| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Trey Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barber steps in front of the Daniel Finley pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert lays it in set up by Wayne Barber | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Trey Hill pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Trey Hill | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Clark | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Central Florida | Trey Hill drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-7 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Wayne Barber - foul #1 on Wayne Barber, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (PF) Trey Hill | |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Phillips and he's fouled by Carl Wellborn - foul #1 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn's floater is tipped away by Oscar Leal | 2-7 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Carl Wellborn denies the turnaround by Mark Brown | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic loses the dribble to Mark Brown | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Travis Lyons | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | William Clark knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Leo Gilbert | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Damek Jorovic is called for the reach on Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), Trey Hill (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, Carl Wellborn | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | John Spenser tips it in | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Lin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - William Givens (fresh) SF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | William Givens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (PF) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward's floater is tipped away by Donald Evens | 8-9 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-9 |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | Trey Hill pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | William Givens hits a jumper from the right side set up by Trey Hill | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain is fouled on the floor by Daniel Woodward - foul #1 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), David Mercer (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Damek Jorovic, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 11-11 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by William Clark | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Brown | 13-13 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | David Mercer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 13-13 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | David Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | David Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barber steals the ball from Daniel Finley in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Barber | 13-17 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barber picks off the pass by Joe Phillips | 13-17 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Clark, David Mercer, Carl Wellborn | |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens loses the dribble to Damek Jorovic | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Daniel Lin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Barber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert lays it up and in set up by Damek Jorovic | 13-19 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Torain | 15-19 |
| 11:03 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leo Gilbert | 15-21 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 17-21 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Wayne Barber - foul #2 on Wayne Barber, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), William Clark (SF), David Mercer (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, Damek Jorovic, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | David Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (SF) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Carl Wellborn steps in front of the Joe Webster pass | 18-23 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves is fouled in the backcourt by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #3 | 18-23 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | William Givens buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Joe Phillips - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Phillips and the foul's on William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (PF) David Mercer | |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG) Alton Hargreaves | |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | William Clark denies the turnaround by Travis Lyons | 21-28 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses short on a jumper from the left side | 21-28 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Givens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Wellborn - foul #2 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Hux (SG), David Mercer (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Givens, William Clark, Carl Wellborn | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | David Mercer comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (PF) Damek Jorovic | |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | David Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | David Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Donald Hux can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (PF) Keith Rudolph, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Clark (SF) David Mercer | |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Donald Hux makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Donald Hux makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin's pass is intercepted by Trey Hill | 25-32 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | William Clark is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Damek Jorovic (SG) Leo Gilbert, Donald Hux | |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens tips it home | 27-34 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | William Givens misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Lawrence Stapleton (C) Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley's pass is intercepted by William Givens | 27-36 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | William Givens misses the lay-in | 27-36 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips's pass is intercepted by William Clark | 27-36 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Givens | 27-38 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Webster | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - William Givens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Damek Jorovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton lays it in on a great pass from Alton Hargreaves | 30-40 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #8 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Joe Webster, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), David Mercer (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, William Clark, Damek Jorovic, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Trey Hill pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Trey Hill is denied on a layup by Travis Lyons | 31-40 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Gilbert | 31-42 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barber steps in front of the Mark Brown pass | 31-42 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #10 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 31-43 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-43 |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Trey Hill gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | David Mercer's layup is rejected by Travis Lyons | 31-43 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is fouled on the floor by David Mercer - foul #1 on David Mercer, team foul #9 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Trey Hill | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | David Mercer pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses the easy layup | 31-43 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by John Spenser | 33-45 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | David Mercer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | John Spenser pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Spenser | 35-45 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Leo Gilbert and he's fouled by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #11 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), William Clark (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, David Mercer, Lawrence Stapleton, Carl Wellborn | |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-47 |