| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Ndulu Elijah (fresh) SG - Alan Richman (fresh) SF - Bradley Hanley (fresh) PF - William Gil (fresh) C - Jacob Philips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) C - Christopher Warford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford is hacked by Ndulu Elijah - foul #1 on Ndulu Elijah, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | William Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Florida Atlantic | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Philips | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG) William Smith | |
| 17:44 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | William Johnson tips it in | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Christopher Warford is denied by Jacob Philips | 7-6 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Florida Atlantic | Jacob Philips grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bradley Hanley | 10-6 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jacob Philips - foul #1 on Jacob Philips, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (PF) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:04 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman's pass is intercepted by Andrew Williams | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Ndulu Elijah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alan Richman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gil (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Philips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) SF - Gary Howze (fresh) PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) C - Christopher Warford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams buries a runner from the left block | 10-10 |
| 15:40 | Florida Atlantic | Jacob Philips makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Richman | 12-10 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Alan Richman takes the ball from William Johnson | 12-10 |
| 15:18 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Warford | 12-10 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from William Johnson | 12-12 |
| 14:49 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | William Wiltse (PG), Richard Duley (SF), Brian Swaim (PF), Alan Peterson (C) Ndulu Elijah, Bradley Hanley, William Gil, Jacob Philips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) William Johnson, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Christopher Warford | |
| 14:49 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:49 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson drills a floater from the baseline set up by Wayne Studdard | 13-14 |
| 14:07 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Duley drills a runner from close range set up by Alan Richman | 15-14 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | William Wiltse is called for the reach on Craig Weeks - foul #1 on William Wiltse, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley (SF) Alan Richman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce (C) Andrew Williams | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Brian Swaim steals it from Wayne Studdard | 15-14 |
| 13:04 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Peterson is hacked by Craig Weeks - foul #1 on Craig Weeks, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | William Gil (PF), Jacob Philips (C) Richard Duley, Brian Swaim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Gary Howze (C) Craig Weeks, Brian McPhaul | |
| 12:49 | Florida Atlantic | William Wiltse clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 12:47 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:35 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley is denied on a layup by Wayne Studdard | 15-14 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 12:22 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Bradley Hanley | 15-14 |
| 12:02 | Florida Atlantic | William Wiltse connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - William Wiltse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Peterson (fresh) SF - Bradley Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gil (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Philips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) C - Gary Howze (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 11:40 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:17 | Florida Atlantic | William Wiltse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | William Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Wiltse - foul #2 on William Wiltse, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah (PG), Alan Richman (SG), Richard Duley (SF), Brian Swaim (C) William Wiltse, Alan Peterson, Bradley Hanley, Jacob Philips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF), Christopher Warford (C) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:58 | Florida Atlantic | Brian Swaim grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 10:41 | Florida Atlantic | Brian Swaim is hacked by Christopher Warford - foul #1 on Christopher Warford, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Roger Thayer (PF) William Gil | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (PG) William Johnson | |
| 10:18 | Florida Atlantic | A charge is called on Ndulu Elijah - foul #2 on Ndulu Elijah, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Battle (PG) Ndulu Elijah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF) Gary Howze | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Roger Thayer takes the ball from Brian McPhaul | 18-16 |
| 09:44 | Florida Atlantic | Brian Swaim buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Battle | 20-16 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford is fouled on the floor by Brian Swaim - foul #1 on Brian Swaim, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Alan Peterson (PG), Bradley Hanley (SF), William Gil (PF), Jacob Philips (C) Gregory Battle, Richard Duley, Roger Thayer, Brian Swaim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG) Wayne Studdard | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Alan Peterson - foul #1 on Alan Peterson, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:06 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Peterson is hacked by Craig Weeks - foul #2 on Craig Weeks, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (SF) Craig Weeks | |
| 08:58 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #1 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| 08:58 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:58 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Jacob Philips blocks the short jumper by Christopher Warford | 22-18 |
| 08:27 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to William Gil | 22-18 |
| 08:10 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the floater from the left side | 22-20 |
| 07:51 | Florida Atlantic | The jump hook by Alan Peterson is blocked by Christopher Warford | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley tips it but misses | 22-20 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gary Howze | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Alan Peterson (fresh) SG - Alan Richman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Philips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Howze (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Warford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford buries a jumper near the basket set up by Franjo Szczeblewski | 22-22 |
| 07:02 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil misses short on a jumper in the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-22 |
| 06:55 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:31 | Florida Atlantic | The short jumper by Jacob Philips is denied by Christopher Warford | 22-22 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Philips | 22-22 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 06:12 | Florida Atlantic | Jacob Philips pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:52 | Florida Atlantic | Jacob Philips is whistled for a carry | 22-22 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Battle (PG), Dennis Foster (SG), Richard Duley (SF), Roger Thayer (PF), Brian Swaim (C) Alan Peterson, Alan Richman, Bradley Hanley, William Gil, Jacob Philips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| 05:20 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Duley buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Thayer | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Foster - foul #1 on Dennis Foster, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | William Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Williams is blocked by Brian Swaim | 24-23 |
| 04:34 | Florida Atlantic | Dennis Foster pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:08 | Florida Atlantic | Dennis Foster comes up short on the shot from the left side | 24-23 |
| 04:06 | Florida Atlantic | Roger Thayer can't tip it in | 24-23 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 03:35 | Florida Atlantic | Roger Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Gregory Battle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Foster (fresh) SF - Richard Duley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Thayer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Florida Atlantic | Roger Thayer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wilfredo Ponce - foul #1 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah (PG), Alan Richman (SG), William Gil (PF), Jacob Philips (C) Gregory Battle, Dennis Foster, Richard Duley, Brian Swaim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Craig Weeks (SG), Gary Howze (C) William Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 03:16 | Florida Atlantic | Roger Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:16 | Florida Atlantic | Roger Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley (SF) Roger Thayer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford (C) Andrew Williams | |
| 02:40 | Florida Atlantic | Ndulu Elijah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 02:39 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Alan Richman picks off the pass by William Smith in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 02:23 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman is hacked by Craig Weeks - foul #3 on Craig Weeks, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF) Craig Weeks, Wayne Studdard | |
| 02:23 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:23 | Florida Atlantic | Alan Richman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Alan Richman picks off the pass by Gary Howze | 30-23 |
| 01:46 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Wilfredo Ponce (SF) William Smith, Gary Howze | |
| 01:46 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:46 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| 01:17 | Florida Atlantic | Jacob Philips drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ndulu Elijah | 34-23 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Ponce | 34-23 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 00:44 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 00:38 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Hanley | 36-23 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Franjo Szczeblewski is blocked by Jacob Philips | 36-23 |
| 00:13 | Florida Atlantic | William Gil grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 00:08 | Florida Atlantic | William Johnson steals the ball from Jacob Philips | 36-23 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 00:01 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Florida Atlantic | Bradley Hanley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-23 |