| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Timothy Scott (fresh) SG - Keith Penwell (fresh) SF - Eugene Browner (fresh) PF - Christopher Friedel (fresh) C - Sean Havel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) PF - Frank Morton (fresh) C - Lee Hilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Sean Havel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kansas State | Sean Havel pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Kansas State | Lee Shufelt is called for the reach on Timothy Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lee Shufelt and he's hacked by Sean Havel - foul #1 on Sean Havel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Kansas State | Sean Havel snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Kansas State | Keith Penwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Frank Morton is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Penwell | 3-2 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Martin Salaam and he's hacked by Eugene Browner - foul #1 on Eugene Browner, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | Kansas State | Eugene Browner can't connect on a shot in the lane | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Kansas State | Keith Penwell hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits a shot near the basket | 5-7 |
| 16:10 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham (PG), Oliver McCulley (SG), James Wong (SF), Dale Fidsky (PF), Michael Nicholson (C) Timothy Scott, Keith Penwell, Eugene Browner, Christopher Friedel, Sean Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson (SF), Robert Smith (C) Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Shufelt | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Joseph Dillingham (fresh) SG - Oliver McCulley (fresh) SF - James Wong (fresh) PF - Dale Fidsky (fresh) C - Michael Nicholson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlton Robinson (fresh) PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Kansas State | James Wong misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carlton Robinson - foul #1 on Carlton Robinson, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| 15:35 | Kansas State | James Wong makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:35 | Kansas State | James Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Joseph Dillingham steps in front of the Lee Shufelt pass in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Oliver McCulley misses the easy layup | 7-10 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 7-10 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Dillingham is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Joseph Dillingham, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Scott (PG), Keith Penwell (SG) Joseph Dillingham, Michael Nicholson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Oliver McCulley - foul #1 on Oliver McCulley, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sean Havel (C) Oliver McCulley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF) Carlton Robinson | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:27 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:02 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott is whistled for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Eugene Browner (SF), Christopher Friedel (PF) James Wong, Dale Fidsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Lee Hilton (C) Lee Shufelt, Robert Smith | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses long on a jumper from the left block | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton tips it in | 10-14 |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:27 | Kansas State | Keith Penwell snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:16 | Kansas State | Jeffrey Lamson steps in front of the Christopher Friedel pass | 10-14 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is fouled on the floor by Eugene Browner - foul #2 on Eugene Browner, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham (PG), Oliver McCulley (SF), Michael Nicholson (C) Timothy Scott, Eugene Browner, Sean Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Martin Salaam, Frank Morton | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Keith Penwell is called for the reach on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #1 on Keith Penwell, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Wong (SF), Dale Fidsky (C) Joseph Dillingham, Michael Nicholson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) William Read | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Lamson and the foul's on Christopher Friedel - foul #1 on Christopher Friedel, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham (PG) Keith Penwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dashner (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:08 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 10-17 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 10-17 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson is hacked by James Wong - foul #1 on James Wong, team foul #8 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Scott (PG), Sean Havel (C) Joseph Dillingham, Christopher Friedel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Martin Salaam (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Lee Shufelt, John Dashner, Robert Smith | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:42 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Dale Fidsky | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Timothy Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oliver McCulley (fresh) SF - James Wong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Fidsky (fresh) C - Sean Havel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Read (fresh) SG - Carlton Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kansas State | Dale Fidsky loses the ball out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Keith Penwell (SG) Oliver McCulley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Carlton Robinson | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Lamson and he's hacked by Timothy Scott - foul #1 on Timothy Scott, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Oliver McCulley (SF), Michael Nicholson (PF) James Wong, Dale Fidsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:39 | Kansas State | Oliver McCulley drills a jumpshot from the left side | 12-21 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-21 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the offensive board | 12-21 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Frank Morton | 12-23 |
| 09:34 | Kansas State | Sean Havel misses short on a floater from the right side | 12-23 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 12-23 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton buries a jump hook in the paint | 12-25 |
| 09:00 | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-25 |
| 08:59 | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 14-25 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Penwell - foul #2 on Keith Penwell, team foul #10 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Erik Scheele (PG), Joseph Dillingham (SG), James Wong (SF), Christopher Friedel (PF), Dale Fidsky (C) Timothy Scott, Keith Penwell, Oliver McCulley, Michael Nicholson, Sean Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Carlton Robinson (PF), Robert Smith (C) William Read, Frank Morton, Lee Hilton | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:50 | Kansas State | Dale Fidsky grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:41 | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham buries a shot from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Friedel picks off the pass by Carlton Robinson | 16-25 |
| 07:51 | Kansas State | Erik Scheele is whistled for a carry | 16-25 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dashner (SG), Frank Morton (PF) Jeffrey Lamson, Martin Salaam | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | James Wong is called for the reach on John Dashner - foul #2 on James Wong, team foul #11 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Scott (PG), Oliver McCulley (SG), Sean Havel (C) Erik Scheele, Joseph Dillingham, James Wong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | John Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | John Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Timothy Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oliver McCulley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Fidsky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Friedel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Havel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlton Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Kansas State | Sean Havel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-27 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Frank Morton snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Frank Morton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-29 |
| 06:28 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Frank Morton - foul #1 on Frank Morton, team foul #3 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham (SG) Dale Fidsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF) Carlton Robinson | |
| 06:28 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:28 | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Frank Morton gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is denied on a layup by Sean Havel | 17-29 |
| 05:59 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Sean Havel | 17-29 |
| 05:41 | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Dashner - foul #1 on John Dashner, team foul #4 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson (C) Sean Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Lee Hilton (C) Lee Shufelt, John Dashner, Robert Smith | |
| 05:41 | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:41 | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Frank Morton snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Scott takes the ball from Lee Hilton | 18-29 |
| 05:29 | Kansas State | Oliver McCulley lays it in set up by Timothy Scott | 20-29 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the dunk attempt | 20-29 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson tips it in | 20-31 |
| 04:54 | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson misses long on a floater in the lane | 20-31 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | William Read grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam loses the dribble to Timothy Scott | 20-31 |
| 04:10 | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Dillingham, team foul #12 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Erik Scheele (PG), Dale Fidsky (SF), Sean Havel (C) Timothy Scott, Joseph Dillingham, Christopher Friedel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Carlton Robinson (PF), Robert Smith (C) William Read, Frank Morton, Lee Hilton | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is fouled on the floor by Oliver McCulley - foul #2 on Oliver McCulley, team foul #13 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Keith Penwell (SG), Eugene Browner (SF), James Wong (PF) Oliver McCulley, Dale Fidsky, Michael Nicholson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | Eugene Browner blows the layup but the foul's on Martin Salaam - foul #1 on Martin Salaam, team foul #5 | 20-33 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | Eugene Browner makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | Eugene Browner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-33 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Erik Scheele (fresh) SG - Keith Penwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Browner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Wong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Havel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlton Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Browner - foul #3 on Eugene Browner, team foul #14 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham (PG), Dale Fidsky (PF) Erik Scheele, Eugene Browner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), John Dashner (SG), Lee Hilton (C) Lee Shufelt, Jeffrey Lamson, Robert Smith | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:41 | Kansas State | Sean Havel grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 02:26 | Kansas State | Sean Havel is fouled on the floor by Lee Hilton - foul #1 on Lee Hilton, team foul #6 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Scott (PG) Joseph Dillingham | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Martin Salaam | |
| 02:16 | Kansas State | James Wong comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlton Robinson - foul #2 on Carlton Robinson, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| 02:16 | Kansas State | James Wong makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:16 | Kansas State | James Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Havel - foul #2 on Sean Havel, team foul #15 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Christopher Friedel (PF) Sean Havel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:32 | Kansas State | James Wong misses badly on a shot from the left block | 24-36 |
| 01:31 | Kansas State | Keith Penwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:26 | Kansas State | Timothy Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Oliver McCulley (SF) James Wong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Martin Salaam (SF), Robert Smith (C) William Read, John Dashner, Carlton Robinson, Lee Hilton | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson travels with the ball | 24-36 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Oliver McCulley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Friedel - foul #2 on Christopher Friedel, team foul #16 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Dillingham (PG), James Wong (SF), Michael Nicholson (PF), Sean Havel (C) Timothy Scott, Keith Penwell, Christopher Friedel, Dale Fidsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG) Lee Shufelt | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Morton - foul #2 on Frank Morton, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Michael Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Frank Morton gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Frank Morton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-38 |