| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shing Hong - foul #3 on Shing Hong, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SF) Shing Hong | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz tips it in | 27-26 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid makes the jumper near the basket set up by Dennis Johnson and he's fouled by Larry McClanahan - foul #1 on Larry McClanahan, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 27-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Zachary Blackburn - foul #3 on Zachary Blackburn, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:49 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Zachary Blackburn | 29-31 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Vitagliano picks off the pass by James Yankovitz | 29-33 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz makes the shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 16:12 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 31-35 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Zachary Blackburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Sais | 33-35 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Yankovitz - foul #2 on James Yankovitz, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow (PG), Ernesto Torres (SG), Shing Hong (SF), Amado Lombardi (PF), Austin Bramlett (C) James Yankovitz, Roy Severino, Daniel Franklin, Gregory Sais, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Thomson (SG), Taylor Sexton (SF) Dennis Johnson, Zachary Blackburn | |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Sexton pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano scores on a runner from the baseline set up by William Thomson | 33-39 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Taylor Sexton - foul #2 on Taylor Sexton, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Ernesto Torres picks off the pass by Taylor Sexton | 35-39 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres jams it | 37-39 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin is hacked by Austin Bramlett - foul #1 on Austin Bramlett, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (SG) Taylor Sexton | |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 13:30 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 37-41 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses long on a shot near the basket | 37-41 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Vitagliano | 37-41 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 37-43 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses the easy layup | 37-43 |
| 12:28 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Shing Hong steals it from Kenneth Vitagliano | 37-43 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Roy Severino (SG), Daniel Franklin (SF), Gregory Sais (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Herbert Barstow, Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong, Amado Lombardi, Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Joseph Forbes (SG), Zachary Blackburn (SF), Taylor Sexton (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Larry Rosin, Dennis Johnson, William Thomson, Alan Reid, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) SG - Joseph Forbes (fresh) SF - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Taylor Sexton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Yankovitz - foul #3 on James Yankovitz, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry McClanahan | 37-44 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson drills a shot from the baseline set up by Dikembe Sow | 37-46 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Zachary Blackburn picks off the pass by Gregory Sais | 37-46 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Sexton loses the dribble to Roy Severino | 37-46 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Jackson | 39-48 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is hacked by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (SF) Daniel Franklin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Kenneth Vitagliano (C) James Jackson, Joseph Forbes, Taylor Sexton | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Roy Severino and he's fouled by Larry Rosin - foul #1 on Larry Rosin, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid (PF) Dikembe Sow | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin misses the floater from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Severino - foul #2 on Roy Severino, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Austin Bramlett (C) Roy Severino, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-49 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Franklin | 41-49 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Daniel Franklin | 43-49 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 43-51 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Alan Reid - foul #2 on Alan Reid, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SG), Amado Lombardi (PF) James Yankovitz, Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Thomson (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF) Zachary Blackburn, Alan Reid | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by William Thomson | 44-53 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG), Larry McClanahan (C) Ernesto Torres, Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Thomson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Rosin | 44-55 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Franklin is blocked by Kenneth Vitagliano | 44-55 |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Vitagliano | 44-57 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry McClanahan | 47-57 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Thomson | 47-60 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan is fouled on the floor by Dennis Johnson - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Gregory Sais (PF) Daniel Franklin, Shing Hong, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SF), Taylor Sexton (PF) Larry Rosin, William Thomson, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 06:17 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Taylor Sexton | 47-60 |
| 05:58 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn lays it in on a great pass from James Jackson | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres is whistled for a carry | 47-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (SF), Austin Bramlett (C) Roy Severino, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Thomson (SG), Alan Reid (PF), Kenneth Vitagliano (C) Dennis Johnson, Taylor Sexton, Dikembe Sow | |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-62 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson drills a fadeaway from the right block | 47-64 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-64 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Vitagliano - foul #1 on Kenneth Vitagliano, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow (PG), Daniel Franklin (SF) James Yankovitz, Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Taylor Sexton (SF), Dikembe Sow (C) James Jackson, William Thomson, Zachary Blackburn, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Sexton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Franklin - foul #2 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner (PF) Ernesto Torres | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Sexton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Herbert Barstow (fresh) SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) C - Austin Bramlett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Taylor Sexton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi is whistled for a carry | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SF) Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Sexton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-65 |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin tips it home | 49-67 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (PF) Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano (C) Alan Reid | |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-67 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow misses the tip | 49-67 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-67 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres snags the offensive board | 49-67 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Franklin | 51-67 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Vitagliano | 51-69 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Amado Lombardi | 53-69 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Vitagliano | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres can't tip it in | 53-71 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner hits the follow up shot | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Vitagliano | 55-73 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Sow - foul #1 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett (C) Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn (SF), Alan Reid (PF) Taylor Sexton, Dikembe Sow | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin runs out the clock | 57-73 |