| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 10 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Stephen Love (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Bowers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Frailey (fresh) PF - Andrew Renda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Tillotson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Roy Frailey inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Texas | Stephen Love is denied on a layup by John Sledge | 19-32 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 19:13 | Texas | Andrew Renda snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 18:57 | Texas | Warren Bowers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Love | 19-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis hits the follow up shot | 21-35 |
| 18:20 | Texas | Roy Frailey misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 21-35 |
| 18:18 | Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Frailey | 21-35 |
| 18:00 | Texas | Roy Frailey blows the layup | 21-35 |
| 17:58 | Texas | Roy Frailey hits the follow up shot | 21-37 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | James Bly hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-37 |
| 17:44 | Texas | Andrew Renda gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 17:18 | Texas | Joshua Tillotson lays it up and in | 21-39 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Tillotson - foul #1 on Joshua Tillotson, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SG), David Wilson (PF) Marty Erwin, John Sledge | |
| Subs | Texas | Bart Chitwood (PG), Richard Parker (SG), Jerry Cryer (SF), Danny Watson (PF), Albert Lowe (C) Stephen Love, Warren Bowers, Roy Frailey, Andrew Renda, Joshua Tillotson | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 16:35 | Texas | Danny Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | David Wilson loses the dribble to Richard Parker | 23-39 |
| 16:03 | Texas | Albert Lowe knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Bart Chitwood | 23-41 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-41 |
| 15:38 | Texas | The rebound goes to Danny Watson | 23-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Moore (fresh) SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Bart Chitwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Parker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerry Cryer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Watson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Albert Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Texas | Albert Lowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, Justin Lewis, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Love (PG), Warren Bowers (SG), Roy Frailey (SF), Andrew Renda (PF) Bart Chitwood, Richard Parker, Jerry Cryer, Danny Watson | |
| 15:21 | Texas | Albert Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 15:21 | Texas | Albert Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Roy Frailey - foul #3 on Roy Frailey, team foul #2 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Tillotson (C) Albert Lowe | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:46 | Texas | Warren Bowers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Phil Braithwaite is denied by Joshua Tillotson | 26-42 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 14:09 | Texas | Joshua Tillotson connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Renda | 28-44 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Roy Frailey takes the ball from Phil Braithwaite | 28-44 |
| 13:26 | Texas | Warren Bowers buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Warren Bowers - foul #3 on Warren Bowers, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Justin Lewis (SF) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Texas | Bart Chitwood (PG), Richard Parker (SG), Jerry Cryer (SF), Danny Watson (PF), Albert Lowe (C) Stephen Love, Warren Bowers, Roy Frailey, Andrew Renda, Joshua Tillotson | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-47 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Sledge | 28-47 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | John Sledge scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Bly | 30-47 |
| 12:34 | Texas | James Bly takes the ball from Bart Chitwood | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the lay-in | 30-47 |
| 12:10 | Texas | Jerry Cryer pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 11:42 | Texas | Richard Parker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (PF) John Sledge | |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Love (PG), Warren Bowers (SG), Roy Frailey (SF), Andrew Renda (PF), Joshua Tillotson (C) Bart Chitwood, Richard Parker, Jerry Cryer, Danny Watson, Albert Lowe | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Stephen Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Bowers (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Renda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Tillotson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Tillotson blocks the short jumper by James Bly | 30-47 |
| 11:31 | Texas | Joshua Tillotson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 11:24 | Texas | Warren Bowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-47 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Love - foul #1 on Stephen Love, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Roy Frailey swats the layup by David Wilson | 30-47 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | David Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Warren Bowers - foul #4 on Warren Bowers, team foul #6 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Parker (SG) Warren Bowers | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:21 | Texas | Roy Frailey connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Love | 32-49 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin buries a 3 from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 09:51 | Texas | Andrew Renda double dribbles | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas | Bart Chitwood (PG), Jerry Cryer (SF), Danny Watson (PF) Stephen Love, Roy Frailey, Andrew Renda | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Marty Erwin is blocked by Joshua Tillotson | 35-49 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 09:06 | Texas | Jerry Cryer pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 08:41 | Texas | Joshua Tillotson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is whistled for traveling | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), David Wilson (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore, John Sledge, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Love (PG), Roy Frailey (SF), Andrew Renda (PF), Albert Lowe (C) Bart Chitwood, Jerry Cryer, Danny Watson, Joshua Tillotson | |
| 07:55 | Texas | Roy Frailey makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #4 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Warren Bowers (SG) Richard Parker | |
| 07:55 | Texas | Roy Frailey makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen Love steps in front of the Justin Lewis pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 35-52 |
| 07:43 | Texas | Stephen Love can't finish the layup | 35-52 |
| 07:42 | Texas | Albert Lowe tips it in | 35-54 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite knocks in the floater from the baseline | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Stephen Love (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Bowers (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Frailey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Renda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Lowe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Texas | Albert Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | John Sledge is whistled for traveling | 37-54 |
| 06:34 | Texas | Warren Bowers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | James Bly snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves's pass is intercepted by Stephen Love | 37-54 |
| 06:08 | Texas | Warren Bowers loses the ball out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| Subs | Texas | Bart Chitwood (PG), Jerry Cryer (SF), Joshua Tillotson (C) Stephen Love, Roy Frailey, Albert Lowe | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | John Sledge lays it in and he's fouled by Jerry Cryer - foul #3 on Jerry Cryer, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Texas | Danny Watson (PF) Andrew Renda | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 05:36 | Texas | Warren Bowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Lewis | 40-54 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | John Sledge buries a turnaround from close range | 42-54 |
| 05:06 | Texas | Warren Bowers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bart Chitwood | 42-57 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF) Justin Lewis, John Sledge | |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Love (PG), Richard Parker (SG) Bart Chitwood, Warren Bowers | |
| 04:35 | Texas | Jerry Cryer misses the lay-in | 42-57 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the easy layup | 42-57 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | David Wilson hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 03:57 | Texas | Stephen Love misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 03:56 | Texas | Richard Parker hits the follow up shot | 44-59 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Joshua Tillotson picks off the pass by Marty Erwin | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Texas | Charles Moore picks off the pass by Joshua Tillotson | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - David Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Stephen Love (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Cryer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Watson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joshua Tillotson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 03:09 | Texas | The rebound goes to Joshua Tillotson | 44-59 |
| 02:49 | Texas | Joshua Tillotson makes the shot near the basket | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-61 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | David Wilson knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Neves | 46-61 |
| 02:13 | Texas | Jerry Cryer hits a fadeaway from close range | 46-63 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Texas | Joshua Tillotson misses long on a jumper from close range | 48-63 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is hacked by Stephen Love - foul #2 on Stephen Love, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Bart Chitwood (PG), Albert Lowe (C) Stephen Love, Joshua Tillotson | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:10 | Texas | Richard Parker misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-63 |
| 01:09 | Texas | Jerry Cryer tips it in | 50-65 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Watson - foul #1 on Danny Watson, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Texas | The jumper by Richard Parker is denied by Thomas Roberts | 52-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-65 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cryer - foul #4 on Jerry Cryer, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:15 | Texas | The rebound goes to Albert Lowe | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Bart Chitwood runs out the clock | 52-65 |