| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brandon Milligan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Rouillard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Josey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Schmitt connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Josey | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Mark Schmitt - foul #1 on Mark Schmitt, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Donald Billingsley | 41-36 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley is fouled on the floor by Michael Moore - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Matsuda (PG), Hayden Burger (SG), Richard Ulatowski (SF), Thomas Bingham (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Brandon Milligan, Jerry Rouillard, Carl Josey, Michael Moore, Mark Schmitt | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Taylor Fuller | 43-36 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Matsuda clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski tips it in | 43-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG) Robert Lau | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Knowles | 43-40 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the lay-in | 43-40 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Barfield takes the ball from Jeffrey Knowles | 43-40 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield hits the finger roll | 45-40 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Ulatowski, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Charles Barfield, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan (PG), Jerry Rouillard (SG), Lucas Tarver (SF), Michael Moore (PF), Mark Schmitt (C) Jack Matsuda, Hayden Burger, Richard Ulatowski, Thomas Bingham, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brandon Milligan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Rouillard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lucas Tarver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Schmitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 45-40 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Lucas Tarver | 45-40 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Wild takes the ball from Lucas Tarver | 45-40 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | John Wild is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Milligan - foul #3 on Brandon Milligan, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey (SF) Lucas Tarver | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton is open but misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | John Wild is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG) Robert Lau | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard hits a 3 from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Carl Josey is called for the reach on John Wild in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Josey, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF) John Wild, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger (PG), Lucas Tarver (SF), Thomas Bingham (C) Brandon Milligan, Carl Josey, Mark Schmitt | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Jerry Rouillard - foul #2 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (PF) Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lucas Tarver - foul #2 on Lucas Tarver, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Matsuda (PG) Jerry Rouillard | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham is hacked by Craig Shelton - foul #2 on Craig Shelton, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG), Donald Billingsley (PF) Charles Barfield, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski (SF) Michael Moore | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Matsuda | 47-46 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen is fouled on the floor by Lucas Tarver - foul #3 on Lucas Tarver, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith (SF), David Ackermann (C) Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan (PG), Jerry Rouillard (SG), Michael Moore (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Jack Matsuda, Hayden Burger, Lucas Tarver, Thomas Bingham | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Knowles | 47-46 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan's pass is intercepted by Thomas Smith | 47-46 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Lau | 49-46 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Ulatowski takes the ball from Harold Mullen in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Knowles drills a floater in the lane | 49-48 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Donald Billingsley | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Ackermann (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brandon Milligan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Rouillard (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Richard Ulatowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Knowles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Brandon Milligan is called for the reach on Harold Mullen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Milligan, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Taylor Fuller (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Robert Lau, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Matsuda (PG), Hayden Burger (SG), Carl Josey (SF), Lucas Tarver (PF), Thomas Bingham (C) Brandon Milligan, Jerry Rouillard, Richard Ulatowski, Michael Moore, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lucas Tarver scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Bingham | 53-50 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | John Wild is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF) Harold Mullen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Craig Shelton - foul #3 on Craig Shelton, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham misses the dunk attempt | 53-51 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Wild | 53-51 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton hits a turnaround in the lane | 55-51 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Hayden Burger - foul #2 on Hayden Burger, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF) John Wild, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard (SG), Michael Moore (PF), Mark Schmitt (C) Hayden Burger, Lucas Tarver, Thomas Bingham | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Jack Matsuda | 57-53 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the easy layup | 57-53 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Mark Schmitt | 57-53 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Schmitt grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | A charge is called on Michael Moore - foul #3 on Michael Moore, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Jacob Sipes (SG) Robert Lau, Charles Barfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore tips it in | 57-55 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Rouillard - foul #3 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #12 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF), David Ackermann (PF) Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger (PG), Richard Ulatowski (SF), Thomas Bingham (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Jack Matsuda, Carl Josey, Michael Moore, Mark Schmitt | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Knowles pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham is fouled on the floor by David Ackermann - foul #3 on David Ackermann, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Taylor Fuller (C) John Wild, Jacob Sipes, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan (PG) Hayden Burger | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Ackermann (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brandon Milligan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Rouillard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Ulatowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jerry Rouillard is called for the reach on Taylor Fuller - foul #4 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #13 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG), Donald Billingsley (PF) Robert Lau, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore (PF) Thomas Bingham | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Barfield | 60-58 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Kemp | 63-58 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Billingsley is called for the reach on Brandon Milligan - foul #1 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger (SG), Carl Josey (SF), Thomas Bingham (PF), Mark Schmitt (C) Jerry Rouillard, Richard Ulatowski, Michael Moore, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Billingsley is called for the reach on Mark Schmitt - foul #2 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG) Robert Lau | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lucas Tarver (SF) Carl Josey | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith swats the short shot by Thomas Bingham | 63-58 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Donald Billingsley | 65-58 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Barfield - foul #3 on Charles Barfield, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG), David Ackermann (PF) Charles Barfield, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey (SF), Michael Moore (PF) Lucas Tarver, Thomas Bingham | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Hayden Burger is called for the reach on Robert Lau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hayden Burger, team foul #14 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard (SG) Hayden Burger | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Schmitt drills a shot in the paint | 67-62 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Moore swats the layup by Craig Shelton | 67-62 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton can't tip it in | 67-62 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Schmitt gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes (SG) John Wild | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton clanks a jump hook in the lane | 67-64 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Brandon Milligan | 67-64 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan is hacked by Robert Lau - foul #3 on Robert Lau, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (SF), Taylor Fuller (C) Thomas Smith, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller is hacked by Mark Schmitt - foul #2 on Mark Schmitt, team foul #15 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF) Robert Lau, Jacob Sipes, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger (PG), Jack Matsuda (SG), Thomas Bingham (PF) Brandon Milligan, Jerry Rouillard, Michael Moore | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Schmitt scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Billingsley (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Taylor Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Hayden Burger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Matsuda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Josey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Schmitt (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Hayden Burger steals the ball from Charles Barfield in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hayden Burger | 68-70 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Jack Matsuda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Matsuda, team foul #16 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (PG), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lucas Tarver (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Carl Josey, Mark Schmitt | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham is whistled for traveling | 70-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF) Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard (SG) Hayden Burger | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Jack Matsuda is called for the reach on John Wild - foul #3 on Jack Matsuda, team foul #17 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski (SF) Thomas Bingham | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Matsuda clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-70 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Knowles misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Shelton - foul #4 on Craig Shelton, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Taylor Fuller, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Milligan (PG), Hayden Burger (SG), Michael Moore (PF) Jack Matsuda, Jerry Rouillard, Lucas Tarver | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen is fouled in the backcourt by Hayden Burger - foul #4 on Hayden Burger, team foul #18 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham (C) Jeffrey Knowles | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bingham travels with the ball | 74-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerry Rouillard (SG), Carl Josey (SF), Mark Schmitt (C) Hayden Burger, Richard Ulatowski, Thomas Bingham | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Rouillard - foul #5 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #19 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jack Matsuda (SG) Jerry Rouillard | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Schmitt tips it in | 74-73 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Brandon Milligan is called for the reach on Thomas Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Milligan, team foul #20 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger (SG) Brandon Milligan | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger's pass is intercepted by Charles Barfield | 74-73 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Barfield | 76-73 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Josey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Billingsley | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley is hacked by Jack Matsuda in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Matsuda, team foul #21 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Wild is called for the reach on Hayden Burger - foul #3 on John Wild, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith (SF) Harold Mullen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Hayden Burger misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Craig Shelton | 77-73 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Hayden Burger is called for the reach on Craig Shelton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hayden Burger, team foul #22 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF) Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski (SF) Hayden Burger | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Mark Schmitt | 78-73 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Richard Ulatowski, team foul #23 | 78-73 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | John Wild is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Matsuda - foul #5 on Jack Matsuda, team foul #24 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lucas Tarver (SG) Jack Matsuda | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Carl Josey is called for the reach on John Wild in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Josey, team foul #25 | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Ulatowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen runs out the clock | 81-76 |