| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) SG - James Timmons (fresh) SF - Frank Rao (fresh) PF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) C - Tony Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) C - John Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | John Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | John Freeman scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Marshall Bonds | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | John Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Tony Foster buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Cameron Springer | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Frank Rao grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer comes up short on the shot in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tony Foster | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Frank Rao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Frank Rao pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Andrew Demartino is called for the reach on Cameron Springer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Tony Foster lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF) Robert Crosby, Marshall Bonds | |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | Kenneth Ovellette is called for the reach on Cameron Springer - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Frank Rao clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Tony Foster snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | James Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Lanphear (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Charles Zynda (PF) Cameron Springer, James Timmons, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Tony Foster | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Zynda blocks the short jumper by John Freeman | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Frank Rao picks off the pass by Andrew Demartino | 6-5 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Lanphear (fresh) SG - Frank Rao (fairly fresh) SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Zynda (fresh) C - Tony Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darren Knighten (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) C - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Darren Knighten steps in front of the Frank Rao pass | 6-5 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino's pass is intercepted by James Lanphear in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Freeman | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | James Lanphear is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), James Timmons (SG), Todd Hoffman (PF) James Lanphear, Frank Rao, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Andrew Demartino, Darren Knighten, Ronald Fleming | |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | James Timmons scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Cameron Springer | 8-7 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Todd Hoffman steals the ball from Marshall Bonds | 8-7 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | James Timmons gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnathan Derosa | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs is hacked by Cameron Springer - foul #1 on Cameron Springer, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (SF), Tony Foster (C) Johnathan Derosa, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG) Manuel Tubbs | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Cameron Springer steps in front of the Darren Knighten pass | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | James Timmons banks in the layup on a great pass from Cameron Springer | 12-7 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | John Freeman is fouled on the floor by Tony Foster - foul #1 on Tony Foster, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Ronald Fleming (C) Robert Crosby, John Freeman | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | James Timmons gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | Tony Foster double dribbles | 12-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Lanphear (PG), Erick Jaime (SG), Frank Rao (SF) Cameron Springer, James Timmons, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Bruce Godfrey is called for the reach on Andrew Demartino - foul #1 on Bruce Godfrey, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SF) Erick Jaime | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Darren Knighten, Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the tip | 12-7 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Johnathan Derosa | 12-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Lanphear (fresh) SG - Frank Rao (fresh) SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) C - Tony Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Tony Foster is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), John Freeman (C) Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey blows the layup | 12-7 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Marshall Bonds picks off the pass by Johnathan Derosa | 12-9 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds clanks a turnaround in the paint | 12-9 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | John Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Frank Rao takes the ball from Andrew Demartino | 12-9 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 12-9 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses long on a shot from close range | 12-9 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | James Lanphear can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Tony Foster hits a fadeaway from the left side | 14-9 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | James Lanphear is hacked by Manuel Tubbs - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), James Timmons (SG), Todd Hoffman (PF), Charles Zynda (C) James Lanphear, Johnathan Derosa, Bruce Godfrey, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Andrew Demartino, Robert Crosby, Manuel Tubbs | |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Freeman - foul #1 on John Freeman, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-12 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | John Freeman tips it but misses | 16-12 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor tips it in | 16-14 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | John Freeman pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Todd Hoffman - foul #1 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer double dribbles | 16-17 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Rao - foul #1 on Frank Rao, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Rao (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darren Knighten (fresh) SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Freeman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses the lay-in | 16-17 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darren Knighten | 16-17 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | James Timmons is fouled on the floor by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SF) Frank Rao | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG) Frederick Proctor | |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | John Freeman clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Zynda | 18-17 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Demartino - foul #2 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erick Jaime (SG), Bruce Godfrey (PF), Tony Foster (C) James Timmons, Todd Hoffman, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (PG), Robert Crosby (SG) Andrew Demartino, Darren Knighten | |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime hits a 3 from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | John Freeman pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | John Freeman drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Manuel Tubbs | 23-19 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Foster | 23-19 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Tony Foster clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | John Freeman snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | John Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 23-19 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | John Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Tony Foster snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Erick Jaime and the foul's on John Freeman - foul #2 on John Freeman, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Lanphear (PG), James Timmons (SG), Todd Hoffman (PF), Charles Zynda (C) Cameron Springer, Erick Jaime, Johnathan Derosa, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF), Darren Knighten (C) Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette, Marshall Bonds, John Freeman | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming can't finish the layup | 26-19 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Demartino | 26-19 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it but misses | 26-19 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Lanphear (fresh) SG - James Timmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Godfrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darren Knighten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Fleming - foul #3 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #11 | 26-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SF) Bruce Godfrey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Frank Rao comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Frank Rao snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Frank Rao drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-19 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 28-21 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Frank Rao tips it home | 30-21 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds drills a floater from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | James Timmons clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marshall Bonds - foul #1 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (PF), Tony Foster (C) Todd Hoffman, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), John Freeman (C) Frederick Proctor, Kenneth Ovellette, Darren Knighten | |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | John Freeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lanphear - foul #1 on James Lanphear, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Erick Jaime (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) James Lanphear, James Timmons, Frank Rao | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Tony Foster comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Manuel Tubbs - foul #2 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #13 | 32-25 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Tony Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime tips it home | 36-25 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-25 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |