| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 19:48 | Gonzaga | David Stanley snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 19:43 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-39 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Ketchum | 21-39 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 19:35 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David Stanley | 21-39 |
| 19:31 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander misses the easy layup | 21-39 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the fadeaway near the basket | 21-39 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 21-39 |
| 19:17 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Stephen Alexander and he's hacked by George Hill - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 19:17 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 24-39 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill snags the offensive board | 24-39 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses the dunk attempt | 24-39 |
| 18:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ray Lawrence | 24-39 |
| 18:35 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence misses the easy layup | 24-39 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum blows the dunk | 24-39 |
| 18:12 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:07 | Gonzaga | James Ketchum steals it from John Harris in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum dunks the ball | 24-41 |
| 17:57 | Gonzaga | John Harris is hacked by John Gagnon - foul #2 on John Gagnon, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (PG), Roy Millender (SG), Henry Kelley (SF), Lamar Almaguer (PF) John Harris, Stephen Alexander, Richard Haywood, David Stanley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 17:32 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 24-41 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Holley and the foul's on Daniel Toll - foul #2 on Daniel Toll, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Stanley (PF) Ray Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the free throw | 24-44 |
| 16:50 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-44 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charlie Olmstead | 27-47 |
| 16:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Daniel Toll (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Millender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Kelley (fairly fresh) PF - David Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Lamar Almaguer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bernard Herring and he's fouled by Henry Kelley - foul #2 on Henry Kelley, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (PG), Stephen Alexander (SG), Richard Haywood (SF), William Andersen (C) Daniel Toll, Roy Millender, Henry Kelley, Lamar Almaguer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander is hacked by Peter Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Barnes, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 15:30 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 30-50 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | John Harris steals it from Peter Barnes | 30-50 |
| 15:15 | Gonzaga | John Harris hits the finger roll | 32-50 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Barnes | 32-52 |
| 14:41 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander loses the dribble to George Hill | 32-52 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-52 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney tips it but misses | 32-52 |
| 14:23 | Gonzaga | David Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Barnes - foul #3 on Peter Barnes, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Millender (SF), Ray Lawrence (C) Richard Haywood, William Andersen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Peter Barnes, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 13:56 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence banks in the layup | 34-52 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is hacked by Stephen Alexander - foul #3 on Stephen Alexander, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (PG), Henry Kelley (SF) John Harris, Stephen Alexander | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (PG) James Ketchum | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Henry Kelley steals the ball from Daniel Evans | 34-52 |
| 13:37 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley's pass is intercepted by David Holley in the backcourt | 34-52 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | David Holley lays it in | 34-54 |
| 13:15 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence misses long on an open runner near the basket | 34-54 |
| 13:13 | Gonzaga | David Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:53 | Gonzaga | David Avitia steals it from Daniel Toll | 34-54 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Evans and he's hacked by David Stanley - foul #1 on David Stanley, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (PG), Stephen Alexander (SG), Richard Haywood (SF), Lamar Almaguer (PF), William Andersen (C) Daniel Toll, Roy Millender, Henry Kelley, David Stanley, Ray Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (PF) David Holley, David Avitia, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the free throw | 34-56 |
| 12:36 | Gonzaga | William Andersen snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 12:18 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander connects on the jumper from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Richard Haywood - foul #2 on Richard Haywood, team foul #5 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Charles Champagne, Charlie Olmstead | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the free throw | 36-59 |
| 11:46 | Gonzaga | John Harris misses the shot from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Gagnon | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Andersen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Stephen Alexander steals it from Christopher Stoney | 36-59 |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-59 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum clanks a shot from close range | 36-59 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney tips it but misses | 36-59 |
| 11:26 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| 11:22 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-59 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon tips it back up and in | 36-61 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Barnes - foul #4 on Peter Barnes, team foul #5 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (PG), Roy Millender (SF), David Stanley (PF), Ray Lawrence (C) John Harris, Richard Haywood, Lamar Almaguer, William Andersen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, Peter Barnes, Bernard Herring, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs's layup is rejected by David Stanley | 38-61 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | David Avitia tips it back up and in | 38-63 |
| 09:56 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-63 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | David Holley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-66 |
| 09:45 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-66 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley (SF) Stephen Alexander | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF) David Avitia, George Hill, Daniel Evans | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charlie Olmstead | 38-69 |
| 09:15 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence banks in the layup on a great pass from David Stanley and he's fouled by Brian Jacobs - foul #1 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #6 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (PG) Daniel Toll | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) David Holley | |
| 09:15 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence makes the free throw | 41-69 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne lays it in | 41-71 |
| 08:37 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-71 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood (SF), William Andersen (PF) Roy Millender, David Stanley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), John Gagnon (C) Charles Champagne, Brian Jacobs | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-71 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | John Harris snags the defensive board | 41-71 |
| 07:57 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence makes the jump hook near the basket | 43-71 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the shot from the right block | 43-71 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-71 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Kelley (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Andersen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Lawrence (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon loses the dribble to Henry Kelley | 43-71 |
| 07:25 | Gonzaga | John Harris misses the easy layup | 43-71 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead's pass is intercepted by Ray Lawrence | 43-71 |
| 06:47 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence blows the layup | 43-71 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 43-71 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-71 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead tips it but misses | 43-71 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 06:33 | Gonzaga | James Ketchum is called for the reach on Richard Haywood in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ketchum, team foul #7 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (PG), Roy Millender (SG), Lamar Almaguer (PF) John Harris, Henry Kelley, Ray Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| 06:33 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-71 |
| 06:12 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Richard Haywood | 43-71 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-71 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | William Andersen blocks the short jumper by Christopher Stoney | 45-71 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs tips it back up and in | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Herring - foul #1 on Bernard Herring, team foul #8 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley (SF) Richard Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll misses the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer grabs the offensive board | 46-73 |
| 05:21 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-73 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney knocks in the runner from the right block set up by David Holley | 46-75 |
| 04:33 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-75 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | George Hill gets the rebound | 46-75 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is fouled on the floor by Lamar Almaguer - foul #1 on Lamar Almaguer, team foul #6 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gagnon | 46-78 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-78 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon snags the defensive board | 46-78 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-78 |
| 03:37 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll grabs the board | 46-78 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Daniel Toll (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roy Millender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Kelley (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Andersen (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gagnon (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-78 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon snags the defensive board | 46-78 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charlie Olmstead | 46-80 |
| 02:54 | Gonzaga | John Gagnon blocks the jumper by Roy Millender | 46-80 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon gets the rebound | 46-80 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-80 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon hits the follow up shot | 46-82 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-82 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Champagne | 49-84 |
| 01:41 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-84 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne double dribbles | 52-84 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF) Peter Barnes, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| 01:11 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley is called for traveling | 52-84 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | David Avitia connects on the shot from the left block set up by George Hill | 52-86 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll is fouled in the backcourt by James Ketchum - foul #2 on James Ketchum, team foul #9 | 52-86 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll makes the 1st free throw | 53-86 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll makes the 2nd free throw | 54-86 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-86 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender snags the defensive board | 54-86 |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-86 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-86 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-86 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 54-86 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum runs out the clock | 54-86 |