| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) SG - Paul Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) SG - Roy Severino (fresh) SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) C - Thomas Richards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin's pass is intercepted by Roy Severino | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski loses the dribble to Larry Rosin | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin is hacked by Thomas Richards - foul #1 on Thomas Richards, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Vitagliano | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lonnie Vath | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler can't connect on a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Richards | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark drills a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Taylor - foul #1 on Alan Taylor, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David McVay (PF), Alan Reid (C) Kenneth Vitagliano, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SG), John Moore (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Lonnie Vath, Roy Severino, Alan Taylor, Ivan Smolinski, Thomas Richards | |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McVay (fresh) C - Alan Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) SG - Shing Hong (fresh) SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) C - Amado Lombardi (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong double dribbles | 9-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG) Larry Rosin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Daniel Franklin | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | David McVay is called for the reach on Shing Hong - foul #1 on David McVay, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler, David McVay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 12-6 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dikembe Sow | 15-6 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-6 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Paul Sullivan steals the ball from Kenneth Vitagliano | 15-6 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | John Moore gets the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Alan Reid denies the turnaround by Paul Sullivan | 15-6 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Rosin is called for the reach on Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Larry Rosin, team foul #2 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), Paul Clark (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF), David McVay (PF), William Thomson (C) Larry Rosin, Dennis Johnson, Alan Reid, Kenneth Vitagliano, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Roy Severino (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Ivan Smolinski (PF), Thomas Richards (C) Daniel Franklin, Shing Hong, John Moore, Paul Sullivan, Amado Lombardi | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Alan Taylor - foul #2 on Alan Taylor, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SF) Alan Taylor | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Neil Brown (fresh) SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McVay (fresh) C - William Thomson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) C - Thomas Richards (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Vanderbilt | Ivan Smolinski steals the ball from Paul Clark | 15-6 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Clark - foul #1 on Paul Clark, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG) Neil Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | David McVay gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | David McVay throws it down and he's fouled by Ivan Smolinski - foul #1 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG) Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | David McVay misses the free throw | 17-7 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards loses the dribble to Larry Rosin | 17-7 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | David McVay scores on a shot in the paint set up by Richard Crumpler and he's hacked by Ivan Smolinski - foul #2 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) William Thomson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PF) Ivan Smolinski | |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | David McVay makes the free throw | 20-7 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses badly on a runner from the right block | 20-7 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards snags the offensive board | 20-7 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Richards, team foul #6 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow (C) David McVay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Thomas Richards | |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano lays it in | 22-7 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-9 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler drills a shot from the right side | 24-9 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | John Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-9 |
| 08:46 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano gets the rebound | 24-9 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-9 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 24-9 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino is whistled for traveling | 24-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SG), Alan Reid (SF), David McVay (C) Larry Rosin, Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SF) Lonnie Vath, John Moore | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano lays it in set up by Alan Reid and he's fouled by Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #7 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (C) Amado Lombardi | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses the free throw | 26-9 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-9 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-9 |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | David McVay grabs the board | 26-9 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) SF - Alan Reid (fresh) PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David McVay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) PF - Paul Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Sais (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson and he's fouled by Roy Severino - foul #1 on Roy Severino, team foul #8 | 28-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF) Dennis Johnson, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn misses the free throw | 28-9 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais snags the defensive board | 28-9 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-9 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | David McVay pulls down the rebound | 28-9 |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler throws it down on a nice dish by Alan Reid | 30-9 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Franklin and he's fouled by Paul Clark - foul #2 on Paul Clark, team foul #4 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Dikembe Sow (C) Zachary Blackburn, Paul Clark, Alan Reid | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (PF) Paul Sullivan | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the free throw | 30-11 |
| 06:21 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow pulls down the rebound | 30-11 |
| 06:07 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Larry Rosin | 32-11 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin loses the dribble to Richard Crumpler | 32-11 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson is hacked by Gregory Sais - foul #1 on Gregory Sais, team foul #9 | 32-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid (SF), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) Richard Crumpler, David McVay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), John Moore (SF) Roy Severino, Shing Hong | |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-11 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-11 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-11 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-11 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 37-11 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-11 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano grabs the defensive rebound | 37-11 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-11 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | John Moore snags the defensive board | 37-11 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lonnie Vath | 37-13 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano can't throw it down | 37-13 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid tips it in | 39-13 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF), David McVay (C) Larry Rosin, Alan Reid, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Ivan Smolinski (PF), Thomas Richards (C) Lonnie Vath, John Moore, Amado Lombardi, Gregory Sais | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 39-13 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-13 |
| 03:48 | Vanderbilt | David McVay snags the defensive board | 39-13 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark is hacked by Shing Hong - foul #1 on Shing Hong, team foul #10 | 39-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Thomson (C) Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PG) Daniel Franklin | |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-13 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-13 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | David McVay gets the offensive rebound | 39-13 |
| 03:03 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Crumpler | 42-13 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David McVay (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Thomson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shing Hong (fresh) SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) C - Thomas Richards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-13 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski hits the follow up shot | 42-15 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | David McVay comes up short on the floater near the basket | 42-15 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | David McVay grabs the offensive rebound | 42-15 |
| 02:13 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-15 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-15 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor is hacked by Richard Crumpler - foul #1 on Richard Crumpler, team foul #6 | 42-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Dennis Johnson, David McVay, William Thomson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Roy Severino (SG) Paul Sullivan, Shing Hong | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-15 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino grabs the offensive rebound | 42-15 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-15 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin gets the rebound | 42-15 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Ivan Smolinski steals it from Richard Crumpler | 42-15 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Larry Rosin - foul #2 on Larry Rosin, team foul #7 | 42-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF) Alan Taylor, Ivan Smolinski | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards makes the free throw | 42-18 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 44-18 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-18 |