| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Isaiah Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Canup (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Plummer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gene Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Balbuena (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Balbuena picks off the pass by John Freeman | 33-32 |
| 19:29 | Wagner | Gene Harrell misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:29 | Wagner | Gene Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:29 | Wagner | Gene Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | John Freeman is fouled on the floor by Edward Balbuena - foul #3 on Edward Balbuena, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Frank Watson (C) Edward Balbuena | |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:54 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Patrick Plummer | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | Wagner | Gene Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Demartino and he's hacked by Gene Harrell - foul #1 on Gene Harrell, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:12 | Wagner | Donald Canup comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Crosby - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 18:12 | Wagner | Donald Canup makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:12 | Wagner | Donald Canup makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:57 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | Wagner | John Freeman blocks the short jumper by Donald Canup | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds loses the dribble to Patrick Plummer | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Wagner | Donald Canup is fouled on the floor by Marshall Bonds - foul #1 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette, Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson (SG), William Tracy (SF), Kosta Paluszynski (PF) Donald Canup, Patrick Plummer, Gene Harrell | |
| 17:00 | Wagner | William Tracy hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Isaiah Byrd | 36-38 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:30 | Wagner | William Tracy double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Andrew Demartino, Manuel Tubbs, John Freeman | |
| Subs | Wagner | David Holmes (PG), Lazaro Yazzie (SG) Isaiah Byrd, Frank Watson | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Bonds | 39-38 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor is fouled on the floor by Lazaro Yazzie - foul #1 on Lazaro Yazzie, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Donald Canup (SG), Patrick Plummer (SF), Gene Harrell (PF), Edward Balbuena (C) David Holmes, Lazaro Yazzie, Kosta Paluszynski, William Tracy | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darren Knighten (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Cecil Bengtson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Canup (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Plummer (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Balbuena (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Gene Harrell steps in front of the Frederick Proctor pass | 39-38 |
| 15:34 | Wagner | Donald Canup knocks in the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Robert Crosby (SG) Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd (PG) Cecil Bengtson | |
| 15:34 | Wagner | Donald Canup makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer is hacked by Marshall Bonds - foul #2 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF), John Freeman (C) Kenneth Ovellette, Darren Knighten | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 14:31 | Wagner | Donald Canup can't connect on a floater from close range | 41-41 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 43-41 |
| 13:52 | Wagner | Gene Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF) Robert Crosby, Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson (SG), William Tracy (SF), Kosta Paluszynski (PF) Donald Canup, Patrick Plummer, Gene Harrell | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 13:25 | Wagner | Kosta Paluszynski clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-41 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Freeman snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 12:15 | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd makes the 3 from the right corner set up by William Tracy | 47-44 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses short on a shot in the lane | 47-44 |
| 11:59 | Wagner | William Tracy pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Isaiah Byrd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Bengtson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Tracy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kosta Paluszynski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Balbuena (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | Wagner | William Tracy can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Tubbs - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Andrew Demartino, Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Wagner | Donald Canup (SG), Gene Harrell (PF), Frank Watson (C) Isaiah Byrd, Kosta Paluszynski, Edward Balbuena | |
| 11:53 | Wagner | William Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:53 | Wagner | William Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Frank Watson denies the turnaround by Marshall Bonds | 47-45 |
| 11:37 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Frank Watson | 47-45 |
| 11:15 | Wagner | William Tracy lays it up and in | 47-47 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Knighten | 50-47 |
| 10:40 | Wagner | Gene Harrell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten is hacked by Cecil Bengtson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Bengtson, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wagner | David Holmes (PG), Patrick Plummer (SF), Kosta Paluszynski (PF) Cecil Bengtson, William Tracy, Gene Harrell | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 10:15 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Freeman | 53-47 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:59 | Wagner | Donald Canup snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:55 | Wagner | David Holmes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Holmes, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd (PG) David Holmes | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | John Freeman snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is fouled on the floor by Patrick Plummer - foul #2 on Patrick Plummer, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Darren Knighten, Kenneth Ovellette, John Freeman | |
| Subs | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson (SG), Gene Harrell (PF), Edward Balbuena (C) Donald Canup, Kosta Paluszynski, Frank Watson | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 08:55 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:36 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Isaiah Byrd | 53-49 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds lays it in | 55-49 |
| 07:49 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 55-49 |
| 07:47 | Wagner | Gene Harrell tips it but misses | 55-49 |
| 07:45 | Wagner | Gene Harrell can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frederick Proctor | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Isaiah Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Bengtson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Plummer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene Harrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Balbuena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ronald Fleming | 58-49 |
| 07:02 | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Gene Harrell is called for the reach on Marshall Bonds - foul #2 on Gene Harrell, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), John Freeman (C) Andrew Demartino, Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Wagner | David Holmes (PG), Donald Canup (SG), William Tracy (SF), Kosta Paluszynski (PF), Frank Watson (C) Isaiah Byrd, Cecil Bengtson, Patrick Plummer, Gene Harrell, Edward Balbuena | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:39 | Wagner | Kosta Paluszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:12 | Wagner | Kosta Paluszynski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 58-49 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | John Freeman gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 05:54 | Wagner | William Tracy pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:37 | Wagner | Kosta Paluszynski travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (PF) Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd (PG) David Holmes | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the shot from close range | 60-49 |
| 04:50 | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darren Knighten - foul #2 on Darren Knighten, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG) John Freeman | |
| Subs | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson (SF), Edward Balbuena (C) William Tracy, Frank Watson | |
| 04:50 | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:50 | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Fleming | 60-50 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 04:35 | Wagner | Donald Canup grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:26 | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 04:25 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena tips it in | 60-52 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Isaiah Byrd steals it from Kenneth Ovellette | 60-52 |
| 03:50 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 03:48 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena tips it home | 60-54 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF), John Freeman (C) Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette, Ronald Fleming, Darren Knighten | |
| Subs | Wagner | Patrick Plummer (SF), Gene Harrell (PF) Donald Canup, Kosta Paluszynski | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Isaiah Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Bengtson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Plummer (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Balbuena (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Wagner | Andrew Demartino picks off the pass by Isaiah Byrd in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | John Freeman blows the layup | 60-54 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson is fouled on the floor by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wagner | David Holmes (SG) Isaiah Byrd | |
| 02:55 | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Freeman | 62-54 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Gene Harrell - foul #3 on Gene Harrell, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs | |
| Subs | Wagner | Isaiah Byrd (PG), Donald Canup (SG) Cecil Bengtson, David Holmes | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:20 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #3 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 02:20 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Marshall Bonds is denied by Gene Harrell | 63-57 |
| 02:03 | Wagner | Gene Harrell snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Freeman - foul #3 on John Freeman, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 01:56 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:56 | Wagner | Edward Balbuena makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Wagner | Marshall Bonds steals the ball from Isaiah Byrd | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | John Freeman drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Wagner | Patrick Plummer loses the ball out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Andrew Demartino, Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette, Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Wagner | Cecil Bengtson (PG), David Holmes (SG), William Tracy (SF), Kosta Paluszynski (PF), Frank Watson (C) Isaiah Byrd, Donald Canup, Patrick Plummer, Gene Harrell, Edward Balbuena | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Wagner | Frank Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kosta Paluszynski - foul #3 on Kosta Paluszynski, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:13 | Wagner | David Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten runs out the clock | 70-58 |