| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - Thomas Petty (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) SG - Emmett Best (fresh) SF - King Palazzo (fresh) PF - Frank Paxton (fresh) C - Daniel Fowler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Daniel Fowler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Bradly Kelly | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | John Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards scores on a shot from the left side set up by John Mason | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is fouled on the floor by Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), David Halls (PF) Thomas Petty, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (PF) Frank Paxton | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | David Halls's layup is rejected by Albert Richardson | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the dunk | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Fowler | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Emmett Best and he's fouled by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole (SF), Rick White (C) King Palazzo, Daniel Fowler | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | William Mayers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Mason | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson tips it in | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on Rick White - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) William Mayers, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (PG), Charles Lee (SG), Frank Paxton (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Marco Costa, Emmett Best, Albert Richardson, Rick White | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Charlton steals it from Arthur Cole | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (tiring) 2 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - Thomas Petty (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Walter Seymour (fresh) SG - Charles Lee (fresh) SF - Arthur Cole (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Paxton (fresh) C - Daniel Fowler (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Charlton | 9-5 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | George Charlton snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | George Charlton banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Mason and he's hacked by Daniel Fowler - foul #2 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) John Mason, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Chester Stuart (PF), Albert Richardson (C) Charles Lee, Arthur Cole, Frank Paxton, Daniel Fowler | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), William Mayers (SF) George Charlton, Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Rick White (C) Walter Seymour, Albert Richardson | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart's floater is tipped away by David Halls | 12-7 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | David Halls travels in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa loses the dribble to John Mason | 12-7 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | William Mayers connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradly Kelly | 14-7 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF), David Halls (C) William Mayers, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (PG), Charles Lee (SG), Frank Paxton (PF), Albert Richardson (C) Marco Costa, Emmett Best, King Palazzo, Rick White | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF) Chester Stuart | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo is whistled for traveling | 14-8 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kosta Gembarowski | 17-8 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton blows the layup but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Arthur Cole (SF) Walter Seymour, Charles Lee, King Palazzo | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Paxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is hacked by Marco Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (PG) Marco Costa | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Albert Richardson swats the dunk try by Kosta Gembarowski | 17-10 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Charlton | 20-10 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), William Mayers (SG) George Charlton, Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | John Mason knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Halls | 22-11 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-11 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty loses the dribble to Arthur Cole in the backcourt | 22-11 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-11 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole connects on the floater from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 24-13 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Halls - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (PG), Chester Stuart (SF), Rick White (C) Walter Seymour, Arthur Cole, Frank Paxton | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmett Best, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF) Albert Richardson | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to King Palazzo | 24-14 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Mayers swats the layup by King Palazzo | 24-14 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | King Palazzo is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on King Palazzo, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (PF) Chester Stuart | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Kosta Gembarowski - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole (C) Rick White | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Charlton and the foul's on Frank Paxton - foul #1 on Frank Paxton, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) George Charlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (PG), Albert Richardson (C) Charles Lee, Arthur Cole | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-14 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Petty (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Halls (tiring) 3 pts. C - Bradly Kelly (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Walter Seymour (fairly fresh) SG - Emmett Best (tiring) 1 ast. SF - King Palazzo (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Frank Paxton (tired) 2 pts. C - Albert Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-14 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-14 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour gets the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best is fouled on the floor by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #8 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole (SF), Chester Stuart (PF), Rick White (C) King Palazzo, Frank Paxton, Albert Richardson | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmett Best, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF) David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF) Emmett Best | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by King Palazzo - foul #2 on King Palazzo, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (SG) King Palazzo | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Petty is called for the reach on Chester Stuart - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #9 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson (C) Rick White | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Edwards | 32-20 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 32-20 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White (C) Chester Stuart | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is hacked by Rick White - foul #1 on Rick White, team foul #10 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SF) Dustin Edwards, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | William Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | William Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour is called for traveling | 34-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (PF) John Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cole - foul #1 on Arthur Cole, team foul #11 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (PF) Rick White | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-20 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by George Charlton is denied by Albert Richardson | 36-20 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses the runner from the right block | 36-20 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | William Mayers pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | John Mason is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) William Mayers, George Charlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart (SF) Charles Lee | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kosta Gembarowski picks off the pass by Frank Paxton | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Petty (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Walter Seymour (tiring) SG - Arthur Cole (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Chester Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Paxton (tired) 2 pts. C - Albert Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), William Mayers (SF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Emmett Best (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Daniel Fowler (C) Walter Seymour, Arthur Cole, Chester Stuart, Albert Richardson | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best double dribbles | 36-20 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Charlton | 38-20 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-20 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the tip | 38-20 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | William Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | William Mayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Bradly Kelly (C) William Mayers, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart (PF) Frank Paxton | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-23 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Charlton | 41-23 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler hits a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #10 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), Thomas Petty (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Dustin Edwards, George Charlton, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Fowler steps in front of the William Mayers pass in the backcourt | 41-26 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Fowler | 41-28 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Emmett Best - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #12 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG), Albert Richardson (PF), Rick White (C) Emmett Best, Chester Stuart, Daniel Fowler | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Rick White | 42-28 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mason is called for the reach on Marco Costa - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #11 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Mayers | 45-30 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (SG), Arthur Cole (SF), Frank Paxton (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Walter Seymour, King Palazzo, Albert Richardson, Rick White | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a jump hook in the paint | 45-30 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards tips it but misses | 45-30 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Fowler | 45-30 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 45-30 |