| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) SG - Mark Boyd (fresh) SF - Donald Chamberlin (fresh) PF - Edward Mara (fresh) C - Gregory Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Reginald Boling (fresh) SG - Edward Williams (fresh) SF - Shane Willis (fresh) PF - Bennie Benson (fresh) C - Shannon Ayers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Alabama State | Edward Mara grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Boyd | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson jams it on a nice dish by Reginald Boling | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Reginald Boling - foul #1 on Reginald Boling, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers loses the dribble to Joshua Johnson | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd blows the wide open layup | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling clanks a driving attempt from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Alabama State | The rebound goes to Edward Mara | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Williams - foul #1 on Edward Williams, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (PG), Marcus Walters (SG), Bruce Maddock (SF), Dale Tipps (C) Joshua Johnson, Mark Boyd, Donald Chamberlin, Gregory Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee (PG), Teodoro Costa (SF), Norberto Bianchi (PF), John Billups (C) Reginald Boling, Shane Willis, Bennie Benson, Shannon Ayers | |
| 17:23 | Alabama State | Teodoro Costa picks off the pass by Marcus Walters | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Sherwood is called for the reach on Howard McClee in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Sherwood, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Alabama State | George Taul (C) Edward Mara | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Norberto Bianchi | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Alabama State | Teodoro Costa steals it from David Sherwood | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Teodoro Costa jams it | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Alabama State | George Taul can't finish the uncontested layup | 5-7 |
| 16:41 | Alabama State | Dale Tipps tips it in | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi makes the wide open runner near the basket set up by Howard McClee | 7-9 |
| 16:19 | Alabama State | Dale Tipps misses the shot from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi misses long on a shot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 16:08 | Alabama State | George Taul grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | Alabama State | Marcus Walters drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Maddock steals the ball from Howard McClee in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 15:55 | Alabama State | David Sherwood banks in the layup set up by Bruce Maddock | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - David Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcus Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Maddock (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Tipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Taul (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Howard McClee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Williams (tired) SF - Teodoro Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norberto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Billups (tiring) | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Teodoro Costa is denied by George Taul | 12-9 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 15:23 | Alabama State | Bruce Maddock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Teodoro Costa travels in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson (PG), Mark Boyd (SG), Donald Chamberlin (SF), Edward Mara (PF), Gregory Curry (C) David Sherwood, Marcus Walters, Bruce Maddock, Dale Tipps, George Taul | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (PG), Willie Finnegan (SG), Shane Willis (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Howard McClee, Edward Williams, Teodoro Costa, Norberto Bianchi, John Billups | |
| 15:09 | Alabama State | Shannon Ayers denies the turnaround by Gregory Curry | 12-11 |
| 15:08 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:54 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Boyd | 14-11 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers is hacked by Joshua Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada (SF) Shane Willis | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson misses the shot in the paint | 14-11 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers can't tip it in | 14-11 |
| 14:39 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:17 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Johnson | 16-11 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan is hacked by Donald Chamberlin - foul #1 on Donald Chamberlin, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gary Patterson (SF), Isaac Jarvis (PF) Donald Chamberlin, Edward Mara | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincente Rossi (SG), Shane Willis (SF) Willie Finnegan, Leroy Spada | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers makes the runner in the paint | 16-13 |
| 13:36 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Shannon Ayers - foul #1 on Shannon Ayers, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin (SF) Gary Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:36 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:36 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 13:27 | Alabama State | The rebound goes to Gregory Curry | 17-13 |
| 13:11 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 13:10 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:59 | Alabama State | Vincente Rossi is called for the reach on Mark Boyd - foul #1 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Edward Mara (PF) Isaac Jarvis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), Norberto Bianchi (PF) Vincente Rossi, Shane Willis, Bennie Benson | |
| 12:46 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-13 |
| 12:39 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 12:19 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Norberto Bianchi | 17-13 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling banks in the layup and the foul's on Mark Boyd - foul #1 on Mark Boyd, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (PG), Gary Patterson (SG), Bruce Maddock (C) Joshua Johnson, Mark Boyd, Gregory Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis (SF), John Billups (C) Leroy Spada, Shannon Ayers | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:57 | Alabama State | Shane Willis takes the ball from Donald Chamberlin | 17-16 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Sherwood picks off the pass by Edward Williams in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 11:52 | Alabama State | Gary Patterson misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 11:51 | Alabama State | Edward Mara misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - David Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Patterson (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Chamberlin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mara (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Maddock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Reginald Boling (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Williams (tired) SF - Shane Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Norberto Bianchi (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Billups (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups is fouled on the floor by Donald Chamberlin - foul #2 on Donald Chamberlin, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson (PG), Gregory Curry (C) Gary Patterson, Donald Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee (PG), Willie Finnegan (SG), Bennie Benson (PF) Reginald Boling, Edward Williams, Norberto Bianchi | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Howard McClee | 17-19 |
| 11:17 | Alabama State | Edward Mara knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-19 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Mark Boyd (SG), Marcus Walters (SF) Joshua Johnson, Gregory Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincente Rossi (SG), Teodoro Costa (SF), Norberto Bianchi (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Willie Finnegan, Shane Willis, Bennie Benson, John Billups | |
| 10:44 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 20-19 |
| 10:42 | Alabama State | Bruce Maddock grabs the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:35 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Walters | 23-19 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard McClee | 23-21 |
| 10:21 | Alabama State | Edward Mara loses the dribble to Vincente Rossi in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Teodoro Costa makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Vincente Rossi | 23-23 |
| 09:55 | Alabama State | Vincente Rossi is called for the reach on Mark Boyd - foul #2 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Dale Tipps (PG), Gary Patterson (SG), Isaac Jarvis (PF), George Taul (C) David Sherwood, Mark Boyd, Edward Mara, Bruce Maddock | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (PG), Willie Finnegan (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), John Billups (C) Howard McClee, Vincente Rossi, Teodoro Costa, Norberto Bianchi, Shannon Ayers | |
| 09:39 | Alabama State | Dale Tipps lays it up and in set up by Gary Patterson | 25-23 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Tipps - foul #1 on Dale Tipps, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson (PG), Mark Boyd (SG), Bruce Maddock (SF), Edward Mara (PF), Gregory Curry (C) Dale Tipps, Gary Patterson, Marcus Walters, Isaac Jarvis, George Taul | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (SG) Willie Finnegan | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-23 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 09:19 | Alabama State | Edward Mara pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 09:17 | Alabama State | Edward Williams is called for the reach on Mark Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Williams, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Isaac Jarvis (PF), Dale Tipps (C) Edward Mara, Gregory Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), Shannon Ayers (C) Edward Williams, John Billups | |
| 09:07 | Alabama State | Mark Boyd drills a floater from the left side set up by Dale Tipps | 27-24 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Maddock - foul #1 on Bruce Maddock, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (SG), Edward Mara (PF), George Taul (C) Mark Boyd, Isaac Jarvis, Dale Tipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee (PG), Teodoro Costa (SF) Reginald Boling, Leroy Spada | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:42 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi (PF), John Billups (C) Bennie Benson, Shannon Ayers | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Taul denies the turnaround by John Billups | 27-26 |
| 08:28 | Alabama State | Bruce Maddock snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 08:11 | Alabama State | David Sherwood is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Finnegan | 27-26 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan is hacked by Joshua Johnson - foul #2 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Marcus Walters (PG), Mark Boyd (SG), Gary Patterson (SF), Gregory Curry (C) Joshua Johnson, David Sherwood, Bruce Maddock, George Taul | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (PG), Shane Willis (SF), Shannon Ayers (C) Howard McClee, Teodoro Costa, John Billups | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:54 | Alabama State | Marcus Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Shannon Ayers, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson (PF) Shannon Ayers | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Marcus Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyd (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Patterson (fresh) PF - Edward Mara (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Curry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Reginald Boling (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Finnegan (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Shane Willis (fresh) PF - Bennie Benson (tired) 4 pts. C - Norberto Bianchi (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Alabama State | Edward Mara misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis travels in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (PG), Isaac Jarvis (PF) Gary Patterson, Edward Mara | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups (C) Norberto Bianchi | |
| 07:20 | Alabama State | Marcus Walters clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 07:19 | Alabama State | Isaac Jarvis hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Isaac Jarvis blocks the short jumper by Bennie Benson | 29-28 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Benson | 29-28 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling misses the driving attempt from the right block | 29-28 |
| 06:47 | Alabama State | Isaac Jarvis grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 06:29 | Alabama State | Marcus Walters banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Sherwood | 31-28 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Walters - foul #1 on Marcus Walters, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Dale Tipps (PG), Gary Patterson (SG), Bruce Maddock (SF), Edward Mara (PF) David Sherwood, Mark Boyd, Marcus Walters, Isaac Jarvis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee (PG), Teodoro Costa (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), Norberto Bianchi (PF) Reginald Boling, Willie Finnegan, Bennie Benson, John Billups | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:25 | Alabama State | Dale Tipps is hacked by Shane Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Willis, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups (C) Shane Willis | |
| 06:25 | Alabama State | Dale Tipps makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 06:25 | Alabama State | Dale Tipps makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 06:03 | Alabama State | Gregory Curry hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Tipps | 35-30 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dale Tipps is called for the reach on Howard McClee - foul #2 on Dale Tipps, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (PG), Marcus Walters (SG) Dale Tipps, Gary Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis (SF), Bennie Benson (PF) Leroy Spada, John Billups | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 05:51 | Alabama State | Teodoro Costa steals it from Edward Mara in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Curry is called for the reach on Shane Willis - foul #1 on Gregory Curry, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Mark Boyd (SG) Marcus Walters | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:32 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-32 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 05:19 | Alabama State | David Sherwood is open and buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson is denied on a dunk by Edward Mara | 38-34 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-34 |
| 04:44 | Alabama State | Edward Mara snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 04:39 | Alabama State | David Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis is fouled on the floor by Bruce Maddock - foul #2 on Bruce Maddock, team foul #12 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Marcus Walters (PG), Gary Patterson (SF), Isaac Jarvis (PF), George Taul (C) David Sherwood, Bruce Maddock, Edward Mara, Gregory Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (PG), Willie Finnegan (SG), John Billups (C) Howard McClee, Teodoro Costa, Bennie Benson | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 04:34 | Alabama State | George Taul snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 04:13 | Alabama State | Reginald Boling takes the ball from Mark Boyd | 38-35 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Isaac Jarvis swats the layup by Willie Finnegan | 38-35 |
| 04:08 | Alabama State | Isaac Jarvis gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 03:50 | Alabama State | Gary Patterson's pass is intercepted by Shane Willis | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Marcus Walters (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyd (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Patterson (fairly fresh) PF - Isaac Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Taul (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Reginald Boling (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Finnegan (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Shane Willis (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norberto Bianchi (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Billups (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 03:37 | Alabama State | Gary Patterson pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 03:34 | Alabama State | Isaac Jarvis travels in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson (PG), Donald Chamberlin (SF), Edward Mara (PF), Dale Tipps (C) Mark Boyd, Gary Patterson, Isaac Jarvis, George Taul | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (PG), Vincente Rossi (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Reginald Boling, Willie Finnegan, Shane Willis, Norberto Bianchi, John Billups | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Vincente Rossi | 38-37 |
| 03:02 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson is open and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Dale Tipps | 40-37 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 02:33 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson is hacked by Edward Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Williams, team foul #9 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (SG) Marcus Walters | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (PG), Teodoro Costa (SF) Edward Williams, Leroy Spada | |
| 02:33 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Vincente Rossi and the foul's on Dale Tipps - foul #3 on Dale Tipps, team foul #13 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gregory Curry (C) Dale Tipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi (PF) Bennie Benson | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:08 | Alabama State | Reginald Boling is called for the reach on Joshua Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Boling, team foul #10 | 40-43 |
| 02:08 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 02:08 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norberto Bianchi's 3 pointer is rejected by Edward Mara | 42-43 |
| 01:46 | Alabama State | The rebound goes to Edward Mara | 42-43 |
| 01:44 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Boling - foul #3 on Reginald Boling, team foul #11 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee (PG) Reginald Boling | |
| 01:44 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 01:44 | Alabama State | Joshua Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincente Rossi loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Gary Patterson (SG) David Sherwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:32 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee banks in the layup set up by Vincente Rossi | 44-45 |
| 01:08 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Patterson | 47-45 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Curry - foul #2 on Gregory Curry, team foul #14 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Mark Boyd (SG), Isaac Jarvis (PF), George Taul (C) Gary Patterson, Edward Mara, Gregory Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), Shane Willis (SF), Bennie Benson (PF) Vincente Rossi, Teodoro Costa, Norberto Bianchi | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 00:42 | Alabama State | Donald Chamberlin is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 00:40 | Alabama State | George Taul misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 00:39 | Alabama State | Isaac Jarvis hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Boyd - foul #2 on Mark Boyd, team foul #15 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Sherwood (SG), Edward Mara (PF), Bruce Maddock (C) Mark Boyd, Isaac Jarvis, George Taul | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada (SF) Shane Willis | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:36 | Alabama State | Bruce Maddock gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:14 | Alabama State | Edward Mara misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Bennie Benson - foul #1 on Bennie Benson, team foul #12 | 49-48 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| 00:14 | Alabama State | Edward Mara makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:14 | Alabama State | Edward Mara makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |