| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hersom (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 47-17 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | David Avitia double dribbles | 47-17 |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jackson | 47-20 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-20 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is denied on a dunk by Christopher Stoney | 47-20 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon gets the rebound | 47-20 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Avitia | 49-20 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits a jumper from the baseline | 49-22 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-22 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | David Avitia gets the offensive rebound | 49-22 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-22 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard pulls down the rebound | 49-22 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Broussard | 49-24 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is called for traveling | 49-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-24 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin tips it home | 49-26 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne double dribbles | 49-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-26 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | David Holley pulls down the rebound | 49-26 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Champagne | 51-26 |
| 16:26 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, John Hersom | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-26 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-26 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Herring | 53-26 |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Champagne - foul #2 on Charles Champagne, team foul #1 | 53-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) SF - Ratko Fijalkowski (fresh) PF - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the floater in the lane set up by George Hill | 55-28 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton is called for traveling | 55-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SG), John Broussard (PF) James Jackson, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-28 |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard pulls down the rebound | 55-28 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | George Hill is called for the reach on Ratko Fijalkowski - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #2 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-28 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum gets the rebound | 55-28 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Johnson - foul #3 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #1 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF) Peter Barnes, George Hill | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Gary Francis (SG), John Hersom (C) Gerald Johnson, Ratko Fijalkowski, John Broussard | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 55-28 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 55-28 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis grabs the board | 55-28 |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | David Avitia is called for the reach on Gary Francis in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Avitia, team foul #3 | 55-28 |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (PG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Curry - foul #3 on Timothy Curry, team foul #2 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) David Holley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 56-28 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-28 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-28 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Stoney and the foul's on Timothy Curry - foul #4 on Timothy Curry, team foul #3 | 59-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the free throw | 59-28 |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Hersom | 59-28 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom banks in the wide open layup set up by James Jackson | 59-30 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-30 |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom pulls down the rebound | 59-30 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Gagnon - foul #1 on John Gagnon, team foul #4 | 59-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Bernard Herring, David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, Richard Thornton, John Hersom | |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 59-31 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-32 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Lee - foul #1 on Keith Lee, team foul #4 | 59-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Jerry Holguin | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 60-32 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 61-32 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Evans - foul #2 on Daniel Evans, team foul #5 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG) James Jackson | |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 61-32 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-33 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-33 |
| 12:21 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard pulls down the rebound | 61-33 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits a shot from the left side | 61-35 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Evans | 63-35 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) David Holley, George Hill, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), John Hersom (C) Keith Lee, Ratko Fijalkowski, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is hacked by John Broussard - foul #2 on John Broussard, team foul #5 | 63-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) James Ketchum | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG) Gerald Johnson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Holguin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-35 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 63-35 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 63-35 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Jacobs - foul #1 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #6 | 63-35 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), John Gagnon (C) Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Avitia | 65-35 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Herring picks off the pass by Gary Francis | 65-35 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Gagnon | 67-35 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Francis | 67-37 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Thornton - foul #2 on Richard Thornton, team foul #6 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Holley (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), John Broussard (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) James Jackson, Gary Francis, Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton, John Hersom | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 1st free throw | 68-37 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 69-37 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Bernard Herring | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #4 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #7 | 69-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG) Gerald Johnson | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 70-37 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 70-37 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the offensive rebound | 70-37 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-37 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-37 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | George Hill is fouled on the floor by Ratko Fijalkowski - foul #2 on Ratko Fijalkowski, team foul #8 | 70-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Christopher Stoney, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 71-37 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 71-37 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joseph Poindexter | 71-37 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the dunk | 71-37 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson tips it home | 71-39 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the floater from the free throw line | 71-39 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski gets the rebound | 71-39 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is hacked by George Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #7 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF) David Holley, George Hill | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Richard Thornton (PF), John Hersom (C) Keith Lee, Ratko Fijalkowski, John Broussard, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 71-40 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Ketchum | 73-41 |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney slams it home on a great pass from David Avitia | 75-41 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-43 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Barnes | 77-43 |
| 07:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton lays it up and in on a great pass from James Jackson and he's hacked by Christopher Stoney - foul #2 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #8 | 77-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Timothy Curry (SF), Joseph Poindexter (C) James Jackson, Jerry Holguin, John Hersom | |
| 07:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton makes the free throw | 77-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) C - Charles Champagne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne jams it set up by Bernard Herring | 79-46 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | David Holley is called for the reach on Gary Francis in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Holley, team foul #9 | 79-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Richard Thornton | |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 1st free throw | 79-47 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 79-47 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 79-47 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Holley | 82-47 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-47 |
| 06:45 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter grabs the offensive board | 82-47 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the shot near the basket | 82-47 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring gets the rebound | 82-47 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | David Holley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Herring | 85-47 |
| 05:58 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-47 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne pulls down the rebound | 85-47 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-47 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter gets the rebound | 85-47 |
| 05:43 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Timothy Curry, team foul #9 | 85-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Holley, Bernard Herring, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), John Hersom (C) Gerald Johnson, Gary Francis, Timothy Curry, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead loses the dribble to Keith Lee | 85-47 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) James Ketchum | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Keith Lee is called for the reach on Christopher Stoney - foul #2 on Keith Lee, team foul #10 | 85-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Brian Jacobs (C) Peter Barnes, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 1st free throw | 85-47 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 2nd free throw | 85-47 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Hersom | 85-47 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Charlie Olmstead picks off the pass by John Hersom in the backcourt | 85-47 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Avitia | 88-47 |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom loses the ball out of bounds | 88-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF) Keith Lee, Ratko Fijalkowski | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum lays it up and in on a great pass from David Avitia | 90-47 |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin connects on the open shot from the free throw line | 90-49 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney scores on a floater from the right side | 92-49 |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Brian Jacobs denies the turnaround by Richard Thornton | 92-49 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Jacobs | 92-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Francis (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Holguin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hersom (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Thornton is called for the reach on James Ketchum - foul #3 on Richard Thornton, team foul #11 | 92-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Bernard Herring (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), John Broussard (PF) Gary Francis, Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 93-49 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 93-49 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard gets the rebound | 93-49 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the wide open floater in the paint and he's hacked by David Holley - foul #2 on David Holley, team foul #10 | 93-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG) James Ketchum | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the free throw | 93-51 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the board | 93-51 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses long on a jumper from the left side | 93-51 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 93-51 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | David Holley is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #5 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #12 | 93-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gerald Johnson, John Hersom | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the 1st free throw | 94-51 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 94-51 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the defensive board | 94-51 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 94-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | David Holley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Poindexter - foul #2 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #13 | 94-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Bernard Herring, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the 1st free throw | 95-54 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 95-54 |
| 02:37 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter gets the rebound | 95-54 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Jackson | 95-56 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ratko Fijalkowski - foul #3 on Ratko Fijalkowski, team foul #14 | 95-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF) Peter Barnes, David Holley, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), John Hersom (C) Keith Lee, Ratko Fijalkowski, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 95-56 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 96-56 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 96-56 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 96-56 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #15 | 96-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Richard Thornton | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 96-56 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 97-56 |
| 01:12 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Holguin | 97-58 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | John Hersom denies the turnaround by Christopher Stoney | 97-58 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom gets the rebound | 97-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 97-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 97-60 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | David Avitia tips it but misses | 97-60 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the offensive board | 97-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum runs out the clock | 97-60 |