| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joe Chafin (fresh) SG - Richard Miesner (fresh) SF - Brady Sinclair (fresh) PF - Leroy Harwell (fresh) C - Lyle Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Bowles - foul #1 on Walter Bowles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Pepperdine | Brady Sinclair pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Chafin | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyle Kennedy | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Pepperdine | Brady Sinclair pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell makes the runner from the right block set up by Brady Sinclair | 0-7 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio double dribbles | 0-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ford (PG), Jame Taylor (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Raymond Terry (PF), Troy Febus (C) Joe Chafin, Richard Miesner, Brady Sinclair, Leroy Harwell, Lyle Kennedy | |
| 17:37 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore knocks in the floater from close range | 0-9 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Gardiner | 3-9 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Raymond Terry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:10 | Pepperdine | Troy Febus misses the tip | 3-9 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell (PF) Troy Febus | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses short on a shot from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 16:56 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 16:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Ford knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Moore | 3-11 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Jame Taylor steals the ball from Howard Swanger in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| 16:35 | Pepperdine | Jame Taylor slams it home | 3-13 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is fouled in the backcourt by Jame Taylor - foul #1 on Jame Taylor, team foul #2 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Howard Swanger, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin (PG), Richard Miesner (SG), Donald Posey (SF), Troy Febus (C) Robert Ford, Jame Taylor, Robert Moore, Raymond Terry | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is hacked by Richard Miesner - foul #1 on Richard Miesner, team foul #3 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG) Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joe Chafin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Miesner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Posey (fresh) PF - Leroy Harwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Febus (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Pepperdine | Troy Febus scores on a jumper from the baseline | 6-15 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Howard Swanger, Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ford (PG), Jame Taylor (SG), Brady Sinclair (SF), Raymond Terry (PF), Lyle Kennedy (C) Joe Chafin, Richard Miesner, Donald Posey, Leroy Harwell, Troy Febus | |
| 14:52 | Pepperdine | Robert Ford is hacked by Alberto Giordano - foul #1 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #2 | 6-15 |
| 14:36 | Pepperdine | Walter Bowles is called for the reach on Robert Ford - foul #2 on Walter Bowles, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (PG) Walter Bowles | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:11 | Pepperdine | Kelly Myers swats the layup by Raymond Terry | 6-15 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Brady Sinclair pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:51 | Pepperdine | Robert Ford hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Lyle Kennedy | 6-17 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano tips it back up and in | 8-17 |
| 13:29 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jame Taylor | 8-19 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-19 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 8-19 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Raymond Terry steps in front of the Kevin Caro pass | 8-19 |
| 12:47 | Pepperdine | Jame Taylor scores on a 3 from the left wing | 8-22 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is hacked by Brady Sinclair - foul #1 on Brady Sinclair, team foul #4 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Jerry Bruton (SG), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin (PG), Donald Posey (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Leroy Harwell (PF), Troy Febus (C) Robert Ford, Jame Taylor, Brady Sinclair, Raymond Terry, Lyle Kennedy | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore blocks the short jumper by Marcelino Bianchi | 8-22 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 11:52 | Pepperdine | Troy Febus clanks a shot from the left side | 8-22 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 8-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Jerry Bruton (fresh) SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joe Chafin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Posey (fresh) SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Harwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Febus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Joe Chafin picks off the pass by Jerry Bruton in the backcourt | 8-22 |
| 11:45 | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin lays it up and in | 8-24 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 8-24 |
| 11:30 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Leroy Harwell | 8-24 |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Howard Swanger - foul #1 on Howard Swanger, team foul #4 | 8-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Harry Baumbach (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner (SG), Gerald Williams (C) Donald Posey, Troy Febus | |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 8-25 |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-26 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Harry Baumbach is blocked by Joe Chafin | 8-26 |
| 11:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 8-26 |
| 10:42 | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-26 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio grabs the board | 8-26 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Howard Swanger, Jerry Bruton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brady Sinclair (SF) Robert Moore | |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Alberto Giordano takes the ball from Leroy Harwell | 8-26 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-26 |
| 09:56 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell gets the rebound | 8-26 |
| 09:31 | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Williams | 8-28 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Kevin Caro | 10-28 |
| 08:52 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-28 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano gets the rebound | 10-28 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Joe Chafin takes the ball from Kevin Caro | 10-28 |
| 08:25 | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Chafin | 10-30 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach misses the turnaround from the left block | 10-30 |
| 08:13 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Gerald Williams | 10-30 |
| 08:01 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Henry Dimaggio - foul #1 on Henry Dimaggio, team foul #5 | 10-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Jerry Bruton (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ford (PG), Jame Taylor (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Lyle Kennedy (C) Joe Chafin, Richard Miesner, Brady Sinclair, Gerald Williams | |
| 08:01 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell misses the free throw | 10-32 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers gets the rebound | 10-32 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Bruton | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) PF - Kelly Myers (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jame Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Harwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Pepperdine | Robert Ford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-32 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers snags the defensive board | 13-32 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-32 |
| 07:12 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy grabs the board | 13-32 |
| 06:56 | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell's floater is tipped away by Danny Gardiner | 13-32 |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | Robert Ford grabs the offensive board | 13-32 |
| 06:38 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Ford | 13-34 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Lyle Kennedy picks off the pass by Danny Gardiner | 13-34 |
| 06:03 | Pepperdine | Jame Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-34 |
| 06:01 | Pepperdine | Lyle Kennedy misses the tip | 13-34 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner gets the rebound | 13-34 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Vyacheslav Bosowski (C) Howard Swanger, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin (PG), Richard Miesner (SG), Donald Posey (SF), Raymond Terry (PF), Troy Febus (C) Robert Ford, Jame Taylor, Robert Moore, Leroy Harwell, Lyle Kennedy | |
| 05:24 | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donald Posey | 13-36 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Miesner is called for the reach on Joshua Warwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Miesner, team foul #5 | 13-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ford (SG) Richard Miesner | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Caro and he's fouled by Joe Chafin - foul #1 on Joe Chafin, team foul #6 | 15-36 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the free throw | 16-36 |
| 04:39 | Pepperdine | Donald Posey scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Troy Febus | 16-38 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-38 |
| 04:09 | Pepperdine | Donald Posey makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Troy Febus | 19-40 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is hacked by Robert Ford - foul #1 on Robert Ford, team foul #7 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Vyacheslav Bosowski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Leroy Harwell (PF), Gerald Williams (C) Robert Ford, Donald Posey, Raymond Terry, Troy Febus | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 20-40 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 03:27 | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 03:25 | Pepperdine | Gerald Williams can't tip it in | 21-40 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles pulls down the rebound | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) SG - Kevin Caro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joe Chafin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Miesner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Harwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Miesner picks off the pass by Kevin Caro in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Kelly Myers steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 21-40 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #8 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jame Taylor (PG), Brady Sinclair (SF), Lyle Kennedy (C) Joe Chafin, Leroy Harwell, Gerald Williams | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 02:48 | Pepperdine | Jame Taylor drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Jerry Bruton - foul #1 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #6 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG) Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leroy Harwell (PF) Robert Moore | |
| 02:48 | Pepperdine | Jame Taylor misses the free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick's layup is rejected by Leroy Harwell | 23-42 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 02:10 | Pepperdine | Brady Sinclair makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Miesner | 23-44 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Warwick and he's hacked by Lyle Kennedy - foul #1 on Lyle Kennedy, team foul #9 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Harry Baumbach (PF) Walter Bowles, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin (PG), Robert Moore (SF), Raymond Terry (PF), Gerald Williams (C) Richard Miesner, Brady Sinclair, Leroy Harwell, Lyle Kennedy | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the free throw | 25-44 |
| 01:55 | Pepperdine | Gerald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 01:41 | Pepperdine | Gerald Williams blows the layup | 25-44 |
| 01:40 | Pepperdine | Gerald Williams can't tip it in | 25-44 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Swanger and he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #10 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (PF) Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Miesner (SG), Donald Posey (SF), Troy Febus (C) Jame Taylor, Robert Moore, Gerald Williams | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:26 | Pepperdine | Raymond Terry connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Troy Febus | 28-46 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Baumbach | 30-46 |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Donald Posey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Kevin Caro (SG) Howard Swanger, Joshua Warwick | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Miesner - foul #3 on Richard Miesner, team foul #11 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Ford (SG), Brady Sinclair (SF), Lyle Kennedy (C) Richard Miesner, Donald Posey, Troy Febus | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:18 | Pepperdine | Joe Chafin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brady Sinclair | 32-48 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano tips it but misses | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Baumbach | 32-48 |