| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Danny Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Wall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Haney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt travels with the ball | 40-28 |
| 19:12 | Vanderbilt | Danny Moore double dribbles | 40-28 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | August Criner loses the dribble to Danny Moore | 40-28 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Adam Wall lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Moore | 42-28 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | August Criner hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dominic Costa | 42-30 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson is whistled for traveling | 42-30 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dominic Costa | 42-32 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Adam Wall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Haney | 42-32 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the driving attempt from the right block | 42-32 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Moore | 45-34 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | August Criner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Kennedy | 45-37 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch lays it in on a great pass from Cleveland Johnson and the foul's on Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines (PG), Sam Nesmith (SG), Bill Schwieson (SF), Robert Goad (PF) Danny Moore, Cleveland Johnson, Adam Wall, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Christopher Kennedy, Fred Haney | |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley scores on a floater from the right side set up by David Palmer | 48-39 |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Goad | 50-39 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | David Palmer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:53 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch grabs the board | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Hines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Nesmith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Schwieson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Goad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Randal McDavitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Randal McDavitt - foul #3 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest (PF) Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG) David Palmer, Randal McDavitt | |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa's pass is intercepted by Robert Goad | 50-39 |
| 15:00 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | John Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Hanley | 50-42 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | August Criner grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-42 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Hines | 52-42 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Segrest - foul #3 on Alan Segrest, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Danny Moore (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Adam Wall (SF), Willy Cox (PF), Shaun Foutch (C) Robert Hines, Sam Nesmith, Bill Schwieson, Alan Segrest, Robert Goad | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF), Fred Haney (C) Henry Hanley, Jack Smith | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Moore | 54-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Shaun Foutch picks off the pass by Fred Haney | 54-43 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Danny Moore clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 54-43 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from August Criner | 54-45 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Shaun Foutch is denied by Randal McDavitt | 54-45 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Adam Wall pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Danny Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | John Jackson is called for the reach on Cleveland Johnson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG), Alan Segrest (PF), Bill Schwieson (C) Cleveland Johnson, Willy Cox, Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Fred Haney | |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Adam Wall is fouled on the floor by Randal McDavitt - foul #4 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines (PG), Robert Goad (C) Danny Moore, Adam Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Shields (PF) Randal McDavitt | |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Hines and he's fouled by Henry Hanley - foul #1 on Henry Hanley, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Alan Segrest steps in front of the Charles Shields pass | 57-45 |
| 10:19 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad is fouled on the floor by David Palmer - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Danny Moore (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Adam Wall (SF), Shaun Foutch (C) Robert Hines, Sam Nesmith, Bill Schwieson, Robert Goad | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Charles Shields takes the ball from Alan Segrest | 57-45 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Moore is called for the reach on Christopher Kennedy - foul #2 on Danny Moore, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith is hacked by Danny Moore - foul #3 on Danny Moore, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Fred Haney (C) Henry Hanley, David Palmer, Charles Shields | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (PF) Jack Smith | |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses short on a floater from the left side | 57-45 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch tips it but misses | 57-45 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Cleveland Johnson is called for the reach on Dominic Costa - foul #1 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines (PG), Bill Schwieson (SF), Robert Goad (PF) Danny Moore, Adam Wall, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (SF), Charles Shields (PF) Christopher Kennedy, John Jackson | |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Hanley - foul #2 on Henry Hanley, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG) Cleveland Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Fred Haney | |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Hines (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sam Nesmith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Schwieson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Shields (fresh) PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley loses the dribble to Sam Nesmith | 59-45 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines throws it down set up by Sam Nesmith | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 (0) | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 (0) | |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hines | 63-45 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Bill Schwieson picks off the pass by Dominic Costa | 63-45 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-45 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Hanley | 63-45 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randal McDavitt | 63-48 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Danny Moore (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Adam Wall (SF), Alan Segrest (PF) Robert Hines, Sam Nesmith, Bill Schwieson, Robert Goad | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Fred Haney (C) Henry Hanley, Charles Shields, Jack Smith | |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | Danny Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-48 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-48 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney misses the tip | 66-48 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Adam Wall | 66-48 |
| 05:07 | Vanderbilt | Adam Wall makes the jumper from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney is fouled on the floor by Shaun Foutch - foul #1 on Shaun Foutch, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson (C) Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses short on a floater near the basket | 68-48 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Kennedy | 68-48 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Haney | 68-50 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Haney | 68-50 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt blows the layup but he's hacked by Cleveland Johnson - foul #2 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines (PG), Sam Nesmith (SG), Robert Goad (PF), Willy Cox (C) Danny Moore, Cleveland Johnson, Adam Wall, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Christopher Kennedy, Fred Haney | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Nesmith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Schwieson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goad (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | John Jackson picks off the pass by Bill Schwieson | 68-51 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | John Jackson banks in the layup | 68-53 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ferguson (SF) Bill Schwieson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Shields (PF) Randal McDavitt | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley is called for 3 seconds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson (SF) John Ferguson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | Willy Cox makes the floater from the free throw line | 73-53 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad grabs the defensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 01:11 | Vanderbilt | Henry Hanley is called for the reach on Robert Hines - foul #3 on Henry Hanley, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| 01:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Hanley | 73-55 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hines | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Hanley | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | David Palmer steps in front of the Robert Hines pass | 76-58 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Hines swats the dunk try by Jack Smith | 76-58 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith runs out the clock | 76-58 |