| Lineup | High Point | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Osborn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Powell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Fischer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Gruzinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Richard Gatlin inbounds the ball | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | High Point | Larry Osborn misses short on an open fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Chumbley - foul #1 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 19:45 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:45 | High Point | Larry Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky travels with the ball | 39-47 |
| 19:13 | High Point | Roland Sanders's layup is rejected by Ralph Fischer | 39-47 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Clinton Shuster | 39-49 |
| 19:04 | High Point | Donald Powell's pass is intercepted by Ralph Fischer in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roland Sanders is called for the reach on Edward Gruzinsky - foul #1 on Roland Sanders, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (PG), Mark Bock (PF), John Ballard (C) Clinton Shuster, Edward Gruzinsky, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 18:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer misses the shot from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 18:18 | High Point | Roland Sanders gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 18:15 | High Point | Harold Moody is called for the reach on Larry Osborn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Moody, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | High Point | James Patterson (PG), Edwin Davis (SG), David Richardson (SF), David Sellberg (PF), William Lanigan (C) Fred Brown, Larry Osborn, Richard Gatlin, Roland Sanders, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Henry Negron (PF) Harold Moody, Ralph Fischer | |
| 17:58 | High Point | James Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky (PF) Henry Negron | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster blows the layup but the foul's on James Patterson - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Mark Bock, John Ballard | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 17:21 | High Point | Edwin Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Lanigan denies the turnaround by Clinton Shuster | 39-50 |
| 17:03 | High Point | David Richardson gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 17:01 | High Point | Henry Negron is called for the reach on David Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Negron, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | High Point | Fred Brown (PG), Larry Osborn (SG), Roland Sanders (PF), Donald Powell (C) James Patterson, Edwin Davis, David Richardson, William Lanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer (SF) Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 16:52 | High Point | Paul Jones steals it from David Sellberg | 39-50 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Clinton Shuster and the foul's on David Sellberg - foul #1 on David Sellberg, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Gatlin (SF) David Sellberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock (PF) Henry Negron | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:27 | High Point | Fred Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roland Sanders | 41-53 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 15:58 | High Point | Donald Powell pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Osborn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Fischer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Bock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | High Point | Fred Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Shuster - foul #1 on Clinton Shuster, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | High Point | James Patterson (PG), David Sellberg (PF), William Lanigan (C) Fred Brown, Roland Sanders, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman (PG), Matthew Carter (SG), Harold Moody (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF), John Ballard (C) Clinton Shuster, Paul Jones, Ralph Fischer, Mark Bock, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 15:45 | High Point | James Patterson misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 41-53 |
| 15:43 | High Point | Richard Gatlin tips it in | 43-53 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | High Point | Edwin Davis (SG), David Richardson (SF) Larry Osborn, Richard Gatlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (PF) Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 15:10 | High Point | Edwin Davis drills a turnaround from the right block set up by James Patterson | 45-53 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 14:48 | High Point | The rebound goes to Edwin Davis | 45-53 |
| 14:43 | High Point | James Patterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Patterson steals the ball from John Ballard | 45-53 |
| 14:33 | High Point | David Richardson is hacked by Harold Moody in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Moody, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | High Point | Fred Brown (PG), Roland Sanders (PF), Donald Powell (C) James Patterson, David Sellberg, William Lanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF), Mark Bock (C) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| 14:12 | High Point | Roland Sanders misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Brenneman - foul #4 on William Brenneman, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Gatlin (SF) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones (SG) William Brenneman | |
| 14:12 | High Point | Roland Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 14:12 | High Point | Roland Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Brown is called for the reach on Mark Bock - foul #3 on Fred Brown, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Osborn (SG) Edwin Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | High Point | David Sellberg (SF) Richard Gatlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley (C) Mark Bock | |
| 13:23 | High Point | Fred Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Brown is called for the reach on Matthew Carter - foul #4 on Fred Brown, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | High Point | James Patterson (PG), Edwin Davis (SF) Fred Brown, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky hits a turnaround in the lane | 47-55 |
| 12:49 | High Point | James Patterson can't connect on a runner from close range | 47-55 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter clanks a shot from the right side | 47-55 |
| 12:40 | High Point | David Sellberg grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 12:34 | High Point | Edwin Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roland Sanders | 49-55 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 12:21 | High Point | Larry Osborn grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 12:16 | High Point | Roland Sanders is fouled on the floor by Ralph Fischer - foul #1 on Ralph Fischer, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Gatlin (SF), David Richardson (C) Edwin Davis, David Sellberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (PF), Mark Bock (C) Edward Gruzinsky, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 12:16 | High Point | Roland Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:16 | High Point | Roland Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Matthew Carter | 51-58 |
| 11:49 | High Point | Matthew Carter is called for the reach on Larry Osborn - foul #4 on Matthew Carter, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | High Point | Donald Powell (C) Roland Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), John Ballard (C) Matthew Carter, Ralph Fischer | |
| 11:49 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:49 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Osborn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Bock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Negron (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Clinton Shuster is denied by Donald Powell | 53-58 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| 11:25 | High Point | James Patterson can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 11:14 | High Point | Richard Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 10:54 | High Point | John Ballard takes the ball from Richard Gatlin | 53-60 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses long on a shot from the left block | 53-60 |
| 10:27 | High Point | Richard Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 10:20 | High Point | Richard Gatlin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Bock - foul #1 on Mark Bock, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | High Point | David Sellberg (PG), Edwin Davis (SG), Joshua Dennis (PF), William Lanigan (C) James Patterson, Larry Osborn, David Richardson, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Mark Bock, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| 10:20 | High Point | Richard Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:20 | High Point | Richard Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joshua Dennis steals the ball from Clinton Shuster | 55-60 |
| 09:49 | High Point | Joshua Dennis misses the lay-in | 55-60 |
| 09:47 | High Point | Edwin Davis grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 09:42 | High Point | Richard Gatlin hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Sellberg | 57-60 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky throws it down on a great pass from Clinton Shuster | 57-62 |
| 09:12 | High Point | Richard Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 08:46 | High Point | Edwin Davis blows the dunk but the foul's on Paul Jones - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| Subs | High Point | Roland Sanders (PF), Donald Powell (C) Joshua Dennis, William Lanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock (PF) Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 08:46 | High Point | Edwin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:46 | High Point | Edwin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 08:19 | High Point | Richard Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:12 | High Point | Richard Gatlin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Davis | 61-65 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Paul Jones is blocked by Donald Powell | 61-65 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Shuster | 61-65 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones is hacked by Edwin Davis - foul #3 on Edwin Davis, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | High Point | Fred Brown (PG), Larry Osborn (SG), David Richardson (SF) David Sellberg, Edwin Davis, Richard Gatlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman (PG), Matthew Carter (SG), Harold Moody (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF) Clinton Shuster, Paul Jones, Ralph Fischer, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman's pass is intercepted by Fred Brown | 61-65 |
| 07:45 | High Point | Larry Osborn lays it in on a great pass from Fred Brown | 63-65 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Osborn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Brenneman (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Matthew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harold Moody (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Edward Gruzinsky (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Bock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody's pass is intercepted by Larry Osborn | 63-65 |
| 07:32 | High Point | David Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by William Brenneman - foul #5 on William Brenneman, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | High Point | James Patterson (SG) Larry Osborn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard (C) William Brenneman | |
| 07:32 | High Point | David Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:32 | High Point | David Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock is hacked by David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | High Point | Joshua Dennis (PF), William Lanigan (C) Roland Sanders, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (PF) Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:06 | High Point | Fred Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer (SF) Mark Bock | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter loses the dribble to William Lanigan | 64-67 |
| 06:36 | High Point | James Patterson is hacked by Matthew Carter - foul #5 on Matthew Carter, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| Subs | High Point | David Sellberg (SF) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones (SG), Bruce Chumbley (C) Matthew Carter, John Ballard | |
| 06:36 | High Point | James Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:36 | High Point | James Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 06:30 | High Point | The rebound goes to Joshua Dennis | 65-67 |
| 06:26 | High Point | Joshua Dennis is hacked by Henry Negron - foul #2 on Henry Negron, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Osborn (SG) James Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky (PF) Henry Negron | |
| 06:26 | High Point | Joshua Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:26 | High Point | Joshua Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Edward Gruzinsky | 65-67 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody can't connect on a runner in the lane | 65-67 |
| 06:06 | High Point | Joshua Dennis gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:02 | High Point | Fred Brown is open and buries a runner from close range set up by Larry Osborn and the foul's on Bruce Chumbley - foul #2 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| Subs | High Point | Edwin Davis (SF), Roland Sanders (PF) Joshua Dennis, William Lanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock (SF) Ralph Fischer | |
| 06:02 | High Point | Fred Brown makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Brown is called for the reach on Harold Moody in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Brown, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | High Point | Donald Powell (C) Fred Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (SG) Paul Jones | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:45 | High Point | Bruce Chumbley swats the short shot by Larry Osborn | 68-69 |
| 05:44 | High Point | Roland Sanders snags the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 05:22 | High Point | Donald Powell misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 68-69 |
| 05:21 | High Point | Donald Powell hits the follow up shot | 70-69 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock can't finish the layup | 70-69 |
| 04:55 | High Point | David Sellberg gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:44 | High Point | David Sellberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | High Point | James Patterson (PG), David Richardson (SF) David Sellberg, Edwin Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones (SG), Ralph Fischer (SF), Henry Negron (PF), John Ballard (C) Clinton Shuster, Mark Bock, Edward Gruzinsky, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 70-69 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer tips it home | 70-71 |
| 04:16 | High Point | Harold Moody steals it from James Patterson in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Patterson - foul #3 on James Patterson, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| Subs | High Point | Edwin Davis (SG), Richard Gatlin (SF) Larry Osborn, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:51 | High Point | Harold Moody steals the ball from Richard Gatlin in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer tips it but misses | 70-73 |
| 03:36 | High Point | Edwin Davis grabs the board | 70-73 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roland Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Harold Moody (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Paul Jones (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Fischer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Negron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | High Point | Richard Gatlin is hacked by Ralph Fischer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Fischer, team foul #15 | 70-73 |
| Subs | High Point | David Sellberg (PF), William Lanigan (C) Roland Sanders, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Edward Gruzinsky (PF), Mark Bock (C) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| 03:33 | High Point | Richard Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:33 | High Point | Richard Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Gatlin takes the ball from Paul Jones | 71-73 |
| 02:53 | High Point | David Sellberg is open but misses the lay-in | 71-73 |
| 02:51 | High Point | Richard Gatlin misses the tip | 71-73 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster grabs the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 02:35 | High Point | Edwin Davis gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:35 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Osborn (SG), Roland Sanders (PF), Donald Powell (C) Edwin Davis, David Sellberg, William Lanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (PG), Henry Negron (PF), John Ballard (C) Clinton Shuster, Edward Gruzinsky, Mark Bock | |
| 02:32 | High Point | Richard Gatlin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gatlin, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Roland Sanders - foul #2 on Roland Sanders, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley (C) Ralph Fischer | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:04 | High Point | James Patterson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 02:02 | High Point | Donald Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:48 | High Point | Roland Sanders scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Osborn | 73-75 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron clanks a shot from the right side | 73-75 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard tips it back up and in | 73-77 |
| 01:24 | High Point | Donald Powell misses long on a floater in the lane | 73-77 |
| 01:23 | High Point | Donald Powell tips it home | 75-77 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-77 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Ralph Fischer (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| 01:01 | High Point | Richard Gatlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-77 |
| 00:48 | High Point | Donald Powell grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 00:45 | High Point | Richard Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-77 |
| 00:14 | High Point | Larry Osborn lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Patterson | 77-77 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Gatlin swats the short shot by Edward Gruzinsky | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | High Point | Larry Osborn pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roland Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Jones (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Fischer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Gruzinsky (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 77-77 |
| 04:39 | High Point | The rebound goes to Donald Powell | 77-77 |
| 04:35 | High Point | Roland Sanders is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range set up by Richard Gatlin | 79-77 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer is called for traveling | 79-77 |
| Subs | High Point | David Sellberg (PG), David Richardson (SF), William Lanigan (C) James Patterson, Richard Gatlin, Donald Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (PG), Mark Bock (SF), Henry Negron (PF), John Ballard (C) Paul Jones, Ralph Fischer, Edward Gruzinsky, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 04:06 | High Point | David Sellberg loses the dribble to Clinton Shuster | 79-77 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody is hacked by David Sellberg - foul #2 on David Sellberg, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| Subs | High Point | Edwin Davis (SG), Joshua Dennis (PF) Larry Osborn, Roland Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 03:34 | High Point | Harold Moody picks off the pass by William Lanigan | 79-79 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Lanigan denies the turnaround by Clinton Shuster | 79-79 |
| 03:14 | High Point | William Lanigan grabs the board | 79-79 |
| 03:10 | High Point | David Sellberg can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Harold Moody - foul #5 on Harold Moody, team foul #16 | 79-79 |
| Subs | High Point | Richard Gatlin (SF), Donald Powell (C) David Richardson, William Lanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones (SG), Ralph Fischer (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| 03:10 | High Point | David Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 03:10 | High Point | David Sellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joshua Dennis - foul #1 on Joshua Dennis, team foul #13 | 81-79 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Osborn (SG) Edwin Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 02:54 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | High Point | James Patterson (PG), Roland Sanders (PF) David Sellberg, Joshua Dennis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard (C) Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 02:34 | High Point | Donald Powell knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 83-81 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Paul Jones is blocked by Richard Gatlin | 83-81 |
| 02:11 | High Point | James Patterson gets the rebound | 83-81 |
| 02:07 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by James Patterson | 85-81 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Patterson steals it from Clinton Shuster in the backcourt | 85-81 |
| 01:46 | High Point | Richard Gatlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-81 |
| 01:44 | High Point | Larry Osborn grabs the offensive rebound | 85-81 |
| 01:23 | High Point | Larry Osborn is hacked by Paul Jones - foul #3 on Paul Jones, team foul #17 | 85-81 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Mark Bock, John Ballard | |
| 01:23 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 01:23 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Powell - foul #1 on Donald Powell, team foul #14 | 87-81 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Osborn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gatlin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roland Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Jones (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Fischer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Gruzinsky (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | High Point | Donald Powell misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Chumbley - foul #3 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #18 | 87-83 |
| 00:38 | High Point | Donald Powell misses the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:38 | High Point | Donald Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Gruzinsky and he's hacked by Richard Gatlin - foul #3 on Richard Gatlin, team foul #15 | 88-85 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer makes the free throw | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | High Point | Larry Osborn is hacked by Paul Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Jones, team foul #19 | 88-86 |
| 00:31 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:31 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Paul Jones is blocked by Donald Powell | 90-86 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky grabs the offensive board | 90-86 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Jones | 90-89 |
| 00:21 | High Point | Clinton Shuster is called for the reach on Donald Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Shuster, team foul #20 | 90-89 |
| 00:21 | High Point | Donald Powell makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:21 | High Point | Donald Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 92-89 |
| 00:06 | High Point | Larry Osborn gets the rebound | 92-89 |
| 00:05 | High Point | Larry Osborn is hacked by Paul Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Jones, team foul #21 | 92-89 |
| Subs | High Point | David Richardson (PF) Roland Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (SG) Paul Jones | |
| 00:05 | High Point | Larry Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:05 | High Point | Larry Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 93-89 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-89 |