| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hall (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alfred Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Grist (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Heid (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jie Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ed Cowley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong clanks a shot from the baseline | 27-43 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley snags the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Hall steals it from Christopher Heid | 27-43 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall buries a floater from the baseline | 29-43 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid snags the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ed Cowley | 29-46 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jie Xiong - foul #3 on Jie Xiong, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio (SG), Leo Johnson (C) Larry Buck, Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Marcus Randles (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Alfred Mattes, Christopher Heid, Jie Xiong, Ed Cowley | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kosta Gembarowski steals the ball from Marcus Randles | 32-46 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Grist - foul #1 on Benjamin Grist, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Chris Franks (SG) James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (PG) Benjamin Grist | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Hall (C) George Charlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits a runner from the right block | 35-46 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop's pass is intercepted by Edward Horton | 35-46 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton's pass is intercepted by Brian Dehn in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall can't finish the layup | 35-46 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Escobedo | 35-49 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chris Franks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Demaio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Randles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blake Burgess (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away and the foul's on Kenneth Demaio - foul #2 on Kenneth Demaio, team foul #1 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Larry Buck (SG), George Charlton (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Edward Horton, Chris Franks, Kenneth Demaio, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Jie Xiong (PF), Ed Cowley (C) Donald Escobedo, Brian Dehn, Blake Burgess, Thomas Bishop | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles makes the free throw | 35-53 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall is fouled on the floor by Jie Xiong - foul #4 on Jie Xiong, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid (SF), Frank Paxton (PF) Marcus Randles, Jie Xiong | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski's fadeaway is rejected by Ed Cowley | 35-53 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski tips it back up and in | 37-53 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | George Charlton knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Dickey | 39-53 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | George Charlton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Hall | 42-53 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Paxton | 42-53 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Mattes | 42-55 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Alfred Mattes - foul #1 on Alfred Mattes, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Chris Franks (SG) James Dickey, Larry Buck | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (PG), Blake Burgess (PF), Michael Cerda (C) Alfred Mattes, Frank Paxton, Ed Cowley | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess connects on the shot near the basket | 43-57 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | George Charlton can't throw it down | 43-57 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio (SF), Leo Johnson (C) George Charlton, Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (SG), Marcus Randles (SF) Benjamin Grist, Christopher Heid | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-57 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles is hacked by Edward Horton - foul #1 on Edward Horton, team foul #2 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Ed Cowley (C) Donald Escobedo, Michael Cerda | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Demaio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alfred Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Randles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blake Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ed Cowley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Blake Burgess takes the ball from Kenneth Demaio | 43-59 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Brian Dehn is denied by Leo Johnson | 43-59 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ed Cowley tips it home | 43-61 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Alfred Mattes is called for the reach on James Dickey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Mattes, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SF) Edward Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist (SG), Christopher Heid (SF) Brian Dehn, Blake Burgess | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Larry Buck | 46-61 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-61 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck's pass is intercepted by Alfred Mattes | 46-61 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Larry Buck - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Larry Buck, Kenneth Demaio | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (PG), Frank Paxton (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Alfred Mattes, Marcus Randles, Ed Cowley | |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson blows the wide open layup | 46-63 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | George Charlton grabs the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Chris Franks | 48-63 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Bishop - foul #1 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Steven Hall (C) James Dickey, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Michael Cerda (C) Benjamin Grist, Christopher Heid, Frank Paxton, Thomas Bishop | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Blake Burgess is called for the reach on Kosta Gembarowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Burgess, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Kenneth Demaio (SF) Chris Franks, George Charlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG) Donald Escobedo | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 50-63 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess tips it but misses | 50-63 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Demaio | 50-63 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Brian Dehn picks off the pass by Larry Buck in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes lays it up and in set up by Brian Dehn | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Demaio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Hall (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alfred Mattes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Randles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Blake Burgess (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cerda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Alfred Mattes steals it from Larry Buck | 50-65 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes lays it up and in | 50-67 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Cerda steps in front of the Steven Hall pass | 50-67 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Mattes | 50-69 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Chris Franks (SG), George Charlton (SF), Leo Johnson (PF) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Kenneth Demaio, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (PG), Benjamin Grist (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Jie Xiong (PF), Ed Cowley (C) Alfred Mattes, Brian Dehn, Marcus Randles, Blake Burgess, Michael Cerda | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jie Xiong buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ed Cowley | 50-72 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Jie Xiong - foul #5 on Jie Xiong, team foul #8 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio (C) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (PF) Jie Xiong | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid grabs the board | 50-72 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chris Franks - foul #2 on Chris Franks, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Grist misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson blows the layup | 50-73 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Charlton is called for the reach on Donald Escobedo - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #6 | 50-73 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leo Johnson picks off the pass by Frank Paxton | 50-73 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ed Cowley - foul #3 on Ed Cowley, team foul #9 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Thomas Bishop (C) Benjamin Grist, Christopher Heid, Ed Cowley | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles grabs the board | 51-73 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Dickey is called for the reach on Donald Escobedo - foul #1 on James Dickey, team foul #7 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Steven Hall (C) James Dickey, Kenneth Demaio | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess (PF) Frank Paxton | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the shot from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall can't tip it in | 51-75 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Donald Escobedo | 51-75 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-75 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop misses the tip | 51-75 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | George Charlton pulls down the rebound | 51-75 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 54-75 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Buck is called for the reach on Brian Dehn - foul #3 on Larry Buck, team foul #8 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Chris Franks (SG), Kenneth Demaio (PF) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Charlton (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Kenneth Demaio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Randles (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Blake Burgess (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Bishop swats the shot by George Charlton | 54-77 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leo Johnson - foul #1 on Leo Johnson, team foul #9 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (PF) Blake Burgess | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo misses the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-77 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop snags the defensive board | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Demaio - foul #3 on Kenneth Demaio, team foul #10 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (SF), Steven Hall (C) George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda (C) Thomas Bishop | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks loses the dribble to Michael Cerda in the backcourt | 54-79 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits a 3 from the right corner | 54-82 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Demaio | 56-82 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda is whistled for a carry | 56-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), George Charlton (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Chris Franks, Edward Horton, Kenneth Demaio | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Frank Paxton, Michael Cerda | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | James Dickey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bishop - foul #2 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #10 | 56-82 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Escobedo | 58-85 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Charlton | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-85 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | George Charlton gets the rebound | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-85 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | George Charlton grabs the offensive board | 60-85 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-85 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop pulls down the rebound | 60-85 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo runs out the clock | 60-85 |