| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Raymundo Mora (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lonon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Summer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Andrews inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Randall Summer | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Randall Summer is called for the reach on James Lannon - foul #3 on Randall Summer, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rice (C) Randall Summer | |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-45 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | Huang Sun grabs the board | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Richard Andrews is denied on a layup by Damon Jordan | 24-45 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan is hacked by Steven Rice - foul #1 on Steven Rice, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | James Lannon makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Huston | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Lonon | 27-47 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Steven Rice picks off the pass by James Lannon | 27-47 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Richard Andrews is hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Kidd (SG), Frank Seeber (PF), Gabriel Yazzie (C) Charles Lonon, Huang Sun, Steven Rice | |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Eugene Kidd connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raymundo Mora | 27-49 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eugene Kidd - foul #2 on Eugene Kidd, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Zirkind (PG) Raymundo Mora | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | James Lannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Gabriel Yazzie grabs the board | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Jeffrey Kouba steals the ball from Martin Zirkind in the backcourt | 28-49 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Travis Butler - foul #1 on Travis Butler, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF) James Lannon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Frank Seeber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Zirkind | 28-52 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Zirkind - foul #1 on Martin Zirkind, team foul #4 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) James Settles, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymundo Mora (PG), Charles Lonon (SG), Huang Sun (PF), Randall Summer (C) Martin Zirkind, Eugene Kidd, Richard Andrews, Gabriel Yazzie | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Raymundo Mora (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lonon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Seeber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Summer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Randall Summer clanks a jumper near the basket | 30-52 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway tips it home | 32-52 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Charles Lonon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Andrews (SF) Frank Seeber | |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Charles Lonon makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Charles Lonon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 32-54 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Richard Andrews pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Richard Andrews makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Huang Sun | 32-56 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is hacked by Randall Summer - foul #4 on Randall Summer, team foul #5 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Zirkind (PG), Eugene Kidd (SG), Steven Rice (PF), Gabriel Yazzie (C) Raymundo Mora, Charles Lonon, Huang Sun, Randall Summer | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-56 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler snags the offensive board | 32-56 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie is called for the reach on James Lannon - foul #1 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #6 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF) James Settles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Seeber (SG) Martin Zirkind | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie is called for the reach on Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #7 | 32-56 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | Steven Rice pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Richard Andrews can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Dubay - foul #3 on Richard Dubay, team foul #4 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston (PF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymundo Mora (PG) Frank Seeber | |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Richard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Richard Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby misses the tip | 32-58 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Rice - foul #2 on Steven Rice, team foul #8 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, Chad Blouin, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Lonon (SG), Huang Sun (PF) Eugene Kidd, Gabriel Yazzie | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora is called for traveling | 34-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SG) James Lannon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Seeber (SF) Richard Andrews | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Steven Rice steals it from James Settles | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. SG - James Settles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Raymundo Mora (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lonon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Seeber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Charles Lonon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-61 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Raymundo Mora is called for the reach on Hugh Calloway - foul #3 on Raymundo Mora, team foul #9 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (PF) James Settles, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Andrews (SF), Gabriel Yazzie (C) Frank Seeber, Steven Rice | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-64 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kouba | 39-64 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Gabriel Yazzie clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 39-64 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Dubay | 41-64 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Richard Andrews comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Richard Andrews misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba hits a jumper from the left side | 43-64 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-64 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-64 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gabriel Yazzie | 43-64 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Huang Sun and he's hacked by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), James Settles (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Richard Dubay, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Kidd (SG), Frank Seeber (SF), Steven Rice (C) Charles Lonon, Richard Andrews, Gabriel Yazzie | |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora makes the free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Eugene Kidd steals the ball from Tommy Newby | 43-67 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Eugene Kidd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-67 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler gets the rebound | 43-67 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | James Lannon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-67 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Huang Sun gets the rebound | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Settles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Raymundo Mora (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Kidd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Seeber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Huang Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Huang Sun misses short on a jumper in the lane | 43-67 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Frank Seeber gets the offensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Raymundo Mora is hacked by James Settles - foul #2 on James Settles, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF) James Settles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Andrews (SF), Randall Summer (C) Raymundo Mora, Huang Sun | |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Richard Andrews makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Kidd | 43-69 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Lannon | 45-69 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Steven Rice can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Brandon Ball (C) Tommy Newby, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Steven Rice misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Steven Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball lays it in set up by James Lannon | 47-70 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Frank Seeber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brandon Ball | 47-70 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Randall Summer snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Eugene Kidd connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Seeber | 47-73 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Randall Summer steps in front of the James Lannon pass | 47-73 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Eugene Kidd is hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #2 on Daniel Huston, team foul #8 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Travis Butler (C) James Lannon, Chad Blouin, Daniel Huston, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Zirkind (PG), Dwight Mitchell (SF), Gabriel Yazzie (C) Frank Seeber, Richard Andrews, Randall Summer | |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Eugene Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Eugene Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Eugene Kidd swats the layup by Travis Butler | 47-75 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the offensive board | 47-75 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Settles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremiah Bahena (fresh) C - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Martin Zirkind (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Kidd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Mitchell (fresh) PF - Steven Rice (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena makes the jump hook in the lane set up by James Settles | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | The short jumper by Eugene Kidd is denied by Travis Butler | 49-75 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Rice is called for the reach on Travis Butler - foul #3 on Steven Rice, team foul #10 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG) Jeffrey Kouba | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Batey (SG) Eugene Kidd | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler misses the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gabriel Yazzie | 49-75 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Martin Zirkind blows the layup | 49-75 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Dwight Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 49-77 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler connects on the shot from the right block | 51-77 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Travis Butler blocks the jumper by Nathan Batey | 51-77 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena pulls down the rebound | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-77 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Richard Dubay is called for the reach on Dwight Mitchell - foul #4 on Richard Dubay, team foul #9 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Kidd (PG), Frank Seeber (SG) Martin Zirkind, Nathan Batey | |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Dwight Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Dwight Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Gabriel Yazzie - foul #3 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #11 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Zirkind (PG) Dwight Mitchell | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Martin Zirkind double dribbles | 56-79 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Rice - foul #4 on Steven Rice, team foul #12 | 56-79 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Martin Zirkind runs out the clock | 58-79 |