| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Harry Tompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David McGahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ervin Lowery | 36-28 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan loses the dribble to Jing-Quo Hou | 36-28 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson lays it in | 38-28 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Sea - foul #1 on Robert Sea, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), David Howard (PF), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Harry Schreiner, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison (C) David McGahan | |
| 18:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Sea | 41-30 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jackson | 41-32 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Harry Tompson | 43-32 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton is hacked by Robert Sea - foul #2 on Robert Sea, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Schreiner (PF) Robert Sea, Harry Tompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan's layup is rejected by Dustin Atnip | 43-32 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | David Howard snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge travels in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Ervin Lowery, Theodore Coppedge, David Howard, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison (C) David McGahan | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea tips it in | 45-34 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke hits the finger roll | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan Rodgers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Robison (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Cooper - foul #1 on Earl Cooper, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), David Howard (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Robert Liller, Harry Schreiner, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley tips it back up and in | 47-36 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David McGahan - foul #1 on David McGahan, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG) Robert Sea | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood (C) David McGahan | |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip (PF) Harry Tompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | 3 seconds is called on Robert Smith | 49-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF), David Robison (C) Manuel Erwin, Daniel Flood | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Atnip steals it from David Robison | 49-36 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is fouled on the floor by William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG), Theodore Coppedge (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Ervin Lowery, David Howard, Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Daniel Flood (PF) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, John Hinton | |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner's floater is tipped away by Jan Rodgers | 49-36 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Tompson | 52-36 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Hou - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sea (SG), Richard Cooley (C) Robert Liller, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) David Jacoby, Jan Rodgers, Daniel Flood, David Robison | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge is hacked by Terry Sauve in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Sauve, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), David Howard (SF), Dustin Atnip (C) Theodore Coppedge, Harry Tompson, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton (PF) Earl Cooper | |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Nathan Luke - foul #4 on Nathan Luke, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Nathan Luke | |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the board | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | David Howard is hacked by John Hinton - foul #2 on John Hinton, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Ervin Lowery, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Daniel Flood (C) Terry Sauve, David McGahan | |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the offensive board | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sea (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morlan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Flood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Manuel Erwin steals the ball from Robert Liller | 54-36 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin lays it in | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller loses the dribble to John Hinton in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Liller - foul #1 on Robert Liller, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Jing-Quo Hou (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Robert Sea, Robert Smith, David Howard, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, Daniel Flood | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | John Morlan is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Hou - foul #1 on John Morlan, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG) Robert Liller | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG) John Morlan | |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers loses the dribble to Harry Tompson | 54-39 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Earl Cooper blocks the short jumper by Richard Cooley | 54-39 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Cooley is called for the reach on Nathan Luke - foul #4 on Richard Cooley, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (SG), Harry Schreiner (PF) Theodore Coppedge, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan (C) David Robison | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper blows the layup but the foul's on David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Sea (SG) Ervin Lowery, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David Jacoby (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF) Nathan Luke, Terry Sauve, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby is fouled on the floor by Robert Sea - foul #3 on Robert Sea, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG), Dustin Atnip (C) Harry Tompson, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is hacked by Robert Sea - foul #4 on Robert Sea, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (SG) Robert Sea | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison (C) David McGahan | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Robison | 54-42 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Hinton | 54-44 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | David Howard is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Jacoby | 54-47 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | David Jacoby steals the ball from Theodore Coppedge in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Jacoby | 54-50 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | John Hinton takes the ball from David Howard in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 54-50 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | David Howard can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 54-50 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby tips it home | 54-52 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is called for 10 seconds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Robert Liller, Theodore Coppedge, Robert Smith, David Howard, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, David Jacoby, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harry Tompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jan Rodgers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David McGahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-52 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Cooper | 54-55 |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery loses the dribble to Earl Cooper | 54-55 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Luke | 54-57 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison (C) David McGahan | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sea is called for the reach on Terry Sauve - foul #5 on Robert Sea, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (SG), Jing-Quo Hou (PF) Robert Sea, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Terry Sauve is called for the reach on Ervin Lowery in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Sauve, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG) Terry Sauve | |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ervin Lowery is called for the reach on William Jackson - foul #1 on Ervin Lowery, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-60 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 05:30 | Cleveland State | John Hinton picks off the pass by David Howard in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Cooley - foul #5 on Richard Cooley, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), Harry Schreiner (PF), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Jing-Quo Hou, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF), Daniel Flood (PF), David McGahan (C) David Jacoby, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 58-62 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge is hacked by John Morlan in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Morlan, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG), Robert Smith (SF) David Howard, Harry Tompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Earl Cooper (PF) William Jackson, Daniel Flood | |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (SF) Theodore Coppedge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton (PF), Daniel Flood (C) Earl Cooper, David McGahan | |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller travels with the ball | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou (C) Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG) John Morlan | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby is called for traveling | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF), David Robison (C) Manuel Erwin, Daniel Flood | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Jacoby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jan Rodgers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - David Robison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jing-Quo Hou steps in front of the Nathan Luke pass | 60-62 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke is fouled on the floor by Robert Liller - foul #2 on Robert Liller, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Tompson (SF) Robert Liller, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Earl Cooper (PF) David Jacoby, John Hinton | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | David Robison blocks the short jumper by David Howard | 60-64 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (SG), Dustin Atnip (C) Robert Smith, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke lays it in | 60-66 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Jing-Quo Hou (PF) Ervin Lowery, David Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), John Morlan (SG) Nathan Luke, David Jacoby | |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG) Harry Tompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Morlan | 60-68 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), David Howard (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF) Robert Liller, Theodore Coppedge, Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-70 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard is fouled on the floor by John Hinton - foul #3 on John Hinton, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Theodore Coppedge (SG), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Harry Tompson, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF) Robert Smith, Theodore Coppedge, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan is fouled on the floor by Harry Schreiner - foul #3 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #13 | 61-70 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | David Howard double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Theodore Coppedge (SG), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Harry Tompson, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Howard steals it from Nathan Luke | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland 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 (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge is fouled in the backcourt by Jan Rodgers - foul #2 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #11 | 61-72 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan is hacked by Theodore Coppedge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Coppedge, team foul #14 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | David Howard is whistled for traveling | 63-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Theodore Coppedge (SG), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Harry Tompson, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland 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 (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Nathan Luke | 63-76 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke runs out the clock | 63-76 |