| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Jones (fresh) C - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the easy layup | 19-32 |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones loses the dribble to Joseph Neves | 19-32 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-32 |
| 19:23 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-32 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 18:50 | St. Joseph's | The refs have stopped play. Ronald Caraballo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 19-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (SG) Ronald Caraballo | |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Alvin Jones picks off the pass by Justin Lewis | 19-32 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | David Marti misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-32 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Sledge | 19-32 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | James Bly is denied on a dunk by Michael Hobbs | 19-32 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves tips it back up and in | 21-32 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Alvin Jones steals the ball from John Sledge | 21-32 |
| 17:20 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite snags the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd grabs the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Boyd | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it back up and in | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Marti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-35 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Bly and he's fouled by Alvin Jones - foul #3 on Alvin Jones, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, John Sledge | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the free throw | 25-35 |
| 15:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Alvin Jones | 25-35 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd is hacked by James Bly - foul #3 on James Bly, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:41 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #1 on Charles Moore, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 25-37 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Alvin Jones | 25-37 |
| 13:30 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue banks in the layup set up by William Boyd | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses long on a floater from the right side | 25-39 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts can't tip it in | 25-39 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it in | 27-39 |
| 13:04 | St. Joseph's | James Bly takes the ball from William Boyd in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | James Bly throws it down | 29-39 |
| 12:48 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Marti | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | David Wilson clanks a floater near the basket | 29-41 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore tips it in | 31-41 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Bly - foul #4 on James Bly, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), Guy Ford (PF), Robert Smothers (C) David Marti, Alvin Jones, Michael Hobbs | |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses long on a floater from close range | 31-43 |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddy Lanoue (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Guy Ford (fresh) C - Robert Smothers (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Caraballo | 31-46 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-46 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis snags the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin makes the jumper from the left wing set up by John Sledge and he's fouled by William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG), Jim Darden (SF) William Boyd, Freddy Lanoue | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:35 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Joseph Neves - foul #2 on Joseph Neves, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| 10:35 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | John Sledge gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the lay-in | 34-48 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:57 | St. Joseph's | Justin Lewis steps in front of the Robert Smothers pass | 34-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin lays it in set up by Justin Lewis | 36-48 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Jim Darden buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by David Marti | 36-50 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the floater in the lane | 38-50 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's | David Marti misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-50 |
| 08:49 | St. Joseph's | Jim Darden gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:30 | St. Joseph's | Jim Darden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | John Sledge hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 38-50 |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Smothers gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Guy Ford is called for the reach on John Sledge - foul #2 on Guy Ford, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Marty Erwin, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SF), Alvin Jones (PF), Michael Hobbs (C) David Marti, Jim Darden, Guy Ford, Robert Smothers | |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Alvin Jones - foul #4 on Alvin Jones, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | David Wilson picks off the pass by William Boyd | 39-50 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | James Bly connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Neves and he's hacked by Alvin Jones - foul #5 on Alvin Jones, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford (PF) Alvin Jones | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hobbs and he's fouled by Charles Moore - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Caraballo takes the ball from Thomas Roberts | 42-53 |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Boyd | 42-55 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | James Bly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 05:43 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hobbs | 42-55 |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #4 on Charles Moore, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF) Charles Moore, David Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Smothers (PF) Guy Ford | |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts is hacked by Ronald Caraballo - foul #3 on Ronald Caraballo, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 04:58 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Freddy Lanoue | 42-59 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Smothers is called for the reach on Justin Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Smothers, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Charles Moore (SG), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) James Bly, Joseph Neves, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Smothers | 42-59 |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo scores on a runner from the left block set up by Michael Hobbs and he's fouled by Charles Moore - foul #5 on Charles Moore, team foul #8 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG) William Boyd | |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the free throw | 42-61 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Hobbs steals it from Justin Lewis | 42-61 |
| 03:39 | St. Joseph's | David Marti hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smothers | 42-64 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by David Marti - foul #2 on David Marti, team foul #8 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Guy Ford (PF) Robert Smothers | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Marti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddy Lanoue (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Guy Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | James Bly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | David Wilson drills a runner in the lane set up by James Bly | 46-67 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis knocks in the floater from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 01:57 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Marti | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | James Bly knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wilson | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #9 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG) James Bly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG) David Marti | |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin's pass is intercepted by Michael Hobbs | 50-72 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-72 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | David Wilson buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Justin Lewis | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Caraballo | 52-74 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marty Erwin | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd runs out the clock | 55-74 |