| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Durso swats the dunk try by Taylor Fuller | 27-30 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is whistled for a carry | 27-30 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | John Wild clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso drills a shot from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Koenig | 27-32 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Fuller steals the ball from William Ellison | 27-32 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller double dribbles | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso, William Ellison | |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig tips it in | 27-34 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen buries a jumper from the left side | 29-34 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tom Cobb | 29-36 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Bobby Koenig is called for the reach on Charles Barfield - foul #2 on Bobby Koenig, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Charles Barfield, Marcus Kemp, Donald Billingsley, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (SG), William Ellison (C) Leon Butler, Bobby Koenig | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tom Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Owen (fresh) SF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Custodio picks off the pass by Harold Mullen | 29-36 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Custodio | 29-38 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Wild | 31-38 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen's pass is intercepted by Thomas Smith | 31-38 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton drills a jumpshot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG) Harold Mullen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF) Tom Cobb, Thomas Owen, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso is fouled on the floor by Craig Shelton - foul #4 on Craig Shelton, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), David Ackermann (C) Thomas Smith, Taylor Fuller, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Leon Butler | 36-40 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Leon Butler - foul #3 on Leon Butler, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG) John Wild | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill (C) William Ellison | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Leon Butler steals it from Harold Mullen | 38-40 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig lays it up and in on a great pass from Leon Butler | 38-42 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bobby Koenig | 38-45 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Arthur Romanoski - foul #1 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Taylor Fuller (C) Harold Mullen, Marcus Kemp, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG), Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Tom Cobb (SF), Daniel Custodio (PF), William Ellison (C) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Bobby Koenig, Peter Durso, Christopher Hill | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) SG - Kenneth Kennedy (fresh) SF - Tom Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses the lay-in | 38-45 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison lays it up and in | 38-47 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (SG), David Ackermann (C) Charles Barfield, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill (PF) Kenneth Kennedy | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Smith | 42-47 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | John Wild is called for the reach on Tom Cobb - foul #2 on John Wild, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF) Tom Cobb, Thomas Owen, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller hits the finger roll | 44-47 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF) John Wild, Thomas Smith, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio (C) William Ellison | |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Harold Mullen steps in front of the Leon Butler pass in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Mullen | 49-47 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Barfield picks off the pass by Leon Butler in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Custodio - foul #1 on Daniel Custodio, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton (C) Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SG), Christopher Hill (PF), Steven Veliz (C) Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso, Daniel Custodio | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Barfield takes the ball from Bobby Koenig | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) PF - Donald Billingsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tom Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Veliz (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), David Ackermann (PF) Harold Mullen, Marcus Kemp, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (SG), William Ellison (C) Leon Butler, Steven Veliz | |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield's layup is rejected by William Ellison | 52-47 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 54-47 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (SG), Donald Billingsley (PF) Charles Barfield, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Daniel Custodio (SF), Peter Durso (PF) Tom Cobb, Thomas Owen, Bobby Koenig, Christopher Hill | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Wild - foul #3 on John Wild, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (SF) William Ellison | |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Donald Billingsley is called for the reach on Peter Durso - foul #3 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG) Robert Lau | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill (C) Thomas Owen | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley is denied on a dunk by Peter Durso | 56-51 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig (SF), William Ellison (C) Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Bobby Koenig - foul #4 on Thomas Smith, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Durso and he's fouled by Craig Shelton - foul #5 on Craig Shelton, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (C) Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Taylor Fuller - foul #2 on Taylor Fuller, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | John Wild can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Romanoski - foul #2 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison tips it home | 58-58 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley misses the dunk | 58-58 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | John Wild tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is fouled on the floor by Donald Billingsley - foul #4 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler connects on the floater from the left side set up by William Ellison | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Koenig - foul #3 on Bobby Koenig, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Koenig | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Barfield is called for the reach on Bobby Koenig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Barfield, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Durso swats the short shot by Taylor Fuller | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |