| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) SG - Scott Astorga (fresh) SF - Ray Berry (fresh) PF - Robert Penick (fresh) C - Todd Hager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Norman Meadows (fresh) SG - Albert Swink (fresh) SF - Jason Miller (fresh) PF - Tad Frye (fresh) C - Gary White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stony Brook | Gary White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Stony Brook | A charge is called on Tad Frye - foul #1 on Tad Frye, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Miller - foul #1 on Jason Miller, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Ward | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Stony Brook | Todd Hager is called for the reach on Albert Swink - foul #1 on Todd Hager, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Stony Brook | Albert Swink clanks a floater near the basket | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 18:09 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 18:07 | Stony Brook | Gary White can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge (PG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Jason Petties (SF), Jesse Dillow (PF), Michael Flaherty (C) Norman Meadows, Albert Swink, Jason Miller, Tad Frye, Gary White | |
| 17:26 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | David Shumpert is called for the reach on Jerry Selfridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Shumpert, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), John Gravois (C) Scott Astorga, Ray Berry, Robert Penick, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds lays it up and in on a great pass from Delbert Currier | 8-2 |
| 16:39 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Osuna - foul #1 on Jason Osuna, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG) Jerry Selfridge | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jacob Daniel (SF) David Shumpert | |
| 16:39 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:39 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | John Gravois grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Jason Petties steals the ball from Edward Ward in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 16:20 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Jacob Daniel is called for the reach on Danny Reynolds - foul #1 on Jacob Daniel, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga (SG), Ray Berry (SF), Robert Penick (PF) Delbert Currier, Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Gary White (C) Jason Petties, Jesse Dillow | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edward Ward and the foul's on Michael Flaherty - foul #1 on Michael Flaherty, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge (PG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jason Petties (PG), Logan Hamlett (SG) David Shumpert, Marshall Stamper | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick misses the free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:55 | Stony Brook | Gary White grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Selfridge (fresh) SG - Scott Astorga (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Berry (fresh) PF - Robert Penick (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gravois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Jason Petties (fairly fresh) SG - Logan Hamlett (fresh) SF - Jacob Daniel (fresh) PF - Michael Flaherty (fairly fresh) C - Gary White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | John Gravois pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Logan Hamlett blocks the jumper by John Gravois | 10-5 |
| 15:32 | Stony Brook | Gary White pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:27 | Stony Brook | Scott Astorga takes the ball from Logan Hamlett | 10-5 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry's pass is intercepted by Jason Petties in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 15:18 | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty buries a driving attempt from the right block | 10-7 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | John Gravois's floater is knocked away by Michael Flaherty | 10-7 |
| 14:57 | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:51 | Stony Brook | Logan Hamlett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the dunk attempt | 10-7 |
| 14:32 | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | Stony Brook | Jacob Daniel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ray Berry | 10-7 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | Stony Brook | Jacob Daniel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Petties | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Logan Hamlett is called for the reach on Scott Astorga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Logan Hamlett, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Delbert Currier (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), Todd Hager (C) Jerry Selfridge, Scott Astorga, Ray Berry, Robert Penick, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Albert Swink (SG), Jason Miller (SF), Jesse Dillow (PF), Tad Frye (C) Jason Petties, Logan Hamlett, Jacob Daniel, Michael Flaherty, Gary White | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier is hacked by Tad Frye - foul #2 on Tad Frye, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty (C) Tad Frye | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:29 | Stony Brook | Albert Swink is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Flaherty picks off the pass by Jason Osuna in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 13:08 | Stony Brook | Jason Osuna is called for the reach on Michael Flaherty - foul #2 on Jason Osuna, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Gary White (C) Norman Meadows, Albert Swink, Michael Flaherty | |
| 12:57 | Stony Brook | Gary White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 12:55 | Stony Brook | David Shumpert snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:41 | Stony Brook | Edward Ward is called for the reach on David Shumpert - foul #1 on Edward Ward, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Scott Astorga (SG) Edward Ward, Delbert Currier | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Albert Swink (SG), Logan Hamlett (SF), Michael Flaherty (C) David Shumpert, Marshall Stamper, Jesse Dillow, Gary White | |
| 12:32 | Stony Brook | Todd Hager blocks the short jumper by Albert Swink | 12-10 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Reynolds | 12-10 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 11:53 | Stony Brook | Logan Hamlett gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) SG - Scott Astorga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Hager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Norman Meadows (fresh) SG - Albert Swink (fairly fresh) SF - Logan Hamlett (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Flaherty (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Stony Brook | Scott Astorga steps in front of the Norman Meadows pass in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses the dunk attempt | 12-10 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 11:46 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:41 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows makes the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Flaherty | 12-12 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Swink - foul #1 on Albert Swink, team foul #8 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge (PG), Ray Berry (SF), Robert Penick (PF) David Scruggs, Gary McNeece, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Jason Petties (SF), Jesse Dillow (PF), Gary White (C) Norman Meadows, Albert Swink, Logan Hamlett, Jason Miller, Michael Flaherty | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:23 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper is fouled on the floor by Scott Astorga - foul #1 on Scott Astorga, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG) Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 11:14 | Stony Brook | David Shumpert lays it in | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 10:37 | Stony Brook | Jesse Dillow connects on the shot in the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | David Shumpert steals the ball from Delbert Currier | 16-16 |
| 10:21 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Shumpert | 16-18 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), John Gravois (C) Jerry Selfridge, Delbert Currier, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Albert Swink (SG), Jacob Daniel (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Michael Flaherty (C) David Shumpert, Marshall Stamper, Jason Petties, Jesse Dillow, Gary White | |
| 10:12 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Edward Ward | 18-18 |
| 09:27 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-18 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Meadows is called for the reach on Edward Ward - foul #1 on Norman Meadows, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF) Ray Berry, Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Logan Hamlett (SF), Gary White (C) Norman Meadows, Albert Swink, Jacob Daniel, Jason Miller | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:00 | Stony Brook | David Shumpert's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Reynolds | 20-18 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Gary White - foul #1 on Gary White, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Jerry Selfridge (SG) Edward Ward, Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Jason Petties (SF), Jesse Dillow (PF) David Shumpert, Logan Hamlett, Michael Flaherty | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:26 | Stony Brook | Jesse Dillow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Selfridge - foul #1 on Jerry Selfridge, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG) Norman Meadows | |
| 08:26 | Stony Brook | Jesse Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:26 | Stony Brook | Jesse Dillow misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses short on a shot in the lane | 22-19 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece tips it but misses | 22-19 |
| 08:11 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:06 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties is hacked by Jerry Selfridge - foul #2 on Jerry Selfridge, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG), Robert Penick (PF), Todd Hager (C) Jerry Selfridge, Danny Reynolds, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Michael Flaherty (PF) David Shumpert, Jesse Dillow | |
| 08:06 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 07:52 | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty grabs the board | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) SG - Delbert Currier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Penick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Todd Hager (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Norman Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marshall Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Petties (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Flaherty (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary White (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties is hacked by Delbert Currier - foul #1 on Delbert Currier, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Berry (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Albert Swink (SG), Jason Miller (PF) Norman Meadows, Marshall Stamper, Gary White | |
| 07:48 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Flaherty - foul #2 on Michael Flaherty, team foul #11 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Logan Hamlett (SF), Gary White (C) David Shumpert, Albert Swink, Jason Petties, Michael Flaherty | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:27 | Stony Brook | Gary White makes the jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-22 |
| 07:04 | Stony Brook | Logan Hamlett grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 07:00 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows misses the easy open layup | 24-22 |
| 06:58 | Stony Brook | Logan Hamlett tips it home | 24-24 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Scruggs | 26-24 |
| 06:28 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller blows the layup | 26-24 |
| 06:27 | Stony Brook | Logan Hamlett grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 06:13 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper is fouled on the floor by Delbert Currier - foul #2 on Delbert Currier, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), John Gravois (C) David Scruggs, Delbert Currier, Ray Berry, Robert Penick, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Albert Swink (SG), Jacob Daniel (SF), Jesse Dillow (PF) Norman Meadows, Logan Hamlett, Jason Miller, Gary White | |
| 06:13 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:13 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Daniel - foul #2 on Jacob Daniel, team foul #12 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jason Petties (SF), Gary White (C) Jacob Daniel, Marshall Stamper | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:03 | Stony Brook | David Shumpert misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds connects on the open jumper from the right block | 30-26 |
| 05:40 | Stony Brook | Albert Swink is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward is fouled on the floor by David Shumpert - foul #2 on David Shumpert, team foul #13 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG) David Shumpert | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:19 | Stony Brook | Gary White misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward blows the layup | 32-29 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | John Gravois knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 34-29 |
| 04:43 | Stony Brook | Jesse Dillow travels with the ball | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Berry (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper (SG), Jason Miller (SF) Norman Meadows, Jason Petties | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | John Gravois banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Edward Ward | 36-29 |
| 04:16 | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Penick (PF) Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jason Petties (SF) Jesse Dillow | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Petties - foul #1 on Jason Petties, team foul #14 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG) Marshall Stamper | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:13 | Stony Brook | The rebound goes to Gary White | 36-29 |
| 04:08 | Stony Brook | Albert Swink misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 04:07 | Stony Brook | Jason Petties can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Ward | 36-29 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Meadows steps in front of the Ray Berry pass in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 03:51 | Stony Brook | Gary White is called for a backcourt violation | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Jerry Selfridge (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Todd Hager (C) Edward Ward, Scott Astorga, Ray Berry, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | David Shumpert (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Jacob Daniel (SF), Tad Frye (PF), Michael Flaherty (C) Norman Meadows, Albert Swink, Jason Petties, Jason Miller, Gary White | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Selfridge (fresh) SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) PF - Robert Penick (tiring) 8 pts. C - Todd Hager (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - David Shumpert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Stamper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jacob Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tad Frye (fresh) C - Michael Flaherty (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Marshall Stamper - foul #1 on Marshall Stamper, team foul #15 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Albert Swink (SG) Marshall Stamper | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 03:24 | Stony Brook | Michael Flaherty misses the floater from the left side | 38-29 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick is denied on a layup by Tad Frye | 38-29 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Albert Swink is called for the reach on Jerry Selfridge - foul #2 on Albert Swink, team foul #16 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG), Danny Reynolds (PF), John Gravois (C) David Scruggs, Robert Penick, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Marshall Stamper (SG) Albert Swink | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Jerry Selfridge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 02:47 | Stony Brook | Tad Frye comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jacob Daniel - foul #3 on Jacob Daniel, team foul #17 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Albert Swink (SG), Jason Miller (SF) Marshall Stamper, Jacob Daniel | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:16 | Stony Brook | Jason Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Gary McNeece (SG), Todd Hager (C) Jerry Selfridge, Delbert Currier, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows (PG), Marshall Stamper (SG), Jason Petties (SF) David Shumpert, Albert Swink, Jason Miller | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 42-29 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds tips it home | 44-29 |
| 01:45 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Osuna - foul #3 on Jason Osuna, team foul #10 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga (SG), Robert Penick (PF) Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Albert Swink (SG), Logan Hamlett (SF) Marshall Stamper, Jason Petties | |
| 01:45 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 01:45 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Scruggs | 46-31 |
| 01:11 | Stony Brook | Norman Meadows hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-31 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Scott Astorga | 48-31 |
| 00:39 | Stony Brook | Albert Swink buries a 3 from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 00:26 | Stony Brook | The rebound goes to Tad Frye | 48-34 |
| 00:04 | Stony Brook | Logan Hamlett buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Albert Swink | 48-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 48-36 |