| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) SF - William Roach (fresh) PF - Robert James (fresh) C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Hans Zvorsky | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses short on a runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brooks Michelstein | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Robert James knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on a floater from the left side | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | UConn | James Johnson takes the ball from Brooks Michelstein | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Johnson | 5-3 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Vincent Stearns can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:55 | UConn | Vincent Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Monte Bennett is hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Lilley (C) Vincent Stearns | |
| 16:08 | UConn | Tony Lilley drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Steib - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) William Roach, Robert James | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (PG), Alphonso Costa (PF) Monte Bennett, Brooks Michelstein | |
| 16:08 | UConn | Tony Lilley misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a floater from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) PF - Richard Steib (fresh) C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Douglas Deal (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Douglas Deal travels in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG) Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alphonso Costa - foul #1 on Alphonso Costa, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Hans Zvorsky | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Alphonso Costa snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Sidney Wise is hacked by Richard Steib - foul #2 on Richard Steib, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Robert James (PF) James Cutler, Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Timothy Mann (SG), Hans Zvorsky (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Douglas Deal, Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Alphonso Costa, Tony Lilley | |
| 14:32 | UConn | Timothy Mann misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Roach | 6-6 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Monte Bennett - foul #1 on Monte Bennett, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Vincent Stearns is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #1 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG) Timothy Mann | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Robert James steals it from Hans Zvorsky | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Vincent Stearns steals it from William Roach | 7-9 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Roach - foul #1 on William Roach, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Lilley (C) Vincent Stearns | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the dunk | 7-11 |
| 12:09 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 7-11 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (PF) Robert James | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (PG), Sidney Wise (SF) Monte Bennett, Hans Zvorsky | |
| 11:44 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:44 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Wise | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) SF - William Roach (fresh) PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Douglas Deal (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 7-11 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib tips it in | 9-11 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Sidney Wise tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 11-13 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Tony Lilley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Deal | 11-15 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the tip | 11-15 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Sidney Wise grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Richard Johnson hits a jumper from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it up and in | 13-17 |
| 08:28 | UConn | James Johnson is called for the reach on Douglas Deal - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (SG), Hans Zvorsky (SF), Alphonso Costa (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein, Tony Lilley | |
| 08:28 | UConn | Douglas Deal makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Douglas Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vincent Stearns - foul #2 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Tony Lilley (C) Douglas Deal, Vincent Stearns | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Alphonso Costa misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - James Cutler (fresh) SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) SG - Timothy Mann (fresh) SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Lilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Robert James picks off the pass by Hans Zvorsky | 17-18 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-18 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Alphonso Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Jeremy Taylor steals it from Alphonso Costa | 17-18 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor lays it in | 19-18 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Monte Bennett snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Timothy Mann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Tony Lilley tips it home | 19-20 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Robert James comes up short on the floater from the right side | 19-20 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Alphonso Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Alphonso Costa tips it in | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Robert James buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Alphonso Costa - foul #2 on Alphonso Costa, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF) Jeremy Taylor, James Cutler, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF) Monte Bennett, Timothy Mann, Hans Zvorsky, Alphonso Costa | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tony Lilley | 21-22 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the dunk | 21-22 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 21-22 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincent Stearns (C) Tony Lilley | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Douglas Deal is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SF) Sidney Wise | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Douglas Deal makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Douglas Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Douglas Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Robert James can't finish the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Vincent Stearns gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Vincent Stearns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Douglas Deal hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Vincent Stearns blows the layup | 23-26 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Vincent Stearns hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 26-28 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Vincent Stearns is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Alphonso Costa (C) Douglas Deal, Vincent Stearns | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is whistled for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF), Tony Lilley (C) Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Monte Bennett clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Steib - foul #3 on Richard Steib, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 29-30 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Sidney Wise buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Monte Bennett | 29-33 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Alphonso Costa is called for the reach on William Roach - foul #3 on Alphonso Costa, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (SG), Hans Zvorsky (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Alphonso Costa | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-33 |