| Lineup | Howard | PG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Thornhill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Henry Woodie inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Richard Andrews scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Marco Rexford | 43-32 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Whitney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 19:30 | Howard | Carl Mayton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Justin Starks connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Andrews and he's fouled by Gabriel Thornhill - foul #3 on Gabriel Thornhill, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Gabriel Thornhill | |
| 19:18 | Howard | Justin Starks makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-32 |
| 19:00 | Howard | The rebound goes to Henry Woodie | 46-32 |
| 18:56 | Howard | Richard Andrews is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Andrews, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 46-32 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith tips it home | 46-34 |
| 18:16 | Howard | Marco Rexford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Richard Andrews misses the tip | 46-34 |
| 18:14 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Woodie | 46-34 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Henry Woodie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Carl Mayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:43 | Howard | Thomas Lawrence steps in front of the Richard Andrews pass | 46-34 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is hacked by Carl Mayton - foul #1 on Carl Mayton, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Lloyd Haley (PF) Marco Rexford, Justin Starks, Henry Woodie, Richard Andrews | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Townley | 46-37 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Lloyd Haley is hacked by James Whitney - foul #2 on James Whitney, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Josef Giczewski (C) Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) Joshua Smith | |
| 16:33 | Howard | Lloyd Haley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) James Whitney | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (PG) Dominick Dansby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:01 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-37 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Haley (fresh) C - Josef Giczewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shawn Townley (fairly fresh) SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Ford (fresh) PF - Thomas Lawrence (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley is called for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG), Henry Woodie (SF), Richard Andrews (PF), Carl Mayton (C) Robert Blair, Christopher Schwingler, Lloyd Haley, Josef Giczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Akim Zickler (C) Shawn Townley, David Kopczynski, Steven Ford, Glenn Sain | |
| 15:33 | Howard | Marco Rexford double dribbles | 46-37 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Justin Starks steps in front of the Thomas Lawrence pass | 46-37 |
| 14:53 | Howard | Marco Rexford is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #3 on James Whitney, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG) Marco Rexford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:37 | Howard | Justin Starks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Woodie | 48-37 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Akim Zickler | 48-40 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Akim Zickler blocks the short jumper by Carl Mayton | 48-40 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Andrews - foul #3 on Richard Andrews, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Lloyd Haley (PF), Josef Giczewski (C) Dominick Dansby, Justin Starks, Henry Woodie, Richard Andrews, Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Thomas Lawrence | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Akim Zickler is called for the reach on Robert Blair - foul #4 on Akim Zickler, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Thomas Lawrence (PF) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Akim Zickler | |
| 13:13 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-42 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Gabriel Thornhill, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) Gabriel Thornhill | |
| 12:38 | Howard | Josef Giczewski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Josef Giczewski steals the ball from David Kopczynski | 48-42 |
| 12:08 | Howard | Josef Giczewski comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 48-42 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG), Carl Mayton (C) Christopher Schwingler, Josef Giczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG) David Kopczynski, Steven Ford | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Haley (fresh) C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Thomas Lawrence (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Howard | Marco Rexford buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Starks | 51-42 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | James Whitney buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Townley | 51-45 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Marco Rexford comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:29 | Howard | The rebound goes to Carl Mayton | 51-45 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Justin Starks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Marco Rexford pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Lloyd Haley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Lawrence - foul #2 on Thomas Lawrence, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Christopher Schwingler (SG), Henry Woodie (SF), Richard Andrews (PF) Marco Rexford, Justin Starks, Robert Blair, Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) Shawn Townley | |
| 10:00 | Howard | Lloyd Haley makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Lloyd Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence tips it in | 53-47 |
| 09:18 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Dominick Dansby | 55-47 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | James Whitney buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lawrence | 55-50 |
| 08:48 | Howard | Dominick Dansby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Ford - foul #1 on Steven Ford, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Mayton (C) Lloyd Haley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith, Steven Ford | |
| 08:48 | Howard | Dominick Dansby makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:48 | Howard | Dominick Dansby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence's layup is rejected by Carl Mayton | 57-50 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:30 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 08:28 | Howard | Carl Mayton snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:17 | Howard | Henry Woodie knocks in the shot from the left block | 59-50 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Whitney | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lawrence (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Howard | Dominick Dansby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:30 | Howard | Richard Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:19 | Howard | Henry Woodie misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Sain | 59-53 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 06:39 | Howard | Dominick Dansby loses the dribble to David Kopczynski | 59-55 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Christopher Schwingler picks off the pass by Glenn Sain | 59-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Glenn Sain, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (PG), Justin Starks (SG), Robert Blair (PF), Lloyd Haley (C) Dominick Dansby, Henry Woodie, Richard Andrews, Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Herron (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Akim Zickler (C) James Whitney, David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley, Thomas Lawrence | |
| 05:51 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 60-57 |
| 05:18 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Lloyd Haley pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Marco Rexford clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 60-57 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Lloyd Haley tips it but misses | 60-57 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Marco Rexford snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Justin Starks loses the ball out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Mayton (C) Christopher Schwingler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (PG), Steven Ford (SF) Ralph Herron, Glenn Sain | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Ford, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Carl Mayton misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 04:17 | Howard | Justin Starks tips it back up and in | 62-57 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 03:57 | Howard | Lloyd Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Haley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shawn Townley (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Ford (fresh) PF - Gabriel Thornhill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Howard | Justin Starks misses the lay-in | 62-57 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Lloyd Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:05 | Howard | Justin Starks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Townley - foul #3 on Shawn Townley, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Henry Woodie (SF), Josef Giczewski (PF) Marco Rexford, Robert Blair, Lloyd Haley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Glenn Sain (PF) Steven Ford, Gabriel Thornhill | |
| 03:05 | Howard | Justin Starks makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:05 | Howard | Justin Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | James Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Schwingler (SG), Richard Andrews (PF) Justin Starks, Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Steven Ford (SF) Joshua Smith, Shawn Townley | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:42 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Carl Mayton (C) Dominick Dansby, Christopher Schwingler, Josef Giczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF) David Kopczynski, Steven Ford | |
| 02:28 | Howard | Richard Andrews misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glenn Sain - foul #2 on Glenn Sain, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Richard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Richard Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Whitney | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:05 | Howard | Richard Andrews banks in the layup on a great pass from Marco Rexford | 68-60 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill can't finish the layup | 68-60 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Richard Andrews snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:22 | Howard | Robert Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG) Robert Blair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence (PF) Glenn Sain | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to Carl Mayton | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Howard | Carl Mayton is fouled in the backcourt by James Whitney - foul #4 on James Whitney, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SF) Marco Rexford, Henry Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:54 | Howard | Carl Mayton misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away | 69-63 |
| 00:50 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Howard | Carl Mayton is fouled in the backcourt by James Whitney - foul #5 on James Whitney, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (PG) James Whitney | |
| 00:48 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Thornhill | 71-66 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Richard Andrews is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Townley - foul #4 on Shawn Townley, team foul #14 | 71-66 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Richard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Richard Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Dominick Dansby steps in front of the Joshua Smith pass | 72-66 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Justin Starks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #15 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (PG) Dominick Dansby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Howard | Justin Starks makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Justin Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Carl Mayton snags the offensive board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Akim Zickler is called for the reach on Carl Mayton - foul #5 on Akim Zickler, team foul #16 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG) Marco Rexford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Akim Zickler | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Carl Mayton misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (PG), Henry Woodie (SF) Dominick Dansby, Robert Blair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is hacked by Carl Mayton - foul #2 on Carl Mayton, team foul #4 | 74-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Carl Mayton pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Carl Mayton is hacked by Shawn Townley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Townley, team foul #17 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SF) Marco Rexford, Henry Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Herron (PG) Shawn Townley | |
| 00:17 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Ralph Herron hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 76-66 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence tips it home | 76-68 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Dominick Dansby is hacked by Ralph Herron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Herron, team foul #18 | 76-68 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Dominick Dansby makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Dominick Dansby makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Andrews | 78-68 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Dominick Dansby gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Dominick Dansby runs out the clock | 78-68 |