| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Theriot (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses badly on a floater in the paint | 32-29 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Ford takes the ball from William Smith | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-29 |
| 19:16 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dannie Choice, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Jones (SF) Dannie Choice | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford connects on the shot from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 18:26 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Warford steals it from Gary Theriot | 32-31 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| 17:23 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford is whistled for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack (C) Gary Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams (PF) Brian McPhaul | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 32-34 |
| 16:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (SG), Joseph Tansey (SF) Joshua Ford, Michael Glover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Christopher Warford | |
| 16:25 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Jones is hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul (PF) Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roy Jones | 35-34 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David Marguez - foul #1 on David Marguez, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth (SG), Dannie Choice (SF), Larry Love (PF), Gary Theriot (C) Roy Jones, Joseph Tansey, Adam Corbin, Joey Mack | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Marguez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Culbreth (fresh) SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Love (fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Theriot (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Howze (fresh) PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:30 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Love tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 15:29 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the easy layup | 37-37 |
| 15:15 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Love grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Marguez | 39-37 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams buries a shot from the left side | 39-39 |
| 14:28 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot buries a jumper near the basket set up by Dannie Choice | 41-39 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 14:22 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul is fouled on the floor by Larry Love - foul #4 on Larry Love, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG), Michael Glover (SG), Adam Corbin (PF), Joey Mack (C) David Marguez, Robert Culbreth, Larry Love, Gary Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Michael Glover | 41-39 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Glover and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard is fouled on the floor by Adam Corbin - foul #2 on Adam Corbin, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Glover takes the ball from William Smith | 44-39 |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin is called for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Jones (SF), Gary Theriot (C) Dannie Choice, Joey Mack | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams (PF) Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Glover is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Glover, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul (PF) Andrew Williams | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Theriot (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 11:18 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Theriot - foul #1 on Gary Theriot, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (SG), Dannie Choice (SF) Joshua Ford, Michael Glover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG) William Smith | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:42 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Theriot | 47-42 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Brian McPhaul - foul #3 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack (C) Gary Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (C) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Christopher Warford | |
| 10:19 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-44 |
| 09:50 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 49-44 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams drills a shot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 09:17 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG), Michael Glover (SG), Joseph Tansey (PF) Roy Jones, David Marguez, Adam Corbin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Johnson, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Brian McPhaul | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | William Smith scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Tansey can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 49-48 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses the jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 08:32 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joseph Tansey | 49-48 |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Jones (SF), Adam Corbin (PF), Gary Theriot (C) Dannie Choice, Joseph Tansey, Joey Mack | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford (C) Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 08:07 | Cal State Northridge | William Smith takes the ball from Roy Jones | 49-48 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 49-48 |
| 07:48 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Adam Corbin | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Theriot (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot misses badly on a runner in the lane | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin tips it in | 51-48 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 06:57 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | William Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:27 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Adam Corbin | 51-51 |
| 06:08 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (PG), Robert Culbreth (SG), Dannie Choice (SF), Larry Love (C) Joshua Ford, Michael Glover, Roy Jones, Gary Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Andrew Williams | |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Culbreth picks off the pass by Franjo Szczeblewski | 51-51 |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 05:18 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 05:00 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Marguez | 53-51 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:21 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | 3 seconds is called on Robert Culbreth | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG), Michael Glover (SG), Gary Theriot (C) David Marguez, Robert Culbreth, Adam Corbin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Andrew Williams (C) William Johnson, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Christopher Warford | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Love (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Theriot (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Ford steps in front of the Brian McPhaul pass | 53-53 |
| 02:56 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 55-53 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson buries a floater from the baseline set up by Wayne Studdard | 55-55 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wayne Studdard | 55-55 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Glover steps in front of the Wayne Studdard pass | 55-55 |
| 02:02 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:01 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard buries a jump hook from close range | 55-57 |
| 01:20 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Ford | 58-57 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the shot from the right side | 58-57 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Theriot - foul #2 on Gary Theriot, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adam Corbin (PF) Larry Love | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford (C) Andrew Williams | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Smith and the foul's on Michael Glover - foul #3 on Michael Glover, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice misses the fadeaway in the lane | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Theriot | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford's floater is tipped away by Christopher Warford | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford is hacked by Joshua Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Ford, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Theriot pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Glover misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 58-61 |