| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert James (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Roach - foul #3 on William Roach, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF) William Roach | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Norman Jenkins takes the ball from Anderson Zwagerman | 29-29 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 29-31 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Griffin | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins loses the dribble to Louis Haley | 31-31 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Johnson | 31-34 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Robert James buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Luther Baker - foul #1 on Luther Baker, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SG), William Hacker (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | James Reny pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | James Johnson takes the ball from Angel Lombardi | 31-37 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | James Johnson dunks the ball | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Reny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hacker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Robert James is called for the reach on James Oppenheim - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (PF) Angel Lombardi, William Hacker, James Oppenheim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), William Roach (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi, Robert James | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Jonathan Griffin and he's hacked by Richard Steib - foul #3 on Richard Steib, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Zidek | 33-39 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the floater from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert lays it in | 33-41 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek is called for 5 seconds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Baker (C) James Reny | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Jason Zidek denies the turnaround by Michael Hilbert | 33-41 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Luther Baker snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Louis Haley | 36-41 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Luther Baker - foul #2 on Luther Baker, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), James Reny (SF), James Oppenheim (PF) Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Robert James (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Roach - foul #4 on William Roach, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hacker (SF) Louis Haley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Johnson | 37-44 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | William Hacker double dribbles | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Angel Lombardi, James Reny, William Hacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF) Dikembe Adi | |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 37-44 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor tips it in | 37-46 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses short on a shot from the right block | 37-46 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Anderson Zwagerman | 37-46 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 37-46 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | James Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Robert James scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 37-49 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Haley | 39-49 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Luther Baker gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor loses the dribble to Louis Haley | 42-49 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Louis Haley banks in the layup | 44-49 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim buries a shot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the finger roll set up by Norman Jenkins and he's fouled by Luther Baker - foul #3 on Luther Baker, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SG), William Hacker (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Richard Steib (PF) Norman Jenkins, Jeremy Taylor, Robert James | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-52 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Johnson | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi is hacked by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Robert James (PF) Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Reny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hacker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | James Cutler buries a 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #3 on Robert James, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG) William Hacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert James | 48-59 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim blows the layup over the doubleteam | 48-59 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (PF) Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Steib - foul #4 on Richard Steib, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Baker (C) James Reny | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) Robert James | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Jason Zidek - foul #3 on Jason Zidek, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | William Roach gets the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luther Baker | 48-59 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Luther Baker | 51-59 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | William Roach drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 51-62 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman can't finish the layup | 51-62 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin tips it in | 53-62 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor and he's fouled by Jason Zidek - foul #4 on Jason Zidek, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Reny (SF) Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Richard Steib | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Reny (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Roach (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert James (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Louis Haley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Anderson Zwagerman is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #3 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | William Roach is fouled on the floor by James Reny - foul #2 on James Reny, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), James Oppenheim (PF) Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Louis Haley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Angel Lombardi, James Reny | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Michael Hilbert | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Robert James scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Luther Baker hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Griffin is called for the reach on Richard Steib in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Richard Steib is called for the reach on Jonathan Griffin - foul #5 on Richard Steib, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Louis Haley is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Haley, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim can't finish the layup | 58-72 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim tips it but misses | 58-72 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-72 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | James Oppenheim takes the ball from William Roach | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Haley | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 60-72 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jeremy Taylor | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 60-72 |