| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-40 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lindsey Gosney | 30-40 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-43 |
| 18:27 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Stingley | 30-43 |
| 18:07 | Vanderbilt | Edward Caldwell swats the short shot by Lindsey Gosney | 30-43 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 30-43 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Earl Stamey steps in front of the Edward Caldwell pass | 30-43 |
| 17:50 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey hits the finger roll | 32-43 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Earl Stamey - foul #2 on Earl Stamey, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (C) Oscar Leal | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | Edward Caldwell is called for the reach on Earl Stamey - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Marty Douglas (PF), Robert Astudillo (C) Lindsey Gosney, Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Larry Albee | |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Robert Astudillo's pass is intercepted by Edward Caldwell | 32-45 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-45 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Astudillo grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luis Stingley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marty Douglas (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Astudillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 15:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Astudillo snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Ronald Hansen (SF) John Kent, Luis Stingley, Earl Stamey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Norberto Rizzo, Edward Caldwell, Calvin Pendarvis, Kenneth Torain | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts can't tip it in | 34-45 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | James Hardman tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Ted Pollock | 36-47 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Hardman and he's hacked by Marty Douglas - foul #1 on Marty Douglas, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (PF), Robert Nuckols (C) Marty Douglas, Robert Astudillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee makes the free throw | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on James Hardman - foul #2 on James Hardman, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey (SF) Ronald Hansen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 14:01 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland knocks in the jumper from the right block | 41-52 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jon Pitts, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley (SG) Ted Pollock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF) Jon Pitts, Lynn Branch | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:13 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols's pass is intercepted by Larry Albee | 41-52 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons is fouled on the floor by Robert Nuckols - foul #2 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG) Lindsey Gosney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Caldwell | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Edward Caldwell steps in front of the Robert Nuckols pass | 41-54 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is fouled on the floor by John Kent - foul #2 on John Kent, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney (PG), Marty Douglas (PF), Robert Astudillo (C) John Kent, Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG) Hu Sun, Norberto Rizzo | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marty Douglas (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Astudillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the easy layup | 41-54 |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Luis Stingley is blocked by Jon Pitts | 41-54 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-54 |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 10:58 | Vanderbilt | James Hardman is called for the reach on Marty Douglas - foul #3 on James Hardman, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hansen (SF) Earl Stamey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Edward Caldwell, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Larry Albee steals the ball from Ronald Hansen | 41-54 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is whistled for a carry | 41-54 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas misses the tip | 41-54 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Earl Stamey (SF), Larry Holland (PF), Robert Nuckols (C) Lindsey Gosney, Luis Stingley, Ronald Hansen, Marty Douglas, Robert Astudillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF) James Hardman, Jon Pitts | |
| 09:26 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 09:05 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley (SG) Ted Pollock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Oscar Leal (C) Norberto Rizzo, Travis Lyons | |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley connects on the 3 from straight away | 44-54 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Nuckols - foul #3 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney (PG) John Kent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis (PF) Larry Albee | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jon Pitts - foul #2 on Jon Pitts, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas (PF), Robert Astudillo (C) Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG) Lynn Branch | |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Caldwell | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marty Douglas (fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Astudillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is fouled on the floor by Robert Astudillo - foul #2 on Robert Astudillo, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Astudillo is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock (SG) Luis Stingley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SG), Larry Albee (PF) Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell | |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Leal swats the shot by Earl Stamey | 45-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | James Hardman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 45-56 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses badly on a runner from the left block | 45-56 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley (SG), Larry Holland (PF), Robert Nuckols (C) Ted Pollock, Marty Douglas, Robert Astudillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey is hacked by Edward Caldwell - foul #3 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts tips it but misses | 47-56 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee can't tip it in | 47-56 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lindsey Gosney | 49-56 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons's layup is rejected by Robert Nuckols | 49-56 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Luis Stingley | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Earl Stamey steps in front of the Travis Lyons pass | 49-56 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-56 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | A charge is called on Larry Holland - foul #2 on Larry Holland, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Marty Douglas (PF), Robert Astudillo (C) Lindsey Gosney, Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses short on a jumper from the left block | 49-56 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal drills a jumper from the baseline set up by James Hardman | 49-58 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney (PG), Larry Holland (PF), Robert Nuckols (C) John Kent, Marty Douglas, Robert Astudillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-58 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons buries a shot from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Larry Albee picks off the pass by Earl Stamey | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Lindsey Gosney steals the ball from Edward Caldwell | 49-60 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney lays it in | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Stingley - foul #1 on Luis Stingley, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis (C) Travis Lyons | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols's pass is intercepted by Jon Pitts | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Hardman runs out the clock | 51-62 |