| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Richard McArdell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Jorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Greg Walls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Lane (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Berens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 19:47 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 19:35 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alberto Giordano - foul #2 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 19:35 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:35 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Bowles | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Walter Bowles - foul #2 on Walter Bowles, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 29-24 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 18:38 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano loses the dribble to Greg Walls in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 18:16 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 17:59 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:39 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane knocks in the floater in the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:02 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 29-28 |
| 17:01 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:48 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell makes the shot from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Greg Walls takes the ball from Walter Bowles in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 16:27 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane misses badly on a floater in the paint | 29-30 |
| 16:25 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Berens | 29-30 |
| 16:20 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls blows the layup but he's hacked by Alberto Giordano - foul #3 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (PG), Nick Curry (SG), David Stockton (PF), David Cain (C) Richard McArdell, Baran Jorski, Robert Lane, Brian Berens | |
| 16:20 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:20 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Bruton | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Micah Vargo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Walls (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Stockton (fresh) C - David Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | W. New Mexico | David Stockton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-30 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 15:22 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Walls | 34-32 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 15:00 | W. New Mexico | David Cain is fouled on the floor by Kelly Myers - foul #1 on Kelly Myers, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG) Walter Bowles | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leonard Peterson (PG), Richard Roy (C) Micah Vargo, Greg Walls | |
| 14:51 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Peterson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Harry Baumbach (C) Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell (PG), Ronald Rohe (SG), Robert Lane (PF) Nick Curry, David Stockton, David Cain | |
| 14:11 | W. New Mexico | Harry Baumbach steals the ball from Leonard Peterson | 37-35 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Rohe steps in front of the Kevin Caro pass in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 14:04 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Peterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Rohe | 37-37 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses badly on a shot from close range | 37-37 |
| 13:42 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ronald Rohe | 37-37 |
| 13:26 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 13:24 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:03 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Rohe knocks in the shot near the basket | 37-39 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits a jumper in the lane set up by Howard Swanger | 39-39 |
| 12:40 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane connects on the floater from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Harry Baumbach and he's hacked by Richard McArdell - foul #2 on Richard McArdell, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Howard Swanger, Kevin Caro, Henry Dimaggio, Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (PG), Baran Jorski (SG), David Stockton (SF), David Cain (PF), Brian Berens (C) Richard McArdell, Ronald Rohe, Leonard Peterson, Robert Lane, Richard Roy | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:14 | W. New Mexico | David Stockton scores on a turnaround in the paint | 42-43 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Micah Vargo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Jorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Stockton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Berens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-43 |
| 11:45 | W. New Mexico | Brian Berens pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:29 | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Cain | 42-46 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Baran Jorski - foul #1 on Baran Jorski, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry (SF) David Cain | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:11 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:01 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Warwick | 44-46 |
| 10:21 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is fouled on the floor by David Stockton - foul #1 on David Stockton, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Harry Baumbach (C) Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell (PG), Greg Walls (SF), David Cain (PF) Micah Vargo, Baran Jorski, David Stockton | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 09:56 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Brian Berens | 44-46 |
| 09:37 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry is hacked by Harry Baumbach - foul #1 on Harry Baumbach, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ronald Rohe (SG) Nick Curry | |
| 09:23 | W. New Mexico | Brian Berens misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Bowles - foul #3 on Walter Bowles, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane (PF) David Cain | |
| 09:23 | W. New Mexico | Brian Berens makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:23 | W. New Mexico | Brian Berens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach makes the wide open jumper from close range | 46-48 |
| 08:53 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Greg Walls, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Walter Bowles, Kevin Caro, Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard Roy (C) Brian Berens | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio loses the dribble to Richard McArdell in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 08:36 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane hits the finger roll | 46-50 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Roy - foul #4 on Richard Roy, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (PG), Nick Curry (SG), David Cain (PF), Brian Berens (C) Richard McArdell, Ronald Rohe, Robert Lane, Richard Roy | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:09 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Berens - foul #3 on Brian Berens, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF) Joshua Warwick | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leonard Peterson (PG), Baran Jorski (SG) Micah Vargo, Greg Walls | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 07:53 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Cain | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Leonard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Baran Jorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Nick Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Berens (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Peterson hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Howard Swanger - foul #4 on Howard Swanger, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Harry Baumbach (PF) Howard Swanger, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David Stockton (SF), Richard Roy (C) Nick Curry, Brian Berens | |
| 07:29 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Peterson makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Roy - foul #5 on Richard Roy, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (PG), Robert Lane (PF), Brian Berens (C) Leonard Peterson, David Cain, Richard Roy | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Brian Berens swats the short shot by Alberto Giordano | 50-53 |
| 07:09 | W. New Mexico | David Stockton snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 06:53 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kelly Myers (PF) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Brian Berens is called for the reach on Joshua Warwick - foul #4 on Brian Berens, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell (PG), Ronald Rohe (SG), Greg Walls (SF) Micah Vargo, Baran Jorski, David Stockton | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:35 | W. New Mexico | Brian Berens grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:22 | W. New Mexico | Kevin Caro picks off the pass by Robert Lane | 50-53 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Caro | 52-53 |
| 05:54 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Vyacheslav Bosowski (C) Joshua Warwick, Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers, Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry (SG), David Cain (C) Ronald Rohe, Brian Berens | |
| 05:54 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:54 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski misses the jump hook from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 05:38 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:18 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:16 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:55 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-56 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton makes the driving attempt from the right block | 54-56 |
| 04:02 | W. New Mexico | David Cain misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Bruton - foul #1 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Walter Bowles, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Henry Dimaggio, Vyacheslav Bosowski | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (PG), Baran Jorski (SG), Leonard Peterson (SF), David Stockton (PF) Richard McArdell, Nick Curry, Greg Walls, Robert Lane | |
| 04:02 | W. New Mexico | David Cain makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:02 | W. New Mexico | David Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Giordano | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Micah Vargo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Jorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Leonard Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Stockton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cain (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Leonard Peterson steals the ball from Kevin Caro | 54-57 |
| 02:57 | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (PF) Howard Swanger, Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Brian Berens (C) David Cain | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Berens - foul #5 on Brian Berens, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David Cain (C) Brian Berens | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:20 | W. New Mexico | Marcelino Bianchi is called for the reach on Micah Vargo - foul #1 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF) Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 02:20 | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:20 | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 02:00 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:54 | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Baran Jorski steps in front of the Kevin Caro pass | 56-59 |
| 01:33 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell (PG), Greg Walls (SF), Robert Lane (PF) Micah Vargo, Leonard Peterson, David Stockton | |
| 01:09 | W. New Mexico | Alberto Giordano takes the ball from Greg Walls | 56-59 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano blows the layup | 56-59 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it in | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:36 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane misses the jumper in the paint | 58-59 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio knocks in the floater from the right wing | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:15 | W. New Mexico | David Cain misses the easy layup | 60-59 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Dimaggio | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Baran Jorski is called for the reach on Henry Dimaggio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Baran Jorski, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses long on a jumper from close range | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Richard McArdell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Jorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Greg Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cain (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:45 | W. New Mexico | Greg Walls is called for traveling | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David Stockton (PF) Robert Lane | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick buries a floater from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 04:17 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell is fouled on the floor by Walter Bowles - foul #4 on Walter Bowles, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (C) Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 04:17 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:17 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles loses the ball out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (PG) Richard McArdell | |
| 03:47 | W. New Mexico | Henry Dimaggio blocks the short jumper by David Cain | 64-64 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kelly Myers | 64-64 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 03:31 | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Cain | 64-67 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is fouled on the floor by David Stockton - foul #2 on David Stockton, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry (SG), Leonard Peterson (SF), Robert Lane (PF) Baran Jorski, Greg Walls, David Stockton | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:24 | W. New Mexico | David Cain pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:14 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #3 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 03:14 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:14 | W. New Mexico | Nick Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Myers | 68-69 |
| 02:56 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell (PG), Baran Jorski (SG), Greg Walls (SF), David Stockton (PF) Micah Vargo, Nick Curry, Leonard Peterson, Robert Lane | |
| 02:45 | W. New Mexico | Henry Dimaggio picks off the pass by Baran Jorski | 68-69 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 68-69 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 02:15 | W. New Mexico | David Cain snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 02:15 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane (PF) David Stockton | |
| 01:59 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-69 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 01:19 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard McArdell | 70-71 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles is hacked by Richard McArdell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard McArdell, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:00 | W. New Mexico | Marcelino Bianchi swats the layup by David Cain | 72-71 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Richard McArdell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Baran Jorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Greg Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cain (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 00:45 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane can't connect on a shot in the lane | 72-71 |
| 00:44 | W. New Mexico | Richard McArdell tips it but misses | 72-71 |
| 00:42 | W. New Mexico | Robert Lane hits the follow up shot | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Marcelino Bianchi is denied by David Cain | 72-73 |
| 00:23 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Baran Jorski | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:20 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Warwick - foul #2 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #13 | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski is hacked by Walter Bowles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Bowles, team foul #14 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (PG) Walter Bowles | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David Stockton (SF) Greg Walls | |
| 00:06 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 00:01 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| 00:01 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Micah Vargo (SG) Baran Jorski | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | Baran Jorski runs out the clock | 72-76 |