| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - James Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 8 pts. C - Andrew Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William Starner inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall is denied on a layup by Robert Davidson | 32-33 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey tips it in | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Dorsey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Davidson | 34-33 |
| 19:25 | Valparaiso | Andrew Moberly tips it but misses | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | William Starner grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Horrocks | 37-33 |
| 18:59 | Valparaiso | James Earl buries a jumper from the right side set up by Ronnie Frazier | 37-35 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall is whistled for traveling | 37-35 |
| 18:18 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey's pass is intercepted by Andrew Moberly | 37-37 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Robert Davidson makes the 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | William Starner misses the floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 17:30 | Valparaiso | Robert Davidson snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | Jonny Hall blocks the jumper by Ronnie Frazier | 37-40 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Wilson Kaspar | 39-40 |
| 16:30 | Valparaiso | Wilson Kaspar is called for the reach on James Earl - foul #3 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Dennis Orr (SG), Charles Williams (SF), David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Robinette (PG), Bradley Hitt (SG), Ernest Harrelson (SF), Allan Vogel (PF), Earl Arellano (C) James Earl, Ronnie Frazier, Robert Davidson, Thomas Harris, Andrew Moberly | |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson buries a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Harrelson - foul #1 on Ernest Harrelson, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Orr (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Sellers (fresh) C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Robinette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradley Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Harrelson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allan Vogel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Arellano (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Bradley Hitt connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Earl Arellano | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 40-46 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Robinette - foul #2 on Donald Robinette, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF) Timothy Flinn, Dennis Orr, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Moberly (C) Earl Arellano | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 15:06 | Valparaiso | Allan Vogel snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ernest Harrelson, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier (SG), Thomas Harris (PF) Donald Robinette, Allan Vogel | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey jams it | 42-46 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Andrew Moberly misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Horrocks and he's hacked by Ronnie Frazier - foul #3 on Ronnie Frazier, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Williams (SF) William Starner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Earl (PG), Robert Davidson (SF), Allan Vogel (C) Bradley Hitt, Ernest Harrelson, Andrew Moberly | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Allan Vogel grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-46 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Robert Davidson steals the ball from Thomas Horrocks | 44-46 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier lays it in set up by Robert Davidson | 44-48 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 46-48 |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jonny Hall, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Orr (SG), William Starner (SF), David Sellers (PF) Thomas Horrocks, Charles Williams, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson (SG), Andrew Moberly (C) Ronnie Frazier, Thomas Harris | |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Dennis Orr takes the ball from James Earl | 46-48 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Dennis Orr can't finish the layup | 46-48 |
| 12:08 | Valparaiso | Andrew Moberly pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:52 | Valparaiso | Allan Vogel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | William Starner pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Orr (fresh) SF - William Starner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Sellers (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - James Earl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Harrelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allan Vogel (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dorsey | 48-48 |
| 11:33 | Valparaiso | James Earl is fouled on the floor by Wilson Kaspar - foul #4 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Jonny Hall (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Dennis Orr, David Sellers, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Hitt (SG), Earl Arellano (PF) Robert Davidson, Allan Vogel | |
| 11:11 | Valparaiso | James Earl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | William Starner pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Ernest Harrelson is called for the reach on William Starner - foul #3 on Ernest Harrelson, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier (SG), Thomas Harris (PF) James Earl, Earl Arellano | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Andrew Moberly loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Williams (SF) William Starner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Allan Vogel (C) Andrew Moberly | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Charles Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Sellers (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Jonny Hall, Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Earl Arellano (SF) Ernest Harrelson | |
| 09:48 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Bradley Hitt | 48-50 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Harris - foul #1 on Thomas Harris, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Orr (SG) Thomas Horrocks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Earl (PG), Robert Davidson (SF) Ronnie Frazier, Earl Arellano | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Timothy Flinn steals it from James Earl | 49-50 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn misses the jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | David Sellers grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Dennis Orr hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Flinn | 51-50 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harris is hacked by Timothy Flinn - foul #2 on Timothy Flinn, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terry Owens (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Timothy Flinn, Dennis Orr, Charles Williams, David Sellers, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier (SG), Ernest Harrelson (SF), Earl Arellano (PF), Andrew Moberly (C) Bradley Hitt, Robert Davidson, Thomas Harris, Allan Vogel | |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) Terry Owens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Robinette (PG) James Earl | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Moberly - foul #1 on Andrew Moberly, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Robinette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronnie Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Harrelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Arellano (fresh) C - Andrew Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier comes up short on the floater from close range | 52-50 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronnie Frazier - foul #4 on Ronnie Frazier, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Robinette scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Jonny Hall - foul #4 on Jonny Hall, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Earl (PG), Robert Davidson (SF) Ronnie Frazier, Ernest Harrelson | |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Robinette makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | William Starner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wilson Kaspar | 56-53 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Andrew Moberly blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Earl - foul #2 on James Earl, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier (SG), Thomas Harris (PF) Donald Robinette, Earl Arellano | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | James Earl double dribbles | 57-53 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Orr (SG), Charles Williams (SF), David Sellers (PF) Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson (SF), Allan Vogel (C) Robert Davidson, Andrew Moberly | |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Ernest Harrelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilson Kaspar | 59-53 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | James Earl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 59-53 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | David Sellers misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Harrelson - foul #4 on Ernest Harrelson, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Dennis Orr, Charles Williams, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Robinette (PG), Bradley Hitt (SG), Andrew Moberly (C) James Earl, Ronnie Frazier, Allan Vogel | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | David Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | David Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Bradley Hitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | William Starner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | William Starner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-53 |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Bradley Hitt snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Robinette (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bradley Hitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Harrelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Donald Robinette misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Andrew Moberly denies the turnaround by Jeff Centeno | 61-53 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Flinn | 61-53 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Timothy Flinn, David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Earl (PG), Ronnie Frazier (SG), Robert Davidson (SF) Donald Robinette, Bradley Hitt, Ernest Harrelson | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Starner | 64-53 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | Robert Davidson buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Frazier | 64-55 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is denied on a layup by Robert Davidson | 64-55 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks tips it back up and in | 66-55 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Jonny Hall is called for the reach on Ronnie Frazier - foul #5 on Jonny Hall, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Dennis Orr (SG), Charles Williams (SF), David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Hitt (PG), Ernest Harrelson (SF), Allan Vogel (PF), Earl Arellano (C) James Earl, Robert Davidson, Thomas Harris, Andrew Moberly | |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | David Sellers drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Flinn | 68-55 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Earl Arellano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 01:03 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Harrelson | 68-55 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Bradley Hitt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-55 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | David Sellers gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Dennis Orr grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn runs out the clock | 68-55 |