| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Weist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) PF - David Dayton (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Moree (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Rector (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Billy Weist is blocked by Luther Rector | 37-26 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes tips it in | 39-26 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Ridinger | 39-28 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Luther Rector - foul #1 on Luther Rector, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), John Tallent (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Billy Weist, Theodore Olsen, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Ernest Vila (PF) James Ridinger, Julio Esquivel | |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Jay Moree grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | David Dayton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Howland | 40-28 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 40-28 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Luther Rector gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert is denied on a layup by David Dayton | 40-28 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Geiger - foul #1 on Michael Geiger, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, John Tallent, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (SG), Julio Esquivel (PF) Benton Egbert, Jay Moree, Luther Rector | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-29 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Billy Weist, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Dayton (PF) Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) John Orlinsky | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Jay Moree throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | David Dayton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Ridinger and he's hacked by Jeff Hughes - foul #1 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SF), Darryl Debord (PF) Theodore Olsen, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SG) Jay Moree | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | John Tallent's floater is knocked away by Joseph Howland | 40-32 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ernest Vila, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG), Luther Rector (SF) Ernest Vila, Joseph Howland | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tallent (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Billy Weist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) PF - David Dayton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Debord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jay Moree (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Rector (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Orlinsky (fresh) 1 ast. C - Julio Esquivel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Jay Moree is called for the reach on John Tallent - foul #2 on Jay Moree, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Jeff Hughes (C) Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ernest Vila (PF) John Orlinsky | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist blows the wide open layup | 40-32 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Tallent snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Luther Rector can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 40-32 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jay Moree - foul #3 on Jay Moree, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Michael Geiger, John Tallent, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), John Orlinsky (SG), Joseph Howland (C) James Ridinger, Jay Moree, Julio Esquivel | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Benton Egbert | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | David Dayton is hacked by Ernest Vila - foul #4 on Ernest Vila, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) Billy Weist, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Jay Moree (SG), Julio Esquivel (PF) Benton Egbert, John Orlinsky, Ernest Vila | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen is fouled on the floor by Luther Rector - foul #2 on Luther Rector, team foul #6 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SF) Luther Rector | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Geiger and he's fouled by Joseph Howland - foul #2 on Joseph Howland, team foul #7 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) Douglas Maez, John Tallent | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF) John Orlinsky | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Luther Rector connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jay Moree | 44-36 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-36 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Olsen | 44-36 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Theodore Olsen and the foul's on Julio Esquivel - foul #2 on Julio Esquivel, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SF), David Dayton (PF) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), John Orlinsky (SG) James Ridinger, Jay Moree | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Billy Weist, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Jay Moree (SG) Benton Egbert, Luther Rector | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | James Ridinger is called for the reach on Douglas Maez - foul #2 on James Ridinger, team foul #9 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Theodore Olsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF) Julio Esquivel | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Luther Rector is hacked by John Tallent in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Tallent, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel (PF) Luther Rector | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Julio Esquivel | 49-38 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is hacked by John Orlinsky - foul #1 on John Orlinsky, team foul #10 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF) Douglas Maez, John Tallent | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Luther Rector (SF) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | David Dayton snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Weist (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Dayton (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Darryl Debord (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Benton Egbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Moree (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luther Rector (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (tired) 4 reb. C - Joseph Howland (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-38 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Rector | 51-40 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Howland is called for the reach on Darryl Debord - foul #3 on Joseph Howland, team foul #11 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (PF) Benton Egbert, Julio Esquivel | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luther Rector | 52-43 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Howland | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jay Moree hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Weist - foul #4 on Billy Weist, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), David Dayton (PF) Billy Weist, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel (C) Joseph Howland | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jay Moree makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jay Moree makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 52-45 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen tips it in | 54-45 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on James Ridinger | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Billy Weist (SG), Darryl Debord (C) Douglas Maez, John Tallent, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Howland (C) John Orlinsky | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | David Dayton slams it home set up by Michael Geiger | 56-45 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SG) Jay Moree | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is hacked by Theodore Olsen - foul #2 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) John Orlinsky | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jay Moree | 56-47 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Billy Weist | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | James Ridinger misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Debord - foul #1 on Darryl Debord, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, John Tallent, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SF) Luther Rector | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | James Ridinger misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Geiger | 60-48 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jay Moree | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Weist (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dayton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Moree (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Orlinsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julio Esquivel (tired) 4 reb. C - Joseph Howland (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Orlinsky | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jeff Hughes is called for the reach on Joseph Howland - foul #2 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), John Tallent (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Billy Weist, Theodore Olsen, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Luther Rector (SF), Ernest Vila (PF) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky, Julio Esquivel | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez misses the driving attempt in the paint | 60-51 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Luther Rector clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Michael Geiger steps in front of the Benton Egbert pass in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez dunks the ball set up by Michael Geiger | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Joseph Howland is blocked by David Dayton | 62-51 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Maez | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila throws it down | 65-53 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Howland steals it from David Dayton | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is hacked by John Tallent - foul #3 on John Tallent, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, John Tallent, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (PF), Julio Esquivel (C) Benton Egbert, Luther Rector, Joseph Howland | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jay Moree makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jay Moree makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | David Dayton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez gets the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is whistled for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (PG), Darryl Debord (PF) Douglas Maez, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF) Jay Moree | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | James Ridinger is called for the reach on John Tallent - foul #3 on James Ridinger, team foul #12 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Dayton (PF) Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | John Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | John Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses short on a shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tallent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Billy Weist (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dayton (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Orlinsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Rector (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Vila (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Julio Esquivel (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Tallent | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | John Tallent grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is hacked by Julio Esquivel - foul #3 on Julio Esquivel, team foul #13 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Darryl Debord (PF) John Tallent, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG), Joseph Howland (C) John Orlinsky, Luther Rector | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Howland is called for the reach on Douglas Maez - foul #4 on Joseph Howland, team foul #14 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Dayton (PF) Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Jay Moree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Darryl Debord (C) Douglas Maez, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | David Dayton clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-55 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord can't tip it in | 71-55 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger loses the dribble to James Ridinger in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | James Ridinger throws it down | 71-57 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist loses the dribble to Ernest Vila in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Jay Moree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SG) Jay Moree | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Luther Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-57 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | David Dayton snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Dayton | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Joseph Howland is denied by David Dayton | 73-57 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Ernest Vila steals the ball from Theodore Olsen in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Luther Rector comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Billy Weist - foul #5 on Billy Weist, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Billy Weist | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) Ernest Vila | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is hacked by Jay Moree in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Moree, team foul #15 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SF) Theodore Olsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-61 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | John Tallent pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is fouled in the backcourt by James Ridinger - foul #4 on James Ridinger, team foul #16 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF) John Tallent | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Hughes - foul #3 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Dayton | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | David Dayton comes up short on the shot from the left block | 76-61 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Howland | 76-61 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is called for traveling in the backcourt | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger runs out the clock | 76-61 |