| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Ryan Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Przbyslaw Zukof (fresh) SF - Jerry Zall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Haney (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt's floater is tipped away by Jerry Zall | 38-30 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 19:29 | Colgate | Juan Gomez gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:10 | Colgate | Ryan Huff's layup is rejected by Fred Haney | 38-30 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-30 |
| 19:01 | Colgate | Jerry Zall grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:39 | Colgate | Juan Gomez loses the dribble to Christopher Kennedy | 38-30 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Juan Gomez steps in front of the Christopher Kennedy pass | 38-30 |
| 18:06 | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof blows the layup | 38-30 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:57 | Colgate | Ronald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:50 | Colgate | Jerry Zall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-30 |
| 17:48 | Colgate | Ryan Huff tips it in | 40-30 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley is fouled on the floor by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Brown (SG), Szczesny Repinski (SF), Fyodor Zagar (C) Przbyslaw Zukof, Jerry Zall, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Jack Smith (C) Christopher Kennedy, Fred Haney | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Fyodor Zagar - foul #2 on Fyodor Zagar, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Colgate | Erik Rascon (PF) Juan Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:15 | Colgate | Fyodor Zagar snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 16:59 | Colgate | Fyodor Zagar is fouled on the floor by Jack Smith - foul #1 on Jack Smith, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (PG), Keith Smith (SG), Charles Shields (PF) Henry Hanley, Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt | |
| 16:41 | Colgate | Ryan Huff connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Brown | 43-31 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof (SG), Juan Gomez (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Ryan Huff, Erik Rascon, Fyodor Zagar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy (SF) Charles Shields | |
| 16:03 | Colgate | Robert Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Przbyslaw Zukof (fresh) SF - Szczesny Repinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Juan Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Smith (fresh) SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson loses the dribble to Juan Gomez | 43-31 |
| 15:15 | Colgate | Juan Gomez's layup is rejected by John Jackson | 43-31 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | John Jackson lays it in set up by Keith Smith | 43-33 |
| 14:24 | Colgate | Robert Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Kennedy | 46-35 |
| 13:35 | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | John Jackson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Smith and he's fouled by Juan Gomez - foul #3 on Juan Gomez, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Colgate | Ryan Huff (PG), Gary Hodge (SG), Jerry Zall (SF), Erik Rascon (PF), Fyodor Zagar (C) Robert Brown, Przbyslaw Zukof, Szczesny Repinski, Juan Gomez, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF), Fred Haney (C) David Palmer, Keith Smith, Christopher Kennedy, Jack Smith | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:51 | Colgate | Erik Rascon scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-38 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 12:27 | Colgate | Gary Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 12:07 | Colgate | Erik Rascon comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-38 |
| 12:06 | Colgate | Erik Rascon misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | John Jackson connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from August Criner | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Ryan Huff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Hodge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Zall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Rascon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fyodor Zagar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Colgate | Erik Rascon hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 51-40 |
| 11:35 | Colgate | Gary Hodge grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:21 | Colgate | Jerry Zall's pass is intercepted by Dominic Costa | 51-40 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 51-40 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Jackson | 51-40 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 51-40 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | August Criner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 10:15 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Jerry Zall | 51-40 |
| 09:54 | Colgate | Ryan Huff scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Hodge | 54-40 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof (SG), Szczesny Repinski (SF), Juan Gomez (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gary Hodge, Jerry Zall, Erik Rascon, Fyodor Zagar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Charles Shields (PF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Fred Haney | |
| 09:27 | Colgate | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 54-40 |
| 09:25 | Colgate | Szczesny Repinski tips it back up and in | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy hits the finger roll | 56-42 |
| 08:47 | Colgate | Ronald Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Jack Smith | 56-42 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Palmer | 56-44 |
| 08:13 | Colgate | Szczesny Repinski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Kennedy - foul #2 on Christopher Kennedy, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Brown (PG) Ryan Huff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) Henry Hanley, David Palmer, Charles Shields | |
| 08:13 | Colgate | Szczesny Repinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:13 | Colgate | Szczesny Repinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| 07:55 | Colgate | Szczesny Repinski snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 07:38 | Colgate | Robert Brown knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Przbyslaw Zukof (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Szczesny Repinski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Juan Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 07:26 | Colgate | Ronald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof is fouled on the floor by Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Colgate | Ryan Huff (PG), Jerry Zall (SF), Fyodor Zagar (C) Przbyslaw Zukof, Szczesny Repinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (SF), David Palmer (C) Christopher Kennedy, Jack Smith | |
| 06:41 | Colgate | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by August Criner | 60-44 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 60-44 |
| 06:28 | Colgate | Ryan Huff snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 06:16 | Colgate | Juan Gomez misses short on a runner from the left block | 60-44 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Palmer | 60-44 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Ryan Huff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Huff, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Colgate | Erik Rascon (PF) Juan Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Shields (SF), Fred Haney (C) August Criner, David Palmer | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-44 |
| 05:55 | Colgate | Fyodor Zagar pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:50 | Colgate | Jerry Zall hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ryan Huff | 63-44 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Shields | 63-46 |
| 05:13 | Colgate | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Henry Hanley - foul #3 on Henry Hanley, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof (SG), Szczesny Repinski (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Robert Brown, Jerry Zall, Fyodor Zagar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Jack Smith (PF) Dominic Costa, Charles Shields, Randal McDavitt | |
| 04:50 | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Rascon | 66-46 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley makes the jumper in the paint set up by August Criner | 66-48 |
| 04:06 | Colgate | Erik Rascon loses the ball out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Brown (PG), Gary Hodge (SG), Fyodor Zagar (C) Ryan Huff, Przbyslaw Zukof, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Smith (SG), Charles Shields (SF), David Palmer (C) August Criner, Christopher Kennedy, Fred Haney | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Smith and the foul's on Gary Hodge - foul #3 on Gary Hodge, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jacob Watt (C) Erik Rascon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Boelter (PG) Henry Hanley | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Colgate | Robert Brown hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Fyodor Zagar | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hodge (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Szczesny Repinski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Fyodor Zagar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Watt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Boelter (fresh) SG - Keith Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Shields (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Palmer (fresh) 3 ast. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-51 |
| 03:31 | Colgate | Jacob Watt gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 03:12 | Colgate | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Gary Boelter - foul #1 on Gary Boelter, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF) Gary Boelter | |
| 02:54 | Colgate | John Jackson picks off the pass by Szczesny Repinski | 68-51 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | John Jackson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 02:18 | Colgate | Jacob Watt can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 68-54 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Keith Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | David Palmer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Smith | 68-57 |
| 01:38 | Colgate | Robert Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | David Palmer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 01:29 | Colgate | Gary Hodge pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:12 | Colgate | Keith Smith steals the ball from Robert Brown | 68-57 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses short on a shot from the left block | 68-57 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | John Jackson tips it home | 68-59 |
| 00:57 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Colgate | Ryan Huff (PG), Przbyslaw Zukof (SG), Jerry Zall (SF), Juan Gomez (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Robert Brown, Gary Hodge, Szczesny Repinski, Fyodor Zagar, Jacob Watt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Fred Haney (C) David Palmer, Keith Smith, John Jackson, Charles Shields, Jack Smith | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Colgate | Juan Gomez is hacked by August Criner in the backcourt - foul #4 on August Criner, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Brown (PG), Erik Rascon (PF) Ryan Huff, Juan Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:54 | Colgate | Erik Rascon is hacked by Fred Haney - foul #1 on Fred Haney, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Colgate | Erik Rascon makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:54 | Colgate | Erik Rascon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | August Criner can't tip it in | 70-59 |
| 00:44 | Colgate | Jerry Zall grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Colgate | Ronald Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Colgate | Przbyslaw Zukof tips it back up and in | 72-59 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Przbyslaw Zukof swats the shot by Randal McDavitt | 72-59 |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Jerry Zall pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Robert Brown runs out the clock | 72-59 |