| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (fresh) SF - Michael Bice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaiming Chiu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Zaremski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 32-21 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | William Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 32-23 |
| 18:58 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu is whistled for traveling | 32-23 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 18:27 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 17:49 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bice | 35-28 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses the lay-in | 35-28 |
| 17:30 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:10 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terrance Unruh and he's fouled by Brian McPhaul - foul #2 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Larry Womac (C) David Aaron, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 17:10 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu misses the free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | William Johnson double dribbles | 37-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leon Graham (C) Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Larry Womac is denied by Wilfredo Ponce | 37-28 |
| 16:28 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 15:56 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Robert Bush is blocked by Gary Howze | 37-28 |
| 15:54 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham tips it in | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Allshouse (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Womac (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Howze (fresh) PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 6 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | John Williams steals the ball from William Johnson in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 15:49 | Pepperdine | John Williams hits the finger roll | 41-28 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze's layup is rejected by Robert Bush | 41-28 |
| 15:19 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Howze - foul #2 on Gary Howze, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Kevin Korte (C) John Williams, Raymond Allshouse, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Andrew Williams, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Warford | 42-28 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Bice (SF) Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:43 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Shaiming Chiu is blocked by Christopher Warford | 42-28 |
| 14:42 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte tips it home | 44-28 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Weeks and the foul's on Kevin Korte - foul #1 on Kevin Korte, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Garf Zaremski (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG) Craig Weeks | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu makes the jump hook from close range | 46-31 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Warford and he's hacked by Michael Bice - foul #1 on Michael Bice, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (SG) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:32 | Pepperdine | David Aaron misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | David Aaron steals the ball from Brian McPhaul | 46-34 |
| 13:11 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Kevin Korte (C) David Aaron, Michael Bice, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (PG), Andrew Williams (PF) William Smith, Brian McPhaul | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Bush - foul #1 on Robert Bush, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Larry Womac (PF) Nathan Fortenberry, Terrance Unruh, Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (C) Christopher Warford | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:30 | Pepperdine | Craig Weeks steps in front of the David Aaron pass | 46-35 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Larry Womac swats the dunk try by Thomas Johnson | 46-35 |
| 12:14 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Bush | 46-35 |
| 12:09 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 46-35 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bush - foul #2 on Robert Bush, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Larry Womac, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Craig Weeks, Thomas Johnson, Andrew Williams, Gary Howze | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Unruh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaiming Chiu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Zaremski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Pepperdine | John Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shaiming Chiu | 49-36 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | John Williams steals the ball from William Smith in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 11:13 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu blows the layup | 49-36 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | William Smith hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Franjo Szczeblewski | 49-38 |
| 10:34 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu is fouled on the floor by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #2 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SF), Larry Womac (PF), Leon Graham (C) John Williams, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Craig Weeks (SG), Christopher Warford (C) William Smith, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul | |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Bush (SF) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses the dunk but the foul's on Nathan Fortenberry - foul #1 on Nathan Fortenberry, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Kevin Korte (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Andrew Williams (PF) Craig Weeks, Brian McPhaul | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:26 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:14 | Pepperdine | David Aaron scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Unruh | 52-38 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Warford | 52-41 |
| 08:31 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Korte - foul #2 on Kevin Korte, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Larry Womac (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) David Aaron, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Johnson, Gary Howze, Christopher Warford | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson is whistled for a carry | 52-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SG) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #3 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (SG) Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF) Thomas Johnson, Andrew Williams | |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Allshouse - foul #2 on Raymond Allshouse, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Fortenberry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Allshouse (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Zaremski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian McPhaul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathan Fortenberry | 56-43 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nathan Fortenberry - foul #2 on Nathan Fortenberry, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF) John Williams, Nathan Fortenberry, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF), Christopher Warford (C) Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:16 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 06:47 | Pepperdine | Brian McPhaul is called for the reach on Shaiming Chiu - foul #3 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leon Graham (C) Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Andrew Williams (PF) Craig Weeks, Brian McPhaul | |
| 06:40 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Womac (PF) Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:40 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Studdard | 59-47 |
| 06:00 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SF), Robert Bush (PF), Kevin Korte (C) David Aaron, Michael Bice, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Andrew Williams, Christopher Warford | |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Raymond Allshouse is called for the reach on Gary Howze in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Allshouse, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu (PF) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:04 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Raymond Allshouse, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski (C) Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 04:51 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush double dribbles | 61-52 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce is whistled for a carry | 61-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (SG) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| 04:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 04:18 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:01 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 03:59 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush tips it in | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks is hacked by Shaiming Chiu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shaiming Chiu, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Larry Womac (PF), Kevin Korte (C) Robert Bush, Shaiming Chiu, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Gary Howze, Brian McPhaul, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the jump hook near the basket | 63-54 |
| 03:30 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte can't tip it in | 63-54 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Nathan Fortenberry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Allshouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Womac (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Craig Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 7 reb. C - Christopher Warford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford scores on a shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Terrance Unruh steals the ball from Wayne Studdard in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 02:58 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Garf Zaremski (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Terrance Unruh, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Craig Weeks, Christopher Warford | |
| 02:43 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush travels with the ball | 63-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (SG) Raymond Allshouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SG), Michael Bice (SF) John Williams, Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 02:24 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:24 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Shaiming Chiu (PF) Raymond Allshouse, Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul (PF), Christopher Warford (C) Andrew Williams, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 02:05 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Aaron | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Christopher Warford is blocked by Shaiming Chiu | 65-56 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh drills a 3 from straight away | 68-56 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Warford | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian McPhaul - foul #4 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Larry Womac (PF) David Aaron, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski's pass is intercepted by Raymond Allshouse | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Allshouse | 71-58 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leon Graham (C) Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | John Williams runs out the clock | 71-58 |