| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Milo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 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 | |
| 19:41 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 19:41 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-43 |
| 19:34 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 19:16 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt's layup is rejected by Curtis Wiedeman | 32-43 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Merritt steals it from Gregory Claassen | 32-43 |
| 19:04 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sylvester Brown | 35-43 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 35-43 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rogelio Russo | 35-43 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Danny Carreiro | 35-46 |
| 18:29 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rogelio Russo | 35-46 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 18:16 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball's pass is intercepted by Milo Bruno | 38-46 |
| 17:34 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt misses badly on a shot in the lane | 38-46 |
| 17:32 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 17:22 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Rogelio Russo - foul #1 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Merle McInturff (PF) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Raymundo Romano, Michael Merritt | |
| 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 | |
| 17:22 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:22 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Milo Bruno - foul #1 on Milo Bruno, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:06 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 16:58 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | James Malloy grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue loses the dribble to Merle McInturff | 40-47 |
| 16:36 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Waldo Reilly, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt (PF) Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Merle McInturff denies the turnaround by Curtis Wiedeman | 40-47 |
| 16:20 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 40-47 |
| 16:10 | Northern Arizona | David Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Lima - foul #3 on Robert Lima, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano (SF) Waldo Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 16:05 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 16:04 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:53 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Merle McInturff (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 15:22 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt banks in the layup set up by Richard Knopp | 45-49 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Knopp takes the ball from Danny Carreiro | 45-49 |
| 14:47 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 45-49 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Merritt takes the ball from Wayne Powell | 45-49 |
| 14:31 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-49 |
| 14:29 | Northern Arizona | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:22 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Milo Bruno (C) David Taylor, Richard Knopp, Michael Merritt | |
| 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, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 14:22 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:22 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Malloy | 47-52 |
| 13:47 | Northern Arizona | Dwayne Larue takes the ball from Merle McInturff | 47-52 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Raymundo Romano is called for the reach on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Raymundo Romano, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF), Richard Finch (PF) Raymundo Romano, Merle McInturff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | James Malloy lays it in set up by Gregory Claassen | 47-54 |
| 13:07 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno is hacked by Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima | |
| 12:51 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 12:50 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch tips it in | 49-54 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Brown - foul #3 on Sylvester Brown, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Raymundo Romano (SF), Michael Merritt (PF) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Waldo Reilly, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Malloy, Rogelio Russo | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:43 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 stl. C - Richard Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 11:36 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:29 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Merritt | 51-56 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Finch - foul #4 on Richard Finch, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Milo Bruno (C) David Taylor, Richard Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:50 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt is fouled on the floor by Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 10:29 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Raymundo Romano and he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #3 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Merle McInturff (C) Richard Knopp, Raymundo Romano, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:29 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Malloy | 54-62 |
| 09:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt lays it in despite the doubleteam | 56-62 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Milo Bruno (C) Sylvester Brown, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro | |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Dwayne Larue is called for the reach on Michael Nolan - foul #2 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano (SF) Waldo Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Rogelio Russo | |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell buries a 3 from straight away | 58-65 |
| 09:10 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 58-65 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue buries a 3 from straight away set up by Wayne Powell | 58-68 |
| 08:25 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Taylor | 60-68 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima tips it but misses | 60-68 |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Merle McInturff | 60-68 |
| 07:51 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-68 |
| 07:49 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff tips it in | 62-68 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Gregory Claassen | 62-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nolan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymundo Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merle McInturff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Milo Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Milo Bruno | 64-71 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen loses the dribble to Raymundo Romano | 64-71 |
| 06:40 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan lays it up and in set up by Raymundo Romano | 66-71 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 66-74 |
| 06:12 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-74 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Michael Merritt (PF), Richard Finch (C) David Taylor, Michael Nolan, Raymundo Romano, Merle McInturff, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:43 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch hits a floater from the right block set up by Sylvester Brown and he's hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| 05:43 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo lays it in on a great pass from James Malloy | 69-76 |
| 04:58 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-76 |
| 04:56 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch grabs the offensive board | 69-76 |
| 04:37 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 69-76 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 69-76 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Knopp - foul #1 on Richard Knopp, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Liang China (PG), Raymundo Romano (SF) Sylvester Brown, Waldo Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 03:56 | Northern Arizona | Darius Ball steps in front of the Richard Knopp pass | 69-78 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro lays it up and in on a great pass from Darius Ball | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #10 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Milo Bruno (C) Liang China, Richard Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (C) Rogelio Russo | |
| 03:45 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 03:45 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Knopp takes the ball from Darius Ball | 71-80 |
| 03:28 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp lays it up and in | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Knopp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 4 stl. C - Milo Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Malloy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-80 |
| 03:20 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp loses the dribble to James Malloy | 73-80 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the lay-in | 73-80 |
| 03:01 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 73-80 |
| 02:59 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Merle McInturff (C) David Taylor, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Rogelio Russo (C) Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 02:35 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 73-80 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Robert Lima (PF) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Richard Knopp - foul #2 on Richard Knopp, team foul #8 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Clarence Williams, Robert Lima | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:23 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 73-81 |
| 02:23 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-81 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan (SG), Milo Bruno (C) Richard Knopp, Merle McInturff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) James Malloy | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 73-81 |
| 02:04 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt pulls down the rebound | 73-81 |
| 01:59 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 73-81 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darius Ball | 73-81 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Powell and he's hacked by Sylvester Brown - foul #4 on Sylvester Brown, team foul #9 | 73-83 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the free throw | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-84 |
| 01:34 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno can't tip it in | 73-84 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 73-84 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 73-86 |
| 01:12 | Northern Arizona | Danny Carreiro is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #4 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #11 | 73-86 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Merle McInturff (C) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Raymundo Romano, Milo Bruno | |
| 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 | |
| 01:12 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 01:12 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | James Malloy hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Larue | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Dwayne Larue is called for the reach on Richard Knopp - foul #3 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #12 | 75-88 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch (C) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp misses the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp makes the 2nd free throw | 76-88 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-88 |
| 00:27 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff grabs the defensive rebound | 76-88 |
| 00:22 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Finch | 78-88 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue runs out the clock | 78-88 |