| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fresh) SG - Harold Moody (fresh) SF - Henry Negron (fresh) PF - Brandon Jones (fresh) C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) SG - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Jones - foul #1 on Brandon Jones, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Moody and he's hacked by Craig Montemayor - foul #1 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron makes the free throw | 5-1 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Henry Negron | 5-1 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley loses the dribble to Ulysses Johnson | 5-1 |
| 18:42 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Freeman swats the dunk try by Floyd Miles | 5-1 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Chumbley | 5-1 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron knocks in the shot from the left wing | 7-1 |
| 18:05 | Liberty | John Griffin misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 7-1 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley snags the defensive board | 7-1 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles is fouled on the floor by Sammy Whitehurst - foul #2 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #3 | 7-1 |
| 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 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), Jimmy Heath (PF) Sammy Whitehurst, Charles Freeman | |
| 17:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster is hacked by Ulysses Johnson - foul #1 on Ulysses Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-1 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-1 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath gets the rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:31 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst is hacked by Dennis Trepanier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Trepanier, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Chris Hunter (SF) Ulysses Johnson, John Griffin | |
| 17:21 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 7-1 |
| 17:20 | Liberty | Chris Hunter tips it home | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:52 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:35 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor connects on the runner from the right block | 7-5 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Walker steps in front of the James Caruso pass | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Liberty | Dennis Trepanier steals it from Jimmy Heath in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), Harold Moody (SG), Henry Negron (SF), Matthew Noble (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Clinton Shuster, Dennis Trepanier, James Caruso, John Ballard, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), John Griffin (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Claude Samons (C) Conrad Hurst, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath, Craig Montemayor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fresh) SG - Harold Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Negron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Noble (fresh) C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Walker (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Liberty | John Griffin blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Moody - foul #1 on Harold Moody, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Griffin swats the short shot by Henry Negron | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Liberty | John Griffin snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Liberty | Harold Moody picks off the pass by John Griffin | 7-6 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Claude Samons | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Griffin and he's fouled by Floyd Miles - foul #1 on Floyd Miles, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis (SF), Brandon Jones (PF) Henry Negron, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG) Richard Walker | |
| 14:32 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles hits a shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Liberty | John Griffin hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ulysses Johnson | 9-11 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Conrad Hurst - foul #1 on Conrad Hurst, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF), Clark Gambino (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) John Griffin, Charles Freeman, Claude Samons | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-11 |
| 13:50 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Floyd Miles | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), Henry Negron (SF), John Ballard (C) Floyd Miles, John Davis, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (SG), Jimmy Heath (PF) Conrad Hurst, Clark Gambino | |
| 13:02 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 13:00 | Liberty | Chris Hunter grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:53 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jimmy Heath is called for the reach on John Ballard - foul #1 on Jimmy Heath, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), James Caruso (SF), Matthew Noble (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Brandon Jones, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), John Griffin (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Clark Gambino (C) Ulysses Johnson, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath, Craig Montemayor | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Freeman steals it from Bruce Chumbley | 10-14 |
| 12:04 | Liberty | John Griffin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley is fouled on the floor by Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG) Dennis Trepanier | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Claude Samons (C) Richard Walker, Charles Freeman | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:58 | Liberty | Claude Samons snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:54 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge (PF) Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-14 |
| 11:44 | Liberty | John Griffin snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clinton Shuster (fresh) SF - James Caruso (fresh) PF - Andy Ethridge (fresh) C - Matthew Noble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fairly fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Gambino (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-16 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ulysses Johnson takes the ball from Floyd Miles | 10-16 |
| 11:20 | Liberty | John Griffin jams it set up by Ulysses Johnson | 10-18 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble is whistled for traveling | 10-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), Henry Negron (SF), John Ballard (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Clinton Shuster, James Caruso, Andy Ethridge, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (SG), Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) Conrad Hurst, John Griffin, Clark Gambino, Claude Samons | |
| 10:40 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody's layup is rejected by Craig Montemayor | 10-18 |
| 10:17 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Ulysses Johnson | 10-18 |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Richard Walker is hacked by Floyd Miles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Floyd Miles, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), John Davis (SF), Brandon Jones (PF) Floyd Miles, Henry Negron, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), Charles Freeman (PF) Ulysses Johnson, Jimmy Heath | |
| 09:53 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Davis | 13-18 |
| 09:39 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley (C) John Ballard | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), John Griffin (SF), Clark Gambino (C) Richard Walker, Chris Hunter, Craig Montemayor | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Freeman is called for the reach on Brandon Jones - foul #2 on Charles Freeman, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Samons (C) Charles Freeman | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:22 | Liberty | Claude Samons gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:18 | Liberty | Bruce Chumbley steps in front of the Ulysses Johnson pass in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Clark Gambino - foul #1 on Clark Gambino, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Andy Ethridge (C) Dennis Trepanier, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (SG), Jimmy Heath (PF) Conrad Hurst, Clark Gambino | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:47 | Liberty | John Griffin drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Brandon Jones - foul #2 on Brandon Jones, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Matthew Noble (C) Harold Moody, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Liberty | Craig Montemayor (C) Claude Samons | |
| 08:47 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:47 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | Liberty | John Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Andy Ethridge | 16-20 |
| 08:32 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 08:14 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:07 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 16-22 |
| 08:05 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor tips it back up and in | 16-24 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 07:51 | Liberty | John Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:46 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), Harold Moody (SG), John Davis (SF), John Ballard (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Clinton Shuster, James Caruso, Henry Negron, Andy Ethridge, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), Chris Hunter (SF), Clark Gambino (PF), Claude Samons (C) Richard Walker, John Griffin, Jimmy Heath, Craig Montemayor | |
| 07:46 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:46 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dennis Trepanier (fresh) SG - Harold Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Ballard (fresh) C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Conrad Hurst (fairly fresh) SF - Chris Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Gambino (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-26 |
| 07:27 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Claude Samons | 16-26 |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Chris Hunter comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Craig Montemayor (C) Ulysses Johnson, Claude Samons | |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bruce Chumbley | 16-26 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Montemayor | 16-26 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier gets the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Davis | 18-26 |
| 06:36 | Liberty | Chris Hunter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Chris Hunter, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Henry Negron (SF) Dennis Trepanier, John Davis | |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SG), Charles Freeman (PF) Conrad Hurst, Clark Gambino | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 06:13 | Liberty | Charles Freeman gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:04 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor is fouled on the floor by Bruce Chumbley - foul #1 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble (PF) John Ballard | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Griffin (SF) Chris Hunter | |
| 06:04 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:04 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bruce Chumbley | 18-27 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron is hacked by Charles Freeman - foul #3 on Charles Freeman, team foul #11 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmy Heath (PF), Claude Samons (C) Charles Freeman, Craig Montemayor | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:41 | Liberty | John Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Walker | 20-29 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron misses long on a floater from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 05:26 | Liberty | Claude Samons pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:08 | Liberty | Clinton Shuster picks off the pass by Claude Samons | 20-29 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Negron, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), James Caruso (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Clark Gambino (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) Richard Walker, Jimmy Heath, Claude Samons | |
| 04:53 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor's pass is intercepted by Clinton Shuster in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 04:36 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Clark Gambino | 20-29 |
| 04:19 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the open dunk | 20-29 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ulysses Johnson - foul #2 on Ulysses Johnson, team foul #12 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), John Ballard (PF) Clinton Shuster, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF) John Griffin, Clark Gambino | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:11 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 04:01 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Dennis Trepanier - foul #2 on Dennis Trepanier, team foul #11 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis (SF) Dennis Trepanier | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 04:01 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), Brandon Jones (PF) John Davis, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 03:45 | Liberty | Chris Hunter buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-35 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard tips it in | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Moody (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Caruso (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Whitehurst (fairly fresh) SF - Chris Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Heath (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Craig Montemayor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor knocks in the runner from close range set up by Chris Hunter | 23-37 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard is whistled for traveling | 23-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (SG), John Davis (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF), Matthew Noble (C) Harold Moody, James Caruso, Brandon Jones, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Conrad Hurst (SG), John Griffin (SF), Clark Gambino (PF), Claude Samons (C) Ulysses Johnson, Sammy Whitehurst, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath, Craig Montemayor | |
| 02:42 | Liberty | John Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #12 | 23-37 |
| 02:42 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 02:42 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-39 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble tips it in | 25-39 |
| 02:07 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-39 |
| 02:05 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst tips it in | 25-41 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 01:44 | Liberty | John Griffin snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 01:34 | Liberty | John Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Brandon Jones (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) John Davis, Andy Ethridge, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SG), Jimmy Heath (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) Conrad Hurst, Clark Gambino, Claude Samons | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 01:15 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 01:05 | Liberty | Richard Walker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #13 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (SG) Dennis Trepanier | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF) John Griffin | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones loses the dribble to Craig Montemayor | 25-41 |
| 00:46 | Liberty | Chris Hunter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Floyd Miles | 28-43 |
| 00:22 | Liberty | Brandon Jones denies the turnaround by Craig Montemayor | 28-43 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Floyd Miles | 30-43 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Richard Walker hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-43 |