| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fresh) SG - Brett Patterson (fresh) SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) PF - John Hinton (fresh) C - Joseph Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) C - Walter Heckstall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Manuel Erwin | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | John Phillips drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brian Harper | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Manuel Erwin and he's hacked by Walter Heckstall - foul #1 on Walter Heckstall, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe lays it in on a great pass from Brian Harper | 6-4 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | Brian Harper grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 18:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Phillips | 6-6 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton loses the dribble to Kenneth Taylor | 6-6 |
| 17:45 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Phillips | 6-8 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Patterson | 6-8 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 6-8 |
| 17:13 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Brett Patterson is called for the reach on Thomas Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Patterson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Anthony Faul (SF), Michael Kijowski (PF), Earl Cooper (C) Nathan Luke, Brett Patterson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Dixon (PF), Brandon Plank (C) John Phillips, Kenneth Taylor, Walter Heckstall | |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe hits a wide open runner from the right block | 6-10 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan is denied on a layup by Kenneth Dixon | 6-10 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Anthony Faul steals the ball from Brian Harper in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul banks in the layup | 10-10 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | Jan Rodgers is called for the reach on Thomas Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG) Brian Harper | |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by Brian Grider | 10-12 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dixon - foul #1 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Degeorge (SF), Raymond Miller (PF) Anthony Faul, Michael Kijowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG) Thomas Wolfe | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 15:57 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the board | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Morlan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jan Rodgers (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Degeorge (fresh) PF - Raymond Miller (fresh) C - Earl Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fresh) SG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) SF - Brian Grider (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Brandon Plank clanks a floater from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper hits a fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Miller - foul #1 on Raymond Miller, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF) John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), John Phillips (SF) Jared Runkle, Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider | |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Dixon denies the turnaround by Nathan Luke | 12-14 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Brandon Plank snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | John Phillips banks in the layup on a great pass from Brandon Plank | 12-16 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Dixon - foul #2 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (SG), Joseph Scott (C) Thomas Degeorge, Raymond Miller | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG), Kenneth Taylor (PF) Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Dixon | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:56 | Florida State | John Phillips knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bryon Griffin | 13-18 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 13:42 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brandon Plank | 13-18 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | John Phillips is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul (SF), Michael Kijowski (PF) Manuel Erwin, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Brian Grider (SF) Brian Harper, John Phillips | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jared Runkle - foul #1 on Jared Runkle, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (C) Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Morrell (C) Brandon Plank | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses short on a jumper from the left block | 15-18 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Morrell swats the short shot by Brett Patterson | 15-18 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Bryon Griffin | 15-18 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Nathan Luke is called for the reach on Jared Runkle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Luke, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF) Nathan Luke, Brett Patterson, Anthony Faul | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Walter Heckstall (C) Bryon Griffin, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Brian Grider | 15-20 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Heckstall denies the turnaround by Jan Rodgers | 15-20 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Brian Grider grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Cooper - foul #1 on Earl Cooper, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Michael Kijowski, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF) Brian Grider | |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Thomas Degeorge (SG) John Morlan, Jan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Bryon Griffin (SG), Brandon Plank (C) Jared Runkle, Thomas Wolfe, Walter Heckstall | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Degeorge (fresh) SF - Manuel Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Hinton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Scott (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Morrell (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Plank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Florida State | Robert Morrell loses the dribble to Thomas Degeorge | 15-21 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 15-21 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Robert Morrell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Brian Harper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Phillips | 15-23 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton connects on the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Scott | 17-23 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Brian Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is hacked by Robert Morrell - foul #1 on Robert Morrell, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Anthony Faul (SF), Michael Kijowski (PF), Earl Cooper (C) Nathan Luke, Thomas Degeorge, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Walter Heckstall (C) Brian Harper, Bryon Griffin, John Phillips, Robert Morrell, Brandon Plank | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Wolfe steps in front of the John Morlan pass | 17-23 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Jared Runkle misses the lay-in | 17-23 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| 09:45 | Florida State | Jared Runkle travels in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper buries a jump hook from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall loses the ball out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller (PF) Michael Kijowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Morlan | 21-23 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe double dribbles | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Brett Patterson (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF) John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, Anthony Faul, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Bryon Griffin (SG), Robert Morrell (PF), Brandon Plank (C) Jared Runkle, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor, Walter Heckstall | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is fouled on the floor by Brian Harper - foul #1 on Brian Harper, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF) Brian Grider | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Brett Patterson steals it from Brandon Plank | 23-23 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | John Phillips misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Miller - foul #2 on Raymond Miller, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski (PF), Earl Cooper (C) John Hinton, Raymond Miller | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Walter Heckstall (C) Brian Harper, Robert Morrell, Brandon Plank | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Brett Patterson (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Erwin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Kijowski (fresh) C - Earl Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Thomas Degeorge (SF) Nathan Luke, Brett Patterson, Manuel Erwin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Brian Grider (SF) Bryon Griffin, John Phillips | |
| 07:31 | Florida State | Jared Runkle is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Kijowski - foul #1 on Michael Kijowski, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 07:31 | Florida State | Jared Runkle makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:31 | Florida State | Jared Runkle makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 25-27 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (SG), Anthony Faul (SF), John Hinton (PF) Jan Rodgers, Thomas Degeorge, Michael Kijowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG), John Phillips (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Thomas Wolfe, Brian Grider, Walter Heckstall | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | John Phillips misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Brandon Plank tips it in | 27-29 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Patterson | 29-29 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | John Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Raymond Miller (C) John Morlan, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Robert Morrell (PF) Jared Runkle, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller loses the dribble to Robert Morrell | 29-29 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Brandon Plank clanks a turnaround in the paint | 29-29 |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF) Brett Patterson, Anthony Faul | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF) John Phillips, Brandon Plank | |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Brian Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Miller - foul #3 on Raymond Miller, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott (C) Raymond Miller | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Taylor | 29-31 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian Grider | 29-31 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryon Griffin | 29-33 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 05:00 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor clanks a jump hook in the lane | 29-33 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Robert Morrell tips it back up and in | 29-35 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Harper - foul #2 on Brian Harper, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (SG), Thomas Degeorge (SF) Jan Rodgers, Manuel Erwin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Brandon Plank (C) Brian Harper, Bryon Griffin, Robert Morrell | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Luke - foul #2 on Nathan Luke, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (PG), Earl Cooper (C) Nathan Luke, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Wolfe | 30-36 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor scores on a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on John Hinton - foul #2 on John Hinton, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski (PF) John Hinton | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF) Brian Grider | |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-38 |
| 03:57 | Florida State | Jared Runkle grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Brett Patterson, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (PF), Walter Heckstall (C) Kenneth Taylor, Brandon Plank | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | John Phillips tips it home | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Degeorge (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Erwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Kijowski (fresh) C - Joseph Scott (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott misses the lay-in | 33-40 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | John Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Anthony Faul (SF), John Hinton (PF), Earl Cooper (C) John Morlan, Thomas Degeorge, Manuel Erwin, Michael Kijowski, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Bryon Griffin (SG), Brian Grider (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Jared Runkle, Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Walter Heckstall | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nathan Luke | 36-40 |
| 02:30 | Florida State | Brian Grider is hacked by Jan Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #12 | 36-40 |
| 02:30 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:30 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Brian Grider connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Anthony Faul - foul #1 on Anthony Faul, team foul #13 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF) Anthony Faul | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Brian Grider makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Plank is called for the reach on Earl Cooper - foul #1 on Brandon Plank, team foul #10 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Morrell (C) Brandon Plank | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Grider | 38-45 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses the tip | 38-45 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Brian Harper clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses the tip | 38-45 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Nathan Luke | 38-45 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Brian Harper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon tips it home | 38-47 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Bryon Griffin | 38-47 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-47 |