| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alan Reid | 27-47 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the floater from the baseline | 29-47 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Crumpler | 29-49 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong is whistled for traveling | 29-49 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Larry McClanahan - foul #2 on Larry McClanahan, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Rosin - foul #1 on Larry Rosin, team foul #1 | 29-51 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson and the foul's on Roy Severino - foul #2 on Roy Severino, team foul #2 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (C) Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid makes the free throw | 31-54 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roy Severino | 34-54 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Larry Rosin | 34-56 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alan Taylor | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Vitagliano | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Sais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Crumpler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-59 |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:26 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-61 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Franklin and he's fouled by Kenneth Vitagliano - foul #1 on Kenneth Vitagliano, team foul #2 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Roy Severino, Daniel Franklin, Alan Taylor, Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Vitagliano | 40-64 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres buries a 3 from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ernesto Torres - foul #1 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #3 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG) Shing Hong | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow (C) Alan Reid | |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gregory Sais | 46-66 |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Vitagliano, team foul #3 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), William Thomson (PF) Larry Rosin, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | John Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson drills a runner from the baseline set up by Neil Brown and he's hacked by John Moore - foul #4 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF) John Moore, Ernesto Torres, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid (C) Dikembe Sow | |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the free throw | 46-69 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-69 |
| 12:21 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid lays it up and in set up by Neil Brown | 46-71 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-71 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson gets the rebound | 46-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Neil Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Crumpler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Thomson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Taylor - foul #1 on Alan Taylor, team foul #5 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SF), Amado Lombardi (C) Alan Taylor, Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Neil Brown, Dennis Johnson, William Thomson, Alan Reid | |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler misses the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Franklin | 49-72 |
| 11:25 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow's pass is intercepted by Amado Lombardi | 49-72 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan (C) Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David McVay (SF) Richard Crumpler | |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-72 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan snags the defensive board | 49-72 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Zachary Blackburn picks off the pass by Larry McClanahan | 49-72 |
| 10:24 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn is hacked by Roy Severino - foul #3 on Roy Severino, team foul #6 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG), Alan Taylor (SF), Shing Hong (PF) Roy Severino, Ernesto Torres, Paul Sullivan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (SG), Alan Reid (C) Zachary Blackburn, Dikembe Sow | |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | Shing Hong steps in front of the Alan Reid pass | 49-72 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-72 |
| 09:33 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid drills a shot from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-74 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Vitagliano | 51-74 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Dennis Johnson | 51-76 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | David McVay picks off the pass by Larry McClanahan | 51-76 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Ernesto Torres (SG), Paul Sullivan (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Gregory Sais, Daniel Franklin, Shing Hong, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), Richard Crumpler (SF), William Thomson (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Larry Rosin, David McVay, Kenneth Vitagliano, Alan Reid | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres lays it in on a great pass from Roy Severino | 53-76 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Amado Lombardi - foul #2 on Amado Lombardi, team foul #7 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG) Alan Taylor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Neil Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Crumpler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Thomson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-77 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 07:12 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-77 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Roy Severino | 53-77 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson misses the runner from the baseline | 53-77 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Paul Sullivan is denied by Richard Crumpler | 53-77 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres grabs the offensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-77 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 05:52 | Vanderbilt | Ernesto Torres steals it from Dikembe Sow | 53-77 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Roy Severino - foul #4 on Roy Severino, team foul #8 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG), Alan Taylor (SF), Shing Hong (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Roy Severino, Ernesto Torres, Paul Sullivan, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), Alan Reid (C) Neil Brown, Dennis Johnson, William Thomson, Dikembe Sow | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Crumpler | 53-79 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor is denied on a layup by Kenneth Vitagliano | 53-79 |
| 05:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler is whistled for a carry | 53-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SF), Austin Bramlett (C) Alan Taylor, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett double dribbles | 53-79 |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid loses the dribble to Gregory Sais | 53-79 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Ernesto Torres | 55-79 |
| 03:55 | Vanderbilt | Ernesto Torres steps in front of the Alan Reid pass | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-79 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin grabs the board | 55-79 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Ernesto Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Austin Bramlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) SF - Richard Crumpler (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | Shing Hong takes the ball from Larry Rosin | 55-79 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Sais | 57-79 |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-79 |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn tips it but misses | 57-79 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), David McVay (SF), William Thomson (PF) Larry Rosin, Zachary Blackburn, Richard Crumpler, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| 02:37 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson connects on the turnaround from the right block | 57-81 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | David McVay takes the ball from Gregory Sais | 57-81 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Sais takes the ball from Dennis Johnson | 57-81 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais lays it up and in | 59-81 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-84 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Alan Reid is called for the reach on Shing Hong - foul #2 on Alan Reid, team foul #4 | 59-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Richard Crumpler (SF), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) Neil Brown, David McVay, William Thomson | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | John Moore clanks a runner from the left block | 59-84 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi tips it in | 61-84 |
| 01:12 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano clanks a shot in the lane | 61-84 |
| 01:11 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid tips it back up and in | 61-86 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi loses the dribble to Richard Crumpler | 61-86 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Crumpler | 61-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-88 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid pulls down the rebound | 61-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-88 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid tips it home | 61-90 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is hacked by Alan Reid - foul #3 on Alan Reid, team foul #5 | 61-90 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong lays it up and in | 63-90 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin runs out the clock | 63-90 |