| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schulman (fresh) SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses badly on a runner from the right block | 34-25 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Schulman - foul #3 on John Schulman, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Berardi (SG) John Schulman | |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:00 | Grambling State | John Berardi's floater is knocked away by Fred Carmona | 36-25 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Mason | 38-25 |
| 18:17 | Grambling State | James Jenkins's fadeaway is rejected by David Halls | 38-25 |
| 18:16 | Grambling State | David Rhodes tips it but misses | 38-25 |
| 18:15 | Grambling State | John Berardi grabs the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 17:49 | Grambling State | Norman Jenkins steps in front of the Melvin Pink pass | 38-25 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by John Berardi - foul #3 on John Berardi, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), Vance Harris (SG), Eric McCarron (SF), Adam Didonato (C) Jerome Power, John Berardi, Melvin Pink, James Jenkins | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 41-25 |
| 16:58 | Grambling State | Vance Harris clanks a floater from the left side | 41-25 |
| 16:57 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Didonato | 41-25 |
| 16:41 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 41-25 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the easy layup | 41-25 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-25 |
| 15:55 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron grabs the board | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Phillip Enciso (fresh) SG - Vance Harris (fresh) SF - Eric McCarron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-25 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Phillip Enciso - foul #1 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Schulman (SG), Melvin Pink (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Gene Poole (C) Phillip Enciso, Vance Harris, Eric McCarron, David Rhodes, Adam Didonato | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a floater from close range set up by Jeremy Taylor | 43-25 |
| 15:14 | Grambling State | Gene Poole connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerome Power | 43-27 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Jerome Power picks off the pass by Jeremy Taylor in the backcourt | 43-27 |
| 14:59 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink blows the layup | 43-27 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-27 |
| 14:26 | Grambling State | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on Gene Poole - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 14:13 | Grambling State | John Schulman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 43-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Gene Poole takes the ball from Thomas Petty | 43-27 |
| 13:24 | Grambling State | Gene Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Mason scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:44 | Grambling State | John Schulman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), John Berardi (SG), Eric McCarron (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Adam Didonato (C) Jerome Power, John Schulman, Melvin Pink, James Jenkins, Gene Poole | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | John Mason knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins and he's fouled by Phillip Enciso - foul #2 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #4 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the free throw | 49-27 |
| 12:34 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso is fouled in the backcourt by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 12:20 | Grambling State | David Rhodes can't finish the layup | 49-27 |
| 12:19 | Grambling State | John Berardi snags the offensive board | 49-27 |
| 12:07 | Grambling State | David Rhodes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-30 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by John Berardi - foul #4 on John Berardi, team foul #5 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (SG) John Berardi | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Phillip Enciso (fresh) SG - Vance Harris (fresh) SF - Eric McCarron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | David Rhodes picks off the pass by Jeremy Taylor | 49-30 |
| 11:13 | Grambling State | Vance Harris is hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), Gene Poole (C) Vance Harris, Adam Didonato | |
| 11:08 | Grambling State | David Rhodes lays it in on a nice dish by Jerome Power | 49-32 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 10:42 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Poole and he's hacked by Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Schulman (SG), James Jenkins (PF) Phillip Enciso, David Rhodes | |
| 10:42 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls comes up short on the jumper from close range | 52-35 |
| 10:27 | Grambling State | John Schulman pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 10:05 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-35 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 55-35 |
| 09:33 | Grambling State | John Schulman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gene Poole - foul #4 on Gene Poole, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), Melvin Pink (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Jerome Power, Eric McCarron, Gene Poole | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Thomas Petty is denied by James Jenkins | 56-38 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't tip it in | 56-38 |
| 08:55 | Grambling State | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:49 | Grambling State | James Jenkins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-40 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 08:38 | Grambling State | James Jenkins gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 08:30 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Mason | 59-40 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-42 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Berardi (SG), Adam Didonato (C) Phillip Enciso, John Schulman, James Jenkins | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:54 | Grambling State | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 07:40 | Grambling State | Jerome Power makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Pink | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Berardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Melvin Pink swats the dunk try by Bradly Kelly | 60-45 |
| 07:23 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:05 | Grambling State | David Rhodes's layup is rejected by Michael Hilbert | 60-45 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | David Rhodes is called for the reach on Bradly Kelly - foul #4 on David Rhodes, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eric McCarron (SF), Gene Poole (C) Melvin Pink, David Rhodes | |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:31 | Grambling State | Gene Poole banks in the layup | 62-47 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:03 | Grambling State | Gene Poole misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG) Jerome Power | |
| 06:03 | Grambling State | Gene Poole makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:03 | Grambling State | Gene Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Adam Didonato - foul #1 on Adam Didonato, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Schulman (SG), James Jenkins (PF) John Berardi, Adam Didonato | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:43 | Grambling State | James Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 05:16 | Grambling State | Fred Carmona picks off the pass by Gene Poole | 64-48 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by Gene Poole - foul #5 on Gene Poole, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Melvin Pink (SF) Gene Poole | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | James Jenkins grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 04:49 | Grambling State | John Schulman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 04:47 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), David Rhodes (PF) Phillip Enciso, Melvin Pink | |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 04:15 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 65-50 |
| 04:10 | Grambling State | James Jenkins lays it in on a nice dish by Eric McCarron | 65-52 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Mason | 67-52 |
| 03:39 | Grambling State | Jerome Power connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Schulman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric McCarron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Jerome Power - foul #2 on Jerome Power, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Jeremy Taylor, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Berardi (SG), Melvin Pink (SF), Adam Didonato (C) John Schulman, Eric McCarron, James Jenkins | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:58 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-54 |
| 02:57 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Didonato | 68-54 |
| 02:47 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerome Power | 68-56 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | John Mason gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a jumper from close range | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Grambling State | John Berardi makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jerome Power | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | John Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), Eric McCarron (SF), James Jenkins (PF) Jerome Power, Melvin Pink, David Rhodes | |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #12 | 70-59 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Adam Didonato swats the layup by Richard Steib | 70-59 |
| 00:58 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to John Berardi | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Grambling State | John Berardi comes up short on the floater from the right side | 70-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the shot from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it but misses | 70-59 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 70-59 |