| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Mark Walker inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Winston Little slams it home set up by Scott Pierce | 32-27 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 35-27 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses badly on a shot from close range | 35-29 |
| 18:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 35-29 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Pete Chandler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Graham | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Cunningham | 38-29 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Winston Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-29 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Little | 38-29 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Walker steps in front of the Thomas Cunningham pass | 38-29 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Winston Little misses the dunk attempt | 38-29 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips double dribbles | 38-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Snyder (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 17:09 | Samford | Winston Little misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG) Pete Chandler | |
| 17:09 | Samford | Winston Little misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | John McCallum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lavigne (SG), Karl Benner (PF) Robert Graham, Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Sink (PF) Winston Little | |
| 16:37 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Mark Walker is blocked by Jeff Little | 38-30 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Shawn Sink picks off the pass by Manuel Phillips | 38-30 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Shawn Sink's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Little | 38-30 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Lavigne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karl Benner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John McCallum misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little misses the tip | 38-30 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Shawn Sink snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Duane Holloman drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Joshua Snyder | 38-32 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Shawn Sink is called for the reach on James Lavigne - foul #2 on Shawn Sink, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Graham (SG), Thomas Cunningham (PF) John McCallum, Manuel Phillips, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis, Mark Walker, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the runner from the left block set up by James Lavigne | 40-32 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Joshua Snyder buries a floater in the paint set up by Pete Chandler | 40-34 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Winston Little grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Joshua Snyder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Pete Chandler tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham clanks a turnaround from close range | 40-34 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Winston Little pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Joshua Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Winston Little snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Joshua Snyder is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cunningham - foul #1 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (SF), Jeff Little (C) James Lavigne, Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (SF) Joshua Snyder | |
| 13:20 | Samford | Williams Lewis is hacked by Carlton Braxton - foul #1 on Carlton Braxton, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Walker (SF) Winston Little | |
| 13:10 | Samford | Scott Pierce buries a runner in the lane set up by Pete Chandler | 40-36 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Graham | 42-36 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-36 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Little | 42-36 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carlton Braxton | 44-36 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock blows the layup | 44-36 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lloyd Murdock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the jumper in the lane set up by Pete Chandler | 46-38 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Little | 46-38 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Pierce | 49-41 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 09:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 49-41 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Williams Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton is hacked by Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), James Lavigne (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Karl Benner (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Graham, Carlton Braxton, Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (PG), Winston Little (SG), Joshua Snyder (SF), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Williams Lewis, Mark Walker, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John McCallum | 52-41 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Shawn Sink jams it on a nice dish by Winston Little | 52-43 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG) Boris Zeh | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Winston Little buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Shawn Sink | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karl Benner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Shawn Sink pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John McCallum - foul #1 on John McCallum, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Little (C) Cornelius Kerr | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:31 | Samford | Joshua Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John McCallum | 55-46 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Williams Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Sink | 55-49 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | John McCallum hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Lavigne | 58-49 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Winston Little hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Duane Holloman tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John McCallum | 61-51 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Williams Lewis double dribbles | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Graham (SG), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) John McCallum, James Lavigne, Karl Benner, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Mark Walker (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Boris Zeh (C) Winston Little, Joshua Snyder, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Scott Pierce gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Williams Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 61-54 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (SF), Jeff Little (C) Manuel Phillips, Cornelius Kerr | |
| Subs | Samford | Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis | |
| 04:21 | Samford | Scott Pierce lays it up and in and he's fouled by Thomas Cunningham - foul #2 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Scott Pierce swats the short shot by Jeff Little | 61-57 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton tips it but misses | 61-57 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Robert Graham takes the ball from Boris Zeh | 63-57 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton dunks the ball set up by Jeff Little | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Boris Zeh (fresh) SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Boris Zeh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 03:27 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 65-57 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Mark Walker clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #3 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Joshua Snyder (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Boris Zeh, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Pete Chandler is called for the reach on John McCallum - foul #2 on Pete Chandler, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF), Karl Benner (C) Carlton Braxton, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG) Pete Chandler | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Jeff Little (C) John McCallum, Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis, Duane Holloman | |
| 02:43 | Samford | Manuel Phillips is called for the reach on Winston Little - foul #1 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Mark Walker | 68-61 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Samford | Joshua Snyder drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Pete Chandler | 68-63 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Walker - foul #1 on Mark Walker, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Pierce (PF) Joshua Snyder | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Mark Walker misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Cunningham - foul #3 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Mark Walker misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Samford | Mark Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Mark Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham is hacked by Pete Chandler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pete Chandler, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Scott Pierce is called for the reach on Jeff Little - foul #3 on Scott Pierce, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Murdock - foul #3 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 76-64 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Scott Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Karl Benner (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Boris Zeh (SG), Joshua Snyder (SF), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Mark Walker, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John McCallum runs out the clock | 76-64 |