| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) SG - Ben Washington (fresh) SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) PF - Jay Berning (fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Marsh steals it from Kenneth Mascorro | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Marsh | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Ben Washington | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Mascorro - foul #1 on Kenneth Mascorro, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton's layup is rejected by Kenneth Mascorro | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Mascorro - foul #2 on Kenneth Mascorro, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Jonathon Crain, Ben Washington, Bennie Williams, Jay Berning, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds is denied on a dunk by Darryl Paz | 5-4 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal travels in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Dale (fresh) SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) C - Tommy Cain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) PF - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) C - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds is fouled on the floor by Darryl Paz - foul #1 on Darryl Paz, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Jay Berning (PF) David Dale, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Sterling Horton, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Rosas steps in front of the Ben Washington pass | 5-7 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | James Marsh buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen White and the foul's on Bennie Williams - foul #1 on Bennie Williams, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham (SF) Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Berning | 8-10 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Marsh and the foul's on Jonathon Crain - foul #1 on Jonathon Crain, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds (C) Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Rosas is called for the reach on Kevin Edmunds - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG) Jonathon Crain, Ben Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (PF), Sammy Finnegan (C) Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Stringham | 10-13 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF), Bennie Williams (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Clarence Stringham, Jay Berning, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton can't finish the layup | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton travels with the ball | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Kevin Edmunds (C) David Dale, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Bennie Williams, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Sterling Horton, Kenneth Rosas, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ben Washington - foul #1 on Ben Washington, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Stringham (fresh) PF - Jay Berning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Jonathon Crain is called for the reach on Stephen White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathon Crain, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG) Jonathon Crain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Berning | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | James Marsh buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Koerner | 13-17 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner's pass is intercepted by Ben Washington in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington hits the finger roll | 15-17 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Broadhead and he's fouled by Clarence Stringham - foul #1 on Clarence Stringham, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Bennie Williams (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Ben Washington, Clarence Stringham, Jay Berning, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Randy Howell, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF) Terry Koerner | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Travis Nimmons picks off the pass by Darryl Paz in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons lays it in | 19-20 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Paz | 19-20 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Nimmons | 22-20 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is hacked by David Dale in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Dale, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Casey Hargrove (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Kevin Edmunds (C) David Dale, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Bennie Williams, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Sterling Horton, Sammy Finnegan, Darryl Paz | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove loses the ball out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF), Tommy Cain (C) Clarence Stringham, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Stephen White | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Ebenstein | 22-27 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Koerner picks off the pass by Bennie Williams | 22-27 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein lays it in on a great pass from Terry Koerner | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ben Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Hargrove (fresh) SF - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Berning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Cain (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #1 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG) Casey Hargrove | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF) Terry Koerner | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell lays it up and in set up by Samuel Ebenstein | 23-31 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Kevin Edmunds (C) Ben Washington, Bennie Williams, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Randy Howell, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton hits a shot from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning is whistled for a carry | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF) Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Terry Koerner (SF) James Marsh, Sterling Horton | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman is fouled on the floor by Sammy Finnegan - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Casey Hargrove (SG), Tommy Cain (C) David Dale, Travis Nimmons, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Sammy Finnegan, Darryl Paz | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is hacked by Casey Hargrove - foul #1 on Casey Hargrove, team foul #9 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham (SF) Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG) Stephen White, Terry Koerner | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Casey Hargrove | 28-36 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Randy Howell | 28-38 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 28-38 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Villarreal | 28-38 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Bennie Williams (PF), Kevin Edmunds (C) Ben Washington, Casey Hargrove, Clarence Stringham, Jay Berning, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Sterling Horton (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Randy Howell | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Broadhead is called for the reach on Kevin Edmunds - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Kenneth Mascorro (C) David Dale, Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Terry Koerner, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Edmunds (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Mascorro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | James Marsh clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Marsh - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF) Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Edmunds - foul #1 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #10 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham (SF) Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro misses the tip | 32-40 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Marsh takes the ball from Jonathon Crain | 32-40 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | James Marsh lays it in | 32-42 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain scores on a shot from the right side | 34-42 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darryl Paz | 34-45 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Stephen White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 34-45 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-45 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darryl Paz steals the ball from Travis Nimmons | 34-45 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-45 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #11 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Travis Nimmons, Clarence Stringham, Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Sammy Finnegan (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Rosas takes the ball from Jay Berning | 35-45 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-45 |