| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the easy layup | 23-34 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga tips it back up and in | 23-36 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hardman | 26-36 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the jumpshot from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the tip | 26-36 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Albee - foul #1 on Larry Albee, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is hacked by Boris Wichrowski - foul #1 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the easy layup | 26-38 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Albee - foul #2 on Larry Albee, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz (C) Thomas Chase | |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses short on a jumper from the right block | 26-40 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Phillip Montz is denied by Oscar Leal | 26-40 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-40 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Crofts | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee snags the offensive board | 26-42 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | James Hardman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Suniga swats the shot by James Hardman | 26-42 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is fouled on the floor by Richard Suniga - foul #1 on Richard Suniga, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Larry Crofts, Richard Suniga, Phillip Montz | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Chase | 26-42 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jose Hernandez | 26-42 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-44 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Norberto Rizzo | 28-44 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Hu Sun - foul #1 on Hu Sun, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis lays it in | 30-45 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis loses the dribble to Robert Porras | 30-45 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the lay-in | 30-45 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-45 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis misses the tip | 30-45 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings loses the dribble to Hu Sun in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch lays it in on a great pass from Hu Sun | 32-45 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun loses the dribble to Boris Wichrowski | 32-45 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski dunks the ball | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Wichrowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Porras (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez can't finish the layup | 34-47 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase tips it back up and in | 34-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons is fouled on the floor by Boris Wichrowski - foul #2 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Manchu Chiu (SG), Larry Crofts (SF), Richard Suniga (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Gary Cummings, Boris Wichrowski, Jose Hernandez, Robert Porras, Thomas Chase | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Manchu Chiu | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Hardman | 37-51 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses long on a runner near the basket | 37-51 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the board | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | James Hardman scores on a jump hook in the paint | 39-51 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Suniga | 39-51 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | James Hardman steals it from Larry Crofts | 39-51 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | James Hardman blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Phillip Montz | 39-51 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz clanks a jump hook near the basket | 39-51 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga tips it back up and in | 39-53 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee tips it home | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manchu Chiu (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 19 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Caldwell - foul #1 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Robert Porras (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Richard Suniga, Phillip Montz | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-55 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings is whistled for traveling | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF) Larry Crofts | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings loses the dribble to Hu Sun in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun lays it in | 43-55 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase loses the dribble to Hu Sun | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Porras - foul #2 on Robert Porras, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Richard Suniga (PF) Gary Cummings, Robert Porras | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the lay-in | 45-55 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 45-55 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee's pass is intercepted by Boris Wichrowski | 45-55 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Larry Albee takes the ball from Jose Hernandez | 45-55 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Lyons | 47-55 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Sergio Cruz | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 21 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Oscar Leal (C) Norberto Rizzo, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Larry Crofts (SF), Phillip Montz (C) Boris Wichrowski, Jose Hernandez, Thomas Chase | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-57 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell is hacked by Larry Crofts - foul #2 on Larry Crofts, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) James Hardman, Larry Albee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Robert Porras (PF) Sergio Cruz, Richard Suniga | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF) Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF) Larry Crofts | |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SF) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Cummings | 47-59 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Phillip Montz steals the ball from Lynn Branch | 47-59 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norberto Rizzo | 47-59 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hu Sun - foul #2 on Hu Sun, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo blows the layup | 47-61 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis tips it back up and in | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings runs out the clock | 49-61 |