| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Dustin Dubuque (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Quiles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrance Drury (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luke Dobson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Brownlee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | Terrance Drury inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain lays it in | 41-41 |
| 19:12 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain buries a runner in the lane set up by Hu Sun | 41-43 |
| 18:26 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Luke Dobson, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Dubuque - foul #3 on Dustin Dubuque, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly (PG) Dustin Dubuque | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:58 | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 41-45 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Luke Dobson is called for the reach on Kenneth Torain - foul #3 on Luke Dobson, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder (SG), Douglas Lariviere (SF), James McGorry (PF) Charles Quiles, Terrance Drury, Luke Dobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Oscar Leal (PF), Donald Evens (C) Hu Sun, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 41-45 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 16:49 | UNC Asheville | James McGorry's pass is intercepted by Jon Pitts | 41-48 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan lays it in on a great pass from Jon Pitts | 41-50 |
| 16:25 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr (C) Daniel Brownlee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Jon Pitts, David Sullivan, Oscar Leal | |
| 16:25 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:25 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:25 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder makes the 3rd free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Evens | 44-53 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Mike Connelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Ginder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James McGorry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 7 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rick Ginder - foul #3 on Rick Ginder, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque (PG), Charles Quiles (SG), Terrance Drury (SF), Luke Dobson (PF) Mike Connelly, Rick Ginder, Douglas Lariviere, James McGorry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG) Donald Evens | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 15:39 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 15:19 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hu Sun - foul #1 on Hu Sun, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| 15:19 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 15:19 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| 14:36 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee (C) Christopher Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), David Sullivan (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) Hu Sun, Joe Phillips, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts hits a jumper from the left side | 46-58 |
| 13:48 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Douglas Lariviere (SF) Terrance Drury | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (C) Joe Webster | |
| 13:14 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Quiles | 48-58 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder (SG), James McGorry (PF) Charles Quiles, Luke Dobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF) John Spenser, Donald Evens | |
| 12:44 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 12:43 | UNC Asheville | James McGorry snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 12:36 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan buries a runner near the basket and the foul's on James McGorry - foul #1 on James McGorry, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly (PG) Dustin Dubuque | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Jon Pitts, Oscar Leal | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Joe Phillips picks off the pass by Douglas Lariviere | 48-61 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 48-63 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Mike Connelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Ginder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James McGorry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Brownlee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 7 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-63 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 48-63 |
| 11:03 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Lariviere pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 10:52 | UNC Asheville | Kenneth Torain swats the layup by Daniel Brownlee | 48-63 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the lay-in | 48-63 |
| 10:31 | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 10:20 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James McGorry | 51-63 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Mike Connelly - foul #1 on Mike Connelly, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque (PG), Charles Quiles (SG), Terrance Drury (SF), Luke Dobson (PF), Christopher Carr (C) Mike Connelly, Rick Ginder, Douglas Lariviere, James McGorry, Daniel Brownlee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Oscar Leal (PF), Donald Evens (C) Hu Sun, David Sullivan, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 09:59 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 09:47 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 09:45 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 09:25 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dustin Dubuque | 53-63 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 09:10 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 08:54 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-63 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 55-66 |
| 08:15 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Douglas Lariviere (SF), Daniel Brownlee (C) Terrance Drury, Christopher Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Sullivan (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal, Donald Evens | |
| 07:56 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson double dribbles | 55-66 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) John Spenser | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain is denied on a layup by Daniel Brownlee | 55-66 |
| 07:34 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Dustin Dubuque (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Quiles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luke Dobson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brownlee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 7 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 07:24 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee grabs the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 07:11 | UNC Asheville | David Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Douglas Lariviere | 55-66 |
| 07:10 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson can't tip it in | 55-66 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Sullivan and the foul's on Luke Dobson - foul #4 on Luke Dobson, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly (PG), Rick Ginder (SG), Terrance Drury (SF), James McGorry (PF) Dustin Dubuque, Charles Quiles, Douglas Lariviere, Luke Dobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG) Jon Pitts | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the free throw | 55-68 |
| 06:58 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Terrance Drury | 55-68 |
| 06:37 | UNC Asheville | David Sullivan takes the ball from Terrance Drury | 55-68 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses the shot from the left side | 55-68 |
| 06:20 | UNC Asheville | James McGorry pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 06:16 | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly is fouled on the floor by Hu Sun - foul #2 on Hu Sun, team foul #3 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr (C) Daniel Brownlee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) Hu Sun, David Sullivan, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| 06:11 | UNC Asheville | Terrance Drury is hacked by Donald Evens - foul #3 on Donald Evens, team foul #4 | 55-68 |
| 05:56 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder is fouled on the floor by Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque (PG) Mike Connelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:49 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Dustin Dubuque steals the ball from Donald Evens | 55-68 |
| 05:14 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Webster - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles (SG), Douglas Lariviere (SF), Luke Dobson (PF) Rick Ginder, Terrance Drury, James McGorry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), David Sullivan (SF) John Spenser, Daniel Finley, Joe Webster | |
| 05:14 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 05:14 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Charles Quiles - foul #2 on Charles Quiles, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee (C) Christopher Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:07 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:52 | UNC Asheville | Charles Quiles loses the ball out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Donald Evens | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF) Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal | |
| 04:16 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Dustin Dubuque picks off the pass by Jon Pitts | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Lariviere misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-70 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Torain | 56-73 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Dustin Dubuque (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Quiles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luke Dobson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Brownlee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 9 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UNC Asheville | Luke Dobson is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly (PG), Rick Ginder (SG), Terrance Drury (SF), James McGorry (PF), Christopher Carr (C) Dustin Dubuque, Charles Quiles, Douglas Lariviere, Luke Dobson, Daniel Brownlee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, David Sullivan, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-73 |
| 02:42 | UNC Asheville | Terrance Drury pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:37 | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly is hacked by Joe Webster - foul #3 on Joe Webster, team foul #8 | 56-73 |
| 02:37 | UNC Asheville | Mike Connelly misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster snags the defensive board | 56-73 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster can't connect on a shot in the lane | 56-73 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 01:55 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 01:50 | UNC Asheville | Rick Ginder scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mike Connelly | 59-73 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | John Spenser knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 01:04 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr is fouled on the floor by Joe Webster - foul #4 on Joe Webster, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque (PG), Charles Quiles (SG), Luke Dobson (PF) Mike Connelly, Rick Ginder, James McGorry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:04 | UNC Asheville | Christopher Carr misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal snags the defensive board | 59-76 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UNC Asheville | Dustin Dubuque double dribbles | 59-79 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Daniel Brownlee (C) Christopher Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | John Spenser connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Phillips and he's hacked by Luke Dobson - foul #5 on Luke Dobson, team foul #9 | 59-81 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James McGorry (PF) Luke Dobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:17 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to James McGorry | 59-81 |
| 00:09 | UNC Asheville | Terrance Drury travels with the ball | 59-81 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Spenser runs out the clock | 59-81 |