| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) SG - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) PF - Marvin Swanson (fresh) C - Ray Northern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Edward Work (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Ray Northern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | McNeese State | Ray Northern misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Work connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Stacy McKenny | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Gliwski and the foul's on Stacy McKenny - foul #1 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:23 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Marvin Swanson | 5-2 |
| 18:55 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Work comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Marvin Swanson - foul #1 on Marvin Swanson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Burdette | 5-6 |
| 18:10 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Work | 5-6 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 5-6 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Edward Work lays it in set up by Santiago Martin | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay is fouled on the floor by Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (PG), Tommy Phillips (SG), Charles Terry (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Johnny Begay, Raymond Gliwski, Charles Holzer, Marvin Swanson, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 17:15 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:14 | McNeese State | Charles Terry grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:01 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg lays it in | 5-10 |
| 16:30 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses badly on a shot from the right block | 5-10 |
| 16:23 | McNeese State | Steven Jones grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:04 | McNeese State | Charles Terry's floater is tipped away by Justin Rushenberg | 5-10 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | Steven Bennett grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:44 | McNeese State | Steven Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Justin Rushenberg - foul #1 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Raymond Gliwski (SG), Ray Northern (C) Danny Ambrose, Tommy Phillips, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), John Smith (PF) Michael Robinson, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 15:44 | McNeese State | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:44 | McNeese State | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Terry (fresh) PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Northern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | John Smith tips it home | 7-12 |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Northern | 9-12 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Holzer (SF), Marvin Swanson (PF) Charles Terry, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Edward Work (C) Ray Burdette, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Work | 9-13 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 14:48 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:30 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnny Begay | 12-13 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Johnny Begay is called for the reach on John Bradford - foul #1 on Johnny Begay, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG), Steven Bennett (C) Raymond Gliwski, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) John Bradford, David Morris, Edward Work | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Bennett - foul #1 on Steven Bennett, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips (SG), Steven Jones (PF) Johnny Begay, Marvin Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), David Morris (SF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, John Smith | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Steven Jones throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Holzer and he's hacked by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Steven Jones makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is fouled on the floor by Steven Bennett - foul #2 on Steven Bennett, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski (SG), Charles Terry (SF), Ray Northern (C) Tommy Phillips, Charles Holzer, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), John Smith (PF) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, David Morris, Edward Work | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Raymond Gliwski is called for the reach on Michael Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Gliwski, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), David Morris (SF), Edward Work (C) Michael Robinson, Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG) Danny Ambrose | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) John Bradford, David Morris, Edward Work | |
| 12:30 | McNeese State | Stacy McKenny steals the ball from Ray Northern | 15-14 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Stacy McKenny and he's hacked by Raymond Gliwski - foul #2 on Raymond Gliwski, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG), Marvin Swanson (PF) Raymond Gliwski, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, Michael Robinson, John Smith | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Charles Terry misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Santiago Martin - foul #2 on Santiago Martin, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF) Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, Edward Work | |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Charles Terry misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Charles Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 15-19 |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Northern | 17-19 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Ambrose (fresh) SF - Charles Terry (fresh) PF - Marvin Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Northern (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bradford (fairly fresh) SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | John Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stacy McKenny | 17-21 |
| 10:49 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Danny Ambrose | 19-21 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg is whistled for a carry | 19-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Joseph Linville (C) Danny Ambrose, Charles Terry, Marvin Swanson, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #1 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Robinson and the foul's on Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:29 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #2 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG) Tommy Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Michael Robinson, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 09:29 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:29 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | David Morris gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Work can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Linville - foul #1 on Joseph Linville, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips (SG), Charles Terry (PF) Johnny Begay, Marvin Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Stacy McKenny, David Morris | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | Joseph Linville connects on the floater in the lane | 22-26 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | John Bradford connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Burdette | 22-28 |
| 08:16 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 22-28 |
| 08:14 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the dunk | 24-28 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the tip | 24-28 |
| 07:51 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Terry | 24-28 |
| 07:32 | McNeese State | Joseph Linville misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Danny Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Phillips (fresh) SF - Charles Holzer (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Terry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Linville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Work (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Work lays it up and in set up by John Bradford | 24-30 |
| 06:48 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Robinson | 24-33 |
| 06:09 | McNeese State | Edward Work picks off the pass by Joseph Linville | 24-33 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | John Bradford loses the dribble to Charles Holzer | 24-33 |
| 05:35 | McNeese State | Charles Terry's floater is tipped away by Edward Work | 24-33 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Holzer is called for the reach on Ray Burdette - foul #1 on Charles Holzer, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Marvin Swanson (PF), Ray Northern (C) Tommy Phillips, Charles Terry, Joseph Linville | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) John Bradford, Michael Robinson, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:17 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ray Northern | 24-34 |
| 04:59 | McNeese State | Ray Northern banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Begay | 26-34 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette buries a 3 from the left corner set up by David Morris | 26-37 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Johnny Begay | 28-37 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 04:01 | McNeese State | Ray Northern snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 03:54 | McNeese State | Stacy McKenny is called for the reach on Danny Ambrose - foul #2 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski (SG), Steven Bennett (SF) Johnny Begay, Charles Holzer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| 03:54 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stacy McKenny | 28-40 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Danny Ambrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) PF - Marvin Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Santiago Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Zesiro Afshari (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson is hacked by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG) Danny Ambrose | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Smith (PF) Zesiro Afshari | |
| 03:10 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 03:10 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Swanson - foul #2 on Marvin Swanson, team foul #11 | 30-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Jones (PF) Marvin Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:38 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 02:24 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski is hacked by Santiago Martin - foul #3 on Santiago Martin, team foul #10 | 30-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Terry (SF) Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), Edward Work (C) Santiago Martin, John Smith | |
| 02:24 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:24 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg can't finish the layup | 32-42 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | David Morris snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Edward Work lays it up and in set up by Justin Rushenberg | 32-44 |
| 01:24 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski throws it down on a nice dish by Steven Jones and the foul's on John Bradford - foul #1 on John Bradford, team foul #11 | 34-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson (PF) Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), John Smith (PF) John Bradford, Edward Work | |
| 01:24 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Gliwski steals it from Stacy McKenny | 35-44 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay is hacked by Stacy McKenny - foul #3 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #12 | 35-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips (SG), Ray Northern (C) Raymond Gliwski, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Northern | 36-44 |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 36-44 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ray Northern swats the short shot by David Morris | 36-44 |