| Lineup | UMass | PG - Samuel Owen (fresh) SG - Robert Walker (fresh) SF - Erik Grill (fresh) PF - William Countess (fresh) C - Stanley Nordman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) SF - John Strothers (fresh) PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) C - Porter Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | William Countess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Stanley Nordman buries a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Eric Ransom is blocked by Stanley Nordman | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Samuel Owen picks off the pass by Porter Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Samuel Owen banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue is fouled on the floor by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Samuel Owen is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Larue - foul #1 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Dwayne Larue is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #2 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Dwayne Larue | |
| 18:22 | UMass | Stanley Nordman slams it home set up by Robert Walker | 6-0 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Samuel Owen - foul #1 on Samuel Owen, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:56 | UMass | William Countess loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), James Malloy (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Darius Ball, John Strothers, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 6-4 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Samuel Owen is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Erik Grill | 8-4 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Samuel Owen steals the ball from Wayne Powell | 8-4 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Samuel Owen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-4 |
| 17:23 | UMass | Robert Walker tips it in | 10-4 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 10-6 |
| 16:55 | UMass | William Countess clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-6 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Erik Grill grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Stanley Nordman's pass is intercepted by James Malloy | 10-6 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace misses the tip | 10-6 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Gregory Claassen steals it from Samuel Owen in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Owen - foul #2 on Samuel Owen, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (PG), Ralph Ingram (SG), Paul Lam (SF), Russell Evenson (C) Samuel Owen, Robert Walker, Erik Grill, Stanley Nordman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), John Strothers (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Porter Jones (C) Gregory Claassen, James Malloy, Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Matthew Drennen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Lima | 10-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matthew Drennen (fresh) SG - Ralph Ingram (fresh) SF - Paul Lam (fresh) PF - William Countess (fairly fresh) C - Russell Evenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strothers (fresh) PF - Robert Lima (fresh) C - Porter Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball connects on the 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 15:31 | UMass | William Countess misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-13 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:12 | UMass | A charge is called on William Countess - foul #1 on William Countess, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Garner (C) William Countess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG), Eric Ransom (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Wayne Powell, John Strothers, Robert Lima, Porter Jones | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom hits the finger roll set up by Darius Ball and the foul's on Ralph Ingram - foul #1 on Ralph Ingram, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:01 | UMass | Paul Lam snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Robert Garner scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Paul Lam | 12-15 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Lam - foul #1 on Paul Lam, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), William Countess (PF) Ralph Ingram, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Porter Jones (C) Darius Ball, Eric Ransom, Douglas Wallace | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Matthew Drennen is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Russo - foul #1 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Butler (SF), Stanley Nordman (C) Paul Lam, William Countess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG) Rogelio Russo | |
| 14:07 | UMass | Stanley Nordman is open but misses the lay-in | 12-16 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Robert Butler tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Robert Garner grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Matthew Drennen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Walker | 17-16 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Garner - foul #1 on Robert Garner, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (PF) Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Eric Ransom (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, John Strothers, Porter Jones | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 13:35 | UMass | William Countess gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Matthew Drennen loses the dribble to Robert Lima | 17-17 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (SG), Russell Evenson (C) Robert Walker, Stanley Nordman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), John Strothers (SF) Eric Ransom, Rogelio Russo | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Matthew Drennen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Lima | 17-22 |
| 12:30 | UMass | William Countess comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 17-22 |
| 12:29 | UMass | William Countess tips it in | 19-22 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Butler takes the ball from Douglas Wallace | 19-22 |
| 11:58 | UMass | William Countess misses the turnaround from the right block | 19-22 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-22 |
| 11:46 | UMass | William Countess pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matthew Drennen (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Ingram (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Countess (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Evenson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strothers (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Wallace (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | UMass | William Countess makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Drennen | 21-22 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), Paul Lam (SF), Erik Grill (PF), Stanley Nordman (C) Ralph Ingram, Robert Butler, William Countess, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG), Eric Ransom (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Porter Jones (C) Wayne Powell, John Strothers, Robert Lima, Douglas Wallace | |
| 11:01 | UMass | Stanley Nordman throws it down | 23-22 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 10:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to Erik Grill | 23-22 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Stanley Nordman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 23-22 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Drennen - foul #1 on Matthew Drennen, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), John Strothers (SF) James Malloy, Rogelio Russo | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Erik Grill grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Erik Grill is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Paul Lam misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | John Strothers snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen buries a driving attempt in the paint | 23-25 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Erik Grill clanks a floater from the left block | 23-25 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Robert Walker hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom misses the jump hook near the basket | 25-25 |
| 09:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stanley Nordman | 25-25 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Eric Ransom - foul #1 on Eric Ransom, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Robert Butler (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Matthew Drennen, Paul Lam, Erik Grill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), James Malloy (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Robert Lima (C) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Russell Evenson swats the dunk try by Rogelio Russo | 27-25 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Evenson - foul #1 on Russell Evenson, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Garner (C) Stanley Nordman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom (SF), Porter Jones (C) John Strothers, Rogelio Russo | |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Russell Evenson gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Robert Walker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Garner | 29-26 |
| 08:17 | UMass | Robert Garner pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Russell Evenson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Robert Garner can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Robert Butler tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Butler - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Erik Grill (SF), William Countess (PF) Robert Butler, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Wayne Powell, Robert Lima, Porter Jones | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ralph Ingram (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Grill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Countess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Malloy (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Ransom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Wallace (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | UMass | William Countess connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Ingram and he's fouled by Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Lam (SF) Erik Grill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), John Strothers (SF), Robert Lima (PF) James Malloy, Eric Ransom, Rogelio Russo | |
| 07:30 | UMass | William Countess makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Ingram - foul #2 on Ralph Ingram, team foul #12 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (PG), Stanley Nordman (C) Ralph Ingram, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), James Malloy (SG) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 07:16 | UMass | William Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Douglas Wallace takes the ball from Matthew Drennen | 34-29 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the shot from the right side | 34-29 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Stanley Nordman snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Matthew Drennen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 06:38 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to William Countess | 34-29 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Paul Lam connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Matthew Drennen | 36-29 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Stanley Nordman grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Matthew Drennen's pass is intercepted by James Malloy | 36-29 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima lays it in set up by James Malloy | 36-31 |
| 05:43 | UMass | William Countess can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | John Strothers's pass is intercepted by William Countess | 36-31 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Stanley Nordman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket | 36-31 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Erik Grill (SF), Russell Evenson (PF), Robert Garner (C) Paul Lam, William Countess, Stanley Nordman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), Eric Ransom (PF), Porter Jones (C) Wayne Powell, James Malloy, Robert Lima, Douglas Wallace | |
| 04:53 | UMass | Porter Jones takes the ball from Erik Grill | 36-31 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Matthew Drennen is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Matthew Drennen, team foul #13 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (PG) Matthew Drennen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Strothers | 36-33 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Robert Walker is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (SG) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF) Gregory Claassen, John Strothers | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ingram - foul #3 on Ralph Ingram, team foul #14 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (SG), Robert Butler (SF) Ralph Ingram, Erik Grill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Russell Evenson is fouled on the floor by Darius Ball - foul #1 on Darius Ball, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (PF) Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Samuel Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Drennen (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Countess (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Evenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Ransom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Porter Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | UMass | Matthew Drennen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom is hacked by Matthew Drennen - foul #3 on Matthew Drennen, team foul #15 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), Stanley Nordman (C) Matthew Drennen, Russell Evenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Dwayne Larue - foul #3 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG), John Strothers (SF) Dwayne Larue, Eric Ransom | |
| 03:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Rogelio Russo | 37-38 |
| 02:45 | UMass | William Countess is denied on a layup by Rogelio Russo | 37-38 |
| 02:44 | UMass | William Countess grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Stanley Nordman knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Walker | 39-38 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Robert Butler gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Stanley Nordman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Samuel Owen steals it from Darius Ball | 39-38 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Stanley Nordman scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Owen | 41-38 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Malloy clanks a floater in the paint | 41-38 |
| 01:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stanley Nordman | 41-38 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Robert Walker misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 41-38 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Stanley Nordman tips it home | 43-38 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 43-38 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Samuel Owen grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Samuel Owen is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Samuel Owen, team foul #16 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (PG), Paul Lam (SF), Erik Grill (PF), Russell Evenson (C) Samuel Owen, Robert Butler, William Countess, Stanley Nordman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), Eric Ransom (SF), Douglas Wallace (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, John Strothers, Porter Jones | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lima (PF) Rogelio Russo | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Erik Grill blows the dunk | 43-38 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-38 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 00:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Erik Grill | 43-38 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Eric Ransom takes the ball from Robert Walker | 43-38 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Robert Walker snags the defensive board | 43-38 |