| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Peters (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kraatz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Robert Peters inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is denied on a layup by John Gagnon | 23-28 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 19:22 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Justin Hutchcraft | 23-28 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Ketchum and the foul's on William Kraatz - foul #2 on William Kraatz, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses the free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | William Kraatz grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Peters | 25-33 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Avitia | 25-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 25-33 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon tips it in | 27-33 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Joseph Peters buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Micah Jacobs | 27-35 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Peters is called for the reach on George Hill - foul #2 on Joseph Peters, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Warrick - foul #1 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick is hacked by David Holley - foul #1 on David Holley, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | Joseph Peters is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Peters, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG) Joseph Peters | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney's fadeaway is rejected by William Kraatz | 29-35 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Charles Champagne (PF) Bernard Herring, Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (PG) Donald Ross | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Peters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kraatz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the floater from the right block | 31-35 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Robert Peters snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Charlie Olmstead is called for the reach on William Kraatz - foul #1 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG) David Holley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG) Dennis Warrick | |
| 15:08 | Florida State | Peter Barnes steps in front of the Joseph Peters pass | 31-35 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes lays it up and in | 33-35 |
| 14:44 | Florida State | Joseph Peters makes the floater from the right block set up by Micah Jacobs | 33-37 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Jacobs | 36-37 |
| 14:05 | Florida State | Robert Peters lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, Peter Barnes, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Dennis Warrick (SG), Darryl Barr (SF), Jon Christensen (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Joseph Peters, Micah Jacobs, Robert Peters, Justin Hutchcraft, William Kraatz | |
| 13:28 | Florida State | Jon Christensen buries a runner in the lane | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Herring | 38-41 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Frederick Kunze, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | David Avitia snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Holley (SG) Bernard Herring, David Avitia | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (PG), James Benjamin (PF) Donald Ross, Frederick Kunze | |
| 11:58 | Florida State | Joseph Peters is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Gagnon | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Peters (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Barr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Jon Christensen grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Peters | 38-44 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Evans and he's hacked by James Benjamin - foul #1 on James Benjamin, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) David Holley, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Micah Jacobs (SG), Robert Peters (SF), Justin Hutchcraft (PF), William Kraatz (C) Joseph Peters, Dennis Warrick, Darryl Barr, James Benjamin, Jon Christensen | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | David Avitia is called for the reach on Micah Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is fouled on the floor by Micah Jacobs - foul #2 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) James Ketchum | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:51 | Florida State | William Kraatz is hacked by Brian Jacobs - foul #2 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF) David Avitia, George Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (PG) Donald Ross | |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 09:14 | Florida State | Robert Peters is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Daniel Evans (PF) Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG), Darryl Barr (PF) Micah Jacobs, Justin Hutchcraft | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Darryl Barr grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Joseph Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gagnon (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Frederick Kunze (C) Joseph Peters, William Kraatz | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Peters is called for the reach on Charlie Olmstead - foul #3 on Robert Peters, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF) David Holley, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG), Justin Hutchcraft (PF), Jon Christensen (C) Dennis Warrick, Robert Peters, Frederick Kunze | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Darryl Barr grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by John Gagnon - foul #2 on John Gagnon, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Jon Christensen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Stoney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fresh) SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Ketchum | 46-49 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Darryl Barr misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | George Hill snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Charlie Olmstead | 48-49 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is hacked by David Avitia - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (PG), Dennis Warrick (SG), Robert Peters (SF), James Benjamin (PF), William Kraatz (C) Donald Ross, Micah Jacobs, Darryl Barr, Justin Hutchcraft, Jon Christensen | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Robert Peters is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Peters | 48-51 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | David Holley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Herring | 51-51 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Joseph Peters misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Gagnon | 51-51 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | David Holley hits a 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | James Benjamin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Charles Champagne, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft (PF) James Benjamin | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Robert Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 54-51 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | David Holley pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 54-51 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | William Kraatz gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | Robert Peters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | William Kraatz tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Warrick - foul #2 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Micah Jacobs (SG), Darryl Barr (SF), Jon Christensen (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Joseph Peters, Dennis Warrick, Robert Peters, Justin Hutchcraft, William Kraatz | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Avitia | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fresh) SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Barr (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jon Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Kunze (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Christopher Stoney takes the ball from Frederick Kunze | 58-51 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Jacobs | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), John Gagnon (C) George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft (PF) Frederick Kunze | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon hits a runner from close range | 62-51 |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (PG), Robert Peters (SF), William Kraatz (C) Donald Ross, Darryl Barr, Jon Christensen | |
| 02:36 | Florida State | William Kraatz misses short on a floater from the left block | 62-51 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Gagnon and he's fouled by William Kraatz - foul #3 on William Kraatz, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Dennis Warrick (SG), Darryl Barr (SF), Jon Christensen (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Joseph Peters, Micah Jacobs, Robert Peters, Justin Hutchcraft, William Kraatz | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Darryl Barr lays it up and in | 65-53 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Ross - foul #1 on Donald Ross, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF) Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze is hacked by Christopher Stoney - foul #2 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Jon Christensen - foul #1 on Jon Christensen, team foul #13 | 69-55 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Jon Christensen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick misses the tip | 70-55 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is whistled for a carry | 70-55 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | David Avitia picks off the pass by Dennis Warrick in the backcourt | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum runs out the clock | 70-55 |