| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chase Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Albino (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tawney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Bower (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ned Stinnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kareem Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Neece (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Goble (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Frank Neece inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Yale | Keith Goble can't connect on a runner in the paint | 38-41 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Henry McClard snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Henry McClard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 19:18 | Yale | Richard Lew grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:08 | Yale | Kareem Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Don Bower grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | David Tawney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | James Albino hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Frank Neece can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 18:34 | Yale | Ned Stinnett grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:25 | Yale | Ned Stinnett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Don Bower grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Don Bower is fouled on the floor by Richard Lew - foul #1 on Richard Lew, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Don Bower's dunk attempt is rejected by Keith Goble | 40-41 |
| 17:59 | Yale | The rebound goes to Keith Goble | 40-41 |
| 17:36 | Yale | Richard Lew buries a driving attempt in the lane | 40-43 |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | Chase Powell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | David Tawney tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 16:56 | Yale | Kareem Francis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:55 | Yale | Frank Neece can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Henry McClard gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:32 | Missouri State | David Tawney is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Tawney, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rickey Hemphill (PG), John Futrell (SG), David Marion (PF), John Gaston (C) Chase Powell, James Albino, David Tawney, Don Bower | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (PG), James Grube (SG), Brandon Stanley (SF), Jackie Trammel (PF), Randall McIlrath (C) Ned Stinnett, Kareem Francis, Frank Neece, Keith Goble, Richard Lew | |
| 16:17 | Yale | James Grube is fouled on the floor by Rickey Hemphill - foul #2 on Rickey Hemphill, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Harry Hepworth (C) Henry McClard | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 15:54 | Yale | Randall McIlrath connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Williams | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Rickey Hemphill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Marion (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Hepworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grube (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jackie Trammel (fresh) C - Randall McIlrath (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Jackie Trammel picks off the pass by Rickey Hemphill | 42-45 |
| 15:39 | Yale | Brandon Stanley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Futrell - foul #2 on John Futrell, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 15:39 | Yale | Brandon Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:39 | Yale | Brandon Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | David Marion hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rickey Hemphill | 44-46 |
| 15:13 | Yale | James Grube misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Harry Hepworth grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 14:50 | Missouri State | David Marion is hacked by Randall McIlrath - foul #1 on Randall McIlrath, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chase Powell (PG), James Albino (SG), Henry McClard (SF), David Tawney (PF), Don Bower (C) Rickey Hemphill, John Futrell, David Marion, John Gaston, Harry Hepworth | |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG), Kareem Francis (SG), Keith Goble (PF), Richard Lew (C) Stephen Williams, James Grube, Jackie Trammel, Randall McIlrath | |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | James Albino makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Henry McClard | 47-46 |
| 14:08 | Yale | Richard Lew misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by David Tawney - foul #3 on David Tawney, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Frank Neece (SF) Brandon Stanley | |
| 14:08 | Yale | Richard Lew makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:08 | Yale | Richard Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | James Albino's pass is intercepted by Kareem Francis | 47-48 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Keith Goble's pass is intercepted by James Albino | 47-48 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Chase Powell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 13:15 | Yale | Keith Goble gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:09 | Yale | Richard Lew hits a jump hook in the paint | 47-50 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Henry McClard drills a jumper from close range | 49-50 |
| 12:30 | Yale | Kareem Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 12:28 | Yale | Richard Lew tips it home | 49-52 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Henry McClard buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Don Bower | 51-52 |
| 11:49 | Yale | Henry McClard steps in front of the Richard Lew pass | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chase Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Albino (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Tawney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ned Stinnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kareem Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Neece (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Goble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Lew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | James Albino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 51-52 |
| 11:30 | Yale | Keith Goble grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:08 | Yale | Richard Lew misses the floater in the paint | 51-52 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | David Tawney grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Henry McClard drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 10:32 | Yale | Frank Neece misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | David Tawney snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Chase Powell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 54-52 |
| 10:24 | Yale | Richard Lew snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:19 | Yale | Frank Neece misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 10:17 | Yale | Frank Neece hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Richard Lew is called for the reach on Don Bower - foul #2 on Richard Lew, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rickey Hemphill (PG), John Futrell (SG), David Marion (SF), John Gaston (PF), Harry Hepworth (C) Chase Powell, James Albino, Henry McClard, David Tawney, Don Bower | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (PG), James Grube (SG), Brandon Stanley (SF), Jackie Trammel (PF), Randall McIlrath (C) Ned Stinnett, Kareem Francis, Frank Neece, Keith Goble, Richard Lew | |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Harry Hepworth misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Stanley - foul #1 on Brandon Stanley, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Harry Hepworth makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Harry Hepworth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:28 | Yale | David Marion steps in front of the James Grube pass | 56-54 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | The short jumper by David Marion is denied by Jackie Trammel | 56-54 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | John Gaston pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Rickey Hemphill hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Hepworth | 59-54 |
| 08:28 | Yale | Randall McIlrath buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Grube | 59-57 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Harry Hepworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Albino (SG), Henry McClard (SF) Rickey Hemphill, Harry Hepworth | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:39 | Yale | Stephen Williams is fouled on the floor by John Futrell - foul #3 on John Futrell, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Don Bower (C) John Gaston | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Albino (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Marion (fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grube (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jackie Trammel (fresh) C - Randall McIlrath (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Yale | Randall McIlrath is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Randall McIlrath, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG) James Grube | |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | James Albino misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-57 |
| 07:16 | Yale | Brandon Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:51 | Yale | Brandon Stanley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Don Bower grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Henry McClard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | David Marion grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Don Bower comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randall McIlrath - foul #3 on Randall McIlrath, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chase Powell (PG), David Tawney (PF) John Futrell, David Marion | |
| Subs | Yale | Kareem Francis (SG), James Grube (SF), Keith Goble (PF), Richard Lew (C) Stephen Williams, Brandon Stanley, Jackie Trammel, Randall McIlrath | |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Don Bower makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Don Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Don Bower picks off the pass by Kareem Francis | 61-57 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | James Albino misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kareem Francis - foul #3 on Kareem Francis, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Gaston (C) Don Bower | |
| Subs | Yale | Frank Neece (SF) Ned Stinnett | |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | James Albino makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | James Albino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Kareem Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Henry McClard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Chase Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Henry McClard snags the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Chase Powell is hacked by Kareem Francis - foul #4 on Kareem Francis, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Marion (SG) James Albino | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (PG) James Grube | |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Chase Powell makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Chase Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:38 | Yale | Kareem Francis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | David Marion grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Henry McClard knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Chase Powell | 67-57 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Richard Lew scores on a floater in the lane | 67-59 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | John Gaston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Williams - foul #1 on Stephen Williams, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Futrell (SG), Harry Hepworth (C) Henry McClard, David Tawney | |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG), Brandon Stanley (SF), Jackie Trammel (C) Stephen Williams, Frank Neece, Richard Lew | |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | John Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | John Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:01 | Yale | Keith Goble gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Yale | Kareem Francis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ned Stinnett | 67-62 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | David Marion misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-62 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | John Gaston tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chase Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gaston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Hepworth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ned Stinnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kareem Francis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Goble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jackie Trammel (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Yale | Kareem Francis's pass is intercepted by Harry Hepworth | 69-62 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Albino (SG), Henry McClard (SF), David Tawney (PF), Don Bower (C) John Futrell, David Marion, John Gaston, Harry Hepworth | |
| Subs | Yale | Frank Neece (SF), Richard Lew (C) Brandon Stanley, Jackie Trammel | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Chase Powell travels with the ball | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | Yale | Frank Neece misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Albino - foul #1 on James Albino, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | Yale | Frank Neece misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | Yale | Frank Neece misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Don Bower snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | James Albino scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chase Powell | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Yale | Kareem Francis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ned Stinnett | 71-64 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Henry McClard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | James Albino gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | David Tawney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Goble - foul #2 on Keith Goble, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | David Tawney misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | David Tawney makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:04 | Yale | Keith Goble misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-64 |
| 01:03 | Yale | Frank Neece gets the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:47 | Yale | Ned Stinnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Tawney - foul #4 on David Tawney, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| 00:47 | Yale | Ned Stinnett makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:47 | Yale | Ned Stinnett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:47 | Yale | Ned Stinnett misses the 3rd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Henry McClard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Henry McClard is hacked by Ned Stinnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ned Stinnett, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Marion (PF) David Tawney | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Henry McClard makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Henry McClard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Yale | Kareem Francis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | David Marion is fouled in the backcourt by Ned Stinnett - foul #3 on Ned Stinnett, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Futrell (PG) Chase Powell | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | David Marion misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | David Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Yale | Kareem Francis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:27 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Neece | 75-69 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Kareem Francis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 00:23 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lew | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Yale | Kareem Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | John Futrell is fouled in the backcourt by Kareem Francis - foul #5 on Kareem Francis, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (SG) Kareem Francis | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | John Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | John Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Yale | Frank Neece makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Williams | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | David Marion is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Williams - foul #2 on Stephen Williams, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | David Marion makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | David Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Yale | Ned Stinnett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-72 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Henry McClard pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chase Powell (PG) John Futrell | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Henry McClard runs out the clock | 79-72 |