| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Mascorro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | James Marsh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Wiggins | 36-42 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Edmunds | 39-42 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Travis Nimmons - foul #2 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan buries a turnaround near the basket | 39-45 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bennie Williams | 42-45 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mascorro is called for the reach on Randy Howell - foul #2 on Kenneth Mascorro, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Todd Griffin (PF) Travis Nimmons, Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Darryl Paz (PF), Robert Reeder (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Randy Howell | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Paz | 42-45 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro tips it home | 44-48 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Jeremy Blackman, Clarence Stringham, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF) James Marsh, Norman Absher | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel Ebenstein steps in front of the Bennie Williams pass | 44-48 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein can't connect on a shot from the left block | 44-48 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds grabs the board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Mascorro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bennie Williams | 47-48 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Travis Nimmons - foul #3 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (PF), Clarence Stringham (C) Kevin Edmunds, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Darryl Paz, Robert Reeder | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Broadhead steals it from Clarence Stringham | 47-49 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | James Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Todd Griffin (PF) Travis Nimmons, Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG) Michael Harvey | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin hits a runner from the right block | 49-49 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan's pass is intercepted by Todd Griffin | 49-49 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Absher steals the ball from Jeremy Blackman | 49-49 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Jonathon Crain, Todd Griffin, Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Ray Houser, Norman Absher | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #4 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro (C) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Wiggins is called for the reach on Jeremy Blackman - foul #3 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Edmunds | 52-49 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is denied on a layup by Kevin Edmunds | 52-49 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins tips it home | 52-51 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Nimmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Mascorro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is hacked by Travis Nimmons - foul #4 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Todd Griffin (PF) Bennie Williams, Travis Nimmons, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) James Marsh, Darryl Paz | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell clanks a floater in the paint | 52-51 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the tip | 52-51 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harvey steals it from Jonathon Crain | 52-51 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein lays it up and in set up by Michael Harvey | 52-53 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sammy Finnegan is called for the reach on Jeremy Blackman - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Jeremy Blackman, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF), Tommy Cain (PF) Todd Griffin, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), James Marsh (SG), Robert Reeder (C) Michael Harvey, Ray Houser, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tommy Cain | 54-53 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SG), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Jonathon Crain, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF), Randy Howell (PF) Norman Absher, Darryl Paz | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Edmunds and he's hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #4 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG) Casey Hargrove, Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead (C) Robert Reeder | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Edmunds - foul #2 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro (C) Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Mascorro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Wiggins - foul #5 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF), Todd Griffin (PF) Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Harvey (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Samuel Ebenstein | 59-56 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Nimmons | 59-56 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain loses the dribble to James Marsh | 59-56 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | James Marsh jams it | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain hits the finger roll | 61-58 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Blackman - foul #2 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Clarence Stringham (C) Jonathon Crain, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Todd Griffin, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Harvey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Norman Absher - foul #2 on Norman Absher, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Darryl Paz (C) James Marsh, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darryl Paz | 62-59 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla lays it in on a nice dish by Casey Hargrove | 64-59 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (PF) Casey Hargrove | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdulla | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Stringham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdulla | 67-59 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulla | 69-59 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Ebenstein | 69-61 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Dikembe Abdulla, Clarence Stringham, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Michael Harvey (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams is whistled for traveling | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Norman Absher | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | James Marsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams loses the dribble to Sammy Finnegan | 69-61 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Mascorro | 69-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathon Crain | 71-61 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Kevin Edmunds is called for the reach on Sammy Finnegan - foul #3 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Todd Griffin (PF), Clarence Stringham (C) Jonathon Crain, Travis Nimmons, Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, James Marsh, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Howell | 71-62 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Houser | 71-65 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Casey Hargrove, Dikembe Abdulla, Jeremy Blackman, Todd Griffin, Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), James Marsh (SG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Randy Howell | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro misses the dunk attempt | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds misses the tip | 71-65 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Ebenstein | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Marsh is called for the reach on Travis Nimmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Marsh, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (PF) Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Mascorro picks off the pass by Michael Harvey | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons is fouled in the backcourt by James Marsh - foul #4 on James Marsh, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham (SF), Kevin Edmunds (C) Bennie Williams, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman is hacked by James Marsh in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Marsh, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) James Marsh | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Jeremy Blackman, Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams runs out the clock | 77-68 |