| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rory Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Champine (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kyle Dortch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wilkerson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alden Bulkley (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Lujan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-18 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley can't finish the layup | 28-18 |
| 19:11 | Lehigh | John Lujan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 18:56 | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch loses the ball out of bounds | 28-18 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Champine and he's fouled by Kyle Dortch - foul #3 on Kyle Dortch, team foul #1 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs (PG) Kyle Dortch | |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:21 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-18 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | John Wilkerson steals the ball from Allen Staley | 31-18 |
| 17:46 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley loses the dribble to Allen Staley | 31-18 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 31-18 |
| 17:17 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to John Lujan | 31-18 |
| 16:53 | Lehigh | John Lujan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 31-18 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Champine | 31-18 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-18 |
| 16:34 | Lehigh | Edward Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 16:18 | Lehigh | Edward Johnson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norman Hobbs and he's hacked by Rory Baty - foul #1 on Rory Baty, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), Joseph Henry (SG), David Scroggins (PF) Ruben McNeil, Rory Baty, Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 16:18 | Lehigh | Edward Johnson makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-21 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins misses the tip | 31-21 |
| 15:58 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Edward Johnson | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Baine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Champine (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - David Scroggins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Norman Hobbs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alden Bulkley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lujan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Champine - foul #1 on Joseph Champine, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch (PG) Norman Hobbs | |
| 15:46 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 15:46 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Frank Taylor is denied by Edward Johnson | 31-22 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine gets the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Henry | 34-22 |
| 14:46 | Lehigh | John Wilkerson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 14:44 | Lehigh | John Lujan snags the offensive board | 34-22 |
| 14:26 | Lehigh | John Lujan jams it on a nice dish by Alden Bulkley | 34-24 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | William Baine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 14:03 | Lehigh | John Wilkerson gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 13:48 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-24 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor's floater is tipped away by John Lujan | 34-24 |
| 13:26 | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 13:21 | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Johnson | 34-27 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor buries a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on John Lujan - foul #2 on John Lujan, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Rory Baty (SG), Eric Lane (SF), Allen Staley (PF) William Baine, Joseph Henry, Joseph Champine, David Scroggins | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 12:40 | Lehigh | The jump hook by Edward Johnson is blocked by Frank Taylor | 37-27 |
| 12:39 | Lehigh | Edward Johnson tips it home | 37-29 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #2 on Edward Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen (C) Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Milton Wylie (SF), Paul Wydra (PF) Alden Bulkley, Edward Johnson | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:02 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Lujan out of a doubleteam | 39-31 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Paul Wydra is called for the reach on Daniel Shen - foul #1 on Paul Wydra, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine (SF) Eric Lane | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs (SG) John Wilkerson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rory Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Champine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Shen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kyle Dortch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norman Hobbs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Milton Wylie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lujan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen tips it home | 41-31 |
| 10:55 | Lehigh | Daniel Shen steps in front of the Milton Wylie pass | 41-31 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 10:47 | Lehigh | John Lujan gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:43 | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-31 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Shen | 41-31 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Champine | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:27 | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 10:26 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra gets the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 10:21 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra double dribbles | 44-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry (SF), Frank Taylor (C) Joseph Champine, Daniel Shen | |
| Subs | Lehigh | John Wilkerson (SG), Alden Bulkley (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), James Smith (C) Norman Hobbs, Milton Wylie, Paul Wydra, John Lujan | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty is fouled on the floor by John Wilkerson - foul #3 on John Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), David Scroggins (PF) Ruben McNeil, Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty loses the ball out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Lane (SF) Rory Baty | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 09:27 | Lehigh | Kyle Dortch is fouled on the floor by William Baine - foul #3 on William Baine, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| 09:04 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 44-31 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Eric Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Kyle Dortch steps in front of the Eric Lane pass | 44-31 |
| 08:32 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley can't throw it down | 44-31 |
| 08:30 | Lehigh | Edward Johnson tips it home | 44-33 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | William Baine makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Scroggins | 47-33 |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Edward Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Taylor, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Rory Baty (SG), Joseph Champine (SF), Allen Staley (PF) William Baine, Joseph Henry, Eric Lane, Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs (SG), Milton Wylie (SF), Paul Wydra (PF), John Lujan (C) John Wilkerson, Alden Bulkley, Edward Johnson, James Smith | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rory Baty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Champine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Scroggins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kyle Dortch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Norman Hobbs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Milton Wylie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lujan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Lehigh | David Scroggins denies the turnaround by John Lujan | 47-35 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Milton Wylie - foul #1 on Milton Wylie, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen (C) David Scroggins | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:35 | Lehigh | Milton Wylie's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Staley | 49-35 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Wydra - foul #2 on Paul Wydra, team foul #7 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | John Wilkerson (SG) Kyle Dortch | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 05:57 | Lehigh | Milton Wylie misses the easy open layup | 50-35 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty double dribbles | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor (C) Daniel Shen | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) Milton Wylie, Paul Wydra | |
| 05:26 | Lehigh | Rory Baty is called for the reach on John Wilkerson - foul #2 on Rory Baty, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| 05:15 | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 05:13 | Lehigh | John Lujan gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 05:00 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Staley | 50-35 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Staley | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Lehigh | John Lujan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 53-35 |
| 04:36 | Lehigh | Alden Bulkley hits the follow up shot | 53-37 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | John Lujan blocks the short jumper by Frank Taylor | 53-37 |
| 04:19 | Lehigh | John Lujan snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 04:02 | Lehigh | John Lujan misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 53-37 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Taylor | 55-37 |
| 03:20 | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs buries a shot from the left wing | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rory Baty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Champine (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Allen Staley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Taylor (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Norman Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wilkerson (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alden Bulkley (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lujan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Lujan - foul #3 on John Lujan, team foul #8 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (PG), Joseph Henry (SG), Eric Lane (SF), David Scroggins (PF) Ruben McNeil, Rory Baty, Joseph Champine, Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Milton Wylie (SG), Arthur Hayes (SF), Paul Wydra (PF), James Smith (C) John Wilkerson, Alden Bulkley, Edward Johnson, John Lujan | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 02:48 | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 57-39 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | William Baine pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses the shot from the baseline | 57-39 |
| 02:05 | Lehigh | Milton Wylie grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 01:57 | Lehigh | Arthur Hayes slams it home on a great pass from Paul Wydra and he's hacked by Eric Lane - foul #2 on Eric Lane, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Rory Baty (SG), Joseph Champine (SF), Allen Staley (PF) William Baine, Joseph Henry, Eric Lane, David Scroggins | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 01:57 | Lehigh | Arthur Hayes makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 01:36 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 01:32 | Lehigh | Milton Wylie drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Norman Hobbs | 57-45 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley's floater is knocked away by James Smith | 57-45 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley blows the layup | 57-45 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Lehigh | Norman Hobbs connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Rory Baty | 61-48 |
| 00:08 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Allen Staley - foul #1 on Allen Staley, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| 00:08 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:08 | Lehigh | Paul Wydra misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil runs out the clock | 61-49 |