| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis buries a jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Neves | 38-27 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | Reuben Williams scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Boyes | 40-27 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | John Sledge lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Bly | 40-29 |
| 18:22 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:22 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:22 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | James Bly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 41-29 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Bly and the foul's on Steven McDowell - foul #1 on Steven McDowell, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (SF) Steven McDowell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 17:13 | UCLA | Dale Bateman tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | Dale Bateman pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:43 | UCLA | John Boyes connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Drew Zambrana | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | John Sledge clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-32 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | James Bly grabs the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Drew Zambrana denies the turnaround by Justin Lewis | 46-32 |
| 16:16 | UCLA | Jose Orozco grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 16:10 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana clanks a jumper from the left block | 46-32 |
| 16:09 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana tips it home | 48-32 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 15:56 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bateman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UCLA | John Boyes buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Reuben Williams | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Drew Zambrana picks off the pass by Justin Lewis | 51-32 |
| 15:00 | UCLA | Jose Orozco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Roger Pierce (SG), Steven McDowell (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) John Boyes, Reuben Williams, Jose Orozco, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts blows the layup | 51-32 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin hits the follow up shot | 51-34 |
| 14:25 | UCLA | Thomas Cox drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven McDowell | 53-34 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | David Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-34 |
| 14:00 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Roger Pierce | 53-34 |
| 13:47 | UCLA | Herman Winter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Thomas Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG) James Bly | |
| 13:37 | UCLA | Joseph Neves steals it from Roger Pierce | 53-34 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the lay-in | 53-34 |
| 13:24 | UCLA | Herman Winter snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 13:18 | UCLA | Herman Winter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-34 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-37 |
| 12:42 | UCLA | Roger Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Jose Orozco (SF) Roger Pierce, Steven McDowell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | John Sledge clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jose Orozco - foul #3 on Jose Orozco, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Marty Erwin | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:05 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer clanks a turnaround from the left block | 53-39 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Lewis | 53-39 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | John Sledge drills a floater from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Rhymer (fairly fresh) C - Herman Winter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | UCLA | John Boyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Lewis | 53-41 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | James Bly splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:02 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:46 | UCLA | John Boyes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is fouled on the floor by Reuben Williams - foul #1 on Reuben Williams, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG), Steven McDowell (SF), Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Reuben Williams, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dale Bateman - foul #1 on Dale Bateman, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:12 | UCLA | John Boyes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Dale Bateman swats the layup by David Wilson | 53-43 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 09:38 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana lays it up and in | 55-45 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the contested jumpshot from the right side | 55-47 |
| 08:59 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana throws it down | 57-47 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | James Bly evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Roberts | 57-50 |
| 08:22 | UCLA | John Boyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | James Bly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | David Wilson tips it in | 60-52 |
| 07:45 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Boyes and he's hacked by David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Jose Orozco (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF) John Boyes, Roger Pierce, Steven McDowell, Dale Bateman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| 07:45 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Thomas Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is hacked by Jose Orozco - foul #4 on Jose Orozco, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Herman Winter (C) Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:10 | UCLA | Jose Orozco misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #2 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| 07:10 | UCLA | Jose Orozco misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:10 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by Herman Winter - foul #2 on Herman Winter, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Thomas Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Neves - foul #1 on Joseph Neves, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Reuben Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Reuben Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-52 |
| 06:09 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:04 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-52 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 05:44 | UCLA | Herman Winter gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:22 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-52 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | John Sledge gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis loses the dribble to Russell Rhymer | 66-52 |
| 04:57 | UCLA | Phil Braithwaite is called for the reach on Herman Winter - foul #3 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG), Steven McDowell (SF), Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Reuben Williams, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Marty Erwin, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana hits a jump hook from close range set up by John Boyes and the foul's on Thomas Roberts - foul #3 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | James Bly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-52 |
| 04:33 | UCLA | Dale Bateman gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 04:14 | UCLA | Steven McDowell loses the dribble to Joseph Neves | 68-52 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Neves | 68-54 |
| 04:02 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 70-54 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Bly | 70-56 |
| 03:30 | UCLA | Steven McDowell drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Roger Pierce | 72-56 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | James Bly buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Moore | 72-58 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana clanks a runner in the lane | 72-58 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | James Bly snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Bly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves hits the follow up shot | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Thomas Roberts takes the ball from John Boyes | 72-60 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | David Wilson scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Moore and the foul's on Drew Zambrana - foul #1 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Jose Orozco (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) John Boyes, Roger Pierce, Steven McDowell, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Justin Lewis (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, Charles Moore, Thomas Roberts | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:09 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Thomas Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) David Wilson | |
| 01:51 | UCLA | Reuben Williams scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Boyes | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Boyes - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven McDowell (SF), Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Dale Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #4 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG) John Sledge | |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Steven McDowell snags the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 00:53 | UCLA | John Boyes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-64 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | UCLA | John Boyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore loses the dribble to John Boyes | 75-64 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | John Boyes hits the finger roll | 77-64 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 77-64 |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | John Boyes runs out the clock | 77-64 |