| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | James Parker inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | William Read comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 19:15 | Virginia Tech | James Parker snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 18:14 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Parker | 30-39 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam dunks the ball set up by Lee Shufelt | 32-39 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 17:50 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Read - foul #1 on William Read, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 32-40 |
| 17:12 | Virginia Tech | James Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown's floater is knocked away by Martin Salaam | 32-40 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Brock Edgerly - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes hits a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Gunther | 32-43 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is hacked by Robert Rezendes - foul #1 on Robert Rezendes, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF), James Haws (PF) William Read, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - James Haws (fresh) 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Gunther | 32-43 |
| 15:36 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lee Hilton - foul #3 on Lee Hilton, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), John Maddocks (C) Paul Gibbs, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton buries a shot in the lane | 34-45 |
| 15:01 | Virginia Tech | James Parker is hacked by Douglas Horne - foul #2 on Douglas Horne, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Rezendes | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 14:24 | Virginia Tech | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Rezendes | 34-49 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #2 on Russell Strouse, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG) Robert Rezendes | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG) Lee Shufelt | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, John Maddocks | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 13:22 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Jerry Lee is blocked by James Haws | 36-49 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 36-49 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's layup is rejected by Russell Strouse | 36-49 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 12:46 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes double dribbles | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Rausch (PF) Russell Strouse | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Larry Brown steps in front of the William Read pass | 38-49 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | James Haws snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | William Read's pass is intercepted by Paul Gunther | 38-49 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee gets the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:00 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses the jump hook from close range | 38-49 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:45 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Rezendes | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | William Read's layup is rejected by Jerry Lee | 38-51 |
| 10:31 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | James Haws pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | William Read connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Rakoski | 41-51 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Lee Hilton (C) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Larry Brown, Robert Rezendes, Jerry Lee, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | James Parker is called for the reach on James Haws - foul #4 on James Parker, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (SF) James Parker | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt lays it up and in | 43-51 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Gibbs - foul #2 on Paul Gibbs, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG) Paul Gibbs | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Maddocks - foul #3 on John Maddocks, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SG) William Read | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Maddocks | 47-53 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton connects on the jumper from the left block | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse is fouled on the floor by Lee Hilton - foul #4 on Lee Hilton, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) Robert Rezendes | |
| 07:20 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly tips it home | 49-55 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | William Read drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Shufelt | 52-55 |
| 06:47 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly's pass is intercepted by James Haws | 52-55 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-55 |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Brown | 52-58 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Read | 55-58 |
| 05:31 | Virginia Tech | James Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | James Haws grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton scores on a fadeaway from close range | 57-58 |
| 04:46 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Brock Edgerly takes the ball from Lee Shufelt | 57-58 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Brown | 57-60 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is denied on a layup by John Maddocks | 57-60 |
| 04:02 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:50 | Virginia Tech | Martin Salaam is called for the reach on John Maddocks - foul #1 on Martin Salaam, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, Martin Salaam, James Haws | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG), Paul Gibbs (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Larry Brown, Brock Edgerly, James Parker, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-60 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Read (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-60 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | James Rakoski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | William Read throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SG) William Read | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) James Rausch | |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG) Paul Gibbs | |
| 02:14 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee knocks in the 3 from straight away | 57-63 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) James Rakoski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Robert Rezendes, Jerry Lee, Paul Gunther | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-63 |
| 01:44 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 59-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Salaam | 61-63 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly double dribbles | 61-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | William Read can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 61-63 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | James Parker tips it in | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Brock Edgerly steps in front of the James Haws pass | 61-65 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown blows the layup | 61-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG) Larry Brown | |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Shufelt - foul #2 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (C) John Maddocks | |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Brock Edgerly | 61-67 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Lee Shufelt is called for the reach on Robert Rezendes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes runs out the clock | 64-69 |