| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters inbounds the ball | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Littles | 43-48 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by George Hoffman is blocked by Larry Bunting | 43-48 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | George Hoffman steps in front of the Samuel Green pass | 43-48 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Hodgdon and the foul's on Ernest Tyler - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| 18:28 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 48-48 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Hodgdon | 50-48 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green lays it up and in set up by Ernest Tyler | 50-50 |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Powers - foul #1 on Bryan Powers, team foul #1 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, David Hodgdon, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Steven Wilson takes the ball from Mark Hendrix | 50-50 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Gibbs | 53-50 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting tips it in | 53-52 |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Jon Dailey (C) Mark Hendrix, Larry Bunting | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelaziz and the foul's on Bryan Powers - foul #2 on Bryan Powers, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF) Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 15:11 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 56-55 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #2 on George Hoffman, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Aaron Smith | 56-56 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green clanks a jump hook from the right block | 56-56 |
| 14:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 58-56 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #3 on Bryan Powers, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Frank Lynam (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Aaron Smith | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 13:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG) Terence Hiett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 58-59 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Bunting - foul #3 on Larry Bunting, team foul #2 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG) Mark Hendrix | |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Frank Lynam denies the turnaround by Jon Dailey | 60-59 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Frank Lynam | 60-59 |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Bunting | 60-59 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Timothy Arneberg (C) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryan Powers | 63-59 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Alfred Dorsey - foul #1 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG) Gerald Littles | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 10:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Samuel Green - foul #2 on Samuel Green, team foul #3 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Larry Bunting | |
| 10:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman is called for traveling | 63-61 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Alfred Dorsey - foul #2 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol is hacked by Gerald Littles - foul #3 on Gerald Littles, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey is hacked by Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs (PF) Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) Mark Hendrix | |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 66-65 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Abdelaziz steals the ball from Jerome Herrick | 66-65 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the lay-in | 66-65 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Bunting | 66-65 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses long on a runner near the basket | 66-65 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz tips it home | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Bunting takes the ball from Gary Gibbs | 66-67 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz double dribbles | 66-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Frank Lynam (C) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Timothy Arneberg, Gary Gibbs, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Gerald Littles, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith, Larry Bunting | |
| 06:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Tyler steps in front of the Bryan Powers pass | 69-67 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jon Dailey | 69-69 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is fouled on the floor by Ernest Tyler - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG), Larry Bunting (C) Mark Hendrix, Jon Dailey | |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is called for traveling | 69-69 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Dorsey | 71-72 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters is called for traveling | 71-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (C) Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the floater from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is fouled on the floor by Bryan Powers - foul #4 on Bryan Powers, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick misses the shot from just outside the lane | 71-73 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Gibbs | 71-73 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Rossignol | 73-73 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol, Timothy Arneberg, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 73-73 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey's floater is tipped away by Larry Bunting | 73-73 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 02:06 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 75-73 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the easy layup | 75-73 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 01:43 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Terence Hiett and the foul's on Ernest Tyler - foul #4 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 01:43 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters is hacked by Terence Hiett - foul #4 on Terence Hiett, team foul #8 | 78-73 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #5 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #8 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Samuel Green | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Terence Hiett is called for the reach on Samuel Green - foul #5 on Terence Hiett, team foul #9 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG) Terence Hiett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey loses the ball out of bounds | 79-74 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is hacked by Jerome Herrick - foul #2 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Abdelaziz is called for the reach on Bryan Powers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Jerome Herrick is called for the reach on Larry Bunting - foul #3 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #11 | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #10 | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-77 |