| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timmy Soules (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Linck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrance Ashurst (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Bland (fresh) SG - Martin Bratcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Escobedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Terrance Ashurst, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:26 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Bland | 26-33 |
| 19:05 | Alcorn State | James Kennett can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 26-33 |
| 19:03 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst tips it but misses | 26-33 |
| 19:02 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 19:01 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:47 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-33 |
| 18:22 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Escobedo clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 26-33 |
| 18:21 | Alcorn State | James Kennett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:09 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Kennett | 28-33 |
| 17:43 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 17:41 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Timmy Soules | 28-33 |
| 17:20 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-33 |
| 17:19 | Prairie View A&M | James White pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:03 | Prairie View A&M | Phillip Ramsey buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gerald Bland | 28-35 |
| 16:46 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck is denied on a layup by Michael Escobedo | 28-35 |
| 16:44 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:23 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Escobedo makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James White out of the doubleteam | 28-37 |
| 16:09 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Linck, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (PG), Troy Snowden (SG), Hubert Bell (SF), Ralph Meadows (PF), Clinton Vannatter (C) Timmy Soules, Peter Lane, Michael Linck, Terrance Ashurst, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Johnston (PG), Johnson Garrett (SF), Dave Burks (C) Gerald Bland, James White, Phillip Ramsey | |
| 15:40 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Johnston misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 15:38 | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Gary Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Snowden (fresh) SF - Hubert Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Meadows (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clinton Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Donald Johnston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Bratcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnson Garrett (fresh) PF - Michael Escobedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Burks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 15:11 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher can't finish the layup but the foul's on Troy Snowden - foul #1 on Troy Snowden, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst (PF) Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke (C) Michael Escobedo | |
| 15:11 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:11 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:01 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 14:59 | Prairie View A&M | Dave Burks gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:37 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Meadows - foul #2 on Ralph Meadows, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG), Michael Linck (SF) Troy Snowden, Hubert Bell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland (PG), James White (SF), Phillip Ramsey (PF) Donald Johnston, Johnson Garrett, Dave Burks | |
| 14:37 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:37 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:22 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timmy Soules and the foul's on Phillip Ramsey - foul #1 on Phillip Ramsey, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Kennett (C) Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 14:22 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:05 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Terrance Ashurst | 34-39 |
| 13:56 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Phillip Ramsey - foul #2 on Phillip Ramsey, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Johnston (SG) Martin Bratcher | |
| 13:56 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:56 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:41 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke hits the finger roll | 36-41 |
| 13:21 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck hits the finger roll | 38-41 |
| 13:11 | Prairie View A&M | Phillip Ramsey is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden (PG), Peter Lane (SG), Ralph Meadows (PF) Timmy Soules, Gary Caldwell, Terrance Ashurst | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 12:51 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Ralph Meadows is blocked by James White | 38-41 |
| 12:49 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 12:44 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Troy Snowden | 40-41 |
| 12:25 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Meadows steals it from Donald Johnston | 40-41 |
| 12:18 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows's floater is tipped away by James Dahlke | 40-41 |
| 12:16 | Prairie View A&M | Phillip Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:50 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland's pass is intercepted by James Kennett | 40-41 |
| 11:41 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 11:40 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Troy Snowden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Linck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Meadows (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Bland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Johnston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dahlke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 10:57 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows banks in the layup and he's fouled by Donald Johnston - foul #3 on Donald Johnston, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG), Gary Caldwell (SG), Hubert Bell (SF), Terrance Ashurst (PF) Troy Snowden, Peter Lane, Michael Linck, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher (SG), Johnson Garrett (SF), Michael Escobedo (PF), Dave Burks (C) Donald Johnston, James White, Phillip Ramsey, James Dahlke | |
| 10:57 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:34 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Prairie View A&M | Dave Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:16 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher is whistled for traveling | 43-44 |
| 10:02 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-44 |
| 10:01 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Michael Escobedo | 43-44 |
| 09:44 | Prairie View A&M | Dave Burks misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 09:43 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:36 | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bland - foul #3 on Gerald Bland, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter (C) Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James White (SF) Johnson Garrett | |
| 09:19 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Bland - foul #4 on Gerald Bland, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG) Gary Caldwell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Johnston (PG) Gerald Bland | |
| 09:19 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:19 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:52 | Prairie View A&M | James White blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 08:51 | Prairie View A&M | James White tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 08:49 | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 08:39 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane clanks a shot near the basket | 45-44 |
| 08:38 | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 08:09 | Prairie View A&M | Dave Burks buries a fadeaway in the paint | 47-46 |
| 07:55 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 07:54 | Prairie View A&M | James White gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:25 | Prairie View A&M | Dave Burks misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-46 |
| 07:23 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timmy Soules (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fairly fresh) SF - Hubert Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Ashurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clinton Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Donald Johnston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Bratcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Escobedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Burks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the contested driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Hubert Bell | 49-46 |
| 06:42 | Prairie View A&M | Clinton Vannatter denies the turnaround by Donald Johnston | 49-46 |
| 06:40 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Hubert Bell | 49-46 |
| 06:28 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (PG), Troy Snowden (SG), Michael Linck (SF), Ralph Meadows (PF), James Kennett (C) Timmy Soules, Peter Lane, Hubert Bell, Terrance Ashurst, Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland (PG), Johnson Garrett (SF), Phillip Ramsey (PF), James Dahlke (C) Donald Johnston, James White, Michael Escobedo, Dave Burks | |
| 06:02 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 06:00 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 05:56 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Michael Linck, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 05:32 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Bratcher connects on the shot from close range | 49-48 |
| 05:20 | Alcorn State | James Kennett misses long on a jumper in the lane | 49-48 |
| 05:18 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 04:52 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Bland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 04:50 | Alcorn State | James Kennett grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 04:45 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bland - foul #5 on Gerald Bland, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst (PF) Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Johnston (PG), James White (SF) Gerald Bland, Johnson Garrett | |
| 04:37 | Alcorn State | Donald Johnston is called for the reach on Michael Linck - foul #4 on Donald Johnston, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| 04:37 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:37 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 04:23 | Prairie View A&M | Phillip Ramsey misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Terrance Ashurst - foul #3 on Terrance Ashurst, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG) Troy Snowden | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 04:23 | Prairie View A&M | Phillip Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:23 | Prairie View A&M | Phillip Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:04 | Alcorn State | James Kennett scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Terrance Ashurst | 51-50 |
| 03:36 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from James White and he's hacked by James Kennett - foul #2 on James Kennett, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG), Hubert Bell (SF), Ralph Meadows (C) Gary Caldwell, Michael Linck, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Michael Escobedo (PF) Phillip Ramsey | |
| 03:36 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:23 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Donald Johnston - foul #5 on Donald Johnston, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett (SF), Dave Burks (C) Donald Johnston, James Dahlke | |
| 03:23 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:23 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timmy Soules (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) SF - Hubert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terrance Ashurst (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Meadows (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Martin Bratcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnson Garrett (fresh) PF - Michael Escobedo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Burks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Escobedo loses the ball out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden (PG) Timmy Soules | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 02:54 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG), Michael Linck (SF), James Kennett (C) Troy Snowden, Hubert Bell, Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke (C) Dave Burks | |
| 02:47 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 02:23 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Escobedo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 02:22 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke tips it home | 55-55 |
| 02:15 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 02:14 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 01:56 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Linck | 57-55 |
| 01:28 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett is fouled on the floor by James Kennett - foul #3 on James Kennett, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 01:28 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:28 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Escobedo - foul #2 on Michael Escobedo, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 01:21 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett is hacked by Michael Linck - foul #5 on Michael Linck, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell (SF) Michael Linck | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 01:00 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:00 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 00:36 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Michael Escobedo | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Prairie View A&M | Johnson Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Alcorn State | James White is called for the reach on Terrance Ashurst in the backcourt - foul #3 on James White, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:10 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Prairie View A&M | James White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | James Dahlke pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |