| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Weldy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (fresh) PF - Allen Vargo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - George Brokaw (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | George Brokaw grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Adam Knox takes the ball from Russell Anderson | 43-34 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | George Brokaw knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Allen Vargo | 45-34 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 45-36 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-38 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall hits a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-41 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | George Brokaw gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Willie Mendenhall picks off the pass by Russell Anderson in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall lays it up and in | 45-43 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Weldy (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (tiring) PF - Allen Vargo (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - George Brokaw (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Forrest Sommer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Adam Knox (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Russell Anderson steals it from Willie Mendenhall in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Willie Mendenhall | 45-45 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (SG), Edward Fordyce (SF), Donald Stiver (PF), Jerry Marano (C) Timothy Weldy, Anthony Zwolinski, Allen Vargo, George Brokaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), George Lewis (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | George Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Heuer | 48-45 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Townley and the foul's on Donald Stiver - foul #2 on Donald Stiver, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | George Lewis is hacked by Russell Anderson - foul #2 on Russell Anderson, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy (SG), Allen Vargo (PF), Michael Parsons (C) Russell Anderson, Donald Stiver, Jerry Marano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | George Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Allen Vargo - foul #1 on Allen Vargo, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Anderson (PG), David Taylor (SF), Donald Stiver (PF), Jerry Marano (C) Tony Heuer, Edward Fordyce, Allen Vargo, Michael Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, George Lewis, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Weldy | 53-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Weldy (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Donald Stiver (fresh) C - Jerry Marano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Sain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Weldy - foul #4 on Timothy Weldy, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Vargo (PF), George Brokaw (C) Donald Stiver, Jerry Marano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Adam Knox (PF) David Kopczynski, Glenn Sain | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 53-49 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (SG), Edward Fordyce (SF), Jerry Marano (PF), Michael Parsons (C) Timothy Weldy, David Taylor, Allen Vargo, George Brokaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Michael Parsons is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Parsons, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Stiver (PF) Michael Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), George Lewis (SF) Willie Mendenhall, Shawn Townley | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Adam Knox is denied by Donald Stiver | 53-52 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #1 | 53-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski (SF), Michael Parsons (C) Russell Anderson, Jerry Marano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (C) Forrest Sommer, Lewis Burkley | |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Stiver | 56-52 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | George Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy (SG) Tony Heuer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shawn Townley | 56-52 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | George Lewis makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Whitney | 56-54 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | James Whitney picks off the pass by Anthony Zwolinski | 56-54 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Parsons blocks the jumper by George Lewis | 56-54 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Parsons | 56-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edward Fordyce (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Weldy (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Stiver (fairly fresh) C - Michael Parsons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Knox (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski makes the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Akim Zickler - foul #2 on Akim Zickler, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Anderson (PG), Tony Heuer (SG), George Brokaw (PF), Jerry Marano (C) Edward Fordyce, Timothy Weldy, Donald Stiver, Michael Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Glenn Sain (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, George Lewis, Shawn Townley, Adam Knox, Akim Zickler | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski misses the free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain tips it home | 58-56 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Jerry Marano is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Marano, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Taylor (SF), Allen Vargo (PF) Anthony Zwolinski, George Brokaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-58 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer is hacked by Forrest Sommer - foul #3 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy (SG), George Brokaw (C) Tony Heuer, Jerry Marano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | George Brokaw misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to George Brokaw | 58-58 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | George Brokaw is fouled on the floor by Lewis Burkley - foul #2 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF) Glenn Sain | |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Taylor | 61-58 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Weldy - foul #5 on Timothy Weldy, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (SG), Edward Fordyce (SF), Donald Stiver (C) Timothy Weldy, David Taylor, George Brokaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), George Lewis (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Willie Mendenhall, Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Akim Zickler denies the turnaround by Russell Anderson | 61-58 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Adam Knox - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Marano (C) Donald Stiver | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Glenn Sain (C) Forrest Sommer, Akim Zickler | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson makes the 3rd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Taylor (SF), Michael Parsons (C) Edward Fordyce, Allen Vargo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, George Lewis, Adam Knox | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Heuer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Marano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Parsons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is hacked by Tony Heuer - foul #1 on Tony Heuer, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jerry Marano | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Michael Parsons misses the lay-in | 64-59 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski (SF), George Brokaw (PF), Donald Stiver (C) David Taylor, Jerry Marano, Michael Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-61 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Vargo (PF) Donald Stiver | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF) Lewis Burkley | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | George Brokaw jams it on a great pass from Russell Anderson | 66-61 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce (SG) Tony Heuer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-61 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | George Brokaw misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #3 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (SG) Anthony Zwolinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | George Brokaw makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | George Brokaw makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Mendenhall - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer is hacked by Forrest Sommer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Willie Mendenhall is called for the reach on Allen Vargo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 72-64 |