| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) SG - Richard Fell (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fresh) C - Paul Washington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Whitten | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Paul Washington is fouled on the floor by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #1 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brad Nelson - foul #1 on Brad Nelson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Greg Walker | 0-1 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Kevin Pegues | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Orlando Arendt - foul #1 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses long on a runner near the basket | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Justin Sheley picks off the pass by Orlando Arendt | 2-3 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Pegues is called for the reach on Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Richard Fell, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) SG - Stephen Moser (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) C - Matthew Massie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sammy Whitten - foul #1 on Sammy Whitten, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten loses the dribble to Stephen Moser | 3-3 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen buries a jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Orlando Arendt | 5-6 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses the lay-in | 5-6 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley tips it in | 7-6 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Massie - foul #1 on Matthew Massie, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Paul Shaw, Justin Sheley, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (C) Kevin Pegues, Sammy Whitten, Orlando Arendt, Paul Washington | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Gene Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (C) Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin (SF) Greg Walker | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 7-8 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Moser | 10-8 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett drills a jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Fell | 12-10 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Justin Sheley (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Stephen Moser, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Paul Washington (C) Scott Mertens, Quinn Botkin, Gene Davis | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Washington (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Paul Washington knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Pegues | 12-16 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett is fouled on the floor by Justin Sheley - foul #1 on Justin Sheley, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ronald Ward (SF) Richard Fell, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (PF) Bobby Barrett | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-16 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Greg Walker steps in front of the Paul Shaw pass | 12-16 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Paul Washington knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Pegues | 12-19 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG) Stephen Moser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Paul Washington pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt is fouled on the floor by Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Paul Shaw, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (PF) Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sammy Whitten - foul #2 on Sammy Whitten, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Bobby Barrett (SF) Sammy Whitten, Orlando Arendt | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby grabs the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Dustin Holbrook is called for the reach on Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ezekiel Godby | 13-21 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is hacked by Bobby Barrett - foul #1 on Bobby Barrett, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits a driving attempt in the lane | 13-23 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Mickelsen | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Barrett | 16-26 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell is fouled on the floor by Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Randy Simon (SF), Justin Sheley (PF) Paul Shaw, Ronald Ward, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt (SF), Gene Davis (PF), Quinn Botkin (C) Bobby Barrett, Greg Walker, Paul Washington | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Richard Fell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Davis is called for the reach on Stephen Moser - foul #1 on Gene Davis, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Randy Simon is called for the reach on Gene Davis - foul #1 on Randy Simon, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Gene Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Gene Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Dunaway | 20-28 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | John Mays misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 20-28 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens blows the layup | 20-28 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Orlando Arendt takes the ball from Ryan Mickelsen | 20-28 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Mertens | 20-30 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley is fouled on the floor by Gene Davis - foul #2 on Gene Davis, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Richard Fell (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Ezekiel Godby (C) Stephen Moser, Travis Dunaway, Randy Simon, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Bobby Barrett (SG), Greg Walker (PF), Paul Washington (C) John Mays, Scott Mertens, Gene Davis, Quinn Botkin | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt is fouled on the floor by Justin Sheley - foul #2 on Justin Sheley, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Justin Sheley, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG) Dustin Holbrook, Bobby Barrett | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson is called for traveling | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (SF) Orlando Arendt | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the driving attempt in the paint | 21-32 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson is fouled on the floor by Sammy Whitten - foul #3 on Sammy Whitten, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin (SF) Sammy Whitten | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Paul Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Paul Washington lays it up and in set up by Greg Walker and the foul's on Matthew Massie - foul #3 on Matthew Massie, team foul #10 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (C) Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Paul Washington makes the free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Shaw | 24-35 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Brad Nelson denies the turnaround by Kevin Pegues | 24-35 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett tips it back up and in | 24-37 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brad Nelson | 26-37 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin blows the layup | 26-37 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Gene Davis's pass is intercepted by Paul Shaw | 26-37 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 26-37 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Paul Washington denies the turnaround by Brad Nelson | 26-37 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Paul Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw loses the dribble to Paul Washington | 26-37 |