| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport's floater is tipped away by Fred Carmona | 34-36 |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | James Urbano gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:32 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the easy layup | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it home | 34-38 |
| 18:55 | Texas Tech | John Mason is called for the reach on Paul Davenport - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:34 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Davenport | 37-38 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 37-40 |
| 18:03 | Texas Tech | Fred Carmona takes the ball from Charles Byas | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by Paul Davenport - foul #2 on Paul Davenport, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:16 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:15 | Texas Tech | James Urbano tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 17:13 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:54 | Texas Tech | John Mason is called for the reach on Carl Delapena - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Donald Dechant (SG), Aaron Widner (SF), Kevin Denton (PF), Christopher Carson (C) Paul Davenport, Charles Byas, Carl Delapena, Lloyd Roller, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| 16:37 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor's pass is intercepted by Aaron Widner | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton clanks a turnaround from the right block | 39-43 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Ladd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Dechant (fresh) SF - Aaron Widner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Denton (fresh) C - Christopher Carson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Denton picks off the pass by Michael Hilbert | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson double dribbles | 39-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), Charles Byas (SG), Carl Delapena (SF), Lloyd Roller (PF), James Urbano (C) James Ladd, Donald Dechant, Aaron Widner, Kevin Denton, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a floater in the paint | 39-43 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 14:44 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Lloyd Roller | 39-43 |
| 14:32 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls is denied on a dunk by Lloyd Roller | 39-43 |
| 14:06 | Texas Tech | James Urbano grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 13:42 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas is fouled on the floor by Robert James as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Christopher Carson (C) Paul Davenport, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| 13:31 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 39-43 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the easy layup | 39-43 |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:44 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Byas, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton (PF), James Urbano (C) Lloyd Roller, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 39-46 |
| 11:58 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 39-46 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Mason and he's fouled by Carl Delapena - foul #1 on Carl Delapena, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), Donald Dechant (SG), Aaron Widner (SF), Lloyd Roller (PF) James Ladd, Charles Byas, Carl Delapena, Kevin Denton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | James Urbano pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Dechant (fresh) SF - Aaron Widner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport drills a jumpshot from the left side | 41-48 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:26 | Texas Tech | James Urbano is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG), Christopher Carson (C) Donald Dechant, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 41-51 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | Bradly Kelly takes the ball from Aaron Widner | 41-51 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins's floater is knocked away by Aaron Widner | 41-51 |
| 09:23 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Davenport | 41-51 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena (SF), Kevin Denton (PF) Aaron Widner, Lloyd Roller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Mason | 41-53 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-53 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 41-53 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Carl Delapena is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Carl Delapena, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Donald Dechant (SG), James Urbano (C) Paul Davenport, Charles Byas, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-53 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't tip it in | 41-53 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it in | 41-55 |
| 07:45 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 07:29 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Ladd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Dechant (fresh) SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Denton (fresh) C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ladd | 43-55 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona drills a floater in the paint set up by Norman Jenkins | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Carl Delapena, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), Charles Byas (SG), Lloyd Roller (PF) James Ladd, Donald Dechant, Kevin Denton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Urbano - foul #2 on James Urbano, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson (C) James Urbano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SG) David Halls | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:18 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Byas | 43-58 |
| 06:01 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Taylor - foul #3 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner (SF) Carl Delapena | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) John Mason | |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas clanks a shot from the left block | 43-58 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lloyd Roller - foul #1 on Lloyd Roller, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner misses the runner from the baseline | 43-61 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Aaron Widner takes the ball from Michael Hilbert | 43-61 |
| 04:52 | Texas Tech | Richard Steib picks off the pass by Paul Davenport | 43-61 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the lay-in | 43-61 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:27 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport is hacked by Jeremy Taylor - foul #4 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Carl Delapena (SF), James Urbano (C) Paul Davenport, Aaron Widner, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:22 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ladd | 46-61 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG) James Ladd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-61 |
| 03:57 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-61 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Paul Davenport knocks away the 3 by John Mason | 46-61 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the tip | 46-61 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | John Mason grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on a floater from the right block | 46-61 |
| 03:37 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | James Urbano hits a wide open runner in the paint set up by Carl Delapena out of the doubleteam | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Urbano (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the finger roll against a doubleteam and he's fouled by James Urbano - foul #3 on James Urbano, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:02 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas buries a floater from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) David Halls | |
| 02:37 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 02:35 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Davenport | 50-64 |
| 02:24 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 50-64 |
| 02:23 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:15 | Texas Tech | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on Carl Delapena - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG) Paul Davenport | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:04 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Ladd | 53-64 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib slams it home set up by Robert James | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ladd | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 01:20 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG) James Ladd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:07 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Lloyd Roller - foul #2 on Lloyd Roller, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Paul Davenport is called for the reach on Fred Carmona in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Davenport, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:41 | Texas Tech | James Urbano grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | James Urbano gets the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert James | 57-67 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Robert James lays it up and in | 57-69 |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 57-69 |