| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-38 |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is hacked by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #2 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Wiggins - foul #2 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | David Pitre pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | David Pitre comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Frederick Mackey - foul #1 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jimmie Lynch | 24-40 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Loyd | 24-42 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is fouled on the floor by Frederick Mackey - foul #2 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan is whistled for traveling | 24-42 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-42 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace tips it but misses | 24-42 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | David Pitre snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it back up and in | 26-42 |
| 17:09 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #3 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:51 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch's floater is tipped away by Darryl Paz | 26-42 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop hits the follow up shot | 26-44 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Loyd picks off the pass by Matthew Brown | 26-44 |
| 16:26 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd banks in the layup | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmie Lynch | 26-46 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-46 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Grace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Mackey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is whistled for traveling | 26-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Joshua Robinson (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Daniel Grace, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 15:22 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson is called for traveling | 26-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | David Pitre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-46 |
| 14:59 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is hacked by David Pitre - foul #3 on David Pitre, team foul #4 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Randy Loyd | |
| 14:18 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the shot from close range set up by Joshua Robinson | 26-48 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-48 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein grabs the offensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace is fouled on the floor by Michael Wiggins - foul #3 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #5 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Jimmie Lynch (C) Daniel Grace, Roy Morrison | |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Dunlop | 26-50 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-50 |
| 12:44 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch gets the rebound | 26-50 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Shawn James knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-53 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Joshua Robinson picks off the pass by Matthew Brown | 26-53 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is fouled on the floor by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #6 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Frederick Mackey (PF) Shawn James, Joshua Robinson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Dunlop (tiring) 26 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-53 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 26-53 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins loses the dribble to Jimmie Lynch | 26-53 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 26-55 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | David Pitre can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-55 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch gets the rebound | 26-55 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey's floater is knocked away by Sammy Finnegan | 26-55 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan gets the rebound | 26-55 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Robert Dunlop - foul #2 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #3 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (PG), Joshua Robinson (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Randy Loyd, Robert Dunlop, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell scores on a shot from the left block | 28-55 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey loses the dribble to Darryl Paz | 28-55 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ray Houser | 30-55 |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #7 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Jimmie Lynch (C) Daniel Grace, Roy Morrison | |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 30-55 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Wiggins | 33-55 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey is hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #4 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #8 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop (SF) Joshua Robinson | |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | David Pitre drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Finnegan | 35-57 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Absher - foul #2 on Norman Absher, team foul #9 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF) Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shawn James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Mackey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is whistled for a carry | 35-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Roy Morrison (C) Randy Loyd, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-61 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Absher | 38-61 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Shawn James drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Grace | 38-63 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Brown | 40-63 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Shawn James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson (PF) Robert Dunlop | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is fouled on the floor by Frederick Mackey - foul #3 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG) Daniel Grace | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-63 |
| 05:38 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison grabs the board | 40-63 |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | Shawn James travels with the ball | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF) Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Loyd steals the ball from Randy Howell | 40-63 |
| 04:52 | Wake Forest | Shawn James lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 40-65 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 04:32 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-65 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn James - foul #1 on Shawn James, team foul #5 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG), Robert Reeder (PF) Matthew Brown, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Robert Dunlop (SF) Randy Loyd, Joshua Robinson | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses the lay-in | 42-65 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison tips it back up and in | 42-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Absher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) PF - Robert Reeder (fresh) C - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Mackey (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Robert Reeder is denied by Robert Dunlop | 42-67 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-67 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Randy Howell blocks the short jumper by Frederick Mackey | 42-67 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas snags the defensive board | 42-67 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Darryl Paz (PF) Joseph Lucas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-67 |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop can't tip it in | 42-67 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-67 |
| 01:42 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shawn James | 42-69 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz tips it home | 44-69 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Dunlop and he's fouled by Ray Houser - foul #3 on Ray Houser, team foul #10 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF) Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson (PF) Robert Dunlop | |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace makes the free throw | 44-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Absher | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-72 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Shawn James gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Shawn James runs out the clock | 47-72 |