| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Henson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Clements (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Konczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Cox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 19:23 | Drexel | Francis Cox can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #2 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:23 | Drexel | Francis Cox makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Drexel | Francis Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Jackson | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski is fouled on the floor by Robert Graham - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG) Robert Graham | |
| 18:38 | Drexel | David Henson makes the jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Clements and the foul's on Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Drexel | David Henson makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 18:04 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom is hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #2 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | Drexel | Jeffrey Burpee steals it from Christopher Wickstrom | 36-34 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Phillips | 36-34 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Francis Cox is called for the reach on Douglas Welch - foul #3 on Francis Cox, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Farrar (PG), Gary Kelly (SF), Arthur Orta (PF), Kurt Mohammed (C) David Henson, Ronald Clements, Fred Konczewski, Francis Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF) Manuel Phillips | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 36-36 |
| 16:26 | Drexel | Kurt Mohammed buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Kenneth Jackson - foul #3 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Drexel | Leo Doherty (PF) Christopher Wickstrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham (PF) Kenneth Jackson | |
| 16:26 | Drexel | Kurt Mohammed misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cunningham | 38-36 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Farrar - foul #2 on David Farrar, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Drexel | Arthur Orta snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:00 | Drexel | Kurt Mohammed lays it up and in on a great pass from David Farrar | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Orta (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leo Doherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Mohammed (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is hacked by David Farrar - foul #3 on David Farrar, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Henson (PG), Fred Konczewski (PF) Leo Doherty, Kurt Mohammed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Alfred Yablonsky, Douglas Welch, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips can't connect on a floater from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:25 | Drexel | David Farrar grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 15:20 | Drexel | David Farrar loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom (SG), Ronald Clements (SF), Francis Cox (C) David Farrar, Gary Kelly, Arthur Orta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Ferrill | 40-40 |
| 14:42 | Drexel | Manuel Phillips blocks the jumper by Francis Cox | 40-40 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Christopher Wickstrom steals the ball from Robert Ferrill | 40-40 |
| 13:57 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Francis Cox | 42-40 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Clements - foul #3 on Ronald Clements, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Farrar (PG), Gary Kelly (SF), Arthur Orta (PF), Kurt Mohammed (C) David Henson, Ronald Clements, Fred Konczewski, Francis Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Robert Ferrill | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:27 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom's layup is rejected by Kenneth Jackson | 42-42 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee tips it home | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | Drexel | Gary Kelly misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 13:00 | Drexel | Arthur Orta tips it home | 44-44 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Christopher Wickstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Henson (PG) Christopher Wickstrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the 3rd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Drexel | Arthur Orta snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | Drexel | Douglas Welch steps in front of the Kurt Mohammed pass | 44-45 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits the finger roll | 44-47 |
| 11:58 | Drexel | Gary Kelly drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Mohammed | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arthur Orta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Mohammed (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 11:33 | Drexel | David Henson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #3 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom (SG), Ronald Clements (SF), Fred Konczewski (PF), Francis Cox (C) David Farrar, Gary Kelly, Arthur Orta, Kurt Mohammed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 11:14 | Drexel | Francis Cox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses long on a turnaround from close range | 47-49 |
| 10:53 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:49 | Drexel | Ronald Clements misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Yablonsky | 47-51 |
| 10:12 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jackson | 47-51 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 10:00 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:41 | Drexel | David Henson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 09:22 | Drexel | Ronald Clements gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:03 | Drexel | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Christopher Wickstrom - foul #1 on Douglas Welch, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Farrar (PG), Gary Kelly (SF), Arthur Orta (C) David Henson, Ronald Clements, Francis Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Carlton Braxton | |
| 09:03 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:03 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham blows the dunk | 52-51 |
| 08:48 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:32 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Drexel | Leo Doherty (PF), Kurt Mohammed (C) Christopher Wickstrom, Fred Konczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham's pass is intercepted by Gary Kelly | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | Drexel | Gary Kelly jams it | 54-51 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 07:54 | Drexel | Arthur Orta grabs the board | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Orta (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Doherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Mohammed (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Drexel | Leo Doherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Drexel | Francis Cox (C) Kurt Mohammed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Orta - foul #2 on Arthur Orta, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Drexel | Ronald Clements (SF), Fred Konczewski (PF) Arthur Orta, Leo Doherty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:58 | Drexel | Ronald Clements connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Farrar | 56-53 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham loses the dribble to Francis Cox | 56-53 |
| 06:25 | Drexel | Gary Kelly misses long on a shot in the paint | 56-53 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 56-53 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Francis Cox is called for the reach on Alfred Yablonsky - foul #4 on Francis Cox, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Henson (PG), Christopher Wickstrom (SG) David Farrar, Gary Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:01 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski buries a fadeaway from close range | 58-55 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is hacked by Francis Cox - foul #5 on Francis Cox, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Drexel | Arthur Orta (SF), Leo Doherty (PF), Kurt Mohammed (C) Ronald Clements, Fred Konczewski, Francis Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:18 | Drexel | Kurt Mohammed hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 58-57 |
| 05:16 | Drexel | Arthur Orta pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:07 | Drexel | Kurt Mohammed's layup is rejected by Kenneth Jackson | 58-57 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch's floater is tipped away by Leo Doherty | 58-57 |
| 04:58 | Drexel | Arthur Orta grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:39 | Drexel | David Henson hits a jumper from the right side | 60-57 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 04:21 | Drexel | Kurt Mohammed gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:59 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #4 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Drexel | Ronald Clements (SF), Fred Konczewski (PF) Leo Doherty, Kurt Mohammed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Graham, Douglas Welch, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 03:59 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:59 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:59 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 3rd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by David Henson - foul #1 on David Henson, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Henson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Clements (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fred Konczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Orta (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Drexel | David Henson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the shot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 02:54 | Drexel | David Henson pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:44 | Drexel | Kenneth Jackson is called for the reach on Fred Konczewski - foul #4 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Farrar (PG), Gary Kelly (SG), Leo Doherty (SF), Kurt Mohammed (C) David Henson, Christopher Wickstrom, Ronald Clements, Arthur Orta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Carlton Braxton | |
| 02:44 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:44 | Drexel | Fred Konczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom (SG), Ronald Clements (SF) Gary Kelly, Leo Doherty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Alfred Yablonsky, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Graham | 64-61 |
| 02:31 | Drexel | Drexel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Henson (PG), Arthur Orta (C) David Farrar, Kurt Mohammed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:13 | Drexel | Arthur Orta loses the dribble to Douglas Welch | 64-61 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Welch | 64-63 |
| 01:42 | Drexel | Arthur Orta misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 01:41 | Drexel | Arthur Orta pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:19 | Drexel | Arthur Orta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Wickstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Burpee | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Drexel | Arthur Orta misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 00:13 | Drexel | Ronald Clements grabs the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Drexel | Christopher Wickstrom drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 67-66 |