| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) SG - Bert Warren (fresh) SF - Paul Adams (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) SF - Dean Strock (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) C - Ben Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Paul Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Dunton | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bert Warren - foul #1 on Bert Warren, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Newton - foul #1 on Raymond Newton, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | Bert Warren buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Adams | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Paul Adams can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton tips it but misses | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is fouled on the floor by Bert Warren - foul #2 on Bert Warren, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams is hacked by Raymond Newton - foul #2 on Raymond Newton, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (PF) Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall tips it in | 3-9 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | James Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by David Theriault is blocked by Jimmy Dodson | 3-9 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 5-9 |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton's pass is intercepted by James Roberts | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a shot in the paint | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall misses the dunk but the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #1 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Daniel Harter (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) David Theriault, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams | |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Marcum | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wesley Biondo | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist tips it in | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:28 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall tips it home | 12-14 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter is hacked by Ben Hall - foul #1 on Ben Hall, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF), Dale Cole (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Glen Lawson (C) Joel Dunton, Ben Hall | |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ogden - foul #1 on Jerry Ogden, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock (SF) Rodney Gabbard | |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dean Strock - foul #1 on Dean Strock, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams (PF) Glen Lawson | |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dale Cole - foul #1 on Dale Cole, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Robert Marcum, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | David Theriault picks off the pass by Daniel Harter | 13-16 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (PF) Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Ben Hall (C) Wesley Biondo, Jerry Ogden | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Roberts | 15-16 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams comes up short on the shot from the left block | 15-16 |
| 11:20 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney blows the layup but he's hacked by David Theriault - foul #1 on David Theriault, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Daniel Harter (PF), Dale Cole (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Paul Adams, James Roberts, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) David Theriault, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams | |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-16 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-16 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Harter - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson (C) Ben Hall | |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Jerry Ogden is called for the reach on Robert Marcum - foul #2 on Jerry Ogden, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Paul Adams (SF), James Roberts (PF) Theodore Havens, Larry McMurdo, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (SG), Anthony Williams (PF) Joel Dunton, Jerry Ogden | |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Gabbard - foul #1 on Rodney Gabbard, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Dean Strock (SF) Rick Davis, Rodney Gabbard | |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is called for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall (C) Glen Lawson | |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses short on a jumper from the right block | 18-18 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Cole | 18-18 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the board | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Dale Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Dale Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG) Robert Marcum | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Glen Lawson (PF) Wesley Biondo, Anthony Williams | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #1 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Gilchrist | 20-20 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Theriault | 20-23 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Jimmy Dodson is denied by Ben Hall | 20-23 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Leroy Gilchrist, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Rodney Gabbard (SF) David Theriault, Dean Strock | |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Dale Cole pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry McMurdo | 23-23 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall's pass is intercepted by Dale Cole | 23-23 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney's fadeaway is rejected by Ben Hall | 23-23 |
| 04:42 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wesley Biondo | 23-26 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Paul Adams (SF), James Roberts (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Dean Strock (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Wesley Biondo, Glen Lawson, Ben Hall | |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Theriault | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Dean Strock is called for the reach on Paul Adams - foul #2 on Dean Strock, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Raymond Newton (PF) Theodore Havens, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (SG), Jerry Ogden (C) Joel Dunton, Rodney Gabbard | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SG) Rick Davis | |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | James Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Newton | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | James Roberts's pass is intercepted by Jerry Ogden | 25-29 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock can't tip it in | 25-29 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | James Roberts swats the shot by Dean Strock | 25-29 |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Heaney and he's hacked by Dean Strock - foul #3 on Dean Strock, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Daniel Harter (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Raymond Newton, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Ben Hall (C) David Theriault, Wesley Biondo, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams | |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard's pass is intercepted by Daniel Harter | 27-29 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Gabbard - foul #2 on Rodney Gabbard, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson (PF) Jerry Ogden | |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daniel Harter | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses the fullcourt shot | 28-29 |