| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) PF - Ramon Mendez (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Dickson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Maiden | 26-27 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Dustin Maiden is called for the reach on Lloyd Connolly - foul #2 on Dustin Maiden, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Ernest Zahl steps in front of the Michael Thompson pass | 26-27 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Mark Embry is fouled on the floor by Robert Wong - foul #3 on Robert Wong, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Wong | |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Mark Embry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Ramon Mendez is called for the reach on Dustin Maiden - foul #3 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SF), Mitchell Scott (PF), Roberto Yazzie (C) Lloyd Connolly, Ramon Mendez, David Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Samuel Miller, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 26-27 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Mark Embry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 28-27 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Michael Thompson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas clanks a shot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Michael Thompson snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Mitchell Scott steps in front of the Tracy Dimas pass | 30-30 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Ernest Zahl takes the ball from Roberto Yazzie | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Embry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Maiden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Zahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Kevin Brown - foul #2 on Kevin Brown, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Ramon Mendez (PF), David Dickson (C) Mark Embry, Kevin Brown, Mitchell Scott, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Robert Wong (PF) Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Jonathan Johnson | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't connect on a floater near the basket | 30-33 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 30-33 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Tracy Dimas takes the ball from Michael Thompson | 30-33 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong is hacked by Ramon Mendez - foul #4 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Mitchell Scott (PF) Michael Thompson, Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG) Tracy Dimas | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses the dunk but he's fouled by Lee Bergh - foul #1 on Lee Bergh, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Lee Bergh drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Lloyd Connolly | 32-34 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller dunks the ball set up by Dustin Maiden and he's fouled by Mitchell Scott - foul #2 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Roberto Yazzie (C) Ryan Madden, Lloyd Connolly, David Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Mark Embry buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mitchell Scott | 34-37 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Brown - foul #3 on Kevin Brown, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG) Lee Bergh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Nathaniel Macpherson steps in front of the Mitchell Scott pass | 34-39 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Michael Thompson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Embry | 36-42 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Embry - foul #2 on Mark Embry, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Dickson (C) Kevin Brown, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott hits a shot from the baseline | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - David Dickson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill is fouled on the floor by David Dickson - foul #1 on David Dickson, team foul #8 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Ryan Madden (SG), Roberto Yazzie (PF) Michael Thompson, Mark Embry, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | David Dickson pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Ryan Madden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ryan Madden, team foul #9 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is hacked by David Dickson - foul #2 on David Dickson, team foul #10 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Lee Bergh is called for 5 seconds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SF), Mitchell Scott (PF) Lloyd Connolly, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG) Robert Wong | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses badly on a runner in the paint | 38-46 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Lee Bergh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Maiden | 38-46 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Dustin Maiden | 38-48 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is called for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Mark Embry (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Roberto Yazzie (C) Lee Bergh, Ryan Madden, Kevin Brown, David Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Thomas Murphy, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Connolly is called for the reach on Ernest Zahl - foul #1 on Lloyd Connolly, team foul #11 | 38-48 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | The jump hook by Roberto Yazzie is blocked by Ernest Zahl | 38-50 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott tips it home | 40-50 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Mark Embry - foul #3 on Mark Embry, team foul #12 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Dickson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SF), Robert Wong (PF) Samuel Miller, Ernest Zahl | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | David Dickson snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Tracy Dimas - foul #3 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SF) Lloyd Connolly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Dustin Maiden | |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong blows the layup | 41-52 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Dickson | 41-52 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-52 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Dickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | David Dickson blocks the jumper by Tracy Dimas | 41-52 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it in | 41-54 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie misses the easy layup | 41-54 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson grabs the board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Brown - foul #4 on Kevin Brown, team foul #13 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Ramon Mendez (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Roberto Yazzie, David Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Ernest Zahl (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) David Hill, Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses short on a floater from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Maiden | 41-57 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Dustin Maiden takes the ball from Kevin Brown | 41-57 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Kevin Brown blocks the short jumper by Samuel Miller | 41-57 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 41-57 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Kevin Brown misses short on a floater from close range | 41-57 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Mitchell Scott denies the turnaround by Dustin Maiden | 41-57 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 41-57 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Dickson (C) Lee Bergh, Kevin Brown, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Tracy Dimas, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller lays it in | 43-59 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Michael Thompson hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Dickson | 45-59 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dustin Maiden | 45-61 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Michael Thompson is blocked by Robert Wong | 45-61 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson is denied on a layup by Lloyd Connolly | 45-61 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez misses the easy layup | 45-61 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Embry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ramon Mendez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Dickson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Zahl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Dayton | David Dickson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden misses badly on a floater from the left block | 47-61 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl tips it in | 47-63 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Michael Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | David Dickson misses the tip | 47-63 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Embry | 47-63 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Mark Embry comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-63 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong hits a shot from the baseline set up by Samuel Miller | 47-65 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Miller - foul #1 on Samuel Miller, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Mitchell Scott (PF), Roberto Yazzie (C) Mark Embry, Lloyd Connolly, Ramon Mendez, David Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Thompson steps in front of the Thomas Murphy pass | 48-65 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie is hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Lee Bergh is called for the reach on David Hill - foul #2 on Lee Bergh, team foul #14 | 50-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Kevin Brown is hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #3 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Kevin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Kevin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Hill runs out the clock | 51-67 |