| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Delbert Powell (fresh) PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Delbert Powell inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Rafael Santiago can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Ketchum | 32-42 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Delbert Powell steals it from James Ketchum | 32-42 |
| 19:07 | UConn | John Gagnon steps in front of the Rafael Santiago pass | 32-42 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses short on a turnaround from close range | 32-42 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Sean Smith misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Delbert Powell can't tip it in | 32-42 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Sean Smith tips it in | 34-42 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 34-44 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Sean Smith hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by George Hill - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Rafael Santiago, Arnold Long, Delbert Powell, Hector Martin | |
| 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 | |
| 17:52 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses the lay-in | 37-44 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Frank Sheets hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead is called for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SF), Jeremy Dorman (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Charles Champagne (PF) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans | |
| 16:31 | UConn | Jeremy Dorman can't finish the layup | 37-44 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Eric Bourne tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Barnes - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (PF) Jeremy Dorman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gagnon (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| 16:05 | UConn | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Gagnon | 40-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Mauk (tiring) SF - Delbert Powell (tiring) PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum drills a jumper from the baseline set up by George Hill | 40-47 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Rafael Santiago knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Mauk | 42-47 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Arnold Long (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Rafael Santiago, Christopher Mauk, Hector Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, Peter Barnes, George Hill, Charles Champagne, John Gagnon | |
| 14:53 | UConn | Jason Cowan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Herring - foul #2 on Bernard Herring, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF), Jeremy Dorman (C) Delbert Powell, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| 14:53 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is hacked by Arnold Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arnold Long, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Evans | 44-49 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Frank Sheets travels in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| 14:31 | UConn | David Holley steps in front of the Arnold Long pass in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead loses the dribble to Frank Sheets | 44-49 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Charlie Olmstead steps in front of the Arnold Long pass in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead lays it in | 44-51 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead banks in the layup set up by Brian Jacobs and he's fouled by Frank Sheets - foul #2 on Frank Sheets, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Delbert Powell (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Jason Cowan, Arnold Long, Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Jeremy Dorman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charlie Olmstead - foul #1 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 13:19 | UConn | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Rafael Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Ketchum | 46-56 |
| 12:44 | UConn | John Gagnon swats the layup by Rafael Santiago | 46-56 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | David Avitia travels with the ball | 46-56 |
| 12:20 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Jeffery Wicks (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Rafael Santiago, Delbert Powell, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 11:58 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SG) Christopher Mauk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF) Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) David Holley | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Hector Martin connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Charles Champagne - foul #2 on Charles Champagne, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF) Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Long (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Sheets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Hector Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Avitia (fresh) SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Delbert Powell (SF) Jason Cowan, Arnold Long, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), John Gagnon (C) Peter Barnes, Bernard Herring, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| 10:54 | UConn | Christopher Mauk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mauk picks off the pass by James Ketchum in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Christopher Mauk hits the finger roll | 50-56 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Rafael Santiago loses the dribble to Charlie Olmstead | 50-58 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 50-58 |
| 10:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Rafael Santiago | 50-58 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Hector Martin misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-58 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by James Ketchum is denied by Hector Martin | 50-58 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Gagnon | 50-58 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charlie Olmstead | 50-61 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Daniel Evans is called for the reach on Rafael Santiago in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Christopher Mauk, Delbert Powell, Hector Martin, Jeremy Dorman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Holley (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| 09:10 | UConn | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | David Holley clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Arnold Long - foul #4 on Arnold Long, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Eric Bourne (C) Rafael Santiago, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | David Holley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Barnes | 51-64 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the floater from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Jason Cowan picks off the pass by Brian Jacobs | 53-64 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-64 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Long (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Frank Sheets (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bourne (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Holley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Stoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | David Holley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Charles Champagne (PF) Peter Barnes, David Holley, Bernard Herring, Christopher Stoney | |
| 06:55 | UConn | Jason Cowan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 55-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG) Arnold Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:16 | UConn | Jason Cowan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Smith | 58-64 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-64 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:44 | UConn | David Avitia steals the ball from Delbert Powell | 58-64 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mauk is called for the reach on James Ketchum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Mauk, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Frank Sheets (SG), Jeremy Dorman (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk, Delbert Powell, Hector Martin, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Charles Champagne, Brian Jacobs | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney drills a fadeaway from the left side | 58-66 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Frank Sheets is fouled on the floor by David Holley - foul #1 on David Holley, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Arnold Long (SG) Rafael Santiago, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) James Ketchum | |
| 05:00 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 59-66 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-66 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 04:17 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Frank Sheets is blocked by Christopher Stoney | 59-66 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | David Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Arnold Long steals it from John Gagnon | 59-66 |
| 04:09 | UConn | David Holley picks off the pass by Jason Cowan in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 59-66 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Arnold Long travels in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Delbert Powell (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Arnold Long, Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Jeremy Dorman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-66 |
| 03:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Rafael Santiago | 59-66 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Rafael Santiago connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-66 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (tired) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Mauk (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Powell (tired) PF - Hector Martin (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Bourne (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) C - Brian Jacobs (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #4 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| 02:57 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Smith (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF) George Hill, Daniel Evans | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Hector Martin - foul #3 on Hector Martin, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) James Ketchum | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the lay-in | 62-68 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Avitia | 62-70 |
| 02:12 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SG) Christopher Mauk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), Daniel Evans (SF) David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 01:50 | UConn | Jason Cowan travels with the ball | 62-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, Peter Barnes, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne, Charlie Olmstead | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Santiago - foul #5 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charlie Olmstead (C) George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:42 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne, Charlie Olmstead | |
| 01:24 | UConn | James Ketchum steps in front of the Delbert Powell pass | 62-70 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum banks in the layup | 62-72 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is hacked by Jason Cowan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cowan, team foul #9 | 62-72 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), Charlie Olmstead (SF) James Ketchum, George Hill | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Sean Smith snags the defensive board | 62-72 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Hector Martin blows the layup | 62-72 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the board | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Jason Cowan is called for the reach on Christopher Stoney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Cowan, team foul #10 | 62-72 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Bernard Herring steals the ball from Delbert Powell in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | David Avitia drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Olmstead | 62-76 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Hector Martin is fouled in the backcourt by David Avitia - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #9 | 62-76 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), George Hill (SF) Bernard Herring, Charlie Olmstead | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 62-76 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is open but misses the lay-in | 62-76 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | George Hill tips it but misses | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the offensive board | 62-76 |