| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) SG - Charles Wing (fresh) SF - James Hicks (fresh) PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) C - Nick Tinch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) SG - Ben Washington (fresh) SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) PF - Jay Berning (fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington is denied on a layup by Nick Tinch | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning loses the dribble to Rodney Luft | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathon Crain | 8-2 |
| 18:21 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing travels in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bennie Williams | 8-5 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing drills a shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain tips it but misses | 10-5 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro tips it home | 10-7 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Ben Washington steals the ball from Charles Wing in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain banks in the layup set up by Ben Washington | 10-9 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-9 |
| 16:55 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing blows the layup but he's fouled by Ben Washington - foul #1 on Ben Washington, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF), James Johnston (C) Nick Wolfe, James Hicks, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| 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 | |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Tommy Cain is called for the reach on Charles Wing in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Cain, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG) Charles Wing | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski is called for a backcourt violation | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) C - James Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Dale (fresh) SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) C - Tommy Cain (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Johnston takes the ball from Travis Nimmons | 11-9 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman's pass is intercepted by James Johnston | 11-9 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Blackman - foul #1 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Herbert Ross, Dwain Prusinski, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Casey Hargrove (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) David Dale, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Kevin Edmunds, Tommy Cain | |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning's floater is knocked away by Nick Tinch | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Mascorro blocks the short jumper by Rodney Luft | 13-9 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Nick Tinch is denied by Jonathon Crain | 13-12 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:07 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Mascorro steals it from Rodney Luft | 13-12 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF), James Johnston (C) Jason Litwin, Todd Zordan, James Hicks, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Jonathon Crain, Casey Hargrove, Clarence Stringham, Jay Berning, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) C - James Johnston (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Dale (fresh) SG - Ben Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) C - Tommy Cain (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Tommy Cain - foul #2 on Tommy Cain, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF) Tommy Cain | |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses short on a runner from the left block | 13-12 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nick Wolfe - foul #1 on Nick Wolfe, team foul #1 | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:32 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski clanks a jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington scores on a jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | David Dale is called for the reach on Nick Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Dale, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF) Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Jay Berning (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Ben Washington, Jeremy Blackman, Kevin Edmunds | |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale is fouled on the floor by Charles Wing - foul #1 on Charles Wing, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG) David Dale | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Travis Nimmons is called for the reach on Charles Wing in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham (SF) Bennie Williams | |
| 08:55 | Sam Houston State | Jay Berning picks off the pass by Nick Wolfe | 15-19 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross (C) Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Jonathon Crain, Clarence Stringham, Jay Berning | |
| 08:38 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kevin Edmunds | 15-19 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-19 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Rodney Luft is denied by Kevin Edmunds | 15-19 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Charles Wing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (tiring) C - Herbert Ross (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ben Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Nimmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Blackman (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Mascorro (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herbert Ross picks off the pass by Travis Nimmons | 15-19 |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Blackman - foul #2 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, Rodney Luft, Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Casey Hargrove (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Ben Washington, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale loses the dribble to Nick Tinch | 16-19 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-19 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Edmunds | 16-22 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG), Dwain Prusinski (PF) Jason Litwin, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Bennie Williams (PF) David Dale, Casey Hargrove, Kevin Edmunds | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ben Washington and he's hacked by Nick Tinch - foul #1 on Nick Tinch, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross (SF), Rodney Luft (PF) James Johnston, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro (C) Clarence Stringham | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:22 | Sam Houston State | Bennie Williams steals the ball from Todd Zordan in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses the dunk attempt | 16-25 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | Ben Washington takes the ball from Charles Wing in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathon Crain and the foul's on Rodney Luft - foul #1 on Rodney Luft, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG) Todd Zordan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning makes the free throw | 16-28 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing clanks a floater from the right side | 16-28 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bennie Williams | 16-28 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 04:07 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft is hacked by Jay Berning - foul #1 on Jay Berning, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (SF) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale (PG), Travis Nimmons (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Tommy Cain (C) Jonathon Crain, Ben Washington, Jay Berning, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the board | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Johnston (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Rodney Luft (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Dale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) PF - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Tommy Cain (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski clanks a jumper from close range | 16-28 |
| 03:10 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston tips it home | 18-28 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons is fouled on the floor by James Johnston - foul #1 on James Johnston, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG), Nick Tinch (C) Todd Zordan, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Jeremy Blackman, Bennie Williams | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing is hacked by Travis Nimmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF) Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons is hacked by Charles Wing - foul #2 on Charles Wing, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Jay Berning (C) Travis Nimmons, Tommy Cain | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks's pass is intercepted by David Dale in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning's floater is tipped away by James Hicks | 20-28 |
| 01:53 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:29 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch buries a floater from the right side | 22-28 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Dale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington misses short on a floater from the right side | 22-28 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Wing | 24-28 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Tinch takes the ball from Jay Berning | 24-28 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham clanks a fullcourt shot | 24-28 |