| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Neth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Abel Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Sowers (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman inbounds the ball | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Gokey - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses the 1st free throw | 25-47 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses the 2nd free throw | 25-47 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 25-47 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is fouled on the floor by Abel Ellis - foul #2 on Abel Ellis, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Marsh connects on the 3 from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Broadhead swats the dunk try by Joe Sowers | 28-47 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Gokey | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 30-47 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen White steals it from Roscoe Neth | 30-47 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey blows the layup | 30-47 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it home | 32-47 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Blackman | 32-49 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain drills a floater from close range set up by Roscoe Neth | 32-51 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Jonathon Crain picks off the pass by Lawrence Broadhead in the backcourt | 32-51 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain lays it up and in | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Blackman steals the ball from Stephen White in the backcourt | 32-53 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Gokey - foul #3 on Richard Gokey, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Kevin Edmunds (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Jonathon Crain, Roscoe Neth, Jeremy Blackman, Abel Ellis | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey's pass is intercepted by Ben Washington in the backcourt | 32-54 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Randy Howell steps in front of the Kevin Edmunds pass | 32-54 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell is denied on a layup by Joe Sowers | 32-54 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the tip | 32-54 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 32-54 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Travis Nimmons picks off the pass by Terry Koerner | 32-54 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Travis Nimmons and he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #3 on Randy Howell, team foul #3 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Abel Ellis (PF) Ben Washington, Travis Nimmons, Kevin Edmunds, Jay Berning | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the free throw | 32-57 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-57 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz hits the follow up shot | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Neth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Stringham (fresh) PF - Abel Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Sowers (tiring) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-57 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Abel Ellis | 34-57 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Rosas swats the layup by Jonathon Crain | 34-57 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis tips it home | 34-59 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Stringham picks off the pass by James Marsh in the backcourt | 34-59 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 34-59 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton grabs the board | 34-59 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | James Marsh double dribbles | 34-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Sterling Horton, Kenneth Rosas, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Travis Nimmons (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Jonathon Crain, Roscoe Neth, Clarence Stringham, Abel Ellis, Joe Sowers | |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro drills a shot in the lane set up by David Dale and he's fouled by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #4 | 34-61 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro makes the free throw | 34-62 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | William Whaley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 37-62 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrel Villarreal is called for the reach on Kenneth Mascorro - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Randy Howell (C) Darrel Villarreal, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF), Abel Ellis (PF) Travis Nimmons, Jay Berning | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Dale | 37-64 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-64 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington grabs the board | 37-64 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Sterling Horton (PF) Terry Koerner, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth (SG), Kevin Edmunds (SF) Ben Washington, Jeremy Blackman | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Kenneth Mascorro - foul #1 on Kenneth Mascorro, team foul #2 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) William Whaley, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Clarence Stringham (SF) David Dale, Abel Ellis | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathon Crain | 40-66 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Jonathon Crain picks off the pass by Sterling Horton in the backcourt | 40-66 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain banks in the layup | 40-68 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Harvey | 42-68 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathon Crain | 42-71 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton loses the dribble to Jonathon Crain | 42-71 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth throws it down on a great pass from Jonathon Crain | 42-73 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-73 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain snags the defensive board | 42-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roscoe Neth (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Stringham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-73 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro misses the tip | 42-73 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds can't tip it in | 42-73 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Mascorro | 42-73 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain is fouled on the floor by Michael Harvey - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #6 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Michael Harvey, James Marsh, Sterling Horton, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Jonathon Crain, Roscoe Neth, Clarence Stringham, Kevin Edmunds, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #7 | 42-73 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington misses the 1st free throw | 42-73 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the defensive board | 42-73 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | David Dale is called for the reach on Stephen White in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Dale, team foul #3 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG) David Dale | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | William Whaley clanks a floater from the left block | 42-73 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington gets the rebound | 42-73 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning loses the dribble to Kenneth Rosas | 42-73 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Sowers | 42-73 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Travis Nimmons | 42-73 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Whaley is called for the reach on Ben Washington - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #8 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis (PF) Joe Sowers | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Abel Ellis - foul #3 on Abel Ellis, team foul #4 | 42-75 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the rebound | 44-75 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Ben Washington steals the ball from Stephen White | 44-75 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Travis Nimmons and he's fouled by Darryl Paz - foul #1 on Darryl Paz, team foul #9 | 44-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Joe Sowers (C) Ben Washington, Travis Nimmons, Abel Ellis | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning makes the free throw | 44-78 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey drills a jumper in the paint set up by Stephen White and he's hacked by Jay Berning - foul #1 on Jay Berning, team foul #5 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Terry Koerner, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis (PF) Jay Berning | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the free throw | 47-78 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth is whistled for traveling | 47-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-78 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman pulls down the rebound | 47-78 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth misses the easy layup | 47-78 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis misses the tip | 47-78 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-78 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Marsh - foul #2 on James Marsh, team foul #10 | 47-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF) Roscoe Neth, Jeremy Blackman | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain makes the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-80 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Gokey, team foul #11 | 47-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sterling Horton swats the short shot by Joe Sowers | 47-80 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey grabs the board | 47-80 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ben Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Stringham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Abel Ellis (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Sowers (tiring) 20 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead blows the layup | 47-80 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner snags the offensive board | 47-80 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Abel Ellis blocks the short jumper by Sterling Horton | 47-80 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-80 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ben Washington | 47-82 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Stringham - foul #2 on Clarence Stringham, team foul #6 | 47-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Sterling Horton, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Kevin Edmunds (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Jonathon Crain, Ben Washington, Clarence Stringham, Abel Ellis, Joe Sowers | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-82 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses the tip | 47-82 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't tip it in | 47-82 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons pulls down the rebound | 47-82 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons double dribbles | 47-82 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Dale - foul #5 on David Dale, team foul #7 | 47-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG) David Dale | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 48-82 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-82 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Kenneth Mascorro is denied by Kenneth Rosas | 49-82 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 49-82 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas blows the layup | 49-82 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the defensive rebound | 49-82 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-85 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Ben Washington takes the ball from Michael Harvey in the backcourt | 49-85 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds lays it up and in set up by Ben Washington | 49-87 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Jay Berning blocks the short jumper by Terry Koerner | 49-87 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds pulls down the rebound | 49-87 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Edmunds | 49-89 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Jay Berning blocks the jumper by Michael Harvey | 49-89 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner snags the offensive board | 49-89 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #12 | 49-89 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Michael Harvey, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Abel Ellis (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Ben Washington, Travis Nimmons, Kevin Edmunds, Jay Berning, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-89 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 49-89 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal loses the dribble to Clarence Stringham in the backcourt | 49-89 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth can't finish the layup | 49-89 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-89 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-89 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Abel Ellis | 49-92 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-92 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-92 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain blows the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #3 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #13 | 49-92 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Randy Howell (C) Terry Koerner, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain makes the 1st free throw | 49-93 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-94 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Ellis - foul #4 on Abel Ellis, team foul #8 | 49-94 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 50-94 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-94 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jonathon Crain | 51-96 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrel Villarreal (tired) 1 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (tired) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roscoe Neth (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Stringham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Abel Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Joe Sowers (tiring) 22 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is hacked by Jonathon Crain - foul #3 on Jonathon Crain, team foul #9 | 51-96 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SF) Jonathon Crain, Clarence Stringham | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 52-96 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-96 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ben Washington and the foul's on Sterling Horton - foul #2 on Sterling Horton, team foul #14 | 53-98 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis makes the free throw | 53-99 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-99 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth gets the rebound | 53-99 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth is hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #4 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #15 | 53-99 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth makes the 1st free throw | 53-100 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-101 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-101 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth grabs the board | 53-101 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-103 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Ben Washington picks off the pass by Darryl Paz in the backcourt | 53-103 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Koerner takes the ball from Joe Sowers | 53-103 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Joe Sowers picks off the pass by Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt | 53-103 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-103 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth can't tip it in | 53-103 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Koerner | 53-103 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sterling Horton | 55-103 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers hits a jumper from the left block | 55-105 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas is hacked by Roscoe Neth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roscoe Neth, team foul #10 | 55-105 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Randy Howell (C) Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG) Ben Washington | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 56-105 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-105 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-105 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Blackman | 57-105 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abel Ellis clanks a floater from the left side | 57-105 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner snags the defensive board | 57-105 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-105 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Roscoe Neth | 57-105 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-105 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the board | 57-105 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Joe Sowers swats the short shot by Randy Howell | 57-105 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits the follow up shot | 59-105 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain runs out the clock | 59-105 |