| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's floater is tipped away by Alfred Johnson | 27-24 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman blows the wide open layup | 27-24 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Hill | 27-24 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Alfred Johnson is denied by Curtis Wiedeman | 27-24 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin tips it home | 27-26 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long banks in the layup over the doubleteam and he's hacked by Alec Turner - foul #1 on Alec Turner, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | James Davis steals it from Eric Arana | 30-26 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Davis | 33-26 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-26 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Alfred Johnson - foul #2 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Williams (SF) Marcel Corbin | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Williams | 34-28 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alec Turner | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gene Land and the foul's on David Hill - foul #4 on David Hill, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin (SF), Robert Kastner (C) Robert Williams, David Hill | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Arana - foul #3 on Eric Arana, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 43-37 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana travels with the ball | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG) Alec Turner | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kastner | 43-37 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Clarence Williams steals it from Alfred Johnson out of a doubleteam | 43-37 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't finish the layup | 43-37 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Rodney James pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rodney James (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kastner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin loses the dribble to Guadalupe Mendoza | 43-37 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Alfred Johnson denies the turnaround by Clarence Williams | 43-37 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 43-37 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the contested floater in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney James | 43-39 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams loses the dribble to Rodney James | 43-39 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for the reach on Robert Kastner - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF), David Conley (C) Eric Arana, Marcel Corbin, Alfred Johnson, Robert Kastner | |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | David Conley is open and scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 43-42 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a floater from the left side set up by Danny Carreiro | 45-42 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Justin Cobb picks off the pass by Rodney James | 45-42 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb lays it in | 47-42 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney James | 47-45 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Rodney James, Robert Williams, Mark Jenkins, David Conley | |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Robert Kastner - foul #1 on Robert Kastner, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain (PG), David Hill (C) Alec Turner, Robert Kastner | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Fountain (fresh) SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Marcel Corbin - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Gene Land steps in front of the Marcel Corbin pass | 49-45 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long banks in the layup set up by Gene Land | 51-45 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Long scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Gene Land | 53-45 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | David Hill clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is fouled on the floor by Eric Arana - foul #4 on Eric Arana, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (PG), Robert Williams (SF) Jack Fountain, Marcel Corbin | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner travels in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) Gene Land | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | David Hill hits the finger roll | 54-47 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins (PF) Alfred Johnson | |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Mark Jenkins - foul #2 on Mark Jenkins, team foul #11 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin (SF) Robert Williams | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gene Land - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is wide open and slams it home | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Gene Land evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-52 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Arana | 57-54 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Danny Carreiro is blocked by David Hill | 57-54 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Guadalupe Mendoza picks off the pass by Mark Jenkins | 57-54 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF) Mark Jenkins | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Davis | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 59-54 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is hacked by Alec Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alec Turner, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (C) James Davis, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is hacked by Eric Arana in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Arana, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG) Eric Arana | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Gene Land grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Alec Turner is called for the reach on Gene Land in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alec Turner, team foul #14 | 62-57 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | David Hill gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Alec Turner is called for the reach on Clarence Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alec Turner, team foul #15 | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Curtis Wiedeman takes the ball from Marcel Corbin | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long runs out the clock | 65-57 |