| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lance Fulton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Epps (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 33-31 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps's layup is rejected by Travis Lyons | 33-31 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by Bobby Epps - foul #2 on Bobby Epps, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 33-33 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps's pass is intercepted by Travis Lyons | 33-33 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's floater is tipped away by Lance Fulton | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Williams | 33-33 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-33 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Derrick Walker - foul #1 on Derrick Walker, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Albert Barreto (PF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Derrick Walker, Lance Fulton, William Boyd, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Mark Brown | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Barreto (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd (PF) Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a floater in the paint set up by Daniel Finley and he's hacked by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SF), Bobby Epps (C) Donald Massenburg, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Daniel Lin | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps connects on the runner from close range | 39-38 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Torain | 39-40 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins is fouled on the floor by Joe Phillips - foul #3 on Joe Phillips, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Derrick Walker (SG) Daniel Martinsen, Broderick Higgins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto (PF) William Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Kenneth Torain, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 41-42 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Lance Fulton, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Joe Phillips, Joe Webster | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Donald Evens | |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd (PF) Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Daniel Lin | |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Derrick Walker | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Barreto (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Barreto - foul #2 on Albert Barreto, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), Bobby Epps (C) Derrick Walker, Daniel Martinsen, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF) Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Broderick Higgins | 46-43 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Leal swats the shot by William Boyd | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps tips it home | 48-43 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (PG), Albert Barreto (PF) William Williams, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Torain | 48-46 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Lin - foul #3 on Daniel Lin, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Derrick Walker (SG) Broderick Higgins, Lance Fulton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Donald Evens | |
| 09:36 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | John Spenser clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Martinsen | 52-46 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd (PF) Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Kenneth Torain | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams loses the dribble to Daniel Finley | 52-46 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-46 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Derrick Walker and he's hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Derrick Walker, Daniel Martinsen, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Lin | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lance Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph buries a jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Oscar Leal | 54-51 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Boyd | 56-51 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is called for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (PG), Derrick Walker (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Albert Barreto (PF), Bobby Epps (C) William Williams, Broderick Higgins, Lance Fulton, William Boyd, Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 04:51 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Phillips | 56-51 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Albert Barreto - foul #3 on Albert Barreto, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Walker | 59-53 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Martinsen blocks the short jumper by Joe Phillips | 59-53 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker misses the driving attempt from the right block | 59-53 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Barreto (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bobby Epps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Martinsen | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Martinsen | 63-53 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-53 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Joe Phillips | 63-55 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Epps | 63-55 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Lance Fulton (SF), William Boyd (PF) Daniel Martinsen, Donald Massenburg, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Lance Fulton | 65-55 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Derrick Walker | 68-55 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown connects on the floater in the paint set up by Daniel Finley | 68-57 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Epps | 70-57 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is whistled for traveling | 70-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (PG), Broderick Higgins (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Albert Barreto (PF), Keith Rasmussen (C) William Williams, Derrick Walker, Lance Fulton, William Boyd, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Lin is called for the reach on Keith Rasmussen - foul #4 on Daniel Lin, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | John Spenser scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen runs out the clock | 72-60 |