| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Gilbertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kubiak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller loses the dribble to David Gilbertson in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 19:51 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dustin Maiden | 31-38 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | David Kubiak's dunk attempt is rejected by Nathaniel Macpherson | 31-38 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | David Kubiak grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 33-40 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wong | 35-43 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | David Kubiak comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 35-43 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Dustin Maiden is called for the reach on David Gilbertson - foul #3 on Dustin Maiden, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Daniel Helvey (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, David Gilbertson, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | David Kubiak knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Wong - foul #2 on Robert Wong, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Helvey - foul #1 on Daniel Helvey, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), David Gilbertson (SF) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria | |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Wright is blocked by Robert Wong | 35-46 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | David Kubiak tips it in | 35-48 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wright | 35-48 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | David Kubiak clanks a runner from the left block | 35-48 |
| 16:12 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch hits the follow up shot | 35-50 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | David Hill buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Johnson and the foul's on Ronald Wright - foul #2 on Ronald Wright, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG), Ernest Zahl (SF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF) Ronald Wright, David Gilbertson | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Santamaria (fresh) PF - David Kubiak (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch throws it down | 38-52 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Santamaria - foul #2 on Richard Santamaria, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Robert Wong (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), David Gilbertson (SF) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Wong | 40-52 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF) Ronald Wright, David Gilbertson | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson blows the layup | 40-52 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | David Kubiak drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Branch | 40-54 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), David Gilbertson (SF) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria | |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wright | 40-57 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-57 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Paul Bellman is called for the reach on Dustin Maiden - foul #1 on Paul Bellman, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Dustin Maiden, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG) Paul Bellman | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong drills a runner in the lane | 42-57 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Tracy Dimas is called for the reach on David Kubiak - foul #1 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (PF) Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Daniel Helvey, David Gilbertson | |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 42-57 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | David Hill pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Ronald Wright steps in front of the Nathaniel Macpherson pass in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | David Kubiak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Bellman | 42-59 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Paul Bellman is called for the reach on David Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bellman, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Robert Wong (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Samuel Miller | 44-59 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Robert Wong is called for the reach on Richard Santamaria - foul #3 on Robert Wong, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Daniel Helvey (SG), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, Richard Santamaria, Jerry Branch | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Zahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wong (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Gilbertson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Kubiak (very tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-62 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdul steals the ball from Ernest Zahl | 44-62 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Bellman | 44-65 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden is called for traveling | 44-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Nathaniel Macpherson (PF) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Paul Bellman, Daniel Helvey, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | David Hill is called for the reach on Ronald Wright - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF) David Gilbertson, Jeffrey Ashley | |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jonathan Johnson - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG), David Gilbertson (SF) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria | |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-66 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas tips it home | 46-66 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the lay-in | 46-66 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | David Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bellman - foul #3 on Paul Bellman, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Paul Bellman | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy tips it back up and in | 48-66 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Nathaniel Macpherson denies the turnaround by David Kubiak | 48-66 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Ernest Zahl (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), John Shirley (PF) David Gilbertson, Jeffrey Ashley, Jerry Branch | |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | John Shirley pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | David Kubiak comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Miller | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (tired) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Santamaria (fresh) PF - John Shirley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Kubiak (very tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Santamaria | 53-68 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 55-68 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | David Kubiak's pass is intercepted by Tracy Dimas | 55-68 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-68 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Dimas | 55-68 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-68 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Dimas | 55-68 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Maiden | 58-68 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Jonathan Johnson swats the short shot by David Kubiak | 58-68 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | David Kubiak tips it back up and in | 58-70 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Robert Wong (PF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Samuel Miller, Ernest Zahl, Tracy Dimas, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), David Gilbertson (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, Paul Bellman, Richard Santamaria, John Shirley | |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch knocks in the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Nathaniel Macpherson - foul #3 on Nathaniel Macpherson, team foul #7 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG) Daniel Helvey | |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Nathaniel Macpherson | 60-73 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Wong - foul #4 on Robert Wong, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Gilbertson - foul #3 on David Gilbertson, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG) Jeffrey Ashley | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright's floater is knocked away by Nathaniel Macpherson | 61-74 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Nathaniel Macpherson | 63-74 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-77 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Kubiak - foul #3 on David Kubiak, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Ernest Zahl (PF) David Hill, Dustin Maiden, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Ronald Wright, Daniel Helvey, Jerry Branch | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses long on a jumper from the right block | 64-77 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Gilbertson (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kubiak (very tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Daniel Helvey (SG), Jerry Branch (C) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | David Kubiak misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-77 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Miller | 67-77 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | David Kubiak is denied on a layup by Ernest Zahl | 67-77 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-77 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Tracy Dimas - foul #2 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Tracy Dimas, Ernest Zahl | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG) Daniel Helvey | |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-79 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it home | 69-79 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on David Kubiak - foul #1 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #10 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (SF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Thomas Murphy, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Paul Bellman, Jerry Branch | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl travels in the backcourt | 69-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | The short jumper by David Kubiak is denied by Robert Wong | 69-81 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 69-81 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson loses the dribble to David Kubiak | 69-81 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-81 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy grabs the board | 69-81 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas can't finish the layup | 69-81 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | David Kubiak can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-81 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley tips it back up and in | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | David Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-83 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright runs out the clock | 69-83 |