| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Akim Zych (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Akim Zych inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | Robert Wong is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #1 on Robert Wong, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:27 | Iowa State | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #2 on Samuel Miller, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 19:02 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-29 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Maiden and he's hacked by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Dustin Maiden steps in front of the Alberto Costa pass | 32-29 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Dustin Maiden | 34-29 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Akim Zych misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller lays it in set up by Dustin Maiden and the foul's on Akim Zych - foul #3 on Akim Zych, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez (SF) Akim Zych | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Zahl - foul #3 on Ernest Zahl, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SF) Ernest Zahl | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Henry Brown (C) Russell Davis | |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:39 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Brown | 37-33 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Dustin Maiden | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mario Flores (PG), David Simmons (SG), Robert Depaz (C) Timothy Hampton, William Brown, Alberto Costa | |
| 16:02 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-33 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mario Flores (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Depaz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 15:49 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:29 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez drills a shot from the left block | 37-35 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Carmelo Gonzalez - foul #1 on Carmelo Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Nathaniel Macpherson (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG), William Brown (SG), Akim Zych (SF), Russell Davis (C) Mario Flores, David Simmons, Carmelo Gonzalez, Henry Brown | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:54 | Iowa State | Robert Depaz misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (SF), Tracy Dimas (PF) Thomas Murphy, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alberto Costa (PF) Robert Depaz | |
| 14:22 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | William Brown is called for the reach on Dustin Maiden - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl's pass is intercepted by William Brown | 39-35 |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller lays it up and in set up by Tracy Dimas | 41-35 |
| 13:14 | Iowa State | Russell Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl clanks a floater from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Russell Davis gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Russell Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Wong | 43-38 |
| 12:00 | Iowa State | William Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:58 | Iowa State | Alberto Costa tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Macpherson | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Timothy Hampton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Akim Zych (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong blows the layup but he's fouled by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mario Flores (PG), David Simmons (SG), Carmelo Gonzalez (SF), Henry Brown (PF), Robert Depaz (C) Timothy Hampton, William Brown, Akim Zych, Alberto Costa, Russell Davis | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:19 | Iowa State | David Simmons clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 11:18 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | David Simmons misses long on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | David Simmons misses the 3rd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong blows the dunk | 45-39 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson tips it home | 47-39 |
| 10:24 | Iowa State | Tracy Dimas takes the ball from Henry Brown | 47-39 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-39 |
| 10:06 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | Robert Wong takes the ball from Mario Flores | 47-39 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy buries a 3 from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 09:14 | Iowa State | Mario Flores hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong drills a jumper near the basket | 52-39 |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | Henry Brown is denied on a layup by Robert Wong | 52-39 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:07 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 07:51 | Iowa State | Mario Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mario Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Depaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Henry Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | Robert Depaz grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 07:07 | Iowa State | Henry Brown's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Johnson | 52-39 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tracy Dimas | 52-39 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Henry Brown swats the layup by Thomas Murphy | 52-39 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 06:31 | Iowa State | Henry Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Mario Flores steps in front of the Thomas Murphy pass | 54-39 |
| 06:05 | Iowa State | Henry Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Simmons | 54-41 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | David Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 05:38 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Ernest Zahl (PF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Robert Wong, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG), William Brown (SG), Akim Zych (SF), Alberto Costa (PF), Russell Davis (C) Mario Flores, David Simmons, Carmelo Gonzalez, Henry Brown, Robert Depaz | |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Alberto Costa misses short on a runner near the basket | 57-41 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Alberto Costa misses the tip | 57-41 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 04:50 | Iowa State | Akim Zych grabs the board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dustin Maiden | 59-41 |
| 04:23 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-41 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Macpherson | 59-41 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl blows the layup | 59-41 |
| 03:50 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alberto Costa | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Akim Zych (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | Alberto Costa comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tracy Dimas - foul #1 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mario Flores (PG), David Simmons (SG), Santiago Diaz (SF), Henry Brown (C) Timothy Hampton, William Brown, Akim Zych, Russell Davis | |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | Alberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | Alberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Johnson | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Hill | 62-41 |
| 02:45 | Iowa State | Mario Flores drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Santiago Diaz | 62-43 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa steps in front of the David Hill pass in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Henry Brown scores on a runner from the right block | 62-45 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson blows the layup | 62-45 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Henry Brown gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:45 | Iowa State | Mario Flores can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez (SF), Robert Depaz (C) Santiago Diaz, Alberto Costa | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:17 | Iowa State | Henry Brown snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 01:02 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 63-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Depaz swats the layup by Robert Wong | 63-45 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Carmelo Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Mario Flores comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Tracy Dimas - foul #2 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Mario Flores makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Mario Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Hill runs out the clock | 63-47 |