| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Paxton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Scott inbounds the ball | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll buries a jumper near the basket set up by Neil Noack | 52-48 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Carroll steps in front of the Frank Paxton pass | 52-48 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Frank Paxton is called for the reach on Donald Partida in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Paxton, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is hacked by Donald Partida - foul #3 on Donald Partida, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG) Donald Partida | |
| 19:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Best | 52-48 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Wooldridge - foul #2 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler (C) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour is fouled on the floor by Emmett Best - foul #1 on Emmett Best, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SF), Albert Richardson (C) Frank Paxton, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Darrell Albano (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Gregory Freshour | |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Emmett Best | 53-48 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller (PG), Brett Maclean (SF) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darrell Albano - foul #1 on Darrell Albano, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Daniel Fowler, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG) Martin Wooldridge | |
| 17:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Neil Noack hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Tim Vidal | 55-50 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Frank Paxton (SF) Richard Keller, Walter Seymour, Brett Maclean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Darrell Albano, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Robert Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Freshour is called for the reach on Michael Cerda - foul #3 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (C) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (C) Gregory Freshour | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Emmett Best and he's hacked by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG) Neil Noack | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Robert Scott snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Paxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Albano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Michael Cerda denies the turnaround by Robert Scott | 58-50 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses the tip | 58-50 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | John Henry is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 58-50 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn can't finish the layup | 58-50 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Darrell Albano | 58-50 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 58-50 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | John Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Martin Wooldridge | 58-52 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best lays it in on a great pass from Brian Dehn | 60-52 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is hacked by Frank Paxton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Paxton, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Daniel Fowler (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, Frank Paxton, Michael Cerda, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) John Henry, Martin Wooldridge, Roy Carroll, Darrell Albano | |
| 13:43 | East Carolina | Robert Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Partida | 60-54 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Boone (PF) Robert Scott | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller's pass is intercepted by Michael Felix in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Neil Noack pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Walter Seymour picks off the pass by Neil Noack in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour hits the finger roll | 64-54 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Neil Noack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Fowler | 64-54 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour is hacked by Daniel Fowler - foul #1 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean (SF), Michael Cerda (PF) King Palazzo, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Seymour - foul #1 on Walter Seymour, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF) Michael Felix, Walter Seymour | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Robert Scott (SF) Donald Partida, Gregory Freshour | |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda knocks in the jumper near the basket | 66-56 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is hacked by Thomas Bishop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Carroll (PF) Joseph Mosteller | |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Neil Noack | 66-58 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean's pass is intercepted by Neil Noack | 66-58 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Robert Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Michael Boone | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses badly on a floater from the left block | 66-58 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brett Maclean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - King Palazzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Cerda (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Carroll (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Donald Partida hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 66-58 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Robert Scott tips it in | 66-60 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop misses the easy layup | 66-60 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Donald Partida can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Cerda - foul #2 on Michael Cerda, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Michael Felix (SG), Walter Seymour (SF), Daniel Fowler (PF) Brett Maclean, Emmett Best, King Palazzo, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF) Tim Vidal, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll | |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Bishop | 68-62 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Walter Seymour is called for the reach on Martin Wooldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Seymour, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda (PF) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (SF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Gregory Freshour | |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler is fouled on the floor by Martin Wooldridge - foul #3 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF) Michael Felix, Walter Seymour | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Tim Vidal (SG) Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Albano is called for the reach on Michael Cerda - foul #2 on Darrell Albano, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (C) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | John Henry misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Michael Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Tim Vidal | 71-69 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best loses the dribble to Martin Wooldridge | 71-69 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge lays it in | 71-71 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn gets the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from King Palazzo | 74-71 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Brett Maclean (SF), Albert Richardson (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, King Palazzo, Michael Cerda, Frank Paxton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) John Henry, Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Michael Boone | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Albert Richardson - foul #4 on Robert Scott, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Carroll (PF) Robert Scott | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop grabs the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 78-71 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bishop - foul #2 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler (PF) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (SF) Roy Carroll | |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Fowler | 78-72 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Maclean scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Felix | 80-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael Felix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brett Maclean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Robert Scott can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 80-72 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Seymour | 83-72 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Seymour - foul #3 on Walter Seymour, team foul #10 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Michael Felix, Walter Seymour, Brett Maclean, Daniel Fowler, Albert Richardson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Carroll (PF), Darrell Albano (C) Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 83-74 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bishop | 83-74 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Emmett Best | 85-74 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 85-74 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on Donald Partida - foul #4 on Donald Partida, team foul #10 | 87-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (SF) King Palazzo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF) Donald Partida, Robert Scott | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the free throw | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Neil Noack | 88-77 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is fouled on the floor by Tim Vidal - foul #3 on Tim Vidal, team foul #11 | 88-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Darrell Albano | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses the 1st free throw | 88-77 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll snags the defensive board | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal loses the dribble to Brian Dehn | 88-77 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton hits the finger roll set up by Brian Dehn | 90-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses the open dunk | 90-77 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 90-77 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Dehn - foul #2 on Brian Dehn, team foul #11 | 90-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Keller (PG), Michael Felix (SG), Walter Seymour (SF), Daniel Fowler (PF) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, Frank Paxton, Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) John Henry, Martin Wooldridge, Roy Carroll, Gregory Freshour | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses the 1st free throw | 90-77 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 90-78 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-78 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Felix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 90-78 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Michael Boone pulls down the rebound | 90-78 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 90-81 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Keller (fresh) SG - Michael Felix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Seymour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Fowler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Noack (tiring) 12 pts. 7 ast. SF - Robert Scott (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tim Vidal - foul #4 on Tim Vidal, team foul #12 | 90-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Albert Richardson (PF) Richard Keller, Michael Felix, Walter Seymour, Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Darrell Albano (C) Tim Vidal, Robert Scott, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 92-81 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn gets the rebound | 92-81 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 92-81 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge gets the rebound | 92-81 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Neil Noack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda (PF) Thomas Bishop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits a 3 from the right wing | 95-81 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 95-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG), Brett Maclean (SF) Emmett Best, King Palazzo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Neil Noack, Roy Carroll | |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Michael Boone clanks a runner near the basket | 95-81 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Albano | 95-81 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 95-81 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the offensive board | 95-81 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Brett Maclean picks off the pass by John Henry | 95-81 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson drills a jumper from the right side | 97-81 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | John Henry clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 97-81 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Brett Maclean | 97-81 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henry steals the ball from Brian Dehn | 97-81 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Darrell Albano is denied by Michael Cerda | 97-81 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Michael Boone can't tip it in | 97-81 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge tips it home | 97-83 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Boone picks off the pass by Albert Richardson | 97-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Michael Boone buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 97-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda's floater is tipped away by Joseph Mosteller | 97-86 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the offensive board | 97-86 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn runs out the clock | 97-86 |