| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Harry Sorensen (fresh) SG - Robert Wittenberg (fresh) SF - William Fajardo (fresh) PF - Jimmy Signorelli (fresh) C - Eddie Pinckney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Nenad Switalski (fresh) SG - Antony Russo (fresh) SF - John Simmons (fresh) PF - Terry Quimby (fresh) C - Emilio Valdez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Emilio Valdez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Ohio | John Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Sorensen | 3-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski's pass is intercepted by Robert Wittenberg in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Ohio | Antony Russo drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Emilio Valdez misses short on a runner from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Terry Quimby hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Ohio | Emilio Valdez snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Ohio | John Simmons misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Eddie Pinckney | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Emilio Valdez comes up short on the floater near the basket | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terry Quimby - foul #1 on Terry Quimby, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), Hershel Parker (SG), James Sharpe (SF), David Ferguson (C) Harry Sorensen, Robert Wittenberg, William Fajardo, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (PG), Michael Rochester (SG), John Black (SF), Timothy Elliston (PF), Rodney Piccirillo (C) Nenad Switalski, Antony Russo, John Simmons, Terry Quimby, Emilio Valdez | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Ferguson - foul #1 on David Ferguson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young (C) Jimmy Signorelli | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe is hacked by John Black - foul #1 on John Black, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG) David Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young is hacked by Timothy Elliston - foul #1 on Timothy Elliston, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo (SF) Hershel Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grant Taub (PG), Clinton Streeter (SF) Michael Rochester, Rodney Piccirillo | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Timothy Elliston - foul #2 on Timothy Elliston, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Quimby (PF), Rodney Piccirillo (C) John Black, Timothy Elliston | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo makes the 3rd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Willie Young swats the short shot by Terry Quimby | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Carl Harmon (fairly fresh) SG - James Sharpe (fairly fresh) SF - William Fajardo (tiring) 6 pts. PF - David Ferguson (fairly fresh) C - Willie Young (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Grant Taub (fairly fresh) SG - Bryan Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Clinton Streeter (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Quimby (tiring) 2 pts. C - Rodney Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Terry Quimby | 8-6 |
| 15:44 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson is hacked by James Sharpe - foul #1 on James Sharpe, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), Robert Wittenberg (SG), Jimmy Signorelli (PF), Eddie Pinckney (C) Carl Harmon, William Fajardo, David Ferguson, Willie Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Rochester (PG), John Black (SF), Emilio Valdez (C) Grant Taub, Clinton Streeter, Terry Quimby | |
| 15:35 | Ohio | Emilio Valdez is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker (SG) Robert Wittenberg | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Rochester steps in front of the Jimmy Signorelli pass | 8-6 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Signorelli | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | John Black tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen (PG), Robert Wittenberg (SG), William Fajardo (SF) David Gagliardi, Hershel Parker, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nenad Switalski (PG), Antony Russo (SG), Terry Quimby (PF) Michael Rochester, Bryan Richardson, Rodney Piccirillo | |
| 14:41 | Ohio | John Black misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Terry Quimby grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Sorensen - foul #1 on Harry Sorensen, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson (PF) Jimmy Signorelli | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Simmons (SF) John Black | |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antony Russo is called for the reach on Robert Wittenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antony Russo, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Simmons - foul #1 on John Simmons, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), Willie Young (C) Harry Sorensen, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Rochester (PG), Rodney Piccirillo (C) Nenad Switalski, Emilio Valdez | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | Antony Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wittenberg - foul #1 on Robert Wittenberg, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe (SF) William Fajardo | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:34 | Ohio | Antony Russo loses the dribble to James Sharpe | 10-9 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Rochester - foul #1 on Michael Rochester, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG), Jimmy Signorelli (PF) Robert Wittenberg, David Ferguson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (SG), Clinton Streeter (SF), John Black (C) Antony Russo, John Simmons, Terry Quimby | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | John Black hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Rochester | 12-12 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli hits a 3 from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen (PG), Hershel Parker (SG), William Fajardo (SF), Eddie Pinckney (C) Carl Harmon, David Gagliardi, James Sharpe, Willie Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nenad Switalski (PG), Grant Taub (SG), John Simmons (SF), Emilio Valdez (C) Michael Rochester, Bryan Richardson, Clinton Streeter, Rodney Piccirillo | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:21 | Ohio | Harry Sorensen is called for the reach on Nenad Switalski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Sorensen, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG), David Ferguson (PF) Harry Sorensen, Jimmy Signorelli | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Quimby (PF) John Black | |
| 11:59 | Ohio | John Simmons drills a shot from the left side | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Carl Harmon (fairly fresh) SG - Hershel Parker (fairly fresh) SF - William Fajardo (tiring) 8 pts. PF - David Ferguson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Eddie Pinckney (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Nenad Switalski (tired) 1 pts. SG - Grant Taub (fairly fresh) SF - John Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Terry Quimby (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Emilio Valdez (tired) | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Emilio Valdez - foul #1 on Emilio Valdez, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (PG), Antony Russo (SG), Rodney Piccirillo (C) Nenad Switalski, Grant Taub, Emilio Valdez | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:29 | Ohio | Antony Russo can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Hershel Parker - foul #1 on Hershel Parker, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), Robert Wittenberg (SG), James Sharpe (SF), Jimmy Signorelli (PF), Willie Young (C) Carl Harmon, Hershel Parker, William Fajardo, David Ferguson, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Black (SF) John Simmons | |
| 11:29 | Ohio | Antony Russo misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:29 | Ohio | Antony Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli tips it in | 21-15 |
| 10:55 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 21-15 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-15 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli tips it in | 23-15 |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney (C) Willie Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grant Taub (PG), Michael Rochester (SG), Clinton Streeter (SF), Emilio Valdez (C) Bryan Richardson, Antony Russo, Terry Quimby, Rodney Piccirillo | |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Grant Taub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo (SF) James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eddie Pinckney, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG), Hershel Parker (SG) David Gagliardi, Robert Wittenberg | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Eddie Pinckney swats the short shot by Clinton Streeter | 23-15 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emilio Valdez steals it from William Fajardo | 23-15 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | John Black can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe (SF), David Ferguson (PF), Willie Young (C) William Fajardo, Jimmy Signorelli, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nenad Switalski (PG) Grant Taub | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson is hacked by Nenad Switalski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nenad Switalski, team foul #9 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), Robert Wittenberg (SG) Carl Harmon, Hershel Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-18 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Michael Rochester gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Robert Wittenberg is called for the reach on Michael Rochester in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wittenberg, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG), William Fajardo (SF) David Gagliardi, Robert Wittenberg | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Simmons (SF), Terry Quimby (PF), Rodney Piccirillo (C) Clinton Streeter, John Black, Emilio Valdez | |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Michael Rochester misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo grabs the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 09:07 | Ohio | John Simmons loses the dribble to James Sharpe | 25-18 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon banks in the layup set up by James Sharpe | 27-18 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Terry Quimby hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Rochester | 27-20 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Rochester takes the ball from William Fajardo in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Terry Quimby is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-20 |
| 08:40 | Ohio | John Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | John Simmons drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Nenad Switalski and he's hacked by Willie Young - foul #1 on Willie Young, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), Hershel Parker (SG), Jimmy Signorelli (PF), Eddie Pinckney (C) Carl Harmon, William Fajardo, David Ferguson, Willie Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grant Taub (PG), Bryan Richardson (SG), John Black (C) Nenad Switalski, Michael Rochester, Terry Quimby | |
| 08:24 | Ohio | John Simmons makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi loses the dribble to Rodney Piccirillo | 27-23 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Grant Taub is hacked by David Gagliardi in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Gagliardi, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo (SF) James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Ohio | Emilio Valdez (C) Rodney Piccirillo | |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Grant Taub misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Grant Taub makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Gagliardi (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Hershel Parker (fresh) SF - William Fajardo (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Signorelli (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Pinckney (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Grant Taub (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bryan Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - John Simmons (tiring) 5 pts. PF - John Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Emilio Valdez (tired) | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 27-24 |
| 07:45 | Ohio | John Simmons pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antony Russo (SG), Clinton Streeter (SF) Grant Taub, John Simmons | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Antony Russo - foul #2 on Antony Russo, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG) David Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nenad Switalski (PG), Terry Quimby (PF) Antony Russo, Emilio Valdez | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:21 | Ohio | John Black grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Clinton Streeter | 29-26 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hershel Parker | 32-26 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | William Fajardo is called for the reach on Nenad Switalski in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Fajardo, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG), James Sharpe (SF), David Ferguson (PF), Willie Young (C) Carl Harmon, William Fajardo, Jimmy Signorelli, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Rochester (SG), John Simmons (SF), Rodney Piccirillo (PF), Emilio Valdez (C) Bryan Richardson, Clinton Streeter, Terry Quimby, John Black | |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi loses the dribble to John Simmons in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo lays it up and in on a great pass from John Simmons | 32-30 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Nenad Switalski - foul #2 on Nenad Switalski, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (SG) Nenad Switalski | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 06:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Rodney Piccirillo | 32-30 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | John Simmons misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Sharpe | 35-30 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Hershel Parker - foul #2 on Hershel Parker, team foul #12 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG), William Fajardo (SF), Jimmy Signorelli (PF) David Gagliardi, Hershel Parker, David Ferguson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grant Taub (SG), Terry Quimby (PF), John Black (C) Michael Rochester, Rodney Piccirillo, Emilio Valdez | |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Grant Taub steals it from Carl Harmon in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Terry Quimby is fouled on the floor by James Sharpe - foul #2 on James Sharpe, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (SG), Eddie Pinckney (C) James Sharpe, Willie Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Rochester (SG) Bryan Richardson | |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Terry Quimby makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Terry Quimby makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | John Simmons hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Black and the foul's on William Fajardo - foul #2 on William Fajardo, team foul #14 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson (SF), Willie Young (C) William Fajardo, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (PG), Rodney Piccirillo (PF), Emilio Valdez (C) Grant Taub, Terry Quimby, John Black | |
| 04:27 | Ohio | John Simmons makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons steals the ball from Carl Harmon in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 04:23 | Ohio | John Simmons slams it home | 38-38 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Rochester - foul #2 on Michael Rochester, team foul #12 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grant Taub (SG), Clinton Streeter (SF) Michael Rochester, John Simmons | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Grant Taub throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon's floater is knocked away by Emilio Valdez | 40-38 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Carl Harmon (tired) 2 pts. SG - David Gagliardi (very tired) 5 pts. SF - David Ferguson (tired) 6 pts. PF - Jimmy Signorelli (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Young (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Bryan Richardson (tired) 3 pts. SG - Grant Taub (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Clinton Streeter (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Piccirillo (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Emilio Valdez (very tired) | |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Clinton Streeter loses the dribble to Willie Young in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 03:33 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen (PG), Robert Wittenberg (SG), James Sharpe (SF), Eddie Pinckney (C) Carl Harmon, David Gagliardi, Jimmy Signorelli, Willie Young | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nenad Switalski (PG), Antony Russo (SG), John Black (SF), Timothy Elliston (PF) Bryan Richardson, Grant Taub, Clinton Streeter, Emilio Valdez | |
| 03:18 | Ohio | Timothy Elliston hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Antony Russo | 42-41 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antony Russo is called for the reach on Harry Sorensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antony Russo, team foul #13 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Rochester (SG), Terry Quimby (PF) Antony Russo, Rodney Piccirillo | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:16 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Timothy Elliston | 42-41 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Ferguson gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Rochester - foul #3 on Michael Rochester, team foul #14 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Signorelli (PF) David Ferguson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (SG) Michael Rochester | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Sharpe snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Wittenberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Timothy Elliston snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | The jump hook by John Black is blocked by Jimmy Signorelli | 44-41 |
| 02:29 | Ohio | Timothy Elliston tips it home | 44-43 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Elliston is called for the reach on Eddie Pinckney - foul #3 on Timothy Elliston, team foul #15 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo (SF), Willie Young (PF) James Sharpe, Jimmy Signorelli | |
| Subs | Ohio | Clinton Streeter (SF), Rodney Piccirillo (PF), Emilio Valdez (C) John Black, Terry Quimby, Timothy Elliston | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eddie Pinckney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 01:43 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:28 | Ohio | William Fajardo takes the ball from Rodney Piccirillo | 46-43 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Fajardo lays it in | 48-43 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Sorensen - foul #3 on Harry Sorensen, team foul #15 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon (PG), David Ferguson (PF) Harry Sorensen, Eddie Pinckney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grant Taub (SG), John Simmons (SF) Bryan Richardson, Clinton Streeter | |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Nenad Switalski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nenad Switalski is called for the reach on Carl Harmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nenad Switalski, team foul #16 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Richardson (SG) Nenad Switalski | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo is open but misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 00:53 | Ohio | Rodney Piccirillo snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Emilio Valdez is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Richardson | 50-47 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker (SG), James Sharpe (SF), Jimmy Signorelli (PF) Robert Wittenberg, William Fajardo, David Ferguson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Quimby (PF), John Black (C) Rodney Piccirillo, Emilio Valdez | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker is hacked by Grant Taub - foul #1 on Grant Taub, team foul #17 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Gagliardi (PG) Carl Harmon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Clinton Streeter (SF) John Simmons | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hershel Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | John Black gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Bryan Richardson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Young misses short on a fullcourt shot | 50-47 |