| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hayes (fresh) SG - Steven Allen (fresh) SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) PF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) C - James Masson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) C - James Hawn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | James Masson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor is denied on a layup by James Hawn | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | James Hawn grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes is hacked by Andrew Worley - foul #1 on Andrew Worley, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes is hacked by Jason Gillis - foul #1 on Jason Gillis, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Taylor | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | James Masson takes the ball from James Hawn | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:35 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:08 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic drills a jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 16:37 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Masson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Barry Pedraza (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Booker Towe (PF), Calvin Stanley (C) Steven Allen, Joseph Taylor, Johnny Taylor, James Masson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski (SF) Jason Gillis | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses long on a shot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Pedraza (fresh) SF - Robert Foster (fresh) PF - Booker Towe (fresh) C - Calvin Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hawn (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Booker Towe - foul #1 on Booker Towe, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:27 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Foster is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Foster, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin (PF) Andrew Worley | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bojan Radosavljevic | 5-8 |
| 14:47 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic's pass is intercepted by Calvin Stanley | 5-8 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley drills a shot from the right block set up by Kenneth Hayes | 7-8 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | James Hawn clanks a turnaround in the lane | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Foster pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:47 | Loyola Chicago | Barry Pedraza misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | James Hawn pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Barry Pedraza - foul #1 on Barry Pedraza, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Foye (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Johnny Taylor (PF), James Masson (C) Kenneth Hayes, Barry Pedraza, Robert Foster, Booker Towe, Calvin Stanley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Jason Gillis (SF), Andrew Worley (PF) Van Fierro, Ivan Smolinski, James Hawn | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:14 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Worley blocks the jumper by Steven Allen | 7-9 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Worley | 7-12 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Chicago | Jim Llamas steals the ball from William Foye in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 12:35 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:18 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Worley swats the layup by Johnny Taylor | 7-12 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic lays it in set up by Jason Gillis and the foul's on Joseph Taylor - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes (PG) William Foye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Morgan Doane (C) Jim Llamas, Donald Goodwin | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:50 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes's pass is intercepted by Morgan Doane | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) PF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Masson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Worley | 7-18 |
| 11:16 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 7-18 |
| 11:15 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor misses the tip | 7-18 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro loses the dribble to Kenneth Hayes in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| 11:10 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes can't finish the layup | 7-18 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane is hacked by James Masson - foul #1 on James Masson, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Barry Pedraza (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Booker Towe (PF), Calvin Stanley (C) Steven Allen, Joseph Taylor, Johnny Taylor, James Masson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), James Hawn (C) Bojan Radosavljevic, Jason Gillis, Andrew Worley, Morgan Doane | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Barry Pedraza steals the ball from Van Fierro | 7-18 |
| 10:06 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Barry Pedraza | 10-18 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski tips it back up and in | 10-20 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Pedraza | 13-20 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin buries a runner near the basket set up by Jim Llamas | 13-22 |
| 09:00 | Loyola Chicago | Barry Pedraza misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | James Hawn gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | James Hawn tips it in | 13-24 |
| 08:33 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe's layup is rejected by James Hawn | 13-24 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | James Hawn pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Barry Pedraza steals the ball from Ivan Smolinski | 13-24 |
| 08:10 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Pedraza | 15-24 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Llamas | 15-27 |
| 07:48 | Loyola Chicago | Barry Pedraza loses the ball out of bounds | 15-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Foye (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Johnny Taylor (PF), James Masson (C) Kenneth Hayes, Barry Pedraza, Robert Foster, Booker Towe, Calvin Stanley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Van Fierro, Ivan Smolinski, Donald Goodwin, James Hawn | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Foye (fresh) SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) PF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Masson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Cunningham and he's hacked by Johnny Taylor - foul #1 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #6 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Florez (SG) Jim Llamas | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 07:19 | Loyola Chicago | William Foye misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-30 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Johnny Taylor steps in front of the Jason Gillis pass | 15-30 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | James Masson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), James Hawn (C) Robert Cunningham, Steve Florez, Morgan Doane | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-30 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Gillis | 15-30 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-30 |
| 06:07 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:01 | Loyola Chicago | Andrew Worley denies the turnaround by Joseph Taylor | 15-30 |
| 06:00 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor grabs the offensive board | 15-30 |
| 05:50 | Loyola Chicago | William Foye misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 15-30 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Jason Gillis is denied by James Masson | 15-30 |
| 05:30 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 05:17 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Taylor is called for traveling | 15-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes (PG), Barry Pedraza (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Booker Towe (C) William Foye, Steven Allen, Joseph Taylor, James Masson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Jason Gillis, Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Goodwin and the foul's on Kenneth Hayes - foul #1 on Kenneth Hayes, team foul #7 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley (C) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG) Bojan Radosavljevic | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro makes the free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Foster | 17-33 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Van Fierro | 17-36 |
| 03:58 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-36 |
| 03:56 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Hayes | 17-36 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley loses the dribble to Jim Llamas | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Pedraza (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Foster (fresh) PF - Booker Towe (fresh) C - Calvin Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin misses the lay-in | 17-36 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin tips it back up and in | 17-38 |
| 03:15 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Foster's floater is tipped away by Donald Goodwin | 17-38 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin gets the rebound | 17-38 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jim Llamas | 17-40 |
| 02:40 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Hayes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Foster | 20-40 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin knocks in the floater from close range set up by Jim Llamas and the foul's on Booker Towe - foul #2 on Booker Towe, team foul #8 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steven Allen (SG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Johnny Taylor (PF), James Masson (C) Barry Pedraza, Robert Foster, Booker Towe, Calvin Stanley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), James Hawn (C) Van Fierro, Ivan Smolinski, Morgan Doane | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin misses the free throw | 20-42 |
| 02:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Masson pulls down the rebound | 20-42 |
| 02:03 | Loyola Chicago | James Masson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-42 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis gets the rebound | 20-42 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin is whistled for traveling | 20-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (PG), Andrew Worley (PF) Jim Llamas, Donald Goodwin | |
| 01:24 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-42 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Gillis | 20-42 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic lays it in | 20-44 |
| 00:44 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Allen is hacked by Robert Cunningham - foul #1 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #3 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Foye (PG) Kenneth Hayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Steve Florez (SF) Robert Cunningham, Jason Gillis | |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | James Masson's floater is tipped away by James Hawn | 20-44 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro grabs the board | 20-44 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 20-44 |
| 00:23 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Allen gets the rebound | 20-44 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor scores on a turnaround in the lane | 22-44 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-44 |