| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey scores on a runner from the left block set up by Arnold Duenas | 29-34 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | John Jenkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:05 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas makes the contested floater from close range | 31-37 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Gary King loses the dribble to Arnold Duenas | 31-37 |
| 18:32 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Jenkins | 31-40 |
| 18:02 | Kansas State | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on Alex Webb - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 17:47 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 31-40 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | John Merrifield snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Gary King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 17:08 | Kansas State | Arthur King steals it from Robert Ramsey | 31-42 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary King | 31-45 |
| 16:37 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Alex Webb | 33-45 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-45 |
| 16:26 | Kansas State | Alex Webb pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:08 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Webb | 36-45 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 15:48 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arnold Duenas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) PF - Rick Silvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Merrifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Freeman (PG), Ronald Marks (SG), Milton Moore (PF), Stuart Deyo (C) Vic Ritter, Alex Webb, Arnold Duenas, Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey, John Merrifield | |
| 15:42 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Arthur King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 15:08 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Burrier (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Jenkins | |
| 15:08 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:08 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 14:50 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 14:21 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Freeman | 42-47 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Arthur King scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Crawford | 42-50 |
| 13:41 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-50 |
| 13:39 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Deyo | 42-50 |
| 13:10 | Kansas State | John Burrier loses the ball out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Alex Webb (SG), Arnold Duenas (PF), Robert Ramsey (C) Michael Freeman, Ronald Marks, Milton Moore, Stuart Deyo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Nicolas Devine (C) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Gary King | 42-52 |
| 12:31 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | John Jenkins knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gary King and the foul's on John Burrier - foul #2 on John Burrier, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Wilson (SF) John Burrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG) Gary King | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:01 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Arnold Duenas | 44-55 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine lays it in and the foul's on Robert Ramsey - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG) Alberto Russo | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the free throw | 44-57 |
| 11:53 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:35 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Erwin Davis - foul #4 on Erwin Davis, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Erwin Davis, Nicolas Devine | |
| 11:35 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:35 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - John Jenkins (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Ramsey - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Milton Moore (C) Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG) Arthur King | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 11:27 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Moore | 45-58 |
| 11:01 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Jenkins - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ronald Marks (SG) Alex Webb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford | |
| 11:01 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 11:01 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 10:50 | Kansas State | Milton Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:26 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Jenkins | 46-60 |
| 09:51 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-60 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine is called for traveling | 46-60 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Freeman (PG), Alex Webb (SG), John Burrier (SF), Stuart Deyo (C) Vic Ritter, Robert Wilson, Arnold Duenas, Milton Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 09:18 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 09:17 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Freeman | 46-60 |
| 09:01 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks is hacked by Richard Crawford - foul #2 on Richard Crawford, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey (SF) John Burrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Crawford, John Merrifield | |
| 08:43 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 08:23 | Kansas State | Alex Webb clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Gary King lays it in and the foul's on Stuart Deyo - foul #1 on Stuart Deyo, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Wilson (SF) Ronald Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the free throw | 46-63 |
| 07:59 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-63 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford is hacked by Stuart Deyo - foul #2 on Stuart Deyo, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), John Burrier (SG), Arnold Duenas (PF) Michael Freeman, Alex Webb, Stuart Deyo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Nicolas Devine (C) Gary King, Richard Crawford, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burrier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-66 |
| 06:51 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-66 |
| 06:50 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 46-66 |
| 06:29 | Kansas State | John Burrier scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Wilson | 49-66 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine can't connect on a jumper from close range | 49-66 |
| 06:00 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:40 | Kansas State | Erwin Davis blocks the short jumper by Arnold Duenas | 49-66 |
| 05:38 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 05:25 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas banks in the layup | 51-66 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Owensby and the foul's on John Burrier - foul #3 on John Burrier, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Freeman (PG), Alex Webb (SG), Ronald Marks (SF), Milton Moore (PF), Stuart Deyo (C) Vic Ritter, John Burrier, Robert Wilson, Arnold Duenas, Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Nicolas Devine | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:48 | Kansas State | Michael Freeman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-69 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Erwin Davis | 51-69 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Freeman - foul #1 on Michael Freeman, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:30 | Kansas State | Milton Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:12 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks is fouled on the floor by John Jenkins - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Burrier (SF) Alex Webb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) John Merrifield | |
| 04:12 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:12 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-69 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Alex Webb (SG), Arnold Duenas (PF) Michael Freeman, John Burrier, Milton Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:36 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 03:35 | Kansas State | Alex Webb snags the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Marks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Deyo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur King (tired) 13 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rick Silvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Gary King scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur King | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:36 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-71 |
| 02:35 | Kansas State | Alex Webb snags the offensive board | 56-71 |
| 02:19 | Kansas State | Ronald Marks can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 02:18 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:07 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Freeman (PG), Gregory Harwell (SG), John Burrier (SF), Milton Moore (PF) Vic Ritter, Alex Webb, Ronald Marks, Arnold Duenas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Burrier - foul #4 on John Burrier, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ronald Marks (SG) Gregory Harwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:27 | Kansas State | Gary King picks off the pass by Milton Moore | 56-73 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-73 |
| 01:07 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Ronald Marks | 56-73 |
| 00:57 | Kansas State | John Burrier drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary King and he's hacked by John Burrier - foul #5 on John Burrier, team foul #9 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gregory Harwell (SG) John Burrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) Richard Crawford | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | Gregory Harwell is fouled on the floor by Alberto Russo - foul #3 on Alberto Russo, team foul #8 | 59-76 |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | Gregory Harwell misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King runs out the clock | 59-76 |