| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Mirabal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Sisson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Barry Scudder (fresh) SG - Henry Sturm (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Milton Cass (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal hits the finger roll set up by Steven Johnson and he's fouled by Henry Sturm - foul #1 on Henry Sturm, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner (SF), Loyd Huffman (C) Henry Sturm, Michael Smith | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 19:44 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Ronald Knight | 20-28 |
| 19:26 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Sisson pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Duane Woods (C) Loyd Huffman | |
| 18:46 | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner is hacked by Melvin Robertson - foul #2 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Smith (C) Duane Woods | |
| 18:26 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight lays it in | 20-30 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Smith picks off the pass by Michael Sisson | 20-30 |
| 17:43 | Kansas State | Milton Cass's pass is intercepted by James Schofield | 20-30 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | James Schofield dunks the ball | 22-30 |
| 17:21 | Kansas State | Milton Cass's layup is rejected by Kenneth Mirabal | 22-30 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal misses short on a runner from the right block | 22-30 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-30 |
| 16:48 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Ronald Knight | 22-30 |
| 16:42 | Kansas State | Milton Cass knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Barry Scudder | 22-32 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Sisson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-32 |
| 16:04 | Kansas State | Milton Cass knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Barry Scudder | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Melvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Mirabal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Michael Sisson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Barry Scudder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Cass (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Sellner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Smith blocks the jumper by Melvin Robertson | 25-34 |
| 15:40 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellner | 25-34 |
| 15:13 | Kansas State | Milton Cass clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome is whistled for a carry | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bell (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Steven Ellis (SF), Dana Utley (PF), Phillip Reed (C) James Schofield, Jason Broome, Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal, Michael Sisson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Henry Sturm (SG), Duane Woods (SF), Loyd Huffman (C) Milton Cass, Anthony Sellner, Michael Smith | |
| 14:27 | Kansas State | Steven Johnson is called for the reach on Henry Sturm - foul #4 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Ellis (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Milton Cass (SG) Henry Sturm | |
| 14:11 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Duane Woods and he's fouled by Dana Utley - foul #1 on Dana Utley, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| 14:11 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Dana Utley gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Steven Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 13:59 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 13:38 | Kansas State | Milton Cass scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Knight | 25-39 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | James Bell's floater is tipped away by Loyd Huffman | 25-39 |
| 13:19 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 12:50 | Kansas State | Dana Utley blocks the short jumper by Ronald Knight | 25-39 |
| 12:49 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman can't tip it in | 25-39 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Gary Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Steven Ellis is denied by Ronald Knight | 25-39 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Gary Ellis tips it but misses | 25-39 |
| 12:28 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 12:12 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Milton Cass | 25-41 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Milton Cass picks off the pass by James Bell in the backcourt | 25-41 |
| 11:45 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight can't finish the layup | 25-41 |
| 11:44 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman tips it but misses | 25-41 |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman grabs the offensive board | 25-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bell (fresh) SG - Gary Ellis (fresh) SF - Steven Ellis (fairly fresh) PF - Dana Utley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Barry Scudder (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Milton Cass (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Woods (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Knight (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Loyd Huffman (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Ellis - foul #1 on Gary Ellis, team foul #5 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Jason Broome (SG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), Michael Sisson (C) James Bell, Gary Ellis, Steven Ellis, Dana Utley, Phillip Reed | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner (PF) Ronald Knight | |
| 11:29 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 11:29 | Kansas State | Milton Cass makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson's pass is intercepted by Milton Cass | 25-42 |
| 11:17 | Kansas State | Kenneth Mirabal knocks away the 3 by Milton Cass | 25-42 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson snags the defensive board | 25-42 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Schofield | 27-42 |
| 10:34 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Sisson snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal clanks a floater from the left block | 27-42 |
| 10:12 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Loyd Huffman | 27-42 |
| 09:52 | Kansas State | Milton Cass lays it up and in set up by Barry Scudder | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 09:26 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Sisson is blocked by Loyd Huffman | 30-44 |
| 09:10 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 08:49 | Kansas State | Milton Cass double dribbles | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Henry Sturm (SG), Ronald Knight (PF) Milton Cass, Anthony Sellner | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Mirabal | 32-44 |
| 08:09 | Kansas State | Henry Sturm scores on a 3 from the right wing | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson travels with the ball | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bell (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Steven Ellis (SF), Dana Utley (PF), Phillip Reed (C) James Schofield, Jason Broome, Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal, Michael Sisson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner (SF) Ronald Knight | |
| 07:31 | Kansas State | James Bell takes the ball from Henry Sturm | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bell (fresh) SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Ellis (fresh) PF - Dana Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Barry Scudder (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Henry Sturm (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Anthony Sellner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Huffman (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Duane Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | James Bell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 07:09 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellner | 32-47 |
| 06:56 | Kansas State | Henry Sturm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 06:54 | Kansas State | Barry Scudder tips it in | 32-49 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 06:37 | Kansas State | Duane Woods gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 06:24 | Kansas State | Barry Scudder is hacked by Phillip Reed - foul #1 on Phillip Reed, team foul #6 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Kenneth Mirabal (PF), Michael Sisson (C) James Bell, Steven Ellis, Dana Utley, Phillip Reed | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Milton Cass (SG), Ronald Knight (PF), Michael Smith (C) Henry Sturm, Loyd Huffman, Duane Woods | |
| 06:07 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-49 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 05:58 | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:35 | Kansas State | Milton Cass comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-49 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mirabal grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Melvin Robertson | 34-49 |
| 05:10 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Melvin Robertson | 34-49 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Johnson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 34-49 |
| 05:02 | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 04:48 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight dunks the ball and the foul's on Kenneth Mirabal - foul #3 on Kenneth Mirabal, team foul #7 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bell (PG), Jason Broome (SG), Steven Ellis (SF), Dana Utley (PF), Phillip Reed (C) James Schofield, Steven Johnson, Melvin Robertson, Kenneth Mirabal, Michael Sisson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Duane Woods (SF), Loyd Huffman (C) Anthony Sellner, Michael Smith | |
| 04:48 | Kansas State | Ronald Knight misses the free throw | 34-51 |
| 04:48 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Woods | 34-51 |
| 04:33 | Kansas State | Milton Cass knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Loyd Huffman | 34-54 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Dana Utley is hacked by Loyd Huffman - foul #2 on Loyd Huffman, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Anthony Sellner (PF) Ronald Knight | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome drills a floater from the left block | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | Barry Scudder is whistled for traveling | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bell (fresh) SG - Jason Broome (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steven Ellis (fresh) PF - Dana Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Barry Scudder (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Cass (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Sellner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Duane Woods (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Loyd Huffman (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Phillip Reed misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Loyd Huffman - foul #3 on Loyd Huffman, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Phillip Reed makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Phillip Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 03:15 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | Milton Cass dunks the ball on a nice dish by Loyd Huffman | 37-56 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Dana Utley can't connect on a runner from the left block | 37-56 |
| 02:30 | Kansas State | Duane Woods pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 02:07 | Kansas State | Milton Cass loses the dribble to Dana Utley | 37-56 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome hits the finger roll set up by Phillip Reed and he's hacked by Anthony Sellner - foul #2 on Anthony Sellner, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 01:26 | Kansas State | Milton Cass hits the finger roll | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Phillip Reed buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 00:43 | Kansas State | Milton Cass misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 00:41 | Kansas State | Loyd Huffman tips it home | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | James Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Kansas State | The short jumper by Milton Cass is denied by Steven Ellis | 45-60 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Steven Ellis grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Bell scores on a floater near the basket | 47-60 |