| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bruce Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Perras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Gard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Ferland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Brown inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard's layup is rejected by Larry Bunting | 28-39 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses the 3 from straight away | 28-39 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Ferland | 31-42 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Troy Bomar is denied by Ralph Ferland | 31-42 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dan Judge, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis (PG), David Newkirk (SG), David Gibbons (SF), Robert Hines (PF), Jack Ables (C) Bruce Vaughn, William Perras, Matthew Brown, Jimmy Gard, Ralph Ferland | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-42 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Ables can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines tips it in | 31-44 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-44 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Ables gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons drills a turnaround in the lane | 31-46 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Keller | 33-46 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Ables grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Everette Hood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Lester Otis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Newkirk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Gibbons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Ables (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Jon Dailey and he's fouled by Lester Otis - foul #1 on Lester Otis, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Glenn Barber, Everette Hood, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn (PG), Alejandro Duran (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Jimmy Gard (PF), Ralph Ferland (C) Lester Otis, David Newkirk, David Gibbons, Robert Hines, Jack Ables | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Brown | 36-51 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith is hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG) Jerry Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras (SG) Alejandro Duran | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 38-51 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Ernest Tyler - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran (SG) William Perras | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SG), Steven Fritz (C) Dan Judge, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood travels in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland is whistled for a carry | 38-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Glenn Barber (SG) Ernest Tyler, Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis (PG), David Gibbons (SF) Bruce Vaughn, Matthew Brown | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Jimmy Gard | 38-55 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is hacked by Alejandro Duran in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alejandro Duran, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Troy Bomar | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras (SG), Jack Ables (C) Alejandro Duran, Ralph Ferland | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jack Ables | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the jumper from the left side | 38-58 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard grabs the board | 38-58 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lester Otis | 38-61 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | William Perras is called for the reach on Glenn Barber in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Perras, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Glenn Barber, Everette Hood, Steven Fritz, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn (PG), David Newkirk (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Robert Hines (PF), Ralph Ferland (C) Lester Otis, William Perras, David Gibbons, Jimmy Gard, Jack Ables | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith hits a shot from the left side set up by Larry Bunting and he's fouled by Ralph Ferland - foul #1 on Ralph Ferland, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses the free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Tyler - foul #4 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Dailey | 40-62 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey blows the wide open layup | 40-62 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith tips it home | 42-62 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-62 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bruce Vaughn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Newkirk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Brown (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Ferland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk is fouled on the floor by Dan Judge - foul #2 on Dan Judge, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Troy Bomar (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Dan Judge, Jon Dailey, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras (SG), Lester Otis (SF), Jimmy Gard (PF), Jack Ables (C) David Newkirk, Matthew Brown, Robert Hines, Ralph Ferland | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by William Perras | 44-64 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber is fouled on the floor by Jack Ables - foul #2 on Jack Ables, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Everette Hood (SF) Jerry Keller, Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons (SF) Bruce Vaughn | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Gard - foul #1 on Jimmy Gard, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn (PG) Lester Otis | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-64 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons gets the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Vaughn | 45-67 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Steven Fritz (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Glenn Barber, Troy Bomar, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland (C) Jack Ables | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras is whistled for a carry | 45-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis (SF) David Gibbons | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood makes the runner from close range set up by Dan Judge | 47-67 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Steven Fritz (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Dan Judge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines (PF) Jimmy Gard | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ralph Ferland - foul #2 on Ralph Ferland, team foul #8 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (PF) Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk (SG) William Perras | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 49-67 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland grabs the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk loses the dribble to Jon Dailey | 49-67 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Glenn Barber (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Everette Hood, Jerrold Goldsmith, Jon Dailey, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras (SG), David Gibbons (SF), Jimmy Gard (PF), Jack Ables (C) David Newkirk, Lester Otis, Robert Hines, Ralph Ferland | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-67 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Bruce Vaughn | 49-69 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | William Perras is called for the reach on Dan Judge in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Perras, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Vaughn | 51-71 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge connects on the open shot near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Smith | 53-71 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras is fouled on the floor by Dan Judge - foul #3 on Dan Judge, team foul #6 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Steven Fritz (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines (C) Jack Ables | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jerrold Goldsmith | 53-71 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Barber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Fritz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bruce Vaughn (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Perras (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Gibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Gard (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Troy Bomar | 53-71 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | William Perras picks off the pass by Jerrold Goldsmith in the backcourt | 53-71 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-71 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 53-71 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Fritz hits the follow up shot | 55-71 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Glenn Barber - foul #1 on Glenn Barber, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Jerry Keller (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Glenn Barber, Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar, Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran (PG), David Newkirk (SG), Lester Otis (SF), Jack Ables (C) Bruce Vaughn, William Perras, David Gibbons, Jimmy Gard | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey is open and lays it up and in | 57-73 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines snags the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Keller - foul #3 on Jerry Keller, team foul #8 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Brown (SF), Jimmy Gard (PF), Ralph Ferland (C) Lester Otis, Robert Hines, Jack Ables | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk misses the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood is fouled on the floor by Matthew Brown - foul #3 on Matthew Brown, team foul #10 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar (PF) Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras (SG) David Newkirk | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Brown and the foul's on Jerry Keller - foul #4 on Jerry Keller, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Ernest Tyler, Jerry Keller, Everette Hood | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland makes the free throw | 59-77 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-77 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard grabs the board | 59-77 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Gard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jimmy Gard, team foul #11 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Fritz (PF) Troy Bomar | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Perras travels with the ball | 59-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Vaughn (PG) William Perras | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is fouled on the floor by Bruce Vaughn - foul #2 on Bruce Vaughn, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (PF) Dan Judge, Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis (PG), David Gibbons (SF), Jack Ables (PF) Bruce Vaughn, Matthew Brown, Jimmy Gard | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons drills a floater from close range set up by Ralph Ferland | 61-79 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Jerrold Goldsmith, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk (SG) Alejandro Duran | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Ferland misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-79 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Lester Otis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Newkirk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Gibbons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Ables (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ralph Ferland (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood is open but misses the lay-in | 61-79 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis snags the defensive board | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ernest Tyler - foul #5 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #10 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alejandro Duran (PG), Robert Hines (PF) David Gibbons, Ralph Ferland | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk misses the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith grabs the board | 61-80 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 61-80 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis gets the rebound | 61-80 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Dailey | 61-80 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller is hacked by Alejandro Duran - foul #5 on Alejandro Duran, team foul #13 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Steven Fritz (PF) Glenn Barber, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons (SF) Alejandro Duran | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller misses the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Ables grabs the defensive rebound | 61-80 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons misses the floater from the right side | 61-80 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines can't tip it in | 61-80 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hines grabs the offensive board | 61-80 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Newkirk misses the easy layup | 61-80 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller grabs the board | 61-80 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | David Newkirk steals it from Jon Dailey in the backcourt | 61-80 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Keller steps in front of the Robert Hines pass | 61-80 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller is fouled in the backcourt by David Gibbons - foul #1 on David Gibbons, team foul #14 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Aaron Smith (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller misses the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-80 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the rebound | 62-80 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Lester Otis picks off the pass by Everette Hood | 62-80 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #11 | 62-80 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | David Newkirk steps in front of the Aaron Smith pass in the backcourt | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Ables hits a shot from the right wing | 62-84 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-84 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lester Otis runs out the clock | 62-84 |