| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | David Hope inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | David Hope steals the ball from Steven Digiacomo | 41-31 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Hope | 41-33 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:50 | Valparaiso | David Hope snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Eddie Davenport is called for the reach on Dennis Pierce - foul #2 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | David Hope clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | David Hope makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | David Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 44-35 |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Zachary Gillingham | 44-38 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 44-38 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Brian Smith snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Dennis Pierce takes the ball from Eddie Davenport | 44-38 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce lays it in | 44-40 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 46-40 |
| 16:55 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Zachary Gillingham is called for the reach on Brian Smith - foul #1 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Brian Smith, George Brown, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Harvey Greenwood (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Zachary Gillingham, Dennis Pierce, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Jason Young drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Craig Lovelace - foul #3 on Craig Lovelace, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (SG) Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (SF), Vernon Collie (C) David Hope, Craig Lovelace | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Jason Young makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by George Price | 49-40 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Richard Lavoie takes the ball from George Price | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ellis (fresh) PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Lavoie (fresh) SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Collie (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Lavoie and he's hacked by Timothy Clayton - foul #2 on Timothy Clayton, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG), George Brown (SF) Randolph Maly, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Craig Lovelace (C) Richard Lavoie, Vernon Collie | |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | George Price snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 15:30 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:25 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham is fouled on the floor by Jason Young - foul #1 on Jason Young, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG) Jason Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF) Michael Smith | |
| 15:07 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-42 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | George Price pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Brown | 52-42 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a jump hook in the paint | 52-42 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | George Price grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo connects on the turnaround from close range set up by George Brown and he's fouled by Harvey Greenwood - foul #1 on Harvey Greenwood, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Dennis Pierce (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Zachary Gillingham, Harvey Greenwood, Timothy Eggleston, Craig Lovelace | |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Steven Digiacomo steals it from Richard Lavoie | 54-42 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | George Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Digiacomo | 56-42 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | David Hope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), John Ellis (SF) Brian Smith, Steven Digiacomo, George Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Richard Lavoie is called for the reach on Jason Young - foul #1 on Richard Lavoie, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Timothy Eggleston (SF) Richard Lavoie, David Hope | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Jason Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-42 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport tips it in | 58-42 |
| 12:21 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston is hacked by Eddie Davenport - foul #3 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), George Brown (SF) Jason Young, Randolph Maly, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (SF), Craig Lovelace (C) Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| 12:07 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Lovelace | 58-44 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-44 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Smith | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | George Brown double dribbles | 58-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG), David Hope (SF) Dennis Pierce, Michael Smith | |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton hits the finger roll | 60-44 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Gillingham | 60-46 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Hope - foul #2 on David Hope, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Brian Smith, Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Zachary Gillingham, Timothy Eggleston, Craig Lovelace | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | David Hope knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Christopher Wilson | 62-48 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo travels with the ball | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (SG), John Ellis (SF) Steven Digiacomo, George Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG) Richard Lavoie | |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | John Ellis snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Jason Young connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | John Ellis pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Dana Echols double dribbles | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), George Brown (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Jason Young, Randolph Maly, John Ellis, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Harvey Greenwood, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Hope | 64-51 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Timothy Eggleston - foul #1 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (SF) David Hope | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG) Dennis Pierce | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Price (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a floater from the left side | 64-51 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:32 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace is fouled on the floor by George Brown - foul #4 on George Brown, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF), Matthew Caines (C) Michael Smith, Craig Lovelace | |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Brown | 64-51 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Steven Digiacomo and the foul's on Matthew Caines - foul #2 on Matthew Caines, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ellis (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson (PF) Timothy Eggleston | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-51 |
| 06:51 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood misses the tip | 67-51 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 67-51 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-51 |
| 06:24 | Valparaiso | David Hope snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 06:20 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham clanks a shot from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 06:18 | Valparaiso | David Hope can't tip it in | 67-51 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Dana Echols gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | John Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), George Brown (SF) Brian Smith, Steven Digiacomo, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Dennis Pierce (SG), Craig Lovelace (C) Zachary Gillingham, Harvey Greenwood, Matthew Caines | |
| 05:52 | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Young | 69-51 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce is called for traveling | 69-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF) David Hope, Christopher Wilson | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Jason Young is whistled for a carry | 69-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG) Randolph Maly | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG) Richard Lavoie | |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #5 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), John Ellis (SF) Jason Young, George Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Smith | 72-53 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clayton is called for the reach on Timothy Eggleston - foul #3 on Timothy Clayton, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Randolph Maly (SG) Brian Smith, Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Harvey Greenwood (SG) Zachary Gillingham, Dennis Pierce | |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Jason Young scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Clayton | 75-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - George Price (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Lavoie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie (C) Craig Lovelace | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Jason Young is called for traveling | 75-55 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 75-55 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | George Price pulls down the rebound | 75-55 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Jason Young clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-55 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | John Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Jason Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-55 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 75-55 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 75-55 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | George Price grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Jason Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-55 |
| 01:33 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston grabs the board | 75-55 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-55 |
| 01:28 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie snags the offensive board | 75-55 |
| 01:22 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston misses the jumper from the left side | 75-55 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | John Ellis grabs the board | 75-55 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Jason Young drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Ellis | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by George Price | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly's floater is tipped away by Vernon Collie | 78-55 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith knocks in the shot in the lane | 78-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Young runs out the clock | 78-57 |