| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joe Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Butler (fresh) PF - Robert Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Kuo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Thomas Dowden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Coakley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hoskins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 19:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Joseph Coakley | 36-41 |
| 19:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 19:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Cordero - foul #3 on Joe Cordero, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon (SG) Joe Cordero | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 19:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 19:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg is hacked by Michael Harmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Harmon, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski (SG), Justin Hampton (SF), Ricky Carr (C) Robert Felan, Michael Butler, Chris Kuo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (PG), John Pinnix (SG), Stanley Herring (PF), Alex Rankin (C) Thomas Dowden, Walter Goldberg, David Taylor, Richard Hoskins | |
| 18:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dobromierz Winski | 39-41 |
| 18:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix is fouled in the backcourt by Dobromierz Winski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Winski, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Benson (SG), Paul Ballard (PF) Michael Harmon, Robert Sawyer | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jose Duarte (SF) Joseph Coakley | |
| 18:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Carr is called for the reach on Jose Duarte - foul #2 on Ricky Carr, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden (PG), David Taylor (PF), Richard Hoskins (C) John Pinnix, Stanley Herring, Alex Rankin | |
| 18:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Justin Hampton | 39-41 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr double dribbles | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG), Michael Butler (SF), Chris Kuo (C) Dobromierz Winski, Justin Hampton, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg (SG) Charles Wertz | |
| 17:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Felan picks off the pass by Walter Goldberg | 39-41 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Felan | 41-41 |
| 17:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon (SG), Robert Sawyer (PF) James Benson, Paul Ballard | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley (SF) Jose Duarte | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Goldberg is called for the reach on Robert Felan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Goldberg, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring (C) Richard Hoskins | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer misses short on an open shot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 17:01 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 16:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Joseph Coakley | 41-41 |
| 16:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor misses the open dunk | 41-41 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Kuo | 44-41 |
| 16:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski (PG), Justin Hampton (SF), Ricky Carr (C) Robert Felan, Michael Butler, Chris Kuo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (PG), John Pinnix (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), Alex Rankin (C) Thomas Dowden, Walter Goldberg, Joseph Coakley, David Taylor | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dobromierz Winski | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dobromierz Winski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ricky Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Charles Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Pinnix (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Herring (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Alex Rankin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Justin Hampton steps in front of the Charles Wertz pass in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 15:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin is hacked by Michael Harmon - foul #3 on Michael Harmon, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero (SG) Michael Harmon | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Joseph Coakley (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Hoskins (C) Charles Wertz, John Pinnix, Samuel Spurgeon, Stanley Herring, Alex Rankin | |
| 14:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-41 |
| 14:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Benson (PG), Michael Butler (SF), Chris Kuo (C) Dobromierz Winski, Justin Hampton, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 14:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Dowden is called for the reach on James Benson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Dowden, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg (PG), Jose Duarte (PF) Thomas Dowden, David Taylor | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 14:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Goldberg | 49-49 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Benson and he's hacked by Richard Hoskins - foul #1 on Richard Hoskins, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG), Justin Hampton (SF), Paul Ballard (PF) James Benson, Michael Butler, Robert Sawyer | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), David Taylor (PF) Walter Goldberg, Joseph Coakley, Jose Duarte | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Justin Hampton is called for the reach on Samuel Spurgeon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Hampton, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr (C) Chris Kuo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 13:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz is fouled on the floor by Robert Felan - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski (PG) Robert Felan | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (SG) Kenneth Needham | |
| 13:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton is hacked by Samuel Spurgeon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel Spurgeon is called for the reach on Justin Hampton - foul #3 on Samuel Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer (PF) Paul Ballard | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Stanley Herring (PF), Alex Rankin (C) Charles Wertz, Samuel Spurgeon, David Taylor, Richard Hoskins | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski is hacked by Alex Rankin - foul #1 on Alex Rankin, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG), Michael Butler (SF) Dobromierz Winski, Justin Hampton | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley (SF) John Pinnix | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Felan and the foul's on Alex Rankin - foul #2 on Alex Rankin, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joe Cordero steals the ball from Joseph Coakley | 54-51 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Needham | 54-51 |
| 11:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 54-51 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Ricky Carr | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Robert Felan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Cordero (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Butler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sawyer (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Carr (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Thomas Dowden (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Coakley (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Herring (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Alex Rankin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Coakley steps in front of the Robert Felan pass in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 11:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Joe Cordero | 54-51 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler is hacked by Stanley Herring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Herring, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski (PG), Michael Harmon (SG), Justin Hampton (PF), Chris Kuo (C) Robert Felan, Joe Cordero, Robert Sawyer, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (PG), Walter Goldberg (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Hoskins (C) Thomas Dowden, Kenneth Needham, Joseph Coakley, Stanley Herring, Alex Rankin | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 11:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Spurgeon | 55-54 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-54 |
| 11:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins is whistled for a carry | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Ballard (PF), James Benson (C) Michael Butler, Chris Kuo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (SF), Jose Duarte (PF) Samuel Spurgeon, David Taylor | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Ballard is fouled on the floor by Charles Wertz - foul #1 on Charles Wertz, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero (SG) Dobromierz Winski | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley (SF) Charles Wertz | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins connects on the jumper from the baseline | 57-56 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Benson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Hampton | 57-56 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 08:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg's pass is intercepted by Paul Ballard | 60-56 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Goldberg is called for the reach on Justin Hampton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Goldberg, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG), Dobromierz Winski (SG), Robert Sawyer (PF), Chris Kuo (C) Michael Harmon, Joe Cordero, Paul Ballard, James Benson | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), David Taylor (PF), Stanley Herring (C) John Pinnix, Walter Goldberg, Joseph Coakley, Jose Duarte, Richard Hoskins | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Felan steals it from Stanley Herring | 62-56 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Felan | 64-56 |
| 08:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Justin Hampton - foul #4 on Justin Hampton, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler (SF) Justin Hampton | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden (PG), Alex Rankin (C) Charles Wertz, Stanley Herring | |
| 08:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 07:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 07:40 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 07:39 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Robert Felan (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dobromierz Winski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Butler (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sawyer (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Kuo (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Thomas Dowden (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Rankin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon makes the jumpshot from the right side | 64-60 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero (SG), Ricky Carr (C) Robert Felan, Chris Kuo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (SG), Joseph Coakley (SF), Stanley Herring (C) Kenneth Needham, Samuel Spurgeon, Alex Rankin | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Coakley - foul #1 on Joseph Coakley, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 07:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-62 |
| 06:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG), Justin Hampton (SF) Dobromierz Winski, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg (PG), Jose Duarte (PF), Alex Rankin (C) Thomas Dowden, David Taylor, Stanley Herring | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wertz steps in front of the Justin Hampton pass | 69-62 |
| 06:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-62 |
| 06:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jose Duarte gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Justin Hampton swats the layup by Joseph Coakley | 69-62 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wertz steps in front of the Justin Hampton pass in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| 05:39 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz dunks the ball | 69-64 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-64 |
| 05:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 05:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jose Duarte drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Wertz | 69-66 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Justin Hampton connects on the open shot from the right side set up by Joe Cordero | 71-66 |
| 04:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jose Duarte is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter Goldberg | 71-69 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr can't tip it in | 71-69 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sawyer snags the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 03:53 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jose Duarte pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:53 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski (PG), Michael Harmon (SG), Michael Butler (SF), Paul Ballard (PF), James Benson (C) Robert Felan, Joe Cordero, Justin Hampton, Robert Sawyer, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), Stanley Herring (PF), Richard Hoskins (C) Walter Goldberg, Charles Wertz, Joseph Coakley, Jose Duarte, Alex Rankin | |
| 03:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 71-69 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Ballard gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dobromierz Winski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Butler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ballard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - John Pinnix (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Needham (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Herring (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Hoskins (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon travels in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor (PF) Stanley Herring | |
| 03:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins misses short on a shot from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler is wide open and slams it home and he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo (C) Michael Harmon | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden (PG) Kenneth Needham | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler misses the free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 03:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Dowden | 73-71 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 02:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 02:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon is whistled for traveling | 73-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon (PG), Robert Sawyer (PF) James Benson, Paul Ballard | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham (SG), Joseph Coakley (SF), Stanley Herring (PF) John Pinnix, Samuel Spurgeon, David Taylor | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler tips it home | 75-71 |
| 01:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Kuo | 75-71 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Butler snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Harmon | 78-71 |
| 01:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 78-71 |
| 01:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Hoskins grabs the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 01:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Harmon - foul #4 on Michael Harmon, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG), Joe Cordero (SG) Michael Harmon, Dobromierz Winski | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor (PF) Stanley Herring | |
| 01:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-71 |
| 01:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dowden makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Dowden - foul #4 on Thomas Dowden, team foul #13 | 78-73 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Dowden | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Needham is called for the reach on Joe Cordero in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Needham, team foul #14 | 79-75 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joe Cordero steals the ball from Thomas Dowden in the backcourt | 80-75 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero hits the finger roll | 82-75 |
| 00:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Butler - foul #2 on Michael Butler, team foul #10 | 82-75 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| 00:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero is hacked by Kenneth Needham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Needham, team foul #15 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dobromierz Winski (PG), Ricky Carr (C) Robert Felan, Chris Kuo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Walter Goldberg (SG) Kenneth Needham | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-77 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr gets the rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Goldberg is called for the reach on Ricky Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Goldberg, team foul #16 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan (PG) Dobromierz Winski | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Walter Goldberg | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Dowden is called for the reach on Robert Felan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Dowden, team foul #17 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Wertz (SG) Thomas Dowden | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan misses the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley hits a 3 from the left corner | 86-83 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wertz is called for the reach on Ricky Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wertz, team foul #18 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Harmon (PG), Justin Hampton (SF) Robert Felan, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr misses the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Coakley misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 87-83 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr pulls down the rebound | 87-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Carr runs out the clock | 87-83 |