| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Good (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Delancey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Overton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Lair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffry Surrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Broadway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Haley (fresh) C - Roger Colclough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Ian Broadway - foul #1 on Ian Broadway, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:39 | Army | The rebound goes to Roger Colclough | 34-35 |
| 19:22 | Army | Kyle Larson picks off the pass by Kenneth Haley | 34-35 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | Army | Kenneth Haley hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Delancey - foul #2 on Scott Delancey, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | Army | Kenneth Haley misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | Army | Kenneth Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Richards | 38-36 |
| 18:24 | Army | Michael Lair connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffry Surrett | 38-39 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Haley | 38-39 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards tips it home | 40-39 |
| 17:50 | Army | Jeffry Surrett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | Army | Roger Colclough tips it home | 40-41 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 17:27 | Army | Roger Colclough grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:06 | Army | Jerome Good blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Haley | 40-41 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey clanks a jump hook from close range | 40-41 |
| 16:39 | Army | Kenneth Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:37 | Army | Kyle Larson is called for the reach on Michael Lair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Larson, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Timothy Dean (SG), Mack Morrison (SF), Ronald Laughlin (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Keith Richards, Jerome Good, Scott Delancey, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | Army | James Winkle (PG), Leon Zipf (SF), Mario Castillo (PF), Ralph Darden (C) Michael Lair, Ian Broadway, Kenneth Haley, Roger Colclough | |
| 16:23 | Army | Jeffry Surrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Army | The offensive rebound goes to James Winkle | 40-41 |
| 16:16 | Army | Leon Zipf is fouled on the floor by Ronald Laughlin - foul #1 on Ronald Laughlin, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Army | Kenneth Haley (PF) Jeffry Surrett | |
| 16:03 | Army | James Winkle knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Dean (fresh) SF - Mack Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Neil Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - James Winkle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Darden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Zipf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Haley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Mario Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mack Morrison | 43-44 |
| 15:19 | Army | James Winkle is fouled on the floor by Neil Hunter - foul #1 on Neil Hunter, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Richards (SG), Scott Delancey (PF) Timothy Dean, Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | Army | Jeffry Surrett (SG), Roger Colclough (C) Ralph Darden, Kenneth Haley | |
| 15:00 | Army | Jeffry Surrett makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Winkle | 43-46 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Mario Castillo - foul #2 on Mario Castillo, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Jerome Good (SF), Larry Overton (C) Mark Davies, Mack Morrison, Ronald Laughlin | |
| Subs | Army | Michael Lair (PG), Ian Broadway (SF) James Winkle, Leon Zipf | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards hits a floater from the right wing set up by Larry Overton and the foul's on Roger Colclough - foul #1 on Roger Colclough, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:08 | Army | Jeffry Surrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good connects on the jump hook near the basket | 48-46 |
| 13:26 | Army | Mario Castillo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Richards | 50-46 |
| 12:42 | Army | Jeffry Surrett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Richards | 53-46 |
| 12:21 | Army | Ian Broadway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Good - foul #1 on Jerome Good, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Timothy Dean (SG), Mack Morrison (SF), Ronald Laughlin (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Keith Richards, Jerome Good, Scott Delancey, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | Army | James Winkle (PG), Ralph Darden (SG), Kenneth Haley (PF) Michael Lair, Jeffry Surrett, Mario Castillo | |
| 12:21 | Army | Ian Broadway misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:21 | Army | Ian Broadway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | James Winkle is called for the reach on Mark Davies in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Winkle, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Army | Leon Zipf (SF) Ian Broadway | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Mark Davies | 55-47 |
| 11:46 | Army | Leon Zipf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mack Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Neil Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - James Winkle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Darden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Zipf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Haley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Roger Colclough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter clanks a driving attempt from close range | 55-47 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin banks in the layup on a great pass from Mack Morrison | 57-47 |
| 10:50 | Army | Roger Colclough is hacked by Neil Hunter - foul #2 on Neil Hunter, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Richards (SG), Jerome Good (SF), Scott Delancey (PF), Larry Overton (C) Mark Davies, Timothy Dean, Ronald Laughlin, Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | Army | Jeffry Surrett (SG), Ian Broadway (SF) Leon Zipf, Roger Colclough | |
| 10:28 | Army | James Winkle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mack Morrison | 60-47 |
| 09:48 | Army | Kenneth Haley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Overton | 60-47 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good is fouled on the floor by Ian Broadway - foul #2 on Ian Broadway, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Ronald Laughlin (C) Mack Morrison, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | Army | Michael Lair (PG), Mario Castillo (C) James Winkle, Ralph Darden | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey misses the shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:13 | Army | Kenneth Haley pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:59 | Army | Mario Castillo connects on the runner in the lane | 60-49 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 08:38 | Army | The rebound goes to Mario Castillo | 60-49 |
| 08:33 | Army | Michael Lair hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-49 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kyle Larson | 63-49 |
| 08:20 | Army | Mario Castillo travels with the ball | 63-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (SG), Mack Morrison (SF), Larry Overton (C) Keith Richards, Jerome Good, Scott Delancey | |
| Subs | Army | Leon Zipf (SF), James Winkle (C) Ian Broadway, Kenneth Haley | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffry Surrett - foul #2 on Jeffry Surrett, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Army | Roger Colclough (C) Leon Zipf | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:55 | Army | Roger Colclough gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:46 | Army | Roger Colclough blows the layup | 64-49 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Overton | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Davies (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Lair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffry Surrett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winkle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mario Castillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Colclough (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 07:28 | Army | Jeffry Surrett grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 07:16 | Army | Jeffry Surrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-49 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 06:51 | Army | Roger Colclough snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 06:39 | Army | Jeffry Surrett scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Winkle | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Laughlin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 06:19 | Army | Roger Colclough gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:56 | Army | Michael Lair can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Overton snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Richards (SG), Jerome Good (SF), Scott Delancey (PF) Mark Davies, Mack Morrison, Ronald Laughlin | |
| Subs | Army | Ian Broadway (SF), Kenneth Haley (PF) James Winkle, Mario Castillo | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Larry Overton | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:32 | Army | Ian Broadway misses the shot from close range | 66-52 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Keith Richards | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roger Colclough - foul #2 on Roger Colclough, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Army | James Winkle (PG) Michael Lair | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Scott Delancey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:55 | Army | Jeffry Surrett buries a 3 from straight away | 68-55 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison (PG), Ronald Laughlin (C) Kyle Larson, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 04:39 | Army | Mack Morrison takes the ball from Roger Colclough | 68-55 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good banks in the layup on a great pass from Mack Morrison | 70-55 |
| 04:13 | Army | Ronald Laughlin is called for the reach on James Winkle - foul #2 on Ronald Laughlin, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| 04:13 | Army | James Winkle makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:13 | Army | James Winkle misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:13 | Army | Roger Colclough snags the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 04:04 | Army | Ian Broadway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Army | Michael Lair (PG) James Winkle | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Mack Morrison is whistled for traveling | 70-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Larry Overton (C) Mack Morrison, Ronald Laughlin | |
| Subs | Army | James Winkle (SG), Mario Castillo (C) Jeffry Surrett, Roger Colclough | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Richards (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerome Good (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Delancey (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Lair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winkle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ian Broadway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Haley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mario Castillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Army | Mario Castillo misses long on a shot near the basket | 70-56 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Haley steals the ball from Kyle Larson | 70-56 |
| 03:15 | Army | Michael Lair misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Jerome Good snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kenneth Haley - foul #3 on Kenneth Haley, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Mack Morrison (SF), Ronald Laughlin (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Jerome Good, Scott Delancey, Larry Overton | |
| Subs | Army | Danny Bachmann (PG), Leon Zipf (SF), Ralph Darden (C) Michael Lair, Ian Broadway, Kenneth Haley | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:32 | Army | Mario Castillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 72-56 |
| 02:31 | Army | James Winkle snags the offensive board | 72-56 |
| 02:18 | Army | Ralph Darden is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ralph Darden, team foul #9 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SG) Keith Richards | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter tips it home | 74-56 |
| 01:42 | Army | James Winkle blows the dunk | 74-56 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Mario Castillo steals the ball from Neil Hunter | 74-56 |
| 01:02 | Army | James Winkle loses the dribble to Neil Hunter | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean's pass is intercepted by Ralph Darden | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Army | Mario Castillo is fouled on the floor by Ronald Laughlin - foul #3 on Ronald Laughlin, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| 00:25 | Army | Mario Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:25 | Army | Mario Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies runs out the clock | 74-58 |