| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SF - William Roach (fresh) PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) C - Fred Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) SG - Raymond Oehler (fresh) SF - James Beard (fresh) PF - James Hill (fresh) C - Robert Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Raymond Oehler steals it from James Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | William Roach loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler is fouled on the floor by Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Beard | 0-7 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Johnson | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Wiggins in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | James Beard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Wiggins | 6-9 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Wiggins - foul #1 on Jeremy Wiggins, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Robert Wagner | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | James Hill swats the short shot by Richard Steib | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen grabs the board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) SG - Raymond Oehler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Steib - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is called for traveling | 6-11 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Michael Hilbert denies the turnaround by Jin Chiang | 6-11 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Raymond Oehler is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Raymond Oehler, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Jacobsen - foul #1 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG) Jin Chiang | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Richard Steib is called for the reach on Raymond Oehler - foul #2 on Richard Steib, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), William Roach (SF), Fred Carmona (C) Norman Jenkins, Robert James, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Wagner (C) Michael Jacobsen | |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | James Beard banks in the layup | 8-13 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | John Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Bradly Kelly (PF) John Mason, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | James Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | James Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Bernard Baity (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, James Hill | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | James Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Carmona | 11-13 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | James Beard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Oehler | 11-15 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | James Beard snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Beard | 11-17 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Bradly Kelly is denied by Bernard Baity | 11-17 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Carmona | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Oehler (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beard (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Bernard Baity (fairly fresh) C - Robert Wagner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) James Johnson, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), James Hill (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jin Chiang, Raymond Oehler, James Beard, Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona lays it up and in on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 16-17 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen is fouled on the floor by Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on Jeremy Wiggins - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | George Morgan drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Wiggins | 16-19 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | James Hill misses the lay-in | 16-19 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen tips it in | 16-21 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the fadeaway from the right side | 16-21 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Jacobsen | 16-21 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 16-21 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Michael Hilbert takes the ball from James Hill | 16-21 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Michael Jacobsen - foul #2 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF) John Mason, Robert James | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Raymond Oehler (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF), Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Vernon Potter, George Morgan, James Hill, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Bradly Kelly is blocked by Benjamin Henricks | 16-21 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler is called for traveling | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Beard (SF) Benjamin Henricks | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | William Roach is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Roach, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Oehler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) C - Robert Wagner (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler drills a floater from the left side | 16-23 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Johnson | 18-23 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Michael Hilbert swats the layup by Robert Wagner | 18-23 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | William Roach scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 21-23 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Bradly Kelly denies the turnaround by Robert Wagner | 21-23 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Roach | 21-23 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | William Roach clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner is whistled for a carry | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (C) James Johnson, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), James Hill (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jin Chiang, Raymond Oehler, James Beard, Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Robert James knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 25-23 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | George Morgan tips it home | 25-25 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's floater is tipped away by Michael Jacobsen | 25-25 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | James Hill misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-25 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert James and the foul's on Michael Jacobsen - foul #3 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (PF) John Mason, Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler (SG), Robert Wagner (C) Vernon Potter, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | George Morgan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Oehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Beard (SF), Bernard Baity (C) George Morgan, Robert Wagner | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Bernard Baity - foul #1 on Bernard Baity, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Benjamin Henricks (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, James Hill | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib connects on the floater in the lane set up by James Johnson | 31-25 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | William Roach is called for the reach on Raymond Oehler - foul #2 on William Roach, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) James Johnson, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), James Hill (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Benjamin Henricks, Bernard Baity | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) William Roach | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF) Raymond Oehler, James Beard | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wagner | 33-28 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Robert James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Bradly Kelly (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Michael Hilbert, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks (PF) James Hill | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 33-31 |