| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kurt Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Joshua Casey denies the turnaround by Warren Taylor | 39-31 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 18:56 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Chalmers - foul #3 on Raymond Chalmers, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine (SF) Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the jumper in the paint | 39-32 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington scores on a 3 from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard can't tip it in | 42-32 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley slams it home set up by Casey Klimek | 44-34 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Valentine | 46-34 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Warren Taylor swats the shot by Kurt Barrett | 46-34 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey tips it in | 46-36 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Casey Klimek - foul #1 on Casey Klimek, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Dana Flemings (C) Kurt Barrett, Joshua Casey, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jacob Brooke | 47-36 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dana Flemings | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Akins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dana Flemings (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the dunk attempt | 47-36 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is whistled for a carry | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers (SF) Roger Valentine | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (SG), Samuel Labbe (SF) Casey Klimek, Martin Brantley | |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Samuel Labbe is called for the reach on Raymond Chalmers - foul #1 on Samuel Labbe, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF) Gus Croteau | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett (SG), Joshua Casey (PF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Jason Ingram, Richard Thomas, Dana Flemings | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Casey swats the short shot by Isaac Dice | 47-39 |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lloyd Gossard | 47-39 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Akins - foul #2 on Robert Akins, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG) Robert Akins | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joshua Casey | 48-39 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor (C) Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley (SF) Samuel Labbe | |
| 13:48 | UC Irvine | Kevin Vaughn is called for the reach on Kurt Barrett - foul #3 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | John Hoisington is called for the reach on Joshua Casey - foul #3 on John Hoisington, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-39 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley is fouled on the floor by Warren Taylor - foul #2 on Warren Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG) John Hoisington | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas (C) Lloyd Gossard | |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Warren Taylor - foul #3 on Warren Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (SG) Kurt Barrett | |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | John Powers picks off the pass by Martin Brantley | 51-42 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice lays it up and in on a great pass from John Powers | 53-42 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley's pass is intercepted by Warren Taylor | 53-42 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | John Powers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Akins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Casey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Hoisington (SG), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Isaac Dice, John Powers, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett (SG), Samuel Labbe (SF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Casey Klimek, Martin Brantley, Joshua Casey | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits a 3 from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner double dribbles | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Martin Brantley (SF), Ronald Harris (PF) Robert Akins, Samuel Labbe, Richard Thomas | |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Turner | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | Ronald Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 59-42 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 09:19 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the easy layup | 59-42 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (SG), Joshua Casey (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Kurt Barrett, Ronald Harris, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-42 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-42 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Dice | 59-42 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Hoisington | 59-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Casey Klimek - foul #2 on Casey Klimek, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett (SG), Samuel Labbe (SF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Casey Klimek, Martin Brantley, Richard Thomas | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Akins | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Akins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Labbe (fresh) PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Roger Valentine | 63-44 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 06:49 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Barrett | 63-46 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Isaac Dice, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers (SF), Jacob Brooke (C) Roger Valentine, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Martin Brantley (SF) Robert Akins, Samuel Labbe | |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Casey Klimek | 63-48 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey is fouled on the floor by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Gus Croteau (PF) John Powers, Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (SG), Richard Thomas (C) Kurt Barrett, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 63-48 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the shot from the right side set up by Isaac Dice | 65-48 |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the jump hook from the right block | 65-48 |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-48 |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey tips it but misses | 65-48 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 65-48 |
| 04:36 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Akins | 65-51 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Isaac Dice | 67-51 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-51 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Isaac Dice | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke is hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (PG), Samuel Labbe (SG), Ronald Harris (SF), Dana Flemings (C) Casey Klimek, Robert Akins, Martin Brantley, Joshua Casey | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | John Powers is fouled on the floor by Samuel Labbe - foul #2 on Samuel Labbe, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jason Ingram (fresh) SG - Samuel Labbe (fresh) SF - Ronald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Flemings (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gus Croteau | 69-51 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas is fouled on the floor by Roger Valentine - foul #1 on Roger Valentine, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Brooke | 71-53 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Ingram | 71-56 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | John Powers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (PG) Ronald Harris | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | John Powers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 74-56 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Jason Ingram | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | John Powers travels with the ball | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Akins | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner runs out the clock | 74-61 |