| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Greg Abbate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clinton Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Albaugh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tyler Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Zerangue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Andrew Albaugh inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Winthrop | Clinton Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses short on a jump hook from close range | 35-23 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice blows the layup | 35-23 |
| 19:05 | Winthrop | Andrew Albaugh grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:38 | Winthrop | Tyler Long misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-23 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington lays it in on a nice dish by Isaac Dice | 37-23 |
| 17:48 | Winthrop | Todd Zerangue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-23 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Tyler Long - foul #2 on Tyler Long, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers gets the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Chalmers | 40-23 |
| 16:24 | Winthrop | Tyler Long is fouled on the floor by John Hoisington - foul #2 on John Hoisington, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Peng (PG), Roberto Mendoza (SG), Danny Taylor (SF), Steven Stanger (PF), Ronald Brunelle (C) Greg Abbate, Clinton Stewart, Andrew Albaugh, Tyler Long, Todd Zerangue | |
| 16:15 | Winthrop | Richard Peng misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-23 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Hoisington | 42-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Peng (fresh) SG - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Stanger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Brunelle (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:39 | Winthrop | Danny Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roberto Mendoza | 42-26 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers hits a runner from the right block set up by Jacob Brooke | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:02 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle lays it in | 44-28 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Peng - foul #3 on Richard Peng, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Greg Abbate (PG), Clinton Stewart (SG), Andrew Albaugh (SF), Tyler Long (PF), Todd Zerangue (C) Richard Peng, Roberto Mendoza, Danny Taylor, Steven Stanger, Ronald Brunelle | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 14:19 | Winthrop | Greg Abbate misses the 3 from straight away | 46-28 |
| 14:17 | Winthrop | Tyler Long misses the tip | 46-28 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Chalmers | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:29 | Winthrop | Tyler Long misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Vaughn - foul #1 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| 13:29 | Winthrop | Tyler Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 13:29 | Winthrop | Tyler Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Clinton Stewart - foul #3 on Clinton Stewart, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 12:46 | Winthrop | Tyler Long scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-32 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clinton Stewart - foul #4 on Clinton Stewart, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roberto Mendoza (SG) Clinton Stewart | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 12:12 | Winthrop | Greg Abbate connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roberto Mendoza | 53-34 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | John Powers can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-34 |
| 11:43 | Winthrop | Andrew Albaugh snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Greg Abbate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Albaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Zerangue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Winthrop | Tyler Long misses the runner in the paint | 53-34 |
| 11:25 | Winthrop | Andrew Albaugh hits the follow up shot | 53-36 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Todd Zerangue is called for the reach on John Powers - foul #1 on Todd Zerangue, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Isaac Dice, John Powers, Roger Valentine, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Peng (PG), Danny Taylor (SF), Steven Stanger (PF), Ronald Brunelle (C) Greg Abbate, Andrew Albaugh, Tyler Long, Todd Zerangue | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers grabs the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner loses the dribble to Richard Peng | 53-36 |
| 09:46 | Winthrop | Roberto Mendoza loses the dribble to John Hoisington | 53-36 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Hoisington | 55-36 |
| 08:56 | Winthrop | Richard Peng clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 08:55 | Winthrop | Steven Stanger grabs the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 08:50 | Winthrop | Roberto Mendoza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chalmers | 55-36 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Turner and the foul's on Danny Taylor - foul #2 on Danny Taylor, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF) Michael Turner, Gus Croteau | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Greg Abbate (PG), Andrew Albaugh (SF), Tyler Long (PF), Todd Zerangue (C) Richard Peng, Roberto Mendoza, Steven Stanger, Ronald Brunelle | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the free throw | 58-36 |
| 08:27 | Winthrop | Tyler Long is denied on a layup by Jacob Brooke | 58-36 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington grabs the board | 58-36 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Taylor - foul #3 on Danny Taylor, team foul #7 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor (C) Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 08:01 | Winthrop | Todd Zerangue grabs the board | 59-36 |
| 07:56 | Winthrop | Danny Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-36 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Vaughn | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Greg Abbate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Albaugh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Long (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Zerangue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Greg Abbate comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-36 |
| 07:20 | Winthrop | Danny Taylor grabs the offensive board | 61-36 |
| 07:09 | Winthrop | Greg Abbate knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Taylor | 61-38 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Todd Zerangue picks off the pass by Raymond Chalmers | 61-38 |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Danny Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Warren Taylor | 61-38 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Hoisington, team foul #3 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Peng (PG), Roberto Mendoza (SG), Henry Lage (SF), Steven Stanger (PF), Ronald Brunelle (C) Greg Abbate, Danny Taylor, Andrew Albaugh, Tyler Long, Todd Zerangue | |
| 05:42 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gus Croteau - foul #1 on Gus Croteau, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| 05:42 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:42 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-40 |
| 05:16 | Winthrop | Steven Stanger grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 04:53 | Winthrop | Henry Lage buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Roberto Mendoza and the foul's on Jacob Brooke - foul #2 on Jacob Brooke, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| 04:53 | Winthrop | Henry Lage makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Roger Valentine is denied by Henry Lage | 61-43 |
| 04:39 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 04:25 | Winthrop | Steven Stanger travels with the ball | 61-43 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Peng is called for the reach on Jacob Brooke - foul #4 on Richard Peng, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Danny Taylor (SF) Henry Lage | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:00 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 03:45 | Winthrop | Roberto Mendoza hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-43 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Peng (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Stanger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Brunelle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau is called for a backcourt violation | 62-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Vincent Chappell (PG), Henry Lage (SF) Richard Peng, Roberto Mendoza | |
| 03:04 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle banks in the layup | 62-45 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke buries a shot from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 02:33 | Winthrop | Henry Lage misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Powers - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| 02:33 | Winthrop | Henry Lage misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 02:33 | Winthrop | Henry Lage makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Vincent Chappell - foul #1 on Vincent Chappell, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roberto Mendoza (SG) Ronald Brunelle | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Brooke | 65-46 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Valentine and the foul's on Vincent Chappell - foul #2 on Vincent Chappell, team foul #10 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Peng (PG), Ronald Brunelle (C) Vincent Chappell, Henry Lage | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau misses the free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:56 | Winthrop | Steven Stanger snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Winthrop | Roberto Mendoza comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-46 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Turner | 70-46 |
| 00:56 | Winthrop | Ronald Brunelle hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Peng | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the offensive board | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner runs out the clock | 70-49 |