| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 13 pts. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | John Boyes inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UCLA | Gary Strauser can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kelly Hill - foul #2 on Kelly Hill, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:46 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:46 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin double dribbles | 29-34 |
| 19:05 | UCLA | John Boyes is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 18:51 | UCLA | James Brinton comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-34 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:28 | UCLA | James Brinton buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Akuchie | 29-36 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill tips it home | 31-36 |
| 17:40 | UCLA | Kelly Hill is called for the reach on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #3 on Kelly Hill, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ross Herron (PF) Kelly Hill | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 17:27 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Riggleman | 31-36 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin connects on the floater from the left side and the foul's on Eugene Bartz - foul #1 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:32 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Boyes | 34-39 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:10 | UCLA | Jesus Souza grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 15:58 | UCLA | John Boyes is fouled on the floor by Miguel Martin - foul #2 on Miguel Martin, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF), Kelly Hill (PF) Justin Lewis, Ross Herron | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF) Devon Smedley, John Boyes | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) PF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Orozco (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Kevin Riggleman is called for the reach on Robert Manley - foul #1 on Kevin Riggleman, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 15:33 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Ouellette | 37-42 |
| 14:53 | UCLA | Gary Strauser connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marko Bogdanski | 37-45 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette's pass is intercepted by Marko Bogdanski | 37-45 |
| 14:21 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 14:20 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:03 | UCLA | Gary Strauser hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Akuchie and he's hacked by Walter Zent - foul #4 on Walter Zent, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), John Boyes (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) Robert Manley, Marko Bogdanski, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 14:03 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG) Gary Strauser | |
| 13:37 | UCLA | John Boyes buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Justin Lewis - foul #2 on Justin Lewis, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| 13:37 | UCLA | John Boyes misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Riggleman | 37-50 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette lays it up and in set up by Justin Lewis | 39-50 |
| 13:04 | UCLA | John Boyes's pass is intercepted by Kelly Hill | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 39-50 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Lewis | 39-50 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman tips it home | 41-50 |
| 12:04 | UCLA | James Brinton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 12:02 | UCLA | Jose Orozco grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Devon Smedley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelly Hill - foul #4 on Kelly Hill, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Ross Herron (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Miguel Martin, Kelly Hill, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Devon Smedley misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ross Herron (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Boyes - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG) Devon Smedley | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:25 | UCLA | Gary Strauser gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:09 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-51 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Fuller | 41-51 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Gary Strauser is called for the reach on William Ouellette - foul #1 on Gary Strauser, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy (SG) William Ouellette | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG) James Brinton | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Andrew Ervin | 43-51 |
| 09:55 | UCLA | Gary Strauser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 09:53 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-53 |
| 09:23 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 09:00 | UCLA | John Boyes hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Manley | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron drills a turnaround near the basket | 45-55 |
| 08:06 | UCLA | Gary Strauser double dribbles | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin (PG), William Ouellette (SG), Kevin Riggleman (C) Andrew Ervin, Robert Tandy, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) Robert Manley, Gary Strauser, John Boyes, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 07:43 | UCLA | James Brinton grabs the board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ross Herron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) PF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Orozco (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | UCLA | Devon Smedley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesus Souza - foul #1 on Jesus Souza, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF), Kelly Hill (PF) Justin Lewis, Ross Herron | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG) Devon Smedley | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 3rd free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:38 | UCLA | Jesus Souza is denied on a layup by Kelly Hill | 48-55 |
| 06:36 | UCLA | James Brinton tips it home | 48-57 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Marko Bogdanski, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 05:55 | UCLA | James Brinton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Bartz | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 05:14 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz hits a runner from the right block set up by Gary Strauser | 51-61 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG) James Brinton, Gary Strauser | |
| 04:33 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Ouellette - foul #2 on William Ouellette, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| 04:33 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:33 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the jumper from the left block | 53-63 |
| 04:16 | UCLA | Robert Manley's pass is intercepted by William Ouellette in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Hill | 53-63 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Devon Smedley is called for the reach on Kelly Hill - foul #1 on Devon Smedley, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ross Herron (SF) Walter Zent | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF) Devon Smedley, John Boyes | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill banks in the layup set up by Miguel Martin | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ross Herron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UCLA | Gary Strauser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Akuchie - foul #3 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Ross Herron | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), John Boyes (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) Robert Manley, Marko Bogdanski, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:57 | UCLA | Jose Orozco gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 02:57 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | UCLA | Gary Strauser slams it home set up by James Brinton | 56-65 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent blows the layup | 56-65 |
| 02:12 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jose Orozco | 56-65 |
| 02:12 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 01:56 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Kelly Hill - foul #5 on Kelly Hill, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Ross Herron (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Miguel Martin, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Kelly Hill, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:56 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Akuchie takes the ball from Ross Herron | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | UCLA | The jump hook by Gary Strauser is blocked by Stanley Fuller | 56-68 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UCLA | John Boyes hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | John Boyes is called for the reach on Robert Tandy - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:25 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akuchie | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | James Brinton runs out the clock | 57-70 |