| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SG - Walter Pecoraro (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sergei Zurowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Saylor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Hager | 41-40 |
| 19:26 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle's layup is rejected by Reginald Woods | 41-40 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:02 | Missouri State | Tony Hager is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor lays it up and in | 41-42 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-42 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sergei Zurowski - foul #3 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Pecoraro | 43-44 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Tony Hager can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle is hacked by Gary Thompson - foul #1 on Gary Thompson, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Reginald Izzo (PF), William Smith (C) John Jones, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Gallaway | 43-44 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Walter Pecoraro takes the ball from Richard Gallaway | 43-44 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle lays it up and in | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) SF - Richard Gallaway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SG - Walter Pecoraro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sergei Zurowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Saylor (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Byron Boyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sergei Zurowski - foul #4 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF), Reginald Woods (PF) Richard Gallaway, Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro is fouled on the floor by Thomas Garner - foul #2 on Thomas Garner, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Reginald Izzo (SG) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-46 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Saylor | 45-46 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Reginald Woods - foul #2 on Reginald Woods, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway (SG), Tony Hager (C) Reginald Izzo, William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Woods | 45-47 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Sergei Zurowski is called for the reach on Gary Thompson - foul #5 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Thomas Garner (SG) John Jones, Richard Gallaway | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Austin (SF) Sergei Zurowski | |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Michael Sparks is called for the reach on Karl Werstein - foul #5 on Michael Sparks, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Kistner (SF) Michael Sparks | |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Tony Hager snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 12:44 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Kistner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Garner | 45-47 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Tony Hager connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Garner | 48-47 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro is hacked by Karl Werstein - foul #3 on Karl Werstein, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG), Reginald Izzo (SF), William Smith (PF) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Pecoraro | 48-49 |
| 11:24 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Kistner - foul #1 on Christopher Kistner, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Woods (PF) Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gene Kinsley (SF) Ben Austin | |
| 11:24 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:24 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gallaway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Kistner (fresh) SF - Gene Kinsley (fresh) PF - Jerome Saylor (tiring) 17 pts. 10 reb. C - Byron Boyle (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Reginald Woods is called for the reach on Gene Kinsley - foul #3 on Reginald Woods, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Till (PG) Christopher Kistner | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Richard Gallaway | 51-49 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Gary Thompson (SF) John Jones, Richard Gallaway, Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson is hacked by Gene Kinsley - foul #1 on Gene Kinsley, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tony Hager (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Tony Hager connects on the runner from close range set up by Gary Thompson and he's fouled by Byron Boyle - foul #3 on Byron Boyle, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Kistner (SG) Kevin Till | |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Tony Hager makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Garner steals it from Gene Kinsley | 54-49 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein is hacked by Byron Boyle - foul #4 on Byron Boyle, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (PF) Reginald Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Austin (SG) Gene Kinsley | |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor knocks in the floater from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Garner | 58-51 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor's pass is intercepted by Tony Hager | 58-51 |
| 08:27 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Reginald Izzo | 60-51 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Jerome Saylor is blocked by Tony Hager | 60-51 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Ben Austin - foul #2 on Ben Austin, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG), Reginald Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner, Reginald Izzo, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Till (PG), Gene Kinsley (SF) Ben Austin, Christopher Kistner | |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Gallaway - foul #1 on Richard Gallaway, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tony Hager (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Austin (SG), Christopher Kistner (SF) Kevin Till, Gene Kinsley | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor loses the dribble to Gary Thompson | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gallaway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Ben Austin (fresh) SF - Christopher Kistner (fresh) PF - Jerome Saylor (tired) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Byron Boyle (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | John Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Hager | 63-51 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro connects on the jumper from the right block | 63-53 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Jones | 65-53 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-55 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods tips it back up and in | 67-55 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Byron Boyle is denied by Tony Hager | 67-55 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Thomas Garner (SG) John Jones, Richard Gallaway | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson buries a runner from the baseline | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Karl Werstein and the foul's on Christopher Kistner - foul #2 on Christopher Kistner, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gene Kinsley (SF) Ben Austin | |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Tony Hager swats the short shot by Jerome Saylor | 71-55 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Tony Hager scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Karl Werstein | 73-55 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor loses the dribble to Thomas Garner | 73-55 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner misses the lay-in | 73-55 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner gets the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Tony Hager tips it back up and in | 75-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Hager (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Walter Pecoraro (tired) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Kistner (fairly fresh) SF - Gene Kinsley (fresh) PF - Jerome Saylor (tired) 19 pts. 12 reb. C - Byron Boyle (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Walter Pecoraro picks off the pass by Reginald Woods | 75-58 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro lays it up and in | 75-60 |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson is fouled on the floor by Byron Boyle - foul #5 on Byron Boyle, team foul #11 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG), Reginald Izzo (PF), William Smith (C) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner, Reginald Woods, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson (PG), Ben Austin (SF), George Morris (C) Christopher Kistner, Gene Kinsley, Byron Boyle | |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | William Smith blocks the short jumper by Jerome Saylor | 77-60 |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | William Smith grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | William Smith can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 77-60 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson snags the offensive board | 77-60 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the turnaround from the right block | 77-60 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Thompson | 77-60 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Izzo | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 77-60 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor gets the rebound | 77-60 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | William Smith blocks the short jumper by Jerome Saylor | 77-60 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | John Jones runs out the clock | 77-60 |