| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - James High (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 38-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Mason | 40-21 |
| 19:28 | Centenary | Thomas Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| 19:28 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:28 | Centenary | Thomas Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-22 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the offensive board | 40-22 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 42-22 |
| 18:44 | Centenary | Thomas Mason buries a shot from the right wing | 42-24 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-24 |
| 18:12 | Centenary | Ralph Houston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Carmona - foul #3 on Fred Carmona, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| 18:12 | Centenary | Ralph Houston misses the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:12 | Centenary | Ralph Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Mason is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Mason, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | James High is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #2 on James High, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 42-25 |
| 17:31 | Centenary | James High grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 17:15 | Centenary | Scott Iliff is denied on a layup by Fred Carmona | 42-25 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 16:53 | Centenary | The rebound goes to James High | 42-25 |
| 16:39 | Centenary | Scott Iliff makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Mason | 42-28 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Mason | 45-28 |
| 16:07 | Centenary | James High hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Centenary | Manuel Yokum (SG), Stephen Pinder (SF), Ted Crow (PF), Raymond Dyer (C) Thomas Mason, Ben Goodwin, Ralph Houston, Scott Iliff | |
| 16:07 | Centenary | James High makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 16:07 | Centenary | James High makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-30 |
| 15:40 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - James High (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yokum (fresh) SF - Stephen Pinder (fresh) PF - Ted Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James High | 45-33 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 15:12 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 14:57 | Centenary | James High misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:55 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder tips it home | 45-35 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib slams it home on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 47-35 |
| 14:22 | Centenary | James High drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Yokum | 47-38 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ben Goodwin (SF), Scott Iliff (C) James High, Raymond Dyer | |
| 13:44 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gary Malone (PG), Thomas Mason (SG) Manuel Yokum, Ted Crow | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Ben Goodwin is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Ben Goodwin, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ralph Houston (PF) Stephen Pinder | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Mason | 50-38 |
| 12:56 | Centenary | Scott Iliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by Scott Iliff - foul #3 on Scott Iliff, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Manuel Yokum (PG) Gary Malone | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 12:15 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ben Goodwin | 52-41 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 11:58 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 11:52 | Centenary | Ben Goodwin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Mason | 52-43 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls knocks in the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Scott Iliff - foul #4 on Scott Iliff, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Centenary | James High (PG), Stephen Pinder (PF), Raymond Dyer (C) Thomas Mason, Ralph Houston, Scott Iliff | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - James High (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Yokum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Pinder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Yokum | 55-46 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Ben Goodwin - foul #2 on Ben Goodwin, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ted Crow (SG) Manuel Yokum | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Dyer - foul #2 on Raymond Dyer, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (SF) Ben Goodwin | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:22 | Centenary | James High comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 57-46 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor and the foul's on Stephen Pinder - foul #1 on Stephen Pinder, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ralph Houston (PF) Kevin Buford | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:05 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Raymond Dyer | 59-46 |
| 09:53 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by James High | 59-48 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by Ted Crow - foul #1 on Ted Crow, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Richard Steib, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Centenary | Thomas Mason (SG), Ben Goodwin (SF) Ted Crow, Raymond Dyer | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:31 | Centenary | Ralph Houston pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 09:24 | Centenary | James High comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-48 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 59-48 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 62-48 |
| 09:03 | Centenary | Ben Goodwin double dribbles | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | Centenary | Manuel Yokum (PG), Roger Butler (C) James High, Stephen Pinder | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls slams it home on a nice dish by John Mason | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:27 | Centenary | John Mason steals the ball from Ben Goodwin | 64-48 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 08:11 | Centenary | Ralph Houston pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 08:06 | Centenary | Thomas Mason is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Mason, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Centenary | James High (PG), Ted Crow (PF), Raymond Dyer (C) Manuel Yokum, Ralph Houston, Roger Butler | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the finger roll set up by John Mason and he's hacked by Raymond Dyer - foul #3 on Raymond Dyer, team foul #11 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Centenary | Manuel Yokum (SG), Stephen Pinder (PF), Scott Iliff (C) Thomas Mason, Ted Crow, Raymond Dyer | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:37 | Centenary | Scott Iliff grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - James High (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Yokum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Pinder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Centenary | Ben Goodwin makes the runner in the lane | 66-50 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | John Mason travels in the backcourt | 66-50 |
| 07:14 | Centenary | Ben Goodwin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-50 |
| 07:13 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder gets the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 07:01 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) David Halls | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 07:01 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:01 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 06:44 | Centenary | Scott Iliff gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:39 | Centenary | Michael Hilbert steals it from Ben Goodwin | 66-52 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 06:14 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum loses the dribble to Robert James | 69-52 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Scott Iliff - foul #5 on Scott Iliff, team foul #12 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF) John Mason, Robert James, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gary Malone (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Ralph Houston (PF), Raymond Dyer (C) James High, Manuel Yokum, Ben Goodwin, Scott Iliff | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:48 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 70-52 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-52 |
| 05:40 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 05:23 | Centenary | Ralph Houston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-52 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly double dribbles | 70-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Centenary | James High (PG), Ben Goodwin (SF) Gary Malone, Stephen Pinder | |
| 04:55 | Centenary | The jumper by Ben Goodwin is denied by David Halls | 70-52 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Mason | 72-52 |
| 04:20 | Centenary | Ralph Houston buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Dyer | 72-55 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Raymond Dyer - foul #4 on Raymond Dyer, team foul #13 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gary Malone (PG), Manuel Yokum (SG), Kevin Buford (SF), Ted Crow (PF) James High, Thomas Mason, Ben Goodwin, Ralph Houston | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 75-55 |
| 03:47 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum loses the dribble to Michael Hilbert | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | David Halls banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Taylor | 77-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Gary Malone (fresh) SG - Manuel Yokum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Buford (fresh) PF - Ted Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Dyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Centenary | Kevin Buford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-55 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 77-55 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Taylor and the foul's on Kevin Buford - foul #1 on Kevin Buford, team foul #14 | 79-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Centenary | Stephen Pinder (SF), Roger Butler (C) Kevin Buford, Raymond Dyer | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the free throw | 80-55 |
| 03:02 | Centenary | Ted Crow buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Pinder | 80-57 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Yokum - foul #2 on Manuel Yokum, team foul #15 | 80-57 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 02:35 | Centenary | Gary Malone drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Pinder | 82-60 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Manuel Yokum is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #3 on Manuel Yokum, team foul #16 | 82-60 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 84-60 |
| 02:12 | Centenary | Manuel Yokum misses the 3 from the right wing | 84-60 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the rebound | 84-60 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor loses the dribble to Ted Crow | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Centenary | Roger Butler travels with the ball | 84-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Raymond Dyer (C) Roger Butler | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Robert James is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #5 | 84-60 |
| 00:58 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 84-60 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Taylor | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hilbert | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Centenary | Ted Crow clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-60 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 86-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 86-60 |