| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Adam Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Laskey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Tague (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-34 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale loses the dribble to Mark Laskey | 24-34 |
| 19:30 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey lays it in | 26-34 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | David Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Elmer Hale | 26-37 |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG) David Taylor | |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | David Tremper scores on a jump hook in the paint | 28-39 |
| 18:30 | McNeese State | William Summers takes the ball from Mark Laskey | 28-39 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Larry Tague is called for the reach on Elmer Hale - foul #1 on Larry Tague, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 18:02 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Fellows | 28-39 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 17:19 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:03 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Laskey | 31-39 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | David Tremper can't finish the layup | 31-39 |
| 16:55 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:42 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:40 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis tips it in | 33-39 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | David Tremper connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Summers | 33-41 |
| 16:29 | McNeese State | Charles Wilson picks off the pass by Adam Lewis in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the lay-in | 33-41 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | Larry Tague snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 16:03 | McNeese State | Malcolm Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Laskey | 36-41 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Adam Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Laskey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Dennis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Tague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Tremper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | William Summers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 15:48 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:33 | McNeese State | Andrew Fellows picks off the pass by Malcolm Carr | 36-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Larry Tague - foul #2 on Larry Tague, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael McSherry (PG), Rod Mattie (SG), Edmond West (SF), Gary Jenkins (PF), Jimmie Burton (C) Adam Lewis, Malcolm Carr, Mark Laskey, Charles Dennis, Larry Tague | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), David Taylor (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF) Charles Wilson, William Summers, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:14 | McNeese State | Gary Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:47 | McNeese State | Elmer Hale blocks the short jumper by Gary Jenkins | 36-43 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson is hacked by Gary Jenkins - foul #2 on Gary Jenkins, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis (C) Elmer Hale | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Taylor and he's fouled by Rod Mattie - foul #1 on Rod Mattie, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson misses the free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:07 | McNeese State | Gary Jenkins grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:48 | McNeese State | Edmond West misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | John Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Taylor | 36-47 |
| 13:26 | McNeese State | Edmond West hits a 3 from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | John Johnson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Laskey (SF) Edmond West | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG) John Johnson | |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Leon Dewey - foul #1 on Leon Dewey, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Adam Lewis (PG), Charles Dennis (PF), Anthony Kerr (C) Michael McSherry, Gary Jenkins, Jimmie Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) William Summers, Leon Dewey, Henry Henson | |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:49 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis's pass is intercepted by David Tremper | 40-47 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Adam Lewis takes the ball from Sidney Bemis | 40-47 |
| 12:02 | McNeese State | David Taylor takes the ball from Anthony Kerr | 40-47 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | David Tremper buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Emanuel Hutchison and he's hacked by Charles Dennis - foul #3 on Charles Dennis, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Malcolm Carr (SG), Jimmie Burton (PF), Larry Tague (C) Rod Mattie, Charles Dennis, Anthony Kerr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), Andrew Fellows (PF), Henry Henson (C) David Taylor, Sidney Bemis, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:47 | McNeese State | Malcolm Carr gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Adam Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Malcolm Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Laskey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Burton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tague (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Andrew Fellows denies the turnaround by Malcolm Carr | 40-49 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Henson | 40-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows's pass is intercepted by Adam Lewis | 40-49 |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows is whistled for a carry | 40-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael McSherry (PG), Charles Dennis (PF) Adam Lewis, Jimmie Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Elmer Hale (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Henry Henson | |
| 10:07 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Fellows - foul #2 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 10:07 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:07 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Fellows | 41-49 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey is fouled on the floor by Mark Laskey - foul #3 on Mark Laskey, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rod Mattie (SF) Mark Laskey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Emanuel Hutchison (PF) Andrew Fellows | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Emanuel Hutchison grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Carr | 41-49 |
| 08:57 | McNeese State | Malcolm Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McSherry | 44-49 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 44-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | William Summers tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 08:33 | McNeese State | Rod Mattie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:12 | McNeese State | Rod Mattie connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Malcolm Carr | 47-49 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale's floater is tipped away by Larry Tague | 47-49 |
| 08:02 | McNeese State | Malcolm Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Rod Mattie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Emanuel Hutchison | 47-49 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Summers | 47-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Michael McSherry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rod Mattie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Dennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Tague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Dewey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emanuel Hutchison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | McNeese State | Larry Tague's floater is knocked away by Elmer Hale | 47-51 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Adam Lewis (PG), Mark Laskey (SF), Gary Jenkins (PF), Jimmie Burton (C) Michael McSherry, Malcolm Carr, Charles Dennis, Larry Tague | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), John Johnson (SG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Henry Henson (C) William Summers, David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Emanuel Hutchison, Elmer Hale | |
| 06:59 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Lewis | 50-51 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Adam Lewis picks off the pass by Charles Wilson in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 06:37 | McNeese State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Rod Mattie - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edmond West (SG) Rod Mattie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:29 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | David Tremper connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 50-53 |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Edmond West misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG) John Johnson | |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Edmond West makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Edmond West misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:34 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis makes the 3 from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson is hacked by Edmond West - foul #2 on Edmond West, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rod Mattie (SG), Charles Dennis (PF) Edmond West, Jimmie Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (C) Henry Henson | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:55 | McNeese State | Gary Jenkins travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Larry Tague (C) Gary Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), Sidney Bemis (PF) Charles Wilson, Andrew Fellows | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Elmer Hale | 54-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael McSherry (PG) Adam Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), Leon Dewey (SF) David Taylor, David Tremper | |
| 04:16 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Laskey | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Rod Mattie - foul #2 on Rod Mattie, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Malcolm Carr (SG) Mark Laskey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Taylor (SG), Henry Henson (PF) John Johnson, Leon Dewey, Sidney Bemis | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Michael McSherry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rod Mattie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Dennis (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Tague (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Summers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | McNeese State | Rod Mattie is hacked by Henry Henson - foul #1 on Henry Henson, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Adam Lewis (PG), Gary Jenkins (C) Michael McSherry, Larry Tague | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF) William Summers, Henry Henson | |
| 03:03 | McNeese State | Gary Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | David Tremper dunks the ball and the foul's on Gary Jenkins - foul #3 on Gary Jenkins, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Laskey (SF), Jimmie Burton (C) Rod Mattie, Charles Dennis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (C) Elmer Hale | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:55 | McNeese State | Gary Jenkins grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:55 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 02:40 | McNeese State | Jimmie Burton is called for traveling | 56-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Dennis (PF), Larry Tague (C) Gary Jenkins, Jimmie Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (C) Henry Henson | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 02:09 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis loses the dribble to Elmer Hale | 56-59 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | David Taylor double dribbles | 56-59 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Tague | 58-59 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | David Tremper clanks a floater from the left block | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Larry Tague | 58-59 |
| 01:14 | McNeese State | Adam Lewis travels with the ball | 58-59 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Mark Laskey | 58-59 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Charles Dennis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Fellows | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Adam Lewis is called for the reach on Andrew Fellows in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Lewis, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SF) David Tremper | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows is hacked by Malcolm Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Malcolm Carr, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | McNeese State | Mark Laskey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |