| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Glenn Favors inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Donald Cook is hacked by Andrew Fellows - foul #2 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Santos Trottier tips it home | 25-35 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 25-37 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Donald Cook can't connect on a floater from close range | 25-37 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Tremper | 25-39 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Damon Buckler can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Damon Buckler makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Damon Buckler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Santos Trottier is called for the reach on Charles Wilson - foul #3 on Santos Trottier, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG) Santos Trottier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | David Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Tremper | 27-41 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Cook steals it from David Tremper | 30-41 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Damon Buckler | 32-41 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Donald Cook is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #1 on Donald Cook, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG), Scott Commander (SF), Hayden Cobb (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Damon Buckler, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey lays it in on a great pass from Sidney Bemis | 32-43 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | William Summers steps in front of the Hayden Cobb pass | 32-43 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | William Summers banks in the layup | 32-45 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Scott Commander misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Witherspoon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Commander (fresh) PF - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Kittrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Summers (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Dewey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney Bemis (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-47 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-47 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb grabs the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 15:00 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | William Summers is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Summers, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Damon Buckler (SG), Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF), Alex Vaughan (C) Ernest Witherspoon, Courtney Plasencia, Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb, Manuel Kittrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Henry Henson, Sidney Bemis | |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Santos Trottier comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Glenn Favors grabs the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Glenn Favors misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Glenn Favors | 37-47 |
| 13:31 | Belmont | Andrew Fellows is called for the reach on Santos Trottier - foul #3 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Damon Buckler is fouled on the floor by Elmer Hale - foul #2 on Elmer Hale, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (C) Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG) William Summers | |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Andrew Fellows blocks the short jumper by Hayden Cobb | 37-47 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale tips it home | 37-49 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Donald Cook grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 12:05 | Belmont | Damon Buckler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-49 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | David Taylor gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Cook | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Damon Buckler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Favors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Santos Trottier loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG), Scott Commander (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Damon Buckler, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Alex Vaughan - foul #3 on Alex Vaughan, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG) Santos Trottier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb hits the finger roll | 39-51 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis misses the lay-in | 39-51 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bemis | 39-51 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey misses the lay-in | 39-51 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Scott Commander's floater is tipped away by Henry Henson | 39-51 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan tips it in | 41-51 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | William Summers makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Taylor | 41-53 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan is hacked by Henry Henson - foul #1 on Henry Henson, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF) Ernest Witherspoon, Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Sidney Bemis, Henry Henson | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | Glenn Favors snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | William Summers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:35 | Belmont | Glenn Favors gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Courtney Plasencia, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG), Manuel Kittrell (C) Courtney Plasencia, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG) William Summers | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson is hacked by Santos Trottier - foul #4 on Santos Trottier, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (C) Manuel Kittrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (PF) Andrew Fellows | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson hits the finger roll | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Belmont | David Tremper steals the ball from Damon Buckler | 46-55 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 46-55 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson tips it in | 46-57 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Glenn Favors comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-57 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Donald Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Donald Cook is denied on a layup by Elmer Hale | 46-57 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Donald Cook tips it home | 48-57 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 48-59 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb is fouled on the floor by David Tremper - foul #3 on David Tremper, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Santos Trottier, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), William Summers (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF) Charles Wilson, David Taylor, David Tremper, Elmer Hale | |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Witherspoon - foul #2 on Ernest Witherspoon, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Commander (SF), Alex Vaughan (C) Damon Buckler, Hayden Cobb | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:06 | Belmont | John Johnson takes the ball from Manuel Kittrell | 49-62 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | John Johnson banks in the layup | 49-64 |
| 04:46 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Commander - foul #2 on Scott Commander, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Damon Buckler (SG), Donald Cook (PF) Ernest Witherspoon, Scott Commander, Manuel Kittrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Taylor (SG), David Tremper (SF), Elmer Hale (C) John Johnson, William Summers, Leon Dewey, Henry Henson | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Santos Trottier lays it in and he's fouled by Charles Wilson - foul #3 on Charles Wilson, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses short on a floater in the lane | 51-65 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale tips it home | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Damon Buckler makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Courtney Plasencia | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Damon Buckler - foul #1 on Damon Buckler, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Favors (SF), Hayden Cobb (C) Courtney Plasencia, Alex Vaughan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis (PF) Andrew Fellows | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | David Tremper makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Donald Cook grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-68 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Damon Buckler steals the ball from Charles Wilson | 54-68 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Donald Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-68 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Tremper | 54-71 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Favors and the foul's on Elmer Hale - foul #3 on Elmer Hale, team foul #10 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SG), Scott Commander (SF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Santos Trottier, Damon Buckler, Glenn Favors, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), William Summers (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF) Charles Wilson, David Taylor, David Tremper, Elmer Hale | |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb misses the free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 56-71 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Scott Commander grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-71 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Henson | 56-71 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | William Summers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Scott Commander buries a jumper from the free throw line | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | William Summers is fouled on the floor by Courtney Plasencia - foul #4 on Courtney Plasencia, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | William Summers makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Scott Commander blows the layup but he's fouled by Leon Dewey - foul #1 on Leon Dewey, team foul #11 | 58-72 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Scott Commander makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Scott Commander makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 60-72 |