| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - James Pentecost (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Cranston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rigoberto Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kirk Roth (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Kern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Banner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cecil (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Settle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil misses the dunk but he's hacked by Rigoberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Rigoberto Yazzie, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness (C) Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston is fouled on the floor by Philip Cecil - foul #3 on Philip Cecil, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins (C) Kirk Roth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF) Philip Cecil | |
| 19:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston's floater is tipped away by Edward Banner | 29-42 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | John Settle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks tips it home | 29-44 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (PG), Todd Flynn (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kirk Roth (PF) James Pentecost, Glen Cranston, Rigoberto Yazzie, Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (SG), Martin Ertl (PF), Larry Purcell (C) Edward Banner, Gregory Sparks, John Settle | |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Poythress is called for the reach on Todd Flynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Poythress, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Kern (C) Bobby Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs (SG), Joshua Jones (C) Jeremy Poythress, Brian Stublaski | |
| 18:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joshua Jones picks off the pass by Salvatore Russo | 29-47 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Todd Flynn steals the ball from Brian Greggs in the backcourt | 29-47 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn dunks the ball | 31-47 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs travels in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen (PG) Herschel Page | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF) Thomas Lacy | |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Greggs | 31-47 |
| 17:30 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski hits the finger roll and the foul's on Todd Flynn - foul #3 on Todd Flynn, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Richard Magness (C) Todd Flynn, Salvatore Russo, Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Banner (SG), Gregory Sparks (PF), John Settle (C) Brian Greggs, Larry Purcell, Joshua Jones | |
| 17:30 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski misses the free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen hits a jumpshot from the right side | 33-49 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Stublaski - foul #1 on Brian Stublaski, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (SG), Bobby Perkins (C) Glen Cranston, Kirk Roth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (PG) Martin Ertl | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-49 |
| 15:57 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Lacy | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Henry Claussen (tiring) 4 pts. SG - James Pentecost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rigoberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Magness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Perkins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Lacy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Edward Banner (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Stublaski (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Sparks (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Settle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins double dribbles | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Steve Kern (C) Henry Claussen, Rigoberto Yazzie, Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Brian Greggs (SG), Philip Cecil (SF), Martin Ertl (C) Thomas Lacy, Edward Banner, Brian Stublaski, John Settle | |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Bobby Perkins steps in front of the Jeremy Poythress pass | 35-49 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Cecil is called for the reach on Salvatore Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Cecil, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (SG), Kirk Roth (PF) James Pentecost, Bobby Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell (C) Philip Cecil | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Herschel Page - foul #1 on Herschel Page, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Richard Magness (C) Brian Sims, Salvatore Russo, Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Joshua Jones (C) Martin Ertl, Gregory Sparks | |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kirk Roth and he's fouled by Larry Purcell - foul #1 on Larry Purcell, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG), Bobby Perkins (PF) Todd Flynn, Kirk Roth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Banner (SG) Brian Greggs | |
| 14:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Purcell | 41-53 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Herschel Page | 44-53 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston is hacked by Brian Stublaski - foul #2 on Brian Stublaski, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (PG), Todd Flynn (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kirk Roth (PF), Steve Kern (C) Herschel Page, Glen Cranston, Rigoberto Yazzie, Bobby Perkins, Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (SF), Martin Ertl (PF), John Settle (C) Brian Stublaski, Larry Purcell, Joshua Jones | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost is open and buries a runner from close range | 46-53 |
| 12:38 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to James Pentecost | 46-53 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Pentecost, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG), Bobby Perkins (PF) James Pentecost, Kirk Roth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks (PF) Edward Banner | |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Brian Sims steals the ball from Thomas Lacy | 46-53 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG), James Pentecost (SF), Richard Magness (PF) Todd Flynn, Salvatore Russo, Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs (SG) Thomas Lacy | |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Bobby Perkins swats the short shot by Gregory Sparks | 46-53 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Glen Cranston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pentecost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Magness (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Greggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Martin Ertl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Sparks (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Settle (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims buries a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Brian Greggs - foul #2 on Brian Greggs, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth (PF) Bobby Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Larry Purcell (PF) Gregory Sparks, John Settle | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl is hacked by Richard Magness - foul #3 on Richard Magness, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen (PG), Todd Flynn (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Salvatore Russo (C) Brian Sims, Glen Cranston, James Pentecost, Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (SG) Brian Greggs | |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lacy | 49-58 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen makes the wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Todd Flynn | 51-58 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Jeremy Poythress is denied by Salvatore Russo | 51-58 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy tips it home | 51-60 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Claussen | 51-60 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo buries a shot from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 09:34 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell hits the finger roll | 53-62 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Stublaski is called for the reach on Rigoberto Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Stublaski, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG), Glen Cranston (SG), Bobby Perkins (PF), Steve Kern (C) Henry Claussen, Todd Flynn, Kirk Roth, Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs (SG), Gregory Sparks (PF), Joshua Jones (C) Thomas Lacy, Brian Stublaski, Larry Purcell | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 09:27 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress's pass is intercepted by Glen Cranston in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims lays it up and in set up by Glen Cranston | 56-62 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (SF) Rigoberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Glen Cranston and he's fouled by Gregory Sparks - foul #1 on Gregory Sparks, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Joshua Jones gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Brian Sims is called for the reach on Jeremy Poythress in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Sims, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Richard Magness (PF) Brian Sims, Glen Cranston, Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (PG), Edward Banner (SG), John Settle (C) Jeremy Poythress, Brian Greggs, Joshua Jones | |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bobby Perkins | 59-62 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | John Settle lays it up and in | 62-64 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Pentecost | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - James Pentecost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herschel Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rigoberto Yazzie (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Richard Magness (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bobby Perkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Brian Stublaski (very tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Banner (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Ertl (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Sparks (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Settle (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Perkins - foul #2 on Bobby Perkins, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG), Glen Cranston (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Steve Kern (C) James Pentecost, Herschel Page, Rigoberto Yazzie, Bobby Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (PG), Philip Cecil (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), Joshua Jones (C) Brian Stublaski, Martin Ertl, Gregory Sparks, John Settle | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Kern buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Magness | 67-65 |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell is hacked by Richard Magness - foul #4 on Richard Magness, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Brian Greggs (SG) Thomas Lacy, Edward Banner | |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Kern grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Cecil - foul #5 on Philip Cecil, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (SF) Philip Cecil | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Purcell | 68-65 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Brian Greggs - foul #3 on Brian Greggs, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth (PF) Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks (PF), John Settle (C) Larry Purcell, Joshua Jones | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks can't finish the layup | 70-68 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy tips it but misses | 70-68 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Lacy picks off the pass by Brian Sims in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | John Settle comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 70-68 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | John Settle gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks blows the layup but the foul's on Kirk Roth - foul #2 on Kirk Roth, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen (PG), Todd Flynn (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), Richard Magness (C) Brian Sims, Glen Cranston, Salvatore Russo, Kirk Roth, Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Banner (SG), Brian Stublaski (SF), Joshua Jones (C) Brian Greggs, Thomas Lacy, John Settle | |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell (PF) Gregory Sparks | |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-71 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Henry Claussen | 73-71 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is called for 10 seconds | 73-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG) Todd Flynn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl (PG) Jeremy Poythress | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Magness | 75-71 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (PG), Herschel Page (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kirk Roth (PF) Henry Claussen, Glen Cranston, Rigoberto Yazzie, Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Brian Greggs (SG), John Settle (C) Edward Banner, Brian Stublaski, Joshua Jones | |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Poythress and the foul's on Herschel Page - foul #2 on Herschel Page, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks (PF) Larry Purcell | |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Brian Greggs makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Greggs - foul #4 on Brian Greggs, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| 04:21 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-74 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen (PG), Todd Flynn (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Richard Magness (PF), Steve Kern (C) James Pentecost, Herschel Page, Salvatore Russo, Kirk Roth, Bobby Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Banner (SG), Brian Stublaski (SF), Larry Purcell (PF) Brian Greggs, Gregory Sparks, John Settle | |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 76-74 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Henry Claussen | 76-74 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Claussen and the foul's on Jeremy Poythress - foul #4 on Jeremy Poythress, team foul #13 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joshua Jones (C) Jeremy Poythress | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn makes the free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Henry Claussen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rigoberto Yazzie (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Richard Magness (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Steve Kern (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Martin Ertl (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Edward Banner (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Stublaski (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Purcell (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Ertl - foul #2 on Martin Ertl, team foul #14 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG) Steve Kern | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (SF) Larry Purcell | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Claussen makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-77 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Lacy is called for the reach on Brian Sims in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lacy, team foul #15 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kirk Roth (PF), Bobby Perkins (C) Todd Flynn, Rigoberto Yazzie, Henry Claussen, Richard Magness | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Brian Greggs (SG), Gregory Sparks (PF), John Settle (C) Brian Stublaski, Edward Banner, Martin Ertl, Joshua Jones | |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-77 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks gets the rebound | 82-77 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Salvatore Russo steals it from Brian Greggs in the backcourt | 82-77 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sparks - foul #2 on Gregory Sparks, team foul #16 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (SF) Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Larry Purcell (C) Thomas Lacy, John Settle | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Purcell | 83-77 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 83-77 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins grabs the board | 83-77 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth is alone and drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Glen Cranston | 85-77 |
| 02:01 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (PG), Salvatore Russo (PF), Steve Kern (C) Brian Sims, Kirk Roth, Bobby Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Banner (SG), Martin Ertl (SF), John Settle (C) Brian Greggs, Brian Stublaski, Gregory Sparks | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:51 | Western Michigan | Edward Banner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 85-77 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl can't tip it in | 85-77 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell tips it home | 85-79 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Purcell swats the short shot by Steve Kern | 85-79 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl pulls down the rebound | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | John Settle's pass is intercepted by Salvatore Russo | 85-79 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Kern is hacked by Larry Purcell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Purcell, team foul #17 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Kirk Roth (PF) Herschel Page, James Pentecost, Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF) Martin Ertl, Larry Purcell | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Kern makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Poythress - foul #5 on Jeremy Poythress, team foul #18 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl (SF) Jeremy Poythress | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims misses the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-82 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | John Settle tips it back up and in | 87-84 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Banner is called for the reach on Brian Sims in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Banner, team foul #19 | 87-84 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims misses the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Brian Sims steps in front of the Brian Stublaski pass in the backcourt | 88-84 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie hits the finger roll set up by Brian Sims | 90-84 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-84 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston snags the defensive board | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Banner is called for the reach on Glen Cranston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Banner, team foul #20 | 90-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF) Brian Sims, Rigoberto Yazzie, Kirk Roth | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 92-84 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost grabs the board | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost is hacked by Brian Stublaski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Stublaski, team foul #21 | 92-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie (SF) Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost misses the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost misses the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | John Settle pulls down the rebound | 92-84 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 92-84 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston grabs the board | 92-84 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston is hacked by Edward Banner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Banner, team foul #22 | 92-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Sims (PG) James Pentecost | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston misses the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | John Settle grabs the defensive rebound | 93-84 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 93-84 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 93-84 |