| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Radomski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Giguere (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexei Zehner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi inbounds the ball | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner connects on the floater from the left block | 51-41 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Whelan | 53-41 |
| 18:53 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bart Polizzi | 53-43 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones hits a jumper from the left block | 55-43 |
| 18:24 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones's layup is rejected by Leonard Wilson | 55-46 |
| 18:11 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 17:55 | Air Force | The jumper by Ray Radomski is denied by Alberto Giordano | 55-46 |
| 17:54 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 17:37 | Air Force | The short jumper by Ray Radomski is denied by Gregory Jones | 55-46 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is hacked by Ray Radomski - foul #1 on Ray Radomski, team foul #1 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF), Alfred Cai (PF), Dennis Demars (C) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi, Alexei Zehner, Leonard Wilson | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | David Whelan scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Warwick | 57-46 |
| 17:02 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vic Godfrey | 57-46 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Whelan | 59-46 |
| 16:42 | Air Force | Dennis Demars clanks a floater from the left side | 59-46 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kelly Myers | 59-46 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick lays it in on a nice dish by Vic Godfrey | 61-46 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Robert McPherson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-49 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Dennis Demars pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Alfredo Ibarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McPherson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Demars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Danny Gardiner is called for the reach on Alfredo Ibarra - foul #1 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #1 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG), Benjamin Giguere (SG), Bart Polizzi (SF), Alexei Zehner (PF), Leonard Wilson (C) Alfredo Ibarra, Robert McPherson, Bobby Rupp, Alfred Cai, Dennis Demars | |
| 15:29 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi is hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #2 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #2 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF) Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Giguere | 61-51 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is fouled on the floor by Ray Radomski - foul #2 on Ray Radomski, team foul #2 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | David Whelan buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Jones | 64-51 |
| 14:36 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Ray Radomski - foul #3 on Ray Radomski, team foul #3 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vic Godfrey - foul #3 on Vic Godfrey, team foul #3 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfred Cai (C) Leonard Wilson | |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Giguere is called for the reach on Marcelino Bianchi - foul #1 on Benjamin Giguere, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 66-53 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 13:41 | Air Force | Vic Godfrey is called for the reach on Ray Radomski - foul #4 on Vic Godfrey, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi | |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Alfred Cai clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is whistled for a carry | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Kevin Caro (SF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis Demars (C) Alexei Zehner | |
| 13:10 | Air Force | Dennis Demars hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #1 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:10 | Air Force | Dennis Demars makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 13:10 | Air Force | Dennis Demars makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the shot in the paint set up by Steven Coll | 68-55 |
| 12:39 | Air Force | Steven Coll picks off the pass by Bobby Rupp | 68-55 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is hacked by Alfredo Ibarra - foul #1 on Alfredo Ibarra, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG), Benjamin Giguere (SG), Bart Polizzi (SF), Alexei Zehner (PF), Leonard Wilson (C) Alfredo Ibarra, Robert McPherson, Bobby Rupp, Dennis Demars, Alfred Cai | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | David Whelan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 12:06 | Air Force | Ray Radomski knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Benjamin Giguere | 70-57 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Whelan | 72-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Radomski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Giguere (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexei Zehner (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi misses the lay-in | 72-57 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 11:33 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-57 |
| 11:28 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner misses the tip | 72-57 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alberto Giordano | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi misses the dunk | 74-57 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 74-57 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Warwick | 77-57 |
| 10:46 | Air Force | Ray Radomski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | David Whelan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-57 |
| 10:39 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner snags the defensive board | 77-57 |
| 10:17 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 77-57 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the tip | 77-57 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Joshua Warwick is denied by Alexei Zehner | 77-57 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the tip | 77-57 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses badly on a floater in the lane | 77-57 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 09:43 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #2 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Kelly Myers (PF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF), Alfred Cai (PF), Dennis Demars (C) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi, Alexei Zehner, Leonard Wilson | |
| 09:34 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra loses the ball out of bounds | 77-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bobby Rupp - foul #2 on Bobby Rupp, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Danny Gardiner, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 09:25 | Air Force | Alfred Cai pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 09:14 | Air Force | Bobby Rupp knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-60 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on David Whelan - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:55 | Air Force | Dennis Demars misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-60 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 77-60 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-60 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Alfred Cai | 77-60 |
| 08:27 | Air Force | Dennis Demars banks in the layup set up by Alfredo Ibarra | 77-62 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 08:20 | Air Force | Dennis Demars snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 08:08 | Air Force | Robert McPherson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-65 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-65 |
| 08:01 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra grabs the board | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Alfredo Ibarra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McPherson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Demars (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Robert McPherson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-65 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | David Whelan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers snags the offensive board | 77-65 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Ibarra steps in front of the David Whelan pass | 77-65 |
| 07:38 | Air Force | David Whelan is called for the reach on Alfredo Ibarra in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Whelan, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere (SG), Bart Polizzi (SF), Alexei Zehner (PF), Leonard Wilson (C) Robert McPherson, Bobby Rupp, Alfred Cai, Dennis Demars | |
| 07:38 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is fouled on the floor by Leonard Wilson - foul #3 on Leonard Wilson, team foul #7 | 77-65 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #3 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #9 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG) Alfredo Ibarra | |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Alexei Zehner swats the short shot by Steven Coll | 79-67 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi is denied on a layup by Alexei Zehner | 79-67 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll tips it in | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ray Radomski | 81-70 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is hacked by Bart Polizzi - foul #2 on Bart Polizzi, team foul #8 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 06:40 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson gets the rebound | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:17 | Air Force | Ray Radomski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 82-70 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the board | 82-70 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Myers | 82-70 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Bart Polizzi is called for the reach on Kevin Caro - foul #3 on Bart Polizzi, team foul #9 | 82-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) David Whelan, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF), Alfred Cai (PF), Dennis Demars (C) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi, Alexei Zehner, Leonard Wilson | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 06:02 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Dennis Demars | 83-70 |
| 05:59 | Air Force | Steven Coll is called for the reach on Alfredo Ibarra in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Coll, team foul #10 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:59 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra misses the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 05:59 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Demars - foul #3 on Dennis Demars, team foul #10 | 83-71 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Air Force | Robert McPherson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-74 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Dennis Demars swats the short shot by Marcelino Bianchi | 85-74 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Joshua Warwick is blocked by Dennis Demars | 85-74 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner hits the follow up shot | 87-74 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Marcelino Bianchi is called for the reach on Dennis Demars - foul #4 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #11 | 87-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG), Benjamin Giguere (SG), Alexei Zehner (PF) Alfredo Ibarra, Robert McPherson, Bobby Rupp | |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Dennis Demars makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Dennis Demars makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 87-76 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 87-76 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones is whistled for a carry | 87-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bart Polizzi (SF), Leonard Wilson (C) Dennis Demars, Alfred Cai | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 87-76 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-76 |
| 03:54 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson grabs the board | 87-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Coll (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vic Godfrey (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Radomski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Giguere (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexei Zehner (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Ray Radomski | 87-78 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is hacked by Benjamin Giguere - foul #2 on Benjamin Giguere, team foul #11 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Alfred Cai (PF) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Alexei Zehner | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Alfred Cai comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 89-78 |
| 03:00 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi snags the offensive board | 89-78 |
| 03:00 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SF) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere (SG), Alexei Zehner (PF) Robert McPherson, Alfred Cai | |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Whelan - foul #5 on David Whelan, team foul #12 | 89-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra misses the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 89-79 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey can't connect on a shot near the basket | 89-79 |
| 02:30 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Leonard Wilson | 89-79 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Vic Godfrey steps in front of the Leonard Wilson pass | 89-79 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 92-79 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 92-79 |
| 01:51 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner grabs the offensive rebound | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 92-79 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll grabs the defensive rebound | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Bart Polizzi steals it from Joshua Warwick | 92-79 |
| 01:07 | Air Force | Kelly Myers steals it from Alexei Zehner | 92-79 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey is called for traveling | 92-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG) Steven Coll | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF), Alfred Cai (PF), Dennis Demars (C) Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi, Alexei Zehner, Leonard Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Air Force | Dennis Demars connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Ibarra | 92-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is hacked by Alfredo Ibarra in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfredo Ibarra, team foul #12 | 92-82 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:41 | Air Force | Bobby Rupp is denied on a layup by Vic Godfrey | 93-82 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey snags the defensive board | 93-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Vic Godfrey is blocked by Dennis Demars | 93-82 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers snags the offensive board | 93-82 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick runs out the clock | 93-82 |