| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Marro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 15 pts. C - Allen Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hugh Tanguay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Rembert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker inbounds the ball | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Walker | 53-41 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Michael Wright is called for the reach on Russell Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Wright, team foul #1 | 53-41 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | John Shaw misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 53-41 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert hits a floater from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | John Shaw lays it in on a great pass from Earl Marro | 55-43 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert's pass is intercepted by John Shaw in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi (SG), Doug Farmer (SF), William Walter (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Earl Marro, Tom Walker, John Shaw, Allen Riddle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Dennis Robertson (PF), Howard Pritchett (C) Andrew Gardner, Hugh Tanguay, Benjamin Rembert, John Biggs | |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | William Walter is called for the reach on Russell Smith - foul #1 on William Walter, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG) Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (SG) Russell Smith | |
| 17:57 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson misses the dunk attempt | 55-43 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wright (PG), Allen Riddle (C) Grant Pritchett, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Biggs (C) Howard Pritchett | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Shaw (PF) William Walter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG) John Sullivan | |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Earl Marro (SG), Damon Richards (SF) Okpara Abdi, Doug Farmer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner (SG), Benjamin Rembert (PF) David Smith, Dennis Robertson | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle double dribbles | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tom Walker (SF) Damon Richards | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Rembert | 55-45 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Allen Riddle takes the ball from Russell Smith | 55-45 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Earl Marro and he's fouled by Andrew Gardner - foul #3 on Andrew Gardner, team foul #1 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG), Okpara Abdi (SG), William Walter (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Michael Wright, Earl Marro, John Shaw, Allen Riddle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (PG), John Sullivan (SG), Hugh Tanguay (SF), Dennis Robertson (PF), Howard Pritchett (C) Russell Smith, Andrew Gardner, Hal Vanbrunt, Benjamin Rembert, John Biggs | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker misses the free throw | 57-45 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Grant Pritchett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abdi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Tanguay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Pritchett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett makes the fadeaway in the lane | 57-47 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay is fouled on the floor by Okpara Abdi - foul #2 on Okpara Abdi, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer (SF), John Shaw (PF), Allen Riddle (C) Tom Walker, William Walter, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett misses the easy layup | 57-47 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Farmer | 60-47 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 60-47 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Okpara Abdi | 62-47 |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | David Smith connects on the floater from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-49 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | John Shaw tips it in | 64-49 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Grant Pritchett steals the ball from David Smith in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grant Pritchett | 66-49 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Okpara Abdi steals it from David Smith in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Shaw | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-49 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | John Shaw is whistled for a carry | 69-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wright (PG), Earl Marro (SG), Damon Richards (SF), William Walter (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Grant Pritchett, Okpara Abdi, Doug Farmer, John Shaw, Allen Riddle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG), Andrew Gardner (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Benjamin Rembert (PF), John Biggs (C) David Smith, John Sullivan, Hugh Tanguay, Dennis Robertson, Howard Pritchett | |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-49 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards hits a fadeaway in the paint | 71-49 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-49 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs snags the offensive board | 71-49 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 71-52 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Russell Smith - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #2 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tom Walker (SF), Allen Riddle (C) Damon Richards, William Walter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer tips it in | 75-52 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner is hacked by Tom Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Walker, team foul #4 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Shaw (PF) Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Marro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Riddle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hal Vanbrunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Rembert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Marro | 78-55 |
| 11:13 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 78-55 |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert tips it in | 78-57 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | John Shaw misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 78-57 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert grabs the board | 78-57 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wright - foul #3 on Michael Wright, team foul #5 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer (SG), Damon Richards (SF), William Walter (PF) Earl Marro, Tom Walker, John Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits (PG), Igor Gadzinski (SG), Hugh Tanguay (SF), Howard Pritchett (PF) Russell Smith, Andrew Gardner, Hal Vanbrunt, Benjamin Rembert | |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 78-57 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer pulls down the rebound | 78-57 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses badly on a shot from the left block | 78-57 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hugh Tanguay | 78-57 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs travels with the ball | 78-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi (SG), John Shaw (PF) Damon Richards, Allen Riddle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (PG) Bruce Suits | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | John Biggs is called for the reach on William Walter - foul #1 on John Biggs, team foul #3 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG) Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert (PF) John Biggs | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Igor Gadzinski steps in front of the Okpara Abdi pass | 78-57 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Farmer - foul #1 on Doug Farmer, team foul #6 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle (C) William Walter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson (C) Howard Pritchett | |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski is hacked by Allen Riddle - foul #4 on Allen Riddle, team foul #7 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damon Richards (SF) Doug Farmer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (PG) Hugh Tanguay | |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski misses the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle snags the defensive board | 78-57 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | John Shaw misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #4 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wright (PG), Earl Marro (SG), Tony Fischer (C) Grant Pritchett, Okpara Abdi, Allen Riddle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits (PG), Hugh Tanguay (SF) Igor Gadzinski, John Sullivan | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | John Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | John Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael Wright steals it from Hugh Tanguay | 80-57 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-57 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-57 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer lays it in on a great pass from Michael Wright | 82-57 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Michael Wright picks off the pass by Dennis Robertson | 82-57 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Shaw | 84-57 |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert is hacked by Tony Fischer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Fischer, team foul #8 | 84-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG), Okpara Abdi (SG), Tom Walker (SF), William Walter (PF), Allen Riddle (C) Michael Wright, Earl Marro, Damon Richards, John Shaw, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG), Andrew Gardner (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Howard Pritchett (C) Bruce Suits, David Smith, Hugh Tanguay, Dennis Robertson | |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 84-59 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Grant Pritchett | 86-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Grant Pritchett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Okpara Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Walter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Riddle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hal Vanbrunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Rembert (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Pritchett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Okpara Abdi - foul #3 on Okpara Abdi, team foul #9 | 86-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Biggs (C) Benjamin Rembert | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 86-60 |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Allen Riddle | 89-61 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 89-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wright (PG), Doug Farmer (SG) Grant Pritchett, Okpara Abdi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (SG) Andrew Gardner | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer is hacked by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #5 | 89-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Earl Marro (SG) Tom Walker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson (PF) Howard Pritchett | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle lays it in set up by William Walter and he's hacked by John Biggs - foul #2 on John Biggs, team foul #6 | 91-61 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle misses the free throw | 91-61 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs snags the defensive board | 91-61 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Earl Marro - foul #2 on Earl Marro, team foul #10 | 91-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi (SG), John Shaw (PF) Earl Marro, William Walter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski (SG), Hugh Tanguay (SF) Russell Smith, Hal Vanbrunt | |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 91-61 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 91-62 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 91-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert (PF) Dennis Robertson | |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on John Shaw - foul #1 on John Shaw, team foul #11 | 91-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG) Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner (SG) Igor Gadzinski | |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 91-63 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 91-64 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | John Shaw lays it in on a nice dish by Grant Pritchett | 93-64 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Okpara Abdi - foul #4 on Okpara Abdi, team foul #12 | 93-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damon Richards (SF) Doug Farmer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett (PF) Benjamin Rembert | |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 93-64 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 93-64 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle snags the defensive board | 93-64 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett is hacked by John Sullivan - foul #3 on John Sullivan, team foul #7 | 93-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tom Walker (SF) Damon Richards | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (PG) John Sullivan | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett misses the 1st free throw | 93-64 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett pulls down the rebound | 93-64 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Grant Pritchett picks off the pass by Andrew Gardner in the backcourt | 93-64 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett lays it in | 95-64 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wright (PG), Earl Marro (SG) Grant Pritchett, Okpara Abdi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Dennis Robertson (C) Andrew Gardner, Hugh Tanguay, John Biggs | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro is fouled on the floor by Igor Gadzinski - foul #2 on Igor Gadzinski, team foul #8 | 95-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer (PF) John Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro makes the 1st free throw | 96-64 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro makes the 2nd free throw | 97-64 |
| 05:15 | Western Kentucky | David Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 97-64 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Riddle | 99-64 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | David Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 99-64 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson tips it home | 99-66 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Wright and he's hacked by Howard Pritchett - foul #1 on Howard Pritchett, team foul #9 | 101-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer (SF), William Walter (PF) Tom Walker, Allen Riddle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits (PG) David Smith | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro makes the free throw | 102-66 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 102-66 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer pulls down the rebound | 102-66 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright misses short on a 3 from straight away | 102-66 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett gets the rebound | 102-66 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Igor Gadzinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 102-66 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright pulls down the rebound | 102-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | William Walter's pass is intercepted by Hal Vanbrunt | 102-66 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Doug Farmer takes the ball from Igor Gadzinski | 102-66 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro slams it home set up by Doug Farmer | 104-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Earl Marro (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Doug Farmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Walter (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Fischer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bruce Suits (fresh) SG - Igor Gadzinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hal Vanbrunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Robertson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Pritchett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Earl Marro steals the ball from Bruce Suits in the backcourt | 104-66 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Marro | 107-66 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Walter - foul #2 on William Walter, team foul #13 | 107-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG), Okpara Abdi (SG), Tom Walker (SF), John Shaw (PF), Allen Riddle (C) Michael Wright, Earl Marro, Doug Farmer, William Walter, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG), John Sullivan (SF) Igor Gadzinski, Hal Vanbrunt | |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits makes the 1st free throw | 107-67 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Suits misses the 2nd free throw | 107-67 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 107-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Allen Riddle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 107-67 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 107-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | David Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 107-67 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson misses the tip | 107-67 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Shaw | 107-67 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Howard Pritchett is called for the reach on Tom Walker - foul #2 on Howard Pritchett, team foul #10 | 107-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt (SF) Bruce Suits | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker makes the 1st free throw | 108-67 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Tom Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 109-67 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan double dribbles in the backcourt | 109-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damon Richards (SF) Tom Walker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | John Shaw can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 109-67 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards tips it back up and in | 111-67 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan loses the dribble to Grant Pritchett | 111-67 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 111-67 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson grabs the board | 111-67 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 111-67 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abdi pulls down the rebound | 111-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Shaw misses the easy layup | 111-67 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt snags the defensive board | 111-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 111-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wright (PG), Earl Marro (SG), Tom Walker (SF) Grant Pritchett, Okpara Abdi, Damon Richards | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Earl Marro is called for a charge - foul #3 on Earl Marro, team foul #14 | 111-67 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | David Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Wright - foul #4 on Michael Wright, team foul #15 | 111-67 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 111-67 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 111-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wright runs out the clock | 111-68 |