| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brady Reagan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Groves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil McCuien (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips inbounds the ball | 16-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-42 |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett grabs the defensive rebound | 16-42 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | A charge is called on John Faucett - foul #2 on John Faucett, team foul #1 | 16-42 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-42 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-42 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 20-42 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett is hacked by Jeff Little - foul #2 on Jeff Little, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais is hacked by Thomas Cunningham - foul #3 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #2 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Karl Benner (PF) Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Groves | 20-45 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Hobert Desmarais - foul #1 on Hobert Desmarais, team foul #2 | 20-45 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 21-45 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the 3rd free throw | 21-45 |
| 17:44 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Cecil McCuien | 21-45 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Phillips - foul #1 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #3 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves misses the 1st free throw | 21-45 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little misses the 3 from the right wing | 21-46 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett gets the rebound | 21-46 |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-48 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-48 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Justin Groves | 21-48 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 21-48 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little gets the rebound | 21-48 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | John McCallum's pass is intercepted by Hobert Desmarais | 21-48 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais banks in the layup | 21-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Benner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brady Reagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Groves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil McCuien (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Faucett (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham lays it up and in | 23-50 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hobert Desmarais | 23-53 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John McCallum | 26-53 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Cecil McCuien and he's hacked by John McCallum - foul #1 on John McCallum, team foul #4 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) John McCallum, Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Karl Benner, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG), Dwayne Mathias (SF), Jon Kingsbury (PF) Brady Reagan, Justin Groves, Cecil McCuien | |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais makes the free throw | 26-56 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Jon Kingsbury steals it from Alfred Yablonsky | 26-56 |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | James Lavigne is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #2 on James Lavigne, team foul #5 | 26-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray (C) John Faucett | |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #3 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #6 | 26-56 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais makes the 1st free throw | 26-57 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais misses the 2nd free throw | 26-57 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr pulls down the rebound | 26-57 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlton Braxton | 29-57 |
| 13:05 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dwayne Mathias | 29-59 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham makes the jumper in the lane set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 31-59 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | David Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hobert Desmarais | 31-62 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne makes the 3 from the left corner | 34-62 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Cordray | 34-64 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-64 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Hobert Desmarais | 34-64 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | David Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-64 |
| 11:44 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lavigne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlton Braxton (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Cunningham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Mathias (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jon Kingsbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Cordray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-64 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cunningham | 34-64 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-64 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Hobert Desmarais | 34-64 |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), Robert Graham (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Karl Benner (PF), Jeff Little (C) Alfred Yablonsky, James Lavigne, Carlton Braxton, Thomas Cunningham, Cornelius Kerr | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves (PG), Brady Reagan (SG), Leroy Blossom (SF), Cecil McCuien (PF), John Faucett (C) Hobert Desmarais, David Jones, Dwayne Mathias, Jon Kingsbury, Peter Cordray | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little is fouled on the floor by Justin Groves - foul #1 on Justin Groves, team foul #3 | 34-64 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-64 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-64 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graham is called for the reach on John Faucett - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #7 | 34-64 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett makes the 1st free throw | 34-65 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-65 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner snags the defensive board | 34-65 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John McCallum and he's hacked by Justin Groves - foul #2 on Justin Groves, team foul #4 | 36-65 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner makes the free throw | 37-65 |
| 09:40 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-65 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little pulls down the rebound | 37-65 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-65 |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Cecil McCuien | 37-65 |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Leroy Blossom drills a turnaround in the lane | 37-67 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | John McCallum misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-67 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett grabs the defensive rebound | 37-67 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John McCallum - foul #2 on John McCallum, team foul #8 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Thomas Cunningham (PF) John McCallum, Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG) Leroy Blossom | |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan makes the 1st free throw | 37-68 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-69 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Justin Groves - foul #3 on Justin Groves, team foul #5 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (PG), James Lavigne (SG), Cornelius Kerr (SF), Kenneth Jackson (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Jeff Little | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Mathias (SF), Jon Kingsbury (PF), Peter Cordray (C) Justin Groves, Cecil McCuien, John Faucett | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 37-69 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-69 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-69 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne gets the rebound | 38-69 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-69 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson tips it but misses | 38-69 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray snags the defensive board | 38-69 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brady Reagan | 38-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) SG - James Lavigne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brady Reagan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Mathias (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jon Kingsbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Cordray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr travels with the ball | 38-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), Karl Benner (PF) James Lavigne, Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves (PG) Brady Reagan | |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Jackson swats the layup by Justin Groves | 38-72 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the board | 38-72 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner makes the shot from the left side set up by John McCallum | 40-72 |
| 06:34 | Vanderbilt | David Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Groves | 40-74 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Groves picks off the pass by Kenneth Jackson | 40-74 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Mathias hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Groves | 40-76 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr is whistled for traveling | 40-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF) Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Cordray | 40-79 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner is hacked by Justin Groves - foul #4 on Justin Groves, team foul #6 | 40-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais (PG), Leroy Blossom (SF) Justin Groves, David Jones | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Cordray | 40-79 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-79 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr is called for traveling | 40-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG) Dwayne Mathias | |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Carlton Braxton takes the ball from Peter Cordray | 40-79 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner loses the dribble to David Jones | 40-79 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | John McCallum is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #3 on John McCallum, team foul #9 | 40-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (PG), Kenneth Jackson (C) John McCallum, Cornelius Kerr | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-80 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-80 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the board | 40-80 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Lavigne, team foul #10 | 40-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Mathias (SG) David Jones | |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Hobert Desmarais and he's hacked by Kenneth Jackson - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #11 | 40-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (SG) Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan (PG) Hobert Desmarais | |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray makes the free throw | 40-83 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-83 |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan grabs the board | 40-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-83 |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury gets the offensive rebound | 40-83 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) SG - John McCallum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Lavigne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Karl Benner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brady Reagan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Mathias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Blossom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Cordray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Kingsbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Lavigne - foul #4 on James Lavigne, team foul #12 | 40-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr (PF) Karl Benner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG) Leroy Blossom | |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan misses the 1st free throw | 40-83 |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill knocks in the jumper from the left side | 42-84 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-84 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr pulls down the rebound | 42-84 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | John McCallum misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-84 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dwayne Mathias | 42-84 |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | David Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Kingsbury | 42-86 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cornelius Kerr | 45-86 |
| 01:45 | Vanderbilt | David Jones can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-86 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the board | 45-86 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-86 |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Peter Cordray | 45-86 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury is hacked by Cornelius Kerr - foul #1 on Cornelius Kerr, team foul #13 | 45-86 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (SF), Karl Benner (PF) Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais (PG) Brady Reagan | |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury makes the 1st free throw | 45-87 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 45-88 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-88 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury grabs the defensive rebound | 45-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | David Jones misses the jumper from the left side | 45-88 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-88 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais runs out the clock | 45-88 |