| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Braun (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) C - William Stitt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran inbounds the ball | 17-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Robert Tran drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Rose | 20-32 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | David Whelan buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-35 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Robert Braun hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Robert Tran banks in the layup set up by Willie Rose | 22-35 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Whelan | 22-37 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Robert Braun misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 22-37 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the jumpshot from the left side | 22-37 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is whistled for a carry | 22-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers tips it back up and in | 22-39 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Kevin Caro steps in front of the Willie Rose pass | 22-39 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits the finger roll | 22-41 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Robert Braun misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Braun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Libby (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Michael Libby hits the follow up shot | 24-41 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 24-43 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-43 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kelly Myers | 27-46 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Michael Libby is hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Joshua Warwick (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Mark Jones, Kevin Caro, Vic Godfrey, Kelly Myers | |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Robert Braun drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Whelan | 29-49 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Dale Cancel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-49 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 29-49 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 29-49 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is fouled on the floor by Dale Cancel - foul #2 on Dale Cancel, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Spencer (SG), Robert Bentley (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Robert Braun, Robert Tran, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey scores on a floater in the lane | 29-51 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Steven Coll - foul #3 on Steven Coll, team foul #2 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Kelly Myers | |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Dale Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | David Whelan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-51 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Michael Libby snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Dale Cancel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bentley (fresh) PF - Thomas Beckwith (tiring) C - Michael Libby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Bentley - foul #1 on Robert Bentley, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Robert Tran (SF) Robert Bentley, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Jones (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG) David Whelan, Steven Coll | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Jones is fouled on the floor by Willie Rose - foul #2 on Willie Rose, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Mark Jones, Gregory Jones | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | David Whelan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Robert Tran gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Willie Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SG), William Stitt (C) Thomas Spencer, Michael Libby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Kevin Caro (SF) David Whelan, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Coll and the foul's on Robert Tran - foul #3 on Robert Tran, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Mark Jones, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the free throw | 33-55 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Gregory Jones denies the turnaround by Robert Tran | 33-55 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio gets the rebound | 33-55 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is whistled for traveling | 33-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF) Willie Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Henry Dimaggio, Gregory Jones | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bentley (SF), Michael Libby (C) Robert Tran, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Joshua Warwick, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | David Whelan knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Henry Dimaggio | 33-58 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #3 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Spencer (SG) Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Mark Jones, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Gregory Jones | |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Dale Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Dale Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Steven Coll | 35-60 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Michael Libby scores on a floater from the right side | 37-60 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Michael Libby - foul #1 on Michael Libby, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Robert Braun (SG), Robert Tran (SF), William Stitt (C) Thomas Spencer, Robert Bentley, Thomas Beckwith, Michael Libby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-60 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Braun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Cancel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by William Stitt - foul #3 on William Stitt, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Steven Coll, Vic Godfrey | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alberto Giordano | 37-62 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Robert Braun comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Warwick - foul #2 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #4 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Spencer (PG), Robert Bentley (SF), Michael Libby (PF) Willie Rose, Robert Tran, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Robert Braun makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Robert Braun misses the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers snags the defensive board | 38-62 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Jones misses badly on a runner from the right block | 38-62 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Michael Libby grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses short on a floater near the basket | 38-62 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro snags the defensive board | 38-62 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Mark Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-62 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Michael Libby grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Dale Cancel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #3 on Kelly Myers, team foul #5 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF) Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Dale Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-62 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Thomas Beckwith | 41-62 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Spencer - foul #2 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stitt (C) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (PF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Michael Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vic Godfrey - foul #1 on Vic Godfrey, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Michael Libby makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Caro | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer is fouled on the floor by Kelly Myers - foul #4 on Kelly Myers, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (PF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Jones is whistled for traveling | 44-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Kelly Myers | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bentley (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Libby (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Caro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 4 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | William Stitt tips it but misses | 44-66 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll loses the ball out of bounds | 44-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (C) Henry Dimaggio | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Dale Cancel's pass is intercepted by Mark Jones | 44-66 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the easy layup | 44-66 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Libby | 44-66 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #5 on Kelly Myers, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Kelly Myers | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Michael Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Jones | 44-69 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Robert Bentley is fouled on the floor by Steven Coll - foul #4 on Steven Coll, team foul #9 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stitt (C) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Robert Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Michael Libby grabs the offensive rebound | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Dale Cancel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Bentley | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Dale Cancel drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Spencer | 49-69 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-69 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Dimaggio | 49-69 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Libby steps in front of the Mark Jones pass | 49-69 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Michael Libby is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Libby, team foul #8 | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Caro | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Michael Libby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-72 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Vic Godfrey swats the shot by Dale Cancel | 49-72 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey snags the defensive board | 49-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll runs out the clock | 49-72 |