| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Fred Carmona takes the ball from John Raczynski | 26-47 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Mason | 26-50 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Todd Brown travels with the ball | 26-50 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by James Phair - foul #2 on James Phair, team foul #1 | 26-50 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins loses the dribble to Todd Brown | 26-50 |
| 18:26 | Houston | William Yard hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-50 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 28-50 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 28-50 |
| 17:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 28-50 |
| 17:28 | Houston | James Phair misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-50 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| 16:56 | Houston | John Raczynski's pass is intercepted by Robert James | 28-50 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty lays it up and in set up by Robert James | 28-52 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Billy Killeen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert James and the foul's on Billy Killeen - foul #2 on Billy Killeen, team foul #2 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Michael Hilbert | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the free throw | 28-55 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Steven Crouse knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Kevin Rakestraw | 30-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Robert James comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-55 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib tips it back up and in | 30-57 |
| 15:21 | Houston | David Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-57 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Richard Steib, Bradly Kelly | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls is hacked by James Phair - foul #3 on James Phair, team foul #3 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (PF) Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-57 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Halls | 30-57 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Phair - foul #4 on James Phair, team foul #4 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) James Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 30-57 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 30-58 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Todd Brown is whistled for traveling | 30-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (C) Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | John Mason is called for traveling | 30-58 |
| 13:38 | Houston | John Raczynski's layup is rejected by Fred Carmona | 30-58 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 30-58 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-58 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it but misses | 30-58 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't tip it in | 30-58 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-58 |
| 12:57 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #1 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| 12:57 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 1st free throw | 31-58 |
| 12:57 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-58 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the tip | 32-58 |
| 12:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Pennington | 32-58 |
| 12:19 | Houston | David Pennington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Jenkins - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #2 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) John Raczynski, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:19 | Houston | David Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:19 | Houston | David Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 11:59 | Houston | David Pennington misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-58 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly blows the layup | 33-58 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 6 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-58 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Billy Killeen pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 10:44 | Houston | David Pennington clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-58 |
| 10:19 | Houston | David Pennington pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Billy Killeen scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by David Pennington | 35-58 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert lays it in set up by Jeremy Taylor | 35-60 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 09:14 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-60 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Chad Gardner travels with the ball | 37-60 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's 3 pointer is rejected by William Yard | 37-60 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 39-60 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Carmona | 39-63 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Norman Jenkins steals the ball from William Yard | 39-63 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | John Mason lays it up and in set up by Norman Jenkins | 39-65 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Chad Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-65 |
| Subs | Houston | James Phair (C) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| 07:04 | Houston | James Phair misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #4 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF) William Yard, John Raczynski, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| 07:04 | Houston | James Phair misses the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 07:04 | Houston | James Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor and the foul's on Kevin Rakestraw - foul #1 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) James Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the free throw | 40-68 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw scores on a shot from the left side | 42-68 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the tip | 42-68 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it back up and in | 42-70 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Jeremy Taylor steals the ball from Kevin Rakestraw | 42-70 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 42-72 |
| 05:42 | Houston | David Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG) Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-72 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the offensive board | 42-72 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 42-74 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-74 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 42-74 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert James | 42-76 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Michael Hilbert is called for the reach on Billy Killeen - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #5 | 42-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) David Pennington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:05 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 42-76 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 1st free throw | 43-76 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor and he's hacked by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #2 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #6 | 44-78 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the free throw | 44-78 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-78 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-78 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 44-78 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) SG - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-78 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 44-78 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Steven Crouse blows the layup but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #7 | 44-78 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) Mitchell Amar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Steven Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Steven Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is called for traveling | 46-78 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Steven Crouse blows the layup | 46-78 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 46-78 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the shot from the baseline | 46-78 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Billy Killeen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-78 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Robert Wilson knocks in the shot from close range | 48-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-78 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the offensive rebound | 48-78 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #7 | 48-78 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 48-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-79 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the lay-in but the foul's on Billy Killeen - foul #3 on Billy Killeen, team foul #8 | 48-79 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Robert James blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Billy Killeen | 48-80 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 48-80 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 48-80 |