| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Carnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Eiland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Damato (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Craig Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Rowell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bernard Gordon (fresh) PF - Henry Hamlet (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Uren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri S&T | Robert Eiland is fouled on the floor by Bernard Gordon - foul #2 on Bernard Gordon, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:29 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 19:10 | Emporia St. | Henry Hamlet makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Rowell | 40-38 |
| 19:07 | Missouri S&T | Craig Umstead picks off the pass by Jerry Damato in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 18:55 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Douglas Rowell | 40-41 |
| 18:41 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matthew Carnes | 42-41 |
| 18:21 | Emporia St. | David Uren hits a wide open shot near the basket | 42-43 |
| 18:13 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 18:11 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 18:08 | Emporia St. | Ronald Lynch takes the ball from Douglas Rowell in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 17:50 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato clanks a jumper in the lane | 42-43 |
| 17:48 | Missouri S&T | Robert Eiland tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 17:46 | Emporia St. | David Uren pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 17:41 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:39 | Missouri S&T | Henry Hamlet steals it from Ronald Lynch in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 17:25 | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead makes the floater from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 17:06 | Missouri S&T | Robert Eiland is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 44-45 |
| 16:43 | Emporia St. | A charge is called on David Uren - foul #1 on David Uren, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri (PG), Adrian Hoffman (SG), Louis Mahar (SF), John Comacho (PF), Edward King (C) Matthew Carnes, Ronald Lynch, Sean Webster, Robert Eiland, Jerry Damato | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (PG), Leonard Chambers (SG), Ronnie Farrar (SF), Ryan Furlong (PF), Brian McIlwaine (C) Craig Umstead, Douglas Rowell, Bernard Gordon, Henry Hamlet, David Uren | |
| 16:40 | Missouri S&T | Brian McIlwaine is called for the reach on Adrian Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian McIlwaine, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 16:19 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 16:17 | Emporia St. | Brian McIlwaine gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:15 | Emporia St. | Adrian Hoffman is called for the reach on Ronnie Farrar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adrian Hoffman, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Robert Eiland (PF) Adrian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 15:57 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 44-45 |
| 15:56 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Joe Veltri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Comacho (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Mahar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Eiland (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Irving Leopold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Farrar (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Furlong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian McIlwaine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Missouri S&T | Edward King scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Joe Veltri | 46-47 |
| 15:19 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-47 |
| 15:17 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to John Comacho | 46-47 |
| 15:14 | Missouri S&T | Irving Leopold picks off the pass by Joe Veltri in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 15:09 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Eiland - foul #1 on Robert Eiland, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Armando Rivera (PG), Adrian Hoffman (SG), Sean Webster (SF), Dustin Walker (C) Joe Veltri, Louis Mahar, Robert Eiland, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell (SG), Robert Genova (SF), John Lezama (PF), David Uren (C) Irving Leopold, Leonard Chambers, Ryan Furlong, Brian McIlwaine | |
| 15:09 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:09 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:09 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 14:54 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Comacho | 48-48 |
| 14:42 | Emporia St. | John Lezama is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato (PF) John Comacho | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (PG), Henry Hamlet (PF) Ronnie Farrar, David Uren | |
| 14:23 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Dustin Walker and he's hacked by Robert Genova - foul #2 on Robert Genova, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| 14:23 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 14:05 | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell is fouled on the floor by Sean Webster - foul #1 on Sean Webster, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes (PG), Ronald Lynch (SG) Armando Rivera, Adrian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead (PG), Bernard Gordon (SF), David Uren (C) Irving Leopold, Robert Genova, Henry Hamlet | |
| 13:52 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 13:49 | Missouri S&T | Craig Umstead picks off the pass by Jerry Damato in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 13:32 | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 13:31 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:14 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Gordon - foul #3 on Bernard Gordon, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Comacho (SF), Robert Eiland (PF) Sean Webster, Jerry Damato | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (SG), Leonard Chambers (SF), Henry Hamlet (PF) Douglas Rowell, Bernard Gordon, David Uren | |
| 13:14 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:14 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:55 | Emporia St. | John Lezama misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Comacho - foul #1 on John Comacho, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri (PG), Adrian Hoffman (SG) Matthew Carnes, Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 12:55 | Emporia St. | John Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:55 | Emporia St. | John Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:39 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Chambers steals it from Adrian Hoffman | 53-53 |
| 12:34 | Emporia St. | Adrian Hoffman steps in front of the Irving Leopold pass in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 12:21 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Hamlet - foul #3 on Henry Hamlet, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar (SF) Robert Eiland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell (SG), Robert Genova (SF), Ryan Furlong (PF), David Uren (C) Craig Umstead, Leonard Chambers, Henry Hamlet, John Lezama | |
| 12:21 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 12:21 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Genova misses the easy open layup | 55-53 |
| 11:58 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Joe Veltri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adrian Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Louis Mahar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Comacho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Walker (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Irving Leopold (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Rowell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Genova (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Furlong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Uren (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Comacho | 57-53 |
| 11:26 | Emporia St. | Robert Genova's pass is intercepted by Louis Mahar | 57-53 |
| 11:11 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar's pass is intercepted by Irving Leopold | 57-53 |
| 11:08 | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 11:05 | Emporia St. | David Uren pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:53 | Emporia St. | David Uren knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Douglas Rowell | 57-55 |
| 10:38 | Missouri S&T | Ryan Furlong swats the layup by Dustin Walker | 57-55 |
| 10:36 | Emporia St. | Robert Genova gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:36 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes (PG), Ronald Lynch (SG), Sean Webster (SF), Jerry Damato (PF), Edward King (C) Joe Veltri, Adrian Hoffman, Louis Mahar, John Comacho, Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers (PG), Ronnie Farrar (SG), Bernard Gordon (SF), Henry Hamlet (PF), Brian McIlwaine (C) Irving Leopold, Douglas Rowell, Robert Genova, Ryan Furlong, David Uren | |
| 10:10 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 10:09 | Emporia St. | Henry Hamlet gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 09:58 | Emporia St. | Brian McIlwaine connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Farrar | 57-57 |
| 09:43 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Sean Webster | 59-57 |
| 09:41 | Emporia St. | Ronald Lynch picks off the pass by Ronnie Farrar in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 09:27 | Missouri S&T | Ronald Lynch lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Webster | 61-57 |
| 09:03 | Emporia St. | Sean Webster is called for the reach on Leonard Chambers - foul #2 on Sean Webster, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Armando Rivera (PG), John Comacho (SG), Robert Eiland (PF) Matthew Carnes, Ronald Lynch, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead (PG), Douglas Rowell (SG), John Lezama (PF), David Uren (C) Leonard Chambers, Ronnie Farrar, Henry Hamlet, Brian McIlwaine | |
| 08:48 | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Rowell | 61-60 |
| 08:26 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Armando Rivera and he's fouled by Bernard Gordon - foul #4 on Bernard Gordon, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri (PG), Adrian Hoffman (SG), Edward King (C) Armando Rivera, John Comacho, Jerry Damato | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Genova (SF), Ryan Furlong (C) Bernard Gordon, David Uren | |
| 08:26 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:26 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 07:57 | Emporia St. | Sean Webster is called for the reach on Robert Genova - foul #3 on Sean Webster, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Comacho (SF), Louis Mahar (C) Sean Webster, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (SG) Douglas Rowell | |
| 07:45 | Emporia St. | A charge is called on Irving Leopold - foul #2 on Irving Leopold, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes (PG), Ronald Lynch (SG) Joe Veltri, Adrian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon (SF), Henry Hamlet (PF) Robert Genova, Ryan Furlong | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Carnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Lynch (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Comacho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Eiland (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Mahar (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Craig Umstead (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irving Leopold (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Gordon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Hamlet (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lezama (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri S&T | Ronald Lynch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Henry Hamlet pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 07:22 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 07:21 | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead tips it home | 63-62 |
| 07:17 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Umstead - foul #2 on Craig Umstead, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker (C) Louis Mahar | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers (PG), David Uren (C) Craig Umstead, John Lezama | |
| 07:17 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:17 | Emporia St. | David Uren gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 07:08 | Missouri S&T | Ronald Lynch pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:02 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Comacho | 65-62 |
| 06:42 | Emporia St. | David Uren misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 06:41 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Ronald Lynch | 65-62 |
| 06:26 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Walker | 67-62 |
| 06:08 | Emporia St. | John Comacho picks off the pass by Irving Leopold | 67-62 |
| 06:08 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman (SG), Louis Mahar (SF), Jerry Damato (PF), Edward King (C) Ronald Lynch, John Comacho, Robert Eiland, Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar (PG), Douglas Rowell (SG), Robert Genova (SF), Brian McIlwaine (PF), Ryan Furlong (C) Leonard Chambers, Irving Leopold, Bernard Gordon, Henry Hamlet, David Uren | |
| 05:51 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 67-62 |
| 05:49 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 05:44 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Rowell - foul #2 on Douglas Rowell, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri (PG), Sean Webster (SF) Matthew Carnes, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 05:44 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:44 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Sean Webster steals it from Robert Genova | 68-62 |
| 05:27 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman is hacked by Douglas Rowell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Rowell, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Lezama (PF) Brian McIlwaine | |
| 05:27 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:27 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:07 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 05:06 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:50 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar is hacked by Ryan Furlong - foul #1 on Ryan Furlong, team foul #12 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Comacho (SG), Edward King (C) Adrian Hoffman, Sean Webster | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead (PG), Leonard Chambers (SF), David Uren (C) Ronnie Farrar, Robert Genova, Ryan Furlong | |
| 04:50 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:50 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:39 | Emporia St. | John Lezama drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Umstead | 72-64 |
| 04:25 | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Uren - foul #2 on David Uren, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Ronald Lynch (SG), Sean Webster (SF) John Comacho, Louis Mahar | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon (SF), Brian McIlwaine (PF) Douglas Rowell, John Lezama | |
| 04:25 | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:25 | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:25 | Emporia St. | Brian McIlwaine pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 04:02 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 04:00 | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers tips it home | 72-66 |
| 03:42 | Missouri S&T | Edward King is hacked by Brian McIlwaine - foul #3 on Brian McIlwaine, team foul #14 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes (PG), John Comacho (SG), Robert Eiland (PF) Joe Veltri, Ronald Lynch, Jerry Damato | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (SG), Henry Hamlet (PF) Leonard Chambers, David Uren | |
| 03:42 | Missouri S&T | Edward King makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:42 | Missouri S&T | Edward King misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon grabs the board | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Carnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Comacho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sean Webster (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Eiland (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Craig Umstead (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irving Leopold (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Gordon (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Hamlet (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian McIlwaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Emporia St. | Bernard Gordon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Irving Leopold | 73-69 |
| 03:18 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Gordon - foul #5 on Bernard Gordon, team foul #15 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman (SG), Dustin Walker (C) Sean Webster, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell (SG), Leonard Chambers (SF), John Lezama (C) Craig Umstead, Bernard Gordon, Brian McIlwaine | |
| 03:18 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:18 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:18 | Emporia St. | John Lezama grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | Adrian Hoffman is called for the reach on Douglas Rowell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adrian Hoffman, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:15 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:50 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Comacho | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Emporia St. | Henry Hamlet banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Chambers | 77-71 |
| 02:26 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Eiland | 79-71 |
| 02:26 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster (SF), Jerry Damato (PF), Louis Mahar (C) John Comacho, Robert Eiland, Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar (PG), Robert Genova (SF), Ryan Furlong (PF), David Uren (C) Irving Leopold, Leonard Chambers, Henry Hamlet, John Lezama | |
| 02:13 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 02:12 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar misses the tip | 79-71 |
| 02:10 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar's pass is intercepted by Robert Genova | 79-71 |
| 02:01 | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead (PG) Douglas Rowell | |
| 01:43 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster is open and buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Matthew Carnes | 81-71 |
| 01:40 | Emporia St. | Sean Webster picks off the pass by David Uren in the backcourt | 81-71 |
| 01:38 | Missouri S&T | Adrian Hoffman can't finish the layup | 81-71 |
| 01:36 | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar gets the offensive rebound | 81-71 |
| 01:18 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-71 |
| 01:16 | Emporia St. | Ryan Furlong grabs the defensive rebound | 81-71 |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Robert Genova misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Adrian Hoffman - foul #5 on Adrian Hoffman, team foul #8 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri (PG), John Comacho (SG), Edward King (C) Matthew Carnes, Adrian Hoffman, Sean Webster | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (PG), Leonard Chambers (SG), John Lezama (PF) Craig Umstead, Ronnie Farrar, David Uren | |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Robert Genova makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Robert Genova misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:10 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 01:10 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:55 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 81-72 |
| 00:53 | Missouri S&T | Jerry Damato hits the follow up shot | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Emporia St. | John Lezama lays it in | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri S&T | Irving Leopold is called for the reach on Joe Veltri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irving Leopold, team foul #16 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster (SF), Robert Eiland (PF) Louis Mahar, Jerry Damato | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead (PG), Douglas Rowell (SG), Henry Hamlet (PF), David Uren (C) Irving Leopold, Robert Genova, John Lezama, Ryan Furlong | |
| 00:43 | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:43 | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | Sean Webster is called for the reach on Leonard Chambers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Webster, team foul #9 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Mahar (SF), Jerry Damato (PF) Sean Webster, Robert Eiland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (SG), Ronnie Farrar (SF), John Lezama (PF), Ryan Furlong (C) Craig Umstead, Douglas Rowell, Henry Hamlet, David Uren | |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:38 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho is hacked by Irving Leopold in the backcourt - foul #4 on Irving Leopold, team foul #17 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster (SF), Robert Eiland (PF) Louis Mahar, Jerry Damato | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead (PG), Douglas Rowell (SG), Henry Hamlet (PF), David Uren (C) Irving Leopold, Ronnie Farrar, John Lezama, Ryan Furlong | |
| 00:38 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:38 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:34 | Emporia St. | Douglas Rowell is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Chambers | 86-79 |
| 00:34 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Rowell - foul #4 on Douglas Rowell, team foul #18 | 86-79 |
| 00:33 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster misses the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:33 | Missouri S&T | Sean Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:30 | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Veltri - foul #2 on Joe Veltri, team foul #10 | 87-79 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes (PG), Ronald Lynch (SG), Dustin Walker (C) Joe Veltri, John Comacho, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:30 | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:30 | Emporia St. | Craig Umstead misses the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:30 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 87-80 |
| 00:27 | Missouri S&T | Douglas Rowell is called for the reach on Dustin Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Rowell, team foul #19 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joe Veltri (PG), John Comacho (SG), Edward King (PF) Matthew Carnes, Ronald Lynch, Robert Eiland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold (SG) Douglas Rowell | |
| 00:27 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:27 | Missouri S&T | Dustin Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | David Uren snags the defensive board | 88-80 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-80 |
| 00:21 | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-80 |
| 00:20 | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold gets the offensive rebound | 88-80 |
| 00:18 | Emporia St. | Irving Leopold connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Umstead | 88-83 |
| 00:18 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-83 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Ronald Lynch (SG) Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:16 | Missouri S&T | Irving Leopold is called for the reach on John Comacho in the backcourt - foul #5 on Irving Leopold, team foul #20 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ronnie Farrar (SF) Irving Leopold | |
| 00:16 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:16 | Missouri S&T | John Comacho misses the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | David Uren grabs the defensive rebound | 89-83 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-83 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 89-83 |
| 00:08 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Edward King | 89-83 |
| 00:08 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-83 |
| 00:07 | Missouri S&T | Edward King is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Umstead - foul #3 on Craig Umstead, team foul #21 | 89-83 |
| 00:07 | Missouri S&T | Edward King makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:07 | Missouri S&T | Edward King makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 91-83 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes (PG), Robert Eiland (PF), Dustin Walker (C) Joe Veltri, John Comacho, Edward King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:02 | Emporia St. | Leonard Chambers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-86 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Carnes runs out the clock | 91-86 |