| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Villalpando (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Theroux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard inbounds the ball | 18-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Pinkard | 20-27 |
| 19:30 | Kansas State | David Burns travels with the ball | 20-27 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the floater from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | James Murphy tips it home | 22-27 |
| 18:42 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Rufus Fetterman | 22-29 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 18:34 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:15 | Kansas State | David Burns misses the dunk | 22-29 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Seibert | 24-29 |
| 17:35 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Rufus Fetterman | 24-31 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Villalpando - foul #1 on Ronald Villalpando, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:59 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Patton (C) Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Craig Inglis is called for the reach on Marvin Dejesus - foul #2 on Craig Inglis, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Dejesus | 27-31 |
| 16:02 | Kansas State | David Burns clanks a runner in the lane | 27-31 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Fetterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Villalpando (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Theroux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), James Murphy (PF) Marvin Dejesus, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 15:20 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Rufus Fetterman | 27-33 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | James Patton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 15:00 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 14:42 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-33 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 14:23 | Kansas State | David Burns gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 14:03 | Kansas State | James Murphy steps in front of the Craig Inglis pass | 27-33 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | James Patton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | James Murphy snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, James Patton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Mark Ward (PF), John Baumgartner (C) Craig Inglis, David Burns, Ronald Villalpando, Charles Theroux | |
| 13:04 | Kansas State | Louis James misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 27-33 |
| 13:03 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 27-35 |
| 12:43 | Kansas State | John Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 12:21 | Kansas State | Louis James hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Ward | 27-38 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley hits a turnaround from the right block | 29-38 |
| 11:47 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) SG - Louis James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Fetterman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Ward (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Baumgartner (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Louis James - foul #1 on Louis James, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Murphy (PF) Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Ronald Villalpando (PF), Charles Theroux (C) James Alloway, Rufus Fetterman, John Baumgartner | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:14 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kyle Medley - foul #1 on Kyle Medley, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 11:14 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:14 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 10:27 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Seibert | 34-40 |
| 09:39 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando blows the layup but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), James Patton (C) Marvin Dejesus, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Rufus Fetterman (SG), David Burns (SF), John Baumgartner (C) Craig Inglis, Louis James, Mark Ward, Charles Theroux | |
| 09:39 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:39 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 09:25 | Kansas State | David Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:06 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Alloway | 34-45 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | James Patton is fouled on the floor by John Baumgartner - foul #1 on John Baumgartner, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader (PF) Ronald Villalpando | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses the easy layup | 34-45 |
| 08:38 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 08:16 | Kansas State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Schrader is blocked by Thad Woolery | 34-45 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG) Jonathan Pinkard | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Charles Theroux (C) James Alloway, John Baumgartner | |
| 07:36 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | James Patton gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Fetterman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - David Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Theroux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-45 |
| 07:17 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 07:13 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rufus Fetterman | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Gilmore | 36-48 |
| 06:33 | Kansas State | David Burns scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Inglis | 36-50 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 06:21 | Kansas State | David Burns snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 06:04 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-50 |
| 06:02 | Kansas State | David Burns snags the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 05:38 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Theroux | 36-50 |
| 05:24 | Kansas State | Thad Woolery is called for the reach on Rufus Fetterman - foul #4 on Thad Woolery, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Steve Gilmore, Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis, James Patton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Mark Ward (SF), Ronald Villalpando (PF), John Baumgartner (C) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman, David Burns, Thomas Schrader, Charles Theroux | |
| 05:04 | Kansas State | Raymond Seibert swats the short shot by Mark Ward | 36-50 |
| 05:02 | Kansas State | Mark Ward can't tip it in | 36-50 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert's pass is intercepted by Mark Ward | 36-50 |
| 04:18 | Kansas State | Rodney Candelaria steps in front of the James Alloway pass | 36-50 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | James Murphy lays it up and in set up by Rodney Candelaria | 38-50 |
| 03:50 | Kansas State | Ronald Villalpando travels with the ball | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG) Marvin Dejesus | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Rufus Fetterman (SG), Charles Theroux (C) James Alloway, Louis James, John Baumgartner | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore loses the dribble to Craig Inglis | 38-50 |
| 03:30 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis lays it in | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rufus Fetterman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Mark Ward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Villalpando (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Theroux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Rufus Fetterman steals it from Jonathan Pinkard | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is fouled on the floor by Rufus Fetterman - foul #2 on Rufus Fetterman, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Patton (C) Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Thomas Schrader (SF), John Baumgartner (C) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman, Ronald Villalpando, Charles Theroux | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery is fouled on the floor by Thomas Schrader - foul #2 on Thomas Schrader, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore is hacked by Louis James - foul #2 on Louis James, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 02:26 | Kansas State | Mark Ward grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 02:05 | Kansas State | James Alloway is hacked by Kyle Medley - foul #2 on Kyle Medley, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| 01:58 | Kansas State | John Baumgartner misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 38-52 |
| 01:57 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 01:45 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader jams it set up by James Alloway | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-54 |
| 01:25 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Louis James | 38-54 |
| 00:56 | Kansas State | John Baumgartner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley loses the dribble to Thomas Schrader | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Kansas State | James Alloway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-54 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 38-54 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-54 |
| 00:18 | Kansas State | James Alloway pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | James Alloway runs out the clock | 38-54 |