| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ponder (fresh) 2 stl. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Danny Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Butler (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Willy Butler inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | UMBC | Willy Butler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Scott Smith - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 19:04 | UMBC | Robert Williams grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 18:42 | UMBC | Roy Hunt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Scott and he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:42 | UMBC | Roy Hunt misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Moon | 36-31 |
| 17:58 | UMBC | Roy Hunt is hacked by Robert Ponder - foul #2 on Robert Ponder, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 17:40 | UMBC | Danny Scott scores on a shot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:58 | UMBC | The short jumper by Roy Hunt is denied by Robert Ponder | 37-33 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:30 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Roy Hunt | 37-33 |
| 16:01 | UMBC | Robert Williams connects on the jumper from close range | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ponder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Danny Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Scott Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-35 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | John Moon tips it in | 39-35 |
| 15:22 | UMBC | Robert Williams hits a jumper in the lane | 39-37 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Scott - foul #1 on Danny Scott, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder | |
| Subs | UMBC | Cesar Rossi (PG), Raphael Colombo (SG), James Davis (SF), Rosendo Russo (PF), Gonzalo Ferrari (C) Danny Scott, Roy Hunt, Willy Butler, Robert Williams, Scott Jacobs | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:50 | UMBC | Rosendo Russo hits a floater near the basket set up by James Davis | 41-39 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gonzalo Ferrari - foul #1 on Gonzalo Ferrari, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | UMBC | Gonzalo Ferrari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Willy Butler (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | John Tooley drills a floater from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 13:11 | UMBC | Willy Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (PG), Roy Hunt (SG), Scott Jacobs (C) Cesar Rossi, Raphael Colombo, Rosendo Russo | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Jacobs - foul #1 on Scott Jacobs, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder (PF) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:03 | UMBC | Scott Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:39 | UMBC | Danny Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 12:37 | UMBC | Roy Hunt can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 12:36 | UMBC | Scott Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:07 | UMBC | Roy Hunt comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Williams (PF) Willy Butler | |
| 12:07 | UMBC | Roy Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:07 | UMBC | Roy Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is fouled on the floor by Roy Hunt - foul #2 on Roy Hunt, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ponder (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Danny Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. C - Scott Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams steals it from John Moon | 45-41 |
| 11:11 | UMBC | Danny Scott travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder | |
| Subs | UMBC | Cesar Rossi (PG), Willy Butler (SF), Rosendo Russo (C) Danny Scott, James Davis, Scott Jacobs | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes is fouled on the floor by Cesar Rossi - foul #1 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:37 | UMBC | Roy Hunt is hacked by Scott Smith - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| 10:14 | UMBC | Roy Hunt is called for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG) John Moon | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Davis (SF) Rosendo Russo | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Willy Butler swats the short shot by Scott Smith | 47-41 |
| 09:51 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Cesar Rossi | 47-41 |
| 09:49 | UMBC | John Tooley picks off the pass by Cesar Rossi in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | John Tooley lays it in | 49-41 |
| 09:26 | UMBC | James Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Davis, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF), Robert Ponder (PF) Marvin Hayes, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (PG), Raphael Colombo (SG), Rosendo Russo (PF), Scott Jacobs (C) Cesar Rossi, Roy Hunt, James Davis, Robert Williams | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Scott Jacobs swats the layup by John Tooley | 49-41 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | John Tooley is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Russo - foul #1 on Rosendo Russo, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:44 | UMBC | Raphael Colombo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | John Tooley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 08:25 | UMBC | Willy Butler pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:21 | UMBC | Danny Scott clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Willy Butler - foul #1 on Willy Butler, team foul #10 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Hunt (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Raphael Colombo, Rosendo Russo | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:53 | UMBC | Thomas Roberts swats the layup by Robert Williams | 53-41 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Ponder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Danny Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Scott Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 53-41 |
| 07:28 | UMBC | Danny Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:10 | UMBC | Robert Williams makes the jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Moon | 55-43 |
| 06:46 | UMBC | Roy Hunt misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Moon | 55-43 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 06:29 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Scott Jacobs | 55-43 |
| 06:09 | UMBC | Robert Williams misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | John Tooley clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 05:46 | UMBC | Willy Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:42 | UMBC | Danny Scott clanks a runner in the paint | 55-43 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Tooley, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Davis (SF) Willy Butler | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith double dribbles | 55-43 |
| 05:03 | UMBC | James Davis's layup is rejected by Phil Braithwaite | 55-43 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski drills a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Ponder | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:49 | UMBC | James Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 04:48 | UMBC | Robert Williams can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Scott Jacobs is called for the reach on Phil Braithwaite - foul #2 on Scott Jacobs, team foul #11 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Moon, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder | |
| Subs | UMBC | Cesar Rossi (PG), Willy Butler (PF), Rosendo Russo (C) Danny Scott, Robert Williams, Scott Jacobs | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | James Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marvin Hayes - foul #2 on Marvin Hayes, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Angel Bruno (C) Scott Smith, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | UMBC | Raphael Colombo (SG) Roy Hunt | |
| 03:58 | UMBC | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Raphael Colombo - foul #1 on Raphael Colombo, team foul #12 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gonzalo Ferrari (C) James Davis | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - John Tooley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raphael Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rosendo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | UMBC | Gonzalo Ferrari is hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| 03:06 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | John Tooley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 02:35 | UMBC | Gonzalo Ferrari snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 02:23 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Williams | 64-45 |
| 01:59 | UMBC | Rosendo Russo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| 01:59 | UMBC | Rosendo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:59 | UMBC | Rosendo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Cesar Rossi - foul #2 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #13 | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | UMBC | Willy Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 01:32 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willy Butler | 64-49 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 64-49 |
| 01:02 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-49 |
| 01:01 | UMBC | Gonzalo Ferrari snags the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 00:47 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes loses the dribble to Raphael Colombo | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | Gonzalo Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Cesar Rossi drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Raphael Colombo | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams runs out the clock | 64-51 |