| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bingham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Trey Lijewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Baran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Leavell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Demartino | 33-34 |
| 19:27 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff lays it up and in on a great pass from Maynard Weiss and he's hacked by Gary Carter - foul #2 on Gary Carter, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell drills a jump hook from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Maynard Weiss | 38-39 |
| 18:07 | Kansas State | Robert Smith knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Trey Lijewski | 38-41 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 17:48 | Kansas State | Robert Smith grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:29 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | William Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | William Bingham drills a driving attempt from the left block | 40-41 |
| 16:51 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 16:49 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran tips it home | 40-43 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 40-43 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff is fouled on the floor by Gary Carter - foul #3 on Gary Carter, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG), Charles Bugg (SG), James Mehta (SF), Frank Porter (PF), Martin Denton (C) Maynard Weiss, Andrew Demartino, Thomas Scharff, Arnold Trogdon, William Bingham | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathan Roe (PG), Jayson Larson (SG), Joesph Schmidt (SF), Rufus Alexander (PF), Harry Harrow (C) Trey Lijewski, Thomas Baran, Gary Carter, Thomas Leavell, Robert Smith | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 16:06 | Kansas State | Jonathan Roe gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:49 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Roe | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jamie Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Bugg (fresh) SF - James Mehta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Porter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathan Roe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jayson Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joesph Schmidt (fresh) PF - Rufus Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Harrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:25 | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 15:20 | Kansas State | Jayson Larson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Bugg - foul #1 on Charles Bugg, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 15:20 | Kansas State | Jayson Larson makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:20 | Kansas State | Jayson Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 14:53 | Kansas State | Rufus Alexander grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:26 | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Roe | 40-50 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG), Andrew Demartino (SG), Thomas Scharff (SF) Jamie Zullo, Charles Bugg, James Mehta | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski (PG), Thomas Baran (SG) Jonathan Roe, Jayson Larson | |
| 13:59 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow is fouled on the floor by Martin Denton - foul #2 on Martin Denton, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SF), William Bingham (C) Frank Porter, Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Regan (PF), Robert Smith (C) Rufus Alexander, Harry Harrow | |
| 13:48 | Kansas State | William Bingham is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on William Bingham, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon (PF) Jamie Zullo | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell (PF) John Regan | |
| 13:34 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Demartino - foul #3 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jayson Larson (SG) Joesph Schmidt | |
| 13:34 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:34 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Maynard Weiss | 42-51 |
| 13:10 | Kansas State | Robert Smith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:52 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-53 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bingham | 42-53 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jayson Larson - foul #2 on Jayson Larson, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SF), Martin Denton (C) Thomas Scharff, William Bingham | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Carter (SF), Rufus Alexander (C) Trey Lijewski, Robert Smith | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:41 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 12:28 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 12:27 | Kansas State | Rufus Alexander grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 12:20 | Kansas State | Jamie Zullo steps in front of the Rufus Alexander pass | 43-53 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jamie Zullo | 45-53 |
| 11:46 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell blows the layup | 45-53 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Thomas Baran (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jayson Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Leavell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rufus Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo is hacked by Jayson Larson - foul #3 on Jayson Larson, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff (SF), Frank Porter (PF) Andrew Demartino, Arnold Trogdon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski (PG), Harry Harrow (C) Jayson Larson, Thomas Leavell | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Frank Porter snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 10:45 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow hits the finger roll | 48-55 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Rufus Alexander steals it from Jamie Zullo | 48-55 |
| 10:23 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Trey Lijewski, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg (SG), William Bingham (C) Maynard Weiss, Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathan Roe (PG), Jayson Larson (SG), Joesph Schmidt (SF), Robert Smith (C) Trey Lijewski, Thomas Baran, Gary Carter, Rufus Alexander | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 09:44 | Kansas State | Jonathan Roe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (SG), Arnold Trogdon (SF) Charles Bugg, Thomas Scharff | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell (PF) Harry Harrow | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Roe - foul #1 on Jonathan Roe, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Mehta (SF) Frank Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski (PG) Jonathan Roe | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:02 | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon can't finish the layup | 53-57 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | William Bingham grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | William Bingham clanks a shot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | William Bingham tips it back up and in | 55-57 |
| 08:13 | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bingham | 55-57 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | William Bingham buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jamie Zullo | 57-57 |
| 07:39 | Kansas State | Andrew Demartino takes the ball from Jayson Larson | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jamie Zullo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Mehta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bingham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Trey Lijewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jayson Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joesph Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Leavell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Trey Lijewski takes the ball from Arnold Trogdon | 57-57 |
| 07:19 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bingham | 57-57 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-57 |
| 07:02 | Kansas State | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | William Bingham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Demartino | 59-57 |
| 06:19 | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jamie Zullo | 59-57 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG), Charles Bugg (SG), Thomas Scharff (SF), Martin Denton (C) Jamie Zullo, Andrew Demartino, James Mehta, William Bingham | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathan Roe (PG), Thomas Baran (SG), Gary Carter (SF), Rufus Alexander (PF), Harry Harrow (C) Trey Lijewski, Jayson Larson, Joesph Schmidt, Thomas Leavell, Robert Smith | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:44 | Kansas State | Gary Carter can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-57 |
| 05:27 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:15 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran is fouled on the floor by Martin Denton - foul #3 on Martin Denton, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Porter (PF) Arnold Trogdon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 05:08 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frank Porter | 61-57 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Harry Harrow steals it from Frank Porter | 61-57 |
| 04:37 | Kansas State | Thomas Scharff steals it from Gary Carter | 61-57 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses the lay-in | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Frank Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Maynard Weiss | 63-57 |
| 04:02 | Kansas State | Charles Bugg steps in front of the Gary Carter pass | 63-57 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-57 |
| 03:50 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:32 | Kansas State | Jonathan Roe misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 03:30 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow tips it in | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Bugg (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Porter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathan Roe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Baran (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rufus Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Harry Harrow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 03:11 | Kansas State | Rufus Alexander gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:57 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-59 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (SG) Charles Bugg | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski (PG), Thomas Leavell (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jonathan Roe, Rufus Alexander, Harry Harrow | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff scores on a runner in the paint set up by Maynard Weiss and he's fouled by Gary Carter - foul #4 on Gary Carter, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bingham (C) Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt (SF) Gary Carter | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses the free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:39 | Kansas State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Kansas State | Frank Porter is called for the reach on Thomas Baran - foul #2 on Frank Porter, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon (PF) Frank Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:17 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski is fouled on the floor by Maynard Weiss - foul #2 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 02:17 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:17 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Baran is called for the reach on Maynard Weiss - foul #1 on Thomas Baran, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Carter (SF) Joesph Schmidt | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Trey Lijewski | 65-63 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 01:35 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 01:27 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Scharff - foul #1 on Thomas Scharff, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 01:27 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:27 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Maynard Weiss | 67-64 |
| 00:58 | Kansas State | Trey Lijewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | William Bingham snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | William Bingham's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Smith | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Thomas Leavell | 67-64 |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Robert Smith is denied on a layup by William Bingham | 67-64 |
| 00:20 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell grabs the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:06 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Kansas State | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses long on a fullcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 24 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bingham (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Trey Lijewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Baran (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Leavell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Kansas State | Arnold Trogdon swats the layup by Robert Smith | 67-67 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Denton (C) William Bingham | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joesph Schmidt (SF) Gary Carter | |
| 04:15 | Kansas State | Andrew Demartino steals it from Trey Lijewski | 67-67 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses the easy layup | 67-67 |
| 04:09 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Thomas Leavell | 67-67 |
| 04:02 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell misses the fadeaway from the right block | 67-67 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arnold Trogdon | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Kansas State | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Martin Denton - foul #4 on Martin Denton, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SF), Frank Porter (PF) Thomas Scharff, Arnold Trogdon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Harry Harrow (PF) Thomas Leavell | |
| 03:39 | Kansas State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:39 | Kansas State | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:39 | Kansas State | Harry Harrow gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | Maynard Weiss steals it from Thomas Baran | 69-68 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 03:00 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff (SF), Arnold Trogdon (PF), William Bingham (C) Jamie Zullo, Frank Porter, Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Carter (SF), Thomas Leavell (PF) Joesph Schmidt, Harry Harrow | |
| 02:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran is fouled on the floor by Andrew Demartino - foul #4 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 02:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Gary Carter steals it from Arnold Trogdon | 72-69 |
| 02:04 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell clanks a floater from the right side | 72-69 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bingham | 72-69 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 01:42 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 01:32 | Kansas State | Robert Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bingham | 72-69 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Leavell is called for the reach on Arnold Trogdon - foul #3 on Thomas Leavell, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:59 | Kansas State | Thomas Scharff is called for the reach on Thomas Baran - foul #2 on Thomas Scharff, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| 00:59 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:59 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bingham (fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Trey Lijewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Baran (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Leavell (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Leavell picks off the pass by William Bingham | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell's layup is rejected by William Bingham | 74-71 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss is hacked by Thomas Baran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Baran, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SG) Andrew Demartino | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Thomas Leavell grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran hits a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Leavell | 75-74 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff is hacked by Trey Lijewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trey Lijewski, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (SG) Jamie Zullo | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Kansas State | Thomas Baran clanks a 3 from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Scharff | 77-74 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff is hacked by Trey Lijewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trey Lijewski, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SG) Andrew Demartino | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Gary Carter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 79-74 |