| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Ruyle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) C - James Guillory (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 19:37 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster is fouled on the floor by Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:25 | Sacramento State | James Guillory hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-25 |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle tips it in | 32-27 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-27 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 18:44 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips's pass is intercepted by Donald Lawson | 34-29 |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | James Guillory comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Wade (PG), Michael Perea (SG), Freddie Lair (SF), Wayne Reed (PF) Michael Ruyle, Brian Forster, James Powers, Donald Lawson | |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | James Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | James Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Finley | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | Sacramento State | Keith Rudolph steps in front of the Wayne Reed pass | 39-31 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Perea steals it from Keith Rudolph | 39-31 |
| 16:42 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to James Guillory | 39-31 |
| 16:28 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade is whistled for traveling | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Daniel Lin, Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG), Brian Forster (SG), James Powers (SF), Donald Lawson (PF) Michael Wade, Michael Perea, Freddie Lair, Wayne Reed | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 15:58 | Sacramento State | James Powers is fouled on the floor by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG) Michael Ruyle | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Guillory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 41-31 |
| 15:16 | Sacramento State | James Guillory pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:12 | Sacramento State | James Powers travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SF) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Wade (C) James Guillory | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 14:37 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 14:36 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Keith Rudolph - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (SF), Wayne Reed (PF), Freddie Lair (C) James Powers, Donald Lawson, Michael Wade | |
| 14:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph can't connect on a shot in the paint | 44-32 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Gibson | 44-32 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Lin | 47-32 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Merle Gibson and the foul's on Wayne Reed - foul #1 on Wayne Reed, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Michael Perea (SG), Michael Wade (C) Norman Stanhope, Brian Forster, Freddie Lair | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | Michael Perea clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #5 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Michael Francis (C) Keith Rudolph, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Powers (SF), James Guillory (C) Michael Ruyle, Wayne Reed | |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | Michael Perea makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | Michael Perea misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:47 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 12:46 | Sacramento State | James Powers grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 12:35 | Sacramento State | James Guillory pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:20 | Sacramento State | James Powers is hacked by Donald Evens - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Webster (PF) John Spenser, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), Donald Lawson (PF) James Powers, Michael Wade | |
| 11:59 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Stanhope | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Perea (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Guillory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | James Guillory misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joe Webster - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG), Michael Ruyle (SF) Kenneth Rogers, Michael Perea | |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | James Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | James Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 11:16 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Stanhope | 52-37 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 10:56 | Sacramento State | James Guillory gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:33 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | James Guillory pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Norman Stanhope | 52-39 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Keith Rudolph (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Michael Francis (C) Daniel Finley, August Ball, Merle Gibson, Joe Webster, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Michael Perea (SG), James Powers (SF), Wayne Reed (PF), Michael Wade (C) Norman Stanhope, Brian Forster, Michael Ruyle, Donald Lawson, James Guillory | |
| 10:01 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Powers | 52-42 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Michael Perea | 52-42 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 09:23 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed hits a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG) Michael Perea | |
| 09:23 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 52-44 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 09:03 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:44 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed lays it in | 52-46 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits a fadeaway from close range set up by John Spenser | 54-46 |
| 08:08 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 07:55 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Francis - foul #4 on Michael Francis, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), August Ball (SG), Keith Rudolph (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Mark Brown, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), Michael Perea (SG), Freddie Lair (SF), James Guillory (C) Kenneth Rogers, Brian Forster, James Powers, Michael Wade | |
| 07:55 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:55 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - August Ball (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Perea (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Freddie Lair (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Guillory (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 07:25 | Sacramento State | James Guillory gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:21 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair loses the ball out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) August Ball | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG), Donald Lawson (PF) Norman Stanhope, Wayne Reed | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is open but misses the lay-in | 54-48 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin is fouled on the floor by James Guillory - foul #2 on James Guillory, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG) Michael Perea | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:19 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 06:18 | Sacramento State | James Guillory hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from August Ball | 56-50 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Michael Francis (C) Daniel Finley, August Ball, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (SG), James Powers (SF), Michael Wade (PF) Michael Ruyle, Freddie Lair, Donald Lawson | |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | John Spenser connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Evens | 59-51 |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope is fouled on the floor by Joe Webster - foul #3 on Joe Webster, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | James Guillory gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Powers picks off the pass by Donald Evens | 59-52 |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade lays it in on a nice dish by James Powers | 59-54 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rogers takes the ball from Donald Evens | 59-54 |
| 03:49 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers banks in the layup | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Guillory (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Michael Wade | 59-56 |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | James Guillory can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 03:21 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:05 | Sacramento State | James Guillory loses the dribble to John Spenser | 59-56 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Norman Stanhope steals the ball from Daniel Lin in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 02:44 | Sacramento State | James Guillory buries a shot from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Merle Gibson (C) John Spenser, Donald Evens, Mark Brown, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG), Brian Forster (SG), Freddie Lair (SF), Donald Lawson (PF), Wayne Reed (C) Norman Stanhope, Kenneth Rogers, James Powers, Michael Wade, James Guillory | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Joe Phillips and the foul's on Donald Lawson - foul #3 on Donald Lawson, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Joe Phillips | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Guillory (C) Wayne Reed | |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Forster | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster tips it home | 64-61 |
| 01:36 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), James Powers (SF) Michael Ruyle, Freddie Lair | |
| 01:24 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope is whistled for a carry | 64-61 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is hacked by James Powers in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Powers, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Lawson steps in front of the Joe Webster pass | 64-61 |
| 00:45 | Sacramento State | James Guillory loses the dribble to Daniel Finley | 64-61 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley hits the finger roll | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Sacramento State | James Guillory double dribbles | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is hacked by Norman Stanhope in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SF) Daniel Finley, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | James Guillory is called for the reach on Joe Webster - foul #3 on James Guillory, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Norman Stanhope - foul #5 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) Norman Stanhope | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (PF) John Spenser, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is hacked by Brian Forster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Forster, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | James Guillory scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Rogers | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Michael Francis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:19 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donald Lawson | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Finley | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Joe Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | James Guillory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Ruyle is called for the reach on Mark Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Ruyle, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | James Powers can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 74-67 |