| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) PF - Larry Albee (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | James Hardman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Branko Zacherl steals the ball from Larry Albee | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Edward Caldwell | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Jessie Williams connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Broderick Shiflett | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee lays it in | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl's floater is tipped away by Larry Albee | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | James Hardman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Donald Bible is called for the reach on James Hardman - foul #1 on Donald Bible, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Jessie Williams gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Jason Boese is fouled on the floor by Larry Albee - foul #1 on Larry Albee, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Larry Albee | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Jason Boese clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lynn Branch - foul #1 on Lynn Branch, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Jason Boese makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Jason Boese makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo misses the floater from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Jason Boese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Jason Boese pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Jessie Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Hardman | 6-8 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Travis Lyons picks off the pass by Jessie Williams | 6-8 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the dunk attempt | 6-8 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell tips it home | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Jessie Williams blows the layup but he's fouled by James Hardman - foul #1 on James Hardman, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jason Boese - foul #1 on Jason Boese, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Jason Boese loses the dribble to James Hardman | 9-10 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | James Hardman hits the finger roll | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Hardman - foul #2 on James Hardman, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG) James Hardman, Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits a runner from the baseline set up by Norberto Rizzo | 13-10 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Oscar Leal is called for the reach on Branko Zacherl - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the lay-in but the foul's on Broderick Shiflett - foul #1 on Broderick Shiflett, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Hu Sun | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Jessie Williams, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Johnny Williams is hacked by Lynn Branch - foul #2 on Lynn Branch, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Jason Boese comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Liang Hong gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses the lay-in | 15-10 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-10 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Jason Boese grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Pitts | 15-10 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SG), Oscar Leal (C) Jon Pitts, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF) James Wilson, Liang Hong | |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Jason Boese hits a jumper from the left block set up by Branko Zacherl | 15-12 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hu Sun, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Williams | 15-14 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Branko Zacherl - foul #1 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis (PF) Larry Albee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Jessie Williams, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Liang Hong grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bible (fresh) SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Donald Bible is hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Kenneth Torain (C) Hu Sun, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG) Liang Hong | |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Donald Bible misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Torain | 17-14 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Johnny Williams snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Bible | 17-16 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts scores on a 3 from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl's pass is intercepted by Jon Pitts in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Johnny Williams is called for the reach on Norberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Johnny Williams, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Edward Caldwell, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo makes the jumper from the right side | 22-16 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Jessie Williams banks in the layup set up by Jason Boese | 22-18 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | James Wilson is called for the reach on Norberto Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) Norberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses the shot from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell (SF) Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) James Wilson | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Broderick Shiflett | 25-20 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Jessie Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-22 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Jon Pitts takes the ball from Liang Hong | 28-22 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee's pass is intercepted by Jessie Williams | 28-22 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl hits the finger roll set up by Jessie Williams | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons is called for a charge - foul #1 on Travis Lyons, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Donald Bible (SG), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Jessie Williams, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 02:57 | Xavier | James Wilson misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Hardman - foul #3 on James Hardman, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell (SF) James Hardman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG) Liang Hong | |
| 02:57 | Xavier | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Calvin Pendarvis | 31-25 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Jessie Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Johnny Williams gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Wilson | 31-28 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Bible - foul #2 on Donald Bible, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Larry Albee (PF) Edward Caldwell, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Jessie Williams, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Jason Boese drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Liang Hong | 33-30 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Jason Boese denies the turnaround by Norberto Rizzo | 33-30 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | James Wilson misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Hu Sun - foul #2 on Hu Sun, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) Donald Bible | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (SF) Hu Sun, Norberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG) James Wilson | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses the jumper in the lane | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 35-31 |