| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon inbounds the ball | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Anderson | 34-51 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Wiggins | 37-51 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Anderson | 37-54 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | David Pitre drills a floater from close range set up by Ray Houser | 39-54 |
| 18:42 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Wiggins - foul #3 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #1 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Kansas | Henry Glass (PG), Delbert Molloy (SG), John Brown (PF), Micheal Ashby (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Michael Anderson, Joseph Ritter, Joshua Phillips | |
| 18:42 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 18:42 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton misses the jump hook from close range | 39-56 |
| 18:12 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 17:52 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby blows the layup | 39-56 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is whistled for traveling | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Reeder (C) Ray Houser, David Pitre, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Joseph Ritter (PF), Joshua Phillips (C) Henry Glass, Gordon Herndon, John Brown, Micheal Ashby | |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Guadalupe Cruz | 39-58 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 16:52 | Kansas | Michael Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 16:23 | Kansas | Joshua Phillips is denied on a dunk by Sammy Finnegan | 39-58 |
| 16:21 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Joseph Lucas (SF), David Bello (C) Russell Knox, Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Kansas | Henry Glass (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), John Brown (PF), Micheal Ashby (C) Michael Anderson, Delbert Molloy, Joseph Ritter, Joshua Phillips | |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the board | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Reeder (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Glass (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Micheal Ashby - foul #2 on Micheal Ashby, team foul #1 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Ray Houser, Matthew Brown, Joseph Lucas | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG) Guadalupe Cruz | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | David Bello makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 15:23 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon hits the finger roll | 40-61 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Henry Glass steps in front of the Samuel Ebenstein pass in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| 15:18 | Kansas | Henry Glass banks in the layup | 40-63 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is whistled for a carry | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton (C) David Bello | |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (PG), Delbert Molloy (SF), Joseph Ritter (PF), Joshua Phillips (C) Henry Glass, Gordon Herndon, John Brown, Micheal Ashby | |
| 14:42 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy double dribbles | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Bello (PF) Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Kansas | Henry Glass (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), John Brown (PF), Micheal Ashby (C) Michael Anderson, Delbert Molloy, Joseph Ritter, Joshua Phillips | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz snags the defensive board | 40-63 |
| 14:02 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gordon Herndon | 40-65 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton lays it up and in set up by David Pitre | 42-65 |
| 13:35 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon is fouled on the floor by Ralph Carlton - foul #1 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #3 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Robert Reeder (C) David Pitre, David Bello, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG), Delbert Molloy (SF), Joseph Ritter (PF), Joshua Phillips (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Gordon Herndon, John Brown, Micheal Ashby | |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter blows the layup but he's hacked by Sammy Finnegan - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter misses the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-66 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 13:01 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Glass | 42-69 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein blows the dunk | 42-69 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein can't tip it in | 42-69 |
| 12:48 | Kansas | Joshua Phillips pulls down the rebound | 42-69 |
| 12:39 | Kansas | Michael Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 42-69 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #5 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (PG), Gordon Herndon (SF), John Brown (PF), Micheal Ashby (C) Henry Glass, Delbert Molloy, Joseph Ritter, Joshua Phillips | |
| 12:16 | Kansas | John Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-69 |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby tips it home | 42-71 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Ashby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kansas | Michael Anderson misses the easy layup | 44-71 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher snags the defensive board | 44-71 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher loses the ball out of bounds | 44-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Kansas | Henry Glass (SG), Joseph Ritter (PF), Joshua Phillips (C) Michael Anderson, John Brown, Micheal Ashby | |
| 11:19 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Glass | 44-73 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins lays it in | 46-73 |
| 10:54 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 10:52 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter tips it in | 46-75 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | David Pitre blows the layup over the doubleteam | 46-75 |
| 10:40 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter gets the rebound | 46-75 |
| 10:20 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Guadalupe Cruz | 46-78 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Cruz is called for the reach on Ray Houser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guadalupe Cruz, team foul #2 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), David Bello (PF) Ray Houser, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG), Delbert Molloy (SF), John Brown (PF), Micheal Ashby (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Gordon Herndon, Joseph Ritter, Joshua Phillips | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Delbert Molloy blocks the short jumper by Ralph Carlton | 46-78 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Carlton | 46-78 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-78 |
| 09:54 | Kansas | John Brown grabs the board | 46-78 |
| 09:33 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (PF) David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (PG), Gordon Herndon (SF), Joseph Ritter (PF), Joshua Phillips (C) Henry Glass, Delbert Molloy, John Brown, Micheal Ashby | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-78 |
| 09:05 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Anderson | 49-81 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder can't throw it down | 49-81 |
| 08:44 | Kansas | Joshua Phillips gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| 08:25 | Kansas | Michael Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-81 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher snags the defensive board | 49-81 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Ritter - foul #2 on Joseph Ritter, team foul #3 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Russell Knox, Matthew Brown, David Bello | |
| Subs | Kansas | Henry Glass (PG), Delbert Molloy (SF), John Brown (PF), Micheal Ashby (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Gordon Herndon, Joseph Ritter, Joshua Phillips | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 07:48 | Kansas | Michael Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Delbert Molloy | 51-84 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Absher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Henry Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Delbert Molloy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Micheal Ashby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-84 |
| 07:13 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy slams it home on a great pass from John Brown | 53-86 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-86 |
| 07:02 | Kansas | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-86 |
| 06:48 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-89 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-89 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby gets the rebound | 53-89 |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Ray Houser steals it from Michael Anderson | 53-89 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Houser | 55-89 |
| 06:19 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-89 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan gets the rebound | 55-89 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-89 |
| 06:04 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby snags the defensive board | 55-89 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | John Brown is hacked by Norman Absher - foul #2 on Norman Absher, team foul #6 | 55-89 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF), David Bello (C) Norman Absher, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| 05:31 | Kansas | Russell Knox is called for the reach on Raymond Makofsky - foul #1 on Russell Knox, team foul #7 | 55-89 |
| 05:31 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky misses the 1st free throw | 55-89 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas snags the defensive board | 55-89 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is fouled on the floor by Micheal Ashby - foul #3 on Micheal Ashby, team foul #4 | 55-89 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-89 |
| 05:08 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby gets the rebound | 55-89 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Bello - foul #2 on David Bello, team foul #8 | 55-89 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby misses the 1st free throw | 55-89 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-90 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's fadeaway is rejected by John Brown | 55-90 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | David Bello grabs the offensive board | 55-90 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown is fouled on the floor by Raymond Makofsky - foul #1 on Raymond Makofsky, team foul #5 | 55-90 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Micheal Ashby is called for the reach on Ray Houser - foul #4 on Micheal Ashby, team foul #6 | 55-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (C) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown knocks in the jumper from the left side | 57-90 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Henry Glass buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Ashby | 57-93 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Russell Knox (fresh) SG - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bello (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Raymond Makofsky (fresh) SG - Henry Glass (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Delbert Molloy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Micheal Ashby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-93 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox misses the tip | 57-93 |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy gets the rebound | 57-93 |
| 03:07 | Kansas | John Brown is hacked by David Bello - foul #3 on David Bello, team foul #9 | 57-93 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Norman Absher (SF) Russell Knox, David Bello | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 03:07 | Kansas | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-93 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-93 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is called for traveling | 57-93 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Bello (PF) Joseph Lucas | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:34 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Delbert Molloy | 57-96 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Raymond Makofsky is called for the reach on Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Raymond Makofsky, team foul #7 | 57-96 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-96 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-96 |
| 02:09 | Kansas | Micheal Ashby drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Delbert Molloy | 59-98 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Brown | 62-98 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:31 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky is hacked by David Bello - foul #4 on David Bello, team foul #10 | 62-98 |
| 01:31 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky makes the 1st free throw | 62-99 |
| 01:31 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-100 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Makofsky - foul #3 on Raymond Makofsky, team foul #8 | 62-100 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses the 1st free throw | 62-100 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 63-100 |
| 01:10 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-100 |
| 01:08 | Kansas | Henry Glass tips it but misses | 63-100 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | David Bello grabs the board | 63-100 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Absher | 65-100 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky is called for 3 seconds | 65-100 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 65-100 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Raymond Makofsky runs out the clock | 65-100 |