| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Bosowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rabago (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roscoe Cutshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Dobrowolski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher McKnight (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 32-29 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 32-29 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall travels in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 19:15 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 18:41 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:30 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight tips it in | 34-31 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Willie Mendenhall | 34-33 |
| 17:31 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Jahn (PG), Edward Rauscher (SG), Manuel Jepsen (SF), Tanner Rosenstein (PF), Gregory Hamilton (C) Walter Bosowski, Joseph Rabago, Roscoe Cutshaw, Boris Dobrowolski, Christopher McKnight | |
| 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 | |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | Harold Jahn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | Harold Jahn misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | Harold Jahn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:53 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:37 | Fairfield | Edward Rauscher makes the turnaround from close range | 37-33 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is fouled on the floor by Harold Jahn - foul #2 on Harold Jahn, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago (SG) Manuel Jepsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Shawn Townley, Glenn Sain | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | George Lewis clanks a floater from the right side | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Jahn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rabago (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Rauscher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tanner Rosenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Fairfield | Gregory Hamilton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Burkley | 37-36 |
| 14:47 | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | Gregory Hamilton gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:08 | Fairfield | Harold Jahn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lewis Burkley | 37-36 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Akim Zickler is called for the reach on Tanner Rosenstein - foul #1 on Akim Zickler, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski (PG), Manuel Jepsen (SG), Roscoe Cutshaw (SF), Boris Dobrowolski (PF), Christopher McKnight (C) Harold Jahn, Joseph Rabago, Edward Rauscher, Tanner Rosenstein, Gregory Hamilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer, George Lewis, Akim Zickler, Lewis Burkley | |
| 13:18 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 13:16 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:02 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw is fouled on the floor by Shawn Townley - foul #1 on Shawn Townley, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Whitney - foul #2 on James Whitney, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG) James Whitney | |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Walter Bosowski is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Bosowski, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 12:07 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski is called for 10 seconds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago (SG), Michael Mraz (C) Manuel Jepsen, Christopher McKnight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG) Shawn Townley | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Roscoe Cutshaw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Bosowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rabago (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roscoe Cutshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boris Dobrowolski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mraz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Rabago | 42-42 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Johnathan Brawn (PG), Manuel Jepsen (SF), Christopher McKnight (C) Walter Bosowski, Roscoe Cutshaw, Boris Dobrowolski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) Joshua Smith, Glenn Sain | |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | Michael Mraz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Mraz, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is fouled on the floor by Christopher McKnight - foul #3 on Christopher McKnight, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski (PF) Michael Mraz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), George Lewis (SF) Willie Mendenhall, Shawn Townley | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Rabago - foul #1 on Joseph Rabago, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Jahn (PG), Roscoe Cutshaw (SF) Johnathan Brawn, Manuel Jepsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Adam Knox | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:22 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:09 | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher McKnight - foul #4 on Christopher McKnight, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski (PG), Gregory Hamilton (C) Joseph Rabago, Christopher McKnight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Akim Zickler (PF) James Whitney, Forrest Sommer, Glenn Sain | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 08:28 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is fouled on the floor by Walter Bosowski - foul #4 on Walter Bosowski, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen (PG), Joseph Rabago (SG), Edward Rauscher (SF), Michael Mraz (PF), Tanner Rosenstein (C) Walter Bosowski, Harold Jahn, Roscoe Cutshaw, Boris Dobrowolski, Gregory Hamilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, George Lewis, Akim Zickler, Lewis Burkley | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Shawn Townley, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Willie Mendenhall | |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Manuel Jepsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Rabago (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edward Rauscher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mraz (fresh) C - Tanner Rosenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight (C) Michael Mraz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:55 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is hacked by Edward Rauscher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Rauscher, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:51 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Edward Rauscher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Forrest Sommer - foul #2 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Edward Rauscher makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Edward Rauscher misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:22 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:09 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Rabago steals the ball from Glenn Sain | 47-48 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #3 on James Whitney, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski (PG), Michael Mraz (PF), Gregory Hamilton (C) Edward Rauscher, Tanner Rosenstein, Christopher McKnight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Shawn Townley, Adam Knox, Glenn Sain | |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Manuel Jepsen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Forrest Sommer | 49-51 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rabago - foul #2 on Joseph Rabago, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Jahn (SG), Roscoe Cutshaw (SF) Joseph Rabago, Manuel Jepsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:08 | Fairfield | Michael Mraz gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Jahn | 51-51 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Michael Mraz gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:13 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | Michael Mraz tips it in | 53-51 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley can't finish the layup | 53-51 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Forrest Sommer | 53-53 |
| 03:32 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Rabago (SG), Boris Dobrowolski (PF), Christopher McKnight (C) Walter Bosowski, Michael Mraz, Gregory Hamilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Forrest Sommer, Akim Zickler | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Jahn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rabago (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roscoe Cutshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boris Dobrowolski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher McKnight (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight is fouled on the floor by Lewis Burkley - foul #2 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #10 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski (PG) Harold Jahn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) George Lewis, Shawn Townley | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Forrest Sommer | 54-56 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight banks in the layup set up by Walter Bosowski and he's hacked by Willie Mendenhall - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Christopher McKnight misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:37 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw's pass is intercepted by Willie Mendenhall | 56-56 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 01:17 | Fairfield | Walter Bosowski grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Roscoe Cutshaw misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 56-56 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the turnaround in the paint | 56-56 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Adam Knox is called for the reach on Boris Dobrowolski - foul #2 on Adam Knox, team foul #12 | 56-56 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Boris Dobrowolski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |