| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carl Domenech (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Turcios (fresh) C - Mark Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor inbounds the ball | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin is hacked by Rogelio Russo - foul #1 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell | |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is hacked by Ralph Turcios - foul #1 on Ralph Turcios, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dwayne Larue | 34-49 |
| 19:16 | East Tennessee State | Clarence Williams steals it from John Gibbs | 34-49 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 34-49 |
| 18:55 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 18:48 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (PG), Jeffrey Stewart (SG), Anthony Clayton (SF), Tracy Benes (PF) Carl Domenech, John Gibbs, William Taylor, Ralph Turcios | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Clarence Williams, Rogelio Russo | |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darius Ball | 34-51 |
| 17:58 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin is called for traveling | 34-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark (C) Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Anthony Clayton steals the ball from James Malloy | 34-51 |
| 17:36 | East Tennessee State | Tracy Benes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Clayton | 36-51 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses badly on a jumper from close range | 36-51 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Larue | 36-53 |
| 16:49 | East Tennessee State | Rogelio Russo steals the ball from William Albert | 36-53 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | James Malloy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), John Gibbs (SG), William Taylor (SF), Ralph Turcios (PF), Mark Morin (C) William Albert, Jeffrey Stewart, Anthony Clayton, Tracy Benes, Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| 16:20 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Morin - foul #1 on Mark Morin, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn (SF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Gregory Claassen | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carl Domenech (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Turcios (fresh) C - Mark Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Malloy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak 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 (+2) | |
| 15:41 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Domenech and he's hacked by James Malloy - foul #2 on James Malloy, team foul #2 | 38-55 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Clarence Williams, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 15:41 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Ralph Turcios picks off the pass by Gregory Claassen in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:25 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 15:24 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 15:16 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Domenech | 41-55 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | James Malloy scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-57 |
| 14:44 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Carl Domenech - foul #2 on Carl Domenech, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), Jeffrey Stewart (SG), William Taylor (SF), Richard Clark (C) Carl Domenech, John Gibbs, Tim Flynn, Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 14:17 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tracy Benes (PF) Ralph Turcios | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Rogelio Russo (C) James Malloy, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 13:43 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Ochs | 44-59 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG), Anthony Clayton (SF), Mark Morin (C) Jeffrey Stewart, William Taylor, Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Robert Lima, Rogelio Russo | |
| 13:31 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs clanks a turnaround from the left block | 44-59 |
| 13:29 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin snags the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 13:10 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Wiedeman swats the layup by Mark Morin | 44-59 |
| 13:09 | East Tennessee State | Tracy Benes pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 12:56 | East Tennessee State | William Albert knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), John Gibbs (SG), Tim Flynn (PF) Patrick Ochs, William Albert, Tracy Benes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 12:41 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue is hacked by Carl Domenech in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Domenech, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG) Wayne Powell | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Morin - foul #2 on Mark Morin, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart (SG), William Taylor (SF), Ralph Turcios (PF) John Gibbs, Anthony Clayton, Tim Flynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Wayne Powell - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #3 | 49-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Rogelio Russo | |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carl Domenech (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Turcios (fairly fresh) C - Mark Morin (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Turcios - foul #2 on Ralph Turcios, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range set up by Dwayne Larue | 51-63 |
| 11:34 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 11:33 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Stewart is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), William Albert (SG), Anthony Clayton (SF), Tim Flynn (PF), Richard Clark (C) Carl Domenech, Jeffrey Stewart, William Taylor, Ralph Turcios, Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Robert Lima (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 11:10 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Richard Clark | 53-63 |
| 10:54 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Williams and he's fouled by Tim Flynn - foul #3 on Tim Flynn, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs (SG), Tracy Benes (PF) Patrick Ochs, Tim Flynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF) Clarence Williams, Robert Lima | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the free throw | 53-65 |
| 10:41 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 10:24 | East Tennessee State | William Albert misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios (PF) Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| 10:24 | East Tennessee State | William Albert misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 10:24 | East Tennessee State | William Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG) William Albert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:05 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios buries a shot in the lane | 56-65 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 56-65 |
| 09:43 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 09:18 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech is fouled on the floor by Gregory Claassen - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), Jeffrey Stewart (SG), William Taylor (SF), Tim Flynn (PF), Mark Morin (C) Carl Domenech, John Gibbs, Anthony Clayton, Ralph Turcios, Tracy Benes | |
| 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 | |
| 09:06 | East Tennessee State | The jump hook by Tim Flynn is blocked by Danny Carreiro | 56-65 |
| 09:04 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor tips it in | 58-65 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is whistled for traveling | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG), Richard Clark (C) William Taylor, Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Clarence Williams, Rogelio Russo | |
| 08:17 | East Tennessee State | William Albert is hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin (C) Tim Flynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 08:11 | East Tennessee State | Dwayne Larue picks off the pass by Jeffrey Stewart | 58-65 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell lays it in on a great pass from Dwayne Larue | 58-67 |
| 07:54 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Larue | 58-67 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Patrick Ochs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Albert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell buries a 3 from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 07:26 | East Tennessee State | William Albert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-70 |
| 07:24 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin hits the follow up shot | 60-70 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | William Albert is called for the reach on Wayne Powell - foul #2 on William Albert, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), John Gibbs (SG), Anthony Clayton (SF), Ralph Turcios (PF), Tracy Benes (C) Patrick Ochs, William Albert, Jeffrey Stewart, Richard Clark, Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Clarence Williams, Robert Lima, Rogelio Russo | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton is hacked by Wayne Powell - foul #2 on Wayne Powell, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Wayne Powell, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 06:48 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 06:43 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 06:35 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 06:30 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Domenech | 65-72 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by John Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gibbs, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn (PF), Mark Morin (C) Ralph Turcios, Tracy Benes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 06:08 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by Carl Domenech in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Domenech, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Taylor (SF) Anthony Clayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Robert Lima (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 05:57 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Carl Domenech, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (PG) Carl Domenech | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Malloy, Rogelio Russo | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-79 |
| 05:16 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin makes the jumper in the lane set up by John Gibbs and he's fouled by Wayne Powell - foul #3 on Wayne Powell, team foul #8 | 70-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart (SG), Tracy Benes (PF) John Gibbs, Tim Flynn | |
| 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 | |
| 05:16 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin makes the free throw | 71-79 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-79 |
| 04:52 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart gets the rebound | 71-79 |
| 04:44 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor clanks a turnaround in the paint | 71-79 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 71-79 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rogelio Russo | 71-82 |
| 04:21 | East Tennessee State | William Albert clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-82 |
| 04:20 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Benes | 71-82 |
| 04:09 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-82 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 74-82 |
| 03:49 | East Tennessee State | Tracy Benes grabs the board | 74-82 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - William Albert (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Benes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Morin (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Malloy (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (tiring) 12 pts. | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak 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 (+2) | |
| 03:43 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor loses the dribble to Danny Carreiro | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak 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 (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | James Malloy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-82 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), John Gibbs (SG), Anthony Clayton (SF), Ralph Turcios (PF), Richard Clark (C) William Albert, Jeffrey Stewart, William Taylor, Tracy Benes, Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| 03:29 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs is hacked by Gregory Claassen - foul #2 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #9 | 74-82 |
| 03:29 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Lima | 74-82 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-82 |
| 03:09 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton grabs the board | 74-82 |
| 03:00 | East Tennessee State | John Gibbs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-82 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 74-82 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Lima | 74-84 |
| 02:48 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Wiedeman steals it from Patrick Ochs | 74-84 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Clark - foul #1 on Richard Clark, team foul #13 | 74-84 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn (PF), Tracy Benes (C) Ralph Turcios, Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 02:27 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-86 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart (SG) John Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG) Dwayne Larue | |
| 02:10 | East Tennessee State | Darius Ball is called for the reach on Patrick Ochs - foul #2 on Darius Ball, team foul #10 | 74-86 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Robert Lima (PF) Darius Ball, Danny Carreiro | |
| 02:10 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 02:10 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-86 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the offensive board | 76-86 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-86 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (PG), John Gibbs (SG), William Taylor (SF), Ralph Turcios (PF), Mark Morin (C) Patrick Ochs, Jeffrey Stewart, Anthony Clayton, Tim Flynn, Tracy Benes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Robert Lima, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 01:25 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin lays it in on a nice dish by John Gibbs | 78-86 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | John Gibbs is called for the reach on Wayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Gibbs, team foul #14 | 78-86 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 01:23 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 78-87 |
| 01:14 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Powell is called for the reach on Mark Morin - foul #4 on Wayne Powell, team foul #11 | 78-87 |
| 01:14 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 01:14 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo slams it home on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 80-89 |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | William Albert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Gibbs | 83-89 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo is hacked by John Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Gibbs, team foul #15 | 83-89 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart (SG) John Gibbs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the offensive rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by Ralph Turcios - foul #3 on Ralph Turcios, team foul #16 | 83-90 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin grabs the board | 83-91 |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart is hacked by James Malloy - foul #3 on James Malloy, team foul #12 | 83-91 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen | |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo is hacked by Jeffrey Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #17 | 84-91 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 84-92 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | Dwayne Larue is called for the reach on Ralph Turcios - foul #1 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #13 | 84-93 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen | |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios makes the 1st free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Turcios makes the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo is hacked by William Albert in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Albert, team foul #18 | 86-93 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the 1st free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | Mark Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 86-93 |
| 00:31 | East Tennessee State | Rogelio Russo steals it from William Albert | 86-93 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | William Albert is called for the reach on Dwayne Larue in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Albert, team foul #19 | 86-93 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 1st free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 2nd free throw | 86-95 |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-95 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen | |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | William Albert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-95 |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Stewart | 86-95 |
| 00:19 | East Tennessee State | William Albert misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 86-95 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo grabs the board | 86-95 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | William Albert is called for the reach on Rogelio Russo in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Albert, team foul #20 | 86-95 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG) William Albert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 86-96 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 86-97 |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Dwayne Larue - foul #2 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #14 | 86-97 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Clayton (SF), Tracy Benes (PF), Richard Clark (C) William Taylor, Ralph Turcios, Mark Morin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs misses the 1st free throw | 86-97 |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 2nd free throw | 87-97 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue runs out the clock | 87-97 |