| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) SG - Jerry Becker (fresh) SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) PF - Edwin Desrochers (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Michael Green (fresh) SG - Clemente Isaac (fresh) SF - Kenneth Willis (fresh) PF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) C - Casimir Wlazlowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Willis is called for the reach on Kirby Gong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Willis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Charleston | Kenneth Willis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Green and the foul's on Edwin Desrochers - foul #1 on Edwin Desrochers, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Green steals the ball from Edwin Desrochers | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Charleston | Michael Green blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Green | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Charleston | Edwin Desrochers takes the ball from Casimir Wlazlowski | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert drills a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Charleston | Jerry Becker picks off the pass by Alfredo Yazzie | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Charleston | Michael Green gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Charleston | Clemente Isaac double dribbles | 3-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Kevin Sirois (PF), Paul Folsom (C) Jerry Becker, Kirby Gong, Edwin Desrochers, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor (PG), John Schwartz (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Khamisi Ahmed (PF), Alden McDonald (C) Michael Green, Clemente Isaac, Kenneth Willis, Alfredo Yazzie, Casimir Wlazlowski | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | John Schwartz steals the ball from Paul Folsom in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Schwartz | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | John Schwartz is called for the reach on John Combs - foul #1 on John Schwartz, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Marvin Dejesus | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Alden McDonald - foul #1 on Alden McDonald, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Green (PG), Clemente Isaac (SG), Casimir Wlazlowski (C) Zlatko Zamor, John Schwartz, Alden McDonald | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Charleston | Paul Folsom is called for the reach on Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Paul Folsom, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Archer (PG), Edwin Desrochers (PF) Michael Smith, Kevin Sirois | |
| Subs | Charleston | Kenneth Willis (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (PF) Dikembe Azure, Khamisi Ahmed | |
| 16:13 | Charleston | Clemente Isaac is hacked by Paul Folsom - foul #2 on Paul Folsom, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Frank Archer, Paul Folsom | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 16:03 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski buries a shot from close range set up by Michael Green | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Combs (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Becker (fresh) SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Edwin Desrochers (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Michael Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clemente Isaac (fresh) SF - Kenneth Willis (fresh) PF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) C - Casimir Wlazlowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | John Combs misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Casimir Wlazlowski - foul #1 on Casimir Wlazlowski, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Kirby Gong (SF) Jerry Becker, Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Schwartz (SG), Alden McDonald (C) Clemente Isaac, Casimir Wlazlowski | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | John Combs makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | John Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:38 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Alden McDonald | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Charleston | Michael Green misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | John Combs is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Dejesus | 8-7 |
| 14:43 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alden McDonald | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Charleston | Alden McDonald gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:08 | Charleston | Kenneth Willis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is hacked by Michael Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Green, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Kyle Medley (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) John Combs, Kirby Gong, Edwin Desrochers, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor (PG), Clemente Isaac (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Khamisi Ahmed (PF), Casimir Wlazlowski (C) Michael Green, John Schwartz, Kenneth Willis, Alfredo Yazzie, Alden McDonald | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kyle Medley | 10-9 |
| 13:23 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Medley | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 13:15 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Clemente Isaac | 10-9 |
| 13:04 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zamor - foul #1 on Zlatko Zamor, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Custer (C) Marvin Dejesus | |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Green (PG) Zlatko Zamor | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Becker, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Archer (PG), Kirby Gong (SF) Michael Smith, Fred Custer | |
| Subs | Charleston | Kenneth Willis (SF), Alden McDonald (C) Dikembe Azure, Casimir Wlazlowski | |
| 12:17 | Charleston | Clemente Isaac makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Green | 10-15 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley knocks in the floater in the lane | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Archer (fresh) SG - Jerry Becker (fairly fresh) SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) PF - Kyle Medley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Sirois (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clemente Isaac (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Khamisi Ahmed (fairly fresh) C - Alden McDonald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Charleston | Clemente Isaac can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-15 |
| 11:36 | Charleston | Michael Green grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 11:28 | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed loses the dribble to Kevin Sirois | 12-15 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Willis - foul #2 on Kenneth Willis, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), John Combs (SG), Edwin Desrochers (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Frank Archer, Jerry Becker, Kyle Medley, Kevin Sirois | |
| Subs | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor (PG), John Schwartz (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (PF), Casimir Wlazlowski (C) Michael Green, Clemente Isaac, Kenneth Willis, Khamisi Ahmed, Alden McDonald | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:59 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zamor | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong is called for 10 seconds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Smith (SF) Kirby Gong | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 10:40 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Zlatko Zamor | 14-20 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is hacked by John Schwartz in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Schwartz, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Clemente Isaac (SG) John Schwartz | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:38 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 10:14 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Azure takes the ball from Marvin Dejesus in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 09:58 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Fred Custer (C) John Combs, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Green (PG) Zlatko Zamor | |
| 09:58 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:58 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 09:17 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Marvin Dejesus - foul #1 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Archer (PG), Kyle Medley (SF) Marvin Dejesus, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alden McDonald (C) Casimir Wlazlowski | |
| 09:17 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:17 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:50 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:33 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie misses the fadeaway from close range | 17-23 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Fred Custer is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Yazzie - foul #1 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), John Combs (SG), Kirby Gong (SF) Frank Archer, Jerry Becker, Edwin Desrochers | |
| Subs | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor (PG), Khamisi Ahmed (PF), Casimir Wlazlowski (C) Michael Green, Alfredo Yazzie, Alden McDonald | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Fred Custer misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:17 | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:07 | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Medley | 17-23 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Fred Custer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Medley | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Combs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Medley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Custer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Zlatko Zamor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clemente Isaac (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Azure (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Khamisi Ahmed (fresh) C - Casimir Wlazlowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong is called for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Kyle Medley, Fred Custer | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 07:19 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Clemente Isaac | 17-25 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong is hacked by Zlatko Zamor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zlatko Zamor, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Green (PG) Zlatko Zamor | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:05 | Charleston | Michael Green misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-25 |
| 07:03 | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed gets the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:47 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 06:46 | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed snags the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:38 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-25 |
| 06:31 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 06:16 | Charleston | Michael Green hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-28 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | John Combs drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:36 | Charleston | Clemente Isaac travels with the ball | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Smith (PG), Jerry Becker (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Edwin Desrochers (PF) Marvin Dejesus, John Combs, Kirby Gong, Kevin Sirois | |
| Subs | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie (PF), Alden McDonald (C) Khamisi Ahmed, Casimir Wlazlowski | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 23-28 |
| 05:00 | Charleston | Alden McDonald comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-28 |
| 04:58 | Charleston | Alden McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:47 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie buries a turnaround from close range set up by Dikembe Azure | 23-30 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 04:21 | Charleston | Clemente Isaac pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:21 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), John Combs (SG), Fred Custer (C) Jerry Becker, Kyle Medley, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Custer - foul #1 on Fred Custer, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed (PF) Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 03:39 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | John Combs snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Combs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Desrochers (fresh) C - Fred Custer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Michael Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clemente Isaac (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azure (tired) 10 pts. PF - Khamisi Ahmed (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alden McDonald (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | John Combs misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-32 |
| 03:29 | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:04 | Charleston | Dikembe Azure clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | John Combs snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edwin Desrochers | 26-32 |
| 02:43 | Charleston | Khamisi Ahmed's floater is tipped away by Michael Smith | 26-32 |
| 02:41 | Charleston | Alden McDonald tips it home | 26-34 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Clemente Isaac is called for the reach on John Combs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clemente Isaac, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong (SF), Kevin Sirois (PF), Paul Folsom (C) Michael Smith, Edwin Desrochers, Fred Custer | |
| Subs | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor (PG), John Schwartz (SG), Kenneth Willis (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (PF), Casimir Wlazlowski (C) Michael Green, Clemente Isaac, Dikembe Azure, Khamisi Ahmed, Alden McDonald | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | John Combs makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | John Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:26 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-34 |
| 02:25 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Zlatko Zamor steals it from John Combs | 28-36 |
| 02:03 | Charleston | Zlatko Zamor lays it in | 28-38 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois's layup is rejected by Casimir Wlazlowski | 28-38 |
| 01:39 | Charleston | Kenneth Willis pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:20 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Folsom - foul #3 on Paul Folsom, team foul #8 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Archer (PG), Jerry Becker (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Marvin Dejesus, John Combs, Paul Folsom | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 01:20 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:20 | Charleston | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 00:36 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Zlatko Zamor | 31-42 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 00:19 | Charleston | Kenneth Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:02 | Charleston | Casimir Wlazlowski makes the driving attempt in the lane | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-44 |