| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alva Brzozowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willy Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Long | 30-50 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | James Davis gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Long | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Willy Cox scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Fredrick Ferebee | 32-52 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Raymon Bonilla | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Willy Cox tips it in | 34-52 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman lays it up and in on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the driving attempt from close range | 36-54 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Palen (SG) Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Sam Hayner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Gene Land buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Clarence Williams | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Guadalupe Mendoza blocks the short jumper by Willy Cox | 36-57 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Raymon Bonilla | 36-57 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Robert Long takes the ball from Anthony Palen | 36-57 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Gene Land throws it down set up by Robert Long | 36-59 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla loses the ball out of bounds | 36-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), John Dandrea (C) Sam Hayner, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses long on a floater in the lane | 36-59 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the offensive board | 36-59 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by John Dandrea - foul #4 on John Dandrea, team foul #1 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (PG), Raymon Bonilla (C) Barry Daw, John Dandrea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 3rd free throw | 36-61 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG) Anthony Palen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee can't finish the layup | 36-61 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Willy Cox tips it but misses | 36-61 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Gene Land grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Sam Hayner steals it from Li-Liang Zhao | 36-61 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Guadalupe Mendoza picks off the pass by Fredrick Ferebee | 36-61 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-61 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alva Brzozowski | 36-61 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sam Hayner | 38-61 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-61 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Sam Hayner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Willy Cox | 41-61 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the jumper in the lane set up by Guadalupe Mendoza and he's fouled by Sam Hayner - foul #3 on Sam Hayner, team foul #2 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Anthony Palen (SG) Sam Hayner, Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Willy Cox is whistled for traveling | 41-64 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Ferebee | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Anthony Palen's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Wiedeman | 41-64 |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla tips it back up and in | 43-64 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gene Land | 43-66 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Willy Cox is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #2 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG) Barry Daw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG) Gene Land | |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 43-66 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Justin Cobb | 43-68 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Palen | 46-68 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-68 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the board | 46-68 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Sam Hayner comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #3 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (SG) Anthony Palen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Sam Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Sam Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the dribble to Willy Cox | 48-68 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Cox and the foul's on Justin Cobb - foul #4 on Justin Cobb, team foul #4 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski misses the free throw | 50-68 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-68 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Fredrick Ferebee - foul #4 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| 08:54 | Dayton | Willy Cox is denied on a layup by Curtis Wiedeman | 50-68 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Gene Land scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Davis | 50-71 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski double dribbles | 50-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Palen (SG) Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by Sam Hayner - foul #4 on Sam Hayner, team foul #3 | 50-71 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (PG) Sam Hayner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Willy Cox takes the ball from Robert Long | 50-71 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 50-71 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Gene Land scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Danny Carreiro | 50-74 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Alva Brzozowski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 25 pts. 5 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Robert Long steals the ball from Alva Brzozowski in the backcourt | 50-74 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Catoe | 50-76 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski misses the jumper from the right wing | 50-76 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla tips it back up and in | 52-76 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-76 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Willy Cox - foul #4 on Willy Cox, team foul #4 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), John Dandrea (C) Alva Brzozowski, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams drills a jumper from the left wing set up by James Davis | 52-78 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Sam Hayner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lin Xiong - foul #5 on Lin Xiong, team foul #6 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Sam Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Sam Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Cobb | 54-80 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Anthony Palen clanks a shot from the left side | 54-80 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 54-80 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-80 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it home | 54-82 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Anthony Palen's pass is intercepted by Curtis Wiedeman | 54-82 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Fredrick Ferebee - foul #1 on Fredrick Ferebee, team foul #5 | 54-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Raymon Bonilla (C) Sam Hayner, John Dandrea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Willy Cox - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #7 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Willy Cox misses the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 54-83 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony Palen picks off the pass by Gene Land | 54-83 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Barry Daw is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Barry Daw, team foul #6 | 54-83 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-83 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Land | 54-83 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Gene Land | 54-85 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Anthony Palen is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #8 | 54-85 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (SG) Fredrick Ferebee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Anthony Palen misses the 1st free throw | 54-85 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 54-85 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alva Brzozowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willy Cox (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Palen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. C - Raymon Bonilla (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws it down on a great pass from Ernest Catoe | 54-87 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gene Land - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #9 | 54-87 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG) Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Barry Daw makes the 1st free throw | 55-87 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Barry Daw makes the 2nd free throw | 56-87 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-87 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the offensive board | 56-87 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro loses the dribble to Anthony Palen | 56-87 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-87 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses the tip | 56-87 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 56-87 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Willy Cox is called for the reach on Danny Carreiro - foul #5 on Willy Cox, team foul #7 | 56-87 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Kane (SF), Fredrick Ferebee (PF) Sam Hayner, Willy Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 56-88 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 56-89 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 58-89 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a jumper from the left wing | 58-89 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Barry Daw | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Ernest Catoe swats the dunk try by Fredrick Ferebee | 58-89 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe gets the rebound | 58-89 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 58-92 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Anthony Palen's pass is intercepted by Gene Land | 58-92 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses short on a jump hook from close range | 58-92 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the offensive board | 58-92 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-92 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Barry Daw gets the rebound | 58-92 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Anthony Palen is fouled on the floor by Ernest Catoe - foul #1 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #10 | 58-92 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (SG) Alexander Kane | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Anthony Palen misses the 1st free throw | 58-92 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Anthony Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-92 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 59-92 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the follow up shot | 59-94 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Anthony Palen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-94 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 59-94 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land runs out the clock | 59-94 |