| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) SG - William Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Riley (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) SG - John Hoisington (fresh) SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Warren Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | William Joseph is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Hubert Fletcher is denied by Kevin Vaughn | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is fouled on the floor by William Joseph - foul #1 on William Joseph, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Hoisington | 0-4 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson lays it up and in set up by Dave Jarman | 2-4 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) SG - William Joseph (fresh) SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Warren Taylor - foul #1 on Warren Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Geoffrey Long steals it from John Hoisington | 2-4 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Robert Riley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Fletcher | 5-4 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Hoisington, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Weems (PF) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Hubert Fletcher steps in front of the Raymond Chalmers pass | 7-4 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Isaac Dice picks off the pass by Hubert Fletcher in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke clanks a shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Robert Riley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-4 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits a jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long is called for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG), Dave Jarman (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Christopher Weems, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Kevin Vaughn, Jacob Brooke | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Geoffrey Long steals the ball from Isaac Dice | 9-4 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Isaac Dice | 9-7 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Warren Taylor swats the short shot by Samuel Johnson | 9-7 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses long on a floater from the left block | 9-7 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Warren Taylor - foul #2 on Warren Taylor, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Robert Riley (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Gus Croteau, Warren Taylor | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Chalmers | 10-13 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers blows the layup | 10-13 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Riley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Robert Riley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Raymond Chalmers - foul #1 on Raymond Chalmers, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long (SF), Christopher Weems (PF) Robert Riley, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher buries a 3 from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Hubert Fletcher - foul #1 on Hubert Fletcher, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (SG) William Joseph | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Roger Valentine is called for the reach on Christopher Weems - foul #1 on Roger Valentine, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Robert Riley (SF) Lavern Davis, Geoffrey Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG) Michael Turner | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Fletcher | 15-13 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Herman Chancellor - foul #1 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Geoffrey Long (SF) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF) John Powers, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Kevin Vaughn is called for the reach on Herman Chancellor - foul #1 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Samuel Johnson (C) William Joseph, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Dave Jarman (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Hubert Fletcher, Christopher Weems, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dave Jarman | 15-15 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Joseph and the foul's on Kevin Vaughn - foul #2 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Robert Riley (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor (C) Jacob Brooke | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lavern Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Riley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Robert Riley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-17 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Geoffrey Long - foul #1 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Dave Jarman (SF), Christopher Weems (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | William Joseph is hacked by Warren Taylor - foul #3 on Warren Taylor, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SF) Dave Jarman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), Jacob Brooke (C) Isaac Dice, Warren Taylor | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | William Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | William Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | John Powers drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 20-21 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems's pass is intercepted by John Powers | 20-21 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner banks in the layup set up by John Powers | 20-23 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Roger Valentine is called for the reach on Robert Riley - foul #2 on Roger Valentine, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Christopher Weems, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF) John Powers, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Robert Riley makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Robert Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Turner | 22-26 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG) Michael Turner | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |