| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Walter Hurt inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado | John Hiner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 19:10 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hiner | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Hiner - foul #1 on John Hiner, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | Brian Stamper gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | Colorado | Thomas Petty steals it from John Hiner in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins lays it in set up by Thomas Petty | 34-34 |
| 18:25 | Colorado | David Halls is called for the reach on Brian Stamper - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | Colorado | John Hiner double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF), David Arndt (PF) Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | John Hiner takes the ball from John Mason in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 17:14 | Colorado | Brian Stamper works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right block | 34-36 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 17:03 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 16:50 | Colorado | Brian Stamper is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Thorpe (SF) John Hiner | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Arndt | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Colorado | David Arndt comes up short on the shot in the paint | 34-36 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren loses the dribble to Thomas Petty | 37-36 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Petty | 40-36 |
| 14:50 | Colorado | Michael Hilbert is called for the reach on Dennis Holdren - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), John Hiner (SG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Dennis Holdren, Jamie Jones, John Thorpe, David Arndt | |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Walter Hurt drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 40-39 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it in | 42-39 |
| 13:38 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-39 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert James | 44-39 |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Juan Garcia connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Hiner | 44-42 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a runner from the right block | 44-42 |
| 12:39 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Hiner | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Hiner | 44-44 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by David Halls is blocked by Walter Hurt | 44-44 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:47 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), David Arndt (PF) John Hiner, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| 11:47 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:47 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is hacked by David Arndt - foul #2 on David Arndt, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Thorpe (PF) Brian Stamper | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | John Thorpe steps in front of the Richard Steib pass | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Taylor | 46-46 |
| 10:05 | Colorado | Jamie Jones hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is whistled for a carry | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), Brian Stamper (C) Juan Garcia, Jamie Jones, John Thorpe, David Arndt | |
| 09:32 | Colorado | John Hiner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Walter Hurt grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:12 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Mason | 48-48 |
| 08:52 | Colorado | Brian Stamper evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the baseline set up by Walter Hurt | 48-50 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hiner - foul #2 on John Hiner, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:18 | Colorado | Michael Lewis knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Jones and he's hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Thorpe (SF) Dennis Holdren | |
| 08:18 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Stamper - foul #3 on Brian Stamper, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Brian Stamper pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:39 | Colorado | Jamie Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG) John Hiner | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Brian Stamper is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #4 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Walter Hurt (SF) Jamie Jones, John Thorpe | |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | John Mason gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 54-54 |
| 06:43 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Mason | 54-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | David Halls blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:07 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is hacked by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Walter Hurt, Brian Stamper | |
| 06:07 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 05:53 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 54-54 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-54 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it in | 56-54 |
| 04:51 | Colorado | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Brian Stamper (C) Juan Garcia, Dennis Holdren, David Arndt | |
| 04:51 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | David Halls is called for the reach on Brian Stamper - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | David Halls knocks in the floater near the basket | 58-57 |
| 03:36 | Colorado | Jamie Jones hits the finger roll | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Michael Lewis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (PF) John Hiner, Jamie Jones, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Brian Stamper - foul #4 on Brian Stamper, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:25 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) John Thorpe, David Arndt | |
| 02:03 | Colorado | Walter Hurt travels with the ball | 60-59 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Mason and he's fouled by Brian Stamper - foul #5 on Brian Stamper, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (C) Brian Stamper | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:34 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | John Mason grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 01:00 | Colorado | Juan Garcia pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Norman Jenkins is called for the reach on Walter Hurt - foul #3 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Dennis Holdren is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:14 | Colorado | Michael Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:11 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Michael Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Juan Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Juan Garcia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Juan Garcia, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Walter Hurt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-60 |