| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Jackson (fresh) SG - Ernesto Garcia (fresh) SF - Carmen Caldwell (fresh) PF - Stephen Hsu (fresh) C - Larry Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fresh) SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) SF - Stacey Hastings (fresh) PF - Edward Robards (fresh) C - Merrill Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Winthrop | James Jackson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell can't connect on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Stacey Hastings | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Winthrop | James Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Trombly - foul #1 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Winthrop | Curtis Moore steps in front of the James Jackson pass | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore lays it in | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Trombly | 0-7 |
| 17:38 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stacey Hastings - foul #1 on Stacey Hastings, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (PG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Richard Holmstrom (PF), Jon Warr (C) James Jackson, Carmen Caldwell, Stephen Hsu, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF) Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings | |
| 17:38 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 17:38 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards grabs the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Merrill Bell | 2-9 |
| 16:27 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm hits a floater from the left side set up by Gregory Trombly | 4-11 |
| 16:03 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Dever | 6-11 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 6-11 |
| 15:43 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Raymond Wilson | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Robert Dever (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Holmstrom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon Warr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Robards (fairly fresh) C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Winthrop | Robert Dever is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dever, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Ronald Rice (SG), Carmen Caldwell (SF), Stephen Hsu (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Robert Dever, Ernesto Garcia, Raymond Wilson, Richard Holmstrom, Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, Edward Robards, Merrill Bell | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rice - foul #1 on Ronald Rice, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 15:13 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:52 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Jackson | 9-11 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:32 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:18 | Winthrop | Ronald Rice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:17 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson tips it home | 11-11 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:11 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:07 | Winthrop | Stacey Hastings steps in front of the Carmen Caldwell pass in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings is whistled for a carry | 11-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan (PG), Robert Dever (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Michael Langer (PF), Richard Holmstrom (C) James Jackson, Ronald Rice, Carmen Caldwell, Stephen Hsu, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Edward Robards (PF), Kenny Woodard (C) Frederic Grier, Curtis Moore, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 13:33 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:32 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Winthrop | Kenny Woodard steps in front of the Robert Dever pass | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wilson is called for the reach on Larry Mendelsohn - foul #1 on Raymond Wilson, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jon Warr (C) Michael Langer | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell (C) Stacey Hastings | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Merrill Bell | 11-11 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Merrill Bell | 11-14 |
| 11:58 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Dever | 13-14 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenny Woodard | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Norbert Mulligan (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Dever (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Holmstrom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jon Warr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Larry Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenny Woodard (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Robards (fairly fresh) C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson lays it in uncontested | 15-17 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Ernesto Garcia (SG), Carmen Caldwell (SF), Stephen Hsu (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Norbert Mulligan, Robert Dever, Raymond Wilson, Richard Holmstrom, Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Mitchel Hamm, Kenny Woodard, Edward Robards, Merrill Bell | |
| 11:05 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore loses the dribble to Ernesto Garcia | 15-17 |
| 10:56 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia can't finish the layup | 15-17 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry is fouled on the floor by Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Jackson picks off the pass by Stacey Hastings | 15-17 |
| 10:11 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Trombly | 15-19 |
| 09:45 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Curtis Moore - foul #1 on Curtis Moore, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (SG), Michael Langer (SF) Ernesto Garcia, Carmen Caldwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Gregory Trombly, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 09:45 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:45 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings can't finish the layup | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson's pass is intercepted by Frederic Grier in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-19 |
| 09:19 | Winthrop | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:51 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Merrill Bell and the foul's on James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan (PG), Richard Holmstrom (SF), Jon Warr (C) James Jackson, Stephen Hsu, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Stacey Hastings, Merrill Bell | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore misses the free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jon Warr - foul #1 on Jon Warr, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF) Robert Dever, Michael Langer | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG) Curtis Moore | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:18 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Aaron Terry | 17-21 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn loses the dribble to Norbert Mulligan | 17-21 |
| 07:43 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Holmstrom, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu (PF) Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (PF), John Mathias (C) Edward Robards, Aaron Terry | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Norbert Mulligan (fresh) SG - Ernesto Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Hsu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Holmstrom (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenny Woodard (fresh) C - John Mathias (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias steps out of bounds on the baseline | 17-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (PG), Carmen Caldwell (SF) Norbert Mulligan, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell (C) Larry Mendelsohn | |
| 07:09 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 17-21 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ernesto Garcia is called for the reach on Mitchel Hamm - foul #1 on Ernesto Garcia, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan (PG), Larry Johnson (C) Ernesto Garcia, Richard Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Edward Robards (PF) Gregory Trombly, Kenny Woodard, John Mathias | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:30 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Frederic Grier - foul #1 on Frederic Grier, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Rice (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Michael Langer (PF) Robert Dever, Carmen Caldwell, Stephen Hsu | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), Aaron Terry (C) Mitchel Hamm, Merrill Bell | |
| 06:30 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:30 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Curtis Moore | 19-25 |
| 06:10 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Frederic Grier - foul #2 on Frederic Grier, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Jon Warr (PF) Norbert Mulligan, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Stacey Hastings (SF) Frederic Grier, Larry Mendelsohn | |
| 05:58 | Winthrop | James Jackson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 05:56 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:44 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 05:43 | Winthrop | Jon Warr pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:21 | Winthrop | James Jackson buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jon Warr | 21-25 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 21-25 |
| 05:04 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:01 | Winthrop | Jon Warr is hacked by Edward Robards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Robards, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (SG), Carmen Caldwell (SF), Stephen Hsu (PF), Richard Holmstrom (C) Raymond Wilson, Michael Langer, Jon Warr, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), John Mathias (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Edward Robards, Aaron Terry | |
| 04:50 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Hsu | 24-25 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 04:27 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-25 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm hits a floater from the right side set up by Kenny Woodard | 26-27 |
| 03:58 | Winthrop | James Jackson's floater is tipped away by Merrill Bell | 26-27 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kenny Woodard | 26-27 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias tips it in | 26-29 |
| 03:35 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Jackson and he's hacked by John Mathias - foul #1 on John Mathias, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan (PG), Robert Dever (SG), Larry Johnson (C) James Jackson, Ernesto Garcia, Richard Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Edward Robards (PF) Gregory Trombly, Mitchel Hamm, Kenny Woodard, John Mathias | |
| 03:35 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Norbert Mulligan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dever (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carmen Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Hsu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frederic Grier (fresh) SG - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 03:18 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:03 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 02:40 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:22 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Robards | 31-29 |
| 02:21 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:06 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan loses the dribble to Frederic Grier | 31-29 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carmen Caldwell picks off the pass by Curtis Moore | 31-29 |
| 01:49 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu is hacked by Edward Robards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Robards, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (SG), Richard Holmstrom (SF), Jon Warr (C) Norbert Mulligan, Carmen Caldwell, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Curtis Moore, Larry Mendelsohn, Merrill Bell | |
| 01:49 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 01:26 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:12 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-29 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Raymond Wilson (SF) Robert Dever, Stephen Hsu | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (SF), John Mathias (PF) Stacey Hastings, Edward Robards | |
| 00:46 | Winthrop | Jon Warr misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 00:44 | Winthrop | Jon Warr gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:30 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson loses the dribble to Kenny Woodard | 31-29 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard lays it in | 31-31 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | James Jackson is hacked by Gregory Trombly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Rice (SG), Michael Langer (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Ernesto Garcia, Richard Holmstrom, Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Merrill Bell (C) Gregory Trombly, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell blows the layup | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard tips it home | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Ronald Rice misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-33 |