| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) SG - David Pitre (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clark Atlanta | PG - John Mangus (fresh) SG - Daniel Lanier (fresh) SF - Duane Seymour (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jain (fresh) C - Allan Barnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clark Atlanta | Clark Atlanta is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Jain - foul #1 on Kenneth Jain, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier's pass is intercepted by David Pitre | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein drills a floater from the right side set up by David Pitre | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Clark Atlanta | Sammy Finnegan blocks the jumper by Duane Seymour | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Jain - foul #2 on Kenneth Jain, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Trent Scott (PF) Kenneth Jain | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Clark Atlanta | David Pitre picks off the pass by Duane Seymour | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | David Pitre hits a floater in the paint set up by Samuel Ebenstein and the foul's on Daniel Lanier - foul #1 on Daniel Lanier, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:55 | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Duane Seymour | 8-3 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (PF), David Bello (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Kyle (SG) Daniel Lanier | |
| 17:46 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from John Mangus | 8-5 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on John Kyle - foul #1 on John Kyle, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker (PG), Richard Webb (C) John Mangus, Allan Barnes | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:33 | Clark Atlanta | Trent Scott snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 17:18 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb drills a jump hook from the left block | 9-7 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Robert Reeder | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski (SF), Matthew Partee (PF) Duane Seymour, Trent Scott | |
| 16:54 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Norman Absher - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF) Matthew Brown, David Bello | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier (SG) John Kyle | |
| 16:54 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:54 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:35 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:21 | Clark Atlanta | Robert Reeder is called for the reach on Daniel Lanier - foul #1 on Robert Reeder, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Ralph Carlton (C) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Joseph Lucas, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus (PG), Duane Seymour (SF), Allan Barnes (C) Douglas Acker, Daniel Lanier, Richard Webb | |
| 16:16 | Clark Atlanta | Ralph Carlton swats the short shot by Matthew Partee | 9-9 |
| 16:14 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:09 | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Partee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is hacked by Matthew Partee - foul #1 on Matthew Partee, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF), David Bello (C) Michael Wiggins, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Kyle (SG), Trent Scott (PF) Henry Kuberski, Matthew Partee | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clark Atlanta | PG - John Mangus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kyle (fresh) SF - Duane Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Trent Scott (fresh) C - Allan Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 15:41 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:35 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Lucas - foul #1 on Joseph Lucas, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 15:35 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:35 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein loses the dribble to Duane Seymour in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 15:30 | Clark Atlanta | John Kyle banks in the layup on a great pass from Duane Seymour | 9-13 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | David Pitre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, David Bello | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier (SG), Richard Webb (C) John Mangus, Allan Barnes | |
| 14:51 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb banks in the layup and he's fouled by Joseph Lucas - foul #2 on Joseph Lucas, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) Joseph Lucas | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus (PG), Douglas Acker (SF) John Kyle, Duane Seymour | |
| 14:51 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan connects on the 3 from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 14:31 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 14:29 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 14:06 | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Lanier - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Robert Reeder (PF), David Bello (C) Russell Knox, Matthew Brown, Sammy Finnegan, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour (SF), Matthew Partee (PF), Allan Barnes (C) Douglas Acker, Trent Scott, Richard Webb | |
| 13:50 | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus is whistled for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Kyle (PG), Henry Kuberski (SG) John Mangus, Daniel Lanier | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | David Bello can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 12-16 |
| 13:29 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:16 | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Partee is hacked by Robert Reeder - foul #2 on Robert Reeder, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Robert Reeder, David Bello | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Trent Scott (PF) Matthew Partee | |
| 13:03 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Absher | 12-16 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Allan Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allan Barnes, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus (PG), Daniel Lanier (SG), Douglas Acker (SF) John Kyle, Henry Kuberski, Duane Seymour | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton is hacked by Allan Barnes - foul #2 on Allan Barnes, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) David Pitre | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb (C) Allan Barnes | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:19 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker is fouled on the floor by Sammy Finnegan - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| 12:19 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:19 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins's layup is rejected by Trent Scott | 14-18 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Russell Knox (fairly fresh) SG - Ray Houser (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clark Atlanta | PG - John Mangus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lanier (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Acker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trent Scott (tiring) C - Richard Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Knox - foul #1 on Russell Knox, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), David Bello (C) Russell Knox, Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Kyle (SG), Duane Seymour (SF), Matthew Partee (PF) John Mangus, Daniel Lanier, Trent Scott | |
| 11:39 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:39 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Matthew Partee is called for the reach on Sammy Finnegan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Partee, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus (PG), Trent Scott (PF) Douglas Acker, Matthew Partee | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | David Bello gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Mangus - foul #1 on John Mangus, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:21 | Clark Atlanta | The short jumper by Richard Webb is denied by Sammy Finnegan | 19-19 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Absher | 19-19 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is fouled in the backcourt by John Kyle - foul #2 on John Kyle, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski (SG) John Kyle | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 11:05 | Clark Atlanta | A charge is called on Trent Scott - foul #1 on Trent Scott, team foul #11 | 21-19 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 10:40 | Clark Atlanta | The rebound goes to Richard Webb | 21-19 |
| 10:22 | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Trent Scott - foul #2 on Trent Scott, team foul #12 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, David Bello | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker (PG), Daniel Lanier (SG), Kenneth Jain (PF) John Mangus, Henry Kuberski, Trent Scott | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:58 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb blows the layup | 23-19 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Pitre | 26-19 |
| 09:37 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | | |
| 09:17 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier's pass is intercepted by David Pitre | 26-19 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the dunk attempt | 26-19 |
| 09:11 | Clark Atlanta | Kenneth Jain pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 09:07 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier can't finish the layup | 26-19 |
| 09:05 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Webb swats the layup by Michael Wiggins | 26-19 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Houser | 26-19 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-19 |
| 08:26 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:22 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Pitre - foul #1 on David Pitre, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), David Bello (PF) David Pitre, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus (PG) Kenneth Jain | |
| 08:22 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:22 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox is hacked by John Mangus in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mangus, team foul #13 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes (PF) John Mangus | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:17 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:55 | Clark Atlanta | Ray Houser picks off the pass by Douglas Acker | 27-21 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski (SG) Daniel Lanier | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Russell Knox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bello (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clark Atlanta | PG - Douglas Acker (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Henry Kuberski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Seymour (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allan Barnes (fresh) C - Richard Webb (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Clark Atlanta | David Bello blocks the jumper by Duane Seymour | 27-21 |
| 07:20 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 06:59 | Clark Atlanta | The rebound goes to Allan Barnes | 27-23 |
| 06:50 | Clark Atlanta | Sammy Finnegan is called for the reach on Allan Barnes - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Matthew Brown (SF) Russell Knox, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | | |
| 06:50 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:50 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is hacked by Douglas Acker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Acker, team foul #14 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Partee (PF) Allan Barnes | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:38 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour drills a driving attempt from close range | 28-26 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 28-26 |
| 06:15 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 06:02 | Clark Atlanta | The pull-up jumper by Douglas Acker is blocked by David Bello | 28-26 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 05:44 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:44 | Clark Atlanta | Clark Atlanta calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Ralph Carlton (C) David Pitre, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier (SG), Kenneth Jain (PF) Henry Kuberski, Matthew Partee | |
| 05:27 | Clark Atlanta | David Bello is called for the reach on Richard Webb - foul #1 on David Bello, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | | |
| 05:27 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:27 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is open and lays it up and in set up by Ray Houser | 30-26 |
| 05:02 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb can't throw it down but the foul's on Ralph Carlton - foul #1 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| 05:02 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:02 | Clark Atlanta | Richard Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Bello | 32-28 |
| 04:37 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Bello - foul #2 on David Bello, team foul #13 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Robert Reeder (PF), Norman Absher (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Bello, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes (PF) Kenneth Jain | |
| 04:37 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:37 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is hacked by Richard Webb - foul #1 on Richard Webb, team foul #15 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG) Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Trent Scott (PF) Allan Barnes | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:03 | Clark Atlanta | Douglas Acker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Absher | 37-31 |
| 03:31 | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour loses the dribble to Ray Houser | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Russell Knox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Houser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Norman Absher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clark Atlanta | PG - Douglas Acker (tired) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Lanier (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Duane Seymour (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Trent Scott (fairly fresh) C - Richard Webb (very tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lanier is called for the reach on David Pitre - foul #2 on Daniel Lanier, team foul #16 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF), Robert Reeder (C) Russell Knox, Michael Wiggins, Ray Houser, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus (PG), John Kyle (SG), Matthew Partee (SF), Kenneth Jain (PF), Allan Barnes (C) Douglas Acker, Daniel Lanier, Duane Seymour, Trent Scott, Richard Webb | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:02 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 02:50 | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 02:49 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 02:34 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Mangus | 37-33 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | David Pitre is hacked by John Kyle - foul #3 on John Kyle, team foul #17 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski (SG) John Kyle | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:20 | Clark Atlanta | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jain | 37-33 |
| 02:06 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 02:04 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes tips it home | 37-35 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 01:39 | Clark Atlanta | Allan Barnes pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 01:32 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski blows the layup but he's fouled by David Pitre - foul #2 on David Pitre, team foul #14 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Matthew Brown, Joseph Lucas | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | | |
| 01:32 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:32 | Clark Atlanta | Henry Kuberski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 01:19 | Clark Atlanta | John Mangus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-37 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Reeder | 37-37 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Trent Scott (PF) Kenneth Jain | |
| 01:02 | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Partee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Wiggins - foul #1 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #15 | 37-37 |
| 01:02 | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Partee makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:02 | Clark Atlanta | Matthew Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Kuberski - foul #1 on Henry Kuberski, team foul #18 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Russell Knox | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier (SG) Henry Kuberski | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:25 | Clark Atlanta | The refs have stopped play. Allan Barnes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF) Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Clark Atlanta | Duane Seymour (SF), Kenneth Jain (C) Matthew Partee, Allan Barnes | |
| 00:16 | Clark Atlanta | Daniel Lanier's layup is rejected by Robert Reeder | 39-39 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 39-39 |