| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Ryan Frey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ted Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Turner (fresh) PF - John Harman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Haris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Palazzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Stein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright inbounds the ball | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is hacked by Ted Nelson - foul #1 on Ted Nelson, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Wright | 48-44 |
| 19:25 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 19:23 | Alabama State | John Harman grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 19:12 | Alabama State | Kevin Palazzo denies the turnaround by Charles Scott | 48-44 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein misses long on an open jump hook near the basket | 48-44 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo tips it in | 48-46 |
| 18:42 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ted Nelson | 50-46 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 18:24 | Alabama State | John Harman snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 18:22 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Frank Haines (PG), John Hufnagel (SG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Eric Harold (PF), John Brenton (C) Ryan Frey, Ted Nelson, Francis Turner, John Harman, Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Raymond Rushing (PF), Raymond Williams (C) William Haris, Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Kevin Palazzo, Jeffrey Stein | |
| 18:07 | Alabama State | John Brenton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-46 |
| 17:59 | Alabama State | Frank Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 17:55 | Alabama State | Ian Morin takes the ball from Frank Haines in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin lays it in | 50-48 |
| 17:40 | Alabama State | Ian Morin is called for the reach on Thomas Thompson - foul #2 on Ian Morin, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Donald Holmes (SG) David Lewis, Chadwick Hubbard | |
| 17:27 | Alabama State | Frank Haines misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-48 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Williams | 50-48 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Wilton Adams (PG), Ted Nelson (SG), Charles Dee (SF), John Harman (PF), Charles Scott (C) Frank Haines, John Hufnagel, Thomas Thompson, Eric Harold, John Brenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) Ian Morin, Raymond Rushing, Raymond Williams | |
| 17:07 | Alabama State | Charles Dee loses the dribble to Donald Holmes | 50-48 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo is fouled in the backcourt by John Harman - foul #2 on John Harman, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Holmes and he's fouled by Ted Nelson - foul #2 on Ted Nelson, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), Eric Harold (C) Ted Nelson, Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), David Lewis (SG), Raymond Rushing (PF) David Hinz, Donald Holmes, Kevin Palazzo | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 16:20 | Alabama State | Raymond Wright steals the ball from Eric Harold | 50-51 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is fouled on the floor by Wilton Adams - foul #2 on Wilton Adams, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Hufnagel (SG), Francis Turner (SF) Wilton Adams, Charles Dee | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Raymond Williams (C) David Lewis, Raymond Wright, Raymond Rushing, Jeffrey Stein | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo is fouled on the floor by John Harman - foul #3 on John Harman, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Frank Haines (PG) Ryan Frey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG) William Haris | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Frank Haines (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Turner (fairly fresh) PF - John Harman (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Harold (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Lawerence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chadwick Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Palazzo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Lawerence | 50-53 |
| 15:16 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel misses the turnaround from close range | 50-53 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin misses the easy layup | 50-53 |
| 15:08 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 15:06 | Alabama State | Frank Haines travels in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), Ted Nelson (SG), Thomas Thompson (PF), John Brenton (C) Frank Haines, John Hufnagel, John Harman, Eric Harold | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Donald Holmes (SG), Raymond Rushing (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) Wayne Lawerence, Chadwick Hubbard, Kevin Palazzo, Raymond Williams | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin buries a floater from the baseline set up by David Hinz | 50-55 |
| 14:34 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 14:33 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 14:22 | Alabama State | Thomas Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Wilton Adams (PG), Frank Haines (SF), Charles Scott (C) Ryan Frey, Francis Turner, Thomas Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright (SF) Ian Morin | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 50-55 |
| 13:35 | Alabama State | The rebound goes to Charles Scott | 50-55 |
| 13:10 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 13:08 | Alabama State | John Brenton hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Holmes | 52-57 |
| 12:28 | Alabama State | Frank Haines banks in the wide open layup | 54-57 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ted Nelson steals it from Raymond Wright in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 12:23 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson lays it in | 56-57 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), John Hufnagel (SG), Charles Dee (SF), John Harman (PF), Thomas Thompson (C) Wilton Adams, Ted Nelson, Frank Haines, John Brenton, Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), David Lewis (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Raymond Williams (C) David Hinz, Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Raymond Rushing, Jeffrey Stein | |
| 12:04 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams misses the open dunk | 56-57 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Ryan Frey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Dee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Harman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Haris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Morin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Palazzo (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo misses long on a runner in the lane | 56-57 |
| 11:42 | Alabama State | Thomas Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 11:38 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel is fouled in the backcourt by William Haris - foul #2 on William Haris, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Wilton Adams (SG), Eric Harold (C) Ryan Frey, John Harman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:16 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wilton Adams | 59-57 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 59-59 |
| 11:04 | Alabama State | Charles Dee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), Francis Turner (SF), John Harman (PF) John Hufnagel, Charles Dee, Thomas Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG) William Haris, David Lewis | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Frey - foul #2 on Ryan Frey, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ted Nelson (SG) Wilton Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 10:57 | Alabama State | Eric Harold gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:47 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin is fouled on the floor by Francis Turner - foul #2 on Francis Turner, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright (SF) Kevin Palazzo | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:27 | Alabama State | Eric Harold grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 10:10 | Alabama State | Raymond Williams steps in front of the Ryan Frey pass | 62-60 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright is whistled for a carry | 62-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Wilton Adams (SG) Ted Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), Donald Holmes (SG) Wayne Lawerence, Chadwick Hubbard | |
| 09:54 | Alabama State | Wilton Adams misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 09:53 | Alabama State | John Harman tips it in | 64-60 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 09:45 | Alabama State | Eric Harold gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 09:35 | Alabama State | Eric Harold can't finish the layup | 64-60 |
| 09:33 | Alabama State | Eric Harold grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 09:17 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Wright - foul #2 on Raymond Wright, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Hufnagel (SG), Frank Haines (SF), Thomas Thompson (PF), Charles Scott (C) Wilton Adams, Francis Turner, John Harman, Eric Harold | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Raymond Rushing (C) William Haris, Ian Morin, Raymond Williams | |
| 09:17 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:17 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Charles Dee (SF) Ryan Frey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), Ian Morin (SF), Jeffrey Stein (C) David Hinz, Raymond Wright, Raymond Rushing | |
| 08:40 | Alabama State | Frank Haines is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Frank Haines, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ted Nelson (SG), John Harman (PF) Frank Haines, Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein misses long on a floater from close range | 66-60 |
| 08:26 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 08:03 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Stein - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stein, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), Wilton Adams (SG), Frank Haines (SF), John Brenton (C) John Hufnagel, Ted Nelson, Charles Dee, Thomas Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG), David Lewis (SF), Raymond Rushing (PF) Wayne Lawerence, Donald Holmes, Ian Morin, Kevin Palazzo | |
| 07:52 | Alabama State | David Hinz is called for the reach on Ryan Frey - foul #1 on David Hinz, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Charles Scott (C) John Harman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams (C) Jeffrey Stein | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Ryan Frey (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Wilton Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Haines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Brenton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Scott (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Hinz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Rushing (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Alabama State | Charles Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard loses the ball out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Francis Turner (SF), Eric Harold (PF) Frank Haines, John Brenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright (SF) Chadwick Hubbard | |
| 07:10 | Alabama State | Francis Turner misses the dunk | 66-60 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by David Lewis | 66-62 |
| 06:52 | Alabama State | Wilton Adams's pass is intercepted by David Hinz | 66-62 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Hufnagel (PG), Ted Nelson (SG), Frank Haines (SF), John Harman (PF) Ryan Frey, Wilton Adams, Francis Turner, Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), Donald Holmes (SG), Ian Morin (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) David Hinz, David Lewis, Raymond Rushing, Raymond Williams | |
| 06:42 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Harold | 69-62 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 06:36 | Alabama State | Eric Harold grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 06:19 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Haris and the foul's on John Harman - foul #4 on John Harman, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Charles Dee (SF), John Brenton (PF), Thomas Thompson (C) Frank Haines, John Harman, Eric Harold | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), Kevin Palazzo (PF) William Haris, Raymond Wright | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:59 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lawerence - foul #4 on Wayne Lawerence, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard (SG), Raymond Williams (C) Donald Holmes, Jeffrey Stein | |
| 05:59 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo loses the dribble to Ted Nelson | 69-65 |
| 05:32 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel loses the dribble to Wayne Lawerence in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence lays it up and in | 69-67 |
| 05:28 | Alabama State | Wayne Lawerence is called for the reach on Charles Dee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Lawerence, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), Wilton Adams (SG), John Harman (PF) John Hufnagel, Ted Nelson, John Brenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), Donald Holmes (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Raymond Rushing (C) Wayne Lawerence, Chadwick Hubbard, Kevin Palazzo, Raymond Williams | |
| 05:28 | Alabama State | Charles Dee misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ian Morin and he's fouled by Wilton Adams - foul #3 on Wilton Adams, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Francis Turner (SF) Charles Dee | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG) William Haris | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses the free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:17 | Alabama State | Wilton Adams grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 04:56 | Alabama State | Francis Turner is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Frank Haines (SG), John Brenton (C) Ryan Frey, Thomas Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG), David Lewis (SF), Jeffrey Stein (C) David Hinz, Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Raymond Rushing | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris drills a jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 04:31 | Alabama State | Wilton Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-71 |
| 04:29 | Alabama State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Haines | 71-71 |
| 04:24 | Alabama State | David Lewis steals it from John Harman | 71-71 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 71-71 |
| 04:12 | Alabama State | Wilton Adams gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:00 | Alabama State | 3 seconds is called on Francis Turner | 71-71 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Hufnagel (PG), Charles Dee (SF), Eric Harold (PF), Charles Scott (C) Frank Haines, Francis Turner, John Harman, John Brenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Donald Holmes (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Raymond Williams (C) William Haris, Chadwick Hubbard, David Lewis, Ian Morin, Jeffrey Stein | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Dee is called for the reach on Donald Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Dee, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:57 | Alabama State | Eric Harold grabs the board | 71-72 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John Hufnagel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilton Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Dee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Harold (tiring) 6 reb. C - Charles Scott (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Hinz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Holmes (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Palazzo (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Alabama State | John Hufnagel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 03:26 | Alabama State | Charles Scott grabs the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 03:03 | Alabama State | Charles Scott is denied on a layup by Raymond Williams | 71-72 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Wright | 71-72 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hufnagel is called for the reach on David Hinz in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hufnagel, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ryan Frey (PG), Ted Nelson (SG), Frank Haines (SF), Thomas Thompson (PF) John Hufnagel, Wilton Adams, Charles Dee, Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing (PF) Kevin Palazzo | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:58 | Alabama State | David Hinz steps in front of the Ryan Frey pass in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing scores on a 3 from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 02:42 | Alabama State | David Hinz is called for the reach on Ryan Frey in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Hinz, team foul #9 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Harman (PF) Eric Harold | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), David Lewis (SG), Ian Morin (SF) David Hinz, Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright | |
| 02:42 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 02:42 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 02:42 | Alabama State | John Harman gets the offensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 02:18 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-77 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams can't finish the layup | 72-77 |
| 02:10 | Alabama State | Frank Haines snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 02:08 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Francis Turner (SF), John Brenton (PF) Frank Haines, John Harman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG), Jeffrey Stein (C) David Lewis, Raymond Williams | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 01:53 | Alabama State | John Brenton pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 01:39 | Alabama State | John Brenton drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ted Nelson | 74-77 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Harman (PF), Charles Scott (C) John Brenton, Thomas Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF) Ian Morin, Raymond Rushing | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Francis Turner steals it from William Haris in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 01:35 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson blows the layup | 74-77 |
| 01:33 | Alabama State | John Harman tips it home | 76-77 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ted Nelson takes the ball from Donald Holmes in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| 01:03 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-77 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| 00:47 | Alabama State | Ryan Frey misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 00:46 | Alabama State | Charles Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 00:46 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 00:29 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Stein | 76-77 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Stein | 76-77 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is hacked by Ted Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Nelson, team foul #13 | 76-77 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:10 | Alabama State | Charles Scott hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ted Nelson | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Nelson - foul #4 on Ted Nelson, team foul #14 | 79-79 |
| 00:06 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama State | Ted Nelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-80 |