| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William McCarvy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Strothers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eduardo Arias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Minter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner is hacked by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #3 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Andre Mancini (PF) William McCarvy, Reynaldo Bruno, Eduardo Arias | |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau double dribbles | 28-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias (PF), Brett Storch (C) John Strothers, James Minter | |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-45 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch grabs the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Eduardo Arias | 28-47 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-47 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye double dribbles | 28-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis (PG), William McCarvy (SG), John Strothers (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), James Minter (C) Lucio Bruno, Dikembe Akinyooye, Andre Mancini, Eduardo Arias, Brett Storch | |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Mikey Davis takes the ball from Larry Sumner | 28-47 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Bobby Giorgi - foul #1 on Bobby Giorgi, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer (PF) Larry Sumner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Andre Mancini (SF), Porter Jones (C) Mikey Davis, John Strothers, James Minter | |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses the 3rd free throw | 28-49 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 30-49 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-49 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini grabs the offensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William McCarvy | 30-52 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Ransom - foul #1 on Eric Ransom, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Raymond Fagin (SG), Kelly Binette (PF), Travis Bryan (C) Steven Williams, Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), John Strothers (SF), Eduardo Arias (PF), James Minter (C) Lucio Bruno, William McCarvy, Andre Mancini, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | John Strothers double dribbles | 32-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William McCarvy (PG), Brett Storch (C) Mikey Davis, James Minter | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer blows the layup | 32-52 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | John Strothers gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye | 32-54 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-54 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler grabs the offensive board | 32-54 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Brett Storch swats the short shot by Kelly Binette | 32-54 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF), Larry Sumner (PF), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Andrew Koehler, Raymond Fagin, Jimmy Palmer, Kelly Binette, Travis Bryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Reynaldo Bruno (SG), Andre Mancini (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), James Minter (C) William McCarvy, Dikembe Akinyooye, John Strothers, Eduardo Arias, Brett Storch | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andre Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Minter (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin connects on the floater in the lane set up by Steven Williams | 34-54 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Minter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias (PF) Eric Ransom | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Minter misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Minter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-54 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eduardo Arias | 34-57 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner's floater is tipped away by Eduardo Arias | 34-57 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-57 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses the lay-in | 34-57 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Steven Williams picks off the pass by Reynaldo Bruno | 34-57 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico | Steven Williams hits the finger roll | 36-57 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin dunks the ball and he's hacked by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #4 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin (SG), Jimmy Palmer (SF), Travis Bryan (C) Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Larry Sumner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William McCarvy (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), John Strothers (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), Brett Storch (C) Lucio Bruno, Reynaldo Bruno, Andre Mancini, Eduardo Arias, James Minter | |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch hits the follow up shot | 39-59 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | John Strothers is called for the reach on Jimmy Palmer - foul #2 on John Strothers, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Kelly Binette (PF) Steven Williams, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eric Ransom | 39-59 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the shot from the baseline | 39-59 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer's dunk attempt is rejected by Brett Storch | 39-59 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brett Storch | 39-59 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | John Strothers is fouled on the floor by Raymond Fagin - foul #1 on Raymond Fagin, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy is fouled on the floor by Travis Bryan - foul #2 on Travis Bryan, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Mikey Davis (SF) Dikembe Akinyooye, John Strothers | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-59 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Ransom | 39-62 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Brett Storch - foul #2 on Brett Storch, team foul #5 | 39-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF) Andrew Koehler, Raymond Fagin, Travis Bryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Andre Mancini (SF), Eduardo Arias (PF), James Minter (C) Lucio Bruno, Mikey Davis, Eric Ransom, Brett Storch | |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Kelly Binette is called for the reach on William McCarvy - foul #1 on Kelly Binette, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Travis Bryan (C) Kelly Binette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF), Porter Jones (C) Eduardo Arias, James Minter | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William McCarvy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strothers (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Andre Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Porter Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy is hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Eduardo Arias (PF) William McCarvy, Andre Mancini | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-62 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Travis Bryan gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | John Strothers steps in front of the Steven Williams pass | 41-62 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno can't connect on a shot from the right block | 41-62 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico | Travis Bryan tips it back up and in | 43-62 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Thibodeau | 43-62 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer blows the layup | 43-62 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin (SG), Kelly Binette (SF), Larry Sumner (PF), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Jimmy Palmer, Travis Bryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis (PG), William McCarvy (SG), Andre Mancini (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), James Minter (C) Lucio Bruno, Dikembe Akinyooye, John Strothers, Eduardo Arias, Porter Jones | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Williams and he's fouled by Eric Ransom - foul #2 on Eric Ransom, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brett Storch (C) James Minter | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Minter (C) Brett Storch | |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | James Minter pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mikey Davis and the foul's on Raymond Fagin - foul #2 on Raymond Fagin, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brett Storch (C) James Minter | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses the free throw | 46-64 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom gets the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mikey Davis | 49-66 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner scores on a turnaround in the lane | 51-66 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom hits the follow up shot | 51-68 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler is called for 10 seconds | 51-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF), Travis Bryan (C) Andrew Koehler, Raymond Fagin, Kelly Binette, Larry Sumner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), John Strothers (SF), Eduardo Arias (PF), James Minter (C) Mikey Davis, William McCarvy, Andre Mancini, Eric Ransom, Brett Storch | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Strothers | 51-70 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Steven Williams drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Christopher Thibodeau | 53-70 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronnie Kirwin - foul #3 on Ronnie Kirwin, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer (PF) Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno (SG) John Strothers | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-72 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the board | 53-72 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eduardo Arias (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Minter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reynaldo Bruno | 53-74 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-74 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Eduardo Arias grabs the defensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lucio Bruno | 53-77 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Bruno is called for the reach on Travis Bryan - foul #5 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #8 | 53-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis (PG), William McCarvy (SG), John Strothers (SF), Andre Mancini (PF), Brett Storch (C) Lucio Bruno, Reynaldo Bruno, Dikembe Akinyooye, Eduardo Arias, James Minter | |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Travis Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Travis Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-77 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch misses the tip | 55-77 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Travis Bryan | 55-77 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-77 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch snags the defensive board | 55-77 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-77 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Brett Storch hits the follow up shot | 55-79 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brett Storch - foul #3 on Brett Storch, team foul #9 | 55-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin (SG), Kelly Binette (SF), Larry Sumner (PF), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Jimmy Palmer, Travis Bryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG), Eduardo Arias (PF), James Minter (C) Mikey Davis, John Strothers, Brett Storch | |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Raymond Fagin is called for the reach on William McCarvy - foul #3 on Raymond Fagin, team foul #9 | 56-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF) Eduardo Arias | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy misses the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin pulls down the rebound | 56-79 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Andrew Koehler | 58-79 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Minter | 58-82 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin's floater is tipped away by John Strothers | 58-82 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette tips it in | 60-82 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Mancini | 60-85 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-85 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | William McCarvy snags the defensive board | 60-85 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno's pass is intercepted by Andrew Koehler | 60-85 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Andre Mancini steals it from Andrew Koehler | 60-85 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini banks in the layup | 60-87 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner is denied on a layup by John Strothers | 60-87 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette gets the offensive rebound | 60-87 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette is called for traveling | 60-87 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF), Jimmy Palmer (PF), Travis Bryan (C) Andrew Koehler, Raymond Fagin, Kelly Binette, Larry Sumner, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Eric Ransom (PF), Brett Storch (C) Lucio Bruno, William McCarvy, John Strothers, James Minter | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mikey Davis | 60-89 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Bryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mikey Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Mancini (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Storch (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Giorgi | 62-89 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis loses the dribble to Christopher Thibodeau in the backcourt | 62-89 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Ransom - foul #3 on Eric Ransom, team foul #10 | 62-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lucio Bruno (PG) Andre Mancini | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-89 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-89 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Lucio Bruno | 64-91 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 66-91 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom is hacked by Christopher Thibodeau - foul #2 on Christopher Thibodeau, team foul #10 | 66-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Frank Mitchell (SG), Kelly Binette (SF), Ronnie Kirwin (PF) Steven Williams, Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Jimmy Palmer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini (SF), Porter Jones (C) Lucio Bruno, Brett Storch | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 66-91 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 66-91 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin gets the rebound | 66-91 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 66-91 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Bryan | 66-91 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses the easy layup | 66-91 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mikey Davis | 66-91 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Kelly Binette steals it from Andre Mancini | 66-91 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler can't finish the layup | 66-91 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye gets the rebound | 66-91 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the shot from the right wing set up by Eric Ransom | 66-93 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-93 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom can't finish the layup | 68-93 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette gets the rebound | 68-93 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Frank Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-93 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye snags the defensive board | 68-93 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Andre Mancini is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 68-93 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-93 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akinyooye is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Andre Mancini | 68-95 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 70-95 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mikey Davis runs out the clock | 70-95 |