| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Patrick Campbell (fresh) SG - Robert Zellmann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Mahone (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Lippert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Zellmann and the foul's on Manuel Phillips - foul #3 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF) Manuel Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Graham | 28-31 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Andrew Lippert is denied by Carlton Braxton | 28-31 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 28-31 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee lays it in | 30-31 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 30-31 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-31 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 30-31 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Mahone - foul #2 on Justin Mahone, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (C) Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Patrick Campbell and he's hacked by Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 31-34 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham tips it home | 33-34 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jackson - foul #3 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Carlton Braxton (C) Douglas Welch, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Simms (PG), Robin Tran (SG), Steven Williamson (SF), Keith Roach (PF), Robert Lomonaco (C) Patrick Campbell, Robert Zellmann, Brian Wilson, Justin Mahone, Andrew Lippert | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Robin Tran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson tips it in | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Simms (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robin Tran (fresh) SF - Steven Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Roach (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lomonaco (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Lomonaco | 33-36 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Robin Tran travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Robert Graham, Robert Ferrill, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers (PG), Patrick Campbell (SG) Ronald Simms, Robin Tran | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton tips it home | 35-36 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell is hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #1 on Douglas Welch, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Andrew Lippert (C) Patrick Campbell, Steven Williamson, Robert Lomonaco | |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch blows the layup | 35-36 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Roach | 35-36 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach's pass is intercepted by Carlton Braxton | 35-36 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hiers | 35-39 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (PF) Douglas Welch, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell (SG), Justin Mahone (PF) Robert Zellmann, Keith Roach | |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Jackson | 35-39 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Brian Wilson - foul #2 on Brian Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (SF), Robert Lomonaco (C) Brian Wilson, Andrew Lippert | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lomonaco scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Hiers | 37-42 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Jackson | 39-42 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Lomonaco is denied by Jeffrey Burpee | 39-42 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Hiers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Mahone (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lomonaco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 39-44 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Justin Mahone | 39-44 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jackson - foul #4 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Carlton Braxton (C) Manuel Phillips, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Andrew Lippert (C) Daniel Hiers, Steven Williamson, Robert Lomonaco | |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Patrick Campbell | 39-46 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Ferrill and he's hacked by Patrick Campbell - foul #3 on Patrick Campbell, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers (PG), Keith Roach (PF) Patrick Campbell, Justin Mahone | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Keith Roach swats the shot by Robert Graham | 42-49 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Graham | 44-49 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is fouled on the floor by Brian Wilson - foul #3 on Brian Wilson, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Manuel Phillips (SF) Robert Graham, Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (SF), Justin Mahone (PF) Brian Wilson, Keith Roach | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Burpee | 46-49 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Carlton Braxton steals the ball from Robert Zellmann | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Hiers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zellmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Mahone (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Lippert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky buries a floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers misses short on a shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann is hacked by Carlton Braxton - foul #2 on Carlton Braxton, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Kenneth Jackson (C) Douglas Welch, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell (PG), Brian Wilson (SF), Keith Roach (C) Daniel Hiers, Steven Williamson, Andrew Lippert | |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jackson | 48-50 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Brian Wilson steals it from Kenneth Jackson | 48-50 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson slams it home | 48-52 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the lay-in | 48-52 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Alfred Yablonsky is denied by Keith Roach | 48-52 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Graham | 50-52 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #2 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers (PG) Robert Zellmann | |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Justin Mahone denies the turnaround by Alfred Yablonsky | 50-54 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hiers steps in front of the Robert Graham pass | 50-54 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers hits the finger roll | 50-56 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Graham is blocked by Justin Mahone | 50-56 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Phillips | 52-56 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Hiers and he's hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #4 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Manuel Phillips, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (PF), Andrew Lippert (C) Justin Mahone, Keith Roach | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Carlton Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Hiers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Lippert (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann (SG), Keith Roach (PF) Patrick Campbell, Steven Williamson | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Wilson | 52-62 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham's floater is tipped away by Andrew Lippert | 52-62 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Welch - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee (PF) Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell (PG), Robin Tran (SG), Steven Williamson (SF) Daniel Hiers, Robert Zellmann, Brian Wilson | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Phillips | 54-64 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robin Tran | 54-67 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Keith Roach is called for the reach on Jeffrey Burpee - foul #1 on Keith Roach, team foul #5 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (C) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lomonaco (C) Andrew Lippert | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips drills a turnaround in the paint | 56-67 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Graham steals it from Patrick Campbell | 56-67 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch throws it down on a great pass from Robert Graham | 58-67 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers (PG), Robert Zellmann (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Justin Mahone (PF), Andrew Lippert (C) Patrick Campbell, Robin Tran, Steven Williamson, Keith Roach, Robert Lomonaco | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert is hacked by Robert Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (SF) Brian Wilson | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Manuel Phillips and he's hacked by Robert Zellmann - foul #2 on Robert Zellmann, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson (SF) Steven Williamson | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Graham is called for the reach on Justin Mahone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (SF) Brian Wilson | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Zellmann is called for the reach on Douglas Welch - foul #3 on Robert Zellmann, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson (SF) Steven Williamson | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Lippert | 61-69 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert is hacked by Robert Graham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Graham, team foul #13 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (SF) Brian Wilson | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #3 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #14 | 61-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 61-72 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton grabs the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham lays it in and the foul's on Andrew Lippert - foul #1 on Andrew Lippert, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson (SF) Steven Williamson | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hiers runs out the clock | 64-72 |