| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 35-34 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith is hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #3 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (C) Lewis Burkley | |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Smith steals the ball from Jesse Smith | 35-34 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Paul Murphy steps in front of the James Whitney pass | 35-34 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy slams it home | 37-34 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell is fouled on the floor by Adam Knox - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF), Alexander Sampson (C) Andrew Farr, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks is fouled on the floor by Akim Zickler - foul #3 on Akim Zickler, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Akim Zickler | |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 17:06 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee tips it in | 39-34 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses long on a turnaround from close range | 41-34 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Adam Knox | 41-34 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | James Whitney comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-34 |
| 15:29 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Glenn Sain - foul #2 on Glenn Sain, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Jesse Smith (C) Howard McClee, Richard Dexter, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Glenn Sain | |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses the 3rd free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Hicks picks off the pass by David Kopczynski | 43-34 |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks lays it up and in | 45-34 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler misses the floater from the left side | 45-34 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the follow up shot | 45-36 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | David Kopczynski takes the ball from Donald Hicks | 45-36 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Dennis Platz (PF) Donald Hicks, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) James Whitney | |
| 13:30 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Smith | 48-36 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Garrison - foul #1 on David Garrison, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-37 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 12:44 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dennis Platz | 48-37 |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG), Richard Dexter (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) Paul Murphy, Andrew Farr, Dennis Platz, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG), Adam Knox (PF) David Kopczynski, Akim Zickler | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Howard McClee - foul #1 on Howard McClee, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Burkley | 48-37 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Dexter is called for the reach on Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Richard Dexter, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Glenn Sain (C) Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Alexander Sampson denies the turnaround by Forrest Sommer | 48-37 |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | James Whitney takes the ball from David Garrison | 48-37 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is whistled for a carry | 48-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Paul Murphy (SG), Andrew Farr (SF) David Garrison, Howard McClee, Richard Dexter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) Forrest Sommer, Glenn Sain | |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Farr | 51-37 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith loses the dribble to Alexander Sampson | 51-37 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Murphy | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley is hacked by Alexander Sampson - foul #1 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz (PF), Jesse Smith (C) Robert Campbell, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Forrest Sommer | 53-40 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Andrew Farr picks off the pass by Forrest Sommer | 53-40 |
| 09:11 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Farr | 55-40 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr is fouled on the floor by Shawn Townley - foul #1 on Shawn Townley, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Robert Campbell (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) Donald Hicks, Paul Murphy, Andrew Farr, Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Glenn Sain (C) David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Sain | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-40 |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF) Glenn Sain | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 55-40 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 55-40 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | David Garrison steals it from James Whitney in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | James Whitney buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Forrest Sommer | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison is hacked by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Paul Murphy (SG), Dennis Platz (C) David Garrison, Howard McClee, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Akim Zickler | |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Lewis Burkley - foul #4 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr (SF), Jesse Smith (C) Richard Dexter, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses the free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | James Whitney buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Knox | 57-45 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jesse Smith | 60-45 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell (PF) Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Adam Knox | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:26 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses the lay-in | 60-45 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley is fouled on the floor by Andrew Farr - foul #1 on Andrew Farr, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF), Alexander Sampson (C) Andrew Farr, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Akim Zickler (PF) James Whitney, David Kopczynski, Glenn Sain | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Hicks | 62-47 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-47 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Donald Hicks and he's hacked by Akim Zickler - foul #4 on Akim Zickler, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Andrew Farr (SF) Donald Hicks, Paul Murphy, Richard Dexter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Farr - foul #2 on Andrew Farr, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Steven Ford (SF) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Kopczynski | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Steven Ford steps in front of the Howard McClee pass | 65-50 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | James Whitney slams it home on a great pass from Steven Ford | 65-52 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the jumper from the left side set up by Jesse Smith | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler tips it in | 67-54 |
| 01:45 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Garrison | 69-54 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford is fouled on the floor by Andrew Farr - foul #3 on Andrew Farr, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Paul Murphy (SG), Robert Campbell (PF) David Garrison, Howard McClee, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) James Whitney | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hicks | 71-54 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-54 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Hicks | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski's pass is intercepted by Donald Hicks | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks runs out the clock | 73-54 |