| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Conti (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Richards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lowder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ray Yao (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zurowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Caffey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Sergei Zurowski | 31-28 |
| 19:24 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao lays it in set up by Charles Conti and he's hacked by Sergei Zurowski - foul #2 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:24 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:55 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ray Yao | 34-28 |
| 18:42 | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Fuller - foul #2 on James Fuller, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:42 | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:42 | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 18:23 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | James Fuller is called for the reach on Ray Yao - foul #3 on James Fuller, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro (SG) James Fuller | |
| 17:31 | SE Missouri State | Steven Lowder knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Conti | 38-28 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 17:06 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:01 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Conti and he's hacked by Walter Pecoraro - foul #1 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards (SG), Jason Cambell (PF), Tom Baxter (C) George Richards, Steven Lowder, Ray Yao | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle (C) Chad Caffey | |
| 17:01 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-28 |
| 16:51 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jason Cambell | 41-28 |
| 16:28 | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-28 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Pecoraro | 41-30 |
| 15:46 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Sergei Zurowski - foul #3 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #5 | 41-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Richards (SG), Steven Lowder (PF), Ray Yao (C) Charles Conti, Jason Cambell, Tom Baxter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller (SG), Chad Caffey (PF) Michael Sparks, Gary Gwyn | |
| 15:46 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:46 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Larry Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Richards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Barnett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Lowder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ray Yao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Walter Pecoraro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sergei Zurowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Caffey (fresh) 7 reb. C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 15:18 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao is hacked by James Fuller - foul #4 on James Fuller, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Brey (SF) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks (PG) James Fuller | |
| 15:09 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sparks takes the ball from Ray Yao | 42-32 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Sparks | 42-34 |
| 14:46 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao's floater is tipped away by Chad Caffey | 42-34 |
| 14:44 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 14:43 | SE Missouri State | Steven Lowder tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro tips it in | 44-36 |
| 13:52 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti (PG), James Barnett (SF), Jason Cambell (PF), Tom Baxter (C) Larry Richards, George Richards, Steven Lowder, Ray Yao | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn (PF), Jerome Saylor (C) Chad Caffey, Byron Boyle | |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell misses the floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Walter Pecoraro | 44-38 |
| 12:41 | SE Missouri State | William Brey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Barnett | 47-38 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:59 | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tom Baxter | 49-38 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Sparks | 49-40 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Brey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Baxter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Pecoraro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sergei Zurowski (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Saylor (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | SE Missouri State | Tom Baxter drills a floater in the lane set up by James Barnett | 51-40 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-40 |
| 11:09 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Brey | 51-40 |
| 11:03 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Pecoraro - foul #3 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Richards (SG), Steven Lowder (PF), Ray Yao (C) William Brey, Jason Cambell, Tom Baxter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey (PF), Byron Boyle (C) Sergei Zurowski, Jerome Saylor | |
| 11:03 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:03 | SE Missouri State | James Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Ray Yao steps in front of the Byron Boyle pass | 53-40 |
| 10:27 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Lowder and he's fouled by Byron Boyle - foul #1 on Byron Boyle, team foul #9 | 55-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Hodnett (SF) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:27 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Ray Yao denies the turnaround by Gary Gwyn | 56-40 |
| 10:12 | SE Missouri State | James Hodnett pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 09:56 | SE Missouri State | George Richards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-40 |
| 09:54 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao tips it back up and in | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Eastern Kentucky | George Richards is called for the reach on Gary Gwyn - foul #1 on George Richards, team foul #1 | 58-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards (PG) Charles Conti | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski (SF) Gary Gwyn | |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 58-40 |
| 09:27 | SE Missouri State | James Hodnett pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:00 | SE Missouri State | Byron Boyle is called for the reach on Ray Yao - foul #2 on Byron Boyle, team foul #10 | 58-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Barnett (SF) James Hodnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:00 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 09:00 | SE Missouri State | Ray Yao makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is fouled on the floor by Larry Richards - foul #2 on Larry Richards, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 60-42 |
| 08:07 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Sparks - foul #2 on Michael Sparks, team foul #11 | 60-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Conti (PG), Jason Cambell (PF), Tom Baxter (C) George Richards, Steven Lowder, Ray Yao | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn (SF), Jerome Saylor (PF) Sergei Zurowski, Byron Boyle | |
| 08:07 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:07 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Gary Gwyn is denied by Jason Cambell | 61-42 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro tips it in | 61-44 |
| 07:36 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 07:34 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell snags the offensive board | 61-44 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Saylor (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Caffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | SE Missouri State | Jerome Saylor steps in front of the James Barnett pass | 61-44 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tom Baxter - foul #1 on Tom Baxter, team foul #3 | 61-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Brey (SG), James Hodnett (SF) Larry Richards, James Barnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Fuller (SG), Byron Boyle (C) Walter Pecoraro, Chad Caffey | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:45 | SE Missouri State | James Hodnett is fouled on the floor by Byron Boyle - foul #3 on Byron Boyle, team foul #12 | 61-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Richards (SG), Steven Lowder (PF), Ray Yao (C) William Brey, Jason Cambell, Tom Baxter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:45 | SE Missouri State | James Hodnett misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:45 | SE Missouri State | James Hodnett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Conti picks off the pass by Michael Sparks in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| 06:22 | SE Missouri State | Gary Gwyn steals the ball from James Hodnett | 62-46 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is whistled for traveling | 62-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Brey (SF) James Hodnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:51 | SE Missouri State | Steven Lowder misses long on a floater from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Gwyn | 62-46 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn drills a runner in the lane set up by James Fuller | 62-48 |
| 05:07 | SE Missouri State | George Richards misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sparks - foul #3 on Michael Sparks, team foul #13 | 62-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards (PG), James Barnett (SF), Jason Cambell (C) Charles Conti, William Brey, Ray Yao | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski (SF), Chad Caffey (C) Jerome Saylor, Byron Boyle | |
| 05:07 | SE Missouri State | George Richards misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 05:07 | SE Missouri State | George Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Lowder blocks the jumper by Sergei Zurowski | 62-48 |
| 04:59 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 04:30 | SE Missouri State | George Richards knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Richards | 65-48 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Kentucky | James Barnett is called for the reach on Sergei Zurowski - foul #1 on James Barnett, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Louis Levay (PG), William Brey (SF), Tom Baxter (C) George Richards, James Barnett, Steven Lowder | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson (PG), Walter Pecoraro (SG), Robert Birnberg (SF), Jerome Saylor (PF), Byron Boyle (C) Michael Sparks, James Fuller, Sergei Zurowski, Gary Gwyn, Chad Caffey | |
| 03:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Pecoraro | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Walter Pecoraro is called for the reach on Larry Richards - foul #4 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #14 | 65-50 |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Louis Levay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Timothy Richardson (fresh) SG - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Robert Birnberg (fresh) PF - Jerome Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Cambell denies the turnaround by Jerome Saylor | 67-50 |
| 03:21 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 02:52 | SE Missouri State | William Brey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Byron Boyle | 67-50 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Birnberg grabs the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro loses the dribble to Tom Baxter | 67-50 |
| 02:20 | SE Missouri State | Louis Levay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Richards | 69-50 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 02:06 | SE Missouri State | Tom Baxter pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 01:38 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Louis Levay | 72-50 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle is hacked by Tom Baxter - foul #2 on Tom Baxter, team foul #5 | 72-50 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 72-53 |
| 00:52 | SE Missouri State | William Brey buries a floater in the lane set up by Jason Cambell | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 74-53 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Birnberg tips it but misses | 74-53 |
| 00:45 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cambell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | SE Missouri State | William Brey's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Birnberg | 74-53 |
| 00:19 | SE Missouri State | Larry Richards hits the follow up shot | 76-53 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor misses badly on a floater from the left side | 76-53 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor tips it in | 76-55 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Louis Levay runs out the clock | 76-55 |