| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Christopher Ryan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leroy Martz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Moore (fresh) PF - Larry Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Witcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Timpson | 27-25 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brant Barringer | 27-27 |
| 19:12 | SE Missouri State | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Ernest Witcher - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove misses the driving attempt from close range | 27-27 |
| 18:54 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 27-29 |
| 18:21 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:20 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Larry Dove - foul #2 on Larry Dove, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan buries a shot from the right side set up by Leroy Martz | 29-31 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Dove is called for the reach on Stanley Ferretti - foul #3 on Larry Dove, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre (PF) Larry Dove | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:09 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Henry Timpson is denied by Kenneth Laguerre | 29-31 |
| 17:07 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 16:54 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Ryan | 31-31 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 16:23 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 16:06 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Witcher misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Chester Woods (PG), Don Coniglio (PF) Christopher Ryan, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG), Stephen Clay (SF), Dan Mills (PF), Elliott Gordon (C) Stanley Ferretti, James Ferguson, Henry Timpson, Richard Johnson | |
| 16:06 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Witcher misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:06 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Witcher misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Elliott Gordon snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 15:37 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ernest Witcher | 31-31 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Chester Woods (fresh) SG - Leroy Martz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Laguerre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Coniglio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Witcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Heasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Clay (fresh) PF - Dan Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliott Gordon (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | SE Missouri State | Chester Woods misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Heasley - foul #1 on James Heasley, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Garrett Hause (SF), Larry Dove (PF) Leroy Martz, Ernest Witcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria (SG) Brant Barringer | |
| 15:25 | SE Missouri State | Chester Woods misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:25 | SE Missouri State | Chester Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Chester Woods steals the ball from Dan Mills | 32-31 |
| 14:43 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Clay snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Elliott Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Garrett Hause | 32-31 |
| 13:53 | SE Missouri State | Dan Mills denies the turnaround by Chester Woods | 32-31 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 13:46 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Don Coniglio | 32-31 |
| 13:23 | SE Missouri State | Garrett Hause throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan (PG), Leroy Martz (SG), Ernest Witcher (C) Chester Woods, Kenneth Laguerre, Don Coniglio | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG), Brant Barringer (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Henry Timpson (PF), Richard Johnson (C) James Heasley, Donald Longoria, Stephen Clay, Dan Mills, Elliott Gordon | |
| 13:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Dove takes the ball from Richard Johnson | 32-31 |
| 12:54 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Dove | 34-31 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Timpson | 34-33 |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Garrett Hause - foul #4 on Garrett Hause, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore (SF) Garrett Hause | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:51 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 11:35 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 11:33 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 11:32 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Witcher tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 11:31 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz tips it home | 36-34 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Christopher Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Martz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Witcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ferguson | 36-36 |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | Stanley Ferretti picks off the pass by Christopher Ryan in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Witcher - foul #2 on Ernest Witcher, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre (PF), Don Coniglio (C) Larry Dove, Ernest Witcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:30 | SE Missouri State | Richard Johnson steals it from Bryan Moore | 36-37 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Ferretti | 36-39 |
| 09:54 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryan Moore | 38-39 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Chester Woods (PG) Christopher Ryan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG), Stephen Clay (SF), Dan Mills (PF), Elliott Gordon (C) Stanley Ferretti, James Ferguson, Henry Timpson, Richard Johnson | |
| 09:07 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Dan Mills - foul #2 on Dan Mills, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove (PF), Ernest Witcher (C) Leroy Martz, Don Coniglio | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria (SG) Brant Barringer | |
| 09:07 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:07 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 08:48 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove double dribbles | 39-39 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Bryan Moore steals it from Donald Longoria | 39-39 |
| 08:20 | SE Missouri State | Chester Woods lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Moore | 41-39 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Clay | 41-41 |
| 07:33 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Laguerre is fouled on the floor by Donald Longoria - foul #1 on Donald Longoria, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan (PG), Leroy Martz (SG), Garrett Hause (SF) Chester Woods, Kenneth Laguerre, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG), Brant Barringer (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Henry Timpson (PF), Richard Johnson (C) James Heasley, Donald Longoria, Stephen Clay, Dan Mills, Elliott Gordon | |
| 07:23 | SE Missouri State | Stanley Ferretti steals the ball from Christopher Ryan | 41-41 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Christopher Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Martz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Hause (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Witcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brant Barringer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan can't throw it down | 41-43 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ferguson | 41-45 |
| 06:16 | SE Missouri State | Garrett Hause buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Ryan | 43-45 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Witcher - foul #3 on Ernest Witcher, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore (PF), Don Coniglio (C) Larry Dove, Ernest Witcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills (PF) Henry Timpson | |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:37 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 05:36 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore misses the tip | 43-47 |
| 05:35 | SE Missouri State | Don Coniglio grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Ferretti - foul #2 on Stanley Ferretti, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG) Stanley Ferretti | |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Moore - foul #1 on Bryan Moore, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove (PF) Don Coniglio | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:50 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 45-47 |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson (PF) Dan Mills | |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-47 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley tips it home | 46-49 |
| 03:48 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Martz | 48-49 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Dove | 48-49 |
| 03:22 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Christopher Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leroy Martz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garrett Hause (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Dove (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Heasley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | SE Missouri State | Garrett Hause misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Ferguson | 48-49 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Heasley | 48-51 |
| 01:59 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Ryan | 51-51 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Heasley | 51-53 |
| 01:40 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove is hacked by Henry Timpson - foul #1 on Henry Timpson, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ernest Witcher (C) Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG) James Heasley | |
| 01:40 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 01:19 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 00:56 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Brant Barringer - foul #3 on Brant Barringer, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 00:56 | SE Missouri State | Larry Dove makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Martz - foul #2 on Leroy Martz, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | SE Missouri State | Leroy Martz connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Dove | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Ryan runs out the clock | 56-55 |