| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) SG - Richard Fell (fresh) SF - Thomas Flaherty (fresh) PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) C - Dave Burnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - David Byrns (fresh) PF - John Link (fresh) C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Roy Bollinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | NC State | David Byrns connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Chad Peppers blocks the jumper by Richard Fell | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | NC State | John Link misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Justin Sheley - foul #1 on Justin Sheley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | NC State | John Link makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | NC State | John Link makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Roy Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | NC State | David Byrns misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Paul Shaw, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | NC State | David Byrns makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:43 | NC State | David Byrns makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty is hacked by Chad Peppers - foul #1 on Chad Peppers, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dave Burnett | 2-6 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Roy Bollinger loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Donald Mrozek (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Chad Peppers, John Link, Roy Bollinger | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Sanderson (SG), Henry Downey (SF) Robert Johnson, David Byrns | |
| 16:09 | NC State | Thomas Flaherty is called for the reach on Henry Downey - foul #1 on Thomas Flaherty, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:53 | NC State | Roy Hasler connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Donald Mrozek | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) SF - Thomas Flaherty (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) C - Dave Burnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roy Hasler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) SF - Henry Downey (fresh) PF - Donald Mrozek (fresh) C - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell drills a shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton (SF), Brad Nelson (C) Thomas Flaherty, Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Roy Bollinger (C) Roy Hasler, Charles Sanderson, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton connects on the jump hook from the right block | 6-8 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | NC State | Robert Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Downey | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crozier (PG), Thomas Flaherty (SF), Justin Sheley (PF), Dave Burnett (C) Paul Shaw, Richard Fell, Jeffrey Robinson, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Byrns (SF), John Link (PF) Henry Downey, Donald Mrozek | |
| 13:48 | NC State | David Byrns misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | William Crozier grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | William Crozier double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Chad Peppers, Robert Johnson, Roy Bollinger | |
| 13:08 | NC State | David Byrns is hacked by Thomas Flaherty - foul #2 on Thomas Flaherty, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG) Thomas Flaherty | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:01 | NC State | Roy Hasler drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Lorenzo Lopez and the foul's on Stephen Moser - foul #1 on Stephen Moser, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG) Stephen Moser | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:01 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-13 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton misses the tip | 8-13 |
| 12:30 | NC State | David Byrns snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Paul Shaw is called for the reach on Charles Sanderson - foul #2 on Paul Shaw, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Paul Shaw, Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Robert Johnson (SG) Roy Hasler, Charles Sanderson | |
| 12:07 | NC State | Justin Sheley steps in front of the Lorenzo Lopez pass | 8-13 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | William Crozier misses the fadeaway from the right side | 8-13 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez double dribbles | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (SF), Ezekiel Godby (C) Bruce Crampton, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Mrozek (PF), Roy Bollinger (C) John Link, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Crozier (fresh) SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Mrozek (fresh) C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | David Byrns is called for the reach on William Crozier - foul #1 on David Byrns, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson is called for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Henry Downey (SF) Chad Peppers, David Byrns | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Roy Hasler's floater is tipped away by Dave Burnett | 8-13 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Donald Mrozek gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Roy Bollinger throws it down on a great pass from Roy Hasler | 8-15 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | William Crozier misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-15 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Henry Downey gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Roy Hasler clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Roy Hasler hits the follow up shot | 8-17 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell clanks a jumper from the right side | 8-17 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Johnson takes the ball from William Crozier | 8-17 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Roy Hasler misses the floater from the left side | 8-17 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Johnson takes the ball from Jeffrey Robinson | 8-17 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Roy Hasler blows the dunk | 8-17 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Robert Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Roy Bollinger is hacked by Jeffrey Robinson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Bruce Crampton (SF), Justin Sheley (PF), Ezekiel Godby (C) William Crozier, Richard Fell, Brad Nelson, Jeffrey Robinson, Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), David Byrns (SF), John Link (PF) Roy Hasler, Robert Johnson, Henry Downey, Donald Mrozek | |
| 07:54 | NC State | Roy Bollinger makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Roy Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Link - foul #1 on John Link, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez (C) Roy Bollinger | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:18 | NC State | John Link blows the dunk | 10-19 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen Moser (fresh) SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Crampton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) SF - David Byrns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Link (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton misses the jumper from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 06:53 | NC State | John Link hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Charles Sanderson | 10-21 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-21 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez misses short on a jumper near the basket | 10-21 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | John Link steps in front of the Travis Dunaway pass | 10-21 |
| 05:47 | NC State | David Byrns can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Crampton - foul #1 on Bruce Crampton, team foul #8 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crozier (PG), Richard Fell (SG), Brad Nelson (C) Stephen Moser, Travis Dunaway, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), Roy Bollinger (C) Charles Sanderson, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 05:47 | NC State | David Byrns makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 05:47 | NC State | David Byrns makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | William Crozier knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 12-23 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Crampton - foul #2 on Bruce Crampton, team foul #9 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson (PF), Dave Burnett (C) Bruce Crampton, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Mrozek (PF) John Link | |
| 05:12 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Roy Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Bollinger - foul #1 on Roy Bollinger, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Henry Downey (SF) Chad Peppers, David Byrns | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Donald Mrozek gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Dave Burnett - foul #1 on Dave Burnett, team foul #10 | 12-24 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | William Crozier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez (C) Roy Bollinger | |
| 04:15 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses long on a shot in the paint | 12-26 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Donald Mrozek hits the follow up shot | 12-28 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 12-28 |
| 03:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Donald Mrozek | 12-28 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Robert Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Hasler | 12-30 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | William Crozier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-30 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the board | 12-30 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Roy Hasler hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Johnson and he's fouled by William Crozier - foul #1 on William Crozier, team foul #11 | 12-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Thomas Flaherty (SF), Justin Sheley (PF) Richard Fell, Brad Nelson, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Sanderson (SG), David Byrns (SF), John Link (PF) Robert Johnson, Henry Downey, Donald Mrozek | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Roy Hasler misses the free throw | 12-32 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett snags the defensive board | 12-32 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-32 |
| 03:05 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez grabs the board | 12-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Crozier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Flaherty (fresh) PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) C - Dave Burnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roy Hasler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Link (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Dave Burnett is called for the reach on Roy Hasler - foul #2 on Dave Burnett, team foul #12 | 12-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson (C) Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Bollinger (C) Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the 1st free throw | 12-33 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Roy Hasler misses the 2nd free throw | 12-33 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the board | 12-33 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | William Crozier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-33 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Charles Sanderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roy Hasler | 15-35 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Roy Hasler - foul #1 on Roy Hasler, team foul #5 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG) William Crozier | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Robert Johnson (SG) Roy Hasler, Charles Sanderson | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 02:03 | NC State | David Byrns knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Johnson and he's fouled by Thomas Flaherty - foul #3 on Thomas Flaherty, team foul #13 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton (SF) Thomas Flaherty | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:03 | NC State | David Byrns misses the free throw | 17-37 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Robinson | 17-37 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-37 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell snags the offensive board | 17-37 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton travels with the ball | 17-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (C) Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Mrozek (PF) John Link | |
| 01:20 | NC State | Robert Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Bollinger | 17-40 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw is fouled on the floor by Chad Peppers - foul #2 on Chad Peppers, team foul #6 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett (C) Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett misses short on a shot from the baseline | 17-40 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett hits the follow up shot | 19-40 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Robert Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad Peppers and he's fouled by Richard Fell - foul #1 on Richard Fell, team foul #14 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) David Byrns | |
| 00:39 | NC State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Chad Peppers - foul #3 on Chad Peppers, team foul #7 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Chad Peppers, Robert Johnson, Roy Bollinger | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the free throw | 21-43 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Donald Mrozek pulls down the rebound | 21-43 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Brad Nelson picks off the pass by Henry Downey | 21-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson clanks a halfcourt shot | 21-43 |