| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) SF - Toby Segovia (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fulk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Dean | 26-33 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Walter Allen clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on George Vangilder - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits a runner in the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | Maximo Bianchi steals the ball from Anthony Kuzma | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dana Hartmann - foul #2 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:15 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann is hacked by George Vangilder - foul #2 on George Vangilder, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Walter Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dean | 31-35 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Allen | 31-37 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | James Fulk is called for the reach on James Dean - foul #2 on James Fulk, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), Darryl Smith (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia, James Fulk, Dana Hartmann | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser tips it home | 33-37 |
| 16:30 | Florida State | Jon Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Taylor | 33-40 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | James Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) James Green | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Smith and he's hacked by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) William Felts | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jay Broome (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) James Taylor, Brandon Liedtke, Darryl Smith | |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| 15:40 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Jay Broome makes the floater from close range | 33-45 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Jon Hayes gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Jay Broome misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-45 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Jon Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Jay Broome hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF), James Fulk (C) Jon Hayes, Daniel Dotson, Dana Hartmann | |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Jay Broome makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Jay Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | George Lambert's floater is tipped away by James Fulk | 33-47 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | James Fulk pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #2 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG) Walter Allen | |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the easy layup | 33-48 |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Jay Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Dirk Dyer steals the ball from James Taylor | 33-48 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | James Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman drills a shot from the right side set up by George Lambert | 35-48 |
| 12:31 | Florida State | Jay Broome is fouled on the floor by Dirk Dyer - foul #1 on Dirk Dyer, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Dave Iser (PF) James Green, Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Dana Hartmann (C) James Taylor, Jay Broome | |
| 12:16 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Fulk | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Toby Segovia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fulk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Walter Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-50 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Dana Hartmann is called for the reach on James Dean - foul #3 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), James Taylor (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF) Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia, James Fulk | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 38-50 |
| 10:48 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-50 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann tips it back up and in | 38-52 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the floater from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Jon Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF), Jay Broome (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Jon Hayes, Daniel Dotson, Dana Hartmann | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Toby Segovia - foul #2 on Toby Segovia, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma hits a floater from the right wing set up by James Taylor | 41-54 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Toby Segovia - foul #3 on Toby Segovia, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | James Fulk misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Dirk Dyer (PF) James Green, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), Daniel Dotson (SF), Dana Hartmann (C) Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia, Jay Broome | |
| 08:35 | Florida State | James Fulk makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | James Fulk makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | James Fulk denies the turnaround by James Dean | 42-56 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | James Fulk snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | James Fulk is called for a backcourt violation | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF) James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jay Broome (PF) Daniel Dotson, James Fulk | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-56 |
| 07:39 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Walter Allen | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jay Broome (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Jay Broome comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | Jay Broome tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dave Iser | 45-56 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dave Iser - foul #3 on Dave Iser, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), George Vangilder (PF) Maximo Bianchi, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Jon Hayes, Dana Hartmann | |
| 06:57 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the jumper near the basket | 47-58 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | James Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kyle Core | 50-58 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Jay Broome jams it | 50-60 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-60 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Jay Broome pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | Toby Segovia is fouled on the floor by Kyle Core - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), William Felts (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Dana Hartmann (C) James Taylor, Jay Broome | |
| 05:40 | Florida State | Toby Segovia misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dean | 53-60 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Walter Allen clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Maximo Bianchi - foul #2 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Dotson (PF) James Fulk | |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Lambert | 53-60 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Dotson swats the layup by Maximo Bianchi | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it back up and in | 55-60 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), Darryl Smith (PF) Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Dotson steals it from Dirk Dyer | 55-60 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Jon Hayes loses the dribble to Dan Pittman | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Smith (fresh) C - Dana Hartmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Dean drills a jumper from the left block | 57-60 |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Jon Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 03:04 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Darryl Smith - foul #1 on Darryl Smith, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF), Dave Iser (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dirk Dyer, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF), Jay Broome (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Jon Hayes, Daniel Dotson, Darryl Smith, Dana Hartmann | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG) James Taylor | |
| 02:21 | Florida State | James Fulk clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | James Fulk pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Walter Allen buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Kuzma | 58-62 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dana Hartmann (C) James Fulk | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it in | 60-62 |
| 01:34 | Florida State | George Vangilder blocks the short jumper by Walter Allen | 60-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Dan Pittman | 62-62 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Jay Broome scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Toby Segovia | 62-64 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann jams it | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dana Hartmann | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann is hacked by Maximo Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #11 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (SF) Toby Segovia | |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | James Taylor steals it from James Dean | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | James Taylor hits the finger roll | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |