| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - King Palazzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford inbounds the ball | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford loses the dribble to Brian Dehn in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| 19:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Dehn | 34-50 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | King Palazzo is called for the reach on Chris Franks - foul #2 on King Palazzo, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Stanford | 34-53 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (SF), Daniel Fowler (C) King Palazzo, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 34-55 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 18:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Fowler is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Albert Richardson (C) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls jams it | 37-57 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton grabs the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour snags the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Mayers takes the ball from Albert Richardson | 37-57 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by James Dickey | 37-59 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | James Dickey snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | James Dickey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Frank Paxton - foul #2 on Frank Paxton, team foul #4 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Michael Felix, Walter Seymour, Frank Paxton, Daniel Fowler, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) William Mayers, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Franks steps in front of the Michael Cerda pass | 37-61 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks banks in the layup | 37-63 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop dunks the ball | 39-63 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | King Palazzo is called for the reach on James Dickey - foul #3 on King Palazzo, team foul #5 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean (SF) King Palazzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF) James Dickey, George Charlton | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Stanford | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Maclean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Albert Richardson (PF) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (PG), Vernon Newton (PF), David Halls (C) Chris Franks, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | William Mayers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 39-65 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the board | 39-65 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Mayers - foul #2 on William Mayers, team foul #1 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF), Michael Cerda (PF) Brett Maclean, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) Travis Stanford | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix misses the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the open dunk | 40-65 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson tips it home | 42-65 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is fouled in the backcourt by King Palazzo - foul #4 on King Palazzo, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Thomas Bishop (C) King Palazzo, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Vernon Newton | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #2 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), Frank Paxton (SF), Daniel Fowler (C) Michael Felix, Walter Seymour, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), George Charlton (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, William Mayers, David Halls | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-65 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-65 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits the finger roll set up by James Dickey and the foul's on Daniel Fowler - foul #3 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #7 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Brett Maclean (SF), Albert Richardson (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, Frank Paxton, Michael Cerda, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Vernon Newton (PF) James Dickey, George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the free throw | 45-67 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brett Maclean | 48-67 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Albert Richardson - foul #2 on Albert Richardson, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Frank Paxton (SF), Michael Cerda (PF) Michael Felix, Walter Seymour, Brett Maclean, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), David Halls (C) Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Paxton | 50-69 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Keller - foul #3 on Richard Keller, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-70 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop can't tip it in | 50-70 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | William Mayers pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-72 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bishop | 50-72 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller's pass is intercepted by Vernon Newton | 50-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Keller (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Paxton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cerda (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mayers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | William Mayers travels with the ball | 50-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Brett Maclean (SF), Daniel Fowler (PF), Albert Richardson (C) Richard Keller, Emmett Best, Frank Paxton, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), George Charlton (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, William Mayers, Vernon Newton | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-72 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Fowler is called for the reach on James Dickey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #10 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda (PF) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda hits a shot from the free throw line | 52-74 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Richardson - foul #3 on Albert Richardson, team foul #11 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (SG), Thomas Bishop (C) Brett Maclean, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by David Halls - foul #3 on David Halls, team foul #3 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) David Halls | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is hacked by Thomas Bishop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #12 | 54-76 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour drills a 3 from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Charlton | 57-80 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-80 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-80 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford loses the dribble to Thomas Bishop | 57-80 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Dehn out of the doubleteam | 60-80 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Dickey | 60-82 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-82 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | James Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-82 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Cerda - foul #2 on Michael Cerda, team foul #13 | 60-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Brett Maclean (SF), Albert Richardson (PF), Frank Paxton (C) Brian Dehn, Michael Felix, Walter Seymour, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), William Mayers (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) James Dickey, George Charlton, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton snags the defensive board | 60-83 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses the 3 from straight away | 60-83 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the defensive board | 60-83 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 60-83 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | William Mayers tips it back up and in | 60-85 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vernon Newton steals it from Brett Maclean | 60-85 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Keller (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Maclean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Paxton (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mayers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Chris Franks and the foul's on Emmett Best - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #14 | 60-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), King Palazzo (SF), Daniel Fowler (PF) Richard Keller, Brett Maclean, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Vernon Newton | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the free throw | 60-88 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-88 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Best | 60-88 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-88 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 60-88 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 60-90 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Mayers steals the ball from Daniel Fowler | 60-90 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-90 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best grabs the board | 60-90 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler is fouled on the floor by Chris Franks - foul #2 on Chris Franks, team foul #4 | 60-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda (PF) Frank Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), George Charlton (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Chris Franks, William Mayers, Leo Johnson | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Brian Dehn | 62-90 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | James Dickey is hacked by Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emmett Best, team foul #15 | 62-90 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 62-91 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-91 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo grabs the board | 62-91 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Dickey steals it from Daniel Fowler | 62-91 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kosta Gembarowski | 62-93 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by James Dickey - foul #3 on James Dickey, team foul #5 | 62-93 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (PG), Albert Richardson (C) Brian Dehn, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 1st free throw | 62-93 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-93 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 62-93 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Cerda is called for the reach on Kosta Gembarowski - foul #3 on Michael Cerda, team foul #16 | 62-93 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller (PG), Walter Seymour (SF), Daniel Fowler (C) Emmett Best, King Palazzo, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-94 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-95 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-95 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kosta Gembarowski | 62-95 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | James Dickey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-95 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Vernon Newton (PF) James Dickey, George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Halls is called for the reach on Walter Seymour - foul #4 on David Halls, team foul #6 | 62-95 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean (SF), Frank Paxton (C) Richard Keller, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-95 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the board | 62-95 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-95 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the board | 62-95 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-95 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 62-95 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-95 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-95 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-95 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton pulls down the rebound | 62-95 |
| 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) | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Felix - foul #3 on Michael Felix, team foul #17 | 62-95 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (PF) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses the 1st free throw | 62-95 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-96 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael Felix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Seymour (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brett Maclean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Paxton (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-96 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean can't tip it in | 62-96 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 62-96 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses long on a floater in the lane | 62-96 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour grabs the board | 62-96 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-96 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller (PG), Daniel Fowler (PF) Michael Felix, Frank Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF) Chris Franks | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a runner near the basket | 62-96 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean gets the rebound | 62-96 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-96 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | William Mayers grabs the board | 62-96 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | William Mayers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Dickey | 62-99 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-99 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-99 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kosta Gembarowski picks off the pass by Richard Keller | 62-99 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-99 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 62-99 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Keller | 65-99 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 65-99 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson tips it in | 65-101 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler's pass is intercepted by James Dickey | 65-101 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Mayers | 65-103 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 65-103 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | James Dickey gets the rebound | 65-103 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Dickey runs out the clock | 65-103 |