| Lineup | High Point | PG - Paul McDowell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Konieczny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Little (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Erwin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nolan Drysdale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Heck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Nelson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Little is called for the reach on John Erwin - foul #3 on Lawrence Little, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Hauser (C) Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson tips it in | 30-33 |
| 19:09 | High Point | Victor Richards banks in the layup | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 18:21 | High Point | Paul McDowell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Stevens | 32-38 |
| 18:09 | High Point | Paul McDowell misses the shot in the paint | 32-38 |
| 18:08 | High Point | Victor Richards tips it home | 34-38 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 17:43 | High Point | Victor Richards grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:37 | High Point | Jimmy Heck is called for the reach on Robert Hauser - foul #2 on Jimmy Heck, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | High Point | Clarence Gates (PG), Ronald Cluff (SG), Randy Coppin (SF), Steven Overcash (PF), Kevin Yates (C) Paul McDowell, Jeremy Brown, Joseph Konieczny, Victor Richards, Robert Hauser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Ray Brisco (SG), Danny Matteson (SF), Ronald Agin (PF), Christopher Kondo (C) Gary Stevens, John Erwin, Nolan Drysdale, Jimmy Heck, Glenn Nelson | |
| 17:16 | High Point | Randy Coppin can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | High Point | Ronald Cluff tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 16:51 | High Point | Randy Coppin grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:49 | High Point | Ronald Agin steps in front of the Ronald Cluff pass in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 16:36 | High Point | Steven Overcash gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:30 | High Point | Steven Overcash scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin tips it in | 38-40 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Clarence Gates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Cluff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Coppin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Overcash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Yates (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David English (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ray Brisco (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Danny Matteson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Agin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Kondo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | High Point | Kevin Yates is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kondo - foul #2 on Christopher Kondo, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | High Point | Paul McDowell (PG), Jeremy Brown (SG), Joseph Konieczny (SF), Victor Richards (PF), Lawrence Little (C) Clarence Gates, Ronald Cluff, Randy Coppin, Steven Overcash, Kevin Yates | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), Robby Arellano (SG), Nolan Drysdale (SF), Jimmy Heck (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) David English, Ray Brisco, Danny Matteson, Ronald Agin, Christopher Kondo | |
| 15:13 | High Point | Jeremy Brown's pass is intercepted by Glenn Nelson | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robby Arellano | 38-42 |
| 14:51 | High Point | Robby Arellano is called for the reach on Jeremy Brown - foul #4 on Robby Arellano, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (SG) Robby Arellano | |
| 14:37 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul McDowell | 41-42 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Hauser (PF) Victor Richards | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:04 | High Point | Lawrence Little is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | High Point | Kevin Yates (C) Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Yates blocks the short jumper by Glenn Nelson | 41-42 |
| 13:36 | High Point | Jeremy Brown gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:20 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Paul McDowell | 43-42 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Erwin | 43-44 |
| 12:40 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Heck - foul #3 on Jimmy Heck, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | High Point | Clarence Gates (PG), Ronald Cluff (SG), Victor Richards (PF), Lawrence Little (C) Paul McDowell, Jeremy Brown, Robert Hauser, Kevin Yates | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson (SG), Ronald Agin (PF), Christopher Kondo (C) John Erwin, Jimmy Heck, Glenn Nelson | |
| 12:40 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:40 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Ronald Agin is blocked by Lawrence Little | 45-44 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Matteson | 45-44 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Victor Richards takes the ball from Gary Stevens | 45-44 |
| 12:05 | High Point | Clarence Gates is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| Subs | High Point | Randy Coppin (SF) Joseph Konieczny | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG) Gary Stevens | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Agin | 45-47 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Clarence Gates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Cluff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Coppin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Lawrence Little (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David English (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Matteson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Drysdale (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Agin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Kondo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | High Point | Lawrence Little misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Victor Richards is called for the reach on Ronald Agin - foul #2 on Victor Richards, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | High Point | Paul McDowell (PG), Jeremy Brown (SG), William Jackson (SF), Robert Hauser (PF), Steven Overcash (C) Clarence Gates, Ronald Cluff, Randy Coppin, Victor Richards, Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (PG), Ray Brisco (SG) David English, Danny Matteson | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 10:46 | High Point | Robert Hauser grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | High Point | Paul McDowell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Steven Overcash - foul #2 on Steven Overcash, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), Jimmy Heck (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Nolan Drysdale, Ronald Agin, Christopher Kondo | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:28 | High Point | Jeremy Brown connects on the open turnaround from the left block | 47-48 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:57 | High Point | The rebound goes to William Jackson | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | High Point | Jeremy Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul McDowell | 50-48 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Brown picks off the pass by Jimmy Heck | 50-48 |
| 09:28 | High Point | Paul McDowell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Brown | 52-48 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 09:20 | High Point | Paul McDowell pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:16 | High Point | Jeremy Brown banks in the layup set up by Paul McDowell and the foul's on Glenn Nelson - foul #2 on Glenn Nelson, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Ronald Cluff (PG), Joseph Konieczny (SF), Victor Richards (PF), Lawrence Little (C) Paul McDowell, William Jackson, Robert Hauser, Steven Overcash | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Danny Matteson (SG), Nolan Drysdale (SF), Ronald Agin (PF), Christopher Kondo (C) Gary Stevens, Ray Brisco, John Erwin, Jimmy Heck, Glenn Nelson | |
| 09:16 | High Point | Jeremy Brown makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Little blocks the jumper by Danny Matteson | 55-48 |
| 08:54 | High Point | The rebound goes to Ronald Cluff | 55-48 |
| 08:34 | High Point | Ronald Cluff connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Little | 58-48 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin is hacked by Victor Richards - foul #3 on Victor Richards, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Randy Coppin (SG), Kevin Yates (C) Jeremy Brown, Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), John Erwin (SG), Glenn Nelson (C) David English, Danny Matteson, Christopher Kondo | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Richards - foul #4 on Victor Richards, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Hauser (C) Kevin Yates | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano (SG) Nolan Drysdale | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:55 | High Point | Robert Hauser snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 07:34 | High Point | Victor Richards is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Ronald Cluff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Coppin (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Konieczny (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Victor Richards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Hauser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robby Arellano (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Erwin (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Agin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Stevens | 61-51 |
| 07:04 | High Point | Ronald Cluff misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:02 | High Point | Ronald Cluff grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | High Point | Ronald Cluff's pass is intercepted by Gary Stevens | 61-51 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens hits the finger roll | 61-53 |
| 06:27 | High Point | Ronald Agin is called for the reach on Victor Richards - foul #1 on Ronald Agin, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | High Point | Paul McDowell (PG), Clarence Gates (SG), William Jackson (SF), Steven Overcash (PF), Lawrence Little (C) Ronald Cluff, Randy Coppin, Joseph Konieczny, Victor Richards, Robert Hauser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Nolan Drysdale (SF), Jimmy Heck (PF), Christopher Kondo (C) Gary Stevens, John Erwin, Ronald Agin, Glenn Nelson | |
| 06:08 | High Point | Paul McDowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco (SG), Danny Matteson (C) Robby Arellano, Christopher Kondo | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is called for the reach on Nolan Drysdale - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo (C) David English | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-53 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 05:22 | High Point | Lawrence Little blows the layup | 61-55 |
| 05:20 | High Point | Paul McDowell can't tip it in | 61-55 |
| 05:18 | High Point | The offensive rebound goes to William Jackson | 61-55 |
| 05:01 | High Point | Clarence Gates is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Heck - foul #4 on Jimmy Heck, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | High Point | Jeremy Brown (SG), Joseph Konieczny (SF), Robert Hauser (PF), Kevin Yates (C) Paul McDowell, William Jackson, Steven Overcash, Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano (SG) Ray Brisco | |
| 05:01 | High Point | Clarence Gates misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Clarence Gates - foul #3 on Clarence Gates, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | High Point | Paul McDowell (PG) Clarence Gates | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:42 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny misses long on a jumper from the right block | 61-57 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Konieczny is called for the reach on Jimmy Heck - foul #3 on Joseph Konieczny, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG) Danny Matteson | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:32 | High Point | Robert Hauser gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:30 | High Point | Kevin Yates travels in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG) Gary Stevens | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | A charge is called on Nolan Drysdale - foul #2 on Nolan Drysdale, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | High Point | Ronald Cluff (PG), Victor Richards (PF) Paul McDowell, Kevin Yates | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (SF), Ronald Agin (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Nolan Drysdale, Jimmy Heck, Christopher Kondo | |
| 04:11 | High Point | John Erwin picks off the pass by Ronald Cluff in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Glenn Nelson | 61-61 |
| 03:43 | High Point | Jeremy Brown is hacked by David English - foul #1 on David English, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | High Point | Steven Overcash (C) Robert Hauser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG) David English | |
| 03:43 | High Point | Jeremy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:43 | High Point | Jeremy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano double dribbles | 63-61 |
| Subs | High Point | Clarence Gates (PG), Randy Coppin (SF), Lawrence Little (C) Jeremy Brown, Joseph Konieczny, Steven Overcash | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale (SF), Danny Matteson (C) John Erwin, Glenn Nelson | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Clarence Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Cluff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Coppin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Little (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robby Arellano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nolan Drysdale (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Agin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Matteson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:21 | High Point | Gary Stevens is called for the reach on Clarence Gates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Stevens, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 03:21 | High Point | Clarence Gates makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:21 | High Point | Clarence Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:02 | High Point | Clarence Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:59 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | High Point | Paul McDowell (PG), Jeremy Brown (SG), Joseph Konieczny (SF) Clarence Gates, Ronald Cluff, Randy Coppin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Ray Brisco (SG), Jimmy Heck (PF) Gary Stevens, Robby Arellano, Ronald Agin | |
| 02:57 | High Point | Jeremy Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-61 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English misses the 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David English | 65-64 |
| 02:41 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo (C) Nolan Drysdale | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Jimmy Heck is blocked by Lawrence Little | 65-64 |
| 02:26 | High Point | Victor Richards gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:23 | High Point | Jeremy Brown is hacked by Ray Brisco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Brisco, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (SF) Danny Matteson | |
| 02:23 | High Point | Jeremy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:23 | High Point | Jeremy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 01:47 | High Point | Victor Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Brown | 69-67 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin knocks in the turnaround from close range | 69-69 |
| 01:36 | High Point | Jeremy Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 01:34 | High Point | Victor Richards tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck is denied on a layup by Joseph Konieczny | 69-69 |
| 01:25 | High Point | Lawrence Little grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 01:19 | High Point | Paul McDowell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Richards | 71-69 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck is whistled for a carry | 71-69 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), Robby Arellano (SG), Nolan Drysdale (SF), Glenn Nelson (C) David English, Ray Brisco, John Erwin, Christopher Kondo | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | High Point | Gary Stevens steals it from Paul McDowell | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Nolan Drysdale | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | High Point | Paul McDowell hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Richards | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nolan Drysdale hits a 3 from the right corner | 74-74 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Paul McDowell (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Konieczny (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Richards (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Little (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robby Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nolan Drysdale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jimmy Heck (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Glenn Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | High Point | Lawrence Little wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:35 | High Point | Victor Richards drills a driving attempt in the lane | 76-74 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Stevens and he's hacked by Lawrence Little - foul #4 on Lawrence Little, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Hauser (PF), Steven Overcash (C) Victor Richards, Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Danny Matteson (SF), Ronald Agin (PF) Gary Stevens, Nolan Drysdale, Jimmy Heck | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson misses the free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:20 | High Point | The rebound goes to Steven Overcash | 76-76 |
| 04:16 | High Point | Paul McDowell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robby Arellano snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson tips it in | 76-78 |
| 03:59 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-78 |
| Subs | High Point | Ronald Cluff (SG) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco (SG), John Erwin (SF) Robby Arellano, Glenn Nelson | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Cluff is called for the reach on Ray Brisco - foul #1 on Ronald Cluff, team foul #10 | 76-78 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 03:27 | High Point | Ronald Cluff can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ray Brisco - foul #3 on Ray Brisco, team foul #12 | 76-80 |
| 03:27 | High Point | Ronald Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 03:27 | High Point | Ronald Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 78-80 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson tips it home | 78-82 |
| 02:57 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | High Point | Jeremy Brown (SG), Victor Richards (PF), Lawrence Little (C) Ronald Cluff, Robert Hauser, Steven Overcash | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), Robby Arellano (SG), Nolan Drysdale (SF), Christopher Kondo (PF) David English, Ray Brisco, John Erwin, Ronald Agin | |
| 02:55 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny is fouled in the backcourt by Robby Arellano - foul #5 on Robby Arellano, team foul #13 | 78-82 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin (PF) Robby Arellano | |
| 02:55 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:55 | High Point | Joseph Konieczny misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo grabs the defensive rebound | 79-82 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Stevens | 79-85 |
| 02:19 | High Point | Victor Richards loses the ball out of bounds | 79-85 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (SG) Danny Matteson | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-85 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson (C) Ronald Agin | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 79-85 |
| 01:57 | High Point | Lawrence Little grabs the defensive rebound | 79-85 |
| 01:52 | High Point | Jeremy Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-85 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo snags the defensive board | 79-85 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-85 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin grabs the offensive rebound | 79-85 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-85 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heck (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Christopher Kondo, Danny Matteson | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin hits the finger roll | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 01:19 | High Point | Jimmy Heck steps in front of the Victor Richards pass | 79-87 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Joseph Konieczny - foul #4 on Joseph Konieczny, team foul #11 | 79-89 |
| Subs | High Point | Clarence Gates (PG), Ronald Cluff (SG), Randy Coppin (SF), Robert Hauser (PF), Steven Overcash (C) Paul McDowell, Jeremy Brown, Joseph Konieczny, Victor Richards, Lawrence Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson (SF), Ronald Agin (PF), Christopher Kondo (C) Nolan Drysdale, Jimmy Heck, Glenn Nelson | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens makes the free throw | 79-90 |
| 01:00 | High Point | Steven Overcash can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Stevens - foul #4 on Gary Stevens, team foul #14 | 79-90 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco (SG) Gary Stevens | |
| 01:00 | High Point | Steven Overcash makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 01:00 | High Point | Steven Overcash misses the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Agin | 80-90 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Clarence Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Cluff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Coppin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Overcash (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hauser (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Erwin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Brisco (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Matteson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Agin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Kondo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin is hacked by Clarence Gates in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Gates, team foul #12 | 80-90 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin makes the 1st free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-92 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | High Point | Ronald Cluff is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 80-92 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point 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) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-92 |
| 00:30 | High Point | The rebound goes to Clarence Gates | 80-92 |
| 00:25 | High Point | Steven Overcash scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hauser | 82-92 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin runs out the clock | 82-92 |