| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Terry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Sheffield (fresh) SF - Harold Wise (fairly fresh) PF - Brian McCright (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hilbert | 35-27 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Brian McCright hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:17 | UCLA | Harold Wise pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Terry Harris is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brian McCright out of a doubleteam | 35-31 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Harris is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Terry Harris, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Nicholas Peters (C) Ivan Thompson | |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:24 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:55 | UCLA | Robert James steals it from Nicholas Peters | 35-31 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Willie Sheffield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Sheffield, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG), Thomas Hunziker (C) Willie Sheffield, Harold Wise | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:45 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunziker | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Terry Harris - foul #2 on Terry Harris, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF) Norman Jenkins, William Roach | |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Thorton (SG) Terry Harris | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses long on a floater from close range | 35-31 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | James Cutler tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 16:15 | UCLA | Jeremy Taylor takes the ball from Arthur Thorton | 37-31 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi lays it in set up by Jeremy Taylor | 39-31 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Brian McCright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, James Cutler, Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | UCLA | Terry Harris (PG), Willie Sheffield (SG), Harold Wise (SF), Ivan Thompson (C) Norbert Kordowski, Arthur Thorton, Nicholas Peters, Thomas Hunziker | |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Brian McCright makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Terry Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Sheffield (fresh) SF - Harold Wise (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian McCright (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Willie Sheffield is called for the reach on William Roach - foul #3 on Willie Sheffield, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is hacked by Harold Wise - foul #3 on Harold Wise, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 15:02 | UCLA | Ivan Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Brian McCright banks in the layup set up by Terry Harris | 39-34 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Willie Sheffield is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Sheffield, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) Robert James | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG), Nicholas Peters (SF) Willie Sheffield, Harold Wise | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 14:33 | UCLA | Terry Harris snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF) William Roach | |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Thorton (SG), Harold Wise (SF) Norbert Kordowski, Ivan Thompson | |
| 14:11 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:11 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Terry Harris - foul #3 on Terry Harris, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ivan Thompson (C) Nicholas Peters | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:42 | UCLA | Harold Wise misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Ivan Thompson steals the ball from Michael Hilbert | 41-36 |
| 12:52 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 41-36 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by James Johnson | 43-36 |
| 12:14 | UCLA | Brian McCright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket | 43-36 |
| 12:13 | UCLA | Ivan Thompson can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | James Johnson connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Hilbert | 46-36 |
| 11:44 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Robert James (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG), Thomas Hunziker (PF), Nicholas Peters (C) Arthur Thorton, Brian McCright, Ivan Thompson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Terry Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Harold Wise (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hunziker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Peters out of a doubleteam | 46-38 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | William Roach knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Hilbert | 48-38 |
| 10:40 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Harris - foul #4 on Terry Harris, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:12 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ivan Thompson (C) Harold Wise | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeremy Taylor | 53-38 |
| 09:26 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Roach | 56-40 |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Jeremy Taylor steals it from Terry Harris in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | William Roach lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 58-40 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker loses the dribble to William Roach | 58-40 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Roach | 60-40 |
| 08:28 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-40 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | William Roach pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is called for traveling | 60-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Thorton (SG), Harold Wise (SF), Brian McCright (PF) Terry Harris, Nicholas Peters, Thomas Hunziker | |
| 07:59 | UCLA | Dikembe Adi swats the shot by Norbert Kordowski | 60-40 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 60-40 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Norbert Kordowski steps in front of the James Cutler pass | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Cutler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert James (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Norbert Kordowski (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Thorton (fresh) SF - Harold Wise (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McCright (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the fadeaway in the paint | 60-40 |
| 07:10 | UCLA | Brian McCright pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 06:55 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Wise | 60-42 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Norbert Kordowski picks off the pass by James Cutler | 60-42 |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Michael Hilbert is called for the reach on Brian McCright - foul #4 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (PF) James Cutler, Dikembe Adi, Robert James | |
| Subs | UCLA | Willie Sheffield (SG), Nicholas Peters (C) Arthur Thorton, Ivan Thompson | |
| 05:47 | UCLA | Harold Wise clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 05:46 | UCLA | Willie Sheffield misses the tip | 60-42 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Nicholas Peters - foul #3 on Nicholas Peters, team foul #9 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Terry Harris (PG) Norbert Kordowski | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Terry Harris loses the dribble to Jeremy Taylor | 63-42 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Nicholas Peters - foul #4 on Nicholas Peters, team foul #10 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker (C) Harold Wise | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the free throw | 65-42 |
| 04:52 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 04:37 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters misses long on a floater from the right side | 65-42 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | William Roach snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 65-42 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor snags the offensive board | 65-42 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Robert James steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (PG), Arthur Thorton (SF) Terry Harris, Brian McCright | |
| 03:44 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters misses the fadeaway in the lane | 65-42 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 65-42 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Norbert Kordowski is called for the reach on Dikembe Adi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norbert Kordowski, team foul #11 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ivan Thompson (C) Nicholas Peters | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 03:40 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunziker | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert James (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Norbert Kordowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willie Sheffield (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Arthur Thorton (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Hunziker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 66-42 |
| 03:10 | UCLA | Arthur Thorton grabs the offensive board | 66-42 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), William Roach (SF) Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | UCLA | Terry Harris (PG), Harold Wise (SF), Brian McCright (PF) Norbert Kordowski, Arthur Thorton, Ivan Thompson | |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 66-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Cutler is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Sheffield - foul #5 on Willie Sheffield, team foul #12 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Thorton (SG), Nicholas Peters (C) Willie Sheffield, Thomas Hunziker | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by William Roach - foul #2 on William Roach, team foul #5 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (C) James Johnson, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Robert James connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-44 |
| 01:58 | UCLA | Harold Wise clanks a floater from the free throw line | 71-44 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 71-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-44 |
| 01:44 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the board | 71-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:39 | UCLA | The pull-up jumper by Terry Harris is blocked by Robert James | 71-44 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | William Roach gets the rebound | 71-44 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-44 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 71-44 |
| 01:10 | UCLA | Robert James blocks the short jumper by Harold Wise | 71-44 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor snags the defensive board | 71-44 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Harold Wise is called for the reach on William Roach in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Wise, team foul #13 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG) Jeremy Taylor, James Cutler | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG), Ivan Thompson (C) Arthur Thorton, Nicholas Peters | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:57 | UCLA | Brian McCright jams it against the doubleteam | 72-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 72-46 |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 72-46 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | James Johnson steps in front of the Norbert Kordowski pass | 72-46 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Johnson runs out the clock | 72-46 |