| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Dilley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Naumann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Waldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Parisien (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Dameron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) SG - Fred Millan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Fred Millan | 31-29 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Joseph Dameron scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Erik Dilley | 33-29 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | John Parisien blocks the jumper by Walter McIlwraith | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard tips it home | 33-31 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | John Parisien clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter McIlwraith - foul #3 on Walter McIlwraith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG) Walter McIlwraith, Fred Millan | |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | The 3pt attempt by Robert Imler is denied by David Waldon | 35-31 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | John Parisien scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Erik Dilley | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Imler, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale (SG), Joseph Moton (SF), Herbert Partida (PF), Alan Havel (C) Jacob Naumann, David Waldon, John Parisien, Joseph Dameron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | The jumper by Randal Tisdale is denied by Robert Imler | 37-31 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Erik Dilley steals the ball from Robert Imler | 37-31 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Alan Havel gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Moton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Partida | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida's pass is intercepted by Robert Imler | 37-31 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut loses the dribble to Randal Tisdale | 37-31 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Dilley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randal Tisdale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Moton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert Partida (fresh) 7 reb. C - Alan Havel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Imler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Howze (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Joseph Moton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann (SG), David Waldon (SF), John Parisien (PF), Joseph Dameron (C) Erik Dilley, Randal Tisdale, Herbert Partida, Alan Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Robert Imler, Richard Chestnut, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce, Gary Howze | |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Fred Millan and he's fouled by John Parisien - foul #2 on John Parisien, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon (PG) Joseph Moton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon is fouled on the floor by Walter McIlwraith - foul #4 on Walter McIlwraith, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale (PG) Lawerence Jordon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG) Walter McIlwraith | |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | John Parisien hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Joseph Dameron tips it in | 45-34 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-34 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | John Parisien drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Dilley (PG), Herbert Partida (C) Randal Tisdale, Joseph Dameron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG) Robert Imler, Fred Millan | |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | John Parisien makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul's layup is rejected by Herbert Partida | 48-36 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Studdard - foul #2 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Havel (C) John Parisien | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the driving attempt from close range | 50-38 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida hits a turnaround in the lane | 52-38 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by David Waldon - foul #2 on David Waldon, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon (SG), Joseph Moton (SF), Joseph Dameron (C) Jacob Naumann, David Waldon, Alan Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams (C) Wayne Studdard | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herbert Partida | 55-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Dilley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawerence Jordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Moton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herbert Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Dameron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Howze (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Joseph Dameron steps in front of the Richard Chestnut pass | 55-41 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Wilfredo Ponce - foul #2 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale (PG) Erik Dilley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF) Richard Chestnut, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze | |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Moton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Randal Tisdale is called for the reach on Robert Imler - foul #1 on Randal Tisdale, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann (SG), David Waldon (SF), John Parisien (PF), Alan Havel (C) Lawerence Jordon, Joseph Moton, Herbert Partida, Joseph Dameron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF), Gary Howze (C) Wilfredo Ponce, Andrew Williams | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Fred Millan | 57-43 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Brian McPhaul steps in front of the Jacob Naumann pass | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul is fouled on the floor by Jacob Naumann - foul #1 on Jacob Naumann, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Dilley (PG) Randal Tisdale | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze snags the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler misses the shot from the left side | 57-43 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Erik Dilley steps in front of the Robert Imler pass | 57-43 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | David Waldon lays it in on a great pass from Erik Dilley | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses the easy layup | 59-43 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze tips it but misses | 59-43 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Parisien | 59-43 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | David Waldon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Dilley | 62-43 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Howze | 62-45 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Millan | 65-48 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | David Waldon is hacked by Wayne Studdard - foul #3 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon (SG), Herbert Partida (PF), Joseph Dameron (C) Jacob Naumann, John Parisien, Alan Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Richard Chestnut (SG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Robert Imler, Fred Millan, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Gary Howze | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | David Waldon misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Ponce | 65-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Dilley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawerence Jordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Waldon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Partida (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Dameron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-51 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale (PG), Joseph Moton (SF) Erik Dilley, David Waldon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-51 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Dameron | 67-51 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Moton is fouled on the floor by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #1 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Moton makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Moton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Dameron - foul #3 on Joseph Dameron, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF) Richard Chestnut | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale is hacked by Walter McIlwraith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter McIlwraith, team foul #10 | 69-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann (SG) Joseph Moton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG) Walter McIlwraith | |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Franjo Szczeblewski | 70-56 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Andrew Williams swats the short shot by Herbert Partida | 70-56 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce slams it home | 70-58 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Lawerence Jordon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randal Tisdale | 73-58 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Imler | 73-60 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Dilley (PG), David Waldon (SF), John Parisien (PF) Randal Tisdale, Lawerence Jordon, Herbert Partida | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Millan (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF) Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Dameron is called for traveling | 73-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (PG) Robert Imler | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard's floater is tipped away by John Parisien | 73-60 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | David Waldon pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | John Parisien drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Waldon | 76-60 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Studdard | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | David Waldon's pass is intercepted by Wayne Studdard | 76-62 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut lays it in set up by Wayne Studdard | 76-64 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Brian McPhaul picks off the pass by John Parisien | 76-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Dilley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Naumann (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Waldon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Parisien (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Dameron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Millan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan loses the ball out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Partida (C) Joseph Dameron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Richard Chestnut, Fred Millan, Andrew Williams | |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Erik Dilley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-64 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the board | 76-64 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams (C) Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Dameron (C) Herbert Partida | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Millan (SG) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | David Waldon misses the lay-in | 76-64 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the board | 76-64 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Parisien | 76-64 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Jacob Naumann buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Dilley | 79-64 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan drills a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by John Parisien - foul #3 on John Parisien, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale (PG), Lawerence Jordon (SG), Joseph Moton (SF), Herbert Partida (PF), Alan Havel (C) Erik Dilley, Jacob Naumann, David Waldon, John Parisien, Joseph Dameron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan misses the free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Robert Imler is called for the reach on Randal Tisdale - foul #2 on Robert Imler, team foul #11 | 79-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (SG) Fred Millan | |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Imler | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 80-68 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Herbert Partida grabs the board | 80-68 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Randal Tisdale runs out the clock | 80-68 |