| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bentley (fresh) SG - Kevin Barham (fresh) SF - Daniel Hennings (fresh) PF - Charles Melville (fresh) C - Larry Oyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Allan Swift (fresh) SG - Albert Bjorklund (fresh) SF - Shawn Lynn (fresh) PF - Donald Liggett (fresh) C - Joseph Sherman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Bentley misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Allan Swift - foul #1 on Allan Swift, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:18 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | James Bentley clanks a shot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Lynn | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Lynn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Allan Swift | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Lynn - foul #1 on Shawn Lynn, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom (PG), Hugh Forand (SG), Carlos Batchelor (SF) James Bentley, Kevin Barham, Daniel Hennings | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith (SG), Seth Clark (C) Albert Bjorklund, Joseph Sherman | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Seth Clark | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Northern Arizona | Hugh Forand is called for the reach on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Hugh Forand, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Edwards (PG), Karl Benner (C) Charles Melville, Larry Oyer | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney (C) Donald Liggett | |
| 16:36 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Seth Clark | 4-8 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Carney is called for the reach on Edward Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Carney, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong (PG), Albert Bjorklund (SG) Allan Swift, Shawn Lynn | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Edwards makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Karl Benner | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Forand (fresh) SF - Monte Grissom (fresh) PF - Carlos Batchelor (fresh) C - Karl Benner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Donald Truong (fresh) SG - Albert Bjorklund (fresh) SF - Roy Smith (fresh) PF - Seth Clark (fresh) C - Robert Carney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Truong | 7-10 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Hugh Forand makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Batchelor | 9-10 |
| 15:09 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-13 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:54 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Seth Clark | 9-13 |
| 14:31 | Northern Arizona | Albert Bjorklund blows the layup but the foul's on Hugh Forand - foul #2 on Hugh Forand, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bentley (PG), Kevin Barham (SG), Daniel Hennings (SF), Charles Melville (PF), Larry Oyer (C) Edward Edwards, Hugh Forand, Monte Grissom, Carlos Batchelor, Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Allan Swift (PG), Shawn Lynn (SF), Donald Liggett (PF), Joseph Sherman (C) Donald Truong, Roy Smith, Seth Clark, Robert Carney | |
| 14:31 | Northern Arizona | Albert Bjorklund misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:31 | Northern Arizona | Albert Bjorklund makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings misses badly on a runner in the lane | 9-14 |
| 14:11 | Northern Arizona | Allan Swift snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 13:54 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Lynn scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Bjorklund | 9-17 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham loses the dribble to Donald Liggett | 9-17 |
| 13:17 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman is fouled on the floor by Larry Oyer - foul #1 on Larry Oyer, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith (SG) Albert Bjorklund | |
| 13:04 | Northern Arizona | Donald Liggett comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 9-17 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Hennings | 11-17 |
| 12:34 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Lynn drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Allan Swift and he's hacked by Larry Oyer - foul #2 on Larry Oyer, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor (C) Larry Oyer | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 12:34 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Lynn misses the free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Barham | 13-19 |
| 12:15 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Hennings picks off the pass by Roy Smith | 13-19 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham is fouled on the floor by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom (SF) Daniel Hennings | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark (C) Joseph Sherman | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Barham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Grissom (fresh) PF - Charles Melville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Batchelor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Allan Swift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Liggett (fresh) C - Seth Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor connects on the floater from the right block set up by James Bentley | 15-19 |
| 11:26 | Northern Arizona | James Bentley steals the ball from Seth Clark | 15-19 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville blows the layup | 15-19 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | James Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Edwards (PG), Karl Benner (C) James Bentley, Kevin Barham | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong (PG), Albert Bjorklund (SG), William Barahona (SF), Robert Carney (C) Allan Swift, Roy Smith, Shawn Lynn, Donald Liggett | |
| 10:49 | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong clanks a floater from the left side | 15-19 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlos Batchelor | 15-19 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Bjorklund - foul #1 on Albert Bjorklund, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings (SF) Charles Melville | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman (C) William Barahona | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:06 | Northern Arizona | Karl Benner blocks the short jumper by Donald Truong | 17-19 |
| 10:04 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom lays it up and in | 19-21 |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 09:00 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:55 | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlos Batchelor | 19-21 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sherman swats the layup by Carlos Batchelor | 19-21 |
| 08:29 | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 08:22 | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bentley (PG), Kevin Barham (SG), Charles Melville (PF), Jeff Little (C) Edward Edwards, Monte Grissom, Carlos Batchelor, Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Allan Swift (PG), Roy Smith (SG), Shawn Lynn (SF), Donald Liggett (PF) Donald Truong, Albert Bjorklund, Robert Carney, Seth Clark | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Lynn - foul #2 on Shawn Lynn, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Barahona (SF) Shawn Lynn | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Barham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hennings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Melville (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Allan Swift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Barahona (fresh) PF - Donald Liggett (fresh) C - Joseph Sherman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 07:32 | Northern Arizona | William Barahona snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:18 | Northern Arizona | William Barahona is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom (SF) Daniel Hennings | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom is hacked by William Barahona - foul #1 on William Barahona, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Karl Benner (C) Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong (SG), Seth Clark (C) William Barahona, Joseph Sherman | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Liggett | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville is fouled on the floor by Seth Clark - foul #1 on Seth Clark, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor (C) Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Albert Bjorklund (SG) Donald Truong | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:13 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark's floater is knocked away by Carlos Batchelor | 22-23 |
| 06:11 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:54 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | James Bentley's pass is intercepted by Donald Liggett | 22-23 |
| 05:18 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark is hacked by Carlos Batchelor - foul #1 on Carlos Batchelor, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Edwards (PG), Terence Marshall (SG), Daniel Hennings (SF) James Bentley, Kevin Barham, Monte Grissom | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Barahona (SF), Robert Carney (C) Roy Smith, Seth Clark | |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Allan Swift and he's fouled by Carlos Batchelor - foul #2 on Carlos Batchelor, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Karl Benner (C) Carlos Batchelor | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong (PG) Allan Swift | |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Terence Marshall grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Terence Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 04:33 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 04:14 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney connects on the runner from the right block set up by William Barahona | 22-28 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Liggett - foul #1 on Donald Liggett, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bentley (PG), Kevin Barham (SG) Edward Edwards, Terence Marshall | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Allan Swift (PG), Seth Clark (PF), Joseph Sherman (C) Albert Bjorklund, William Barahona, Donald Liggett | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:46 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney is called for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor (PF), Larry Oyer (C) Charles Melville, Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith (SG), Shawn Lynn (SF) Donald Truong, Robert Carney | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Barham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hennings (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Batchelor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Oyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Allan Swift (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Seth Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Bentley is hacked by Allan Swift - foul #2 on Allan Swift, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:10 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Lynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 03:08 | Northern Arizona | Seth Clark hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | James Bentley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-30 |
| 02:46 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Shawn Lynn | 26-30 |
| 02:25 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Barham steps in front of the Shawn Lynn pass | 26-30 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 01:38 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 01:36 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Clark | 28-30 |
| 01:27 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Sherman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Allan Swift | 28-33 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings's pass is intercepted by Joseph Sherman | 28-33 |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Kevin Barham is called for the reach on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Barham, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Edwards (PG), Hugh Forand (SG), Monte Grissom (SF), Charles Melville (PF), Karl Benner (C) James Bentley, Kevin Barham, Daniel Hennings, Carlos Batchelor, Larry Oyer | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Truong (PG), Albert Bjorklund (SG), Donald Liggett (PF), Robert Carney (C) Allan Swift, Shawn Lynn, Seth Clark, Joseph Sherman | |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom is hacked by Roy Smith - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Barahona (SF) Roy Smith | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:12 | Northern Arizona | William Barahona misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Albert Bjorklund can't tip it in | 29-35 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville misses the lay-in | 29-35 |
| 00:01 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Robert Carney can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-35 |