| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Escobedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Heid (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Bishop - foul #2 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop is hacked by Vernon Newton - foul #2 on Vernon Newton, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck connects on the 3 from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Stanford denies the turnaround by Thomas Bishop | 32-50 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Travis Stanford - foul #1 on Travis Stanford, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Blake Burgess (PF) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton can't finish the layup | 34-50 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford tips it in | 34-52 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | James Dickey pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Blake Burgess steals it from Chris Franks | 34-52 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles drills a 3 from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | James Dickey drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 37-54 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by George Charlton - foul #1 on George Charlton, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Michael Cerda (PF), Frank Paxton (C) Emmett Best, Blake Burgess, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-54 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo misses the floater from the right side | 39-54 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alfred Mattes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Escobedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Randles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Dickey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 41-54 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | James Dickey grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski lays it in uncontested set up by Edward Horton | 41-56 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Dickey is called for the reach on Alfred Mattes - foul #1 on James Dickey, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Alfred Mattes, Donald Escobedo, Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Frank Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Edward Horton, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Vernon Newton - foul #3 on Vernon Newton, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chris Franks and he's fouled by Daniel Fowler - foul #1 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #2 | 41-58 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses the free throw | 41-58 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn's pass is intercepted by Vernon Newton | 41-58 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the jump hook from the left block | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-60 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the offensive board | 41-60 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is fouled on the floor by Chris Franks - foul #2 on Chris Franks, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Michael Cerda (PF), Albert Richardson (C) Brian Dehn, Blake Burgess, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Vernon Newton | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best loses the ball out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Marcus Randles (SF) Emmett Best, Christopher Heid | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Horton and the foul's on Albert Richardson - foul #3 on Albert Richardson, team foul #3 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (C) Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Larry Buck | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo is whistled for traveling | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG) Brian Dehn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-63 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles buries a 3 from straight away | 44-63 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-63 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Frank Paxton | 44-63 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Cerda | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alfred Mattes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Randles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Paxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Dickey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by George Charlton | 47-65 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes double dribbles | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Alfred Mattes, Donald Escobedo, Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Frank Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Edward Horton, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bishop - foul #3 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Blake Burgess swats the shot by Larry Buck | 47-65 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Newton | 47-65 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Chris Franks | 47-67 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Dehn, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler (C) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess is whistled for traveling | 47-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Michael Cerda (PF) Brian Dehn, Blake Burgess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Larry Buck | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks's pass is intercepted by Christopher Heid in the backcourt | 47-67 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Heid | 49-67 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda gets the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler travels with the ball | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Marcus Randles (SF) Emmett Best, Christopher Heid | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Vernon Newton | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | James Dickey is wide open but clanks a jumper near the basket | 49-67 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Donald Escobedo, Michael Cerda, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses long on a floater from the right side | 49-67 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alfred Mattes | 51-67 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles tips it back up and in | 53-67 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | James Dickey loses the dribble to Brian Dehn in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes lays it up and in set up by Brian Dehn | 55-67 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | James Dickey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Frank Paxton (C) Brian Dehn, Alfred Mattes, Marcus Randles, Blake Burgess, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Edward Horton, George Charlton, James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Escobedo | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Emmett Best (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Escobedo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Heid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Vernon Newton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmett Best, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler (C) Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Fowler | 61-67 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Emmett Best - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Albert Richardson (C) Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Frank Paxton, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), James Dickey (SG), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Larry Buck, Vernon Newton | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Albert Richardson swats the dunk try by Leo Johnson | 61-67 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles snags the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Edwards and he's fouled by Marcus Randles - foul #3 on Marcus Randles, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Emmett Best, Alfred Mattes, Michael Cerda, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG) Edward Horton, Dustin Edwards | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo is whistled for traveling | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid (SF) Marcus Randles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is fouled on the floor by Brian Dehn - foul #3 on Brian Dehn, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SF), Vernon Newton (C) James Dickey, Leo Johnson | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 63-70 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is fouled on the floor by Donald Escobedo - foul #1 on Donald Escobedo, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler (C) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Horton picks off the pass by Daniel Fowler | 63-72 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Charlton | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-75 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton throws it down | 63-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Heid (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Blake Burgess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Vernon Newton (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess banks in the layup and he's fouled by George Charlton - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #8 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Frank Paxton (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Larry Buck (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, George Charlton, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess makes the free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop (C) Blake Burgess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG) Emmett Best | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is whistled for traveling | 66-77 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes is hacked by James Dickey - foul #2 on James Dickey, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG) Brian Dehn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-77 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Michael Cerda (PF) Alfred Mattes, Frank Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is fouled on the floor by Leo Johnson - foul #1 on Leo Johnson, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid (SF) Marcus Randles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SF), Vernon Newton (C) James Dickey, Leo Johnson | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Michael Cerda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Cerda, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo loses the ball out of bounds | 69-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is hacked by Christopher Heid - foul #3 on Christopher Heid, team foul #12 | 69-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid makes the fadeaway near the basket | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Brian Dehn is called for the reach on Edward Horton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Dehn, team foul #13 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop pulls down the rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Horton takes the ball from Christopher Heid | 71-81 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Brian Dehn is called for the reach on Edward Horton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Dehn, team foul #14 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Frank Paxton (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-83 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the board | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Dickey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 71-83 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best grabs the defensive rebound | 71-83 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-83 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton gets the rebound | 71-83 |