| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) SG - Micheal Greenwood (fresh) SF - Ronald Bostwick (fresh) PF - Antonio Guerrero (fresh) C - Eric Felder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway banks in the layup and the foul's on Micheal Greenwood - foul #1 on Micheal Greenwood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero lays it in | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Bostwick - foul #1 on Ronald Bostwick, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:06 | San Diego State | Eric Felder grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | San Diego State | Eric Felder connects on the turnaround in the paint | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Damon Jordan | 7-4 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero scores on a shot in the lane | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Lannon | 10-6 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Micheal Greenwood misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Huston - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Micheal Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Micheal Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-7 |
| 16:55 | San Diego State | Eric Felder lays it in on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 13-9 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 13-9 |
| 16:32 | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 16:18 | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick comes up short on the floater from the right side | 13-9 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 16:06 | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez is hacked by Richard Dubay - foul #1 on Richard Dubay, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, James Lannon, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis (SG), Thomas Mann (SF), Jeremiah Hutton (C) Micheal Greenwood, Ronald Bostwick, Eric Felder | |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Hugh Calloway - foul #1 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Minnis (fresh) SF - Thomas Mann (fresh) PF - Antonio Guerrero (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremiah Hutton (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman (SG), George Baptiste (SF) Jesus Marquez, Antonio Guerrero | |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis loses the dribble to Tommy Newby | 13-10 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 14:34 | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Faraji Suleiman steals the ball from Damon Jordan | 15-12 |
| 14:03 | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-12 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan can't finish the layup | 15-12 |
| 13:42 | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:51 | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-12 |
| 12:49 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Hutton | 15-12 |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #2 on Daniel Huston, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), James Lannon (SG), James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez (PG), Micheal Greenwood (SG), Antonio Guerrero (PF), Eric Felder (C) Marcus Minnis, Faraji Suleiman, George Baptiste, Jeremiah Hutton | |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Eric Felder grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Micheal Greenwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Dubay | 15-13 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Jesus Marquez is called for the reach on Travis Butler - foul #1 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick (SF) Thomas Mann | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Settles (fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Greenwood (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Bostwick (fresh) PF - Antonio Guerrero (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Greenwood - foul #2 on Micheal Greenwood, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis (SG) Micheal Greenwood | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:17 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Eric Felder is fouled on the floor by Travis Butler - foul #1 on Travis Butler, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | Eric Felder can't connect on a shot from the left block | 15-13 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Dubay | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | James Settles is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Settles, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF) James Settles | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero is fouled on the floor by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton (C) Eric Felder | |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Jeremiah Bahena steals it from Jesus Marquez | 17-15 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:11 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 17-18 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, James Lannon, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman (PG), Larry Zuckerman (SG), Thomas Mann (SF), Eric Felder (C) Jesus Marquez, Marcus Minnis, Ronald Bostwick, Antonio Guerrero | |
| 08:38 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Mann - foul #1 on Thomas Mann, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball (C) Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:21 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Eric Felder | 18-18 |
| 08:08 | San Diego State | Eric Felder can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), James Settles (SF) Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:08 | San Diego State | Eric Felder misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:08 | San Diego State | Eric Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tommy Newby | 21-19 |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Eric Felder is hacked by Brandon Ball - foul #1 on Brandon Ball, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez (PG), Antonio Guerrero (PF) Larry Zuckerman, Jeremiah Hutton | |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Eric Felder misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Eric Felder misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Settles (fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Faraji Suleiman (fresh) SF - Thomas Mann (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antonio Guerrero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Felder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | James Settles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 07:11 | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman dunks the ball set up by Jesus Marquez | 21-21 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Eric Felder - foul #1 on Eric Felder, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis (SG), Ronald Bostwick (SF), Herbert Cornish (C) Faraji Suleiman, Thomas Mann, Eric Felder | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:41 | San Diego State | Herbert Cornish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Settles misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Cornish - foul #1 on Herbert Cornish, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton (C) Herbert Cornish | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Settles makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | James Settles misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Kouba - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Jeremiah Hutton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | James Settles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:39 | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:12 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero is hacked by James Settles - foul #2 on James Settles, team foul #12 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Brandon Ball (C) Jeffrey Kouba, James Settles, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman (SG), Eric Felder (C) Jesus Marquez, Jeremiah Hutton | |
| 05:12 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:12 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Felder - foul #2 on Eric Felder, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Mann (PF), Herbert Cornish (C) Antonio Guerrero, Eric Felder | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann grabs the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:33 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Herbert Cornish is denied by Jeremiah Bahena | 27-24 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Cornish - foul #2 on Herbert Cornish, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PF) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez (PG), George Baptiste (SF), Jeremiah Hutton (C) Marcus Minnis, Ronald Bostwick, Herbert Cornish | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:02 | San Diego State | Thomas Mann clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-24 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is hacked by Faraji Suleiman - foul #1 on Faraji Suleiman, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Hugh Calloway, Richard Dubay, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Greenwood (SG), Antonio Guerrero (PF), Eric Felder (C) Faraji Suleiman, George Baptiste, Jeremiah Hutton | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:33 | San Diego State | Antonio Guerrero misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Micheal Greenwood (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Mann (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Guerrero (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Felder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | Micheal Greenwood misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Tommy Newby | 33-24 |
| 02:34 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by Eric Felder is blocked by Daniel Huston | 33-24 |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 02:16 | San Diego State | Jesus Marquez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | Eric Felder grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:09 | San Diego State | Eric Felder buries a shot in the paint | 33-26 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | James Lannon grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | James Lannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis (PG), Ronald Bostwick (SF), Jeremiah Hutton (PF) Jesus Marquez, Thomas Mann, Antonio Guerrero | |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Travis Butler is called for the reach on Marcus Minnis - foul #3 on Travis Butler, team foul #13 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF), Brandon Ball (C) Daniel Huston, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman (SG), Herbert Cornish (C) Micheal Greenwood, Eric Felder | |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Marcus Minnis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Blouin | 35-28 |
| 01:02 | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Faraji Suleiman gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Herbert Cornish misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-28 |
| 00:37 | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Herbert Cornish hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Marcus Minnis | 35-30 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay tips it home | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Ronald Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 37-30 |