| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) PF - John Macdonald (fresh) C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) SG - Keith Ware (fresh) SF - Thomas George (fresh) PF - Robert Patton (fresh) C - Brent McCleave (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Robert Patton grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Robert Patton blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Brent McCleave blocks the short jumper by Lewis Burkley | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Thomas George snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Robert Patton banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Brent McCleave | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Patton steals the ball from Lewis Burkley | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Keith Ware makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Patton | 0-5 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Patton swats the short shot by Lewis Burkley | 0-5 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas George | 0-7 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is fouled in the backcourt by Brent McCleave - foul #1 on Brent McCleave, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SG), Craig Updegraff (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Calvin Reny (C) Oscar Nowak, Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Daniel Orange | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Keith Ware is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) SF - Craig Updegraff (fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fresh) C - Calvin Reny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) SG - Keith Ware (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas George (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent McCleave (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Thomas George is hacked by Craig Updegraff - foul #1 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Oscar Nowak (SG), John Macdonald (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Willie Mendenhall, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Michael Wade (C) Keith Ware, Thomas George, Robert Patton, Brent McCleave | |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #1 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SF) Craig Updegraff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-10 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Wade - foul #1 on Michael Wade, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) David Stahl | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Daniel Huff snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's hacked by John Macdonald - foul #1 on John Macdonald, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Adam Knox (C) James Whitney, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas George (SF) Daniel Huff | |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Whittington is called for the reach on Oscar Nowak - foul #1 on Joseph Whittington, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 4-11 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Thomas George grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Thomas George blows the layup but he's hacked by Willie Mendenhall - foul #1 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SF) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Robert Patton (PF), Daniel Huff (C) Daniel Orange, Joseph Whittington, Michael Wade | |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brent McCleave (C) Daniel Huff | |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas George | 4-14 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is hacked by David Stahl - foul #1 on David Stahl, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) Oscar Nowak, John Macdonald | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Ware (SG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-14 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Lewis Burkley takes the ball from Robert Patton | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith is hacked by David Stahl in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Stahl, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Forrest Sommer (SF) Willie Mendenhall, Craig Updegraff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), John Honeycutt (SF), Joseph Whittington (PF), Daniel Huff (C) David Stahl, Thomas George, Robert Patton, Brent McCleave | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington grabs the board | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Ware (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Joseph Whittington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Huff (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange is hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), John Macdonald (PF), Calvin Reny (C) Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Wade (C) John Honeycutt | |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Keith Ware works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington tips it home | 7-16 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Orange - foul #1 on Daniel Orange, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Craig Updegraff (SF) James Whitney, Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Thomas George (SF), Robert Patton (PF), Brent McCleave (C) Keith Ware, Joseph Whittington, Daniel Huff, Michael Wade | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny misses the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Oscar Nowak steps in front of the Lorenzo Valenzuela pass | 8-16 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Lorenzo Valenzuela steals the ball from Craig Updegraff | 8-16 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the dunk | 8-16 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela snags the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Willie Mendenhall is called for the reach on Daniel Orange - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Forrest Sommer (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Willie Mendenhall, Craig Updegraff, John Macdonald, Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave grabs the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Thomas George dunks the ball on a nice dish by Daniel Orange and the foul's on James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #8 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SG) Oscar Nowak | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Ware (SG), Michael Wade (C) Daniel Orange, Brent McCleave | |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | James Whitney loses the dribble to Lorenzo Valenzuela in the backcourt | 8-19 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the easy layup | 8-19 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 8-19 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox banks in the layup | 10-19 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Keith Ware misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 10-19 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Robert Patton misses the tip | 10-19 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Robert Patton pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Thomas George comes up short on the shot in the paint | 10-19 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley knocks in the floater from the left side | 12-19 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Robert Patton hits the finger roll and the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (PG), Oscar Nowak (SG), Calvin Reny (SF), John Macdonald (PF) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Forrest Sommer, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Joseph Whittington (SF), Brent McCleave (C) Lorenzo Valenzuela, Thomas George, Michael Wade | |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Robert Patton makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak is fouled in the backcourt by Brent McCleave - foul #2 on Brent McCleave, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Honeycutt (SF), Daniel Huff (C) Robert Patton, Brent McCleave | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Keith Ware shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Oscar Nowak - foul #1 on Oscar Nowak, team foul #10 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Keith Ware makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Keith Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) SF - Craig Updegraff (fresh) PF - John Macdonald (fresh) C - Calvin Reny (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Ware (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Joseph Whittington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Huff (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny blows the layup | 12-24 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Keith Ware misses the layup against the doubleteam | 12-24 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Huff | 12-24 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Keith Ware hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny blows the layup | 12-24 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joseph Whittington | 12-24 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington is hacked by John Macdonald - foul #2 on John Macdonald, team foul #11 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Craig Updegraff, John Macdonald, Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Patton (PF), Michael Wade (C) John Honeycutt, Daniel Huff | |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley double dribbles | 12-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (PG), Thomas George (SF) Daniel Orange, Joseph Whittington | |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Adam Knox picks off the pass by Lorenzo Valenzuela | 12-26 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | James Whitney loses the dribble to Lorenzo Valenzuela in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Robert Patton's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Burkley | 12-26 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas George | 12-26 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Keith Ware evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-26 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley pulls down the rebound | 12-26 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | James Whitney's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Valenzuela in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Keith Ware banks in the layup set up by Lorenzo Valenzuela | 12-28 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Wade picks off the pass by James Whitney | 12-28 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Keith Ware splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-28 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the board | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (tiring) SG - Oscar Nowak (fairly fresh) SF - Forrest Sommer (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Keith Ware (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Patton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-28 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Thomas George grabs the board | 12-28 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Robert Patton makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 12-30 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Patton - foul #1 on Robert Patton, team foul #8 | 12-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), John Macdonald (PF), Calvin Reny (C) James Whitney, Oscar Nowak, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), David Stahl (SG), Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Brent McCleave (C) Lorenzo Valenzuela, Keith Ware, Thomas George, Robert Patton, Michael Wade | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 1st free throw | 12-30 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | David Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SF) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is fouled on the floor by Daniel Orange - foul #2 on Daniel Orange, team foul #9 | 13-30 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Daniel Huff gets the rebound | 13-30 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Orange | 13-32 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-32 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff hits the follow up shot | 15-32 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Willie Mendenhall is called for the reach on Daniel Orange in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #12 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SF) Willie Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas George (SF) Daniel Huff | |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-33 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 15-33 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 15-33 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald travels with the ball | 15-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Huff (PF), John Honeycutt (C) Joseph Whittington, Brent McCleave | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Orange | 15-35 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 15-35 |