| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | John Mason scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Halls | 35-33 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls's dunk attempt is rejected by Anderson Zwagerman | 35-33 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses long on an open shot from the right block | 38-33 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 38-35 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Walborn - foul #3 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Anderson Zwagerman, Joseph Walborn | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | David Halls blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Romaine | 39-35 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | James Cobb grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Towers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Drazen Zedian (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Mason | 41-35 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | James Cobb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-35 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | John Mason snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | James Cobb is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on James Cobb, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 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 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), James Oppenheim (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Louis Haley, Bryan Towers, James Cobb, Drazen Zedian, Nicholas Romaine | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Angel Lombardi and the foul's on Richard Steib - foul #2 on Richard Steib, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 44-37 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert James | 46-37 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Angel Lombardi | 46-40 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib's pass is intercepted by Joseph Walborn | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joseph Walborn | 46-42 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Robert James | 48-42 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim is hacked by Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian (PF) James Oppenheim | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF) Anderson Zwagerman | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Griffin picks off the pass by John Mason | 48-42 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Fred Carmona steals it from Joseph Walborn | 48-42 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-42 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | James Cobb gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Angel Lombardi | 48-45 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-45 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Norman Jenkins steals the ball from Drazen Zedian | 50-45 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 53-45 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Fred Carmona takes the ball from Joseph Walborn | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason's pass is intercepted by James Cobb | 53-45 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | John Mason swats the shot by Angel Lombardi | 53-45 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn tips it in | 53-47 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | David Halls jams it on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 55-47 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Drazen Zedian | 55-49 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Angel Lombardi, Jonathan Griffin, James Cobb, Joseph Walborn | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #1 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-49 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG) Bryan Towers | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 57-50 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 57-50 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Drazen Zedian, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-50 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Louis Haley - foul #1 on Louis Haley, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Fred Carmona (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Cobb (SF) Louis Haley, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | James Oppenheim is called for the reach on Fred Carmona - foul #1 on James Oppenheim, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Oppenheim is called for the reach on Fred Carmona - foul #2 on James Oppenheim, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Griffin - foul #4 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF) Angel Lombardi, James Cobb, James Oppenheim | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman's floater is tipped away by Fred Carmona | 59-50 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the tip | 59-50 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | John Mason snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Louis Haley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Haley, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Griffin is called for the reach on Richard Steib in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #2 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-50 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Haley | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 63-52 |