| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bingham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Louis Simpson (fresh) C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | William Bingham grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Maynard Weiss - foul #2 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski (C) Kevin Nell | |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Dario Landowski swats the dunk try by Maynard Weiss | 32-30 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither is fouled on the floor by William Bingham - foul #1 on William Bingham, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney (SF) Floyd Reamer | |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Trogdon | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson tips it home | 32-32 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Demartino and he's hacked by John Reid - foul #2 on John Reid, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Denton (C) William Bingham | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:20 | Vanderbilt | John Reid grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither is hacked by Maynard Weiss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG) Maynard Weiss | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell (C) Dario Landowski | |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Zullo steals the ball from Dane Gaither | 34-32 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jamie Zullo | 36-32 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | Arnold Trogdon steals the ball from John Reid | 36-32 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff can't finish the layup | 36-32 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Nell | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jamie Zullo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph McHaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo's pass is intercepted by Dane Gaither in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 14:40 | Vanderbilt | Martin Denton denies the turnaround by John Reid | 36-35 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Zullo is called for the reach on Louis Simpson - foul #1 on Jamie Zullo, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG), Roy Bowen (SF), Frank Porter (PF), William Bingham (C) Andrew Demartino, Thomas Scharff, Arnold Trogdon, Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer (SF), Dario Landowski (C) Joseph McHaney, Kevin Nell | |
| 14:01 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer clanks a runner from the right block | 36-35 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | William Bingham grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | William Bingham buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Porter | 38-35 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | John Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:56 | Vanderbilt | John Reid clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Frank Porter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dane Gaither | 38-38 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (SG), Thomas Scharff (SF), Arnold Trogdon (PF) Jamie Zullo, Roy Bowen, Frank Porter | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Joseph Vogelsberg (PF), Kevin Nell (C) John Reid, Louis Simpson, Dario Landowski | |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Fritz | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Bingham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fritz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Vogelsberg (fresh) C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Scharff | 40-40 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arnold Trogdon - foul #2 on Arnold Trogdon, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Denton (C) William Bingham | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (SG), Louis Simpson (PF) Michael Fritz, Joseph Vogelsberg | |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | John Reid drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Nell | 42-44 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dane Gaither - foul #2 on Dane Gaither, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SF), Frank Porter (PF) Thomas Scharff, Arnold Trogdon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg (PF) Louis Simpson | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Frank Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss clanks a driving attempt from close range | 44-44 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton tips it but misses | 44-44 |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:40 | Vanderbilt | Frank Porter is called for the reach on Joseph Vogelsberg - foul #1 on Frank Porter, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg (SG), Thomas Scharff (SF), William Bingham (C) Maynard Weiss, Andrew Demartino, Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson (PF), Dario Landowski (C) Joseph Vogelsberg, Kevin Nell | |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Frank Porter pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jamie Zullo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Bugg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Frank Porter (fresh) C - William Bingham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reid (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dario Landowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 06:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dario Landowski | 44-44 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jamie Zullo | 44-44 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Dario Landowski steps in front of the Frank Porter pass | 44-44 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Porter - foul #2 on Frank Porter, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG), Andrew Demartino (SG), Arnold Trogdon (PF) Jamie Zullo, Charles Bugg, Frank Porter | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Joseph McHaney (SF), Kevin Nell (C) John Reid, Floyd Reamer, Dario Landowski | |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | William Bingham snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff loses the dribble to Dane Gaither | 44-45 |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Fritz | 44-47 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 04:22 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (SG), Floyd Reamer (SF), Joseph Vogelsberg (PF) Michael Fritz, Joseph McHaney, Louis Simpson | |
| 04:01 | Vanderbilt | John Reid knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Floyd Reamer and he's fouled by Andrew Demartino - foul #1 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| 04:01 | Vanderbilt | John Reid makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | William Bingham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Bingham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Vogelsberg (fresh) C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Demartino | 50-54 |
| 02:24 | Vanderbilt | John Reid is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (SF), Martin Denton (C) Thomas Scharff, William Bingham | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson (PF) Joseph Vogelsberg | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff (SF) Jamie Zullo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Nell | 50-54 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | John Reid pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer is whistled for traveling | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bingham (C) Martin Denton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Nell is called for the reach on Arnold Trogdon - foul #1 on Kevin Nell, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Maynard Weiss - foul #4 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG) Dane Gaither | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss grabs the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Maynard Weiss is called for the reach on Michael Fritz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG) Maynard Weiss | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Reid | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | John Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Zullo - foul #2 on Jamie Zullo, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | John Reid makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | John Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 53-61 |