| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rory Baty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Champine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Benjamin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Bennett (fresh) SF - David Grady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marty Gerald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ruben McNeil | 39-21 |
| 19:28 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald hits a floater from the right block | 39-23 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | David Grady is called for the reach on Rory Baty in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Grady, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley hits a shot from the right block set up by Rory Baty | 41-23 |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | Ruben McNeil is called for the reach on Alex Bennett - foul #1 on Ruben McNeil, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo (PF), Paul Kerns (C) Marty Gerald, Christopher Gallagher | |
| 18:33 | Fairfield | Paul Kerns is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-23 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frank Taylor | 41-23 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Rory Baty | 43-23 |
| 18:06 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine pulls down the rebound | 43-23 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil is hacked by Alex Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Bennett, team foul #2 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), Joseph Henry (SG), Eric Lane (SF), David Scroggins (PF) Ruben McNeil, Rory Baty, Joseph Champine, Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski (SG), Walter Rita (SF) Alex Bennett, David Grady | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Baine | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Benjamin Harper | 45-25 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Drake (SF), Marty Gerald (PF), Christopher Gallagher (C) Benjamin Harper, Howard Saucedo, Paul Kerns | |
| 17:21 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Scroggins - foul #1 on David Scroggins, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| 17:21 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:21 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor blows the dunk | 45-27 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:43 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 45-27 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | William Baine hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Lane | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:21 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-27 |
| 16:20 | Fairfield | William Drake pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 16:09 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor hits a turnaround in the paint set up by William Baine | 50-30 |
| 15:46 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher's pass is intercepted by William Baine | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Baine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Henry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Lane (fairly fresh) PF - David Scroggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Frank Taylor (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Fyodor Nowakowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Walter Rita (fairly fresh) SF - William Drake (fairly fresh) PF - Marty Gerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | William Baine is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Rita - foul #1 on Walter Rita, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Rory Baty (SG), Joseph Champine (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Daniel Shen (C) William Baine, Joseph Henry, Eric Lane, David Scroggins, Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Benjamin Harper (PG), Alex Bennett (SG), David Grady (SF), Howard Saucedo (PF), Paul Kerns (C) Fyodor Nowakowski, Walter Rita, William Drake, Marty Gerald, Christopher Gallagher | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine connects on the 3 from the left wing | 53-30 |
| 15:25 | Fairfield | Benjamin Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-30 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Champine | 56-30 |
| 14:57 | Fairfield | Benjamin Harper is hacked by Rory Baty - foul #1 on Rory Baty, team foul #3 | 56-30 |
| 14:52 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Harper out of a doubleteam | 56-32 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Benjamin Harper - foul #1 on Benjamin Harper, team foul #4 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Lane (SF) Joseph Champine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marty Gerald (PF), Christopher Gallagher (C) Howard Saucedo, Paul Kerns | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the 1st free throw | 57-32 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-32 |
| 14:25 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald loses the ball out of bounds | 58-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin (C) Daniel Shen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 58-32 |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett snags the defensive board | 58-32 |
| 13:50 | Fairfield | David Grady hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 58-32 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Allen Staley | 58-32 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses the driving attempt in the lane | 58-32 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-32 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brent Lemelin | 61-32 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-32 |
| 13:03 | Fairfield | David Grady grabs the offensive rebound | 61-32 |
| 12:50 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher can't throw it down but he's fouled by Rory Baty - foul #2 on Rory Baty, team foul #4 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), Joseph Henry (SG), Joseph Champine (SF), David Scroggins (PF), Frank Taylor (C) Ruben McNeil, Rory Baty, Eric Lane, Allen Staley, Brent Lemelin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski (PG), Walter Rita (SG), William Drake (SF), Howard Saucedo (PF) Benjamin Harper, Alex Bennett, David Grady, Marty Gerald | |
| 12:50 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 61-32 |
| 12:50 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-33 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | William Baine is hacked by Walter Rita - foul #2 on Walter Rita, team foul #5 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Kerns (C) Christopher Gallagher | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 61-33 |
| 12:09 | Fairfield | William Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 61-33 |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Rita | 61-35 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is hacked by Walter Rita in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Rita, team foul #6 | 61-35 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | William Baine is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Champine | 63-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Baine (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Henry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Champine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Scroggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Fyodor Nowakowski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Walter Rita (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Drake (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Saucedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Kerns (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-35 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine gets the rebound | 63-35 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Henry and he's fouled by Paul Kerns - foul #2 on Paul Kerns, team foul #7 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Rory Baty (SG), Eric Lane (SF), Daniel Shen (PF) William Baine, Joseph Henry, Joseph Champine, David Scroggins | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Benjamin Harper (PG), Bernard Dick (SG), David Grady (SF), Marty Gerald (PF) Fyodor Nowakowski, Walter Rita, William Drake, Paul Kerns | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the free throw | 66-35 |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-35 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor grabs the board | 66-35 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-35 |
| 10:46 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald snags the defensive board | 66-35 |
| 10:37 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick is hacked by Frank Taylor - foul #2 on Frank Taylor, team foul #5 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin (C) Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Alex Bennett (SG) Bernard Dick | |
| 10:24 | Fairfield | Benjamin Harper is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-35 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil pulls down the rebound | 66-35 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-35 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin snags the offensive board | 66-35 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brent Lemelin, team foul #6 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), Joseph Henry (SF), Allen Staley (PF) Ruben McNeil, Eric Lane, Daniel Shen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski (SF), William Drake (PF), Paul Kerns (C) David Grady, Marty Gerald, Howard Saucedo | |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Benjamin Harper connects on the 3 from straight away | 66-38 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty misses the 3 from straight away | 66-38 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski gets the rebound | 66-38 |
| 08:50 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-38 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brent Lemelin | 66-38 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Baine | 69-38 |
| 08:05 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Harper | 69-41 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley lays it up and in and the foul's on William Drake - foul #2 on William Drake, team foul #8 | 71-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Eric Lane (SG), Joseph Champine (SF), Frank Taylor (C) William Baine, Rory Baty, Joseph Henry, Brent Lemelin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bernard Dick (SG), Walter Rita (SF), Marty Gerald (PF), Christopher Gallagher (C) Alex Bennett, Fyodor Nowakowski, William Drake, Paul Kerns | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses the free throw | 71-41 |
| 07:58 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald grabs the board | 71-41 |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-41 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Allen Staley | 71-41 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ruben McNeil | 73-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Lane (fresh) SF - Joseph Champine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allen Staley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Benjamin Harper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bernard Dick (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Walter Rita (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marty Gerald (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Fairfield | Walter Rita is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Walter Rita, team foul #9 | 73-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scroggins (PF) Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski (SF), Paul Kerns (PF), Howard Saucedo (C) Benjamin Harper, Marty Gerald, Christopher Gallagher | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-41 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins hits the follow up shot | 75-41 |
| 06:51 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo is called for traveling | 75-41 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor steps out of bounds on the sideline | 75-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rory Baty (SG), Daniel Shen (C) Joseph Champine, Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:30 | Fairfield | Walter Rita misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-41 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty grabs the defensive rebound | 75-41 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil is hacked by Walter Rita - foul #5 on Walter Rita, team foul #10 | 75-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (SG), Joseph Champine (SF) Rory Baty, Eric Lane | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Drake (SF) Walter Rita | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 76-41 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 77-41 |
| 05:55 | Fairfield | William Drake hits a shot from the left side | 77-43 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 77-43 |
| 05:31 | Fairfield | Paul Kerns snags the defensive board | 77-43 |
| 05:24 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo can't connect on a runner from close range | 77-43 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Baine | 77-43 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Shen | 80-43 |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses short on a jumper near the basket | 80-43 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski grabs the offensive board | 80-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:44 | Fairfield | Paul Kerns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Shen - foul #2 on Daniel Shen, team foul #7 | 80-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry (PG), Rory Baty (SG), Eric Lane (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Frank Taylor (C) Ruben McNeil, William Baine, Joseph Champine, David Scroggins, Daniel Shen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:44 | Fairfield | Paul Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 80-44 |
| 04:44 | Fairfield | Paul Kerns misses the 2nd free throw | 80-44 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor gets the rebound | 80-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Eric Lane is hacked by William Drake - foul #3 on William Drake, team foul #11 | 80-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Eric Lane makes the 1st free throw | 81-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Eric Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 82-44 |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | William Drake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Henry - foul #2 on Joseph Henry, team foul #8 | 82-44 |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | William Drake makes the 1st free throw | 82-45 |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | William Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 82-46 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Bernard Dick picks off the pass by Eric Lane in the backcourt | 82-46 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick hits the finger roll | 82-48 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on William Drake - foul #4 on William Drake, team foul #12 | 82-48 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 84-48 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley pulls down the rebound | 84-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Henry | 87-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Henry (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rory Baty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Fyodor Nowakowski (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Bernard Dick (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Drake (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Howard Saucedo (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Kerns (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 87-48 |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo tips it home | 87-50 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Henry | 89-50 |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick is hacked by Eric Lane - foul #2 on Eric Lane, team foul #9 | 89-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), Joseph Champine (SF), Brent Lemelin (PF) Joseph Henry, Eric Lane, Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 1st free throw | 89-51 |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 89-52 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Dick - foul #4 on Bernard Dick, team foul #13 | 89-52 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty makes the 1st free throw | 90-52 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty makes the 2nd free throw | 91-52 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Brent Lemelin - foul #3 on Brent Lemelin, team foul #10 | 91-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Daniel Shen (PF) Rory Baty, Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses the free throw | 91-54 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin pulls down the rebound | 91-54 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Bernard Dick is called for the reach on William Baine in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bernard Dick, team foul #14 | 91-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Alex Bennett (SG) Bernard Dick | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | William Baine misses the 1st free throw | 91-54 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | William Baine makes the 2nd free throw | 92-54 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | William Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 92-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rory Baty (SG), Allen Staley (PF), Frank Taylor (C) William Baine, Daniel Shen, Brent Lemelin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley's pass is intercepted by Fyodor Nowakowski | 92-54 |
| 01:25 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-54 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor pulls down the rebound | 92-54 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty's pass is intercepted by Fyodor Nowakowski in the backcourt | 92-54 |
| 01:16 | Fairfield | Ruben McNeil takes the ball from Paul Kerns | 92-54 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Champine | 95-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Fairfield | William Drake can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 95-54 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor snags the defensive board | 95-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Howard Saucedo is called for the reach on Rory Baty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Saucedo, team foul #15 | 95-54 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty makes the 1st free throw | 96-54 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty makes the 2nd free throw | 97-54 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 97-56 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Champine | 99-56 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rory Baty - foul #3 on Rory Baty, team foul #11 | 99-56 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 99-57 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Alex Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 99-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil runs out the clock | 99-58 |