| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) SG - Keith Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Good (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Delancey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Overton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James McJunkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Walck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norris Berry (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:21 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck dunks the ball and the foul's on Scott Delancey - foul #1 on Scott Delancey, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:59 | San Jose State | The refs have stopped play. Samuel Ramey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner (SG) Samuel Ramey | |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson tips it in | 37-38 |
| 18:28 | San Jose State | James McJunkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Larson - foul #3 on Kyle Larson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison (PG) Kyle Larson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 18:28 | San Jose State | James McJunkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:28 | San Jose State | James McJunkins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James McJunkins - foul #1 on James McJunkins, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:59 | San Jose State | Norris Berry clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Delancey | 39-40 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| 17:17 | San Jose State | Larry Overton takes the ball from Norris Berry | 39-40 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Allen Bills is called for the reach on Scott Delancey - foul #1 on Allen Bills, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Timothy Dean (SG), Ronald Laughlin (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Keith Richards, Jerome Good, Scott Delancey, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Samuel Ramey (SG), Stephen Cowell (PF), Paul Young (C) James McJunkins, Thomas Walck, Norris Berry | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Allen Bills - foul #2 on Allen Bills, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | San Jose State | Samuel Ramey misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin loses the dribble to Samuel Ramey | 41-40 |
| 15:49 | San Jose State | Mack Morrison steals it from Paul Young | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mack Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Neil Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Paul Zimmerebner (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:28 | San Jose State | Samuel Ramey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:21 | San Jose State | Allen Bills misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:19 | San Jose State | Allen Bills tips it home | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin blows the layup but the foul's on Allen Bills - foul #3 on Allen Bills, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Keith Richards (SG), Jerome Good (SF), Larry Overton (C) Mark Davies, Timothy Dean, Mack Morrison, Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James McJunkins (PG), Christopher Kincaid (SG), Thomas Walck (PF), Norris Berry (C) Paul Zimmerebner, Allen Bills, Stephen Cowell, Paul Young | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:42 | San Jose State | Norris Berry misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Norris Berry is called for the reach on Keith Richards - foul #1 on Norris Berry, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey (PF) Ronald Laughlin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stephen Cowell (SF) Samuel Ramey | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:08 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:42 | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Cowell | 43-45 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Larry Overton | 45-45 |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | Stephen Cowell is hacked by Jerome Good - foul #2 on Jerome Good, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Allen Bills (SF) Stephen Cowell | |
| 12:46 | San Jose State | James McJunkins scores on a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards is hacked by Norris Berry - foul #2 on Norris Berry, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin (C) Larry Overton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Young (C) Norris Berry | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards blows the layup | 45-48 |
| 12:19 | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 12:10 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Delancey | 45-48 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James McJunkins - foul #2 on James McJunkins, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Mack Morrison (SF) Kyle Larson, Jerome Good | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stephen Cowell (PF) Thomas Walck | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:45 | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Laughlin | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Delancey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James McJunkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Bills (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey banks in the layup set up by Keith Richards | 49-48 |
| 11:12 | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James McJunkins | 49-50 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James McJunkins - foul #3 on James McJunkins, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Overton (C) Keith Richards | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner (PG), Samuel Ramey (SG), Thomas Walck (PF), Norris Berry (C) James McJunkins, Christopher Kincaid, Stephen Cowell, Paul Young | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:01 | San Jose State | Norris Berry grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 10:42 | San Jose State | Scott Delancey takes the ball from Samuel Ramey | 50-50 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Jerome Good (SF) Mark Davies, Scott Delancey | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | Norris Berry misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Laughlin - foul #2 on Ronald Laughlin, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (PF) Ronald Laughlin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid (SG) Allen Bills | |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | Norris Berry misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | Norris Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:47 | San Jose State | Norris Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:40 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jerome Good | 50-51 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 09:24 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Norris Berry | 50-51 |
| 09:06 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Zimmerebner | 50-54 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison is hacked by Christopher Kincaid - foul #4 on Christopher Kincaid, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Richards (SG), Scott Delancey (PF), Ronald Laughlin (C) Kyle Larson, Neil Hunter, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James McJunkins (PG), Allen Bills (SF), Stephen Cowell (PF), Paul Young (C) Paul Zimmerebner, Christopher Kincaid, Thomas Walck, Norris Berry | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:35 | San Jose State | Samuel Ramey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Bills | 52-57 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Paul Young steals it from Jerome Good | 52-57 |
| 08:06 | San Jose State | Stephen Cowell makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from James McJunkins | 52-59 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Richards | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mack Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Good (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Delancey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James McJunkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Ramey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bills (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Cowell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:24 | San Jose State | James McJunkins connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Mack Morrison - foul #1 on Mack Morrison, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Larry Overton (C) Mack Morrison, Jerome Good | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid (SG), Thomas Walck (PF), Norris Berry (C) Samuel Ramey, Stephen Cowell, Paul Young | |
| 07:24 | San Jose State | James McJunkins makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 06:59 | San Jose State | Kyle Larson takes the ball from Christopher Kincaid | 57-62 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Walck picks off the pass by Ronald Laughlin | 57-62 |
| 06:45 | San Jose State | Ronald Laughlin steals the ball from Norris Berry | 57-62 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 06:18 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:01 | San Jose State | Christopher Kincaid comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-62 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Overton | 57-62 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James McJunkins - foul #4 on James McJunkins, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerome Good (SF), Neil Hunter (PF) Ronald Laughlin, Scott Delancey | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stephen Cowell (SF) Allen Bills | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:55 | San Jose State | Norris Berry gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:36 | San Jose State | Stephen Cowell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Walck - foul #3 on Thomas Walck, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison (PG), Mark Davies (SG) Kyle Larson, Keith Richards | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner (PG), Samuel Ramey (SF), Paul Young (C) James McJunkins, Thomas Walck, Norris Berry | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:56 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Ramey | 60-67 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kincaid is called for the reach on Jerome Good - foul #5 on Christopher Kincaid, team foul #12 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey (PF) Larry Overton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Allen Bills (SF) Christopher Kincaid | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:38 | San Jose State | Paul Young pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:27 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner is fouled on the floor by Jerome Good - foul #3 on Jerome Good, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SG) Jerome Good | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:12 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Ramey and he's hacked by Mark Davies - foul #2 on Mark Davies, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG) Timothy Dean | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Thomas Walck (PF) Paul Young | |
| 04:12 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:12 | San Jose State | Thomas Walck gets the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 04:03 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner is fouled on the floor by Kyle Larson - foul #4 on Kyle Larson, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Richards (SG) Mark Davies | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:03 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:03 | San Jose State | Paul Zimmerebner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mack Morrison | 64-71 |
| 03:39 | San Jose State | Allen Bills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin (C) Mack Morrison | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James McJunkins (PG), Norris Berry (C) Samuel Ramey, Stephen Cowell | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Keith Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Delancey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James McJunkins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Zimmerebner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Bills (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Walck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Norris Berry (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey's floater is tipped away by Thomas Walck | 64-71 |
| 03:24 | San Jose State | Allen Bills grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 03:14 | San Jose State | James McJunkins is called for 10 seconds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerome Good (SF) Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Overton (C) Ronald Laughlin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:31 | San Jose State | Norris Berry's pass is intercepted by Keith Richards | 64-71 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good jams it on a great pass from Keith Richards | 66-71 |
| 02:08 | San Jose State | Norris Berry hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Bills | 66-73 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Larson | 68-73 |
| 01:44 | San Jose State | James McJunkins is fouled on the floor by Kyle Larson - foul #5 on Kyle Larson, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison (PG) Kyle Larson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Samuel Ramey (SG) Paul Zimmerebner | |
| 01:44 | San Jose State | James McJunkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:44 | San Jose State | James McJunkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-75 |
| 01:28 | San Jose State | Norris Berry grabs the board | 68-75 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Allen Bills makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Ramey | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison double dribbles | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | San Jose State | Norris Berry misses the driving attempt in the lane | 68-77 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Norris Berry tips it in | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good misses the lay-in | 68-79 |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | Allen Bills pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | San Jose State | Samuel Ramey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James McJunkins | 68-81 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good drills a jump hook from close range set up by Mack Morrison | 70-81 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | James McJunkins runs out the clock | 70-81 |