| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Burgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Frost (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | John Powers inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Burgan | 33-34 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier drills a floater from the right side and he's hacked by John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Vaughn | 35-36 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Myers - foul #3 on Daniel Myers, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Cooks (SF) Daniel Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Philip Cooks | 37-38 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | James Frost connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-38 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson hits the finger roll | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Burgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Frazier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Cooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Frost (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge (PG), Daniel Myers (SF), John Riley (PF), Terence McQuain (C) Thomas Burgan, Philip Cooks, James Frost, Frank Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Roger Valentine (SG), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Michael Turner, William Robertson, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Myers misses the driving attempt from the left block | 41-38 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jacob Brooke | 41-38 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Myers picks off the pass by David Rich | 41-38 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge is fouled in the backcourt by David Rich - foul #1 on David Rich, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau (SG) Daniel Frazier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Robertson (SG) John Powers | |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | David Rich steals it from Paul Eldridge | 41-38 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine lays it up and in set up by David Rich | 41-40 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | John Riley can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on David Rich - foul #2 on David Rich, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan (PG) Paul Eldridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG) David Rich | |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | John Riley makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | John Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-40 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Daniel Myers | 43-40 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | John Riley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Barbeau | 45-40 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | William Robertson is hacked by Terence McQuain - foul #2 on Terence McQuain, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier (SG), James Frost (PF) Brandon Barbeau, Terence McQuain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF) William Robertson, Gus Croteau | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | John Powers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 12:30 | Vanderbilt | James Frost snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan buries a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by John Powers - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson (C) John Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Robertson (SG), Warren Taylor (C) Roger Valentine, Jacob Brooke | |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is fouled on the floor by Daniel Myers - foul #4 on Daniel Myers, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Cooks (SF) Daniel Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Burgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Frazier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Cooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Frost (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | James Frost can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Turner | 47-40 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Philip Cooks steals it from Kevin Vaughn | 47-40 |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge (PG), Brandon Barbeau (SG), John Riley (PF), Terence McQuain (C) Thomas Burgan, Daniel Frazier, James Frost, Frank Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Roger Valentine (SG), Gus Croteau (SF), Jacob Brooke (C) Michael Turner, William Robertson, John Powers, Warren Taylor | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Terence McQuain - foul #3 on Terence McQuain, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Frost (PF) Terence McQuain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | James Frost gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | James Frost misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Vaughn - foul #1 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | James Frost makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | James Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | John Powers knocks in the jumper near the basket | 49-43 |
| 09:18 | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge's pass is intercepted by John Powers | 49-43 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:50 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Eldridge | 52-43 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine is whistled for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan (SG), Frank Thompson (C) Philip Cooks, James Frost | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), William Robertson (SG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) David Rich, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Warren Taylor | 52-45 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson tips it home | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Eldridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Burgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Barbeau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Riley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner's fadeaway is rejected by John Riley | 54-45 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the tip | 54-45 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Thompson | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor misses long on a floater from the right block | 57-45 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | John Riley pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:08 | Vanderbilt | John Riley can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | John Riley grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Paul Eldridge and he's hacked by Warren Taylor - foul #1 on Warren Taylor, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier (SG), Daniel Myers (SF), James Frost (PF) Paul Eldridge, Brandon Barbeau, John Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) John Powers, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner lays it up and in | 60-47 |
| 05:25 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 60-47 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 05:07 | Vanderbilt | James Frost pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | James Frost hits a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Burgan | 62-47 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | William Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge (PG), Terence McQuain (C) Thomas Burgan, Frank Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF) Michael Turner, William Robertson | |
| 04:22 | Vanderbilt | James Frost misses the driving attempt from the right block | 62-47 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier snags the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Vaughn swats the layup by James Frost | 62-47 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the floater from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Eldridge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-47 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Eldridge | 62-47 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | James Frost clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Vaughn - foul #2 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan (PG), John Riley (C) Paul Eldridge, Terence McQuain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | James Frost makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | James Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Burgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Frazier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Myers (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Frost (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - John Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Rich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Valentine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | David Rich is hacked by Thomas Burgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Burgan, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jacob Brooke | 64-49 |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | John Riley hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Myers | 66-49 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | John Powers can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-49 |
| 03:03 | Vanderbilt | John Riley gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | John Riley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roger Valentine - foul #1 on Roger Valentine, team foul #8 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terence McQuain (C) James Frost | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | John Riley misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | John Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Terence McQuain is called for the reach on Roger Valentine - foul #4 on Terence McQuain, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke is fouled on the floor by Terence McQuain - foul #5 on Terence McQuain, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau (SG), Philip Cooks (SF) Daniel Frazier, Terence McQuain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Riley | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 01:38 | Vanderbilt | John Riley pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses short on a jumper near the basket | 70-51 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Philip Cooks grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Philip Cooks is hacked by John Powers - foul #4 on John Powers, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Frazier (SG), James Frost (PF), Frank Thompson (C) Brandon Barbeau, John Riley, Daniel Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Philip Cooks makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Philip Cooks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan runs out the clock | 72-53 |