| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Everett Naples (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Ellsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stewart Morrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roberto Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Millan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Fred Millan and he's fouled by Jared Gordon - foul #1 on Jared Gordon, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt (SF) Jared Gordon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:26 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti's pass is intercepted by Fred Millan | 35-37 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Millan | 35-39 |
| 19:11 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:10 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits a jumper from the right block | 35-41 |
| 18:26 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Everett Naples | 38-41 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Ian Ellsworth steps in front of the Andrew Williams pass | 38-41 |
| 17:59 | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt lays it up and in set up by Ian Ellsworth | 40-41 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 17:22 | William & Mary | The rebound goes to Paul Schmidt | 40-41 |
| 17:17 | William & Mary | Wayne Studdard is called for the reach on Ian Ellsworth - foul #1 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Yocum (PG), Jared Gordon (SF), Mike White (PF) Everett Naples, Paul Schmidt, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Walter McIlwraith, Fred Millan, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 17:09 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth misses long on a jumper from the right block | 40-41 |
| 17:07 | William & Mary | Mike White tips it home | 42-41 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses long on a shot near the basket | 42-41 |
| 16:55 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 16:34 | William & Mary | Mike White misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Wilfredo Ponce - foul #3 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Everett Naples (PG) James Yocum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (SG), Bart Kennedy (C) Wayne Studdard, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 16:34 | William & Mary | Mike White makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:34 | William & Mary | Mike White makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 16:12 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:51 | William & Mary | Richard Chestnut steals the ball from Mike White | 44-41 |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Everett Naples (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jared Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Moretti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Imler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Howze (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 15:12 | William & Mary | Mike White blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bart Kennedy | 44-44 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Howze, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Yocum (PG), Paul Schmidt (SF), Stewart Morrison (PF) Everett Naples, Jared Gordon, Mike White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Robert Imler, Richard Chestnut, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Bart Kennedy | |
| 14:31 | William & Mary | James Yocum knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ian Ellsworth | 46-44 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the turnaround in the paint | 46-46 |
| 13:44 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Yocum | 49-46 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Ian Ellsworth - foul #1 on Ian Ellsworth, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Everett Naples (PG), David Khan (SG), Jared Gordon (SF), Ronald Smith (C) James Yocum, Ian Ellsworth, Paul Schmidt, Roberto Moretti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG) Fred Millan | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:08 | William & Mary | David Khan connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Everett Naples and the foul's on Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #2 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:08 | William & Mary | David Khan makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the shot from the baseline set up by Franjo Szczeblewski | 52-50 |
| 12:09 | William & Mary | David Khan is fouled on the floor by Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth (SG), Ronald Smith (C) David Khan, Roberto Moretti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Walter McIlwraith, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 11:58 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Wilfredo Ponce - foul #4 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Millan (SG), Bart Kennedy (C) Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 11:58 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:58 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Ian Ellsworth steps in front of the Robert Imler pass | 54-50 |
| 11:24 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon lays it up and in set up by Ian Ellsworth | 56-50 |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Everett Naples (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jared Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stewart Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Imler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Millan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Howze (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bart Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Smith denies the turnaround by Robert Imler | 56-50 |
| 11:06 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:51 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Jared Gordon is called for the reach on Wayne Studdard - foul #2 on Jared Gordon, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Yocum (PG), Paul Schmidt (SF), Mike White (PF), Roberto Moretti (C) Everett Naples, Jared Gordon, Stewart Morrison, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Fred Millan, Wayne Studdard, Gary Howze, Bart Kennedy | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Ian Ellsworth picks off the pass by Franjo Szczeblewski | 59-50 |
| 10:05 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth blows the layup | 59-50 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mike White - foul #1 on Mike White, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Everett Naples (PG), Jared Gordon (SF), Stewart Morrison (PF) James Yocum, Paul Schmidt, Mike White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:44 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:26 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon is hacked by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #3 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Yocum (PG) Everett Naples | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (SF) Robert Imler | |
| 09:26 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 59-51 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 09:08 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 08:52 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 59-51 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 59-51 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 08:45 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 08:31 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Yocum | 62-51 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul clanks a turnaround from the left block | 62-51 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 62-51 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Roberto Moretti - foul #3 on Roberto Moretti, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Everett Naples (PG), Paul Schmidt (SF), Mike White (PF) James Yocum, Jared Gordon, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (PF) Walter McIlwraith, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Brian McPhaul | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:53 | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 07:52 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:42 | William & Mary | Everett Naples comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 07:41 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 07:24 | William & Mary | Robert Imler steals it from Roberto Moretti | 62-53 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan lays it in set up by Robert Imler | 62-55 |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Everett Naples (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Schmidt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Moretti (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Imler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Millan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:02 | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Fred Millan - foul #1 on Fred Millan, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | William & Mary | David Khan (SG), Stewart Morrison (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Ian Ellsworth, Mike White, Roberto Moretti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (C) Andrew Williams | |
| 07:02 | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:02 | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard travels with the ball | 64-55 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Jared Gordon (SF) Paul Schmidt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:44 | William & Mary | Everett Naples misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan's pass is intercepted by Stewart Morrison | 64-55 |
| 06:08 | William & Mary | David Khan's pass is intercepted by Wayne Studdard | 64-55 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Millan | 64-57 |
| 05:37 | William & Mary | Everett Naples is hacked by Robert Imler - foul #1 on Robert Imler, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth (SG), Roberto Moretti (C) David Khan, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF) Robert Imler, Fred Millan, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 05:37 | William & Mary | Everett Naples misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stewart Morrison - foul #2 on Stewart Morrison, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | William & Mary | James Yocum (PG), Paul Schmidt (SF), Mike White (PF) Everett Naples, Jared Gordon, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams (C) Gary Howze | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:16 | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:03 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian McPhaul | 64-57 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Franjo Szczeblewski | 64-59 |
| 04:38 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 04:36 | William & Mary | Paul Schmidt tips it home | 66-59 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | William & Mary | Mike White grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:19 | William & Mary | James Yocum lays it in on a nice dish by Mike White | 68-59 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Paul Schmidt picks off the pass by Brian McPhaul | 68-59 |
| 04:04 | William & Mary | William & Mary calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Everett Naples (PG), Jared Gordon (SF), Stewart Morrison (PF) James Yocum, Paul Schmidt, Mike White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Millan (SG) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| 03:47 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Everett Naples | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams is hacked by Stewart Morrison - foul #3 on Stewart Morrison, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Ronald Smith (C) Roberto Moretti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:34 | William & Mary | Everett Naples grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-59 |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Everett Naples (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jared Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stewart Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Millan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith's floater is knocked away by Jared Gordon | 72-59 |
| 03:09 | William & Mary | Everett Naples snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 02:43 | William & Mary | Everett Naples misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 02:41 | William & Mary | Jared Gordon tips it back up and in | 74-59 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Jared Gordon steps in front of the Wayne Studdard pass | 74-59 |
| 02:00 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth buries a jumper in the lane | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-61 |
| 01:22 | William & Mary | Andrew Williams is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Andrew Williams, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Richard Chestnut (SG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Walter McIlwraith, Fred Millan, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 01:22 | William & Mary | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:22 | William & Mary | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses the 3 from straight away | 77-61 |
| 01:05 | William & Mary | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 77-61 |
| 00:39 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth's pass is intercepted by Franjo Szczeblewski | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce is whistled for a carry | 77-61 |
| Subs | William & Mary | Roberto Moretti (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary 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 (-1) | |
| 00:11 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Chestnut - foul #2 on Richard Chestnut, team foul #11 | 77-61 |
| 00:11 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:11 | William & Mary | Ian Ellsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut is fouled on the floor by Jared Gordon - foul #3 on Jared Gordon, team foul #8 | 79-61 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:06 | William & Mary | Stewart Morrison gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 00:00 | William & Mary | Everett Naples runs out the clock | 79-61 |