| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jessie Brunson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Renner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamey Redd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Sharrow (fresh) PF - Brian Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Barker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Lawson - foul #1 on George Lawson, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 19:15 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 18:58 | Providence | Joseph Renner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 23-25 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Sam Barker grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 18:14 | Providence | Joseph Renner banks in the layup | 23-27 |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugh Brown | 25-27 |
| 17:41 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow's pass is intercepted by Jessie Brunson | 25-27 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson dunks the ball | 27-27 |
| 17:15 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Renner | 27-30 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Croyle | 29-30 |
| 16:23 | Providence | Joseph Renner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jamey Redd and the foul's on Jeffrey Croyle - foul #3 on Jeffrey Croyle, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Anderson (SG) Jeffrey Croyle | |
| Subs | Providence | Zachary Ingrassia (SG), Marcus Shatley (PF), Franjo Mioduszewski (C) Jamey Redd, Brian Hanson, Sam Barker | |
| 16:23 | Providence | Joseph Renner makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Lonnie Sharrow is called for the reach on Jessie Brunson - foul #2 on Lonnie Sharrow, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Schwein (PG), Phillip Healy (PF), Lutalo Arambula (C) Jessie Brunson, Hugh Brown, Harold Peterson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | George Lawson misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-33 |
| 15:42 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Schwein (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Healy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lutalo Arambula (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Renner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Ingrassia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Sharrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Shatley (fresh) C - Franjo Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Phillip Healy | 29-33 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Eugene Schwein is hacked by Zachary Ingrassia - foul #1 on Zachary Ingrassia, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson (PG), Jeffrey Croyle (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), Harold Peterson (C) Eugene Schwein, Charles Anderson, George Lawson, Phillip Healy, Lutalo Arambula | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Redd (PG), Brian Hanson (SF), Sam Barker (PF) Joseph Renner, Lonnie Sharrow, Marcus Shatley | |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jessie Brunson | 32-33 |
| 14:11 | Providence | Hugh Brown denies the turnaround by Franjo Mioduszewski | 32-33 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Sam Barker grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 13:54 | Providence | Jamey Redd misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Brian Hanson is fouled on the floor by Hugh Brown - foul #2 on Hugh Brown, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Lawson (SF) Carl Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Renner (PG), Lonnie Sharrow (SF) Zachary Ingrassia, Franjo Mioduszewski | |
| 12:34 | Providence | Sam Barker is fouled on the floor by Hugh Brown - foul #3 on Hugh Brown, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gilbert Bernard (SG), Neil Spivey (C) Jamey Redd, Brian Hanson | |
| 12:12 | Providence | Joseph Renner banks in the layup | 34-35 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle clanks a floater from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 11:49 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:33 | Providence | Joseph Renner misses long on a shot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jessie Brunson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Croyle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Renner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Bernard (fresh) SF - Lonnie Sharrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam Barker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Neil Spivey (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Hugh Brown makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Jeffrey Croyle | 36-35 |
| 11:02 | Providence | Joseph Renner drills a 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson clanks a shot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 10:45 | Providence | Joseph Renner pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:21 | Providence | Jeffrey Croyle steals the ball from Lonnie Sharrow | 36-38 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 09:57 | Providence | Sam Barker snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:52 | Providence | Joseph Renner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 09:51 | Providence | Sam Barker tips it home | 36-40 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Joseph Renner steps in front of the Jessie Brunson pass | 36-40 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Joseph Renner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-40 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Hugh Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Gilbert Bernard takes the ball from Jessie Brunson | 36-40 |
| 08:08 | Providence | Sam Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Schwein (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Phillip Healy (PF), Lutalo Arambula (C) Jessie Brunson, Jeffrey Croyle, Hugh Brown, Harold Peterson | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Redd (PG), Zachary Ingrassia (SG), Brian Hanson (PF), Franjo Mioduszewski (C) Joseph Renner, Gilbert Bernard, Sam Barker, Neil Spivey | |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | George Lawson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 07:45 | Providence | Zachary Ingrassia grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 07:22 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jamey Redd out of the doubleteam | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Schwein (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Healy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lutalo Arambula (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jamey Redd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Ingrassia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Sharrow (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franjo Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | George Lawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Zachary Ingrassia pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 06:37 | Providence | Franjo Mioduszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Anderson (SF) George Lawson | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Renner (PG) Lonnie Sharrow | |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Lutalo Arambula misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 06:13 | Providence | Franjo Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Jamey Redd knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Renner | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Franjo Mioduszewski swats the short shot by Lutalo Arambula | 36-46 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Joseph Renner snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Franjo Mioduszewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 04:56 | Providence | Franjo Mioduszewski tips it home | 36-48 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson (PG), Jeffrey Croyle (SG), George Lawson (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), Harold Peterson (C) Eugene Schwein, Charles Anderson, Carl Anderson, Phillip Healy, Lutalo Arambula | |
| Subs | Providence | Sam Barker (PF) Zachary Ingrassia | |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jessie Brunson | 39-48 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Brian Hanson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Hugh Brown - foul #4 on Hugh Brown, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Brian Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Brian Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 03:55 | Providence | Franjo Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 03:32 | Providence | Hugh Brown takes the ball from Brian Hanson | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jessie Brunson makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Hugh Brown | 41-49 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Brian Hanson misses short on a floater in the lane | 41-49 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Hugh Brown grabs the board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jessie Brunson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Croyle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Renner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamey Redd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sam Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Franjo Mioduszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Brunson | 44-49 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Harold Peterson swats the short shot by Sam Barker | 44-49 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Croyle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Jamey Redd steals it from Jeffrey Croyle | 44-49 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Brian Hanson hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Renner | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | George Lawson is fouled on the floor by Franjo Mioduszewski - foul #1 on Franjo Mioduszewski, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow (SF) Franjo Mioduszewski | |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Hugh Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 01:08 | Providence | Sam Barker gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Providence | Jamey Redd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-51 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Joseph Renner hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Hugh Brown snags the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 00:25 | Providence | The rebound goes to Lonnie Sharrow | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Providence | Lonnie Sharrow is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Croyle - foul #4 on Jeffrey Croyle, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Neil Spivey (C) Sam Barker | |
| 00:21 | Providence | Neil Spivey is hacked by Jessie Brunson - foul #3 on Jessie Brunson, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Neil Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Neil Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 46-55 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Neil Spivey is hacked by Jessie Brunson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jessie Brunson, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Neil Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Harold Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | George Lawson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Lawson, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| 00:06 | Providence | Jeffrey Croyle is called for the reach on Neil Spivey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Croyle, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Anderson (SG) Jeffrey Croyle | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:06 | Providence | Neil Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:06 | Providence | Neil Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Hugh Brown misses the lay-in | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The clock runs out | 46-57 |