| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Yamada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) C - Wallace Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Woodbury (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Clever (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Koval (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Richard Yamada inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Ted Nowacki misses the wide open floater in the paint | 42-34 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Koval | 42-34 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 19:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Knight | 42-34 |
| 19:24 | VMI | Wallace Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx misses short on a floater from the right side | 42-34 |
| 19:03 | VMI | Wallace Carroll snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 19:01 | VMI | Tony Marx takes the ball from Gary Whitmore in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Clever | 42-36 |
| 18:23 | VMI | James Smith blocks the short jumper by Edward Knight | 42-36 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Yamada is called for the reach on Glenn Clever - foul #1 on Richard Yamada, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG), Charles Gualtieri (SF), Thomas Sears (PF), Brian Whittaker (C) Ted Nowacki, Richard Yamada, Edward Knight, Wallace Carroll | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Jeremy Layne (PF), Darrell Witt (C) Tony Marx, Dustin Woodbury, Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval, James Smith | |
| 18:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Gualtieri steals it from Jeremy Layne | 42-36 |
| 17:27 | VMI | Brian Whittaker banks in the wide open layup set up by Gary Whitmore | 44-36 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrell Witt | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (SG) Gary Whitmore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel McGaughey | 44-40 |
| 17:02 | VMI | Brian Whittaker is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Ore - foul #3 on Douglas Ore, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG) Kenneth Tolbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG), Glenn Clever (SF), Thomas Koval (PF), Anthony Padro (C) Dikembe Aja, Douglas Ore, Jeremy Layne, Darrell Witt | |
| 16:40 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Brian Whittaker is blocked by Thomas Koval | 44-40 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Gualtieri is called for the reach on Thomas Koval - foul #1 on Charles Gualtieri, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (PG), Richard Yamada (SF), Edward Knight (PF), Wallace Carroll (C) Brian Ford, Charles Gualtieri, Thomas Sears, Brian Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), James Smith (C) Samuel McGaughey, Thomas Koval | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Richard Yamada gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:09 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert lays it in set up by Wallace Carroll | 46-40 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wallace Carroll denies the turnaround by Glenn Clever | 46-40 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:55 | VMI | Edward Knight gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Nowacki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Yamada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wallace Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Woodbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Clever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Padro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert is hacked by Tony Marx in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Marx, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Richard Cochran (PF) Ted Nowacki, Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Thomas Koval (PF) Tony Marx, Anthony Padro | |
| 15:29 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses the open dunk | 46-40 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith is hacked by Richard Cochran - foul #4 on Richard Cochran, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG), Charles Gualtieri (SF), Edward Knight (PF) Kenneth Tolbert, Richard Yamada, Richard Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Jeremy Layne (PF), Darrell Witt (C) Dustin Woodbury, Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval, James Smith | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Witt makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Aja | 46-43 |
| 15:03 | VMI | Gary Whitmore is hacked by Dikembe Aja in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Sears (C) Wallace Carroll | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG) Dikembe Aja | |
| 14:55 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Witt's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Knight | 46-43 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 14:32 | VMI | Gary Whitmore hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brian Ford | 48-45 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Charles Gualtieri - foul #2 on Charles Gualtieri, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG), Kenneth Tolbert (SF), Brian Whittaker (C) Brian Ford, Charles Gualtieri, Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF), Thomas Koval (PF), Anthony Padro (C) Douglas Ore, Jeremy Layne, Darrell Witt | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:51 | VMI | Brian Whittaker is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Yamada (SF), Edward Knight (PF) Kenneth Tolbert, Thomas Sears | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Dustin Woodbury (SG) Tony Marx, Samuel McGaughey | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro clanks a jump hook in the paint | 48-48 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Glenn Clever is blocked by Edward Knight | 48-48 |
| 13:22 | VMI | Edward Knight pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:13 | VMI | Brian Whittaker hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Yamada | 50-48 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:54 | VMI | Ted Nowacki grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 12:42 | VMI | Brian Whittaker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Padro - foul #2 on Anthony Padro, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Charles Gualtieri (SF), Wallace Carroll (C) Gary Whitmore, Ted Nowacki, Richard Yamada, Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Jeremy Layne (PF), James Smith (C) Dikembe Aja, Dustin Woodbury, Thomas Koval, Anthony Padro | |
| 12:42 | VMI | Brian Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:42 | VMI | Brian Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 12:01 | VMI | Douglas Ore steals the ball from Kenneth Tolbert | 52-51 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gualtieri (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Whittaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Wallace Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Ore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Clever (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Layne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Gualtieri - foul #3 on Charles Gualtieri, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Sears (PF) Brian Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (PG), Dustin Woodbury (SG), Darrell Witt (PF) Tony Marx, Douglas Ore, Jeremy Layne | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:43 | VMI | Dustin Woodbury takes the ball from Brian Ford in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey is fouled on the floor by Charles Gualtieri - foul #4 on Charles Gualtieri, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Richard Yamada (SF) Kenneth Tolbert, Charles Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG) Glenn Clever | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Witt buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Tony Marx | 52-55 |
| 10:57 | VMI | James Smith is called for the reach on Gary Whitmore - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG) Brian Ford | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Thomas Koval (PF) Tony Marx, James Smith | |
| 10:36 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Aja | 52-58 |
| 10:07 | VMI | Gary Whitmore is called for 10 seconds | 52-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (PG), Edward Knight (PF) Gary Whitmore, Thomas Sears | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Jeremy Layne (C) Dikembe Aja, Dustin Woodbury, Darrell Witt | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-58 |
| 09:46 | VMI | Richard Yamada grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:31 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Knight | 54-58 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Douglas Ore | 54-61 |
| 09:03 | VMI | Richard Yamada connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Tolbert | 57-61 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval misses the shot from the right block | 57-61 |
| 08:51 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 08:23 | VMI | Ted Nowacki hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Koval and the foul's on Kenneth Tolbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Tolbert, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Brian Ford (SG), Thomas Sears (SF), Brian Whittaker (C) Kenneth Tolbert, Ted Nowacki, Richard Yamada, Wallace Carroll | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (SG), Glenn Clever (SF), Anthony Padro (PF), James Smith (C) Douglas Ore, Samuel McGaughey, Thomas Koval, Jeremy Layne | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Brian Ford misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 07:53 | VMI | Edward Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Knight (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Whittaker (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Glenn Clever (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Padro (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | VMI | Gary Whitmore drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brian Ford and he's hacked by Tony Marx - foul #4 on Tony Marx, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Cochran (PF) Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG), Darrell Witt (PF) Tony Marx, Anthony Padro | |
| 07:41 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 07:20 | VMI | The rebound goes to Brian Whittaker | 60-64 |
| 07:18 | VMI | Gary Whitmore is hacked by Dustin Woodbury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Woodbury, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Gualtieri (SF) Brian Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro (C) James Smith | |
| 07:18 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:18 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro loses the dribble to Thomas Sears | 62-64 |
| 06:34 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Darrell Witt - foul #1 on Darrell Witt, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (SG) Brian Ford | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (PG), Thomas Koval (PF), James Smith (C) Dikembe Aja, Darrell Witt, Anthony Padro | |
| 06:34 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:34 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Samuel McGaughey | 64-67 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel McGaughey - foul #1 on Samuel McGaughey, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Thomas Sears grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 06:09 | VMI | Thomas Koval steps in front of the Thomas Sears pass | 65-67 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval blows the layup | 65-67 |
| 05:59 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:56 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri travels in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| Subs | VMI | Angel Mancini (PG), Edward Knight (PF), Brian Whittaker (C) Gary Whitmore, Richard Cochran, Thomas Sears | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Woodbury | 65-67 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-67 |
| 05:22 | VMI | Angel Mancini snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 05:14 | VMI | Edward Knight is whistled for a carry | 65-67 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (PG), Ted Nowacki (SG), Richard Yamada (SF), Wallace Carroll (C) Angel Mancini, Kenneth Tolbert, Charles Gualtieri, Brian Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Jeremy Layne (SF), Anthony Padro (PF) Samuel McGaughey, Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Richard Cochran (PF) Brian Ford, Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore (SG) Dustin Woodbury | |
| 04:22 | VMI | Gary Whitmore can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 65-67 |
| 04:20 | VMI | Wallace Carroll misses the tip | 65-67 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ted Nowacki - foul #3 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Whittaker (C) Wallace Carroll | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Darrell Witt (PF) Tony Marx, Jeremy Layne, Anthony Padro | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:12 | VMI | Ted Nowacki grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 04:07 | VMI | James Smith is called for the reach on Gary Whitmore - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| 04:07 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:07 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Brian Whittaker - foul #1 on Brian Whittaker, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG), Kenneth Tolbert (SF), Thomas Sears (PF) Ted Nowacki, Richard Yamada, Richard Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF) Douglas Ore | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Whittaker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel McGaughey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Clever (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Witt (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | VMI | Thomas Sears makes the wide open floater from the right wing set up by Gary Whitmore | 68-70 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses the tip | 68-70 |
| 03:01 | VMI | Brian Whittaker gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:58 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG), Richard Cochran (PF) Brian Ford, Kenneth Tolbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore (SG), Jeremy Layne (PF) Samuel McGaughey, James Smith | |
| 02:44 | VMI | Glenn Clever takes the ball from Thomas Sears | 68-70 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Yamada (SF) Richard Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Thomas Koval (PF) Douglas Ore, Glenn Clever, Darrell Witt | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel McGaughey | 68-72 |
| 02:28 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Knight (PF), Wallace Carroll (C) Thomas Sears, Brian Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG) Dikembe Aja | |
| 02:08 | VMI | Richard Yamada misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-72 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF) Samuel McGaughey | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne loses the dribble to Wallace Carroll | 68-72 |
| 01:47 | VMI | Richard Yamada travels in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith (C) Jeremy Layne | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Clever | 68-75 |
| 01:17 | VMI | Ted Nowacki knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Wallace Carroll | 70-75 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ted Nowacki is called for the reach on Dustin Woodbury - foul #4 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #10 | 70-75 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:56 | VMI | Richard Yamada makes the 3 from the left wing | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | VMI | James Smith is called for the reach on Gary Whitmore in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #12 | 73-79 |
| 00:27 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:27 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 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. | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Nowacki - foul #5 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG) Ted Nowacki | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (SF), Jeremy Layne (PF) Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:17 | VMI | Richard Yamada clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #13 | 74-81 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF), Thomas Koval (PF) Samuel McGaughey, James Smith | |
| 00:17 | VMI | Richard Yamada makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:17 | VMI | Richard Yamada misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:17 | VMI | Richard Yamada misses the 3rd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval snags the defensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Ford is called for the reach on Thomas Koval in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Ford, team foul #12 | 75-81 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (SF) Glenn Clever | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:09 | VMI | Edward Knight knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Yamada | 78-82 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF) Tony Marx | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne is hacked by Gary Whitmore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Whitmore, team foul #13 | 78-82 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne misses the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Edward Knight grabs the board | 78-83 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Richard Yamada misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-83 |
| 00:01 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Whitmore | 78-83 |
| 00:00 | VMI | The clock runs out | 78-83 |