| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kevin Lamy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kamangeni Abdulla (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lloyd Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Woods (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bruce Bond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noah Lapoint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Schuyler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 44-27 |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 19:20 | Niagara | Bruce Bond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 19:19 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 19:17 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Bond is called for the reach on Thomas Bacon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Bond, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 19:12 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 44-27 |
| 19:11 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods can't tip it in | 44-27 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kamangeni Abdulla - foul #2 on Kamangeni Abdulla, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 19:01 | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-29 |
| 18:47 | Niagara | Thomas Bacon blocks the jumper by Robert Perkins | 44-29 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 18:43 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy is hacked by Jeffrey Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (PG), John Brown (SF), Robert English (PF) Jeffrey Stewart, Noah Lapoint, Robert Perkins | |
| 18:34 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon drills a jumper near the basket | 46-29 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | John Brown hits a floater from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 18:22 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Bryan Woods | 49-31 |
| 18:05 | Niagara | Kevin Lamy steps in front of the John Brown pass | 49-31 |
| 18:01 | SE Missouri State | Kamangeni Abdulla blows the layup | 49-31 |
| 17:59 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 17:44 | Niagara | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-31 |
| 17:43 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 17:39 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit (PG), Bill Griffin (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Arthur Benoit (PF), Richard Broyles (C) Kevin Lamy, Kamangeni Abdulla, Lloyd Williams, Bryan Woods, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Noah Lapoint (SF), Richard Taylor (C) Bruce Bond, Mark Schuyler | |
| 17:17 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-31 |
| 17:15 | Niagara | Richard Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 17:04 | Niagara | John Brown comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 17:02 | SE Missouri State | Richard Broyles snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 16:49 | SE Missouri State | Noah Lapoint takes the ball from Michael Smith | 49-31 |
| 16:34 | Niagara | Robert English makes the shot from the free throw line set up by James Vance | 49-33 |
| 16:13 | SE Missouri State | Michael Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods (PF), Thomas Bacon (C) Arthur Benoit, Richard Broyles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), Robert Perkins (PF), Donald Berkley (C) John Brown, Robert English, Richard Taylor | |
| 16:02 | Niagara | Bruce Bond connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Noah Lapoint | 49-35 |
| 16:00 | SE Missouri State | James Vance picks off the pass by Bill Griffin in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| 15:59 | Niagara | Bruce Bond blows the layup | 49-35 |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Douthit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Woods (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Vance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Bond (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Noah Lapoint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Berkley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:52 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 15:50 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon tips it back up and in | 51-35 |
| 15:45 | Niagara | Robert Perkins loses the dribble to Anthony Douthit | 51-35 |
| 15:40 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit lays it up and in | 53-35 |
| 15:23 | Niagara | Bruce Bond clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 15:21 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bacon | 53-35 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Bacon | 56-35 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:03 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint is hacked by Anthony Douthit - foul #1 on Anthony Douthit, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy (PG), Kamangeni Abdulla (SG), Lloyd Williams (SF), Arthur Benoit (C) Anthony Douthit, Bill Griffin, Michael Smith, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), John Brown (SF), Robert Blankenship (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) James Vance, Noah Lapoint, Robert Perkins, Donald Berkley | |
| 14:41 | Niagara | John Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lloyd Williams - foul #2 on Lloyd Williams, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Broyles (C) Arthur Benoit | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 14:41 | Niagara | John Brown makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 14:25 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods is hacked by Robert Blankenship - foul #2 on Robert Blankenship, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| 14:06 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods misses the lay-in | 56-38 |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:01 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-38 |
| 14:00 | SE Missouri State | Kamangeni Abdulla grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 13:39 | SE Missouri State | John Brown steps in front of the Lloyd Williams pass | 56-38 |
| 13:36 | Niagara | Bruce Bond hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Brown | 56-40 |
| 13:14 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Lamy | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:01 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler banks in the layup | 58-42 |
| 12:57 | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Stewart - foul #4 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit (PG), Bill Griffin (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Arthur Benoit (PF), Thomas Bacon (C) Kevin Lamy, Kamangeni Abdulla, Lloyd Williams, Bryan Woods, Richard Broyles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Robert Perkins (PF), Richard Taylor (C) Jeffrey Stewart, John Brown, Robert Blankenship, Mark Schuyler | |
| 12:41 | SE Missouri State | Arthur Benoit is fouled on the floor by Robert English - foul #1 on Robert English, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (SG) Bruce Bond | |
| 12:35 | SE Missouri State | Michael Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 12:33 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:20 | Niagara | Robert English is hacked by Anthony Douthit - foul #2 on Anthony Douthit, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| 12:14 | Niagara | James Vance drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| 12:14 | Niagara | James Vance misses the free throw | 58-44 |
| 12:14 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bacon | 58-44 |
| 12:12 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| 11:54 | Niagara | Robert Perkins scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Noah Lapoint | 58-47 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Douthit (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Robert English (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Vance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noah Lapoint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit is fouled in the backcourt by James Vance - foul #2 on James Vance, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kamangeni Abdulla (SG) Bill Griffin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), Donald Berkley (C) Robert English, Richard Taylor | |
| 11:47 | SE Missouri State | Michael Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 11:46 | Niagara | Robert Perkins grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 11:41 | Niagara | Bruce Bond banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Perkins | 58-49 |
| 11:25 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Bond steals it from Kamangeni Abdulla | 58-49 |
| 11:21 | Niagara | Bruce Bond lays it up and in | 58-51 |
| 11:04 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Bond is called for the reach on Kamangeni Abdulla - foul #3 on Bruce Bond, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy (PG), Lloyd Williams (SF), Bryan Woods (PF) Anthony Douthit, Michael Smith, Arthur Benoit | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG) James Vance | |
| 11:04 | SE Missouri State | Kamangeni Abdulla makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:04 | SE Missouri State | Kamangeni Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:50 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 10:29 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon is fouled on the floor by Noah Lapoint - foul #3 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bill Griffin (SG) Kamangeni Abdulla | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) Robert Perkins, Donald Berkley | |
| 10:29 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:29 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 10:10 | Niagara | Robert English misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 10:08 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 09:59 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Noah Lapoint - foul #4 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Broyles (C) Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (SF), Richard Taylor (PF) Bruce Bond, Noah Lapoint | |
| 09:59 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:59 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:59 | Niagara | Robert English grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 09:49 | Niagara | Robert English misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 09:47 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Taylor | 63-54 |
| 09:27 | Niagara | James Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 09:25 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bryan Woods | 63-54 |
| 09:17 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy loses the dribble to Robert English | 63-54 |
| 09:13 | Niagara | John Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Robert English | 63-56 |
| 09:01 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods hits a floater from close range set up by Kevin Lamy | 65-56 |
| 08:41 | Niagara | John Brown drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Vance | 65-58 |
| 08:24 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Lamy | 67-58 |
| 08:11 | Niagara | James Vance makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert English | 67-60 |
| 07:57 | SE Missouri State | Richard Broyles is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 67-60 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit (PG), Kamangeni Abdulla (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Tom Tran (PF), Arthur Benoit (C) Kevin Lamy, Bill Griffin, Lloyd Williams, Bryan Woods, Richard Broyles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Bruce Bond (SG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Robert Blankenship (PF), Donald Berkley (C) John Brown, Robert English, James Vance, Richard Taylor, Mark Schuyler | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Douthit (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kamangeni Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tom Tran (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Bond (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Noah Lapoint (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Blankenship (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Berkley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:26 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stewart takes the ball from Tom Tran | 67-62 |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Donald Berkley is fouled on the floor by Arthur Benoit - foul #1 on Arthur Benoit, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon (C) Tom Tran | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Donald Berkley makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Donald Berkley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:12 | SE Missouri State | Arthur Benoit gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 07:01 | SE Missouri State | Arthur Benoit is whistled for traveling | 67-63 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship hits a jumper from the right block | 67-65 |
| 06:36 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Douthit | 69-65 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 06:23 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Noah Lapoint - foul #5 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy (PG), Bryan Woods (PF) Anthony Douthit, Arthur Benoit | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (SF), Robert Perkins (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) Noah Lapoint, Robert Blankenship, Donald Berkley | |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:48 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the jumper from the right block | 71-67 |
| 05:30 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Kevin Lamy | 73-67 |
| 05:15 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Perkins | 73-70 |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stewart is called for the reach on Kevin Lamy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bill Griffin (SG), Anthony Douthit (SF) Kamangeni Abdulla, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (PG) Jeffrey Stewart | |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Robert Perkins misses the shot from the right block | 75-70 |
| 04:56 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 04:51 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Bond is called for the reach on Bill Griffin - foul #4 on Bruce Bond, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams (SF), Richard Broyles (C) Kevin Lamy, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:51 | SE Missouri State | Bill Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:51 | SE Missouri State | Bill Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Bill Griffin steps in front of the John Brown pass | 77-70 |
| 04:33 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit misses the lay-in | 77-70 |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Robert Perkins snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Robert Perkins clanks a jumper from the left side | 77-70 |
| 04:16 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 77-70 |
| 04:09 | SE Missouri State | Richard Broyles tips it home | 79-70 |
| 03:59 | Niagara | Bruce Bond comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-70 |
| 03:57 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bill Griffin | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Douthit (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Woods (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 15 reb. C - Richard Broyles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Bond (tired) 17 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Vance (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Schuyler (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Perkins - foul #1 on Robert Perkins, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy (PG), Kamangeni Abdulla (SG), Arthur Benoit (C) Anthony Douthit, Bill Griffin, Richard Broyles | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PG), Robert Blankenship (PF), Donald Berkley (C) Bruce Bond, Robert Perkins, Mark Schuyler | |
| 03:33 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 03:33 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Niagara | James Vance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 03:23 | Niagara | James Vance snags the offensive board | 81-70 |
| 03:15 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship loses the ball out of bounds | 81-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Smith (SF), Tom Tran (PF) Lloyd Williams, Bryan Woods | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:11 | SE Missouri State | Kamangeni Abdulla is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kamangeni Abdulla, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| 03:05 | Niagara | Robert Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-70 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Tom Tran pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| 02:57 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit (PG), Bryan Woods (PF), Thomas Bacon (C) Kevin Lamy, Tom Tran, Arthur Benoit | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Taylor (PF) Robert Blankenship | |
| 02:47 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Anthony Douthit | 83-70 |
| 02:47 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Niagara | Richard Taylor drills a jumper in the paint | 83-72 |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit is hacked by Richard Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Taylor, team foul #14 | 83-72 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bill Griffin (SG) Kamangeni Abdulla | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:24 | Niagara | Robert English misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 85-72 |
| 02:22 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Bacon grabs the board | 85-72 |
| 02:22 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-72 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Lamy (PG), Kamangeni Abdulla (SG) Anthony Douthit, Bill Griffin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Perkins (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) Richard Taylor, Donald Berkley | |
| 01:56 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Woods hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Smith | 87-72 |
| 01:41 | Niagara | Robert English is whistled for traveling | 87-72 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit (PG), Bill Griffin (SG), Arthur Benoit (PF), Richard Broyles (C) Kevin Lamy, Kamangeni Abdulla, Bryan Woods, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Taylor (PF), Donald Berkley (C) Robert Perkins, Mark Schuyler | |
| 01:21 | SE Missouri State | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 87-72 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Robert English grabs the board | 87-72 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Donald Berkley is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #5 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 87-72 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams (SF) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Donald Berkley makes the 1st free throw | 87-73 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Donald Berkley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-74 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams is hacked by Donald Berkley - foul #1 on Donald Berkley, team foul #15 | 87-74 |
| 00:30 | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 00:30 | SE Missouri State | Lloyd Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 88-74 |
| 00:30 | Niagara | Donald Berkley grabs the defensive rebound | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Niagara | James Vance is fouled on the floor by Bill Griffin - foul #1 on Bill Griffin, team foul #11 | 88-74 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | James Vance misses the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | James Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Douthit runs out the clock | 88-75 |