| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Mirabal (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 10 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William McConahy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Ryan Plant inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Melvin Robertson is called for the reach on Ryan Plant - foul #2 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 19:20 | UCLA | Melvin Robertson is called for the reach on Ryan Plant - foul #3 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) Melvin Robertson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 19:01 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas blows the layup | 31-42 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | James Long gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Plant - foul #1 on Ryan Plant, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:27 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas misses badly on a runner near the basket | 32-42 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 18:04 | UCLA | Rick Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Roderick Maestas and he's hacked by Jason Broome - foul #2 on Jason Broome, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| 18:04 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Mirabal | 38-45 |
| 17:34 | UCLA | Kenneth Mirabal steals the ball from William McConahy | 38-45 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 17:23 | UCLA | William McConahy gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:05 | UCLA | William McConahy's fadeaway is rejected by James Long | 38-45 |
| 17:03 | UCLA | William McConahy hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roderick Maestas - foul #3 on Roderick Maestas, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson (PG), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) James Schofield, Kenneth Mirabal, James Long | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Bo Davis (SG), Randolph Prewitt (SF), James Baxter (PF), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Rick Anderson, Roderick Maestas, Ryan Plant, James Laws, William McConahy | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:35 | UCLA | Randolph Prewitt clanks a runner in the lane | 40-47 |
| 16:33 | UCLA | James Baxter tips it home | 40-49 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome tips it home | 42-49 |
| 15:58 | UCLA | Bo Davis is fouled on the floor by Lewis Phillips - foul #1 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF) Daniel Henry, Jason Broome | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ryan Plant (SF) Randolph Prewitt | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chad Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) SG - Bo Davis (fresh) SF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:39 | UCLA | James Baxter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 15:37 | UCLA | James Baxter tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips is fouled on the floor by Michael Lee - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), James Long (C) Chad Scott, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Rick Anderson (PG) Michael Lee | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | James Long gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Wallace Bartholomew swats the shot by James Schofield | 42-51 |
| 14:46 | UCLA | Ryan Plant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Rick Anderson hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bo Davis | 42-53 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Ryan Plant picks off the pass by Kenneth Mirabal | 42-53 |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Mirabal - foul #3 on Kenneth Mirabal, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roderick Maestas (SG), Randolph Prewitt (SF), James Laws (PF) Bo Davis, Ryan Plant, James Baxter | |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | James Long buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Broome | 44-55 |
| 13:23 | UCLA | Rick Anderson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | James Long snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome travels with the ball | 44-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SG), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal, James Long | |
| Subs | UCLA | William McConahy (C) Wallace Bartholomew | |
| 12:52 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas misses short on a runner from close range | 44-55 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Schofield | 46-55 |
| 12:00 | UCLA | James Laws drills a floater from the right wing | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randolph Prewitt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Laws (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William McConahy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-57 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 11:31 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:18 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas is fouled on the floor by Charles Sotelo - foul #1 on Charles Sotelo, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), James Long (C) James Schofield, Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Bo Davis (SG), Ryan Plant (SF), James Baxter (PF) Rick Anderson, Roderick Maestas, Randolph Prewitt, James Laws | |
| 11:05 | UCLA | Ryan Plant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | James Long pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG) Daniel Henry | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:33 | UCLA | Ryan Plant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-57 |
| 10:06 | UCLA | The rebound goes to William McConahy | 46-57 |
| 10:01 | UCLA | Steven Johnson takes the ball from Ryan Plant | 46-57 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:46 | UCLA | William McConahy snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Ryan Plant hits a jump hook from close range set up by Bo Davis | 46-59 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | William McConahy snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 09:01 | UCLA | William McConahy can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 46-59 |
| 09:00 | UCLA | Ryan Plant tips it home | 46-61 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-61 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Robertson | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson is hacked by William McConahy - foul #2 on William McConahy, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Daniel Henry (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF) Chad Scott, Steven Johnson, Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal | |
| Subs | UCLA | Rick Anderson (PG), Roderick Maestas (SG), James Laws (PF), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Michael Lee, Bo Davis, James Baxter, William McConahy | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 08:24 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Laws | 46-61 |
| 08:10 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Long - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo (C) James Long | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:10 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 08:10 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips's floater is tipped away by Wallace Bartholomew | 46-63 |
| 07:52 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Plant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Rick Anderson buries a shot from the baseline | 46-65 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | James Laws steals it from James Schofield | 46-65 |
| 07:05 | UCLA | Ryan Plant can't connect on a floater in the paint | 46-65 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome is fouled on the floor by Ryan Plant - foul #2 on Ryan Plant, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson (SF), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), James Long (C) Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Randolph Prewitt (SF), James Baxter (PF) Ryan Plant, James Laws | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | James Schofield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-65 |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-65 |
| 06:17 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:00 | UCLA | Daniel Henry is called for the reach on James Baxter - foul #3 on Daniel Henry, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson (SG) Daniel Henry | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bo Davis (SG) Roderick Maestas | |
| 06:00 | UCLA | James Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:00 | UCLA | James Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | James Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-67 |
| 05:23 | UCLA | Bo Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Anderson | 46-70 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 05:02 | UCLA | James Baxter connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Rick Anderson | 49-72 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | James Baxter steals the ball from James Schofield | 49-72 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | James Schofield steals the ball from Rick Anderson in the backcourt | 49-72 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-72 |
| 04:33 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roderick Maestas (SG), Ryan Plant (SF), James Laws (PF), William McConahy (C) Bo Davis, Randolph Prewitt, James Baxter, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Melvin Robertson takes the ball from Rick Anderson | 52-72 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 04:18 | UCLA | James Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 04:01 | UCLA | Rick Anderson misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Mirabal - foul #4 on Kenneth Mirabal, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) James Schofield, Daniel Henry, Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal, James Long | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:01 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:01 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chad Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 12 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William McConahy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | UCLA | William McConahy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ryan Plant and he's fouled by Lewis Phillips - foul #2 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #10 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG) Rick Anderson | |
| 03:30 | UCLA | William McConahy misses the free throw | 52-76 |
| 03:30 | UCLA | James Laws grabs the offensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 03:18 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William McConahy | 52-78 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-78 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson tips it back up and in | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:37 | UCLA | James Laws banks in the layup and the foul's on Chad Scott - foul #1 on Chad Scott, team foul #11 | 54-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Rick Anderson (PG) Michael Lee | |
| 02:37 | UCLA | James Laws makes the free throw | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | William McConahy steps in front of the Steven Johnson pass | 54-81 |
| 02:07 | UCLA | Ryan Plant knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Anderson | 54-83 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | James Laws picks off the pass by Jason Broome | 54-83 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Rick Anderson is fouled on the floor by Chad Scott - foul #2 on Chad Scott, team foul #12 | 54-83 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-84 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-85 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-85 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas snags the defensive board | 54-85 |
| 00:48 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-85 |
| 00:46 | UCLA | William McConahy tips it home | 54-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Chad Scott | 56-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Rick Anderson is hacked by Chad Scott - foul #3 on Chad Scott, team foul #13 | 56-87 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Rick Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 56-87 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-88 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Plant - foul #3 on Ryan Plant, team foul #6 | 56-88 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome makes the 1st free throw | 57-88 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses the 2nd free throw | 57-88 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | James Laws grabs the board | 57-88 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Rick Anderson runs out the clock | 57-88 |