| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jeffery Neale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Schoberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Markle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Huffman inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon lays it up and in set up by William Huffman | 33-29 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle loses the dribble to William Huffman | 33-29 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Huffman | 35-29 |
| 18:56 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Aragon | 35-29 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Huffman | 37-29 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-29 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard Markle - foul #3 on Richard Markle, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman, Mathew McDaniel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (PG), Norman Lewis (PF), David French (C) Jeffery Neale, David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Roy Murray is called for the reach on Norman Dye - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) Roy Murray | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Schoberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David French (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | David French hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Schoberg - foul #3 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), William Huffman (SF), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Cline (PG), Jeffery Neale (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, Tony Schoberg, David French, Norman Lewis | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Markle | 41-34 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Markle and he's fouled by Floyd Silvestri - foul #2 on Floyd Silvestri, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (PF) Floyd Silvestri, Mathew McDaniel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (SF), David McDougall (PF) Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Jeffery Neale is called for the reach on Dennis Posey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Neale, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Clarence Cline steals it from Eddie Aragon | 41-37 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Cline | 41-39 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (C) Eddie Aragon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (C) Richard Markle | |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Norman Dye | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (SG), George Lee (SF) Jeffery Neale, David French | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG) Dennis Posey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle (C) David McDougall | |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | William Huffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook tips it in | 43-39 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Huffman steals the ball from Norman Lewis | 43-39 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Markle picks off the pass by Cody Lingerfelt in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis throws it down set up by George Lee | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clarence Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Schoberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Markle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-41 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | William Huffman gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg is fouled on the floor by Floyd Silvestri - foul #3 on Floyd Silvestri, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (PG), Norman Dye (PF), Eddie Aragon (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Mathew McDaniel, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale (SG), Roy Murray (SF), David McDougall (PF), David French (C) Tony Schoberg, George Lee, Norman Lewis, Richard Markle | |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | David French can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dennis Posey | 46-41 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Aragon | 46-41 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 46-41 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Cline misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eddie Aragon | 48-41 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Silvestri is called for the reach on Clarence Cline - foul #4 on Floyd Silvestri, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (SG), Andy Perkins (PF), Richard Markle (C) Clarence Cline, David McDougall, David French | |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-41 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Aragon (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jeffery Neale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Schoberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Murray (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Markle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel is hacked by Andy Perkins - foul #3 on Andy Perkins, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG), Franklin Cook (C) Dennis Posey, Eddie Aragon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF) Roy Murray | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 48-41 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook tips it in | 50-41 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle is fouled on the floor by Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Franklin Cook, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Dye steps in front of the Andy Perkins pass | 50-41 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel hits a shot from the right block set up by Cody Lingerfelt | 52-41 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins's floater is tipped away by Mathew McDaniel | 52-41 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (PG), William Huffman (SF), Eddie Aragon (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (PG), Roy Murray (SF), David McDougall (PF), David French (C) Jeffery Neale, Norman Lewis, Andy Perkins, Richard Markle | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Aragon steps in front of the David French pass | 52-41 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | David French is called for the reach on Dennis Posey - foul #2 on David French, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Cline (PG) Tony Schoberg | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon lays it up and in | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Silvestri (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mathew McDaniel (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eddie Aragon (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clarence Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Murray (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David McDougall - foul #2 on David McDougall, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (C) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman, Eddie Aragon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Neale (SG), Andy Perkins (PF), Norman Lewis (C) Clarence Cline, Roy Murray, David McDougall | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | David French grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | David French drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Norman Lewis | 55-44 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the runner from the left block | 55-44 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | David French takes the ball from Franklin Cook | 55-44 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-45 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is hacked by David French - foul #3 on David French, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on George Lee - foul #2 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-45 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Neale - foul #4 on Jeffery Neale, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-48 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | George Lee is called for the reach on Dennis Posey in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Lee, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Cline (PG), Tony Schoberg (SG), Roy Murray (SF), David McDougall (PF), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, Jeffery Neale, David French, Andy Perkins, Norman Lewis | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Mathew McDaniel takes the ball from Richard Markle | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the floater in the lane | 60-48 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-48 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey runs out the clock | 60-48 |