| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Collins (fresh) SG - Dennis Jasper (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) PF - Paul Neal (fresh) C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) SG - Dan Judge (fresh) SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Ernest Tyler is called for the reach on Esteban Garcia - foul #1 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Jerrold Goldsmith is called for the reach on Florentino Costa - foul #1 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Tyler - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Paul Neal tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Dennis Jasper picks off the pass by Larry Bunting | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Collins | 7-3 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Neal | 7-3 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Paul Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Paul Neal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge is denied on a layup by Florentino Costa | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Walter Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Larry Bunting - foul #1 on Larry Bunting, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Tyler (SG), John Smith (PF) Dennis Jasper, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG) Walter Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | James Feliciano loses the dribble to Jerry Keller | 8-3 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Keller | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant (SF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Florentino Costa, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) Jerry Keller | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelaziz | 8-5 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | John Smith is called for the reach on Troy Bomar - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), Paul Neal (PF) James Feliciano, James Tyler, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Barber | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Collins | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | John Smith grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Walter Collins misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jon Dailey - foul #1 on Jon Dailey, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Florentino Costa (SF), Esteban Garcia (C) Benjamin Arant, John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Glenn Barber, Everette Hood, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Walter Collins makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Walter Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Walter Collins double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong (PF) Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller lays it in on a great pass from Troy Bomar | 12-9 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-9 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Keller | 12-11 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong drills a turnaround in the lane | 14-11 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting lays it up and in and the foul's on Florentino Costa - foul #1 on Florentino Costa, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), James Tyler (SG), Paul Neal (PF) Walter Collins, Dennis Jasper, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa is hacked by Jerry Keller - foul #1 on Jerry Keller, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG) Dan Judge | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | James Tyler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller's fadeaway is rejected by Esteban Garcia | 14-14 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Jerrold Goldsmith steals the ball from James Tyler | 14-16 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith lays it up and in | 14-18 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | James Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper (SG), Benjamin Arant (SF), John Smith (C) James Tyler, Florentino Costa, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | John Smith misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Smith - foul #1 on Aaron Smith, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Xiaoping Xiong (C) James Feliciano, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SF) Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the lay-in | 16-20 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Walter Collins gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Walter Collins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the tip | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Walter Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Walter Collins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Jasper - foul #1 on Dennis Jasper, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Tyler (SG), Florentino Costa (SF), Paul Neal (PF), Esteban Garcia (C) Dennis Jasper, Benjamin Arant, John Smith, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Everette Hood, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Paul Neal can't finish the layup | 16-24 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jerrold Goldsmith | 16-27 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Walter Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Walter Collins, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG) Walter Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG) Dan Judge | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting's layup is rejected by Paul Neal | 16-27 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Glenn Barber is called for the reach on Florentino Costa - foul #1 on Glenn Barber, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Glenn Barber | 16-29 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Feliciano and he's hacked by Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #2 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), John Smith (PF) James Feliciano, James Tyler, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Everette Hood (SF) Glenn Barber, Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses the free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood travels with the ball | 18-29 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Walter Collins buries a jumper from the right side set up by Esteban Garcia | 20-29 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Florentino Costa blocks the short jumper by Dan Judge | 20-29 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | John Smith grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-29 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Troy Bomar, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), Benjamin Arant (SF), Paul Neal (PF) Walter Collins, Florentino Costa, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant double dribbles | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Dan Judge, Everette Hood | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Ernest Tyler | 20-31 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | John Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Feliciano | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Jasper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Arant (fresh) PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Barber (fresh) SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber loses the dribble to James Feliciano | 22-31 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Jerrold Goldsmith is called for the reach on Benjamin Arant - foul #3 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), James Tyler (SG), Xiaoping Xiong (PF), Esteban Garcia (C) James Feliciano, Dennis Jasper, Paul Neal, John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Glenn Barber, Jerrold Goldsmith, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Esteban Garcia steps in front of the Dan Judge pass | 24-31 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | James Tyler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-31 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Bomar | 24-31 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | James Tyler gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 24-33 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-33 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Troy Bomar | 24-33 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 24-36 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Arant, team foul #5 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), Florentino Costa (SF), Paul Neal (PF), John Smith (C) Walter Collins, James Tyler, Benjamin Arant, Xiaoping Xiong, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber is denied on a layup by Paul Neal | 24-36 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood gets the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | John Smith scores on a runner from close range | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the fullcourt shot | 26-36 |