| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Don Shinkle (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jonathon Lint (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zachter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Travis Parkison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Super (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Robert Zachter inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-24 |
| 19:42 | Kansas State | David Super hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-24 |
| 19:20 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison misses the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Torain - foul #3 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 19:14 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 19:06 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Robert Zachter | 31-24 |
| 19:00 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| 18:20 | Kansas State | Jon Pitts steals the ball from Jonathon Lint | 31-24 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun lays it in on a great pass from Jon Pitts | 31-26 |
| 17:47 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jonathon Lint | 33-26 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a runner in the paint | 33-28 |
| 17:14 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-28 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:01 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:35 | Kansas State | Don Shinkle's floater is knocked away by Oscar Leal | 33-28 |
| 16:33 | Kansas State | Robert Zachter tips it in | 35-28 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Don Shinkle - foul #2 on Don Shinkle, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland (PG), Joshua Murphey (PF), Lester Perkinson (C) Don Shinkle, Travis Parkison, David Super | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), Joe Phillips (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Joe Webster (C) Jon Pitts, David Sullivan, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 16:00 | Kansas State | Joe Phillips is called for the reach on Jonathon Lint - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) Hu Sun | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Dwayne Holland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Lint (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Zachter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Murphey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Perkinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Webster (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jonathon Lint | 37-29 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Zachter - foul #2 on Robert Zachter, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Don Shinkle (PG) Jonathon Lint | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Sullivan (SF), Oscar Leal (C) Donald Evens, Joe Webster | |
| 14:41 | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Don Shinkle is called for the reach on Kenneth Torain - foul #3 on Don Shinkle, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Travis Parkison (PF) Joshua Murphey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Joe Phillips | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jon Pitts, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Super (C) Lester Perkinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:48 | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint (SG) Dwayne Holland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Joe Phillips (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, David Sullivan, Kenneth Torain, Oscar Leal | |
| 13:09 | Kansas State | David Super misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Evens - foul #3 on Donald Evens, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| 13:09 | Kansas State | David Super makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:09 | Kansas State | David Super makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens loses the dribble to Robert Zachter | 42-29 |
| 12:25 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint loses the dribble to Donald Evens | 42-29 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is hacked by Don Shinkle - foul #4 on Don Shinkle, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland (PG), Joshua Murphey (PF), Lester Perkinson (C) Don Shinkle, Travis Parkison, David Super | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Sullivan (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain can't connect on a shot from the right block | 42-29 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 11:50 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Dwayne Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Lint (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zachter (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Murphey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Perkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain drills a jumper from the baseline | 42-31 |
| 10:22 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Holland | 45-31 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Lester Perkinson - foul #2 on Lester Perkinson, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Travis Parkison (PF), David Super (C) Joshua Murphey, Lester Perkinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Oscar Leal (PF) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Kenneth Torain | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 45-31 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | John Spenser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (C) Travis Lyons | |
| 09:36 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Zachter | 48-31 |
| 09:01 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to David Super | 48-31 |
| 08:40 | Kansas State | Robert Zachter comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-31 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Sullivan | 48-31 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Zachter is called for the reach on David Sullivan - foul #3 on Robert Zachter, team foul #6 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) David Sullivan | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dwayne Holland - foul #1 on Dwayne Holland, team foul #7 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson (C) David Super | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Donald Evens | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 07:53 | Kansas State | Jon Pitts steals the ball from Dwayne Holland | 48-32 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | John Spenser lays it in on a great pass from Jon Pitts | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Dwayne Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Lint (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zachter (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Travis Parkison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Perkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Phillips - foul #2 on Joe Phillips, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Don Shinkle (PG) Robert Zachter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal | |
| 07:32 | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 07:32 | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons is fouled on the floor by Lester Perkinson - foul #3 on Lester Perkinson, team foul #8 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joshua Murphey (PF) Travis Parkison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Evens | 49-38 |
| 06:50 | Kansas State | Don Shinkle makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Holland | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jon Pitts | 51-40 |
| 06:16 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hu Sun - foul #2 on Hu Sun, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Travis Parkison (PF) Joshua Murphey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), David Sullivan (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) Jon Pitts, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain | |
| 06:16 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:16 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons banks in the layup set up by David Sullivan | 51-42 |
| 05:46 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Holland | 53-42 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 05:25 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | Don Shinkle hits a jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Holland steals the ball from Joe Phillips | 55-42 |
| 04:50 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Parkison | 58-42 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Jonathon Lint blocks the short jumper by Joe Phillips | 58-42 |
| 04:27 | Kansas State | Travis Parkison grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 04:07 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-42 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal tips it in | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | Don Shinkle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-44 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Sullivan | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Don Shinkle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dwayne Holland (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jonathon Lint (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Travis Parkison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Lester Perkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Leal | 58-46 |
| 03:10 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Zachter (SF), Joshua Murphey (PF) Jonathon Lint, Travis Parkison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Daniel Finley (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Hu Sun, Joe Phillips, David Sullivan, Travis Lyons | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | John Spenser buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 58-49 |
| 02:58 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint (SG), David Super (C) Dwayne Holland, Lester Perkinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), David Sullivan (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF) Daniel Finley, Donald Evens, Joe Webster | |
| 02:32 | Kansas State | David Super misses long on a runner in the paint | 58-49 |
| 02:30 | Kansas State | Robert Zachter tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain can't connect on a shot from the left side | 60-49 |
| 02:19 | Kansas State | Joshua Murphey grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | David Super misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Sullivan - foul #1 on David Sullivan, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Holland (PG), Lester Perkinson (C) Don Shinkle, Jonathon Lint | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (C) Jon Pitts, David Sullivan, Kenneth Torain | |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | David Super misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | David Super makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Evens and he's fouled by Robert Zachter - foul #4 on Robert Zachter, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint (SG) David Super | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:39 | Kansas State | Joshua Murphey pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 01:15 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint's pass is intercepted by Joe Phillips | 61-51 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Dwayne Holland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Holland, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 00:48 | Kansas State | Jonathon Lint connects on the 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Joe Webster is blocked by Robert Zachter | 64-52 |
| 00:41 | Kansas State | Joshua Murphey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Zachter - foul #5 on Robert Zachter, team foul #11 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Don Shinkle (PG) Robert Zachter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Don Shinkle runs out the clock | 67-53 |