| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) SG - Billy Weist (fresh) SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) PF - David Dayton (fresh) C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (fresh) SG - Patrick Hughes (fresh) SF - John Laguerre (fresh) PF - Thomas Elliott (fresh) C - Richard Wakeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Dayton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Theodore Olsen - foul #1 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist blows the layup | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is whistled for traveling | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | David Dayton can't tip it in | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Marmon | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Hughes - foul #1 on Patrick Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-3 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen gets the offensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Elliott is called for the reach on David Dayton - foul #1 on Thomas Elliott, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SG), Ernest Gadbois (SF), Darryl Debord (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Michael Geiger, Billy Weist, Theodore Olsen, David Dayton, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), David Emond (SG), Gerald Brown (SF), Nicholas Fuller (C) Joseph Marmon, Patrick Hughes, John Laguerre, Richard Wakeland | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson's floater is tipped away by Thomas Elliott | 1-3 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Maez steps in front of the Calvin Tanner pass | 1-3 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Maez | 3-3 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | David Emond is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller's floater is knocked away by Charles Wilkerson | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darryl Debord | 5-3 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | David Emond makes the floater from the right wing set up by Nicholas Fuller | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez blows the layup but he's hacked by Calvin Tanner - foul #1 on Calvin Tanner, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), David Dayton (PF) Ernest Gadbois, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG), Patrick Hughes (SG), John Laguerre (SF), John Genao (PF), Richard Wakeland (C) Calvin Tanner, David Emond, Gerald Brown, Thomas Elliott, Nicholas Fuller | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Tallent - foul #1 on John Tallent, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Patrick Hughes is called for the reach on Billy Weist - foul #2 on Patrick Hughes, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes (C) Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Emond (SG) Patrick Hughes | |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Maez | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | David Emond loses the dribble to Billy Weist in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Douglas Maez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Weist (tiring) 1 pts. SF - John Tallent (fairly fresh) PF - David Dayton (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Emond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Laguerre (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Genao (fresh) C - Richard Wakeland (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist blows the layup | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | Billy Weist knocks away the 3 by David Emond | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | David Dayton pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | John Genao gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland makes the wide open fadeaway from close range set up by John Laguerre | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Billy Weist, John Tallent, David Dayton, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), Gerald Brown (SG), Thomas Elliott (PF), Nicholas Fuller (C) Joseph Marmon, David Emond, John Genao, Richard Wakeland | |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Olsen - foul #2 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SF) Theodore Olsen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Darryl Debord - foul #1 on Darryl Debord, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is hacked by Nicholas Fuller - foul #1 on Nicholas Fuller, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) John Tallent, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Fuller is called for the reach on Jeff Hughes - foul #2 on Nicholas Fuller, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SF), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Emond (SG), Richard Wakeland (C) John Laguerre, Nicholas Fuller | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | David Dayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord loses the dribble to Richard Wakeland | 7-11 |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner is hacked by John Tallent in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Tallent, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) John Tallent, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG), John Laguerre (SF) Calvin Tanner, Gerald Brown | |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Darryl Debord is called for the reach on Thomas Elliott - foul #2 on Darryl Debord, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Dayton (PF) Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Marmon | 7-14 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses short on a jumper from the right block | 7-14 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Emond | 7-16 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF), Charles Wilkerson (PF) Billy Weist, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Genao (C) Richard Wakeland | |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), David Dayton (PF) Ernest Gadbois, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown (SG) David Emond | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Douglas Maez, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland (C) Thomas Elliott | |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-16 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | David Dayton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Laguerre - foul #1 on John Laguerre, team foul #7 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Ernest Gadbois, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), David Emond (SG), Thomas Elliott (PF) Joseph Marmon, John Laguerre, John Genao | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | David Emond misses short on a shot from the right side | 9-16 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Dayton | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) SG - Billy Weist (tired) 1 pts. SF - Douglas Maez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Dayton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Calvin Tanner (fresh) SG - David Emond (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Elliott (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wakeland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Charles Wilkerson - foul #1 on Charles Wilkerson, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes (C) Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 11:32 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland tips it in | 9-18 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is fouled on the floor by Calvin Tanner - foul #2 on Calvin Tanner, team foul #8 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF), Charles Wilkerson (PF) Michael Geiger, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG), John Laguerre (SF), John Genao (C) Calvin Tanner, Gerald Brown, Richard Wakeland | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | John Genao grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wilkerson picks off the pass by David Emond | 9-18 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is fouled on the floor by David Emond - foul #1 on David Emond, team foul #9 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), David Dayton (PF) Ernest Gadbois, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown (SG), Richard Wakeland (C) David Emond, Thomas Elliott | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-18 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:28 | Vanderbilt | John Genao grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | David Dayton drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Maez and he's hacked by John Genao - foul #1 on John Genao, team foul #10 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Douglas Maez, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott (PF) Richard Wakeland | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | Billy Weist is called for the reach on John Laguerre - foul #1 on Billy Weist, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes (C) Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Charles Wilkerson (C) Billy Weist, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre's pass is intercepted by Charles Wilkerson in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Laguerre - foul #2 on John Laguerre, team foul #11 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) Douglas Maez, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Emond (SG) John Laguerre | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:14 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist drills a shot from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Michael Geiger is called for the reach on David Emond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Geiger, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Ernest Gadbois, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland (C) John Genao | |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | David Emond makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | David Emond misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez hits a jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Elliott | 19-25 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | David Dayton snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | David Dayton is whistled for a carry | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Genao (PF) Thomas Elliott | |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Wakeland | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Douglas Maez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Weist (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) PF - David Dayton (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Emond (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Brown (tiring) PF - John Genao (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Wakeland (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown is hacked by Theodore Olsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Ernest Gadbois (SF) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland banks in the layup | 19-31 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 19-31 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the tip | 19-31 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-31 |
| 06:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Richard Wakeland | 19-31 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | David Emond is hacked by Billy Weist - foul #2 on Billy Weist, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), John Tallent (SF), Charles Wilkerson (PF) Billy Weist, Ernest Gadbois, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), John Laguerre (SF), Thomas Elliott (PF), Nicholas Fuller (C) Joseph Marmon, Gerald Brown, John Genao, Richard Wakeland | |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | David Emond makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | David Emond makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes scores on a floater from the left side set up by Douglas Maez | 21-33 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller double dribbles | 21-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), David Dayton (PF) Michael Geiger, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes (SG) David Emond | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | David Dayton scores on a jumper from the left side | 23-33 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-33 |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 05:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott misses the easy layup | 23-33 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 05:01 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-33 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Hughes | 23-33 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Charles Wilkerson (C) Douglas Maez, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Genao (PF) Thomas Elliott | |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes's layup is rejected by Charles Wilkerson | 23-33 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | David Dayton gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Billy Weist is denied by John Genao | 23-33 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | David Dayton tips it in | 25-33 |
| 04:26 | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side set up by Patrick Hughes | 25-35 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 27-35 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | John Tallent is called for the reach on John Laguerre in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Tallent, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Ernest Gadbois (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Billy Weist, John Tallent, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Darryl Debord (PF) Ernest Gadbois, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG) Calvin Tanner | |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Geiger - foul #2 on Michael Geiger, team foul #13 | 27-37 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (very tired) SG - Billy Weist (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Maez (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Darryl Debord (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Hughes (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laguerre (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Genao (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Fuller (tiring) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Darryl Debord swats the short shot by John Laguerre | 29-39 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Marmon | 29-42 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF), David Dayton (PF) Michael Geiger, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott (PF), Richard Wakeland (C) John Genao, Nicholas Fuller | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | David Dayton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wakeland | 31-44 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is called for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Ernest Gadbois | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), Gerald Brown (SF) Joseph Marmon, John Laguerre | |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is fouled on the floor by Thomas Elliott - foul #2 on Thomas Elliott, team foul #12 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Douglas Maez, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller (C) Richard Wakeland | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 02:03 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott is denied on a layup by Charles Wilkerson | 32-44 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord knocks in the turnaround from close range | 34-44 |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Calvin Tanner | 34-44 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Geiger - foul #3 on Michael Geiger, team foul #14 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Ernest Gadbois (SF), David Dayton (PF) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG), John Laguerre (SF), John Genao (PF), Richard Wakeland (C) Calvin Tanner, Gerald Brown, Thomas Elliott, Nicholas Fuller | |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Wakeland blocks the short jumper by Billy Weist | 34-46 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Weist | 34-46 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Ernest Gadbois, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland loses the dribble to Douglas Maez in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord connects on the floater from close range | 36-46 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Marmon, team foul #13 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller (C) Richard Wakeland | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes hits the finger roll | 38-46 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-46 |