| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) SG - William Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Trader (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Minor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Smith - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Smith denies the turnaround by Antonio Minor | 24-25 |
| 19:31 | Iowa State | William Hunter grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | William Hunter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Heberling | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:07 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:49 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-25 |
| 18:47 | Iowa State | Herman Riley tips it home | 29-25 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Dennis Trader misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Trader loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| 17:43 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling is fouled on the floor by Rodney Myers - foul #2 on Rodney Myers, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Fred Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Trader - foul #3 on Dennis Trader, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jabari Amezquita (SG) Dennis Trader | |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Fred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Herman Riley steps in front of the Antonio Minor pass | 30-25 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | Rodney Myers is called for the reach on Jarvis Bellew - foul #3 on Rodney Myers, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Charles Barnhill (PF) William Hunter, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Trevino (PG), Billy Williams (SF), Eric Seay (PF), David Craig (C) Elias Harrow, Rodney Myers, Brent Lymon, Antonio Minor | |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-25 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | David Craig pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Jabari Amezquita hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Miguel Trevino | 30-28 |
| 15:48 | Iowa State | Herman Riley misses badly on a runner from the right block | 30-28 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Miguel Trevino gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neville Thome (fresh) SF - Jarvis Bellew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Riley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Trevino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jabari Amezquita (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Williams (fresh) PF - Eric Seay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Craig (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Jabari Amezquita misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 15:30 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:01 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 14:59 | Iowa State | Herman Riley tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Eric Seay banks in the layup and he's fouled by Charles Barnhill - foul #2 on Charles Barnhill, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), William Hunter (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Mark Heberling, Neville Thome, Jarvis Bellew, Charles Barnhill, Herman Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow (PG), Dennis Trader (SG), Rodney Myers (SF), Antonio Minor (C) Miguel Trevino, Jabari Amezquita, Billy Williams, David Craig | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Eric Seay makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:12 | Iowa State | Fred Smith can't connect on a floater from the left block | 32-31 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon (PF) Eric Seay | |
| 13:46 | Iowa State | Brent Lymon takes the ball from Fred Smith | 32-31 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Dennis Trader misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 13:28 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 13:10 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Dennis Trader clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 12:42 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:19 | Iowa State | Brent Lymon takes the ball from Manuel Kilgo | 32-31 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Trader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Herman Riley (C) Howard Hoover, Robert Cooper, Manuel Kilgo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:41 | Iowa State | Herman Riley double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Seay (C) Antonio Minor | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Trader (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Myers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Seay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rodney Myers | 32-34 |
| 11:02 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from close range set up by Mark Heberling | 34-34 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Charles Barnhill (PF) William Hunter, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Trevino (PG), Jabari Amezquita (SG), Billy Williams (SF), David Craig (C) Elias Harrow, Dennis Trader, Rodney Myers, Brent Lymon | |
| 10:24 | Iowa State | Neville Thome misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Eric Seay pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Jabari Amezquita hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Miguel Trevino | 34-37 |
| 09:36 | Iowa State | Herman Riley misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jabari Amezquita - foul #2 on Jabari Amezquita, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers (SF), Antonio Minor (C) Billy Williams, David Craig | |
| 09:36 | Iowa State | Herman Riley misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 09:36 | Iowa State | Herman Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Jabari Amezquita misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 09:21 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 08:56 | Iowa State | Neville Thome hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Antonio Minor | 35-37 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Hunter (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Neville Thome, Jarvis Bellew, Charles Barnhill, Herman Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow (PG), Dennis Trader (SG), Brent Lymon (PF) Miguel Trevino, Jabari Amezquita, Eric Seay | |
| 08:11 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Smith | 37-37 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG) Mark Heberling | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:34 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 07:32 | Iowa State | Fred Smith snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Hoover (fresh) SG - William Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Kilgo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Trader (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Myers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Antonio Minor (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew (SF), Herman Riley (C) Robert Cooper, Manuel Kilgo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor double dribbles | 37-37 |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | Herman Riley tips it home | 39-37 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 06:18 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 05:58 | Iowa State | Fred Smith knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Jarvis Bellew | 41-37 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor connects on the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Jarvis Bellew - foul #2 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG) Howard Hoover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Trevino (PG), Jabari Amezquita (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Eric Seay (PF) Elias Harrow, Dennis Trader, Rodney Myers, Brent Lymon | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:21 | Iowa State | Fred Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Heberling | 43-40 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Seay is fouled on the floor by Fred Smith - foul #2 on Fred Smith, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Charles Barnhill (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith, Herman Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Craig (C) Antonio Minor | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Jabari Amezquita misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 04:24 | Iowa State | Neville Thome comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 03:54 | Iowa State | Neville Thome makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Cooper | 46-40 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Eric Seay scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by David Craig | 46-42 |
| 03:25 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 49-42 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Hunter (SG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Herman Riley (C) Neville Thome, Robert Cooper, Charles Barnhill, Manuel Kilgo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow (PG), Dennis Trader (SG), Rodney Myers (SF), Brent Lymon (PF), Antonio Minor (C) Miguel Trevino, Jabari Amezquita, Billy Williams, Eric Seay, David Craig | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Trader (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Myers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Antonio Minor (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | William Hunter grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Dennis Trader steps in front of the Jarvis Bellew pass | 49-42 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow slams it home on a great pass from Dennis Trader | 49-44 |
| 02:11 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jarvis Bellew and the foul's on Rodney Myers - foul #4 on Rodney Myers, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| 02:11 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 02:00 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jarvis Bellew | 51-44 |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | Herman Riley can't finish the layup | 51-44 |
| 01:37 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 01:24 | Iowa State | William Hunter is hacked by Antonio Minor - foul #2 on Antonio Minor, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | William Hunter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Antonio Minor pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brent Lymon - foul #2 on Brent Lymon, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG) William Hunter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Antonio Minor | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon loses the dribble to Mark Heberling | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling is hacked by Elias Harrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elias Harrow, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (SG), Robert Cooper (SF) Neville Thome, Jarvis Bellew | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers's pass is intercepted by Howard Hoover | 54-46 |
| 00:16 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Hoover | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling runs out the clock | 56-46 |