| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Buckler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Patt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David German (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Jermaine Mentzer (fresh) SG - Glenn Ward (fresh) SF - Michael Sutherland (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Irick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Doll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jermaine Mentzer | 43-35 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 19:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Olson - foul #3 on David Olson, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (PG) David Olson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bryan Pope (PF) Nathaniel Irick | |
| 19:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 18:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-37 |
| 18:21 | Birmingham-Southern | David German blocks the short jumper by Robert Doll | 45-37 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by David German | 47-37 |
| 18:12 | Birmingham-Southern | John Buckler takes the ball from Jermaine Mentzer in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 18:01 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Bryan Pope | 47-37 |
| 17:56 | Birmingham-Southern | John Buckler picks off the pass by Glenn Ward in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Todd Patt, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (PG), Louis Palmer (SG), John Kim (SF), Nathaniel Irick (PF), Curtis Williams (C) Jermaine Mentzer, Glenn Ward, Michael Sutherland, Bryan Pope, Robert Doll | |
| 17:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 17:15 | Birmingham-Southern | John Kim grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 17:11 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Nathaniel Irick | 47-39 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Palmer - foul #2 on Louis Palmer, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David German (C) Stephen Strauss | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (PF) Paul Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton (PG), Robert Doll (C) John Kim, Curtis Williams | |
| 16:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Chad Baker steals the ball from Louis Palmer | 47-39 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss (SF) Chad Baker | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward (SG), Michael Sutherland (SF) Louis Palmer, John Bennett | |
| 16:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Sutherland | 47-41 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin's pass is intercepted by Phillip Kempton in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 16:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland hits the finger roll set up by Phillip Kempton | 47-43 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sutherland | 47-43 |
| 15:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffry Bodkin (tiring) 4 pts. SG - John Buckler (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Strauss (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Todd Patt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David German (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Phillip Kempton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Ward (tiring) SF - Michael Sutherland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Irick (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Doll (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Buckler - foul #1 on John Buckler, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), David Olson (SG), Cristopher Badillo (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Jeffry Bodkin, John Buckler, Todd Patt, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG), Louis Palmer (SG), Bryan Pope (SF), Curtis Williams (PF) Phillip Kempton, Glenn Ward, Michael Sutherland, Nathaniel Irick | |
| 15:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 15:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick (PF) Robert Doll | |
| 15:23 | Birmingham-Southern | David Olson is called for the reach on Louis Palmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Olson, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG) David Olson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 15:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 15:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 15:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Bryan Pope tips it home | 47-47 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Buckler, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (PF) Stephen Strauss | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (PG), Michael Sutherland (SF), John Kim (PF) Jermaine Mentzer, Nathaniel Irick, Curtis Williams | |
| 14:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Bryan Pope misses the jump hook from the left block | 47-47 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Buckler | 49-47 |
| 14:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker (SF), David German (C) Todd Patt, Paul Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward (SG), Nathaniel Irick (PF), Robert Doll (C) Louis Palmer, Michael Sutherland, John Kim | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG) John Bennett | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss (SF) David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland (SF), Curtis Williams (PF) Bryan Pope, Nathaniel Irick | |
| 13:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Sutherland swats the dunk try by Stephen Strauss | 51-47 |
| 13:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 13:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Cristopher Badillo - foul #4 on Cristopher Badillo, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (PF), David German (C) Chad Baker, Cristopher Badillo | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (PG), Louis Palmer (SG) Jermaine Mentzer, Glenn Ward | |
| 13:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 13:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bennett | 51-51 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (SG), Chad Baker (PF) John Buckler, Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton (PG), John Kim (PF) Michael Sutherland, Curtis Williams | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Palmer is called for the reach on Chad Baker - foul #3 on Louis Palmer, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bender | 54-51 |
| 12:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Chad Baker, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward (SG), Bryan Pope (SF), Nathaniel Irick (PF), Curtis Williams (C) Louis Palmer, John Bennett, John Kim, Robert Doll | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender is hacked by Phillip Kempton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Kempton, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Williams - foul #1 on Curtis Williams, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG) Jeffry Bodkin | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG) Phillip Kempton | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Bryan Pope | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Buckler (very tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Strauss (tired) 8 pts. PF - Todd Patt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Jermaine Mentzer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Ward (tiring) SF - Bryan Pope (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Irick (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 11:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 11:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer is hacked by Richard Bender in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Bender, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (PG), Chad Baker (SF), David German (C) Richard Bender, Stephen Strauss, Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (PG), Louis Palmer (SG), Michael Sutherland (SF), Robert Doll (C) Jermaine Mentzer, Glenn Ward, Bryan Pope, Curtis Williams | |
| 11:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick blows the dunk but the foul's on Jeffry Bodkin - foul #1 on Jeffry Bodkin, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 11:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German's layup is rejected by Robert Doll | 55-55 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffry Bodkin | 57-55 |
| 10:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss (SF), Todd Patt (PF) Chad Baker, Paul Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton (PG), Glenn Ward (SG), John Kim (SF), Bryan Pope (PF) John Bennett, Louis Palmer, Michael Sutherland, Nathaniel Irick | |
| 10:30 | Birmingham-Southern | John Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Strauss - foul #1 on Stephen Strauss, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 10:30 | Birmingham-Southern | John Kim makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:30 | Birmingham-Southern | John Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams (C) Robert Doll | |
| 09:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Kempton | 57-60 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-60 |
| 09:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 57-60 |
| 09:31 | Birmingham-Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Kim | 57-60 |
| 09:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 57-62 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker (SF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Stephen Strauss, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG), Louis Palmer (SG), John Bennett (SF), Nathaniel Irick (PF), Robert Doll (C) Phillip Kempton, Glenn Ward, John Kim, Bryan Pope, Curtis Williams | |
| 08:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick is whistled for traveling | 57-62 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jermaine Mentzer - foul #1 on Jermaine Mentzer, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss (SF) Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland (SF), Curtis Williams (PF) John Bennett, Nathaniel Irick | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 08:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Baker | 60-62 |
| 08:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David German (C) Paul Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (PG), Bryan Pope (PF) Jermaine Mentzer, Robert Doll | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sutherland | 60-62 |
| 07:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffry Bodkin (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Buckler (very tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Strauss (tired) 8 pts. PF - Chad Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - David German (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Palmer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sutherland (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Bryan Pope (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland is open and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Curtis Williams | 60-64 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), David Olson (SG), Cristopher Badillo (SF), Todd Patt (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Jeffry Bodkin, John Buckler, Stephen Strauss, Chad Baker, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG), Glenn Ward (SG), Nathaniel Irick (PF) Louis Palmer, Michael Sutherland, Curtis Williams | |
| 07:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Ward | 60-67 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt tips it but misses | 60-67 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo tips it home | 62-67 |
| 06:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward is fouled on the floor by Todd Patt - foul #3 on Todd Patt, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David German (C) Paul Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland (SF), Robert Doll (C) John Bennett, Bryan Pope | |
| 06:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathaniel Irick is called for the reach on Todd Patt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Irick, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Kim (PF) Nathaniel Irick | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Cristopher Badillo | 63-67 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Cristopher Badillo | 65-67 |
| 06:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward double dribbles | 65-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss (SF), Chad Baker (PF) Todd Patt, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton (PG), Louis Palmer (SG), Nathaniel Irick (PF) Jermaine Mentzer, Glenn Ward, John Kim | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Bender | 67-67 |
| 05:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (SF), Curtis Williams (PF) Michael Sutherland, Nathaniel Irick | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Bender | 70-67 |
| 05:21 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Strauss - foul #2 on Stephen Strauss, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks (C) Chad Baker | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bryan Pope (C) Robert Doll | |
| 05:21 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:21 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo hits the follow up shot | 72-69 |
| 04:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Strauss is called for the reach on Phillip Kempton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Strauss, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David German (C) Stephen Strauss | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward (SG), John Kim (PF) Louis Palmer, Curtis Williams | |
| 04:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Ward picks off the pass by Richard Bender | 72-71 |
| 04:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Phillip Kempton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Bennett | 72-74 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker (SF), Todd Patt (PF) Paul Claybrooks, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG), Louis Palmer (SG), Michael Sutherland (SF), Nathaniel Irick (PF), Robert Doll (C) Phillip Kempton, Glenn Ward, John Bennett, John Kim, Bryan Pope | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Patt and he's fouled by Robert Doll - foul #1 on Robert Doll, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson misses the free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:54 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Irick | 74-74 |
| 03:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer blows the layup but he's hacked by Todd Patt - foul #4 on Todd Patt, team foul #12 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG) Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward (SG), Curtis Williams (PF) Louis Palmer, Nathaniel Irick | |
| 03:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Buckler (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Olson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Chad Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Cristopher Badillo (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Jermaine Mentzer (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Ward (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sutherland (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Curtis Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Doll (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 03:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 03:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss (SF), David German (C) David Olson, Chad Baker | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett (PG) Jermaine Mentzer | |
| 03:15 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by John Buckler - foul #3 on John Buckler, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| 03:15 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:15 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German lays it in on a nice dish by Cristopher Badillo | 76-77 |
| 02:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson (SG), Todd Patt (PF) John Buckler, David German | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer (SG), John Kim (SF), Nathaniel Irick (PF), Bryan Pope (C) Glenn Ward, Michael Sutherland, Curtis Williams, Robert Doll | |
| 02:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Bennett and he's fouled by Stephen Strauss - foul #4 on Stephen Strauss, team foul #14 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks (C) Cristopher Badillo | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer (PG) John Bennett | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-79 |
| 02:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Palmer makes the free throw | 76-80 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bryan Pope swats the short shot by Todd Patt | 76-80 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks gets the offensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-80 |
| 02:02 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to John Kim | 76-80 |
| 01:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Bryan Pope scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jermaine Mentzer | 76-82 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG), David German (C) David Olson, Paul Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Glenn Ward (SG), Michael Sutherland (SF), Robert Doll (C) Louis Palmer, John Kim, Bryan Pope | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathaniel Irick is called for the reach on John Buckler - foul #2 on Nathaniel Irick, team foul #9 | 76-82 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick grabs the board | 77-82 |
| 01:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland buries a runner from the left block | 77-84 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 77-84 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German hits the follow up shot | 79-84 |
| 00:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll loses the ball out of bounds | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss buries a floater from the right wing | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer is hacked by Richard Bender in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Bender, team foul #15 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson (PG) Richard Bender | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams (PF) Nathaniel Irick | |
| 00:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Jermaine Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-86 |
| 00:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll pulls down the rebound | 81-86 |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll is fouled in the backcourt by John Buckler - foul #4 on John Buckler, team foul #16 | 81-86 |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-88 |
| 00:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 81-88 |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland is hacked by John Buckler in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Buckler, team foul #17 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (SG) John Buckler | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Nathaniel Irick (PF) Robert Doll | |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt grabs the defensive rebound | 81-88 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-88 |
| 00:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams pulls down the rebound | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Curtis Williams runs out the clock | 81-88 |