| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is hacked by Phillip Kromer - foul #1 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Kromer - foul #2 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Benny Sturdivant is denied by John Smith | 29-20 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | John Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | John Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Rueben Gonsales - foul #2 on Rueben Gonsales, team foul #3 | 29-20 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Benny Sturdivant - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Copeland | 31-21 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | John Smith connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Scott Smith | 31-23 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales scores on a runner in the paint set up by Terrance Wright | 33-23 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith comes up short on the floater from the left block | 33-23 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Kromer | 35-23 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Benny Sturdivant denies the turnaround by Scott Smith | 35-23 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is fouled on the floor by Terrance Wright - foul #1 on Terrance Wright, team foul #4 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Wade Branch (SF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, Terrance Wright, Benny Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Stacy McKenny, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 35-23 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wade Branch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 14:52 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | John Bradford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ray Burdette | 38-25 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | David Morris gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg lays it in on a great pass from Ray Burdette | 38-27 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Thompson and he's fouled by John Bradford - foul #2 on John Bradford, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (SG), Terrance Wright (SF), David Marcucci (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Jeffrey McManaway, Wade Branch, Andrew Copeland, George Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny travels with the ball | 41-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Doug Morris (PG) Rueben Gonsales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright is hacked by Edward Work - foul #2 on Edward Work, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (PG) Doug Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:14 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Work - foul #3 on Edward Work, team foul #4 | 41-27 |
| 12:14 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 12:14 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Edward Work throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG) Jeffrey McManaway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-27 |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer can't tip it in | 43-27 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terrance Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith's pass is intercepted by Rueben Gonsales | 43-27 |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales lays it in | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Dema Ratulowski | 45-27 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci comes up short on the shot near the basket | 45-30 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant tips it in | 47-30 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 47-32 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dema Ratulowski - foul #2 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #6 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Wade Branch (SF), Andrew Copeland (PF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, Terrance Wright, David Marcucci, Benny Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Stacy McKenny, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by George Thompson - foul #1 on George Thompson, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Angel Bruno picks off the pass by Wade Branch | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | David Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Doug Morris (SG) Rueben Gonsales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-34 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch grabs the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-34 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Doug Morris can't tip it in | 49-34 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | John Bradford hits the finger roll | 49-36 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Copeland | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Morris (fresh) SF - Wade Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Bradford - foul #3 on John Bradford, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG), Phillip Kromer (SG), Terrance Wright (SF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Jeffrey McManaway, Doug Morris, Wade Branch, George Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-36 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Copeland | 55-36 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #8 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci (PF) Andrew Copeland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Santiago Martin (SG), Ray Burdette (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-36 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette lays it in and he's fouled by Terrance Wright - foul #2 on Terrance Wright, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Santiago Martin, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the free throw | 55-38 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-38 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | David Morris snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno's pass is intercepted by Benny Sturdivant | 55-38 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright loses the dribble to Ray Burdette | 55-38 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette banks in the layup | 55-40 |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant is fouled on the floor by Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #9 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Wade Branch (SF) Phillip Kromer, Terrance Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG), Zesiro Afshari (C) Ray Burdette, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | David Marcucci swats the short shot by Santiago Martin | 57-40 |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Benny Sturdivant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Santiago Martin (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zesiro Afshari (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey McManaway and the foul's on Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #10 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Thompson (C) Benny Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (PF) Angel Bruno | |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | John Bradford double dribbles | 60-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland (PF) David Marcucci | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SF) David Morris | |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 60-40 |
| 02:21 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch is fouled on the floor by Santiago Martin - foul #2 on Santiago Martin, team foul #11 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (SG) Jeffrey McManaway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-43 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | George Thompson picks off the pass by Santiago Martin | 62-43 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland connects on the floater from the left block | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses the 3 from straight away | 64-43 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin tips it back up and in | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch lays it in set up by Rueben Gonsales and the foul's on Ray Burdette - foul #2 on Ray Burdette, team foul #12 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Andrew Copeland, George Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Santiago Martin, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch makes the free throw | 67-45 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales runs out the clock | 67-45 |