| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Howard Mansell inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-40 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alvord | 27-40 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Cheek | 29-40 |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Howard Mansell scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 29-42 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Tuttle - foul #2 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Scot Wolf (SF), Benjamin Barnes (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Howard Mansell, Ben Johnson, Jess Sherwood | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:50 | Murray State | Murray Rogers gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:31 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Kilgore - foul #1 on Shawn Kilgore, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Carl Tuttle, Murray Rogers | |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Barnes, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Ben Johnson (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell, Benjamin Barnes | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Scot Wolf - foul #2 on Scot Wolf, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Christopher Cheek, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Benjamin Barnes (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Carl Tuttle, Ben Johnson, Jess Sherwood | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Howard Mansell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Kilgore | 32-44 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is whistled for a carry | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SG), William Baranski (C) Melvin Bailey, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Ben Johnson (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell, Benjamin Barnes, Murray Rogers | |
| 16:25 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood throws it down | 32-46 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ben Johnson - foul #1 on Ben Johnson, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Andrew Alvord (PF) Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Benjamin Barnes (PF) Steven Harland, Carl Tuttle, Ben Johnson | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 32-46 |
| 15:52 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes banks in the layup set up by Thomas Nelson | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Dickens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scot Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Nelson steals it from Christopher Cheek in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson lays it up and in | 32-50 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin can't connect on a shot from close range | 32-50 |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Howard Mansell knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Scot Wolf | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is whistled for a carry | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Ryan Risher (C) Erwin Wood, Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Howard Mansell, Benjamin Barnes, Jess Sherwood | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the floater from the left block set up by Carl Tuttle | 32-54 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-54 |
| 14:25 | Murray State | Scot Wolf grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 13:59 | Murray State | Stephan Pipkin takes the ball from Carl Tuttle | 32-54 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the lay-in | 32-54 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher can't tip it in | 32-54 |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 13:29 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Kilgore | 32-57 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-57 |
| 13:21 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich snags the defensive board | 32-57 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #1 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf, Murray Rogers | |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 32-58 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-58 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins hits the follow up shot | 34-58 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 12:20 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the tip | 34-58 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 34-58 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | William Baranski buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Dickens | 36-58 |
| 11:42 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich is denied on a layup by Ralph Dickens | 36-58 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood tips it in | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Tuttle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-60 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits a jump hook in the paint | 36-62 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-62 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 36-62 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jess Sherwood - foul #1 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #6 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Andrew Alvord (PF), Ryan Risher (C) Melvin Bailey, Ralph Dickens, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Scot Wolf (SG), Ben Johnson (SF) Thomas Nelson, Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 36-62 |
| 10:16 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Steven Harland | 36-64 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Steven Harland, Ben Johnson | |
| 09:38 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #2 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Ben Johnson (SF) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell | |
| 09:38 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 09:38 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alvord | 36-65 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord is hacked by Steven Harland - foul #1 on Steven Harland, team foul #7 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG) Steven Harland, Ben Johnson | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich snags the defensive board | 36-65 |
| 09:08 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erwin Wood - foul #2 on Erwin Wood, team foul #3 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Shawn Kilgore, Carl Tuttle | |
| 09:08 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 09:08 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-67 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin jams it on a great pass from Christopher Cheek and he's hacked by Scot Wolf - foul #3 on Scot Wolf, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Ben Johnson (C) Steven Harland, Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the free throw | 38-67 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Hans Zuvich | 38-67 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Stephan Pipkin - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #4 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Shawn Kilgore, Carl Tuttle | |
| 08:51 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 38-69 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Hans Zuvich takes the ball from Christopher Cheek | 38-69 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Johnson | 38-71 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-71 |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-71 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alvord | 41-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scot Wolf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Howard Mansell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-71 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord tips it home | 43-71 |
| 07:05 | Murray State | Scot Wolf banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Harland | 43-73 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-73 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord can't tip it in | 43-73 |
| 06:43 | Murray State | Ben Johnson gets the rebound | 43-73 |
| 06:25 | Murray State | Ben Johnson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 43-73 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Steven Harland gets the offensive rebound | 43-73 |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Ben Johnson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 43-75 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-75 |
| 05:39 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-75 |
| 05:17 | Murray State | Howard Mansell's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Alvord | 43-75 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the board | 43-75 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Zuvich | 43-75 |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Ben Johnson grabs the board | 43-75 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-75 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the offensive board | 43-75 |
| 04:25 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-75 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey grabs the board | 43-75 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-75 |
| 04:06 | Murray State | Scot Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 43-75 |
| 03:43 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich lays it up and in set up by Steven Harland | 43-77 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Alvord | 45-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Alvord (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Risher (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scot Wolf (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Howard Mansell (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-77 |
| 03:05 | Murray State | Ben Johnson grabs the offensive board | 45-77 |
| 02:50 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich is hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #3 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #5 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Murray Rogers (C) Steven Harland, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Scot Wolf blows the dunk but he's hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #3 on Erwin Wood, team foul #6 | 45-77 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 45-78 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins is hacked by Murray Rogers - foul #1 on Murray Rogers, team foul #9 | 45-78 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 02:05 | Murray State | Ben Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-78 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-78 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Murray Rogers grabs the offensive board | 45-78 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Stanley Lust is called for the reach on Murray Rogers - foul #2 on Stanley Lust, team foul #7 | 45-78 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Murray Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 45-79 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Murray Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Murray Rogers - foul #2 on Murray Rogers, team foul #10 | 45-80 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 46-80 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes clanks a jumper from close range | 47-80 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 47-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens blows the dunk | 47-80 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ben Johnson | 47-80 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore runs out the clock | 47-80 |