| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) SG - Chris Nitzkowski (fresh) SF - King Palazzo (fresh) PF - Arthur Cole (fresh) C - Rick White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Chris Nitzkowski - foul #1 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Mason | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Carmona | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses long on an open runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Rick White - foul #1 on Rick White, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart (PF), Charles Lee (C) Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Chester Stuart is denied by David Halls | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Marco Costa is called for the reach on Bradly Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), Walter Seymour (SF) Marco Costa, Chris Nitzkowski, King Palazzo | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor drills a floater near the basket | 6-2 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour knocks in the floater in the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Steib | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole (PF) Lawrence Richey | |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Hilbert | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Stuart (fresh) PF - Arthur Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-5 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Tyler Prichard steals the ball from Norman Jenkins in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard's pass is intercepted by Norman Jenkins | 11-5 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | John Mason blows the layup | 11-5 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Chester Stuart | 11-5 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour's pass is intercepted by John Mason | 11-5 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins banks in the layup on a great pass from John Mason | 13-5 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Hilbert picks off the pass by Charles Lee | 13-5 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Stuart - foul #1 on Chester Stuart, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart, Arthur Cole, Charles Lee | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo tips it in | 13-7 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 15-7 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole (PF) Walter Seymour | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski is hacked by Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Richard Steib (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross (C) Rick White | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-7 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski gets the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mason steals it from Arthur Cole out of a doubleteam | 15-7 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Mason banks in the layup | 17-7 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-7 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Steib | 19-7 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-7 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 19-7 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | John Mason travels with the ball | 19-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Robert James, Richard Steib, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Chester Stuart (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Rick White (C) Marco Costa, Chris Nitzkowski, King Palazzo, Arthur Cole, Kip Gross | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Carmona blocks the jumper by Chester Stuart | 19-7 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 19-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 blk. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Stuart (fresh) PF - Charles Lee (fresh) C - Rick White (fresh) | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 21-7 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-7 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 21-7 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Walter Seymour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Seymour, team foul #5 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG) Rick White | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Tyler Prichard - foul #1 on Tyler Prichard, team foul #6 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-7 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-7 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is denied on a layup by Rick White | 21-7 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the tip | 21-7 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour gets the rebound | 21-7 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #6 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Richard Steib (C) Bradly Kelly, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF), Arthur Cole (PF) Walter Seymour, Charles Lee | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey makes the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 21-8 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-8 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White grabs the defensive rebound | 21-8 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | A charge is called on Rick White - foul #2 on Rick White, team foul #7 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Chester Stuart (PF), Kip Gross (C) Joe Bova, Lawrence Richey, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by King Palazzo - foul #1 on King Palazzo, team foul #8 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Walter Seymour (SF) Tyler Prichard, King Palazzo | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart gets the rebound | 22-8 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross is called for 3 seconds | 22-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (SG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Chester Stuart takes the ball from Robert James | 22-8 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-8 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross snags the offensive board | 22-8 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-8 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 22-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) SG - Tyler Prichard (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Stuart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kip Gross (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 24-8 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Petty steals the ball from Walter Seymour | 24-8 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty banks in the layup | 26-8 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-11 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Marco Costa is called for the reach on David Halls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #9 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Charles Lee (C) Marco Costa, Tyler Prichard, Walter Seymour, Chester Stuart, Kip Gross | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 27-11 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 27-11 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 27-11 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #7 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-12 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | John Mason is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Steib | 29-13 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-13 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the defensive rebound | 29-13 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 29-13 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole pulls down the rebound | 29-13 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chris Nitzkowski | 29-16 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Lee steals the ball from Thomas Petty | 29-16 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joe Bova | 29-18 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Joe Bova takes the ball from Bradly Kelly in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Steib - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #8 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (PG), Walter Seymour (SF), Chester Stuart (C) Joe Bova, King Palazzo, Charles Lee | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert James | 31-19 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour grabs the offensive board | 31-19 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski is hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG) Lawrence Richey | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James is fouled on the floor by Chris Nitzkowski - foul #2 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Rick White (C) Chris Nitzkowski, Chester Stuart | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Marco Costa | 33-22 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Walter Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Seymour, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SG), Richard Steib (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Robert James, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF), Charles Lee (PF) Tyler Prichard, Arthur Cole | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White gets the rebound | 34-22 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour loses the ball out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG) Walter Seymour | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Richey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - King Palazzo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Lee (fresh) C - Rick White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Petty, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Thomas Petty, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Rick White | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mason takes the ball from Lawrence Richey | 34-22 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | John Mason banks in the layup | 36-22 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #12 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SF), Arthur Cole (PF) King Palazzo, Charles Lee | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Robert James is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #11 | 36-22 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Richey | 36-25 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by Arthur Cole - foul #1 on Arthur Cole, team foul #13 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Chester Stuart (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Lawrence Richey, Arthur Cole, Kip Gross | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Carmona denies the turnaround by Chris Nitzkowski | 38-25 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | John Mason drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 41-25 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-25 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 41-25 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason travels with the ball | 41-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Chris Nitzkowski, Walter Seymour, Chester Stuart, Rick White | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tyler Prichard | 41-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a halfcourt shot | 41-27 |