| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Daniel Sabbagh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Rosendahl (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Cody Lingerfelt - foul #4 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mathew McDaniel | 33-34 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 19:19 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:08 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eddie Aragon | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon is fouled on the floor by Shawn Riley - foul #1 on Shawn Riley, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #3 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | William Huffman is fouled on the floor by Frank Crowe - foul #1 on Frank Crowe, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | William Huffman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:35 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby misses the jumper in the paint | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Sabbagh | 33-34 |
| 16:56 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh scores on a floater from the right side | 35-34 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Ralph Rosendahl picks off the pass by Eddie Aragon | 35-34 |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl lays it up and in | 37-34 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Riley - foul #2 on Shawn Riley, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Leroy Moore (SG), Bert Kruse (C) Daniel Sabbagh, Frank Crowe, Shawn Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) William Huffman, Mathew McDaniel | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:59 | Jacksonville State | Bert Kruse scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Kissell | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Rosendahl (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kurt Ruby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bert Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 15:19 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Posey | 41-39 |
| 14:06 | Jacksonville State | Bert Kruse scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Leroy Moore and he's hacked by Dennis Posey - foul #2 on Dennis Posey, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Shawn Riley (C) Gordon Kissell, Leroy Moore, Ralph Rosendahl, Kurt Ruby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Huffman (SF), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Dennis Posey, Eddie Aragon | |
| 14:06 | Jacksonville State | Bert Kruse makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Sabbagh steals it from Floyd Silvestri | 44-39 |
| 13:36 | Jacksonville State | Bert Kruse blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | William Huffman steps in front of the Bert Kruse pass | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the dunk | 44-41 |
| 12:33 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Mathew McDaniel - foul #1 on Mathew McDaniel, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl (SF) Bert Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Eddie Aragon (C) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Shawn Riley is called for the reach on Floyd Silvestri - foul #3 on Shawn Riley, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG) Floyd Silvestri | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Daniel Sabbagh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Rosendahl (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | William Huffman blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 11:28 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:22 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe travels with the ball | 46-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses the turnaround from the right block | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Huffman | 46-43 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 10:15 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:00 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh banks in the layup | 48-43 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Crowe - foul #2 on Frank Crowe, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Leroy Moore (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Daniel Sabbagh, Frank Crowe, Shawn Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG), Norman Dye (PF), Franklin Cook (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Mathew McDaniel, Eddie Aragon | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:16 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri tips it in | 51-47 |
| 08:39 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #4 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ernest Johnson (SF), Bert Kruse (PF), Martin Arrington (C) Ralph Rosendahl, Kenneth Johnson, Kurt Ruby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG) Dennis Posey | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:58 | Jacksonville State | Bert Kruse hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Leroy Moore | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | William Huffman is hacked by Ernest Johnson - foul #3 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Shawn Riley (C) Gordon Kissell, Leroy Moore, Bert Kruse, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | William Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | William Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:19 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe is whistled for a carry | 56-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl (SF) Ernest Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon (C) William Huffman | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Sabbagh - foul #1 on Daniel Sabbagh, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:35 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Rosendahl | 58-53 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Floyd Silvestri | 58-55 |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 05:40 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Riley | 58-55 |
| 05:34 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe hits a fadeaway from the right side | 60-55 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Johnson - foul #5 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby (PF), Bert Kruse (C) Kenneth Johnson, Shawn Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), William Huffman (SF), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Franklin Cook, Norman Dye | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:54 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Bert Kruse is blocked by Mathew McDaniel | 60-56 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mathew McDaniel | 60-56 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-56 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-58 |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Leroy Moore (SG), Ernest Johnson (SF) Daniel Sabbagh, Frank Crowe, Ralph Rosendahl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG) Floyd Silvestri | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Ruby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bert Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Aragon (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kurt Ruby - foul #1 on Kurt Ruby, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Shawn Riley (C) Bert Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF) William Huffman | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Jacksonville State | Ernest Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Ralph Rosendahl (SF) Gordon Kissell, Leroy Moore, Ernest Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (PG), William Huffman (SF), Franklin Cook (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Norman Dye, Eddie Aragon | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Franklin Cook | 60-63 |
| 02:27 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG) Dennis Posey | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 60-66 |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | William Huffman misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Ruby - foul #2 on Kurt Ruby, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon (C) Franklin Cook | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | William Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | William Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Rosendahl and the foul's on Mathew McDaniel - foul #2 on Mathew McDaniel, team foul #4 | 62-68 |
| 01:39 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh misses the free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:39 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-68 |
| 01:29 | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby grabs the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 01:17 | Jacksonville State | Eddie Aragon is called for the reach on Shawn Riley - foul #3 on Eddie Aragon, team foul #5 | 62-68 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh clanks a shot from the free throw line | 62-68 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel is hacked by Daniel Sabbagh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Sabbagh, team foul #13 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (C) Cody Lingerfelt, William Huffman, Eddie Aragon | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State 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) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Sabbagh - foul #3 on Daniel Sabbagh, team foul #14 | 62-70 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:35 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Daniel Sabbagh misses the tip | 62-72 |
| 00:32 | Jacksonville State | Kurt Ruby grabs the offensive board | 62-72 |
| 00:30 | Jacksonville State | Ralph Rosendahl clanks a runner from the baseline | 62-72 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri runs out the clock | 62-72 |