| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Best (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Travis Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Briseno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Ernst (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | George Best comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 19:13 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno tips it home | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Long | 40-39 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Clarence Williams steals it from Arthur Ernst | 40-39 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore misses short on an open shot in the lane | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 40-39 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Travis Moore - foul #3 on Travis Moore, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG), John Boone (SF), Steven Dubovsky (PF) Victor Schaeffer, Travis Moore, William Briseno | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote is fouled on the floor by Gene Land - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | George Best is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | John Boone tips it home | 42-41 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 15:59 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Best (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Ernst (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Boone is called for the reach on Wayne Powell - foul #1 on John Boone, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), Travis Moore (SF), William Briseno (PF) Ellis Cote, John Boone, Steven Dubovsky | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | William Briseno is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #3 on William Briseno, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Arthur Ernst is called for the reach on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Arthur Ernst, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:02 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Victor Schaeffer | 44-43 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses long on a runner from the left block | 44-43 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ernst - foul #4 on Arthur Ernst, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), John Boone (SF), Steven Dubovsky (C) Victor Schaeffer, George Best, William Briseno, Arthur Ernst | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Gene Land loses the dribble to John Boone | 44-43 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Gene Land steals it from Kenneth Dobrowolski | 44-43 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by John Boone - foul #2 on John Boone, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell scores on a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - John Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Dubovsky is called for the reach on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), George Best (SG), William Briseno (PF) Ellis Cote, Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Best | 48-43 |
| 10:57 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Boone (SF) Steven Dubovsky | |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | George Best connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a shot from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:29 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Schaeffer | 48-48 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it home | 50-48 |
| 09:00 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno banks in the wide open layup set up by George Best | 50-50 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), Steven Dubovsky (C) Victor Schaeffer, George Best, John Boone | |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:37 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst (C) William Briseno | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - Travis Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Ernst (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Dubovsky - foul #2 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by Steven Dubovsky - foul #3 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), George Best (SG), John Boone (SF), William Briseno (PF) Ellis Cote, Kenneth Dobrowolski, Travis Moore, Steven Dubovsky | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:08 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:38 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-51 |
| 05:36 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst tips it home | 54-53 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Claassen | 57-53 |
| 05:02 | Vanderbilt | Li-Liang Zhao is called for the reach on William Briseno - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore (SF), Steven Dubovsky (PF) John Boone, William Briseno | |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | George Best shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst tips it in | 57-55 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Long knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 03:55 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 59-57 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Victor Schaeffer - foul #1 on Victor Schaeffer, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), John Boone (SF) Victor Schaeffer, George Best, Travis Moore | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 61-57 |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | John Boone tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - John Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Ernst (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Dobrowolski - foul #3 on Kenneth Dobrowolski, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Briseno (PF) Steven Dubovsky | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses the lay-in | 61-59 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 61-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | John Boone grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), George Best (SG), Travis Moore (SF) Ellis Cote, Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone | |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | George Best is called for the reach on Gene Land - foul #1 on George Best, team foul #12 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Best | 63-62 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on William Briseno - foul #4 on William Briseno, team foul #13 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a turnaround from the right block | 65-62 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Victor Schaeffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Schaeffer, team foul #14 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-62 |