| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Claude Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Atlas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Timothy Parker inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Lehigh | Alfred Yablonsky is called for the reach on Claude Pierre - foul #2 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:47 | Lehigh | James Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Pierre | 33-33 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 19:16 | Lehigh | James Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Timothy Parker picks off the pass by Douglas Welch | 33-33 |
| 18:29 | Lehigh | James Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | John Mazzone blocks the short jumper by Carlton Braxton | 33-33 |
| 18:05 | Lehigh | John Mazzone grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:59 | Lehigh | John Mazzone misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #3 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 17:59 | Lehigh | John Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:59 | Lehigh | John Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 33-35 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Graham | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | Lehigh | Timothy Parker misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Graham and he's hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (C) Robert Graham, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Swanson (SG), Matthew Copeland (SF), James Starks (PF), Levi Fenton (C) Claude Pierre, Timothy Parker, George Atlas, John Mazzone | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:38 | Lehigh | Manuel Phillips is called for the reach on Levi Fenton - foul #1 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Manuel Phillips | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton (PG) James Jones | |
| 16:20 | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:56 | Lehigh | Matthew Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Copeland (fresh) PF - James Starks (fresh) C - Levi Fenton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Lehigh | James Starks misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Graham | 40-37 |
| 15:02 | Lehigh | Matthew Copeland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 15:01 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Copeland | 40-37 |
| 14:44 | Lehigh | Kenneth Jackson swats the short shot by Frank Swanson | 40-37 |
| 14:42 | Lehigh | Matthew Copeland pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:31 | Lehigh | Levi Fenton connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Frank Hamilton | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Burpee and he's hacked by Frank Swanson - foul #1 on Frank Swanson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Ferrill, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Jones (PG), Claude Pierre (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), George Atlas (PF), John Mazzone (C) Frank Hamilton, Frank Swanson, Matthew Copeland, James Starks, Levi Fenton | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:03 | Lehigh | John Mazzone can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlton Braxton - foul #1 on Carlton Braxton, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 14:03 | Lehigh | John Mazzone misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:03 | Lehigh | John Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 13:24 | Lehigh | John Mazzone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG), Thomas Cunningham (PF) Robert Graham, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Cunningham | 47-40 |
| 12:53 | Lehigh | George Atlas buries a shot from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Parker - foul #2 on Timothy Parker, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee (PF) Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:37 | Lehigh | John Mazzone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:18 | Lehigh | George Atlas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 47-42 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips double dribbles | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Kenneth Jackson (C) Robert Ferrill, Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Lewis (SF) Timothy Parker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Claude Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Atlas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mazzone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 11:16 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:59 | Lehigh | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jackson | 47-45 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Graham | 49-45 |
| 10:38 | Lehigh | James Jones is hacked by Robert Graham - foul #4 on Robert Graham, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton (PG), Timothy Parker (SF), James Starks (PF), Levi Fenton (C) James Jones, Claude Pierre, George Atlas, John Mazzone | |
| 10:26 | Lehigh | Kenneth Jackson swats the shot by Frank Hamilton | 49-45 |
| 10:24 | Lehigh | James Starks tips it home | 49-47 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 10:02 | Lehigh | Levi Fenton pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:56 | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton drills a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #4 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 09:56 | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Ferrill | 51-50 |
| 09:18 | Lehigh | Levi Fenton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:17 | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:01 | Lehigh | Timothy Parker blows the layup | 51-50 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the runner in the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:33 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to James Starks | 51-50 |
| 08:26 | Lehigh | Frank Lewis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Hamilton - foul #2 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF), Jeffrey Burpee (PF), Thomas Cunningham (C) Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Jones (PG), Claude Pierre (SG), Frank Swanson (SF), George Atlas (PF), John Mazzone (C) Frank Hamilton, Frank Lewis, Timothy Parker, James Starks, Levi Fenton | |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:39 | Lehigh | George Atlas misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #3 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 07:39 | Lehigh | George Atlas makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:39 | Lehigh | George Atlas misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Claude Pierre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Atlas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mazzone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | George Atlas takes the ball from Thomas Cunningham | 53-54 |
| 07:11 | Lehigh | John Mazzone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Cunningham - foul #1 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 07:11 | Lehigh | John Mazzone misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:11 | Lehigh | John Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Swanson picks off the pass by Robert Graham | 53-55 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips's floater is tipped away by George Atlas | 53-55 |
| 06:27 | Lehigh | George Atlas gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:05 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Phillips | 53-55 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Alfred Yablonsky | 55-55 |
| 05:44 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Kenneth Jackson (C) Robert Graham, Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Lewis (SG), Timothy Parker (SF) Claude Pierre, Frank Swanson | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is whistled for a carry | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Starks (C) John Mazzone | |
| 04:59 | Lehigh | George Atlas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | James Starks is called for the reach on Douglas Welch - foul #3 on James Starks, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Manuel Phillips, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton (PG), Claude Pierre (SG), Levi Fenton (C) James Jones, Frank Lewis, George Atlas | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Frank Hamilton - foul #3 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:06 | Lehigh | Frank Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 04:04 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:49 | Lehigh | Claude Pierre misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch connects on the runner from the right block set up by Robert Graham | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Pierre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Levi Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Lehigh | Timothy Parker is fouled on the floor by Robert Graham - foul #5 on Robert Graham, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (PF) Robert Graham, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Jones (PG), John Mazzone (C) Frank Hamilton, Levi Fenton | |
| 03:24 | Lehigh | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:24 | Lehigh | Timothy Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is hacked by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Frank Lewis (SF), George Atlas (PF) Timothy Parker, James Starks | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Lehigh | George Atlas hits a turnaround from the left block | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 02:21 | Lehigh | John Mazzone gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Lehigh | George Atlas's fadeaway is rejected by Carlton Braxton | 60-59 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Yablonsky | 63-59 |
| 01:31 | Lehigh | George Atlas clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Burpee - foul #4 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Timothy Parker (SF) Frank Lewis | |
| 01:31 | Lehigh | George Atlas makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Lehigh | George Atlas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips scores on a floater from the right side | 65-61 |
| 00:57 | Lehigh | James Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Braxton | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton is fouled on the floor by George Atlas - foul #2 on George Atlas, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:32 | Lehigh | John Mazzone pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:21 | Lehigh | John Mazzone's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Welch | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to George Atlas | 65-64 |
| 00:11 | Lehigh | James Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee clanks a floater from the right side | 65-66 |
| 00:03 | Lehigh | George Atlas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | George Atlas runs out the clock | 65-66 |