| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Embry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Stone (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sliger (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Geoghegan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Phan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lyman Lozier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Hille (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Dwight Stone inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Geoghegan, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Steven Geoghegan | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Arizona | Dwight Stone misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Buck - foul #3 on Larry Buck, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Arizona | Dwight Stone makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:16 | Arizona | Dwight Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan's pass is intercepted by Ted Glasser | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Arizona | Bryan Embry travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans blows the dunk | 29-28 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pete Phan | 29-30 |
| 17:53 | Arizona | Bryan Embry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille lays it up and in set up by Richard Evans | 29-32 |
| 17:12 | Arizona | Dwight Stone's floater is tipped away by Lyman Lozier | 29-32 |
| 17:11 | Arizona | Bryan Embry misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger tips it home | 31-32 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Jordan (PG), Carlos Wallen (SF), William Hart (PF), William Swanson (C) Ted Glasser, Dwight Stone, Thomas Sliger, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Robert Moore (C) Pete Phan, Lyman Lozier, Richard Evans | |
| 16:26 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen loses the dribble to Steven Hall | 31-32 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Robert Moore is denied by William Swanson | 31-32 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | William Hart is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #1 on William Hart, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (SG) Bryan Embry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wininger (fresh) SF - Carlos Wallen (fresh) PF - William Hart (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Demaio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Hille (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 15:38 | Arizona | William Swanson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:09 | Arizona | Steven Hall picks off the pass by Joseph Jordan | 31-32 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Hart - foul #2 on William Hart, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG), Bryan Embry (SG), Dwight Stone (SF), Thomas Sliger (PF), Steven Geoghegan (C) Joseph Jordan, David Wininger, Carlos Wallen, William Hart, William Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Pete Phan (SG), Lyman Lozier (SF), Richard Evans (C) Larry Buck, Kenneth Demaio, Steven Hall, Robert Moore | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:21 | Arizona | Dwight Stone is hacked by Lyman Lozier - foul #2 on Lyman Lozier, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie (PF) Henry Hille | |
| 14:08 | Arizona | Dwight Stone connects on the turnaround in the paint | 33-34 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 13:32 | Arizona | Ted Glasser misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Horton - foul #2 on Edward Horton, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 13:32 | Arizona | Ted Glasser makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:32 | Arizona | Ted Glasser makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:11 | Arizona | Bryan Embry is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 35-34 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie misses the dunk | 35-34 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier tips it home | 35-36 |
| 12:27 | Arizona | Dwight Stone makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Glasser | 37-36 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Dwight Stone picks off the pass by Gabriel Yazzie | 37-36 |
| 11:56 | Arizona | Dwight Stone makes the shot from close range set up by Ted Glasser | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Embry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sliger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Geoghegan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete Phan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyman Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Ted Glasser takes the ball from Edward Horton in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 11:52 | Arizona | Dwight Stone can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 11:21 | Arizona | Dwight Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Horton and he's fouled by Steven Geoghegan - foul #4 on Steven Geoghegan, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Jordan (PG), David Wininger (SG), Carlos Wallen (SF), William Hart (PF), William Swanson (C) Ted Glasser, Bryan Embry, Dwight Stone, Thomas Sliger, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (PG), Kenneth Demaio (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Henry Hille (PF) Edward Horton, Pete Phan, Lyman Lozier, Gabriel Yazzie | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:58 | Arizona | William Swanson grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 10:33 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Buck - foul #4 on Larry Buck, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Moore (C) Richard Evans | |
| 10:33 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:33 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Hart - foul #3 on William Hart, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:53 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 09:30 | Arizona | David Wininger is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Demaio - foul #1 on Kenneth Demaio, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Embry (SG) David Wininger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:17 | Arizona | William Swanson hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Bryan Embry | 42-45 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille makes the jumper in the lane set up by Kenneth Demaio | 42-47 |
| 08:38 | Arizona | William Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dwight Stone (SF), Kent Jones (PF) Carlos Wallen, William Hart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Pete Phan (SG), Lyman Lozier (SF) Kenneth Demaio, Steven Hall | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Adrian Harris (PG), Thomas Sliger (PF) Joseph Jordan, William Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Bryan Embry knocks in the 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Bryan Embry pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Adrian Harris (fresh) SG - Bryan Embry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sliger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Buck (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Pete Phan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyman Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Hille (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Arizona | Dwight Stone misses the shot near the basket | 45-47 |
| 07:37 | Arizona | Kent Jones hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-47 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lyman Lozier | 47-47 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore hits a fadeaway in the paint | 47-49 |
| 06:31 | Arizona | Adrian Harris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dwight Stone | 50-49 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore can't finish the layup | 50-49 |
| 05:56 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Thomas Sliger | 50-49 |
| 05:56 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG), Steven Geoghegan (C) Adrian Harris, Kent Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Gabriel Yazzie (PF), Richard Evans (C) Larry Buck, Henry Hille, Robert Moore | |
| 05:39 | Arizona | Bryan Embry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Horton and he's hacked by Dwight Stone - foul #4 on Dwight Stone, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carlos Wallen (SF), William Hart (PF) Dwight Stone, Thomas Sliger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:25 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:05 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses the floater from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Carlos Wallen steps in front of the Pete Phan pass | 50-51 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the lane | 50-53 |
| 04:03 | Arizona | Bryan Embry buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carlos Wallen | 53-53 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | William Hart grabs the board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Embry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Wallen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Hart (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Geoghegan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Pete Phan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyman Lozier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. PF - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Arizona | Ted Glasser misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Horton - foul #3 on Edward Horton, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (SG), Dwight Stone (SF), Thomas Sliger (PF), William Swanson (C) Bryan Embry, Carlos Wallen, William Hart, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (PG), Kenneth Demaio (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Henry Hille (PF), Robert Moore (C) Edward Horton, Pete Phan, Lyman Lozier, Gabriel Yazzie, Richard Evans | |
| 03:21 | Arizona | Ted Glasser misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:21 | Arizona | Ted Glasser misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Ted Glasser steps in front of the Henry Hille pass | 53-53 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Embry (SG), Steven Geoghegan (C) David Wininger, William Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier (SF), Richard Evans (C) Steven Hall, Robert Moore | |
| 02:42 | Arizona | Bryan Embry makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans misses the dunk attempt | 56-53 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille misses the tip | 56-53 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 02:31 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:15 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 01:51 | Arizona | Dwight Stone gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:34 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Evans - foul #2 on Richard Evans, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Pete Phan (SG) Kenneth Demaio | |
| 01:34 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:34 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Dwight Stone | 57-53 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Dwight Stone misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Hille - foul #2 on Henry Hille, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Dwight Stone misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Dwight Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-56 |
| 00:17 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger grabs the board | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger is fouled in the backcourt by Pete Phan - foul #2 on Pete Phan, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck's floater is tipped away by Steven Geoghegan | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Steven Geoghegan | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Larry Buck is called for the reach on Steven Geoghegan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Buck, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Larry Buck | |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-56 |