| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chalmers | 44-28 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice is hacked by Terry Lee - foul #3 on Terry Lee, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG) Terry Lee | |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Chalmers | 47-28 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle misses short on a floater from the right block | 47-28 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Lindsay | 47-30 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hoisington | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:21 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson (SF) Thomas Stamant | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Weisinger (SF), Larry Finley (PF) Daniel Carswell, Mark Hoyle | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-30 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley grabs the offensive board | 51-30 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-30 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chalmers | 51-30 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-30 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley tips it back up and in | 51-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Weisinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-32 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson hits a driving attempt in the lane | 51-34 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn snags the offensive board | 51-34 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Brooke | 54-34 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley loses the ball out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Kevin Vaughn, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Daniel Carswell (SG), Thomas Stamant (SF), Mark Hoyle (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Troy Lindsay, Kenneth Johnson, John Weisinger, Larry Finley, Michael Burdick | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Isaac Dice | 57-34 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby's fadeaway is rejected by Gus Croteau | 57-34 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 57-34 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington blows the layup | 57-34 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 57-34 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Hoisington | 59-34 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell is whistled for traveling | 59-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | John Powers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #1 | 59-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ernest Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-34 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Warren Taylor | 59-34 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the turnaround from the baseline | 59-34 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant snags the defensive board | 59-34 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thomas Stamant, team foul #4 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG) Isaac Dice | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick (C) Ernest Oglesby | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor can't finish the layup | 59-34 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | John Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-34 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is hacked by Daniel Carswell - foul #1 on Daniel Carswell, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) John Powers, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), John Weisinger (SF), Larry Finley (PF) Terry Lee, Daniel Carswell, Thomas Stamant, Mark Hoyle | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn lays it in set up by John Hoisington and the foul's on Larry Finley - foul #1 on Larry Finley, team foul #6 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn makes the free throw | 62-34 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-34 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington snags the defensive board | 62-34 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Vaughn | 65-34 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-34 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick gets the offensive rebound | 65-34 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-34 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn gets the rebound | 65-34 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Isaac Dice | 68-34 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico State | Kevin Vaughn denies the turnaround by John Weisinger | 68-34 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn gets the rebound | 68-34 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-34 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington tips it but misses | 68-34 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn snags the offensive board | 68-34 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-34 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger grabs the defensive rebound | 68-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hoisington (tiring) 23 pts. 6 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weisinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Finley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick travels with the ball | 68-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock (PG), Christopher McVey (SF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Kenneth Johnson, John Weisinger, Michael Burdick | |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is fouled on the floor by Ronald Babcock - foul #1 on Ronald Babcock, team foul #7 | 68-34 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the 1st free throw | 69-34 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-34 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley misses the lay-in | 70-34 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey tips it home | 70-36 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses the jumper from the left side | 70-36 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Christopher McVey | 70-36 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | John Powers takes the ball from Larry Finley | 70-36 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-36 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the offensive board | 70-36 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 70-36 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine tips it back up and in | 72-36 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-36 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby grabs the offensive board | 72-36 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Valentine - foul #1 on Roger Valentine, team foul #2 | 72-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), John Weisinger (PF) Troy Lindsay, Larry Finley | |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey makes the 1st free throw | 72-37 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-38 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 72-38 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau snags the offensive board | 72-38 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Turner | 75-38 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-38 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 75-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Roger Valentine, team foul #3 | 75-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (SG), Larry Finley (PF) Ronald Babcock, Christopher McVey | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gus Croteau - foul #1 on Gus Croteau, team foul #4 | 75-38 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley makes the 1st free throw | 75-39 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Powers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Valentine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gus Croteau (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Lindsay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Weisinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Finley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Oglesby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Powers | 77-40 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Roger Valentine is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #3 on Roger Valentine, team foul #5 | 77-40 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Lindsay | 77-42 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 79-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Powers - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #6 | 79-42 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 79-42 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 79-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 82-43 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby is hacked by Jacob Brooke - foul #2 on Jacob Brooke, team foul #7 | 82-43 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby misses the 1st free throw | 82-43 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 82-43 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | John Powers is fouled on the floor by Larry Finley - foul #2 on Larry Finley, team foul #8 | 82-43 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 1st free throw | 83-43 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 83-43 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 83-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 83-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Weisinger - foul #1 on John Weisinger, team foul #9 | 83-46 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses the 1st free throw | 83-46 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-46 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 84-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner runs out the clock | 84-48 |