| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Slowinski (fresh) SF - Henry Adcock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dylan Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Juliano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo connects on the open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 35-46 |
| 19:30 | Utah State | Rogelio Russo swats the dunk try by Bill Juliano | 35-46 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-46 |
| 19:12 | Utah State | Bill Juliano grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 18:50 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Dylan Ball - foul #1 on Dylan Ball, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (PG), William Bell (SG), Donald Wright (SF), William Mendell (PF), William Jenkins (C) David Eakin, James Slowinski, Henry Adcock, Dylan Ball, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | James Malloy double dribbles | 35-46 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | William Mendell is fouled on the floor by Robert Lima - foul #3 on Robert Lima, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF) Robert Lima | |
| 18:05 | Utah State | William Mendell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses badly on a shot near the basket | 35-46 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 17:22 | Utah State | William Mendell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | James Malloy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by Roy Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), James Slowinski (SG), Henry Adcock (SF), Dylan Ball (PF), Bill Juliano (C) Roy Johnson, William Bell, Donald Wright, William Mendell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Rogelio Russo (C) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Dylan Ball pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:42 | Utah State | David Eakin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:41 | Utah State | Dylan Ball tips it home | 37-48 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Darius Ball | 37-50 |
| 16:18 | Utah State | David Eakin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Dylan Ball steals it from Rogelio Russo | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Slowinski (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Adcock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dylan Ball (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Juliano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Dylan Ball comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 15:34 | Utah State | Bill Juliano grabs the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Gregory Claassen takes the ball from Dylan Ball | 37-50 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Darius Ball | 37-53 |
| 14:45 | Utah State | David Eakin is hacked by Darius Ball - foul #1 on Darius Ball, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (PG), Todd Huey (SG), Donald Wright (SF), William Mendell (PF), William Jenkins (C) David Eakin, James Slowinski, Henry Adcock, Dylan Ball, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| 14:29 | Utah State | Todd Huey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 14:27 | Utah State | William Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Dwayne Larue picks off the pass by Roy Johnson | 37-53 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dwayne Larue | 37-55 |
| 13:57 | Utah State | Dwayne Larue steals it from William Jenkins | 37-55 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams lays it up and in set up by Dwayne Larue | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:35 | Utah State | Donald Wright loses the dribble to Robert Lima | 37-57 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | James Malloy's pass is intercepted by Todd Huey in the backcourt | 37-57 |
| 13:31 | Utah State | Todd Huey lays it up and in | 39-57 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue is hacked by Roy Johnson - foul #4 on Roy Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), William Bell (SF), Dylan Ball (PF), Bill Juliano (C) Roy Johnson, Donald Wright, William Mendell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Dylan Ball blocks the short jumper by James Malloy | 39-57 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Bill Juliano - foul #2 on Bill Juliano, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 12:49 | Utah State | The 3pt attempt by William Bell is denied by James Malloy | 39-59 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | James Malloy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Lima | 39-61 |
| 12:17 | Utah State | Todd Huey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), William Mendell (C) David Eakin, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Rogelio Russo (C) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | William Bell is called for the reach on Darius Ball - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Donald Wright (SF) William Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Rogelio Russo | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Todd Huey - foul #4 on Todd Huey, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG) Todd Huey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Slowinski (fresh) SF - Donald Wright (fresh) PF - Dylan Ball (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mendell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Malloy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Lima (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Utah State | James Slowinski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-62 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima is open and scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Darius Ball | 42-64 |
| 11:14 | Utah State | Donald Wright misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-64 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | James Malloy can't throw it down | 42-64 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | James Malloy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Donald Wright - foul #3 on Donald Wright, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG), Henry Adcock (SF), William Jenkins (PF), Bill Juliano (C) James Slowinski, Donald Wright, Dylan Ball, William Mendell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 10:43 | Utah State | William Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-66 |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Bill Juliano tips it home | 44-66 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 44-68 |
| 10:14 | Utah State | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Henry Adcock - foul #3 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (SG), William Mendell (PF) William Bell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 10:03 | Utah State | David Eakin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 09:35 | Utah State | Henry Adcock pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by James Slowinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Slowinski, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Dylan Ball (PF) David Eakin, Henry Adcock, William Mendell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Rogelio Russo | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 09:07 | Utah State | Donald Wright hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Slowinski | 50-70 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima hits a driving attempt from close range | 50-72 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | James Slowinski's pass is intercepted by Clarence Williams | 50-72 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-72 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), William Jenkins (C) William Bell, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Clarence Williams | |
| 08:33 | Utah State | William Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 08:31 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to James Slowinski | 50-72 |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Dylan Ball misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 08:22 | Utah State | Dylan Ball gets the offensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 08:07 | Utah State | Dylan Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-72 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-72 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG), Henry Adcock (SF), William Mendell (C) James Slowinski, Donald Wright, Dylan Ball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Rogelio Russo (C) Gregory Claassen, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 07:52 | Utah State | William Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the fadeaway from close range | 53-74 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Adcock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mendell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lima (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rogelio Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Utah State | Clarence Williams steals it from Henry Adcock | 53-74 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 53-77 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | William Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 56-79 |
| 06:29 | Utah State | David Eakin connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-79 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Henry Adcock - foul #1 on Henry Adcock, team foul #9 | 58-79 |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (PG), Todd Huey (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Dylan Ball (PF), Bill Juliano (C) David Eakin, William Bell, Henry Adcock, William Jenkins, William Mendell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Robert Lima, Rogelio Russo | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | Dylan Ball grabs the board | 58-80 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Roy Johnson - foul #4 on Clarence Williams, team foul #4 | 58-80 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:38 | Utah State | Todd Huey scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-80 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dylan Ball - foul #2 on Dylan Ball, team foul #10 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 05:22 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Dylan Ball | 61-81 |
| 05:02 | Utah State | Donald Wright clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-81 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 61-81 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | James Malloy loses the dribble to Roy Johnson in the backcourt | 61-81 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | Donald Wright throws it down on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 63-81 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Claassen | 63-84 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | Donald Wright comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-84 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 63-84 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-84 |
| 04:11 | Utah State | Bill Juliano pulls down the rebound | 63-84 |
| 03:59 | Utah State | Todd Huey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-84 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-84 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-84 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), William Bell (SG), William Mendell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Roy Johnson, Todd Huey, Dylan Ball, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lima (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:37 | Utah State | James Slowinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-84 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Mendell (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Malloy (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lima (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Li-Liang Zhao | 66-87 |
| 03:01 | Utah State | A charge is called on Donald Wright - foul #4 on Donald Wright, team foul #11 | 66-87 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-87 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | William Mendell snags the defensive board | 66-87 |
| 02:40 | Utah State | William Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-87 |
| 02:39 | Utah State | Donald Wright hits the follow up shot | 68-87 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by William Bell - foul #3 on William Bell, team foul #12 | 68-87 |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (PG) Donald Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the 1st free throw | 68-87 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the 2nd free throw | 68-87 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-87 |
| 02:10 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Bell | 71-87 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | James Slowinski is called for the reach on James Malloy in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Slowinski, team foul #13 | 71-87 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 71-88 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-89 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Roy Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Slowinski | 73-89 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-89 |
| Subs | Utah State | Donald Wright (SF) Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:39 | Utah State | William Bell scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Jenkins | 75-89 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Dwayne Larue | 75-91 |
| 01:14 | Utah State | William Mendell connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Slowinski | 77-91 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by James Slowinski - foul #4 on James Slowinski, team foul #14 | 77-93 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 77-93 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | William Mendell snags the defensive board | 77-93 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Utah State | William Jenkins comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 77-93 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue grabs the board | 77-93 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue connects on the floater from the left side and the foul's on James Slowinski - foul #5 on James Slowinski, team foul #15 | 77-95 |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (PG) James Slowinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the free throw | 77-96 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Roy Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Bell | 79-96 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue runs out the clock | 79-96 |