| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Burbank (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Mizer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Piazza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Ted Foote (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwight Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Whisnant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tim Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Standley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Anderson - foul #1 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:42 | Central Missouri | William Mizer is called for the reach on Roger Whisnant - foul #2 on William Mizer, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley is fouled on the floor by William Mizer - foul #3 on William Mizer, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Norman Scott (SF) William Mizer | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 19:12 | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Tim Banks | 33-41 |
| 18:53 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Kevin Anderson | 35-41 |
| 18:39 | Central Missouri | Dwight Bright connects on the open jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 18:25 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ted Foote - foul #2 on Ted Foote, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan (PG), Elbert Nasser (SG), Donald Ritchie (SF), James Stewart (PF) Kevin Anderson, Gary Burbank, Norman Scott, Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joel Leach (PG), Ruben Short (SG), Ed Slemp (SF), Ronnie Gill (PF), Casey Mariscal (C) Ted Foote, Dwight Bright, Roger Whisnant, Tim Banks, Matthew Standley | |
| 18:06 | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:04 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:43 | Emporia St. | Donald Ritchie knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Ed Slemp - foul #2 on Ed Slemp, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley (SG), Michael Johnston (PF) Elbert Nasser, John Piazza | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 17:43 | Emporia St. | Donald Ritchie misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:43 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Casey Mariscal | 37-43 |
| 17:17 | Central Missouri | Joel Leach misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:15 | Emporia St. | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:09 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 37-43 |
| 17:07 | Central Missouri | Ruben Short grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 16:46 | Central Missouri | Michael Johnston steals the ball from Casey Mariscal | 37-43 |
| 16:23 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Ritchie | 40-43 |
| 16:02 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ruben Short and the foul's on Donald Ritchie - foul #1 on Donald Ritchie, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser (PG), Gary Burbank (SG), William Muse (SF), Norman Scott (PF), John Piazza (C) Kevin Hannan, Jay Buckley, Donald Ritchie, Michael Johnston, James Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ted Foote (PG), Dwight Bright (SG), Tim Banks (PF), Claude Theiss (C) Joel Leach, Ruben Short, Ronnie Gill, Casey Mariscal | |
| 16:02 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:02 | Emporia St. | William Muse gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Elbert Nasser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burbank (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Muse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Piazza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Ted Foote (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwight Bright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ed Slemp (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Theiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ed Slemp - foul #3 on Ed Slemp, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Mizer (SF) William Muse | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel (SF) Ed Slemp | |
| 15:57 | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:57 | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:57 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Claude Theiss | 40-45 |
| 15:53 | Central Missouri | William Mizer steps in front of the Eric Vogel pass in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 15:34 | Emporia St. | Norman Scott comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 15:32 | Emporia St. | John Piazza gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:16 | Emporia St. | Eric Vogel steals it from Elbert Nasser | 40-45 |
| 15:13 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Vogel | 40-47 |
| 15:05 | Emporia St. | John Piazza scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 14:59 | Central Missouri | Gary Burbank is called for the reach on Ted Foote in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Burbank, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson (PG), William Muse (SF), James Stewart (PF) Elbert Nasser, William Mizer, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant (SF), Matthew Standley (C) Eric Vogel, Claude Theiss | |
| 14:44 | Central Missouri | James Stewart swats the short shot by Tim Banks | 43-47 |
| 14:43 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 43-47 |
| 14:39 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Muse | 46-47 |
| 14:36 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston (PF) John Piazza | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 14:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tim Banks - foul #2 on Tim Banks, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 14:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:12 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-47 |
| 14:10 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 47-47 |
| 14:07 | Emporia St. | Dwight Bright steals the ball from Gary Burbank in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 13:53 | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 47-47 |
| 13:51 | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 13:47 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Gary Burbank | 49-49 |
| 13:20 | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | William Muse pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:17 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson's pass is intercepted by Roger Whisnant in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 13:06 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks is fouled on the floor by Gary Burbank - foul #2 on Gary Burbank, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan (SG), William Mizer (SF), Norman Scott (PF), John Piazza (C) Gary Burbank, William Muse, Michael Johnston, James Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ruben Short (PG), Joel Leach (SG), Eric Vogel (SF), Ed Slemp (PF), Claude Theiss (C) Ted Foote, Dwight Bright, Roger Whisnant, Tim Banks, Matthew Standley | |
| 12:53 | Central Missouri | Joel Leach hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Vogel | 49-52 |
| 12:31 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ruben Short - foul #3 on Ruben Short, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant (SF), Matthew Standley (C) Eric Vogel, Claude Theiss | |
| 12:31 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:31 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:08 | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley (PG), James Stewart (PF) Elbert Nasser, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ted Foote (PG) Ruben Short | |
| 12:06 | Emporia St. | William Mizer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 11:47 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joel Leach | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jay Buckley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hannan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Mizer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Stewart (tiring) 9 reb. C - John Piazza (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Ted Foote (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Leach (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Whisnant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ed Slemp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Standley (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Emporia St. | John Piazza misses the floater from the left block | 51-54 |
| 11:39 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 11:20 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote is hacked by Jay Buckley - foul #2 on Jay Buckley, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson (PG), Gary Burbank (SG), Michael Johnston (PF), Donald Ritchie (C) Jay Buckley, Kevin Hannan, James Stewart, John Piazza | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Dwight Bright (SG), Eric Vogel (SF), Tim Banks (PF), Casey Mariscal (C) Joel Leach, Roger Whisnant, Ed Slemp, Matthew Standley | |
| 11:20 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 11:20 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:18 | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 11:08 | Central Missouri | Casey Mariscal misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Ritchie - foul #2 on Donald Ritchie, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ruben Short (PG), Ronnie Gill (PF) Ted Foote, Tim Banks | |
| 11:08 | Central Missouri | Casey Mariscal makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 11:08 | Central Missouri | Casey Mariscal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:52 | Emporia St. | William Mizer comes up short on the shot in the paint | 51-58 |
| 10:50 | Emporia St. | William Mizer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 10:40 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Gill is called for the reach on Michael Johnston - foul #1 on Ronnie Gill, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser (PG), Norman Scott (C) Kevin Anderson, Donald Ritchie | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Tim Banks (PF), Claude Theiss (C) Eric Vogel, Casey Mariscal | |
| 10:18 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Gill knocks away the 3 by William Mizer | 51-58 |
| 10:16 | Central Missouri | Claude Theiss pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:54 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 51-58 |
| 09:52 | Emporia St. | Norman Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:52 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley (SG), Donald Ritchie (SF), James Stewart (PF), John Piazza (C) Gary Burbank, William Mizer, Michael Johnston, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ted Foote (PG), Eric Vogel (SF), Casey Mariscal (PF) Dwight Bright, Ronnie Gill, Tim Banks | |
| 09:32 | Emporia St. | The short jumper by James Stewart is denied by Claude Theiss | 51-58 |
| 09:30 | Central Missouri | Claude Theiss pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:12 | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel misses the easy layup | 51-58 |
| 09:11 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:53 | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel is called for traveling | 51-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson (PG), Kevin Hannan (SG), William Mizer (SF), Norman Scott (C) Elbert Nasser, Jay Buckley, Donald Ritchie, John Piazza | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joel Leach (SG), Roger Whisnant (SF), Tim Banks (PF), Ed Slemp (C) Ruben Short, Eric Vogel, Casey Mariscal, Claude Theiss | |
| 08:44 | Emporia St. | William Mizer is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block | 53-58 |
| 08:41 | Central Missouri | Kevin Hannan picks off the pass by Roger Whisnant in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 08:38 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| 08:33 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Hannan - foul #3 on Kevin Hannan, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 08:33 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:33 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:15 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-60 |
| 08:14 | Emporia St. | Norman Scott tips it back up and in | 57-60 |
| 08:12 | Central Missouri | Kevin Hannan steals the ball from Joel Leach in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 07:51 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hannan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Mizer (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stewart (tired) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Ted Foote (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Leach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Whisnant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tim Banks (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ed Slemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-60 |
| 07:33 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 07:17 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley (PG), Gary Burbank (SG), William Muse (SF), Michael Johnston (PF), John Piazza (C) Kevin Anderson, Kevin Hannan, William Mizer, Norman Scott, James Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Dwight Bright (SG), Ronnie Gill (SF), Casey Mariscal (C) Joel Leach, Roger Whisnant, Tim Banks | |
| 07:17 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:17 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:04 | Emporia St. | John Piazza connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:47 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp makes the runner near the basket | 60-63 |
| 06:45 | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan (PG), Donald Ritchie (PF) Jay Buckley, Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ruben Short (PG), Matthew Standley (C) Ted Foote, Casey Mariscal | |
| 06:30 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill is fouled on the floor by John Piazza - foul #1 on John Piazza, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston (PF) William Muse | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel (SF) Ed Slemp | |
| 06:30 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:30 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:25 | Emporia St. | Ruben Short steals the ball from Kevin Hannan in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 06:22 | Central Missouri | Ruben Short banks in the layup | 60-67 |
| 06:03 | Emporia St. | John Piazza hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-67 |
| 06:01 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 05:53 | Central Missouri | Ruben Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser (PG), James Stewart (C) Kevin Hannan, John Piazza | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant (SF), Tim Banks (PF) Eric Vogel, Ronnie Gill | |
| 05:35 | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Dwight Bright - foul #3 on Dwight Bright, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley (PG) Elbert Nasser | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joel Leach (PG), Casey Mariscal (PF), Claude Theiss (C) Dwight Bright, Tim Banks, Matthew Standley | |
| 05:35 | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:33 | Central Missouri | Ruben Short is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burbank - foul #3 on Gary Burbank, team foul #12 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Mizer (SF) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 05:33 | Central Missouri | Ruben Short makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:33 | Central Missouri | Ruben Short makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:31 | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 05:14 | Central Missouri | Donald Ritchie picks off the pass by Roger Whisnant | 63-69 |
| 04:54 | Emporia St. | Donald Ritchie's floater is tipped away by Claude Theiss | 63-69 |
| 04:52 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Ruben Short | 63-69 |
| 04:48 | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant's pass is intercepted by Gary Burbank in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 04:28 | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 04:27 | Emporia St. | William Mizer snags the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:11 | Emporia St. | Jay Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan (PG), Elbert Nasser (SG), William Muse (SF), Norman Scott (PF), John Piazza (C) Jay Buckley, Gary Burbank, William Mizer, James Stewart, Donald Ritchie | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ted Foote (PG), Dwight Bright (SG), Eric Vogel (SF), Ed Slemp (PF), Matthew Standley (C) Joel Leach, Ruben Short, Roger Whisnant, Casey Mariscal, Claude Theiss | |
| 03:55 | Central Missouri | Kevin Hannan takes the ball from Dwight Bright | 63-69 |
| 03:51 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan misses the easy layup | 63-69 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Norman Scott tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Hannan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Elbert Nasser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Muse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Piazza (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Ted Foote (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwight Bright (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ed Slemp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Standley (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Central Missouri | Dwight Bright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 03:24 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:19 | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 03:17 | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Hannan - foul #4 on Kevin Hannan, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson (PG), Michael Johnston (PF) Elbert Nasser, William Muse | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Tim Banks (PF) Matthew Standley | |
| 03:17 | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:17 | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:17 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Banks | 67-70 |
| 03:04 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Ted Foote | 67-72 |
| 02:59 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Stewart (C) John Piazza | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joel Leach (SG), Ronnie Gill (SF) Dwight Bright, Eric Vogel | |
| 02:46 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan is hacked by Joel Leach - foul #1 on Joel Leach, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Mizer (SF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ruben Short (SG) Ted Foote | |
| 02:46 | Emporia St. | Kevin Hannan misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:46 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 02:27 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #14 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser (SG) Kevin Hannan | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley (C) Ed Slemp | |
| 02:27 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-72 |
| 02:27 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:27 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:18 | Emporia St. | Elbert Nasser hits the finger roll | 69-73 |
| 02:06 | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joel Leach | 69-75 |
| 01:46 | Emporia St. | William Mizer scores on a shot from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill is hacked by William Mizer in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Mizer, team foul #15 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank (SG), John Piazza (C) Elbert Nasser, James Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ted Foote (PG), Dwight Bright (SG) Ruben Short, Joel Leach | |
| 01:44 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 71-75 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:44 | Emporia St. | William Mizer gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 01:25 | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-76 |
| 01:24 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Ronnie Gill | 71-76 |
| 01:22 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill is hacked by William Mizer in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Mizer, team foul #16 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Norman Scott (SF) William Mizer | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 01:22 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 01:22 | Central Missouri | Ronnie Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:19 | Emporia St. | Gary Burbank is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant (SF) Ronnie Gill | |
| 01:01 | Central Missouri | Matthew Standley misses the easy layup | 71-78 |
| 01:00 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Emporia St. | Ted Foote is called for the reach on Kevin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Foote, team foul #9 | 71-78 |
| 00:58 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:58 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ted Foote | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Emporia St. | Michael Johnston misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-80 |
| 00:29 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| 00:29 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote is hacked by Kevin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #17 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel (SF), Ed Slemp (C) Roger Whisnant, Matthew Standley | |
| 00:26 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:26 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Dwight Bright - foul #4 on Dwight Bright, team foul #10 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roger Whisnant (SF), Matthew Standley (C) Eric Vogel, Ed Slemp | |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:21 | Central Missouri | Kevin Anderson is called for the reach on Tim Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #18 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Eric Vogel (SF), Ed Slemp (C) Roger Whisnant, Matthew Standley | |
| 00:21 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:21 | Central Missouri | Tim Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:15 | Emporia St. | Norman Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-83 |
| 00:13 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp gets the rebound | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burbank - foul #4 on Gary Burbank, team foul #19 | 75-83 |
| 00:11 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:11 | Central Missouri | Ed Slemp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:08 | Emporia St. | Tim Banks takes the ball from Gary Burbank in the backcourt | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Missouri | Ted Foote runs out the clock | 75-85 |