| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Mirabal (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddie King (fresh) SF - Wayne Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Arterburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Freddie King - foul #2 on Freddie King, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | John Davenport is hacked by Kenneth Mirabal - foul #3 on Kenneth Mirabal, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (PF) Kenneth Mirabal | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | John Davenport lays it in and he's hacked by Lewis Phillips - foul #2 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner (SF), Willie Wynn (C) Wayne Ferguson, Bernard Arterburn | |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | John Davenport misses the free throw | 25-37 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Freddie King is called for the reach on Daniel Henry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Freddie King, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (SG) Freddie King | |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-37 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | John Davenport double dribbles | 27-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Charles Sotelo (C) James Schofield, Daniel Henry, Melvin Robertson, James Long | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (SG), James Devore (C) Eric Barton, John Davenport | |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Collar - foul #1 on Martin Collar, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | James Devore grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-37 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | James Devore gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:37 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-40 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-40 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Devore | 28-40 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Montelongo | 28-43 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Fredrick Griner steps in front of the Steven Johnson pass in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Wynn | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chad Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Sotelo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Collar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Griner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Wynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Devore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Montelongo - foul #2 on Paul Montelongo, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), James Long (C) Steven Johnson, Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Freddie King (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), John Davenport (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Paul Montelongo, Martin Collar, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn, James Devore | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | John Davenport knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 29-47 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG) Chad Scott | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn makes the floater from the baseline | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Schofield | 31-49 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Eric Barton, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | James Schofield tips it home | 33-49 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | John Davenport clanks a floater from the left block | 33-49 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Long | 33-49 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Schofield | 36-49 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 36-49 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn tips it home | 36-51 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | James Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Charles Sotelo (PF), Michael Sisson (C) James Schofield, Daniel Henry, Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal, James Long | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Ryan Bryant (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), Willie Wynn (PF), James Devore (C) Eric Barton, Freddie King, Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport, Bernard Arterburn | |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Broome | 36-51 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Bryant - foul #4 on Ryan Bryant, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG) Ryan Bryant | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott drills a 3 from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chad Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sisson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Collar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Zuziak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Devore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 39-51 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | James Devore grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | James Devore drills a jumper from close range | 39-53 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott's pass is intercepted by Willie Wynn in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | James Devore is hacked by Michael Sisson - foul #1 on Michael Sisson, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Daniel Henry (SG), Lewis Phillips (PF) Chad Scott, Steven Johnson, Michael Sisson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Freddie King (SG), Fredrick Griner (SF), John Davenport (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Eric Barton, Martin Collar, Terry Zuziak, Willie Wynn, James Devore | |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | Freddie King hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Schofield and he's fouled by Bernard Arterburn - foul #2 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson (SF), James Long (C) Jason Broome, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson (SF) Bernard Arterburn | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | Melvin Robertson steals the ball from Freddie King | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Ferguson - foul #1 on Wayne Ferguson, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bell (PG), Kenneth Mirabal (PF) James Schofield, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Martin Collar (SG), Willie Wynn (C) Paul Montelongo, Freddie King, John Davenport | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | James Long steals the ball from Wayne Ferguson | 43-56 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry's pass is intercepted by Eric Barton in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn misses long on a shot from the left side | 43-56 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Henry | 43-56 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | James Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Barton - foul #4 on Eric Barton, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson (SG), Michael Sisson (C) Daniel Henry, James Long | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Freddie King (SG), Bernard Arterburn (C) Eric Barton, Fredrick Griner | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Melvin Robertson - foul #2 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Jason Broome (SF), Charles Sotelo (C) James Bell, Melvin Robertson, Michael Sisson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak (SF) Wayne Ferguson | |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Freddie King - foul #4 on Freddie King, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Lewis Phillips (C) Chad Scott, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), James Devore (PF) Freddie King, Willie Wynn | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Devore | 45-58 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lewis Phillips | 45-58 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Daniel Henry (SG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Charles Sotelo (PF), James Long (C) James Schofield, Steven Johnson, Jason Broome, Kenneth Mirabal, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner (SF), John Davenport (PF), Willie Wynn (C) Terry Zuziak, James Devore, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-61 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chad Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Collar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Griner (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Davenport (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by John Davenport is blocked by James Long | 45-61 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | James Long pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott hits a jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Henry | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn buries a runner near the basket set up by Martin Collar | 47-63 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-63 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | John Davenport snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-65 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott is fouled on the floor by Martin Collar - foul #2 on Martin Collar, team foul #11 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), Lewis Phillips (C) Daniel Henry, Melvin Robertson, Charles Sotelo, James Long | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Ryan Bryant (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), James Devore (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Paul Montelongo, Martin Collar, Fredrick Griner, John Davenport, Willie Wynn | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | James Devore misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-65 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mirabal | 47-65 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Chad Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG) Chad Scott | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Terry Zuziak steals the ball from Lewis Phillips | 47-68 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | James Schofield is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Schofield, team foul #5 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bell (PG), Charles Sotelo (PF), Michael Sisson (C) James Schofield, Kenneth Mirabal, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Fredrick Griner (SF), Willie Wynn (PF) Eric Barton, Terry Zuziak, Bernard Arterburn | |
| 04:11 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Montelongo | 47-71 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | James Bell's layup is rejected by James Devore | 47-71 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner misses the lay-in | 47-71 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo can't tip it in | 47-71 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | James Devore grabs the offensive board | 47-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sisson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fredrick Griner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Wynn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - James Devore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | James Devore jams it on a nice dish by Ryan Bryant | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson's floater is tipped away by Willie Wynn | 47-73 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | James Devore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Sisson - foul #2 on Michael Sisson, team foul #6 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Scott (PG), Lewis Phillips (C) James Bell, Michael Sisson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Terry Zuziak (SF) Ryan Bryant, Willie Wynn | |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | James Devore misses the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | James Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lewis Phillips | 49-74 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Paul Montelongo is called for the reach on Steven Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Montelongo, team foul #12 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn (PF) Terry Zuziak | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Montelongo and the foul's on Steven Johnson - foul #3 on Steven Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-76 |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar misses the free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo grabs the board | 51-76 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-76 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn grabs the board | 51-76 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn is fouled on the floor by Lewis Phillips - foul #3 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #8 | 51-76 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo is hacked by Paul Montelongo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Montelongo, team foul #13 | 51-78 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-81 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 53-81 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner gets the rebound | 53-81 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo runs out the clock | 53-81 |