| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bower (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Bomar | 35-35 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley tips it home | 37-35 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Tyler and he's fouled by Robert Willis - foul #2 on Robert Willis, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Whaley | 40-37 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith double dribbles | 40-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell (C) Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Whaley and he's hacked by Dan Judge - foul #3 on Dan Judge, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey (SF), Armando Medina (C) William Bower, Chester Jacobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Dan Judge, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Armando Medina swats the layup by Aaron Smith | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to David Whaley | 43-37 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), William Bower (SF) David Whaley, Robert Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Everette Hood (SF) Jerry Keller, Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood tips it home | 43-39 |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | William Bower hits a jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Howell | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Armando Medina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Glenn Barber (fresh) SF - Everette Hood (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Howell swats the shot by Jon Dailey | 45-39 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith tips it in | 45-41 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Ernest Tyler steps in front of the Jeff Holmes pass | 45-41 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 14:45 | Vanderbilt | Glenn Barber steps in front of the Jeff Holmes pass | 45-43 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Holmes | 48-43 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Dailey | 48-46 |
| 13:46 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Armando Medina | 51-46 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Smith | 51-48 |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey scores on a 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler loses the dribble to Michael Bailey | 54-48 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey lays it up and in | 56-48 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glenn Barber | 56-50 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Bower | 59-50 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Jon Dailey is denied by William Bower | 59-50 |
| 11:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Howell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Armando Medina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Barber (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Everette Hood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Bailey, team foul #2 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Robert Willis (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF), Robert Ellis (C) Jeff Holmes, Michael Bailey, William Bower, Kenneth Howell, Armando Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Glenn Barber, Everette Hood, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Bomar and he's fouled by David Whaley - foul #1 on David Whaley, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:31 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Ellis | 61-53 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 10:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Chester Jacobson and the foul's on Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #1 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #2 | 63-53 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-53 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Judge - foul #4 on Dan Judge, team foul #3 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Bower (SF), Paul Fritch (C) Bruce Wheeler, Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) Dan Judge | |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-53 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SG), Steven Fritz (C) Jerry Keller, Larry Bunting | |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Fritz - foul #1 on Steven Fritz, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (SG) Robert Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion 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) | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood is fouled on the floor by Jeff Holmes - foul #1 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Larry Bunting (C) Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses the lay-in | 69-53 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Jacobson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Fritch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Fritz (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Bower - foul #1 on William Bower, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG), Michael Bailey (SF), Armando Medina (PF), Robert Ellis (C) David Whaley, William Bower, Chester Jacobson, Paul Fritch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Armando Medina | 72-54 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Tyler | 72-56 |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis is fouled on the floor by Everette Hood - foul #2 on Everette Hood, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows (PG), Kenneth Howell (PF) Jeff Holmes, Armando Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF) Everette Hood, Steven Fritz | |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith's layup is rejected by Kenneth Howell | 74-56 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses the tip | 74-56 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge hits the follow up shot | 74-58 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-58 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Troy Bomar | 74-58 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Tyler | 74-60 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-60 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows grabs the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows loses the ball out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Jeff Holmes (SG), William Bower (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF) Larry McBurrows, Robert Willis, Michael Bailey, Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller comes up short on the floater from the left side | 74-60 |
| 04:35 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jerry Keller | 74-60 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Jerry Keller is denied by Kenneth Howell | 74-60 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey slams it home on a nice dish by Jerry Keller and he's hacked by Chester Jacobson - foul #3 on Chester Jacobson, team foul #6 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG), Armando Medina (C) Jeff Holmes, Kenneth Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SF), Troy Bomar (PF) Jerrold Goldsmith, Aaron Smith | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | William Bower loses the dribble to Jerry Keller | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Armando Medina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller misses the fadeaway in the lane | 74-63 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis slams it home and he's fouled by Jon Dailey - foul #3 on Jon Dailey, team foul #7 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch (C) Chester Jacobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber, Jon Dailey | |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis makes the free throw | 77-63 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson (PF), Robert Ellis (C) Armando Medina, Paul Fritch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Everette Hood, Aaron Smith | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Tyler | 77-65 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-65 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Bunting, team foul #8 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Michael Bailey (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Kenneth Howell (PF), Armando Medina (C) David Whaley, Robert Willis, William Bower, Chester Jacobson, Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #9 | 79-65 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Aaron Smith | 79-65 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Jeff Holmes picks off the pass by Jerry Keller in the backcourt | 79-65 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes lays it in | 81-65 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-65 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell clanks a turnaround from the right block | 81-65 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber snags the defensive board | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bruce Wheeler | 83-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller lays it up and in on a great pass from Glenn Barber | 83-67 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes runs out the clock | 83-67 |