| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerardo Guzman (fresh) SG - Norman Reinke (fresh) SF - Gary Pearson (fresh) PF - George Lyle (fresh) C - William Sylvester (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 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Guzman - foul #1 on Gerardo Guzman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Guzman is called for the reach on Tommy Newby - foul #2 on Gerardo Guzman, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnathan Goosby (PG) Gerardo Guzman | |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Vanderbilt | Johnathan Goosby grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester loses the dribble to James Lannon | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Tommy Newby - foul #1 on Tommy Newby, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | James Lannon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson misses the dunk | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Johnathan Goosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Lyle - foul #1 on George Lyle, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG) Tommy Newby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by James Lannon - foul #1 on James Lannon, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Pearson | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Johnathan Goosby | 4-9 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Johnathan Goosby takes the ball from Daniel Huston | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson is fouled on the floor by Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Richard Dubay (PF) James Lannon, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Eckard (PF), Charles Kroll (C) George Lyle, William Sylvester | |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Chad Blouin steals it from Gary Pearson | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) C - Travis Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Johnathan Goosby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Reinke (fresh) SF - Gary Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Eckard (fresh) C - Charles Kroll (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin clanks a floater from the right side | 4-9 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin snags the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Eckard picks off the pass by Jeffrey Kouba | 4-9 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke is hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Cooper (PG), Richard Rowley (SG), George Lyle (PF), William Sylvester (C) Johnathan Goosby, Norman Reinke, Kevin Eckard, Charles Kroll | |
| 14:52 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-9 |
| 14:50 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dubay blocks the short jumper by William Sylvester | 4-11 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Hugh Calloway | 4-11 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Gary Pearson steals the ball from Hugh Calloway | 4-11 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson lays it in | 4-13 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Calloway | 6-13 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Tommy Newby - foul #2 on Tommy Newby, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), James Lannon (SG), Daniel Huston (PF) Tommy Newby, Jeffrey Kouba, Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnathan Goosby (PG), Norman Reinke (SG), Charles Kroll (C) Dan Cooper, Richard Rowley, William Sylvester | |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | James Settles is whistled for traveling | 6-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Eckard (PF) George Lyle | |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Huston | 6-15 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Settles | 6-15 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Charles Kroll grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnathan Goosby | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Settles (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Johnathan Goosby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Reinke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Pearson (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Eckard (fresh) C - Charles Kroll (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-18 |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Charles Kroll grabs the board | 6-18 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Gary Pearson is blocked by Damon Jordan | 6-18 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 6-18 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | James Lannon clanks a jumper from the left wing | 6-18 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Gary Pearson | 6-18 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Settles - foul #1 on James Settles, team foul #6 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) James Settles, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Cooper (PG), George Lyle (PF), William Sylvester (C) Johnathan Goosby, Kevin Eckard, Charles Kroll | |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 6-19 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-20 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 9-20 |
| 09:49 | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Cooper | 9-23 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-23 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | Dan Cooper pulls down the rebound | 9-23 |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester misses the jumper from close range | 9-23 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Sylvester - foul #1 on William Sylvester, team foul #4 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SG), Daniel Huston (PF) James Lannon, Hugh Calloway | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnathan Goosby (PG), Keith Haynes (SF) Norman Reinke, Gary Pearson | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler misses the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Dan Cooper loses the dribble to Travis Butler | 10-23 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay loses the dribble to George Lyle | 10-23 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dan Cooper | 10-25 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba lays it up and in | 12-25 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester connects on the runner near the basket and the foul's on Travis Butler - foul #1 on Travis Butler, team foul #7 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), Damon Jordan (C) Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke (SG) Dan Cooper | |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester makes the free throw | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Settles (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Johnathan Goosby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Reinke (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Haynes (fresh) PF - George Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | James Settles clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-28 |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke is denied on a layup by Daniel Huston | 12-28 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-28 |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Keith Haynes gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #8 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (PF) James Settles, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman (PG), Richard Rowley (SF), Charles Kroll (C) Johnathan Goosby, Keith Haynes, William Sylvester | |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle misses the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena pulls down the rebound | 12-29 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-29 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the offensive board | 12-29 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-29 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-29 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan connects on the 3 from the right corner | 15-29 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rowley drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Kroll | 15-31 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-31 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is fouled on the floor by Charles Kroll - foul #1 on Charles Kroll, team foul #5 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Richard Dubay (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Hugh Calloway, Jeremiah Bahena, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Cooper (SG), Gary Pearson (SF), Kevin Eckard (PF) Norman Reinke, Richard Rowley, George Lyle | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Charles Kroll - foul #2 on Charles Kroll, team foul #6 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester (C) Charles Kroll | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:40 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman loses the dribble to Richard Dubay | 17-31 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay lays it up and in | 19-31 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the runner from close range | 19-33 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Huston, team foul #9 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnathan Goosby (PG), Norman Reinke (SG) Gerardo Guzman, Dan Cooper | |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Norman Reinke | 19-35 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Eckard - foul #1 on Kevin Eckard, team foul #7 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Daniel Huston (PF) James Settles, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to William Sylvester | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Johnathan Goosby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Reinke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Pearson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Eckard (fresh) C - William Sylvester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson is hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #3 on Daniel Huston, team foul #10 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (SG) Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-37 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay tips it back up and in | 21-37 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Butler | 21-37 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby misses the jumpshot from the left side | 21-37 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson is fouled on the floor by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #11 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman (PG), George Lyle (PF), Charles Kroll (C) Johnathan Goosby, Kevin Eckard, William Sylvester | |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Tommy Newby | 24-39 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Gary Pearson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Charles Kroll clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Tommy Newby - foul #3 on Tommy Newby, team foul #12 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF) Tommy Newby, Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Cooper (SG), Keith Haynes (SF) Norman Reinke, Gary Pearson | |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Charles Kroll makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Charles Kroll makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | James Settles clanks a floater from the right side | 24-41 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Calloway | 24-41 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Haynes - foul #1 on Keith Haynes, team foul #8 | 24-41 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | George Lyle pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Charles Kroll knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dan Cooper | 25-43 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Kroll - foul #3 on Charles Kroll, team foul #9 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Richard Dubay (PF) James Settles, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Reinke (SG), William Sylvester (C) Dan Cooper, Charles Kroll | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester misses the easy layup | 26-43 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | William Sylvester tips it back up and in | 26-45 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 26-45 |