| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ollie Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Yang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bevan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Paul Yang inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Kevin Lewis makes the shot in the paint set up by Ollie Baker | 34-38 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| 19:14 | UMass | The short jumper by Kevin Lewis is denied by Thomas Cunningham | 34-38 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Paul Yang hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Thomas Cunningham is called for the reach on Paul Yang - foul #2 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide hits the finger roll set up by Ollie Baker and the foul's on Thomas Cunningham - foul #3 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Karl Benner (PF) Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:19 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham's layup is rejected by Floyd Bevan | 36-43 |
| 18:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Yang | 36-43 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Kevin Lewis drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Odissan Arrambide | 36-45 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | John McCallum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 17:33 | UMass | Floyd Bevan grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Paul Yang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 17:23 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Odissan Arrambide | 36-45 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Kevin Lewis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-45 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Ollie Baker gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Kevin Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Karl Benner - foul #2 on Karl Benner, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (PG), James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Cornelius Kerr (C) John McCallum, Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), Steve Satterfield (SF), Morgan Strub (C) Ollie Baker, Odissan Arrambide, Paul Yang, Floyd Bevan | |
| 16:52 | UMass | Kevin Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Kevin Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Chamberlain (PF) Kevin Lewis | |
| 16:10 | UMass | Steve Satterfield buries a shot from the right side set up by Anthony Liberty and the foul's on Karl Benner - foul #3 on Karl Benner, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (C) Karl Benner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:10 | UMass | Steve Satterfield misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:10 | UMass | John Chamberlain snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Steve Satterfield misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-48 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlton Braxton (fresh) PF - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Chamberlain (fresh) C - Morgan Strub (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Lavigne, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Jeff Little (C) Robert Ferrill, Cornelius Kerr, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yang (SF), George Hagans (C) Steve Satterfield, Morgan Strub | |
| 15:37 | UMass | George Hagans is hacked by Jeff Little - foul #1 on Jeff Little, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | UMass | Odissan Arrambide (SG) Anthony Liberty | |
| 15:19 | UMass | Paul Yang is denied on a layup by Jeff Little | 36-48 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Odissan Arrambide takes the ball from Jeff Little | 36-48 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Paul Yang's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Cunningham | 36-48 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Chamberlain | 36-51 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little snags the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 13:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Hagans | 36-51 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Chris Thomas | 36-53 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | John Chamberlain is called for the reach on Thomas Cunningham - foul #1 on John Chamberlain, team foul #1 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), Robert Graham (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Karl Benner (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) Alfred Yablonsky, James Lavigne, Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), Steve Satterfield (SF), Kevin Lewis (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Chris Thomas, Odissan Arrambide, Paul Yang, John Chamberlain, George Hagans | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-53 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Steve Satterfield gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Steve Satterfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Karl Benner, team foul #7 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (C) Karl Benner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlton Braxton (fresh) PF - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ollie Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bevan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Kevin Lewis lays it up and in set up by Anthony Liberty and the foul's on Robert Graham - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #8 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Little (C) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | George Hagans (C) Floyd Bevan | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Kevin Lewis misses the free throw | 36-55 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Ollie Baker gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Kevin Lewis buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ollie Baker | 36-57 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | George Hagans swats the shot by Robert Graham | 36-57 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Kevin Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Steve Satterfield misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-57 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Kevin Lewis misses the tip | 36-57 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | John McCallum grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | John McCallum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Thomas Cunningham (PF) John McCallum, Carlton Braxton, Cornelius Kerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Odissan Arrambide (SG), Paul Yang (SF) Anthony Liberty, Steve Satterfield | |
| 10:08 | UMass | Paul Yang loses the ball out of bounds | 36-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG) Ollie Baker | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham loses the dribble to Paul Yang | 36-57 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Paul Yang throws it down | 36-59 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Odissan Arrambide - foul #1 on Odissan Arrambide, team foul #2 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Paul Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lavigne (SG), Cornelius Kerr (C) Robert Graham, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | John Chamberlain blocks the short jumper by Cornelius Kerr | 38-59 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips tips it home | 40-59 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Floyd Bevan is hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #3 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #9 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG), Kevin Lewis (PF) Chris Thomas, John Chamberlain | |
| 08:25 | UMass | Floyd Bevan makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Floyd Bevan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-60 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Thomas Cunningham is called for the reach on Ollie Baker - foul #4 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #10 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Little (C) Cornelius Kerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Liberty (SG), George Hagans (C) Odissan Arrambide, Floyd Bevan | |
| 07:52 | UMass | Ollie Baker makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Ollie Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 07:37 | UMass | George Hagans pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ollie Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - George Hagans (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | UMass | Jeff Little denies the turnaround by Anthony Liberty | 40-62 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Manuel Phillips | 40-62 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 06:56 | UMass | George Hagans grabs the board | 40-62 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Anthony Liberty drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ollie Baker | 40-65 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-65 |
| 06:15 | UMass | George Hagans grabs the board | 40-65 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Paul Yang misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #4 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #11 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Karl Benner (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) James Lavigne, Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Ollie Baker, Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| 05:56 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner can't finish the layup | 40-67 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Floyd Bevan pulls down the rebound | 40-67 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Paul Yang misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-67 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Chris Thomas snags the offensive board | 40-67 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Chris Thomas is fouled on the floor by Cornelius Kerr - foul #2 on Cornelius Kerr, team foul #12 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lavigne (SG) John McCallum | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SF) Paul Yang | |
| 04:51 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-69 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-69 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton snags the offensive board | 40-69 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Karl Benner | 42-69 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Anthony Liberty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr snags the defensive board | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlton Braxton | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | UMass | Anthony Liberty buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steve Satterfield | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lavigne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlton Braxton (fairly fresh) PF - Karl Benner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Liberty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Chamberlain (fresh) C - Floyd Bevan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Cornelius Kerr and the foul's on Anthony Liberty - foul #1 on Anthony Liberty, team foul #3 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), Kenneth Jackson (C) Robert Ferrill, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | UMass | Morgan Strub (C) Floyd Bevan | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner misses the free throw | 46-72 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Steve Satterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Anthony Liberty misses the shot from the right wing | 46-72 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Karl Benner | 46-72 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne connects on the shot from the left side | 48-72 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Anthony Liberty misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 48-72 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr gets the rebound | 48-72 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne is hacked by Anthony Liberty - foul #2 on Anthony Liberty, team foul #4 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (SF) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Floyd Bevan (C) Morgan Strub | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Lavigne and he's fouled by Steve Satterfield - foul #2 on Steve Satterfield, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton misses the free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Chamberlain | 50-72 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Chris Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by John McCallum - foul #1 on John McCallum, team foul #13 | 50-72 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Chris Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton loses the dribble to Steve Satterfield | 50-73 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Anthony Liberty banks in the layup set up by Steve Satterfield | 50-75 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-75 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Steve Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 00:47 | UMass | John McCallum is called for the reach on Chris Thomas - foul #2 on John McCallum, team foul #14 | 50-75 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Chris Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John McCallum and the foul's on Chris Thomas - foul #2 on Chris Thomas, team foul #6 | 52-77 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne makes the free throw | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Anthony Liberty misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Lavigne - foul #3 on James Lavigne, team foul #15 | 53-77 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Anthony Liberty makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Anthony Liberty makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr buries a jumper from the right block | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Chris Thomas runs out the clock | 55-79 |