| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Cuellar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Austin Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Baudoin (fresh) C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond is hacked by Rickey Markham - foul #3 on Rickey Markham, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG) Rickey Markham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:13 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest is hacked by Luis Jacobo - foul #2 on Luis Jacobo, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 18:50 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Luis Jacobo - foul #3 on Luis Jacobo, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Warren Leftwich (PG) Luis Jacobo | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:50 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:50 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:26 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar clanks a shot from the right block | 25-26 |
| 18:25 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane tips it home | 27-26 |
| 17:57 | Sacramento State | Peter Lane steals it from Merle Calhoun | 27-26 |
| 17:35 | Alcorn State | Merle Calhoun steals the ball from Peter Lane | 27-26 |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin dunks the ball | 27-28 |
| 16:50 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 16:49 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Marino | 27-28 |
| 16:29 | Alcorn State | Warren Leftwich misses short on a shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 16:28 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane tips it home | 29-28 |
| 16:06 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin's floater is tipped away by John Cuellar | 29-28 |
| 16:04 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 15:50 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane is fouled on the floor by Richard Guest - foul #2 on Richard Guest, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham (PG), Kofi Orji (SG), Jonathan Bello (SF), Ted Holden (PF), Richard Hartman (C) Warren Leftwich, Peter Lane, Willard Thomas, Gabriel Marino, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Maurice Douglass (C) Jim Drummond, Richard Guest, Merle Calhoun | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kofi Orji (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Bello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Holden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hartman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Digby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Austin Mack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Baudoin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 15:31 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kofi Orji | 29-28 |
| 15:10 | Alcorn State | Richard Hartman's pass is intercepted by Maurice Douglass | 29-28 |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dean Nelson | 29-30 |
| 14:31 | Alcorn State | Austin Mack is called for the reach on Richard Hartman - foul #2 on Austin Mack, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (PG) Dean Nelson | |
| 14:18 | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Digby - foul #2 on Kenneth Digby, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino (PF) Jonathan Bello | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (SG) Kenneth Digby | |
| 14:18 | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:18 | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:53 | Sacramento State | Gabriel Marino takes the ball from Austin Mack | 29-30 |
| 13:36 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Kerry Baudoin - foul #1 on Kerry Baudoin, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG), Willard Thomas (SF), John Cuellar (C) Kofi Orji, Ted Holden, Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 13:36 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 13:36 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:20 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gabriel Marino - foul #1 on Gabriel Marino, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Samuel Bennett (C) Maurice Douglass | |
| 13:20 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 13:20 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:03 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Cuellar | 32-32 |
| 12:40 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Guest | 32-34 |
| 12:22 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 12:21 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 11:55 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 11:54 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Willard Thomas | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Cuellar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Guest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Mack (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kerry Baudoin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Bennett (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Alcorn State | Jim Drummond steps in front of the Gabriel Marino pass | 32-34 |
| 11:12 | Sacramento State | John Cuellar blocks the short jumper by Kerry Baudoin | 32-34 |
| 11:11 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 10:54 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino makes the floater in the paint | 34-34 |
| 10:33 | Sacramento State | Samuel Bennett misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Rickey Markham - foul #4 on Rickey Markham, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Kofi Orji (SG), Jonathan Bello (SF), Ted Holden (PF), Richard Hartman (C) Rickey Markham, Peter Lane, Willard Thomas, Gabriel Marino, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Merle Calhoun (C) Jim Drummond, Richard Guest, Kerry Baudoin | |
| 10:33 | Sacramento State | Samuel Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 10:33 | Sacramento State | Samuel Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:19 | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello buries a floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Bello steals it from Samuel Bennett | 36-35 |
| 09:36 | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji's layup is rejected by Merle Calhoun | 36-35 |
| 09:35 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 09:06 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dean Nelson | 36-37 |
| 09:02 | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello misses the floater from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 09:00 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:48 | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Dean Nelson - foul #1 on Dean Nelson, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG), Willard Thomas (SF), John Cuellar (C) Luis Jacobo, Kofi Orji, Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (PG), Kerry Baudoin (PF) Dean Nelson, Samuel Bennett | |
| 08:48 | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 08:48 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:19 | Sacramento State | Peter Lane picks off the pass by Kenneth Digby | 38-37 |
| 08:09 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar loses the dribble to Jim Drummond | 38-37 |
| 08:03 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Bello is called for the reach on Austin Mack - foul #2 on Jonathan Bello, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Gabriel Marino (PF) Jonathan Bello, Ted Holden | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (SG), Maurice Douglass (C) Kenneth Digby, Merle Calhoun | |
| 07:37 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-37 |
| 07:35 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Luis Jacobo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Cuellar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Mack (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kerry Baudoin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack's pass is intercepted by Willard Thomas | 38-37 |
| 06:46 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 06:44 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Austin Mack | 38-37 |
| 06:16 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 05:57 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas misses long on a shot near the basket | 38-39 |
| 05:55 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Austin Mack | 38-39 |
| 05:41 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 05:39 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 05:23 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar makes the shot from close range | 40-39 |
| 04:57 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham (PG), Kofi Orji (SG), Jonathan Bello (SF), Ted Holden (PF), Richard Hartman (C) Luis Jacobo, Peter Lane, Willard Thomas, Gabriel Marino, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Merle Calhoun (C) Jim Drummond, Richard Guest, Maurice Douglass | |
| 04:36 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kerry Baudoin - foul #2 on Kerry Baudoin, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| 04:36 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 04:36 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Rickey Markham - foul #5 on Rickey Markham, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Warren Leftwich (PG) Rickey Markham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 04:14 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 03:52 | Alcorn State | Merle Calhoun steals the ball from Jonathan Bello | 41-40 |
| 03:50 | Sacramento State | Warren Leftwich is called for the reach on Dean Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Leftwich, team foul #8 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino (PF) Jonathan Bello | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (SG) Kenneth Digby | |
| 03:50 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 03:50 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:28 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Richard Hartman - foul #2 on Richard Hartman, team foul #9 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (PG) Dean Nelson | |
| 03:28 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Warren Leftwich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kofi Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ted Holden (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Hartman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Mack (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kerry Baudoin (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Alcorn State | Richard Hartman makes the jumper from the left block | 43-43 |
| 02:35 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest knocks in the floater from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 02:35 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Peter Lane (SG), Willard Thomas (SF), John Cuellar (C) Warren Leftwich, Kofi Orji, Ted Holden, Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:20 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Guest - foul #3 on Richard Guest, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| 02:20 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 02:20 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:00 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack's floater is tipped away by John Cuellar | 45-45 |
| 01:58 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 01:53 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Luis Jacobo | 47-45 |
| 01:36 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| 01:22 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Luis Jacobo is called for the reach on Richard Guest - foul #4 on Luis Jacobo, team foul #10 | 47-45 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:48 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Lane and the foul's on Austin Mack - foul #3 on Austin Mack, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| 00:48 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Alcorn State | Richard Guest is called for the reach on Luis Jacobo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Guest, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| 00:25 | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:25 | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 00:06 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:04 | Alcorn State | Jim Drummond is called for the reach on Willard Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Drummond, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| 00:04 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:04 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:04 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 00:03 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar is hacked by Richard Guest - foul #5 on Richard Guest, team foul #11 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby (SG) Richard Guest | |
| 00:03 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:03 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack clanks a halfcourt shot | 52-48 |