| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Yamaguchi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Prusinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Moreno | 35-35 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | John Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bojan Radosavljevic - foul #2 on Bojan Radosavljevic, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | John Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi is fouled on the floor by Bojan Radosavljevic - foul #3 on Bojan Radosavljevic, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (SG) Bojan Radosavljevic | |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Rafael Moreno | 39-35 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Marko Prusinski | 41-35 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Yamaguchi - foul #3 on David Yamaguchi, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Duncan Davis (PG), Robert Long (SG), Chad Hill (PF) Rafael Moreno, David Yamaguchi, Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Cunningham | 43-40 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Robert Long snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Robert Cunningham is called for the reach on Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), James Machen (C) Robert Long, Marko Prusinski, Chad Hill, Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Florez (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Ivan Smolinski (C) Jim Llamas, John Moore, Andrew Worley, Morgan Doane | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | James Machen travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi (SG) Duncan Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG) Robert Cunningham | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Yamaguchi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) C - James Machen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Florez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Florez | 43-40 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | James Machen is called for the reach on Steve Florez - foul #1 on James Machen, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG) Steve Florez | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | James Machen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Goodwin - foul #2 on Donald Goodwin, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski (SF), Chad Hill (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SF) Alan Taylor | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Jim Llamas | 44-42 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jim Llamas - foul #2 on Jim Llamas, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Duncan Davis (PG) Rafael Moreno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Donald Goodwin, Ivan Smolinski | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Duncan Davis misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic tips it home | 45-44 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Duncan Davis | 47-44 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Andrew Worley is denied by Chad Hill | 47-44 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Duncan Davis gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Bojan Radosavljevic steals the ball from Duncan Davis | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Duncan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Yamaguchi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marko Prusinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Hill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Julio Gonzales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | John Moore grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski can't finish the layup | 49-46 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Chad Hill snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Duncan Davis is hacked by Jim Llamas - foul #3 on Jim Llamas, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Robert Long (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), James Machen (C) Duncan Davis, David Yamaguchi, Marko Prusinski, Chad Hill, Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (PG), Steve Florez (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Ivan Smolinski (C) Jim Llamas, Bojan Radosavljevic, John Moore, Andrew Worley, Morgan Doane | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Alan Taylor takes the ball from Gerald Gardner | 49-46 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Robert Cunningham steals the ball from Gerald Gardner | 49-46 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Steve Florez lays it in on a great pass from Robert Cunningham | 49-48 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | James Machen misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ivan Smolinski - foul #2 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin misses the dunk | 51-48 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Robert Long grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | James Machen connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Robert Long and he's fouled by Ivan Smolinski - foul #3 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Duncan Davis (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | James Machen snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Steve Florez steals the ball from Gerald Gardner | 54-48 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski loses the dribble to Rafael Moreno | 54-48 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Steve Florez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi (SG), Marko Prusinski (SF), Chad Hill (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Rafael Moreno, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), John Moore (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Robert Cunningham, Steve Florez, Alan Taylor, Donald Goodwin, Ivan Smolinski | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Chad Hill is hacked by Andrew Worley - foul #1 on Andrew Worley, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Chad Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Chad Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Duncan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Yamaguchi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marko Prusinski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Marko Prusinski steps in front of the Morgan Doane pass | 56-48 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Chad Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG) Duncan Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | John Moore snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | John Moore drills a jumper from close range set up by Jim Llamas | 56-50 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | John Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Gerald Gardner (PF) Robert Long, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses the easy layup | 56-50 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Gardner | 58-52 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Moore | 58-54 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jim Llamas - foul #4 on Jim Llamas, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Duncan Davis (SG), James Machen (C) David Yamaguchi, Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (PG), Steve Florez (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Ivan Smolinski (C) Jim Llamas, Bojan Radosavljevic, John Moore, Andrew Worley, Morgan Doane | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duncan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marko Prusinski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Florez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | James Machen denies the turnaround by Steve Florez | 60-54 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski tips it in | 60-56 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Duncan Davis's layup is rejected by Donald Goodwin | 60-56 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin can't tip it in | 60-56 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Duncan Davis grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi (SG), Julio Gonzales (C) Duncan Davis, James Machen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), John Moore (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Robert Cunningham, Steve Florez, Alan Taylor, Donald Goodwin, Ivan Smolinski | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales clanks a jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Worley | 60-59 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rafael Moreno | 62-59 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski banks in the layup | 64-59 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic is hacked by Marko Prusinski - foul #2 on Marko Prusinski, team foul #3 | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Morgan Doane | 64-59 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Llamas - foul #5 on Jim Llamas, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (PG) Jim Llamas | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bojan Radosavljevic | 66-62 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cunningham - foul #2 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #12 | 66-62 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gerald Gardner | 67-62 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner is hacked by Bojan Radosavljevic in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bojan Radosavljevic, team foul #13 | 67-62 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Morgan Doane | 68-62 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham scores on a 3 from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Robert Cunningham is called for the reach on Rafael Moreno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #14 | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses long on a fullcourt shot | 70-65 |