| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Stacy McKenny takes the ball from Paul Kelly | 30-37 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clyde Buffington - foul #2 on Clyde Buffington, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Paul Kelly is fouled on the floor by Stacy McKenny - foul #1 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Donald Habowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Work - foul #1 on Edward Work, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Donald Habowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is hacked by Paul Kelly - foul #1 on Paul Kelly, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is fouled on the floor by Kevin Pugh - foul #2 on Kevin Pugh, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is called for traveling | 31-39 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | John Smith gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski's floater is knocked away by Donald Habowski | 31-39 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Paul Kelly grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Paul Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Donald Habowski is called for the reach on Dema Ratulowski - foul #3 on Donald Habowski, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Greg Patton (SF), Tuan Harrison (C) Paul Kelly, Clyde Buffington, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Ray Burdette (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Stacy McKenny, Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Scott Smith is denied by Tuan Harrison | 31-39 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Tuan Harrison | 31-39 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Allen Dixon is hacked by Ray Burdette - foul #1 on Ray Burdette, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Nicholson (PG), Ryan Hollister (SF) Allen Dixon, Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Scott Smith, John Smith | |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Greg Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Bradford can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Hollister - foul #1 on Ryan Hollister, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Forrest Macmillan (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Andrew Nicholson, Ryan Hollister, Greg Patton, Tuan Harrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF) David Morris | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan is hacked by Dema Ratulowski - foul #1 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Paul Kelly loses the dribble to Stacy McKenny | 31-40 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | John Smith banks in the layup set up by Edward Work | 31-42 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mosley - foul #2 on Irvin Mosley, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG), Greg Patton (SF) Paul Kelly, Clyde Buffington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Irvin Mosley - foul #3 on Irvin Mosley, team foul #7 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (C) Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh blows the layup | 31-44 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Greg Patton - foul #2 on Greg Patton, team foul #8 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF) Scott Smith | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Forrest Macmillan | 33-44 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Greg Patton | 35-44 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Forrest Macmillan steals the ball from Justin Rushenberg | 35-44 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Burdette - foul #2 on Ray Burdette, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Donald Habowski (C) Irvin Mosley, Greg Patton, Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Burdette | 36-47 |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Donald Habowski connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Clyde Buffington | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Work (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Paul Kelly grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Paul Kelly is fouled on the floor by Justin Rushenberg - foul #1 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (PF) Forrest Macmillan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Donald Habowski clanks a jumper in the lane | 38-47 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 38-47 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg buries a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Pugh - foul #3 on Kevin Pugh, team foul #9 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (SG) Allen Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG) John Bradford | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Pugh | 41-50 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is called for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (SG), Forrest Macmillan (PF) Paul Kelly, Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Justin Rushenberg, Edward Work | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Greg Patton is hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SF) Dema Ratulowski | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Greg Patton misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | John Smith knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 41-52 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG) Clyde Buffington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Donald Habowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Donald Habowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the easy layup | 42-52 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Forrest Macmillan steals the ball from Angel Bruno | 42-52 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Allen Dixon buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Forrest Macmillan | 45-52 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Kevin Pugh (C) Irvin Mosley, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Angel Bruno | |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Paul Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | John Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Forrest Macmillan - foul #4 on Forrest Macmillan, team foul #10 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Allen Dixon, Greg Patton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG) Scott Smith | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski can't tip it in | 47-53 |
| 06:36 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Pugh | 47-53 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh blows the layup but he's hacked by Santiago Martin - foul #2 on Santiago Martin, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG) Irvin Mosley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Justin Rushenberg (PF) John Bradford, Santiago Martin, John Smith | |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg is called for 5 seconds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Habowski (C) Forrest Macmillan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Allen Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #11 | 49-53 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Allen Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Allen Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 50-53 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Paul Kelly clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg can't finish the layup | 50-53 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Donald Habowski pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Allen Dixon is hacked by Scott Smith - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #12 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG), Greg Patton (SF), Forrest Macmillan (PF) Paul Kelly, Clyde Buffington, Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SF), John Smith (PF) Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Allen Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Allen Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ray Burdette | 52-55 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Scott Smith steps in front of the Greg Patton pass | 52-55 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny can't finish the layup | 52-55 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is hacked by Greg Patton - foul #3 on Greg Patton, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Nicholson (PG), Kevin Pugh (C) Allen Dixon, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG) Stacy McKenny | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan tips it home | 54-56 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith loses the dribble to Andrew Nicholson | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Andrew Nicholson (fresh) SG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Greg Patton | 56-56 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Allen Dixon (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Donald Habowski (C) Andrew Nicholson, Irvin Mosley, Greg Patton, Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Clyde Buffington steals it from Stacy McKenny | 56-56 |
| 02:27 | Belmont | Allen Dixon banks in the layup set up by Clyde Buffington | 58-56 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Edward Work comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Forrest Macmillan | 58-56 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Forrest Macmillan, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (PF) Forrest Macmillan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Paul Kelly is fouled on the floor by Stacy McKenny - foul #2 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #13 | 58-56 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Paul Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Paul Kelly steals it from John Smith | 59-56 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Paul Kelly blows the layup | 59-56 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski tips it in | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is hacked by Stacy McKenny in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #14 | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Stacy McKenny is called for the reach on Clyde Buffington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #15 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (PF) Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-58 |