| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) C - Martin Arrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) SF - Donny Benson (fresh) PF - David Moore (fresh) C - John Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Moore | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Martin Arrington | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | SE Missouri State | David Moore gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | SE Missouri State | David Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Kissell | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Martin Arrington - foul #1 on Martin Arrington, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | SE Missouri State | David Moore blows the layup | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:35 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Bellis | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | SE Missouri State | David Moore double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (PG), Robert Whitton (SG), Gary Ward (SF), John Fifer (PF), Ronald Keith (C) Nathan Melton, Michael Bellis, Donny Benson, David Moore, John Edwards | |
| 16:17 | Jacksonville State | The short jumper by Jeremy Miller is denied by Ronald Keith | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 16:14 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Sink | 4-2 |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Martin Arrington - foul #2 on Martin Arrington, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Morton (SF), Laurence Yohe (C) Jeremy Miller, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) SF - John Morton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Gary Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Whitton (fresh) SF - Michael Sink (fresh) PF - John Fifer (fresh) C - Ronald Keith (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell connects on the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:25 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Keith snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Keith | 7-6 |
| 15:03 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Andrei Galuski (C) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Michael Bellis (SG), Donny Benson (SF), David Moore (PF) Gary Ward, Robert Whitton, Michael Sink, Ronald Keith | |
| 14:51 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis hits a shot from the left side set up by Nathan Melton | 7-8 |
| 14:22 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:06 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski blows the layup but the foul's on Donny Benson - foul #1 on Donny Benson, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Leroy Moore, Paul Thompson, John Morton, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Edwards (C) John Fifer | |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | SE Missouri State | David Moore gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:24 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 12:59 | Jacksonville State | David Moore is called for the reach on Frank Crowe - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Morton (C) Andrei Galuski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (SF), John Fifer (PF) Donny Benson, David Moore | |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:50 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:32 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 8-14 |
| 12:17 | Jacksonville State | John Morton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Bellis - foul #1 on Michael Bellis, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| 12:17 | Jacksonville State | John Morton makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:17 | Jacksonville State | John Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:49 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Miller | 10-14 |
| 11:44 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Miller | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Morton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Sink (fresh) PF - John Fifer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Edwards (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Bellis | 12-17 |
| 11:18 | Jacksonville State | John Edwards takes the ball from Gordon Kissell | 12-17 |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 10:55 | Jacksonville State | John Morton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | SE Missouri State | Frank Crowe is called for the reach on Michael Bellis - foul #1 on Frank Crowe, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Laurence Yohe (PF), Andrei Galuski (C) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe, Kenneth Johnson, John Morton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward (SG), Donny Benson (SF), David Moore (PF), Ronald Keith (C) Nathan Melton, Michael Bellis, John Fifer, John Edwards | |
| 10:21 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ward | 15-20 |
| 10:01 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 09:59 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | SE Missouri State | David Moore is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Miller - foul #1 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG) Jeremy Miller | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Fifer (C) Ronald Keith | |
| 09:22 | SE Missouri State | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-20 |
| 09:21 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Leroy Moore | 15-20 |
| 08:56 | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson is hacked by Donny Benson - foul #2 on Donny Benson, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe (SG), John Morton (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Leroy Moore, Paul Thompson, Andrei Galuski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Michael Bellis (SG), John Edwards (C) Michael Sink, Donny Benson, John Fifer | |
| 08:51 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:35 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton hits a shot from the right wing set up by Gary Ward | 18-22 |
| 08:15 | Jacksonville State | John Morton throws it down on a great pass from Frank Crowe | 20-22 |
| 07:59 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis misses the turnaround from the right block | 20-22 |
| 07:57 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:35 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 07:34 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards's layup is rejected by Laurence Yohe | 20-22 |
| 07:22 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:17 | Jacksonville State | John Morton lays it up and in set up by Gordon Kissell | 22-22 |
| 07:03 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:02 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Morton | 22-22 |
| 06:51 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 06:49 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:37 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards loses the dribble to John Morton | 22-22 |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell lays it up and in on a great pass from John Morton | 24-22 |
| 06:16 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Laurence Yohe - foul #1 on Laurence Yohe, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Andrei Galuski (C) Gordon Kissell, John Morton, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan (PG), Michael Sink (SF), John Fifer (C) Nathan Melton, Gary Ward, John Edwards | |
| 06:16 | SE Missouri State | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:16 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 24-23 |
| 06:02 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller is hacked by John Fifer - foul #1 on John Fifer, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (SG), Ronald Keith (C) Michael Bellis, David Moore | |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Miller | 26-23 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | Andrei Galuski steals the ball from Michael Sink | 26-23 |
| 05:25 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 05:24 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Fifer - foul #2 on John Fifer, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson (SG) Frank Crowe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Michael Bellis (SG), John Edwards (C) Francis Mulligan, Robert Whitton, John Fifer | |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:06 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 26-23 |
| 04:48 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Keith - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), John Morton (PF), Laurence Yohe (C) Paul Thompson, Kenneth Johnson, Andrei Galuski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 04:31 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Keith can't finish the layup | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink tips it in | 26-25 |
| 04:08 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 03:49 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 03:47 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Keith snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 03:40 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe (SG), Martin Arrington (C) Leroy Moore, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson (SF), David Moore (PF), John Fifer (C) Michael Sink, Ronald Keith, John Edwards | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | John Morton's floater is tipped away by David Moore | 28-25 |
| 03:21 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Moore | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Morton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donny Benson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fifer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Bellis | 28-27 |
| 02:51 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Gordon Kissell and the foul's on David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Jeremy Miller, John Morton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (PG), Gary Ward (SG) Nathan Melton, Michael Bellis | |
| 02:51 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:39 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Martin Arrington - foul #3 on Martin Arrington, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe (C) Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:39 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:39 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:39 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Frank Crowe | 33-27 |
| 02:02 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward can't finish the layup | 33-27 |
| 02:01 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:50 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Laurence Yohe - foul #2 on Laurence Yohe, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Jeremy Miller (SF) Gordon Kissell, Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Michael Bellis (SG), John Edwards (C) Gary Ward, Michael Sink, David Moore | |
| 01:50 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:50 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:39 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller hits a shot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Leroy Moore - foul #1 on Leroy Moore, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Morton (C) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:15 | Jacksonville State | John Morton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 01:13 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 35-31 |
| 01:03 | Jacksonville State | John Morton pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson's layup is rejected by John Edwards | 35-31 |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:24 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG) Frank Crowe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (SF), David Moore (PF) Donny Benson, John Fifer | |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |