| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kivett (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Harper (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Russ Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Cowart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 19:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 19:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 19:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart tips it home | 39-29 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | David Pitre hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett drills a shot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the easy wide open finger roll | 41-34 |
| 18:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Ebenstein steps in front of the Bruce Williams pass in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein connects on the runner in the paint | 41-36 |
| 18:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Wiggins - foul #1 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Roger Lumpkin (PG), Russell Sharp (SG), Dennis Bowen (SF), Ronald Lawler (PF), James Lowry (C) Bruce Williams, Eugene Kivett, Kevin Harper, Russ Davis, Anthony Cowart | |
| 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 | |
| 17:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Darryl Paz - foul #1 on Darryl Paz, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 17:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Russell Sharp grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Howell | 44-38 |
| 17:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Roger Lumpkin is called for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis (PF) James Lowry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Sharp - foul #2 on Russell Sharp, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett (SG), Corey Smith (C) Russell Sharp, Ronald Lawler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis is fouled on the floor by Ray Houser - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams (PG), Kevin Harper (SF) Roger Lumpkin, Dennis Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead loses the dribble to Russ Davis | 44-40 |
| 15:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett is fouled on the floor by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | James Lowry (PF), Anthony Cowart (C) Russ Davis, Corey Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Ray Houser, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kivett (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cowart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Stephen F. Austin | James Lowry travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Roger Lumpkin (PG), Russell Sharp (SG), Dennis Bowen (SF), Ronald Lawler (PF) Bruce Williams, Eugene Kivett, Kevin Harper, James Lowry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) Michael Wiggins | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is hacked by Dennis Bowen - foul #3 on Dennis Bowen, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | David Pitre drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Anthony Cowart - foul #2 on Anthony Cowart, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett (SG), Russ Davis (PF), James Lowry (C) Russell Sharp, Ronald Lawler, Anthony Cowart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper (SF) Dennis Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Matthew Brown steps in front of the James Lowry pass | 44-42 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | David Pitre hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 14:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Broadhead picks off the pass by James Lowry | 44-45 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 13:52 | Stephen F. Austin | James Lowry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Joseph Lucas is blocked by Kevin Harper | 46-45 |
| 13:31 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Kevin Harper | 46-45 |
| 13:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Joseph Lucas takes the ball from Kevin Harper | 46-45 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas hits the finger roll | 46-47 |
| 12:57 | Stephen F. Austin | James Lowry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Roger Lumpkin is called for the reach on Matthew Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Lumpkin, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams (PG), Russell Sharp (SG), Dennis Bowen (SF), Ronald Lawler (PF), Anthony Cowart (C) Roger Lumpkin, Eugene Kivett, Kevin Harper, Russ Davis, James Lowry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Matthew Brown, David Pitre, Joseph Lucas, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-47 |
| 12:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 46-47 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein double dribbles | 46-47 |
| 11:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 11:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen tips it in | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lawler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cowart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Wiggins | 48-50 |
| 11:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #2 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett (SG), Russ Davis (PF) Russell Sharp, Ronald Lawler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Ebenstein steps in front of the Eugene Kivett pass | 49-50 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz loses the ball out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper (SF), Corey Smith (C) Dennis Bowen, Anthony Cowart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Ebenstein steps in front of the Corey Smith pass | 49-50 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the dunk | 49-50 |
| 10:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Corey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper is whistled for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Pitre | 49-53 |
| 09:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 49-53 |
| 09:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Corey Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 09:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bruce Williams and he's hacked by Norman Absher - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen (PG), Russell Sharp (SG), Ronald Lawler (PF), James Lowry (C) Bruce Williams, Eugene Kivett, Russ Davis, Corey Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Darryl Paz (C) David Pitre, Norman Absher, Robert Reeder | |
| 09:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Dennis Bowen steals it from Michael Wiggins in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 09:10 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Harper | 55-53 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Lawler takes the ball from Ray Houser in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 08:51 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darryl Paz | 55-53 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 55-53 |
| 08:30 | Stephen F. Austin | James Lowry snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darryl Paz - foul #2 on Darryl Paz, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Roger Lumpkin (PG), Eugene Kivett (SG), Russ Davis (PF), Anthony Cowart (C) Dennis Bowen, Russell Sharp, Ronald Lawler, James Lowry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Joseph Lucas (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Darryl Paz | |
| 08:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Joseph Lucas steals the ball from Eugene Kivett | 56-53 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is hacked by Anthony Cowart - foul #3 on Anthony Cowart, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen (SF), Corey Smith (PF) Kevin Harper, Russ Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Roger Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kivett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dennis Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Corey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cowart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Absher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Randy Howell is denied by Anthony Cowart | 56-53 |
| 07:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Corey Smith snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen is whistled for a carry | 56-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG) Matthew Brown, Joseph Lucas | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF) David Pitre | |
| 06:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Roger Lumpkin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Eugene Kivett is called for the reach on Randy Howell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Kivett, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Russell Sharp (SG), Russ Davis (PF) Eugene Kivett, Corey Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:56 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Russ Davis | 56-53 |
| 06:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Roger Lumpkin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Sharp | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:16 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 05:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis misses the dunk | 61-55 |
| 05:30 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Cowart | 61-55 |
| 05:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Dennis Bowen's pass is intercepted by Samuel Ebenstein | 61-55 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 04:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Broadhead | 61-55 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 61-55 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Russell Sharp takes the ball from Samuel Ebenstein in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 04:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams (PG), Eugene Kivett (SG), Ronald Lawler (SF), James Lowry (C) Roger Lumpkin, Russell Sharp, Dennis Bowen, Anthony Cowart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), David Pitre (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Norman Absher, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 04:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's layup is rejected by Russ Davis | 63-55 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Ronald Lawler steps in front of the Ray Houser pass | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Pitre - foul #1 on David Pitre, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF) David Pitre | |
| 03:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Lucas | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Kivett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ronald Lawler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russ Davis (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Lawler is called for the reach on Joseph Lucas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Lawler, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Harper (SF) Russ Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:59 | Stephen F. Austin | James Lowry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 02:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Lucas - foul #2 on Joseph Lucas, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis (PF), Corey Smith (C) Ronald Lawler, James Lowry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Robert Reeder (C) Matthew Brown, Darryl Paz | |
| 02:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas drills a floater from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 01:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Eugene Kivett loses the dribble to David Pitre | 66-57 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart (C) Corey Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, Joseph Lucas, Robert Reeder | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by David Pitre | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart lays it in | 68-59 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan is fouled on the floor by Kevin Harper - foul #3 on Kevin Harper, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart misses the lay-in | 68-60 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:29 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Russ Davis | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #1 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler (C) Anthony Cowart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is hacked by Eugene Kivett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Kivett, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Anthony Cowart (C) Ronald Lawler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #2 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Lawler (C) Anthony Cowart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Russ Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Russ Davis steps in front of the David Pitre pass | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Bruce Williams runs out the clock | 71-61 |