| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alex Hittle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Predrag Mikowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) C - Daniel Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Willie Lejeune (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Armando Chavez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Morrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams loses the dribble to Alex Hittle | 28-37 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 18:44 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | William Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Ricci - foul #1 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones is denied on a layup by Lewis Morrow | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 18:01 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Lewis Morrow misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 28-37 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Grant - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Edwards (SG), Charles Rumley (SF), Clarence Gamble (PF) Predrag Mikowski, William Grant, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Matslmela Alhusseini (PG) Willie Lejeune | |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Armando Chavez | 28-37 |
| 16:09 | Southern Methodist | Lewis Morrow drills a runner from the left block set up by Matslmela Alhusseini | 28-39 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Gamble is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Alex Hittle | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alex Hittle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Edwards (fresh) SF - Charles Rumley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Matslmela Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Armando Chavez (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gilberto Ricci | 30-41 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Alex Hittle misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 14:57 | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:51 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams scores on a jump hook in the paint | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Gilberto Ricci takes the ball from Keith Edwards in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| 14:18 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-43 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Ray | 30-43 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Clarence Gamble misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Armando Chavez - foul #3 on Armando Chavez, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Grant (PG), Predrag Mikowski (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Willie Scroggins (PF) Alex Hittle, Keith Edwards, Charles Rumley, Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune (PG), David Jones (SG), Walter Peters (SF), Robert Bartz (C) Matslmela Alhusseini, Gilberto Ricci, Armando Chavez, Richard Williams | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Clarence Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Clarence Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:27 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones takes the ball from Lewis Morrow | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | David Jones gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | Robert Bartz misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Gamble - foul #3 on Clarence Gamble, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alex Hittle (PG) Clarence Gamble | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | Robert Bartz makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | Robert Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Grant | 34-45 |
| 12:18 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray (C) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci (SG), Armando Chavez (SF), Richard Williams (C) David Jones, Walter Peters, Robert Bartz | |
| 12:00 | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci is fouled on the floor by Willie Scroggins - foul #4 on Willie Scroggins, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Edwards (PG), Charles Rumley (SF), Donald Jones (PF) Alex Hittle, William Grant, Willie Scroggins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Matslmela Alhusseini (PG) Willie Lejeune | |
| 11:40 | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 11:38 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez snags the offensive board | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Edwards (fresh) SG - Predrag Mikowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Rumley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Ray (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Matslmela Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Ricci (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Armando Chavez (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Morrow (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Rumley | 37-45 |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Lewis Morrow is denied on a layup by Daniel Ray | 37-45 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Ray | 37-45 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Charles Rumley | 39-45 |
| 09:55 | Southern Methodist | Lewis Morrow makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Keith Edwards - foul #3 on Keith Edwards, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alex Hittle (PG), William Grant (SF) Keith Edwards, Charles Rumley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune (PG), David Jones (SG), Walter Peters (SF), Robert Bartz (C) Matslmela Alhusseini, Gilberto Ricci, Armando Chavez, Richard Williams | |
| 09:55 | Southern Methodist | Lewis Morrow makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Alex Hittle and he's hacked by Robert Bartz - foul #1 on Robert Bartz, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Bartz is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Daniel Ray, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Gamble (PF) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Robert Bartz connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-50 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Alex Hittle comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-50 |
| 07:30 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Bartz | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alex Hittle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Predrag Mikowski (tiring) 12 pts. SF - William Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Gamble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Ray (tired) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Willie Lejeune (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Morrow (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bartz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune buries a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Daniel Ray - foul #2 on Daniel Ray, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Edwards (PG), Charles Rumley (SG), Willie Scroggins (PF) Alex Hittle, Predrag Mikowski, Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci (SG), Armando Chavez (SF), Richard Williams (C) David Jones, Walter Peters, Robert Bartz | |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Willie Scroggins gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | William Grant blows the layup | 42-52 |
| 06:58 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:33 | Southern Methodist | William Grant picks off the pass by Lewis Morrow | 42-52 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Rumley misses the easy layup | 42-52 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Gamble | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Edwards buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Scroggins | 45-52 |
| 05:49 | Southern Methodist | Lewis Morrow's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Gamble | 45-52 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Willie Scroggins gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Clarence Gamble misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:04 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alex Hittle (PG), Predrag Mikowski (SG), Daniel Ray (C) Keith Edwards, Charles Rumley, Clarence Gamble | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Matslmela Alhusseini (PG), Walter Peters (SF), Robert Bartz (C) Willie Lejeune, Armando Chavez, Lewis Morrow | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Grant | 48-52 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams is hacked by Willie Scroggins - foul #5 on Willie Scroggins, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Rumley (SF), Donald Jones (PF) William Grant, Willie Scroggins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Jones (SG) Gilberto Ricci | |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Jones | 50-54 |
| 03:48 | Southern Methodist | Predrag Mikowski picks off the pass by Matslmela Alhusseini | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | David Jones is called for the reach on Alex Hittle in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Williams swats the layup by Daniel Ray | 50-54 |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | David Jones gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alex Hittle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Predrag Mikowski (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Charles Rumley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ray (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Matslmela Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Williams (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Bartz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Southern Methodist | David Jones banks in the layup | 50-56 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 02:40 | Southern Methodist | Walter Peters pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:14 | Southern Methodist | Richard Williams clanks a floater from the left side | 50-56 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alex Hittle | 50-56 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Edwards (SG), William Grant (SF), Clarence Gamble (C) Predrag Mikowski, Charles Rumley, Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci (SG), Armando Chavez (SF), Lewis Morrow (PF) David Jones, Walter Peters, Richard Williams | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | William Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski (SG), Daniel Ray (C) Keith Edwards, Clarence Gamble | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune (PG), Richard Williams (C) Matslmela Alhusseini, Robert Bartz | |
| 01:38 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Ray misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 01:17 | Southern Methodist | Gilberto Ricci grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | Southern Methodist | Predrag Mikowski blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Willie Lejeune | 50-56 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | William Grant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Hittle | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Ray denies the turnaround by Richard Williams | 52-56 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Ray | 52-56 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune is hacked by Alex Hittle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Hittle, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Willie Lejeune misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Predrag Mikowski pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-57 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | Predrag Mikowski is called for the reach on Armando Chavez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Predrag Mikowski, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | Armando Chavez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Alex Hittle misses long on a halfcourt shot | 55-59 |