| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Chris Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Nash (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chen Chiong (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Harding (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blair Guess (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Brimmer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Rios (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 19:42 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Gary Harding | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Alcorn State | Gary Harding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by John Bergantzel is blocked by William Battle | 35-33 |
| 19:13 | Alcorn State | Gary Harding pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:54 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Gary Harding is blocked by Hector Rios | 35-33 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios connects on the driving attempt from close range | 35-35 |
| 18:18 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Brimmer - foul #3 on Douglas Brimmer, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite (SF) Douglas Brimmer | |
| 18:18 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:18 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Bergantzel | 37-37 |
| 17:51 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer (PG) Kenneth Smithey | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Blair Guess | 37-40 |
| 17:07 | Alcorn State | Lee Nash misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer's pass is intercepted by Lee Nash | 37-40 |
| 16:36 | Alcorn State | Lee Nash is fouled on the floor by John Bergantzel - foul #2 on John Bergantzel, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Kitson (SG), James Wlazlowski (SF), Steve McKillips (PF), Dick Woodruff (C) Lee Nash, Chen Chiong, William Battle, Gary Harding | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (SG), Jerry McFadden (PF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Blair Guess, John Bergantzel, Hector Rios | |
| 16:29 | Alcorn State | Steve McKillips is fouled on the floor by Jerry McFadden - foul #1 on Jerry McFadden, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Justin Treiber (SG) Chris Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG) Jerry McFadden | |
| 16:12 | Alcorn State | Steve McKillips double dribbles | 37-40 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 15:57 | Alcorn State | Steve McKillips gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Jerry Kitson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Treiber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wlazlowski (fresh) PF - Steve McKillips (fresh) C - Dick Woodruff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jaromierz Zellmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 15:35 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Smithey swats the short shot by Steve McKillips | 37-40 |
| 15:34 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve McKillips | 37-40 |
| 15:10 | Alcorn State | Dick Woodruff is hacked by Randall Morrison - foul #2 on Randall Morrison, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chris Hall (PG), Chen Chiong (SF), Jody Landwehr (C) Justin Treiber, James Wlazlowski, Dick Woodruff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Thompson (SG), Douglas Brimmer (SF), John Bergantzel (PF), Hector Rios (C) Kenneth Smithey, Jaromierz Zellmer, Reuben Applewhite, Nathaniel Allen | |
| 15:02 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall is fouled on the floor by Douglas Brimmer - foul #4 on Douglas Brimmer, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | William Battle (PF) Steve McKillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden (SF) Douglas Brimmer | |
| 14:53 | Alcorn State | Hector Rios steals it from William Battle | 37-40 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel is fouled on the floor by Jody Landwehr - foul #4 on Jody Landwehr, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lee Nash (SG), Gary Harding (C) Jerry Kitson, Jody Landwehr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG) Kevin Thompson | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel is hacked by William Battle - foul #1 on William Battle, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Blair Guess and he's hacked by William Battle - foul #2 on William Battle, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:57 | Alcorn State | William Battle misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 13:55 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:44 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall makes the floater from the left wing set up by William Battle | 39-43 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess is fouled on the floor by Lee Nash - foul #3 on Lee Nash, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Steve McKillips (C) William Battle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Reuben Applewhite (SF) Randall Morrison, Jerry McFadden | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:17 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:08 | Alcorn State | Gary Harding makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Reuben Applewhite - foul #1 on Reuben Applewhite, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Kitson (SG) Lee Nash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen (C) Hector Rios | |
| 13:08 | Alcorn State | Gary Harding misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Allen | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Wlazlowski (SF), Dick Woodruff (C) Chen Chiong, Gary Harding | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer (SG), Jerry McFadden (PF) Blair Guess, John Bergantzel | |
| 12:32 | Alcorn State | Jerry Kitson loses the dribble to Jerry McFadden | 41-43 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Steve McKillips picks off the pass by Jerry McFadden | 41-43 |
| 11:55 | Alcorn State | James Wlazlowski buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dick Woodruff | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Chris Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Kitson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wlazlowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve McKillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dick Woodruff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jaromierz Zellmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lee Nash (SG), Chen Chiong (SF), William Battle (PF) Chris Hall, James Wlazlowski, Dick Woodruff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG), John Bergantzel (PF), Hector Rios (C) Kenneth Smithey, Jerry McFadden, Nathaniel Allen | |
| 11:16 | Alcorn State | William Battle makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Kitson | 45-43 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chris Hall (PG), Gary Harding (C) Jerry Kitson, Steve McKillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden (SF) Reuben Applewhite | |
| 10:38 | Alcorn State | Hector Rios steals the ball from Chris Hall | 45-43 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 10:18 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Chen Chiong | 45-43 |
| 09:53 | Alcorn State | Gary Harding can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 09:51 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Chen Chiong - foul #1 on Chen Chiong, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Kitson (SG) Lee Nash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Randall Morrison (SG), Reuben Applewhite (SF) Jaromierz Zellmer, Blair Guess, Jerry McFadden | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel makes the 3rd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | Alcorn State | Gary Harding is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Steve McKillips (C) Chen Chiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen (PF) John Bergantzel | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Kitson - foul #2 on Jerry Kitson, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Justin Treiber (SG), James Wlazlowski (SF), Dick Woodruff (C) Chris Hall, Gary Harding, William Battle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:43 | Alcorn State | James Wlazlowski gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:29 | Alcorn State | James Wlazlowski is hacked by Reuben Applewhite - foul #2 on Reuben Applewhite, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden (PF) Hector Rios | |
| 08:29 | Alcorn State | James Wlazlowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 07:54 | Alcorn State | Justin Treiber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Jerry Kitson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Treiber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wlazlowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve McKillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dick Woodruff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reuben Applewhite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-49 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen is fouled on the floor by Steve McKillips - foul #2 on Steve McKillips, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chris Hall (PG), Lee Nash (SG), Chen Chiong (SF), William Battle (PF), Jody Landwehr (C) Jerry Kitson, Justin Treiber, James Wlazlowski, Steve McKillips, Dick Woodruff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer (PG), Blair Guess (SG), Douglas Brimmer (SF), John Bergantzel (PF) Kenneth Smithey, Randall Morrison, Reuben Applewhite, Jerry McFadden | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:09 | Alcorn State | William Battle hits a floater from the left block | 49-51 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Jody Landwehr steals it from Blair Guess | 49-51 |
| 06:51 | Alcorn State | Jaromierz Zellmer is called for the reach on Chris Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jaromierz Zellmer, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hector Rios (C) Nathaniel Allen | |
| 06:51 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:51 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on William Battle - foul #3 on William Battle, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:05 | Alcorn State | Jody Landwehr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 06:03 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall misses the tip | 51-52 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jaromierz Zellmer | 51-54 |
| 05:32 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong makes the turnaround in the lane | 53-54 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Brimmer | 53-56 |
| 05:05 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel slams it home set up by Blair Guess | 53-58 |
| 04:31 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-58 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 53-60 |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | Chen Chiong comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios grabs the board | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Chris Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lee Nash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chen Chiong (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Battle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jody Landwehr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jaromierz Zellmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blair Guess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Brimmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Rios (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 03:45 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 03:25 | Alcorn State | Lee Nash hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chris Hall | 55-60 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Hector Rios | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall drills a jump hook from the right block | 57-63 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer's pass is intercepted by Chen Chiong | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Alcorn State | William Battle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 01:58 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Douglas Brimmer is denied by William Battle | 59-63 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios misses the tip | 59-63 |
| 01:46 | Alcorn State | Lee Nash snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:20 | Alcorn State | Jaromierz Zellmer is called for the reach on Chris Hall - foul #2 on Jaromierz Zellmer, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG) Jaromierz Zellmer | |
| 01:20 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:20 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Battle - foul #4 on William Battle, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:47 | Alcorn State | Jody Landwehr clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | William Battle blocks the short jumper by Hector Rios | 61-64 |
| 00:25 | Alcorn State | Lee Nash grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 00:12 | Alcorn State | Chris Hall drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jody Landwehr | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Lee Nash - foul #4 on Lee Nash, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | William Battle grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Douglas Brimmer steals the ball from Chen Chiong | 64-65 |