| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jeremy Higley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Kroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 19:47 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 19:34 | VMI | Jeremy Higley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-20 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | William Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 19:17 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 18:55 | VMI | Jeremy Higley knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 33-22 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Beck - foul #3 on Bobby Beck, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Maynard Avera (SF) Bobby Beck | |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 17:59 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer is fouled on the floor by Wayne Studdard - foul #1 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 17:43 | VMI | Robert Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sommer | 34-24 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 37-24 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Maynard Avera knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Higley and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| Subs | VMI | Willie Laplante (C) Jeffrey Sommer | |
| 17:20 | VMI | Maynard Avera makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Privalsky (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| 16:36 | VMI | Franjo Szczeblewski is called for the reach on Terry Privalsky - foul #1 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Lonnie Jackson (SF) Jason Kroll | |
| 16:23 | VMI | Jeremy Higley double dribbles | 37-27 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Jeremy Higley - foul #1 on Jeremy Higley, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Christopher Warford (C) Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | VMI | Oscar Williams (PG) Jeremy Higley | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Oscar Williams (fresh) SG - Terry Privalsky (fresh) SF - Lonnie Jackson (fresh) PF - Maynard Avera (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Laplante (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:55 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson loses the dribble to Thomas Johnson | 40-27 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson slams it home | 42-27 |
| 15:31 | VMI | The jump hook by Willie Laplante is blocked by Wilfredo Ponce | 42-27 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | William Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Studdard | 45-27 |
| 14:33 | VMI | Maynard Avera misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 14:31 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 14:13 | VMI | Maynard Avera hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Williams | 45-29 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard tips it in | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:38 | VMI | Oscar Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Andrew Williams (C) William Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Wilfredo Ponce, Christopher Warford | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Higley (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Bobby Beck (SF), Jason Kroll (PF), Terrence Elsner (C) Oscar Williams, Terry Privalsky, Lonnie Jackson, Maynard Avera, Willie Laplante | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-29 |
| 13:18 | VMI | The rebound goes to Bobby Beck | 47-29 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Andrew Williams takes the ball from Terrence Elsner | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Terrence Elsner swats the short shot by Franjo Szczeblewski | 47-29 |
| 12:47 | VMI | Bobby Beck snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 12:38 | VMI | Jeremy Higley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jason Kroll - foul #1 on Jason Kroll, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF) Gary Howze | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:13 | VMI | Robert Anderson is whistled for a carry | 48-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul double dribbles | 48-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford (C) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:48 | VMI | Terrence Elsner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jeremy Higley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Kroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrence Elsner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| 11:27 | VMI | Christopher Warford is called for the reach on Jeremy Higley - foul #3 on Christopher Warford, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| 11:10 | VMI | Bobby Beck blows the layup | 48-31 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | William Smith tips it back up and in | 50-31 |
| 10:26 | VMI | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 10:25 | VMI | Bobby Beck tips it home | 50-33 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 09:57 | VMI | Terrence Elsner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-33 |
| 09:25 | VMI | The rebound goes to Bobby Beck | 53-33 |
| 09:21 | VMI | Bobby Beck can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 09:20 | VMI | Jason Kroll gets the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 09:05 | VMI | Jeremy Higley clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-33 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford banks in the layup set up by Wayne Studdard | 55-33 |
| 08:24 | VMI | Robert Anderson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Brian McPhaul - foul #2 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | VMI | Oscar Williams (PG), Maynard Avera (SF), Jeffrey Sommer (PF), Willie Laplante (C) Jeremy Higley, Bobby Beck, Jason Kroll, Terrence Elsner | |
| 08:24 | VMI | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 08:24 | VMI | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 55-34 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | William Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 55-34 |
| 08:00 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 07:57 | VMI | Oscar Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Privalsky (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski travels with the ball | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Howze (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Oscar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Privalsky (fresh) SF - Maynard Avera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Laplante (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | VMI | Maynard Avera is hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #6 | 55-34 |
| 07:07 | VMI | Oscar Williams misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Howze - foul #1 on Gary Howze, team foul #7 | 55-34 |
| 07:07 | VMI | Oscar Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 07:07 | VMI | Oscar Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franjo Szczeblewski | 57-35 |
| 06:30 | VMI | Franjo Szczeblewski is called for the reach on Terry Privalsky - foul #2 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #8 | 57-35 |
| 06:30 | VMI | Terry Privalsky misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski is whistled for traveling | 57-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (PG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | VMI | Lonnie Jackson (SF) Jeffrey Sommer | |
| 05:51 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce snags the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Terry Privalsky steals the ball from Wilfredo Ponce | 57-35 |
| 04:52 | VMI | Oscar Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Ponce | 57-35 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Weeks | 59-35 |
| 04:13 | VMI | Terry Privalsky is hacked by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #3 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #9 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG) Gary Howze | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer (PF), James Thomas (C) Oscar Williams, Willie Laplante | |
| 04:13 | VMI | Terry Privalsky makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 04:13 | VMI | Terry Privalsky misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce gets the rebound | 59-36 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Oscar Williams (PG) Terry Privalsky | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | VMI | Oscar Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-36 |
| 03:30 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Craig Weeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Oscar Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maynard Avera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lonnie Jackson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Thomas (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sommer | 61-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Craig Weeks is denied by Jeffrey Sommer | 61-39 |
| 03:00 | VMI | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 61-39 |
| 02:40 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #4 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #10 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (SF) Craig Weeks | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:40 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 02:40 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Ponce | 61-39 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 02:19 | VMI | James Thomas gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 02:06 | VMI | Gary Howze takes the ball from Lonnie Jackson | 61-39 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | William Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Howze | 63-39 |
| 01:51 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-41 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski's layup is rejected by James Thomas | 63-41 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce tips it but misses | 63-41 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Lonnie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Wilfredo Ponce swats the short shot by Lonnie Jackson | 63-41 |
| 01:36 | VMI | Jeffrey Sommer hits the follow up shot | 63-43 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | William Johnson is called for a backcourt violation | 63-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Privalsky (SG), Willie Laplante (C) Lonnie Jackson, James Thomas | |
| 01:03 | VMI | Franjo Szczeblewski is called for the reach on Terry Privalsky - foul #5 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #11 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (SG) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:03 | VMI | Terry Privalsky misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:03 | VMI | Terry Privalsky misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks is called for a backcourt violation | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | VMI | Maynard Avera misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-43 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 63-43 |
| 00:09 | VMI | Terry Privalsky gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Willie Laplante scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Terry Privalsky | 63-45 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Johnson runs out the clock | 63-45 |