| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ryan Hough (fresh) SG - Sean Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Fields (fresh) PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) C - Zachary Grimes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | James Green tips it home | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Robert Fields is denied by Dave Iser | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Lambert | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Sean Johnson steps in front of the James Green pass in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson lays it in | 2-5 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | George Lambert banks in the wide open layup and the foul's on Zachary Grimes - foul #1 on Zachary Grimes, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Zachary Grimes | 4-5 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas buries a 3 from straight away | 4-8 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fields - foul #1 on Robert Fields, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner (PG), Edgar Benton (SG), Imarogbe Abdeldayen (SF), Maurice Bedolla (PF), Fred Wilson (C) Ryan Hough, Sean Johnson, Robert Fields, Richard Thomas, Zachary Grimes | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | James Green misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | William Felts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is fouled on the floor by Maurice Bedolla - foul #1 on Maurice Bedolla, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, William Felts | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Sean Johnson (SG), Robert Fields (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Alan Burner, Edgar Benton, Imarogbe Abdeldayen, Fred Wilson, Maurice Bedolla | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 6-12 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kyle Core steps in front of the Gerald Gordon pass | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Lambert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ryan Hough (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fields (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerald Gordon (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | James Dean hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | George Lambert banks in the layup set up by Dave Iser | 8-12 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Iser steals the ball from Ryan Hough | 8-12 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by James Dean | 10-12 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Dean - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), William Felts (PF) Kyle Core, James Dean, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner (PG), Imarogbe Abdeldayen (SF), Maurice Bedolla (PF), Fred Wilson (C) Ryan Hough, Robert Fields, Richard Thomas, Gerald Gordon | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | William Felts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edgar Benton (SG) Sean Johnson | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Felts swats the short shot by Maurice Bedolla | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edgar Benton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edgar Benton, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser slams it home and he's fouled by Edgar Benton - foul #2 on Edgar Benton, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson (SG) Edgar Benton | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes (C) Sean Johnson | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Green | 15-12 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen is hacked by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Sean Johnson (SG), Richard Thomas (PF) Alan Burner, Imarogbe Abdeldayen, Fred Wilson | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields (SF) Maurice Bedolla | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't finish the layup | 15-12 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes grabs the board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) C - George Lambert (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ryan Hough (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fields (tiring) PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Zachary Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Dan Pittman, William Felts | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Green | 17-12 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 17-12 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | James Green grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | James Green is hacked by Ryan Hough in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Hough, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner (SG), Imarogbe Abdeldayen (SF), Fred Wilson (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Sean Johnson, Robert Fields, Richard Thomas, Zachary Grimes | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | James Dean is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Green | 19-12 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Imarogbe Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Imarogbe Abdeldayen, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla (SG) Ryan Hough | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner's pass is intercepted by William Felts | 21-15 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is hacked by Maurice Bedolla - foul #2 on Maurice Bedolla, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson (SG), Robert Fields (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Zachary Grimes (C) Maurice Bedolla, Imarogbe Abdeldayen, Fred Wilson, Gerald Gordon | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is open but misses the lay-in | 23-15 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 23-17 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Fields is called for the reach on Kyle Core in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Fields, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dave Iser (C) Ronald Panella, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Imarogbe Abdeldayen (SF) Alan Burner, Robert Fields | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Green is called for the reach on Ryan Hough - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Richard Thomas, Zachary Grimes | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson makes the runner in the lane set up by Ryan Hough and he's hacked by William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner (SG) Sean Johnson | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | William Felts is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PF), Zachary Grimes (C) Fred Wilson, Gerald Gordon | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dean (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) PF - Dave Iser (tiring) 7 pts. C - George Lambert (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ryan Hough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Burner (fairly fresh) SF - Imarogbe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Grimes (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alan Burner | 25-23 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | James Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it but misses | 25-23 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Imarogbe Abdeldayen | 25-23 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | James Green knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dave Iser | 27-23 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses short on a runner near the basket | 27-23 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Imarogbe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on James Dean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Imarogbe Abdeldayen, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson (SG), Fred Wilson (SF) Alan Burner, Imarogbe Abdeldayen | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | James Green pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser's pass is intercepted by Richard Thomas | 29-23 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-23 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Lambert steals the ball from Fred Wilson | 29-23 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG), Dan Pittman (SF) James Green, James Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Gordon (C) Zachary Grimes | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella slams it home on a nice dish by Dave Iser | 31-23 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson is called for traveling | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner (PG) Ryan Hough | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (PF) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Zachary Grimes (C) Sean Johnson, Gerald Gordon | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | George Lambert pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | James Green is hacked by Ryan Hough in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Hough, team foul #11 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson (SG) Ryan Hough | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (PF) James Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | James Green is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella clanks a shot from the right block | 33-25 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner is fouled in the backcourt by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's fouled by Sean Johnson - foul #1 on Sean Johnson, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kyle Core steals the ball from Sean Johnson | 36-27 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core throws it down | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Lambert (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Alan Burner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Johnson (tired) 2 pts. SF - Fred Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Grimes (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-27 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | George Lambert's layup is rejected by Richard Thomas | 38-27 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dave Iser (PF) Kyle Core, Ronald Panella, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Edgar Benton (SG), Robert Fields (SF), Maurice Bedolla (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Alan Burner, Sean Johnson, Fred Wilson, Richard Thomas, Zachary Grimes | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dave Iser and he's hacked by Ryan Hough - foul #3 on Ryan Hough, team foul #13 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Burner (PG) Ryan Hough | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | James Dean blows the dunk but he's fouled by Maurice Bedolla - foul #3 on Maurice Bedolla, team foul #14 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen (PF), Zachary Grimes (C) Maurice Bedolla, Gerald Gordon | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | James Dean's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Fields | 42-29 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Edgar Benton | 42-29 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields blows the layup | 42-29 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | James Green comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser can't finish the layup | 42-29 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it but misses | 42-29 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Green can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kyle Core | 45-29 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | James Green snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Green comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 45-29 |