| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael Lerma (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Linzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Stollings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Royce Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Hagy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Travis Lyons | 38-29 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Hagy - foul #2 on Douglas Hagy, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses the fadeaway in the paint | 40-29 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is hacked by Glenn Linzy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Linzy, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Linzy - foul #3 on Glenn Linzy, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson (SG) Glenn Linzy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 3rd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco (SF), Christopher Antunez (PF), David Erickson (C) Stephen Stollings, Royce Harmon, Douglas Hagy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (SF), Joe Webster (C) Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits a wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Webster | 40-33 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call (PG) Michael Lerma | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips | |
| 18:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call's layup is rejected by Kenneth Torain | 40-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Webster | 40-35 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joe Webster and he's fouled by George Grieco - foul #2 on George Grieco, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rawlins (SG), Stephen Stollings (SF), Royce Harmon (PF), Douglas Hagy (C) Jim Townson, George Grieco, Christopher Antunez, David Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Oscar Leal, Joe Webster | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma (PG) Warren Call | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Royce Harmon snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Lerma | 44-38 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Jerry Rawlins is called for the reach on Keith Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Rawlins, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson (SG) Michael Lerma | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jim Townson - foul #3 on Jim Townson, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma (PG), Glenn Linzy (SG), Christopher Antunez (PF) Jerry Rawlins, Jim Townson, Royce Harmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Mark Brown, Oscar Leal | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael Lerma (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Linzy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Stollings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Antunez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Hagy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma is fouled on the floor by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call (PG), George Grieco (SF), David Erickson (C) Michael Lerma, Stephen Stollings, Douglas Hagy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) John Spenser | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Finley picks off the pass by Christopher Antunez | 44-40 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is open and scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Joe Phillips | 44-42 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 46-42 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Finley - foul #3 on Daniel Finley, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rawlins (PG), Jim Townson (SF), Royce Harmon (PF), Douglas Hagy (C) Warren Call, Glenn Linzy, Christopher Antunez, David Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Joe Webster | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings (SF) George Grieco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Royce Harmon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Royce Harmon, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block | 48-47 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown loses the dribble to Jim Townson | 48-47 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Spenser picks off the pass by Jim Townson | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain knocks in the jumper in the paint | 48-49 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Torain blocks the short jumper by Royce Harmon | 48-49 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Royce Harmon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Stollings | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jerry Rawlins (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jim Townson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Stollings (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Royce Harmon (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Hagy (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | John Spenser scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Rudolph | 50-51 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Royce Harmon | 50-51 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal's pass is intercepted by Jerry Rawlins | 50-51 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 50-51 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Spenser and he's fouled by Stephen Stollings - foul #3 on Stephen Stollings, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma (PG), Glenn Linzy (SG), George Grieco (SF), Christopher Antunez (PF), David Erickson (C) Jerry Rawlins, Jim Townson, Stephen Stollings, Royce Harmon, Douglas Hagy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain, Oscar Leal | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #4 on Daniel Finley, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF) Daniel Finley, Mark Brown | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Evens | 50-56 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Antunez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lerma - foul #2 on Michael Lerma, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens clanks a jumper from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Christopher Antunez | 50-58 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Antunez lays it up and in set up by George Grieco | 52-58 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael Lerma (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Linzy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Grieco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Antunez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy is fouled on the floor by Joe Phillips - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call (PG), Stephen Stollings (SF), Douglas Hagy (C) Michael Lerma, George Grieco, David Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Donald Evens, Joe Webster | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Phillips | 52-58 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain loses the dribble to Warren Call | 52-58 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Royce Harmon (PF) Christopher Antunez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-58 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Warren Call - foul #5 on Daniel Finley, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson (SG) Glenn Linzy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is open and lays it up and in set up by Keith Rudolph | 54-60 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call can't finish the layup | 54-60 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Call | 57-60 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma (PG), Christopher Antunez (SF), David Erickson (C) Warren Call, Stephen Stollings, Douglas Hagy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (SF) Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | John Spenser can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Lerma - foul #3 on Michael Lerma, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy (SG) Jim Townson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Erickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Royce Harmon - foul #2 on Royce Harmon, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco (SG) Glenn Linzy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Travis Lyons | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Royce Harmon grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Grieco, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings (SF), Douglas Hagy (C) Royce Harmon, David Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal, Joe Webster | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Lerma | 60-61 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain loses the dribble to George Grieco in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Grieco lays it in | 62-61 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Christopher Antunez swats the layup by Kenneth Torain | 62-61 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Stollings snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael Lerma (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Grieco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Stollings (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Antunez (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Hagy (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Torain (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons double dribbles | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Warren Call (PG), Glenn Linzy (SG), Jim Townson (SF), Royce Harmon (PF), David Erickson (C) Michael Lerma, George Grieco, Stephen Stollings, Christopher Antunez, Douglas Hagy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) John Spenser, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Royce Harmon can't finish the layup | 62-61 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Joe Phillips | 62-63 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jim Townson drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Warren Call | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim Townson - foul #4 on Jim Townson, team foul #13 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma (PG), Stephen Stollings (SF), Douglas Hagy (C) Warren Call, Jim Townson, David Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Joe Webster | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Keith Rudolph steals it from Glenn Linzy | 64-64 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-66 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma is hacked by John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Lerma is called for the reach on John Spenser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Lerma, team foul #14 | 68-69 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy snags the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Glenn Linzy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Linzy, team foul #15 | 68-70 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Linzy gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Hagy's pass is intercepted by Mark Brown | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown slams it home | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Lerma hits a halfcourt shot | 71-73 |