| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McField (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | David Myers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | John McField misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Espey - foul #1 on Bryan Espey, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bryan Espey, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 19:24 | Washington State | John McField misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | John McField misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 19:11 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rudy Bojorquez | 32-47 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux clanks a jumper in the lane | 32-47 |
| 18:46 | Washington State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:30 | Washington State | John McField can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 18:30 | Washington State | John McField misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 18:30 | Washington State | John McField makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Myers | 33-49 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 33-49 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Norbert Cassidy - foul #3 on Norbert Cassidy, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Broome (C) Norbert Cassidy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | John McField drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Smith | 35-51 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Myers | 35-53 |
| 17:31 | Washington State | John Broome double dribbles | 35-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) David Myers | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton banks in the layup set up by Bradley Dunning | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:55 | Washington State | John Broome comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 35-55 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Rudy Bojorquez - foul #3 on Rudy Bojorquez, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Phillip Whitby (PG), Thomas Friend (SF), Michael Christian (PF) Rudy Bojorquez, James Smith, Michael Hartley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shawn Breaux | 35-58 |
| 16:08 | Washington State | Michael Christian comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Washington State | Tommy Hughes (SG) John McField | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 16:08 | Washington State | Michael Christian misses the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 16:08 | Washington State | Michael Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Patrick Sheard snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Bryan Espey | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Phillip Whitby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Hughes (fresh) SF - Thomas Friend (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Christian (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Broome (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Washington State | Michael Christian buries a jump hook from close range set up by Phillip Whitby | 37-60 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Breaux | 37-63 |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Thomas Friend buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryan Espey | 40-66 |
| 14:26 | Washington State | Patrick Sheard steals it from Tommy Hughes | 40-66 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Christian - foul #2 on Michael Christian, team foul #3 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez (PG), John McField (SG), James Smith (SF), Michael Hartley (PF), Norbert Cassidy (C) Phillip Whitby, Tommy Hughes, Thomas Friend, Michael Christian, John Broome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Dwight Jones, Patrick Sheard | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux lays it up and in | 40-68 |
| 13:57 | Washington State | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on Rudy Bojorquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #4 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG) Bradley Dunning | |
| 13:51 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-68 |
| 13:49 | Washington State | Michael Hartley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Thomas Hamilton swats the short shot by Norbert Cassidy | 40-68 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | David Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 40-68 |
| 13:02 | Washington State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 12:55 | Washington State | Michael Hartley misses long on a shot from the left block | 40-68 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 40-68 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 12:37 | Washington State | James Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-68 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-68 |
| 12:24 | Washington State | James Smith grabs the board | 40-68 |
| 12:16 | Washington State | Michael Hartley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-68 |
| 12:14 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 40-68 |
| 11:56 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 40-68 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John McField (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is hacked by Norbert Cassidy - foul #4 on Norbert Cassidy, team foul #4 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Washington State | Phillip Whitby (PG), John Broome (C) Rudy Bojorquez, Norbert Cassidy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | David Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 11:39 | Washington State | John Broome snags the defensive board | 40-68 |
| 11:18 | Washington State | John McField connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 10:56 | Washington State | John Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 10:41 | Washington State | John Broome buries a fadeaway near the basket | 45-68 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Broome - foul #3 on John Broome, team foul #5 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez (PG), Thomas Friend (SG), Michael Christian (PF) John McField, James Smith, Michael Hartley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Thomas Friend comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 09:53 | Washington State | Thomas Friend pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | John Broome buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-70 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-70 |
| 09:18 | Washington State | John Broome pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 09:03 | Washington State | Thomas Hamilton swats the short shot by Michael Christian | 47-70 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Curtis Hines | 47-73 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Phillip Whitby misses the shot from the left side | 47-73 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Phillip Whitby - foul #2 on Phillip Whitby, team foul #6 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Washington State | John McField (SG), James Smith (SF), Michael Hartley (PF) Rudy Bojorquez, Phillip Whitby, John Broome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Michael Christian is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #5 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy (C) Michael Christian | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG) Bryan Espey | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Thomas Friend (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John McField (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SF - Shawn Breaux (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Washington State | Shawn Breaux steps in front of the Norbert Cassidy pass | 47-75 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | David Myers blows the layup | 47-75 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy grabs the board | 47-75 |
| 07:33 | Washington State | Shawn Breaux steals the ball from Thomas Friend | 47-75 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-75 |
| 07:25 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Thomas Friend | 47-75 |
| 07:03 | Washington State | Thomas Friend misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-75 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 47-75 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | David Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-75 |
| 06:44 | Washington State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 47-75 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Jason Williams blocks the jumper by James Smith | 47-75 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | David Myers snags the defensive board | 47-75 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | David Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-75 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | James Smith gets the rebound | 47-75 |
| 05:56 | Washington State | James Smith scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Shawn Breaux - foul #3 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #6 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Washington State | Phillip Whitby (PG), Tommy Hughes (SG), Michael Christian (PF), John Broome (C) Thomas Friend, John McField, Michael Hartley, Norbert Cassidy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 05:56 | Washington State | James Smith makes the free throw | 50-75 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | David Myers's pass is intercepted by John Broome | 50-75 |
| 05:21 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes is whistled for traveling | 50-75 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Friend (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | David Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-75 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 50-77 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Phillip Whitby is whistled for traveling | 50-77 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (PF), Jason Williams (C) Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | David Myers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Espey | 50-80 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Thomas Friend misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-80 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-80 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Phillip Whitby steals the ball from David Myers | 50-80 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Washington State | Michael Christian can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 50-80 |
| 03:51 | Washington State | John Broome pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-80 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Phillip Whitby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Hughes (fresh) SF - Thomas Friend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Christian (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Broome (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (tiring) 28 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Washington State | Michael Christian banks in the layup | 52-80 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | John Broome takes the ball from Shawn Breaux | 52-80 |
| 03:12 | Washington State | John Broome is called for traveling | 52-80 |
| Subs | Washington State | Fredrick Williams (C) John Broome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Friend picks off the pass by Shawn Breaux | 52-80 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Thomas Friend scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Shawn Breaux - foul #4 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #7 | 54-80 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Broome (C) Michael Christian | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines | |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Thomas Friend makes the free throw | 55-80 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | David Myers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randall Murray | 55-83 |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #8 | 55-83 |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Christian (SF) Tommy Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray | |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-83 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 55-83 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | David Myers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-83 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | John Broome snags the defensive board | 55-83 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | John Broome is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #9 | 55-83 |
| Subs | Washington State | Tommy Hughes (SG) Fredrick Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:21 | Washington State | John Broome misses the 1st free throw | 55-83 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 55-83 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-83 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | The jumper by Shawn Breaux is denied by John Broome | 55-83 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't tip it in | 55-83 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Phillip Whitby gets the rebound | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Thomas Friend can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-83 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey snags the defensive board | 55-83 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | David Myers runs out the clock | 55-83 |