| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Moody (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Negron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Karl Gunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Conte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lenk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte loses the dribble to Harold Moody in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron is hacked by Ricky Heimbach - foul #1 on Ricky Heimbach, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor (C) Michael Lenk | |
| 19:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Harold Moody | 37-39 |
| 19:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Bruce Chumbley takes the ball from Shane Conte | 37-39 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Taylor - foul #1 on Gordon Taylor, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Dennis Trepanier (SG), James Caruso (SF), John Ballard (PF), Andy Ethridge (C) Floyd Miles, Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Brandon Jones, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis (PG), Edgar Bee (SF), Fredrick Carroll (PF) Karl Gunn, Ricky Heimbach, Gordon Taylor | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) Shane Conte, Kenneth Turner | |
| 18:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Bee | 37-41 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Clinton Shuster | 39-41 |
| 18:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis is fouled on the floor by Clinton Shuster - foul #3 on Clinton Shuster, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), Harold Moody (SG), John Davis (SF), Matthew Noble (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Clinton Shuster, Dennis Trepanier, James Caruso, John Ballard, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte (SG), Ricky Heimbach (SF), Gordon Taylor (C) Alfred Davis, Edgar Bee, Fredrick Carroll | |
| 17:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Miles | 41-41 |
| 17:35 | Birmingham-Southern | John Davis is called for the reach on Gregory Monnier in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Karl Gunn (PG), Kenneth Turner (C) Gregory Monnier, Gordon Taylor | |
| 17:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach is fouled on the floor by Henry Negron - foul #2 on Henry Negron, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones (PF) Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor (C) Michael Lenk | |
| 16:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gordon Taylor - foul #2 on Gordon Taylor, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (SG), John Davis (SF), John Ballard (C) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Turner is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Shane Conte | 43-43 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Trepanier | 45-43 |
| 15:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 15:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dennis Trepanier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Karl Gunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Conte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Heimbach (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Turner (tiring) 4 pts. C - Gordon Taylor (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor's floater is knocked away by John Ballard | 45-43 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones's pass is intercepted by Ricky Heimbach in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 15:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach slams it home | 45-45 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 14:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 14:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Floyd Miles steps in front of the Gordon Taylor pass | 48-45 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones is hacked by Kenneth Turner - foul #3 on Kenneth Turner, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Harold Moody (SG), Henry Negron (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Floyd Miles, Dennis Trepanier, John Davis, Brandon Jones, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis (PG), Gregory Monnier (SG), Edgar Bee (SF), Fredrick Carroll (PF), Emmitt Antonucci (C) Karl Gunn, Shane Conte, Ricky Heimbach, Kenneth Turner, Gordon Taylor | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Negron | 50-45 |
| 13:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee is called for 5 seconds | 50-45 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Davis steps in front of the Clinton Shuster pass in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Moody - foul #2 on Harold Moody, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (PG), Matthew Noble (PF) Clinton Shuster, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) Alfred Davis, Fredrick Carroll | |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 12:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 12:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Negron - foul #3 on Henry Negron, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG) Henry Negron | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis (PG) Gregory Monnier | |
| 12:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 11:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci grabs the board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Moody (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Noble (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Chumbley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Alfred Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Conte (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgar Bee (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Michael Lenk (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Emmitt Antonucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Harold Moody is called for the reach on Alfred Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Moody, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF) James Caruso, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach (SF) Shane Conte | |
| 11:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Lenk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster banks in the layup on a great pass from Andy Ethridge and he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #2 on Michael Lenk, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte (SG), Fredrick Carroll (PF) Edgar Bee, Michael Lenk | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:55 | Birmingham-Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Carroll | 53-48 |
| 10:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Andy Ethridge takes the ball from Shane Conte | 53-48 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster's pass is intercepted by Alfred Davis | 53-48 |
| 10:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Conte steps in front of the Harold Moody pass in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 10:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach throws it down set up by Shane Conte | 53-50 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shane Conte - foul #1 on Shane Conte, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), James Caruso (SF), John Ballard (PF) Clinton Shuster, Henry Negron, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier (PG), Edgar Bee (SF), Michael Lenk (PF) Alfred Davis, Ricky Heimbach, Fredrick Carroll | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble (PF) John Ballard | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 09:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte misses the lay-in | 55-50 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from James Caruso | 57-50 |
| 09:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Lenk dunks the ball | 57-52 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 08:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Monnier | 57-55 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble is hacked by Shane Conte in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Conte, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), Henry Negron (SF), John Ballard (C) Floyd Miles, James Caruso, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Karl Gunn (PG), Ricky Heimbach (SF), Fredrick Carroll (PF) Gregory Monnier, Edgar Bee, Michael Lenk | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses badly on a shot in the lane | 57-55 |
| 08:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 08:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte's pass is intercepted by Harold Moody | 57-55 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fredrick Carroll steals it from Henry Negron | 57-55 |
| 07:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 57-55 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble grabs the board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dennis Trepanier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Moody (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Negron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Noble (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Karl Gunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Conte (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Heimbach (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmitt Antonucci (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Conte takes the ball from Dennis Trepanier | 57-55 |
| 07:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Matthew Noble - foul #3 on Matthew Noble, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), John Davis (SF), Brandon Jones (PF) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Turner (PF), Gordon Taylor (C) Fredrick Carroll, Emmitt Antonucci | |
| 07:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Conte - foul #3 on Shane Conte, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis (SG) Shane Conte | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach hits the finger roll set up by Alfred Davis | 57-60 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier is hacked by Alfred Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Davis, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley (C) John Ballard | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Turner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Davis is called for the reach on Clinton Shuster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Davis, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), James Caruso (SF) Dennis Trepanier, John Davis | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee (SG), Fredrick Carroll (PF) Alfred Davis, Gordon Taylor | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Floyd Miles takes the ball from Karl Gunn in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones is whistled for a carry | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier (PG), Shane Conte (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) Karl Gunn, Ricky Heimbach, Kenneth Turner | |
| 06:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bruce Chumbley - foul #1 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), Henry Negron (SF), John Ballard (C) Clinton Shuster, James Caruso, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci (C) Fredrick Carroll | |
| 06:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Ballard | 63-62 |
| 05:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge (C) Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis (PG), Ricky Heimbach (SF), Gordon Taylor (PF) Gregory Monnier, Edgar Bee, Michael Lenk | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Moody | 65-62 |
| 05:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Harold Moody is called for the reach on Emmitt Antonucci in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Moody, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG) Floyd Miles | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 05:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge tips it but misses | 65-64 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Emmitt Antonucci - foul #4 on Emmitt Antonucci, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), James Caruso (SF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Karl Gunn (PG), Gregory Monnier (SG), Fredrick Carroll (PF), Kenneth Turner (C) Alfred Davis, Shane Conte, Gordon Taylor, Emmitt Antonucci | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:53 | Birmingham-Southern | John Ballard is called for the reach on Gregory Monnier in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Ballard, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones (PF) John Ballard | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 04:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Heimbach - foul #2 on Ricky Heimbach, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee (SF) Ricky Heimbach | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 04:35 | Birmingham-Southern | The short jumper by Kenneth Turner is denied by Bruce Chumbley | 67-66 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 67-66 |
| 04:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Turner grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 03:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll comes up short on the shot from the right block | 67-66 |
| 03:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Monnier snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 03:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll's layup is rejected by Bruce Chumbley | 67-66 |
| 03:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Clinton Shuster (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Trepanier (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Jones (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Karl Gunn (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Monnier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Bee (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Carroll (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Turner (very tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Karl Gunn misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Fredrick Carroll misses the tip | 67-66 |
| 03:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Edgar Bee grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Karl Gunn buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), Harold Moody (SG), John Davis (SF), John Ballard (PF), Andy Ethridge (C) Clinton Shuster, Dennis Trepanier, James Caruso, Brandon Jones, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Alfred Davis (PG), Shane Conte (SG), Ricky Heimbach (SF), Michael Lenk (PF), Emmitt Antonucci (C) Karl Gunn, Gregory Monnier, Edgar Bee, Fredrick Carroll, Kenneth Turner | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Harold Moody and he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #3 on Michael Lenk, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard makes the free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte misses short on a floater from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #4 on Michael Lenk, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| 02:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) John Ballard, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gordon Taylor (PF) Michael Lenk | |
| 02:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach makes the free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 02:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Matthew Noble steals the ball from Alfred Davis | 71-71 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Davis | 73-71 |
| 01:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Matthew Noble steals it from Ricky Heimbach in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody loses the dribble to Alfred Davis | 73-71 |
| 01:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Brandon Jones (PF) John Davis, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Karl Gunn (PG), Michael Lenk (PF) Alfred Davis, Gordon Taylor | |
| 01:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Shane Conte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Brandon Jones | 73-71 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #5 on Michael Lenk, team foul #15 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Turner (PF) Michael Lenk | |
| 00:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Turner gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Chumbley - foul #2 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 00:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Emmitt Antonucci makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Karl Gunn is called for the reach on Brandon Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Gunn, team foul #16 | 73-72 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Floyd Miles - foul #1 on Floyd Miles, team foul #13 | 75-72 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach makes the 3rd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Karl Gunn is called for the reach on Brandon Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Gunn, team foul #17 | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody is hacked by Karl Gunn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Karl Gunn, team foul #18 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), James Caruso (SF) Floyd Miles, Henry Negron | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Ricky Heimbach hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-74 |