| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Porter (fresh) SG - Frank Turk (fresh) SF - Peter Henderson (fresh) PF - Paul Neal (fresh) C - Joe Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) SG - Glen Cranston (fresh) SF - Rigoberto Yazzie (fresh) PF - Kirk Roth (fresh) C - Harry Terrill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelmuti | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill tips it in | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | South Alabama | Paul Neal misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:58 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelmuti | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston misses the easy open layup | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | South Alabama | Kirk Roth blocks the short jumper by Frank Turk | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Rigoberto Yazzie | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | South Alabama | Frank Turk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | Paul Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson connects on the jumper from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti loses the dribble to Frank Turk in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | South Alabama | Frank Turk hits the finger roll | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti is hacked by Frank Turk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Turk, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas (PG), Henry Gaspar (SG), Gary Bratton (SF), Steven Noda (PF), William Gebhard (C) Christopher Porter, Frank Turk, Peter Henderson, Paul Neal, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (PG), James Pentecost (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Richard Magness (PF), Bobby Perkins (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Glen Cranston, Rigoberto Yazzie, Kirk Roth, Harry Terrill | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Bratton - foul #1 on Gary Bratton, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar misses long on an open floater from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | South Alabama | William Gebhard tips it in | 6-6 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page is hacked by Gary Bratton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Bratton, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kyle Music (SF) Gary Bratton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo is fouled on the floor by Kyle Music - foul #1 on Kyle Music, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Peter Henderson (SF), Joe Jones (C) Henry Gaspar, Steven Noda, William Gebhard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn (PG), Nicholas Anderson (SF), Harry Terrill (C) James Pentecost, Salvatore Russo, Bobby Perkins | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Vaughn Zamzam - foul #1 on Vaughn Zamzam, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Turk (SG) Bruce Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG) Herschel Page | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill makes the 3rd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Kyle Music knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Peter Henderson and he's fouled by Harry Terrill - foul #1 on Harry Terrill, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Neal (PF) Peter Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kirk Roth (PF) Todd Flynn, Nicholas Anderson, Harry Terrill | |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Kyle Music makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Vaughn Zamzam (fresh) SG - Frank Turk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Music (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fairly fresh) C - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Cranston (tiring) SF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) PF - Kirk Roth (tiring) C - Richard Magness (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Joe Jones - foul #1 on Joe Jones, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (PG), Bruce Thomas (SF), William Gebhard (C) Vaughn Zamzam, Kyle Music, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF) Glen Cranston, Salvatore Russo | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:31 | South Alabama | William Gebhard connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Turk | 11-10 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dikembe Abdelmuti and the foul's on William Gebhard - foul #1 on William Gebhard, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Peter Henderson (SF), Steven Noda (C) Frank Turk, William Gebhard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (SG), Harry Terrill (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Kirk Roth | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:49 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas is fouled on the floor by Harry Terrill - foul #2 on Harry Terrill, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Joe Jones (C) Christopher Porter, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kirk Roth (PF), Bobby Perkins (C) James Pentecost, Rigoberto Yazzie, Richard Magness, Harry Terrill | |
| 14:29 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 11-13 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kirk Roth | 11-13 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins is denied on a layup by Steven Noda | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Noda | 11-13 |
| 14:14 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bruce Thomas | 14-13 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 14:02 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Noda | 14-13 |
| 13:57 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 14-13 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 13:48 | South Alabama | Joe Jones grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:46 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Frank Turk (SG), William Gebhard (PF) Henry Gaspar, Bruce Thomas, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn (PG), Glen Cranston (SG), Nicholas Anderson (SF), Richard Magness (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Herschel Page, Salvatore Russo, Kirk Roth | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Henderson steps in front of the Nicholas Anderson pass | 14-13 |
| 13:16 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Henderson | 16-13 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn's pass is intercepted by Vaughn Zamzam in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 12:58 | South Alabama | William Gebhard is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 16-13 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Gebhard - foul #2 on William Gebhard, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (PG), Kyle Music (SF), Paul Neal (PF), Steven Noda (C) Vaughn Zamzam, Peter Henderson, William Gebhard, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (PG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Kirk Roth (PF) Todd Flynn, Nicholas Anderson, Bobby Perkins | |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Rigoberto Yazzie is called for the reach on Frank Turk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rigoberto Yazzie, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| 12:43 | South Alabama | Steven Noda makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Neal | 18-15 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Noda steals it from James Pentecost in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 12:21 | South Alabama | Kyle Music is hacked by Rigoberto Yazzie - foul #2 on Rigoberto Yazzie, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Bruce Thomas (SG), Joe Jones (C) Christopher Porter, Frank Turk, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF) Glen Cranston, Rigoberto Yazzie | |
| 11:59 | South Alabama | Paul Neal connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Vaughn Zamzam and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (SG) Bruce Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn (SG), Bobby Perkins (C) James Pentecost, Richard Magness | |
| 11:59 | South Alabama | Paul Neal makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vaughn Zamzam steps in front of the Kirk Roth pass in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 11:49 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 24-15 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Vaughn Zamzam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Gaspar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Music (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Neal (tiring) 3 pts. C - Joe Jones (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Todd Flynn (fresh) SF - Salvatore Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Kirk Roth (tired) 2 reb. C - Bobby Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Joe Jones - foul #2 on Joe Jones, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (PG), Frank Turk (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Steven Noda (C) Vaughn Zamzam, Henry Gaspar, Kyle Music, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (PG), Glen Cranston (SG), Richard Magness (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Todd Flynn, Kirk Roth | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 11:18 | South Alabama | Glen Cranston is called for the reach on Christopher Porter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Cranston, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| 11:06 | South Alabama | Frank Turk hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Porter | 26-18 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins lays it up and in | 26-20 |
| 10:32 | South Alabama | Paul Neal can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 26-20 |
| 10:30 | South Alabama | Steven Noda grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 10:16 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Porter | 28-20 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 09:57 | South Alabama | Steven Noda pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 09:57 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Henry Gaspar (SG), Peter Henderson (SF), Kyle Music (PF) Christopher Porter, Frank Turk, Bruce Thomas, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (PG), Todd Flynn (SG), Nicholas Anderson (SF), Kirk Roth (PF) Herschel Page, Glen Cranston, Salvatore Russo, Bobby Perkins | |
| 09:54 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Flynn - foul #1 on Todd Flynn, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| 09:54 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 09:38 | South Alabama | Steven Noda makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Henderson | 30-20 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Noda swats the layup by Richard Magness | 30-20 |
| 09:26 | South Alabama | Kyle Music grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 09:16 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam is called for 10 seconds | 30-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Neal (PF) Kyle Music | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Bobby Perkins (C) Todd Flynn, Nicholas Anderson, Richard Magness | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-20 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins tips it but misses | 30-20 |
| 09:02 | South Alabama | Paul Neal gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 08:46 | South Alabama | Paul Neal banks in the layup on a great pass from Vaughn Zamzam | 32-20 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Henderson | 32-20 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-20 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Roth | 32-20 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Neal - foul #1 on Paul Neal, team foul #10 | 32-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (PG), Frank Turk (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Kyle Music (PF) Vaughn Zamzam, Henry Gaspar, Peter Henderson, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG), Richard Magness (C) James Pentecost, Bobby Perkins | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 08:16 | South Alabama | Kyle Music snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 08:11 | South Alabama | Frank Turk is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Noda | 35-21 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo is fouled on the floor by Kyle Music - foul #2 on Kyle Music, team foul #11 | 35-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Neal (PF) Kyle Music | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 08:05 | South Alabama | Steven Noda snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 07:57 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Turk | 38-22 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Turk steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelmuti pass | 38-22 |
| 07:49 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Turk | 40-22 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Porter (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Turk (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Neal (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Noda (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (tired) 2 ast. SG - Glen Cranston (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Salvatore Russo (tired) 1 pts. PF - Kirk Roth (very tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Magness (tired) 6 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelmuti | 40-22 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Peter Henderson (SF) Christopher Porter, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn (PG), Herschel Page (SG), Nicholas Anderson (SF) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Glen Cranston, Salvatore Russo | |
| 07:04 | South Alabama | Nicholas Anderson picks off the pass by Peter Henderson in the backcourt | 40-22 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth grabs the offensive board | 40-22 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn clanks a floater in the paint | 40-22 |
| 06:25 | South Alabama | Paul Neal gets the rebound | 40-22 |
| 06:19 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-22 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness gets the rebound | 40-22 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 40-22 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness grabs the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Flynn is denied on a dunk by Bruce Thomas | 40-22 |
| 05:56 | South Alabama | Paul Neal gets the rebound | 40-22 |
| 05:49 | South Alabama | Herschel Page steals it from Bruce Thomas | 40-22 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 40-22 |
| 05:18 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 05:06 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-22 |
| 05:04 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 04:59 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-22 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Steven Noda (C) Henry Gaspar, Frank Turk | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (PG), Glen Cranston (SG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Bobby Perkins (C) Todd Flynn, Herschel Page, Nicholas Anderson, Richard Magness | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Henderson - foul #1 on Peter Henderson, team foul #12 | 40-22 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 04:20 | South Alabama | Peter Henderson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-23 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glen Cranston | 40-25 |
| 04:10 | South Alabama | Paul Neal misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 40-25 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Thomas - foul #1 on Bruce Thomas, team foul #13 | 40-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (PG), Frank Turk (SG) Vaughn Zamzam, Bruce Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti (PG) Glen Cranston | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Salvatore Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 03:50 | South Alabama | Frank Turk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 03:48 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter gets the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Porter (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Turk (very tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Henderson (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Neal (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Noda (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (tiring) 2 ast. SG - James Pentecost (fairly fresh) SF - Salvatore Russo (tired) 5 pts. PF - Kirk Roth (very tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Perkins (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 03:26 | South Alabama | Frank Turk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-26 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Roth pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Pentecost | 40-28 |
| 03:06 | South Alabama | Frank Turk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Gary Bratton (SG), Kyle Music (SF), William Gebhard (PF), Joe Jones (C) Christopher Porter, Frank Turk, Peter Henderson, Paul Neal, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glen Cranston (SG), Rigoberto Yazzie (SF), Harry Terrill (C) James Pentecost, Salvatore Russo, Bobby Perkins | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Joe Jones - foul #3 on Joe Jones, team foul #14 | 40-30 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (SG) Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness (PF) Kirk Roth | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 02:45 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Gebhard - foul #3 on William Gebhard, team foul #15 | 40-31 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Steven Noda (C) William Gebhard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:22 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kyle Music | 42-33 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 02:15 | South Alabama | Kyle Music grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 02:10 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Music | 42-33 |
| 01:55 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-33 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti's pass is intercepted by Vaughn Zamzam in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 01:32 | South Alabama | Steven Noda knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Vaughn Zamzam | 45-33 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vaughn Zamzam - foul #2 on Vaughn Zamzam, team foul #16 | 45-33 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (PG), Bruce Thomas (SG) Vaughn Zamzam, Henry Gaspar | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost (SG), Kirk Roth (PF) Glen Cranston, Richard Magness | |
| 01:28 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-33 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 01:28 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Kyle Music | 45-33 |
| 01:08 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdelmuti steps in front of the Steven Noda pass | 45-33 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost can't finish the layup | 45-33 |
| 01:03 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 00:46 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Pentecost - foul #1 on James Pentecost, team foul #8 | 45-33 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Turk (SG), Paul Neal (PF) Kyle Music, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page (PG) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| 00:46 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 00:46 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Pentecost drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Terrill | 46-35 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Paul Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Roth - foul #1 on Kirk Roth, team foul #9 | 46-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG) Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Paul Neal makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Paul Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rigoberto Yazzie's pass is intercepted by Paul Neal in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 00:03 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Thomas | 51-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herschel Page can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 51-35 |