| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) SG - Richard Basham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Dallas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Huffman inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by William Huffman is denied by Bradley Davison | 21-21 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clinton Dallas | 21-21 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Clinton Dallas | 23-21 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Clinton Dallas - foul #2 on Clinton Dallas, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-22 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri is called for traveling | 23-22 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Eddie Aragon swats the short shot by Bradley Davison | 23-22 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas tips it in | 25-22 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-22 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison lays it up and in set up by Floyd Sloan | 27-22 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon is denied on a dunk by Clinton Dallas | 27-22 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Floyd Sloan | 27-22 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison hits the follow up shot | 29-22 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | William Huffman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Aragon | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Basham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Dallas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradley Davison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan is fouled on the floor by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik (PG), Tobias Davis (SG), Chester Campbell (PF), Robert Hill (C) Floyd Sloan, Richard Basham, Bradley Davison, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman, Mathew McDaniel | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Chester Campbell's floater is tipped away by Franklin Cook | 29-24 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 29-26 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on Clinton Dallas - foul #2 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham (SG) Clinton Dallas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (PG), William Huffman (SF) Cody Lingerfelt, Eddie Aragon | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-26 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik is hacked by Floyd Silvestri - foul #2 on Floyd Silvestri, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison (SF) Richard Basham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Tobias Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Bradley Davison - foul #1 on Bradley Davison, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Tobias Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Chester Campbell hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Bradley Davison steals it from Franklin Cook | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Paik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tobias Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chester Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Davison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Floyd Silvestri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | William Huffman pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Huffman | 31-33 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison misses the runner near the basket | 31-33 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Posey | 31-36 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Tobias Davis misses long on a shot from close range | 31-36 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | William Huffman hits the finger roll and the foul's on Bradley Davison - foul #2 on Bradley Davison, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Tucker (PG), Richard Basham (SG), Clinton Dallas (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Andrew Young (C) Floyd Sloan, Brent Paik, Tobias Davis, Chester Campbell, Bradley Davison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Mathew McDaniel (PF), Eddie Aragon (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | William Huffman misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham buries a jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hill grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gary Tucker steps in front of the Cody Lingerfelt pass in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Huffman | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Tucker (fresh) SG - Richard Basham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Dallas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Huffman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Andrew Young - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG), Chester Campbell (PF), Bradley Davison (C) Gary Tucker, Robert Hill, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Sloan and the foul's on Eddie Aragon - foul #2 on Eddie Aragon, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Chester Campbell - foul #4 on Chester Campbell, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik (SG), Tobias Davis (SF) Richard Basham, Clinton Dallas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-45 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Davison pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Dye steals the ball from Floyd Sloan | 39-45 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norman Dye | 39-47 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Davison | 41-47 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the shot from the baseline | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Mathew McDaniel blocks the short jumper by Brent Paik | 41-49 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Tobias Davis misses the tip | 41-49 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon scores on a runner from close range set up by Cody Lingerfelt | 41-51 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham (SG), Clinton Dallas (SF), Andrew Young (C) Brent Paik, Tobias Davis, Bradley Davison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (PG), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Mathew McDaniel | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Posey - foul #3 on Dennis Posey, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Huffman (SF) Franklin Cook | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | William Huffman drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Dennis Posey | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Basham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Dallas (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Chester Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Dye (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik (PG), Tobias Davis (SG), Robert Hill (SF), Bradley Davison (PF), Frank Beliveau (C) Floyd Sloan, Richard Basham, Clinton Dallas, Chester Campbell, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (C) Eddie Aragon | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Bradley Davison is called for the reach on Norman Dye - foul #3 on Bradley Davison, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-53 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik is fouled on the floor by Dennis Posey - foul #4 on Dennis Posey, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman | |
| 01:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-53 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau grabs the board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik hits a turnaround from the left block | 44-53 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG), Richard Basham (SG), Clinton Dallas (SF), Chester Campbell (PF), Andrew Young (C) Brent Paik, Tobias Davis, Robert Hill, Bradley Davison, Frank Beliveau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG), William Huffman (SF), Eddie Aragon (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri is hacked by Richard Basham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Basham, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (PF), Franklin Cook (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Mathew McDaniel, Eddie Aragon | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Basham loses the dribble to Franklin Cook | 44-53 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | William Huffman is hacked by Richard Basham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Basham, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | William Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by Floyd Sloan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Sloan, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel (PF) William Huffman | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Clinton Dallas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey runs out the clock | 44-55 |