| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Tremper inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Taylor | 32-37 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Robert Wier is fouled on the floor by Elmer Hale - foul #1 on Elmer Hale, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | Nicholas King buries a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | David Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | David Tremper can't tip it in | 34-37 |
| 18:42 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Bardsley | 34-37 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley makes the floater from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:47 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas King and he's hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #3 on Charles Wilson, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (PF) Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| 17:47 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | William Summers drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:13 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows connects on the jumper from the left block | 41-42 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Robert Wier misses the jumper from close range | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | Andrew Fellows steals the ball from Norris Roseboro | 41-42 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | William Summers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Nicholas King | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Nicholas King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Wier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Summers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Tremper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Elmer Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | William Summers travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SG), Robert Bardsley (PF), Fang Xie (C) Robert Isenberg, Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) David Taylor, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | William Summers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Henson | 45-45 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Lowell Draper scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keneth Hanna | 48-45 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson tips it in | 48-47 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 48-47 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Lowell Draper misses the jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 48-47 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | William Summers is hacked by Fang Xie - foul #2 on Fang Xie, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Wier (C) Kevin Gaiter, Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), David Tremper (SF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) William Summers, Leon Dewey, Sidney Bemis | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Emanuel Hutchison drills a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Lowell Draper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 13:05 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Lowell Draper | 48-50 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Lowell Draper's pass is intercepted by David Tremper | 48-50 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Taylor | 48-52 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro blows the dunk but he's fouled by David Tremper - foul #3 on David Tremper, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Dallas Robinson (PF) Keneth Hanna, Lowell Draper, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) Charles Wilson, Henry Henson, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | David Taylor scores on a 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:48 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson is hacked by Andrew Fellows - foul #2 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (PF) Dallas Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), Leon Dewey (SF) John Johnson, David Tremper | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Summers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Dewey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 4 pts. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Nicholas King steals the ball from William Summers | 52-55 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Nicholas King loses the dribble to William Summers | 52-55 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | William Summers lays it up and in | 52-57 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro banks in the layup | 54-57 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey's pass is intercepted by Norris Roseboro | 54-57 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro lays it up and in | 56-57 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | William Summers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Fellows | 56-60 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Nicholas King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Fang Xie (C) Robert Isenberg, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Fang Xie grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley's pass is intercepted by Henry Henson | 58-60 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | William Summers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Tremper | 58-63 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses the fadeaway from the right side | 58-63 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | David Tremper pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis is hacked by Fang Xie - foul #3 on Fang Xie, team foul #2 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Kevin Gaiter (SF) Keneth Hanna, Nicholas King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Elmer Hale (C) William Summers, Sidney Bemis | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | David Tremper blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Isenberg - foul #2 on Robert Isenberg, team foul #3 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Wier (C) Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | David Tremper makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:04 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 07:52 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lowell Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Gaiter - foul #1 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #4 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norris Roseboro (SF) Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows (PF) Henry Henson | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | The short jumper by Robert Wier is denied by David Tremper | 58-66 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale's pass is intercepted by Lowell Draper | 58-66 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro blows the dunk | 58-66 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | David Tremper gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | David Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Elmer Hale is called for the reach on Norris Roseboro - foul #2 on Elmer Hale, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Peter Uresti (SG), Dallas Robinson (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Fang Xie (C) Robert Isenberg, Lowell Draper, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), William Summers (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, David Taylor, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Dallas Robinson | 60-66 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | John Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson hits the follow up shot | 60-68 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG) Peter Uresti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | William Summers scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Johnson | 63-70 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Kevin Gaiter (PF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Dallas Robinson, Robert Bardsley, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) John Johnson, Henry Henson, Sidney Bemis | |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Robert Wier clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Fellows - foul #3 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF) William Summers, Leon Dewey | |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Robert Wier makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Robert Wier misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Nicholas King comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Tremper | 64-70 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Robert Wier snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Taylor | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Hale | 64-72 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro snags the offensive board | 64-72 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | David Tremper swats the shot by Robert Isenberg | 64-72 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Wier - foul #2 on Robert Wier, team foul #5 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SG), Dallas Robinson (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Fang Xie (C) Robert Isenberg, Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:59 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Lowell Draper, Dallas Robinson, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) William Summers, Leon Dewey, Henry Henson, Sidney Bemis | |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg makes the runner from the right block set up by Nicholas King | 66-74 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Tremper | 66-76 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Robert Wier is called for traveling | 66-76 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SG), Kevin Gaiter (SF), Fang Xie (PF), Chris Mayfield (C) Robert Isenberg, Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro, Robert Bardsley, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), William Summers (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, David Taylor, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | William Summers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-76 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Lowell Draper | 66-76 |
| 00:51 | Evansville | Fang Xie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | John Johnson is hacked by Keneth Hanna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keneth Hanna, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey is hacked by Lowell Draper - foul #4 on Lowell Draper, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | A charge is called on Lowell Draper - foul #5 on Lowell Draper, team foul #8 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Uresti (SG) Lowell Draper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey is hacked by Chris Mayfield - foul #1 on Chris Mayfield, team foul #9 | 66-78 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 66-79 |