| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Block (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joseph Bailey inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | VCU | Rodney Spencer knocks in the floater from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | William Huffman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eddie Aragon and he's hacked by Joseph Bailey - foul #3 on Joseph Bailey, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SF) Joseph Bailey | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | William Huffman misses the free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Aragon | 28-34 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Norman Nitta pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Rodney Spencer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Lino Winarski | 28-36 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Rodney Spencer - foul #2 on Rodney Spencer, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Gregory Block grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | VCU | Gregory Block misses the lay-in | 30-36 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses the dunk | 30-36 |
| 17:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ossowski | 30-36 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Lino Winarski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | William Huffman clanks a shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | William Huffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, William Huffman, Mathew McDaniel | |
| Subs | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez (SG), William Carner (PF), Jerrold Anderson (C) Norman Nitta, Rodney Spencer, Gregory Block | |
| 16:05 | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lino Winarski | 30-39 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook tips it home | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SG - Roberto Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ossowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Carner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ossowski is called for the reach on Norman Dye - foul #2 on Kenneth Ossowski, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), William Huffman (SF) Floyd Silvestri, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | VCU | William Smith (SG), Joseph Bailey (SF), Rodney Spencer (PF), Gregory Block (C) Lino Winarski, Kenneth Ossowski, William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 32-39 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Rodney Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:26 | VCU | William Smith throws it down set up by Joseph Bailey | 32-41 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 32-41 |
| 13:59 | VCU | Gregory Block grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 13:42 | VCU | Gregory Block can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 13:40 | VCU | Rodney Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:25 | VCU | Rodney Spencer buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Smith | 32-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Norman Dye and the foul's on Joseph Bailey - foul #4 on Joseph Bailey, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG), Mathew McDaniel (PF), Franklin Cook (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Norman Dye, Eddie Aragon | |
| Subs | VCU | Lino Winarski (PG), Norman Nitta (SG), Kenneth Ossowski (SF), William Carner (PF), Jerrold Anderson (C) Roberto Gutierrez, William Smith, Joseph Bailey, Rodney Spencer, Gregory Block | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #2 on Franklin Cook, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 12:20 | VCU | William Carner gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Norman Nitta can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Floyd Silvestri - foul #2 on Floyd Silvestri, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SG) Dennis Posey | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:06 | VCU | Norman Nitta makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Norman Nitta misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Franklin Cook | 35-46 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Floyd Silvestri | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ossowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Carner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 37-46 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Franklin Cook | 39-46 |
| 10:41 | VCU | William Huffman steps in front of the Jerrold Anderson pass | 39-46 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Huffman | 42-46 |
| 10:08 | VCU | William Huffman is called for the reach on William Carner - foul #1 on William Huffman, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Eddie Aragon (C) William Huffman, Mathew McDaniel | |
| Subs | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez (SG), Tony Bronsky (SF), Rodney Spencer (PF), Gregory Block (C) Norman Nitta, Kenneth Ossowski, William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| 09:52 | VCU | Gregory Block hits the finger roll set up by Lino Winarski | 42-48 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the lay-in | 42-48 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Rodney Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 08:49 | VCU | Gregory Block pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Rodney Spencer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lino Winarski | 42-51 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 08:00 | VCU | Tony Bronsky clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Norman Dye - foul #2 on Norman Dye, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), William Huffman (SF), Mathew McDaniel (PF) Floyd Silvestri, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | VCU | Norman Nitta (SG) Lino Winarski | |
| 08:00 | VCU | Tony Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:00 | VCU | Tony Bronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel hits a jumpshot from the left side | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew McDaniel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Roberto Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Bronsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Spencer (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Block (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mathew McDaniel | 46-53 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-53 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Gregory Block banks in the layup set up by Roberto Gutierrez | 48-55 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon buries a fadeaway near the basket | 50-55 |
| 05:46 | VCU | Gregory Block knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roberto Gutierrez | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Norman Nitta - foul #1 on Norman Nitta, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (PG), Franklin Cook (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Eddie Aragon | |
| Subs | VCU | Lino Winarski (PG), Joseph Bailey (SF), William Carner (PF), Jerrold Anderson (C) Norman Nitta, Tony Bronsky, Rodney Spencer, Gregory Block | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:11 | VCU | Lino Winarski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 05:05 | VCU | William Carner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:45 | VCU | William Carner hits a floater from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 54-62 |
| 04:01 | VCU | William Carner clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mathew McDaniel - foul #1 on Mathew McDaniel, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Norman Dye (PF) Dennis Posey, Mathew McDaniel | |
| Subs | VCU | Norman Nitta (SG) Roberto Gutierrez | |
| 04:01 | VCU | William Carner makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:01 | VCU | William Carner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Franklin Cook, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Norman Dye is called for the reach on Lino Winarski - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Aragon (C) Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | VCU | Rodney Spencer (PF), Gregory Block (C) William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Lino Winarski makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Lino Winarski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Silvestri (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Huffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Eddie Aragon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fresh) 5 pts. 10 ast. SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Spencer (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Block (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Bailey steals the ball from William Huffman | 54-66 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Gregory Block misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the follow up shot | 56-66 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Norman Nitta connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lino Winarski | 56-68 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Block is called for the reach on Eddie Aragon - foul #3 on Gregory Block, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Mathew McDaniel (PF), Franklin Cook (C) Floyd Silvestri, William Huffman, Eddie Aragon | |
| Subs | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez (PG), William Smith (SG), Kenneth Ossowski (SF), William Carner (PF), Jerrold Anderson (C) Lino Winarski, Norman Nitta, Joseph Bailey, Rodney Spencer, Gregory Block | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Ossowski - foul #3 on Kenneth Ossowski, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Roberto Gutierrez - foul #1 on Roberto Gutierrez, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye snags the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:52 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri (SG), William Huffman (SF), Eddie Aragon (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | VCU | Lino Winarski (PG), Norman Nitta (SG), Joseph Bailey (SF), Rodney Spencer (PF), Gregory Block (C) Roberto Gutierrez, William Smith, Kenneth Ossowski, William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | VCU | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on Lino Winarski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SF), Tony Bronsky (C) Joseph Bailey, Gregory Block | |
| 00:50 | VCU | Lino Winarski makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Lino Winarski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel lays it in on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt and he's fouled by Kenneth Ossowski - foul #4 on Kenneth Ossowski, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Bailey (SF), Gregory Block (C) Kenneth Ossowski, Tony Bronsky | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel misses the free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rodney Spencer | 61-70 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Rodney Spencer is hacked by Floyd Silvestri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Floyd Silvestri, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SF), Tony Bronsky (C) Joseph Bailey, Gregory Block | |
| 00:43 | VCU | Rodney Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Rodney Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Floyd Silvestri misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 00:35 | VCU | Rodney Spencer grabs the board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | VCU | Norman Nitta misses the floater in the paint | 61-72 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Mathew McDaniel blows the layup | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 61-72 |