco gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | Radford | John Bracco misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-49 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 51-49 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | August Criner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Radford | Jesse Houser (SG), Steve Rackers (SF), James Sauer (PF) Craig Upson, Reginald Collins, Darrin Dionisio | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - James Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Houser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steve Rackers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sauer (fresh) C - John Bracco (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Radford | John Bracco hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 51-49 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Shields (SF), Fred Haney (C) Christopher Kennedy, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Radford | Elwood Madden (C) John Bracco | |
| 06:36 | Radford | Steve Rackers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jesse Houser | 51-52 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley is hacked by Steve Rackers - foul #1 on Steve Rackers, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) David Palmer, Charles Shields, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | Radford | Craig Upson (PG), Reginald Collins (SF) James Gaither, Steve Rackers | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Dominic Costa | 53-52 |
| 05:43 | Radford | Reginald Collins blows the layup | 53-52 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Sauer - foul #1 on James Sauer, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy (SF), John Jackson (C) Henry Hanley, Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Radford | Darrin Dionisio (PF), John Bracco (C) James Sauer, Elwood Madden | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:19 | Radford | Dominic Costa steps in front of the Craig Upson pass in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by August Criner | 57-52 |
| 04:48 | Radford | John Bracco drills a floater from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Bracco - foul #2 on John Bracco, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Radford | James Gaither (PG) Jesse Houser | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:28 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio misses the jumpshot from the right side | 59-54 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG) August Criner | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 04:07 | Radford | Craig Upson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-54 |
| 04:05 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio misses the tip | 59-54 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 03:56 | Radford | John Bracco grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:31 | Radford | John Bracco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - James Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Upson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrin Dionisio (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Bracco (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Randal McDavitt | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio blows the dunk | 62-54 |
| 02:53 | Radford | The offensive rebound goes to Darrin Dionisio | 62-54 |
| 02:53 | Radford | Radford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Fred Haney (C) Henry Hanley, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Radford | Jesse Houser (SG), Elwood Madden (C) Craig Upson, John Bracco | |
| 02:40 | Radford | James Gaither is hacked by August Criner - foul #4 on August Criner, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 02:40 | Radford | James Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:40 | Radford | James Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Elwood Madden swats the layup by Dominic Costa | 62-56 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy misses the 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 02:03 | Radford | Reginald Collins gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Radford | Reginald Collins misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Radford | James Gaither's pass is intercepted by August Criner in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | August Criner clanks a jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:41 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Radford | Jesse Houser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:34 | Radford | Reginald Collins snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 00:30 | Radford | Jesse Houser is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Jesse Houser, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Radford | Craig Upson (SG) Jesse Houser | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy is hacked by Craig Upson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Upson, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (PF), David Palmer (C) Randal McDavitt, Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:20 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dominic Costa - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), Charles Shields (PF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Christopher Kennedy | |
| Subs | Radford | John Dimas (SG), Steve Rackers (SF), John Bracco (C) James Gaither, Reginald Collins, Elwood Madden | |
| 00:20 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:20 | Radford | Darrin Dionisio misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley runs out the clock | 66-56 |