| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - William Rentz (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ricky Blankenship (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Piper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tony Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Meurer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Edward Piper inbounds the ball | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | High Point | Gerald Littles is called for the reach on Ricky Blankenship - foul #2 on Gerald Littles, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| 19:31 | High Point | Edward Piper buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Rentz | 34-53 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters hits a floater from the left side | 36-53 |
| 19:09 | High Point | Tony Stewart misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Bunting - foul #2 on Larry Bunting, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| 19:09 | High Point | Tony Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 19:09 | High Point | Tony Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 18:52 | High Point | Tony Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 18:47 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Rentz | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is hacked by William Rentz - foul #3 on William Rentz, team foul #1 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | High Point | William Jones (PG) William Rentz | |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Larry Bunting | 38-57 |
| 18:12 | High Point | Larry Bunting steals it from Steven Meurer | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 38-57 |
| 17:53 | High Point | Steven Meurer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 17:48 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship's pass is intercepted by Larry Bunting | 38-57 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Meurer - foul #2 on Steven Meurer, team foul #2 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Predrag Rydzewski (SF), Thomas Grout (C) Ricky Blankenship, Edward Piper, Steven Meurer | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 17:39 | High Point | Tony Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 17:34 | High Point | Tony Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 39-57 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Tony Stewart takes the ball from Marvin Torian | 39-57 |
| 17:17 | High Point | William Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Wright | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 17:01 | High Point | Thomas Grout grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 16:56 | High Point | William Jones misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 39-60 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | John Wright takes the ball from Marvin Torian | 39-60 |
| 16:41 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 39-60 |
| 16:39 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 16:27 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-63 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Jon Dailey (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Blankenship (SG), Edward Piper (SF), Steven Meurer (C) William Jones, Predrag Rydzewski, Tony Stewart | |
| 15:53 | High Point | John Wright is hacked by Gerald Littles - foul #3 on Gerald Littles, team foul #3 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | High Point | William Rentz (PG) John Wright | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - William Rentz (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Blankenship (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Grout (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Steven Meurer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | High Point | Edward Piper clanks a jumper from the baseline | 39-63 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 15:40 | High Point | Thomas Grout pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 15:35 | High Point | Edward Piper knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Rentz and he's hacked by Gerald Littles - foul #4 on Gerald Littles, team foul #4 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG), Jon Dailey (C) Gerald Littles, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | High Point | Howard Steele (PF) Thomas Grout | |
| 15:35 | High Point | Edward Piper misses the free throw | 39-65 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 41-65 |
| 14:58 | High Point | Howard Steele blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Winters - foul #3 on Michael Winters, team foul #5 | 41-65 |
| 14:58 | High Point | Howard Steele misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 14:58 | High Point | Howard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Edward Piper takes the ball from Ernest Tyler | 41-66 |
| 14:28 | High Point | Ernest Tyler steps in front of the Steven Meurer pass | 41-66 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Tyler | 43-66 |
| 14:17 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski (SF), Tony Stewart (PF), Thomas Grout (C) Edward Piper, Howard Steele, Steven Meurer | |
| 14:17 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 14:17 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Predrag Rydzewski is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Predrag Rydzewski, team foul #3 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | High Point | William Jones (SG) Ricky Blankenship | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Predrag Rydzewski is called for the reach on Mark Hendrix - foul #2 on Predrag Rydzewski, team foul #4 | 43-68 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque is whistled for traveling | 43-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG) William Rentz | |
| 13:29 | High Point | Mark Hendrix steals the ball from John Wright | 43-68 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | John Wright takes the ball from Mark Hendrix in the backcourt | 43-68 |
| 13:15 | High Point | Thomas Grout drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Jones | 43-70 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Grout swats the shot by David Labrecque | 43-70 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith snags the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Predrag Rydzewski - foul #3 on Predrag Rydzewski, team foul #5 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG), Samuel Green (PF) Mark Hendrix, David Labrecque, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | High Point | William Rentz (PG), Ricky Blankenship (SG), Edward Piper (SF), Steven Meurer (C) John Wright, William Jones, Predrag Rydzewski, Thomas Grout | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 12:27 | High Point | Steven Meurer buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ricky Blankenship and he's fouled by Larry Bunting - foul #3 on Larry Bunting, team foul #7 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 12:27 | High Point | Steven Meurer makes the free throw | 45-73 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-73 |
| 12:18 | High Point | Edward Piper snags the defensive board | 45-73 |
| 12:11 | High Point | Steven Meurer hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Blankenship | 45-75 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is hacked by William Rentz in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Rentz, team foul #6 | 45-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Winters (SF), Jon Dailey (C) Devon Funk, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Howard Steele (PF) William Rentz, Tony Stewart | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-75 |
| 11:52 | High Point | Howard Steele snags the defensive board | 45-75 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Blankenship (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Meurer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | High Point | John Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-75 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 45-75 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Piper picks off the pass by Samuel Green | 45-75 |
| 11:36 | High Point | Edward Piper lays it up and in | 45-77 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Ricky Blankenship steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 45-77 |
| 10:57 | High Point | Howard Steele connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Meurer | 45-79 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-79 |
| 10:40 | High Point | Howard Steele snags the defensive board | 45-79 |
| 10:35 | High Point | Edward Piper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ricky Blankenship | 45-82 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the dunk but the foul's on Ricky Blankenship - foul #1 on Ricky Blankenship, team foul #7 | 45-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), David Labrecque (SG), Aaron Smith (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Dikembe Abdelaziz, Samuel Green, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | High Point | William Jones (PG), Predrag Rydzewski (SG), Tony Stewart (PF), Thomas Grout (C) John Wright, Ricky Blankenship, Howard Steele, Steven Meurer | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 1st free throw | 46-82 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-82 |
| 10:01 | High Point | Mark Hendrix picks off the pass by Predrag Rydzewski | 47-82 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (SF) Michael Winters | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 09:46 | High Point | Thomas Grout blows the layup | 47-82 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 47-82 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | William Jones steals the ball from Larry Bunting | 47-82 |
| 09:34 | High Point | William Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Blankenship (SG) Edward Piper | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Aaron Smith | 49-82 |
| 09:01 | High Point | William Jones is hacked by Larry Bunting - foul #4 on Larry Bunting, team foul #8 | 49-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Devon Funk (SF), Jon Dailey (C) David Labrecque, Marvin Torian, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG) Ricky Blankenship | |
| 09:01 | High Point | William Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-82 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith gets the rebound | 49-82 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Grout - foul #1 on Thomas Grout, team foul #8 | 49-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | High Point | Edward Piper (SF) William Jones | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 51-82 |
| 08:20 | High Point | Edward Piper misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-82 |
| 08:19 | High Point | Tony Stewart snags the offensive board | 51-82 |
| 08:07 | High Point | Thomas Grout connects on the jumper from the right block | 51-84 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-84 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey tips it home | 53-84 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Predrag Rydzewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Piper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Tony Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Grout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:47 | High Point | Thomas Grout's floater is tipped away by Jon Dailey | 53-84 |
| 07:45 | High Point | Edward Piper pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-84 |
| 07:33 | High Point | Thomas Grout is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Grout, team foul #9 | 53-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Aaron Smith, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | High Point | William Rentz (PG), Ricky Blankenship (SG), Howard Steele (PF), Steven Meurer (C) John Wright, Predrag Rydzewski, Tony Stewart, Thomas Grout | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian is fouled on the floor by Steven Meurer - foul #3 on Steven Meurer, team foul #10 | 53-84 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 1st free throw | 53-84 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 2nd free throw | 53-84 |
| 07:22 | High Point | Howard Steele grabs the board | 53-84 |
| 07:07 | High Point | Edward Piper can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Gerald Littles - foul #5 on Gerald Littles, team foul #9 | 53-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Michael Winters (SF) Gerald Littles, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 07:07 | High Point | Edward Piper makes the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 07:07 | High Point | Edward Piper misses the 2nd free throw | 53-85 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Bunting | 53-85 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is fouled on the floor by Steven Meurer - foul #4 on Steven Meurer, team foul #11 | 53-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (PF) Samuel Green | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the 2nd free throw | 53-85 |
| 06:46 | High Point | The rebound goes to Howard Steele | 53-85 |
| 06:20 | High Point | Edward Piper hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Rentz | 53-87 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters's floater is knocked away by Edward Piper | 53-87 |
| 06:10 | High Point | The rebound goes to Howard Steele | 53-87 |
| 06:05 | High Point | A charge is called on William Rentz - foul #5 on William Rentz, team foul #12 | 53-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Devon Funk (SF), Jon Dailey (PF) Ernest Tyler, Michael Winters, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), William Jones (SG), Predrag Rydzewski (SF), Thomas Grout (C) William Rentz, Ricky Blankenship, Edward Piper, Steven Meurer | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-87 |
| 05:55 | High Point | Thomas Grout snags the defensive board | 53-87 |
| 05:49 | High Point | Thomas Grout misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 53-87 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian gets the rebound | 53-87 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #13 | 53-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 54-87 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-87 |
| 05:22 | High Point | Howard Steele's pass is intercepted by Jon Dailey | 55-87 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-87 |
| 05:08 | High Point | Devon Funk steals the ball from William Jones | 57-87 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-87 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the tip | 57-87 |
| 04:51 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski gets the rebound | 57-87 |
| 04:46 | High Point | William Jones is whistled for traveling | 57-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG) David Labrecque | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-87 |
| 04:35 | High Point | Howard Steele snags the defensive board | 57-87 |
| 04:31 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Wright | 57-90 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey is denied on a layup by Thomas Grout | 57-90 |
| 04:17 | High Point | Thomas Grout gets the rebound | 57-90 |
| 04:12 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-90 |
| 04:10 | High Point | Howard Steele grabs the offensive board | 57-90 |
| 04:05 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-90 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the rebound | 57-90 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Howard Steele is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Howard Steele, team foul #14 | 57-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (SF) Devon Funk | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 58-90 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-90 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | High Point | Dikembe Abdelaziz steps in front of the John Wright pass in the backcourt | 59-90 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't finish the layup | 59-90 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey hits the follow up shot | 61-90 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Predrag Rydzewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Howard Steele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Grout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:41 | High Point | Thomas Grout hits the finger roll | 61-92 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-92 |
| 02:56 | High Point | Predrag Rydzewski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-92 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian gets the rebound | 64-92 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey slams it home set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 66-92 |
| 02:35 | High Point | Howard Steele clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #10 | 66-92 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Devon Funk (SF) Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 02:35 | High Point | Howard Steele makes the 1st free throw | 66-93 |
| 02:35 | High Point | Howard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 66-94 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-94 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith tips it home | 68-94 |
| 02:13 | High Point | Thomas Grout buries a turnaround in the lane set up by William Jones | 68-96 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #15 | 68-96 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 69-96 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-96 |
| 01:41 | High Point | Thomas Grout drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Wright and he's fouled by Aaron Smith - foul #3 on Aaron Smith, team foul #11 | 70-98 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF) David Labrecque, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 01:41 | High Point | Thomas Grout makes the free throw | 70-99 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith's pass is intercepted by John Wright | 70-99 |
| 01:20 | High Point | William Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Wright | 70-101 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 72-101 |
| 00:40 | High Point | Jon Dailey blocks the short jumper by Howard Steele | 72-101 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz snags the defensive board | 72-101 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-101 |
| 00:32 | High Point | The rebound goes to Thomas Grout | 72-101 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | High Point | William Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Predrag Rydzewski | 72-103 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses short on a runner from close range | 72-103 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey tips it back up and in | 74-103 |
| 00:00 | High Point | John Wright runs out the clock | 74-103 |