| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) C - John Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | John Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds slams it home on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses long on a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | John Freeman hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Brown | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses badly on a shot from close range | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Milton Cuneo | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | John Freeman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Freeman, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marshall Bonds - foul #1 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (SG) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (PF) Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Fleming | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald buries a shot from the baseline set up by Clinton Meyer | 4-9 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | John Freeman is fouled on the floor by Thurman Lewis - foul #1 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Andrew Demartino, Manuel Tubbs, John Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, Milton Cuneo, Clinton Meyer, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darren Knighten (fresh) SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) SG - William Lore (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | William Lore grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | William King misses the lay-in | 4-9 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming's pass is intercepted by Miladen Zlaten | 4-9 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | William Lore scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William King | 4-12 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the lay-in but the foul's on Miladen Zlaten - foul #1 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), John Freeman (C) Darren Knighten, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, William Lore, Robert Smith | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses short on a shot from the right block | 5-12 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Demartino | 5-12 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | John Freeman can't tip it in | 5-12 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 5-15 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Ovellette | 8-15 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Robert Smith (C) William King, Miladen Zlaten, Thurman Lewis | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | John Freeman can't finish the layup | 8-15 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Andrew Demartino - foul #1 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (SG) Frederick Proctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) SG - Darren Knighten (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) PF - Marshall Bonds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Smith steps in front of the Marshall Bonds pass | 8-17 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Manuel Tubbs takes the ball from Milton Cuneo | 8-17 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs banks in the layup | 10-17 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is hacked by John Freeman - foul #2 on John Freeman, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Andrew Demartino, Manuel Tubbs, John Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | William Lore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Lore, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Charles Fitzgerald, Robert Smith | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | William Lore is fouled on the floor by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (PG), Robert Crosby (SG) Darren Knighten, Frederick Proctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William King (SF) Kevin Brown, Clinton Meyer | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the fadeaway from the left block | 10-17 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Manuel Tubbs - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG) Manuel Tubbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Robert Smith (C) William Lore, Thurman Lewis | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF), Darren Knighten (C) Kenneth Ovellette, Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Stogner, William King, Miladen Zlaten | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds (PF) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds is open and lays it up and in | 15-19 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses short on a floater from the left side | 15-19 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the tip | 15-19 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darren Knighten (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs's pass is intercepted by Clinton Meyer | 15-21 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the runner in the lane set up by Kevin Brown and he's hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Andrew Demartino, Darren Knighten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF) Milton Cuneo, Clinton Meyer, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds's fadeaway is rejected by Miladen Zlaten | 15-24 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William King and he's hacked by Marshall Bonds - foul #2 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG) Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Miladen Zlaten steps in front of the Andrew Demartino pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 15-27 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 15-27 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-27 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | William Lore can't tip it in | 15-27 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-27 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Miladen Zlaten is called for the reach on Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Darren Knighten (C) Robert Crosby, Manuel Tubbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) Kevin Brown, William Lore, William King, Miladen Zlaten | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-27 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten misses badly on a runner in the lane | 18-29 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Thurman Lewis | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Milton Cuneo steals the ball from Robert Crosby | 18-29 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo banks in the layup | 18-31 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Frederick Proctor is blocked by Robert Smith | 18-31 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't tip it in | 18-31 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Ovellette (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Darren Knighten (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 18-33 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-33 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor tips it back up and in | 20-33 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner misses long on a floater in the paint | 20-33 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo snags the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is hacked by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #2 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #11 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (PG), Marshall Bonds (PF), John Freeman (C) Andrew Demartino, Frederick Proctor, Darren Knighten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), William King (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | John Freeman is fouled on the floor by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), Miladen Zlaten (PF) Milton Cuneo, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-35 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Tubbs | 23-35 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Lore | 23-38 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a floater from the right side | 23-38 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds tips it but misses | 23-38 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | William King gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Lore | 23-41 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Crosby | 26-41 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't connect on a floater in the lane | 26-41 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 26-41 |