| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jordan Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Matteo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Fogarty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominic Ricci (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zlaten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | William Stacy swats the dunk try by Dima Zlaten | 26-38 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe blows the layup but the foul's on Shawn Fogarty - foul #2 on Shawn Fogarty, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 19:30 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | Dima Zlaten can't finish the layup | 26-39 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Matteo - foul #1 on Michael Matteo, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Dima Zlaten lays it up and in | 28-40 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent tips it in | 28-42 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Dima Zlaten grabs the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci loses the ball out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bryan (SG), Roberto Rodriquez (C) Michael Matteo, Shawn Fogarty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Wade Gregory (C) William Stacy, Pete Sharpe | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bryan pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas connects on the floater from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Khan (PG), Johnny Anderson (PF), Benny Turk (C) Jordan Lucas, Dima Zlaten, Dominic Ricci | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi, Charles Vincent | |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Benny Turk comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-42 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi is called for traveling | 30-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo (SG), Shawn Fogarty (SF) Clyde Bryan, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Norman Frazier, Wade Gregory | |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Eugene Khan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Matteo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Fogarty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Turk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benny Turk - foul #2 on Benny Turk, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas (PG) Eugene Khan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG) Joshua Zalusky | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Benny Turk | 33-43 |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sharpe denies the turnaround by Roberto Rodriquez | 33-43 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Floyd Lashbrook | 33-45 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Fogarty | 35-45 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Roberto Rodriquez | 35-45 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas tips it home | 37-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 13:30 | Vanderbilt | Roberto Rodriquez lays it up and in | 39-47 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Benny Turk gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:01 | Vanderbilt | Rigoberto Rossi steals the ball from Michael Matteo | 39-47 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rigoberto Rossi | 39-50 |
| 12:14 | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Benny Turk tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Benny Turk grabs the board | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jordan Lucas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Matteo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Fogarty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Turk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stacy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Pete Sharpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Khan (PG), Clyde Bryan (SG), Dominic Ricci (PF), Dima Zlaten (C) Jordan Lucas, Michael Matteo, Roberto Rodriquez, Benny Turk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Heriberto Rossi, William Stacy, Floyd Lashbrook, Pete Sharpe | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Dima Zlaten grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harvey Dobbs - foul #1 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Pittenger (SG) Shawn Fogarty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier is hacked by Eugene Khan - foul #3 on Eugene Khan, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Zalusky | 43-52 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Clyde Bryan steals the ball from Joshua Zalusky | 43-52 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Khan lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Pittenger | 45-52 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier loses the dribble to Robert Pittenger | 45-52 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Robert Pittenger lays it in | 47-52 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Zalusky | 47-54 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Pittenger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | Charles Vincent picks off the pass by Dima Zlaten | 47-56 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier is fouled on the floor by Clyde Bryan - foul #1 on Clyde Bryan, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas (PG), Michael Matteo (SG), Roberto Rodriquez (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Benny Turk (C) Eugene Khan, Robert Pittenger, Clyde Bryan, Dominic Ricci, Dima Zlaten | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier, Charles Vincent, Wade Gregory | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jordan Lucas (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Matteo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Turk (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas makes the shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi is fouled on the floor by Michael Matteo - foul #2 on Michael Matteo, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | William Stacy can't throw it down but he's hacked by Roberto Rodriquez - foul #1 on Roberto Rodriquez, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | William Stacy pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | William Stacy clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-58 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Roberto Rodriquez grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Roberto Rodriquez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jordan Lucas | 54-58 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bryan (SG), Shawn Fogarty (SF), Dominic Ricci (PF), Dima Zlaten (C) Michael Matteo, Roberto Rodriquez, Johnny Anderson, Benny Turk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Charles Vincent (PF) Rigoberto Rossi, William Stacy | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Vincent and the foul's on Dominic Ricci - foul #2 on Dominic Ricci, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jordan Lucas | 56-61 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the finger roll | 56-63 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Dima Zlaten tips it back up and in | 58-63 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF) Pete Sharpe | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jordan Lucas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Fogarty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominic Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Zlaten (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bryan hits a jumper from the right side | 60-63 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Jordan Lucas - foul #2 on Jordan Lucas, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo (SG) Clyde Bryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (C) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi makes the free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | William Stacy is called for the reach on Shawn Fogarty - foul #2 on William Stacy, team foul #2 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Khan (PG), Roberto Rodriquez (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Benny Turk (C) Jordan Lucas, Shawn Fogarty, Dominic Ricci, Dima Zlaten | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-66 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas (PG), Shawn Fogarty (SF), Dominic Ricci (PF), Dima Zlaten (C) Eugene Khan, Roberto Rodriquez, Johnny Anderson, Benny Turk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG), Pete Sharpe (C) Joshua Zalusky, Wade Gregory | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe is whistled for traveling | 60-66 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Heriberto Rossi | 60-66 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-66 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is fouled on the floor by Dominic Ricci - foul #3 on Dominic Ricci, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SF) William Stacy | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Jordan Lucas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-68 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is hacked by Michael Matteo - foul #3 on Michael Matteo, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Michael Matteo gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dima Zlaten | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Jordan Lucas is called for the reach on Joshua Zalusky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jordan Lucas, team foul #12 | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-70 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jordan Lucas is called for the reach on Harvey Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jordan Lucas, team foul #13 | 63-70 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs grabs the board | 63-71 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Lucas - foul #5 on Jordan Lucas, team foul #14 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Khan (PG) Jordan Lucas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Shawn Fogarty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Dominic Ricci snags the offensive board | 63-73 |