| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) SG - Larry Buck (fresh) SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) C - Vernon Newton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Al Loyola (fresh) SG - Max Chambers (fresh) SF - Randy Marshall (fresh) PF - Todd Davis (fresh) C - James Chang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama A&M | James Chang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Randy Marshall - foul #1 on Randy Marshall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Davis - foul #1 on Todd Davis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola throws it down on a great pass from Max Chambers and the foul's on Edward Horton - foul #1 on Edward Horton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Todd Davis and the foul's on Larry Buck - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Edwards | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis misses the floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford's pass is intercepted by Todd Davis | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Alabama A&M | James Chang comes up short on the runner from the right block | 7-5 |
| 17:20 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:12 | Alabama A&M | Larry Buck is called for the reach on Randy Marshall - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Larry Buck | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Schindler (PG), Robert Barth (SG), Brandon Clark (SF), John Breedlove (PF), Thomas Robert (C) Al Loyola, Max Chambers, Randy Marshall, Todd Davis, James Chang | |
| 16:59 | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Horton | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) Edward Horton | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | James Chang (C) Thomas Robert | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton blows the layup | 10-5 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - John Schindler (fresh) SG - Robert Barth (fresh) SF - Brandon Clark (fresh) PF - John Breedlove (fresh) C - James Chang (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 15:26 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Brandon Clark | 10-5 |
| 14:57 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the turnaround from the left block | 10-5 |
| 14:48 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:41 | Alabama A&M | James Chang hits a shot from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Max Chambers (SG), Randy Marshall (SF), Todd Davis (PF), Thomas Robert (C) John Schindler, Robert Barth, Brandon Clark, John Breedlove, James Chang | |
| 14:08 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:06 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Robert - foul #1 on Thomas Robert, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (SG), James Dickey (SF) George Charlton, Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:41 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-9 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 13:20 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:05 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Al Loyola | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks loses the dribble to Thomas Robert | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers is whistled for traveling | 12-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Schindler (PG), Joseph Whitt (PF), James Chang (C) Al Loyola, Todd Davis, Thomas Robert | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Charlton | 15-11 |
| 12:04 | Alabama A&M | Vernon Newton is called for the reach on Joseph Whitt - foul #1 on Vernon Newton, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| 11:46 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | George Charlton snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - John Schindler (fresh) SG - Max Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Marshall (fresh) PF - Joseph Whitt (fresh) C - James Chang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 11:37 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:12 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #2 on Vernon Newton, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Todd Davis (PF) Max Chambers, Joseph Whitt | |
| 11:12 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:12 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| 10:22 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), James Dickey (SF), Travis Stanford (PF) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark (SF) Randy Marshall | |
| 10:22 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:11 | Alabama A&M | James Chang gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:49 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark is hacked by Travis Stanford - foul #1 on Travis Stanford, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (SG) George Charlton | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth (PG), Max Chambers (SG) Al Loyola, John Schindler | |
| 09:49 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Dickey hits a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Brandon Clark - foul #1 on Brandon Clark, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove (PF) Todd Davis | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:11 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:10 | Alabama A&M | James Chang snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 08:49 | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth is whistled for a carry | 20-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Chris Franks, Travis Stanford | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Randy Marshall (SF), Thomas Robert (C) Robert Barth, Brandon Clark, James Chang | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Dickey | 22-15 |
| 08:03 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 22-15 |
| 08:01 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove tips it back up and in | 22-17 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson lays it up and in set up by Edward Horton | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Al Loyola (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Marshall (fresh) PF - John Breedlove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Robert (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Alabama A&M | James Dickey steals the ball from Max Chambers | 24-17 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Marshall steps in front of the Dustin Edwards pass | 24-17 |
| 07:08 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Robert denies the turnaround by Kosta Gembarowski | 24-17 |
| 06:44 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to John Breedlove | 24-17 |
| 06:31 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Horton - foul #2 on Edward Horton, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Edward Horton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Schindler (PG), Brandon Clark (SF), Todd Davis (PF), James Chang (C) Al Loyola, Randy Marshall, John Breedlove, Thomas Robert | |
| 06:31 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:31 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 06:11 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to James Chang | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Travis Stanford - foul #2 on Travis Stanford, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth (SG) Max Chambers | |
| 05:51 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Chris Franks | 26-19 |
| 05:13 | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 05:12 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:00 | Alabama A&M | Travis Stanford blocks the short jumper by James Chang | 26-19 |
| 04:58 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 04:41 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Franks | 29-19 |
| 03:56 | Alabama A&M | James Chang is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Chang, team foul #5 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Max Chambers (SG), Randy Marshall (SF), Thomas Robert (PF) John Schindler, Robert Barth, Brandon Clark, Todd Davis | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Max Chambers steals the ball from Kosta Gembarowski | 29-19 |
| 03:45 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers lays it in | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Al Loyola (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Marshall (fresh) PF - Thomas Robert (fresh) C - James Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | James Dickey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-21 |
| 03:04 | Alabama A&M | James Chang lays it in on a great pass from Max Chambers | 31-23 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Al Loyola steals it from Edward Horton in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | Alabama A&M | James Chang is hacked by James Dickey - foul #1 on James Dickey, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove (PF) Thomas Robert | |
| 02:55 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | Alabama A&M | James Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Al Loyola steals the ball from Larry Buck | 31-24 |
| 02:38 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Al Loyola | 31-26 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | James Chang is called for the reach on Edward Horton - foul #2 on James Chang, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson (C) Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis (PF) James Chang | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 34-26 |
| 01:49 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis comes up short on the runner in the paint | 34-26 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | James Dickey snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Horton | 36-26 |
| 01:21 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 01:02 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Max Chambers | 36-26 |
| 00:46 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 36-26 |
| 00:45 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:26 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 00:24 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:05 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-26 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-26 |