| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Grant Pritchett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Doug Farmer (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Gary Bourgault inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Michael Rutherford is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Rutherford - foul #1 on Michael Rutherford, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett misses the 3rd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Gary Bourgault misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden tips it home | 38-40 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Gary Bourgault travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erick Small (SF), Eduardo Arias (C) James Richardson, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Sullivan (PF) Sergei Zbinden | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Doug Farmer and he's fouled by Gary Sullivan - foul #1 on Gary Sullivan, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Scroggins (C) Myron Fleming | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Gary Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Jason Tucker clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Michael Rutherford hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Erick Small comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-42 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias tips it home | 42-42 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Eduardo Arias is called for the reach on Gary Bourgault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eduardo Arias, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer (C) Eduardo Arias | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (PG), Richard Abbott (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF) Michael Rutherford, Jason Tucker, Gary Bourgault | |
| 17:23 | Samford | James Scroggins blows the wide open layup | 42-42 |
| 17:21 | Samford | James Scroggins can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Erick Small hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Grant Pritchett | 44-42 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Richard Abbott drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Erick Small drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Grant Pritchett | 46-45 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Gary Sullivan misses the wide open shot from the left side | 46-45 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Gary Sullivan misses the easy open layup | 46-45 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Gary Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Grant Pritchett (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Doug Farmer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Small (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damon Richards (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Andrew Corona (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremiah Zmek (fresh) PF - Gary Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Scroggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Samford | Gary Sullivan hits a runner from the baseline set up by Andrew Corona | 46-47 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Farmer | 49-47 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Richard Abbott is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremiah Zmek | 49-50 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Doug Farmer | 52-50 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Richard Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (SG), James Richardson (SF), Andre Mancini (PF), Eduardo Arias (C) Doug Farmer, Erick Small, Damon Richards, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Andrew Corona, Richard Abbott, Jeremiah Zmek, Gary Sullivan, James Scroggins | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 14:38 | Samford | The rebound goes to Sergei Zbinden | 52-50 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Michael Rutherford drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Bourgault and he's hacked by Andre Mancini - foul #2 on Andre Mancini, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erick Small (PG) Grant Pritchett | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:24 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Myron Fleming picks off the pass by James Richardson | 52-53 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-53 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Erick Small is denied by Sergei Zbinden | 52-53 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | James Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Erick Small knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Richardson | 55-53 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Michael Rutherford misses short on a floater from the right block | 55-53 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Lucio Bruno | 57-53 |
| 12:20 | Samford | James Richardson steps in front of the Michael Rutherford pass in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Erick Small lays it in set up by James Richardson | 59-53 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Jason Tucker is hacked by Lucio Bruno - foul #1 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG), Doug Farmer (SG), Damon Richards (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Erick Small, Lucio Bruno, Andre Mancini, Eduardo Arias | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (PG), Richard Abbott (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF), James Scroggins (PF), Harold Wong (C) Michael Rutherford, Jason Tucker, Gary Bourgault, Sergei Zbinden, Myron Fleming | |
| 11:46 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Grant Pritchett (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Doug Farmer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Richards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Andrew Corona (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremiah Zmek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Scroggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Wong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | James Richardson can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Richard Abbott - foul #1 on Richard Abbott, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | James Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:27 | Samford | James Scroggins grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 11:09 | Samford | James Scroggins misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 60-53 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tony Fischer | 60-53 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Richard Abbott travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG) Richard Abbott | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett loses the dribble to Andrew Corona in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Andrew Corona misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Harold Wong is called for the reach on Doug Farmer - foul #1 on Harold Wong, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Cyril Bowden, Andrew Corona, Jeremiah Zmek, James Scroggins, Harold Wong | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Myron Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Grant Pritchett is called for the reach on Michael Rutherford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Grant Pritchett, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erick Small (PG), Eduardo Arias (C) Grant Pritchett, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Sullivan (PF) Sergei Zbinden | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Michael Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Erick Small - foul #3 on Erick Small, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Michael Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Myron Fleming is called for the reach on Eduardo Arias - foul #3 on Myron Fleming, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (SG) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG), Andrew Corona (SG), Richard Abbott (SF), James Scroggins (C) Michael Rutherford, Jason Tucker, Gary Bourgault, Myron Fleming | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 60-54 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Andrew Corona gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:49 | Samford | James Scroggins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | James Scroggins swats the layup by Doug Farmer | 60-54 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Cyril Bowden pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Gary Sullivan is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 60-54 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eduardo Arias | 60-54 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Erick Small | 63-54 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Gary Sullivan makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Cyril Bowden | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erick Small (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucio Bruno (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Doug Farmer (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Damon Richards (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Eduardo Arias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cyril Bowden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Corona (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Scroggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias tips it in | 65-56 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Doug Farmer steals it from Cyril Bowden in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Corona takes the ball from Doug Farmer | 65-56 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Andrew Corona knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Abbott | 65-59 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Erick Small misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 06:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gary Sullivan | 65-59 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Richard Abbott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 65-59 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Richard Abbott grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Cyril Bowden's pass is intercepted by Eduardo Arias | 65-59 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Gary Sullivan grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grant Pritchett (PG), James Richardson (SF), Andre Mancini (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Erick Small, Lucio Bruno, Damon Richards, Eduardo Arias | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Cyril Bowden, Andrew Corona, Richard Abbott, Gary Sullivan, James Scroggins | |
| 05:32 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tony Fischer - foul #2 on Tony Fischer, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tony Fischer | 65-60 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | James Richardson misses the lay-in | 65-60 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Gary Bourgault gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Michael Rutherford is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Pritchett - foul #5 on Grant Pritchett, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erick Small (PG) Grant Pritchett | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:22 | Samford | Michael Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Rutherford is called for the reach on Erick Small - foul #2 on Michael Rutherford, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Erick Small clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Gary Bourgault grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Doug Farmer picks off the pass by Gary Bourgault | 65-60 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Erick Small can't finish the layup | 65-60 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 04:12 | Samford | The jump hook by Michael Rutherford is blocked by Andre Mancini | 65-60 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andre Mancini | 65-60 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini is hacked by Myron Fleming - foul #4 on Myron Fleming, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Wong (PF) Sergei Zbinden | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Myron Fleming gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Michael Rutherford is hacked by Erick Small in the backcourt - foul #4 on Erick Small, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Michael Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Erick Small makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Samford | Michael Rutherford knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Erick Small - foul #5 on Erick Small, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno (PG) Erick Small | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF) Jason Tucker, Gary Bourgault | |
| 03:39 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) SG - Doug Farmer (tired) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Richardson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 16 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Corona (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremiah Zmek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Wong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Myron Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-63 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | James Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | James Richardson is called for traveling | 68-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damon Richards (PF) Andre Mancini | |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG), James Scroggins (PF) Michael Rutherford, Myron Fleming | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Cyril Bowden is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | James Richardson loses the dribble to James Scroggins | 68-63 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Cyril Bowden snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Cyril Bowden, Andrew Corona, Jeremiah Zmek, James Scroggins, Harold Wong | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Jason Tucker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards drills a shot from the left side | 70-63 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Gary Bourgault comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini (PF), Eduardo Arias (C) Damon Richards, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:11 | Samford | Gary Bourgault makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Gary Bourgault makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Sergei Zbinden denies the turnaround by James Richardson | 70-65 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Andre Mancini is called for the reach on Michael Rutherford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andre Mancini, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Damon Richards (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Reynaldo Bruno, Andre Mancini, Eduardo Arias | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:46 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Jason Tucker is called for the reach on Doug Farmer - foul #1 on Jason Tucker, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Tony Fischer is called for the reach on Jason Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Fischer, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Jason Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Jason Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Myron Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Jason Tucker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Rutherford | 70-70 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Myron Fleming connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Rutherford | 73-73 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Gary Bourgault steals it from James Richardson | 73-73 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jason Tucker can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Farmer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Richardson (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Richards (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Tony Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Samford | Myron Fleming wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Samford | Jason Tucker knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Sergei Zbinden | 73-75 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards misses the easy layup | 73-75 |
| 04:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jason Tucker | 73-75 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the runner from the left block set up by Sergei Zbinden | 73-77 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 75-77 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Gary Bourgault connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Tucker | 75-80 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-80 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Gary Bourgault grabs the defensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Myron Fleming misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 75-80 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Gary Bourgault tips it in | 75-82 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 75-82 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Tony Fischer pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Tucker - foul #2 on Jason Tucker, team foul #9 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini (PF), Eduardo Arias (C) James Richardson, Tony Fischer | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (PG), Richard Abbott (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF), Gary Sullivan (PF), James Scroggins (C) Michael Rutherford, Jason Tucker, Gary Bourgault, Sergei Zbinden, Myron Fleming | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Andrew Corona gets the rebound | 76-82 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Richard Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno (PG) Damon Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF) Andrew Corona, Richard Abbott, Jeremiah Zmek | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 76-82 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini grabs the offensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 76-82 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-82 |
| 01:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Rutherford | 76-82 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Richardson (SF), Damon Richards (PF), Tony Fischer (C) Reynaldo Bruno, Andre Mancini, Eduardo Arias | |
| Subs | Samford | Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Gary Sullivan, James Scroggins | |
| 01:36 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden buries a shot from the right block | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lucio Bruno | 79-84 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Myron Fleming loses the ball out of bounds | 79-84 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lucio Bruno (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Farmer (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Richardson (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Richards (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Tony Fischer (tiring) 2 pts. 17 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | James Richardson connects on the jumper from close range | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden clanks a shot near the basket | 81-84 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Jason Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Doug Farmer is called for the reach on Jason Tucker - foul #2 on Doug Farmer, team foul #13 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (PG) Michael Rutherford | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Jason Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Jason Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards loses the dribble to Jason Tucker | 81-86 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Andrew Corona is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #14 | 81-86 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Andrew Corona makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Andrew Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Damon Richards gets the rebound | 81-87 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-87 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Andrew Corona is hacked by Lucio Bruno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #15 | 84-87 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Andrew Corona makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Andrew Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Doug Farmer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 84-89 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Gary Bourgault grabs the board | 84-89 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Gary Bourgault runs out the clock | 84-89 |