| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Eugene Tarver (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Benjamin Grist (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blake Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jumah Ali (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Wheat (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alvin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Byford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Benjamin Neill (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Slone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Luciano Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 19:35 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to James Slone | 46-41 |
| 19:19 | Holy Cross | The pull-up jumper by Alvin Ritchie is blocked by Dale Wheat | 46-41 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Dale Wheat | 46-41 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Wheat buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Eugene Tarver | 48-41 |
| 18:53 | Holy Cross | James Slone can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Christopher Heid (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Ed Cowley (PF), Jie Xiong (C) Eugene Tarver, Benjamin Grist, Blake Burgess, Jumah Ali, Dale Wheat | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes (PG), James Jacobson (SF), Arthur Stoltenberg (PF), Morris Rech (C) Alvin Ritchie, Benjamin Neill, James Slone, Luciano Yazzie | |
| 18:28 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Jacobson | 48-44 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Morris Rech denies the turnaround by Alfred Mattes | 48-44 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Randles | 50-44 |
| 17:34 | Holy Cross | Arthur Stoltenberg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-44 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Jacobson picks off the pass by Ed Cowley in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 17:11 | Holy Cross | Arthur Stoltenberg comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 50-44 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jie Xiong | 52-44 |
| 16:46 | Holy Cross | Morris Rech makes the wide open shot in the lane | 52-46 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 16:24 | Holy Cross | Morris Rech pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 16:21 | Holy Cross | James Jacobson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Blake Burgess (SF), Jumah Ali (PF), Dale Wheat (C) Alfred Mattes, Christopher Heid, Marcus Randles, Ed Cowley, Jie Xiong | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alvin Ritchie (PG), Benjamin Neill (SF), James Slone (PF), Luciano Yazzie (C) Jonathan Barnes, James Jacobson, Arthur Stoltenberg, Morris Rech | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali blows the wide open layup | 52-46 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Wheat hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 15:59 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Grist steals the ball from Thomas Byford in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Eugene Tarver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Grist (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blake Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jumah Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Wheat (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alvin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Byford (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Benjamin Neill (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Slone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Luciano Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist makes the jumper from the right side | 56-46 |
| 15:31 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Wheat pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali is whistled for a carry | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG) Eugene Tarver, Benjamin Grist | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc (PG), Robert Crawford (SG) Alvin Ritchie, Thomas Byford | |
| 15:00 | Holy Cross | Robert Crawford makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali is fouled on the floor by Luciano Yazzie - foul #2 on Luciano Yazzie, team foul #1 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist (SG) Donald Escobedo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jumah Ali | 58-49 |
| 14:27 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc travels in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alvin Ritchie (SG) Robert Crawford | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 13:45 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alvin Ritchie is called for the reach on Dale Wheat in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alvin Ritchie, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver (SG) Benjamin Grist | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Colby Ferguson | 63-49 |
| 13:18 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| 13:17 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 12:55 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Wheat pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alvin Ritchie picks off the pass by Eugene Tarver | 63-49 |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Alvin Ritchie is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin Neill | 63-51 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Colby Ferguson | 65-51 |
| 12:38 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Ed Cowley (PF) Colby Ferguson, Eugene Tarver, Blake Burgess, Jumah Ali | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford (SG), Robert Crawford (SF), Arthur Stoltenberg (PF) Alvin Ritchie, Benjamin Neill, James Slone | |
| 12:20 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Grist - foul #2 on Benjamin Grist, team foul #1 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles (SF) Christopher Heid | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes (PG) Gary Lablanc | |
| 11:58 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benjamin Grist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Randles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Cowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Wheat (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jonathan Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Byford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Stoltenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Luciano Yazzie (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 11:48 | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 11:46 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Escobedo - foul #2 on Donald Escobedo, team foul #2 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Eugene Tarver (SG) Donald Escobedo, Benjamin Grist | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc (PG), Benjamin Neill (SF), James Slone (PF) Jonathan Barnes, Robert Crawford, Luciano Yazzie | |
| 11:33 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 11:32 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 11:07 | Holy Cross | James Slone knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Byford | 65-55 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley loses the dribble to Thomas Byford | 65-55 |
| 10:52 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Byford | 65-57 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley travels with the ball | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Jumah Ali (PF), Jie Xiong (C) Alfred Mattes, Eugene Tarver, Marcus Randles, Ed Cowley, Dale Wheat | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Alvin Ritchie (SF), James Jacobson (PF), Morris Rech (C) Gary Lablanc, Thomas Byford, Benjamin Neill, James Slone, Arthur Stoltenberg | |
| 10:16 | Holy Cross | James Jacobson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alvin Ritchie and he's hacked by Benjamin Grist - foul #3 on Benjamin Grist, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| 10:16 | Holy Cross | James Jacobson makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali misses the shot in the paint | 65-60 |
| 10:04 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Morris Rech | 65-60 |
| 09:59 | Holy Cross | Robert Crawford makes the jumpshot from the left side | 65-62 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist is hacked by James Jacobson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jacobson, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess (SF) Christopher Heid | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford (SG), Luciano Yazzie (C) Robert Crawford, Morris Rech | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong misses long on a shot in the lane | 65-62 |
| 09:43 | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:39 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 65-62 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alvin Ritchie picks off the pass by Colby Ferguson in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 09:14 | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jumah Ali - foul #2 on Jumah Ali, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Ed Cowley (C) Benjamin Grist, Jie Xiong | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill (SF), Arthur Stoltenberg (PF), Morris Rech (C) Alvin Ritchie, James Jacobson, Luciano Yazzie | |
| 09:14 | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:14 | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 09:00 | Holy Cross | Arthur Stoltenberg snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 08:47 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jumah Ali | 67-64 |
| 08:24 | Holy Cross | Morris Rech loses the ball out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Eugene Tarver (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Dale Wheat (C) Colby Ferguson, Donald Escobedo, Blake Burgess, Jumah Ali | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc (PG), Robert Crawford (SF), James Slone (PF), Luciano Yazzie (C) Jonathan Barnes, Benjamin Neill, Arthur Stoltenberg, Morris Rech | |
| 07:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver drills a 3 from straight away | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alfred Mattes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Tarver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Heid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ed Cowley (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Wheat (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gary Lablanc (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Byford (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Slone (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Luciano Yazzie (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Holy Cross | James Slone's floater is tipped away by Ed Cowley | 70-64 |
| 07:45 | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 07:28 | Holy Cross | James Slone clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ed Cowley - foul #2 on Ed Cowley, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Jumah Ali (PF) Alfred Mattes, Eugene Tarver, Christopher Heid, Ed Cowley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Jacobson (SG), Alvin Ritchie (SF), Arthur Stoltenberg (C) Thomas Byford, Robert Crawford, Luciano Yazzie | |
| 07:28 | Holy Cross | James Slone misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 07:28 | Holy Cross | James Slone makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alvin Ritchie is called for the reach on Colby Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alvin Ritchie, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 07:03 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:58 | Holy Cross | Dale Wheat steals it from Alvin Ritchie | 70-65 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist is hacked by James Jacobson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jacobson, team foul #5 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess (SF), Jie Xiong (C) Marcus Randles, Dale Wheat | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill (SF), Morris Rech (C) James Slone, Arthur Stoltenberg | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Colby Ferguson | 72-65 |
| 06:30 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver (SG), Christopher Heid (PF) Benjamin Grist, Jumah Ali | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie (C) Morris Rech | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong misses long on a runner from the baseline | 72-65 |
| 06:14 | Holy Cross | James Jacobson grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 05:48 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Ed Cowley (PF), Dale Wheat (C) Colby Ferguson, Eugene Tarver, Blake Burgess, Christopher Heid, Jie Xiong | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes (PG), Thomas Byford (SG), Robert Crawford (SF), James Slone (PF), Arthur Stoltenberg (C) Gary Lablanc, Alvin Ritchie, Benjamin Neill, James Jacobson, Luciano Yazzie | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | James Slone is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Byford | 72-67 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles is hacked by Robert Crawford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Crawford, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist (SG), Jumah Ali (PF) Donald Escobedo, Ed Cowley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali tips it home | 74-67 |
| 04:44 | Holy Cross | Arthur Stoltenberg's floater is tipped away by Dale Wheat | 74-67 |
| 04:42 | Holy Cross | James Slone grabs the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:34 | Holy Cross | James Slone comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 74-67 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Wheat pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Alfred Mattes | 76-67 |
| 04:25 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (PG), Eugene Tarver (SG), Blake Burgess (SF), Christopher Heid (PF) Alfred Mattes, Benjamin Grist, Marcus Randles, Jumah Ali | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc (PG), Benjamin Neill (SF), James Jacobson (PF), Morris Rech (C) Jonathan Barnes, Robert Crawford, James Slone, Arthur Stoltenberg | |
| 04:21 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Escobedo - foul #3 on Donald Escobedo, team foul #6 | 76-67 |
| 04:05 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc misses short on a jumper from the right side | 76-67 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Tarver can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-67 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Eugene Tarver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Escobedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Blake Burgess (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Heid (tiring) 4 pts. C - Dale Wheat (tired) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gary Lablanc (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Byford (tired) 7 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Neill (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jacobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Morris Rech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Morris Rech and he's hacked by Blake Burgess - foul #3 on Blake Burgess, team foul #7 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson (PG), Ed Cowley (PF), Jie Xiong (C) Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Dale Wheat | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alvin Ritchie (PG), James Slone (PF), Luciano Yazzie (C) Gary Lablanc, James Jacobson, Morris Rech | |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill makes the free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Ritchie - foul #5 on Alvin Ritchie, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc (PG) Alvin Ritchie | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 03:24 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill buries a turnaround from the baseline | 78-72 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 78-72 |
| 03:14 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill grabs the board | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | James Slone drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Benjamin Neill | 78-75 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Lablanc steps in front of the Blake Burgess pass in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| 02:56 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Jumah Ali (PF), Dale Wheat (C) Colby Ferguson, Eugene Tarver, Blake Burgess, Ed Cowley, Jie Xiong | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Arthur Stoltenberg (PF) Gary Lablanc, Thomas Byford, James Slone | |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marcus Randles - foul #2 on Marcus Randles, team foul #8 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Jacobson (SF) Benjamin Neill | |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Jonathan Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Arthur Stoltenberg snags the offensive board | 78-76 |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Robert Crawford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Wheat pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-76 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes tips it home | 80-76 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Robert Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Crawford steals the ball from Marcus Randles in the backcourt | 80-76 |
| 01:47 | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie can't finish the layup | 80-76 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Dale Wheat | 80-76 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Jacobson is called for the reach on Alfred Mattes in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jacobson, team foul #8 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess (SF) Marcus Randles | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc (PG), Thomas Byford (SG), Benjamin Neill (SF), James Slone (PF) Jonathan Barnes, Robert Crawford, James Jacobson, Arthur Stoltenberg | |
| 01:42 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-76 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:42 | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:20 | Holy Cross | James Slone blows the wide open layup | 81-76 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jumah Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Colby Ferguson (PG) Alfred Mattes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 01:09 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford pulls down the rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford clanks a 3 from the left corner | 81-76 |
| 00:52 | Holy Cross | Luciano Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Holy Cross | Gary Lablanc scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-79 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Neill - foul #3 on Benjamin Neill, team foul #9 | 81-79 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-79 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Colby Ferguson - foul #4 on Colby Ferguson, team foul #9 | 81-79 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | Benjamin Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Byford is called for the reach on Benjamin Grist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Byford, team foul #10 | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Thomas Byford misses the halfcourt shot | 82-81 |