| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Vincent Graves (fresh) SG - Bernardo Ricci (fresh) SF - Luis Hayes (fresh) PF - Edward Pippin (fresh) C - James Samples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Marc Gould (fresh) SG - Sylvester Larson (fresh) SF - Mike Barragan (fresh) PF - Melvin Berlanga (fresh) C - Michael Mendivil (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil's fadeaway is rejected by James Samples | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Emporia St. | James Samples grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Emporia St. | James Samples is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan is denied on a layup by James Samples | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Central Missouri | Marc Gould tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Emporia St. | James Samples clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Central Missouri | Marc Gould snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan is hacked by James Samples in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Samples, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Central Missouri | Vincent Graves is called for the reach on Marc Gould - foul #1 on Vincent Graves, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Price (PG), Kevin Linder (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), Glenn Evans (PF), Timothy Tilley (C) Vincent Graves, Bernardo Ricci, Luis Hayes, Edward Pippin, James Samples | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Scotty Anderson (PG), Keith Barr (SG), James Holland (SF), Martin Marra (PF) Marc Gould, Sylvester Larson, Mike Barragan, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 17:31 | Central Missouri | James Holland misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Central Missouri | James Holland is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:08 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is hacked by Martin Marra - foul #1 on Martin Marra, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga (PF) Michael Mendivil | |
| 16:50 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Linder | 2-2 |
| 16:43 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Linder - foul #1 on Kevin Linder, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves (PG), Mike Johnson (C) Scotty Probst, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler (PG), Sylvester Larson (SG) Scotty Anderson, James Holland | |
| 16:43 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:25 | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:08 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Emporia St. | John Price is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci (SG), Luis Hayes (SF), Edward Pippin (PF) John Price, Kevin Linder, Timothy Tilley | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Marc Gould (PG), Mike Barragan (SF), Michael Mendivil (C) Sylvester Larson, Keith Barr, Martin Marra | |
| 15:53 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Gould and the foul's on Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #5 | 2-8 |
| 15:53 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil makes the free throw | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Vincent Graves (fresh) SG - Bernardo Ricci (fresh) SF - Luis Hayes (fresh) PF - Edward Pippin (fresh) C - Mike Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Marc Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aubrey Oyler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Barragan (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Berlanga (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Mendivil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Edward Pippin | 4-9 |
| 15:20 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Luis Hayes - foul #1 on Luis Hayes, team foul #6 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF), Glenn Evans (PF), James Samples (C) Luis Hayes, Edward Pippin, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Scotty Anderson (PG), James Holland (SF), Martin Marra (PF) Marc Gould, Mike Barragan, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 15:20 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:18 | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Scotty Anderson - foul #1 on Scotty Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson (SG) Aubrey Oyler | |
| 15:12 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 15:11 | Central Missouri | James Holland gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:08 | Central Missouri | Martin Marra is hacked by Scotty Probst in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scotty Probst, team foul #7 | 4-11 |
| 15:08 | Central Missouri | Martin Marra makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:08 | Central Missouri | Martin Marra makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:44 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bernardo Ricci, team foul #8 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder (SG), Jerome Johnson (SF), Edward Pippin (PF) Bernardo Ricci, Scotty Probst, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Marc Gould (PG), Keith Barr (SF) Scotty Anderson, James Holland | |
| 14:26 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sylvester Larson | 4-16 |
| 14:15 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Graves | 6-16 |
| 13:54 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-19 |
| 13:38 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin is whistled for traveling | 6-19 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Price (PG), Scotty Probst (SG), Luis Hayes (SF), Glenn Evans (PF), Timothy Tilley (C) Vincent Graves, Kevin Linder, Jerome Johnson, Edward Pippin, James Samples | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Scotty Anderson (PG), Mike Barragan (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Marc Gould, Keith Barr, Martin Marra | |
| 13:25 | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-19 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler (SG), James Holland (SF) Sylvester Larson, Mike Barragan | |
| 13:23 | Emporia St. | John Price is fouled in the backcourt by Scotty Anderson - foul #2 on Scotty Anderson, team foul #3 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Marc Gould (PG) Scotty Anderson | |
| 13:01 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses long on a jumper near the basket | 6-19 |
| 13:00 | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga grabs the defensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 12:40 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler comes up short on the shot from the right block | 6-19 |
| 12:38 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans snags the defensive board | 6-19 |
| 12:36 | Emporia St. | Aubrey Oyler is called for the reach on Scotty Probst in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aubrey Oyler, team foul #4 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson (PG), Bernardo Ricci (SG), Edward Pippin (PF), James Samples (C) John Price, Scotty Probst, Glenn Evans, Timothy Tilley | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson (SG), Mike Barragan (SF), Martin Marra (C) Aubrey Oyler, James Holland, Michael Mendivil | |
| 12:19 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Samples | 8-19 |
| 12:02 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves (PG), Kevin Linder (SF) Luis Hayes, James Samples | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Keith Barr (SG) Sylvester Larson | |
| 12:00 | Emporia St. | Mike Barragan picks off the pass by Mike Johnson in the backcourt | 8-19 |
| 11:38 | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-19 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Samples (C) Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil (C) Martin Marra | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Vincent Graves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernardo Ricci (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Linder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Samples (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Marc Gould (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Barr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mike Barragan (tiring) PF - Melvin Berlanga (tired) 3 reb. C - Michael Mendivil (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bernardo Ricci | 11-19 |
| 11:14 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 11:12 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan can't tip it in | 11-19 |
| 11:10 | Central Missouri | Marc Gould hits the follow up shot | 11-21 |
| 10:47 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 11-21 |
| 10:45 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder gets the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:38 | Emporia St. | James Samples is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Pippin | 14-21 |
| 10:38 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-21 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Price (PG), Luis Hayes (SF), Glenn Evans (PF), Timothy Tilley (C) Vincent Graves, Bernardo Ricci, Edward Pippin, James Samples | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler (PG), Sylvester Larson (SG), James Holland (SF), Martin Marra (PF) Marc Gould, Keith Barr, Mike Barragan, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 10:26 | Central Missouri | James Holland lays it in uncontested | 14-23 |
| 10:21 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder is called for traveling | 14-23 |
| 10:03 | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Holland | 14-26 |
| 09:42 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-26 |
| 09:40 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Martin Marra | 14-26 |
| 09:20 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 09:19 | Emporia St. | Timothy Tilley snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 09:03 | Emporia St. | John Price comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-26 |
| 09:02 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans misses the tip | 14-26 |
| 09:01 | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 08:59 | Central Missouri | John Price is called for the reach on James Holland in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #9 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves (PG), Bernardo Ricci (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), Jerome Johnson (PF), Mike Johnson (C) John Price, Kevin Linder, Luis Hayes, Glenn Evans, Timothy Tilley | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Marc Gould (PG), Keith Barr (SG), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Aubrey Oyler, Sylvester Larson, Michael Mendivil | |
| 08:59 | Central Missouri | James Holland makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:59 | Central Missouri | James Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:57 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci loses the dribble to Keith Barr in the backcourt | 14-28 |
| 08:54 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr lays it in | 14-30 |
| 08:38 | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-30 |
| 08:37 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson tips it but misses | 14-30 |
| 08:36 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 08:25 | Central Missouri | Martin Marra lays it in on a great pass from Keith Barr | 14-32 |
| 08:03 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Graves | 16-32 |
| 07:58 | Central Missouri | Marc Gould double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-32 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SF), Edward Pippin (PF), James Samples (C) Scotty Probst, Jerome Johnson, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson (SG), Mike Barragan (SF), Michael Mendivil (C) Keith Barr, James Holland, Martin Marra | |
| 07:47 | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 16-32 |
| 07:45 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Pippin | 16-32 |
| 07:27 | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 16-32 |
| 07:25 | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga grabs the board | 16-32 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Vincent Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernardo Ricci (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Luis Hayes (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Samples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Marc Gould (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Larson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Barragan (tiring) PF - Melvin Berlanga (very tired) 4 reb. C - Michael Mendivil (very tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Gould | 16-34 |
| 07:02 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Barragan - foul #1 on Mike Barragan, team foul #5 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder (SG) Bernardo Ricci | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler (PG), Keith Barr (SF) Marc Gould, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 07:02 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 07:02 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 07:02 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr snags the defensive board | 17-34 |
| 06:45 | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-34 |
| 06:43 | Emporia St. | James Samples grabs the board | 17-34 |
| 06:39 | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-34 |
| 06:37 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes grabs the offensive board | 17-34 |
| 06:22 | Emporia St. | James Samples banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Linder | 19-34 |
| 06:18 | Central Missouri | Sylvester Larson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sylvester Larson, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci (SG), Glenn Evans (C) Luis Hayes, James Samples | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga (PF), Martin Marra (C) Mike Barragan, Michael Mendivil | |
| 06:04 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Graves | 21-34 |
| 05:55 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 21-34 |
| 05:54 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 05:48 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Sylvester Larson - foul #2 on Sylvester Larson, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson (PG), Scotty Probst (SF) Vincent Graves, Kevin Linder | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Marc Gould (PG) Sylvester Larson | |
| 05:48 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:48 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | Glenn Evans is called for the reach on Keith Barr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Evans, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (PF), Timothy Tilley (C) Edward Pippin, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil (C) Martin Marra | |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Marc Gould - foul #1 on Marc Gould, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | James Holland (SF) Keith Barr | |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Timothy Tilley pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 05:17 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 24-36 |
| 05:15 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst gets the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 24-36 |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Timothy Tilley tips it in | 26-36 |
| 04:41 | Central Missouri | James Holland is fouled on the floor by Timothy Tilley - foul #1 on Timothy Tilley, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves (PG), Kevin Linder (SG), Luis Hayes (SF), Edward Pippin (PF), Glenn Evans (C) Mike Johnson, Bernardo Ricci, Scotty Probst, Jerome Johnson, Timothy Tilley | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Keith Barr (SG), Mike Barragan (PF) Aubrey Oyler, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 04:41 | Central Missouri | James Holland misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:41 | Central Missouri | James Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:41 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 04:34 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Vincent Graves | 28-36 |
| 04:21 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Evans - foul #2 on Glenn Evans, team foul #12 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Samples (C) Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Martin Marra (PF) James Holland | |
| 04:21 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:21 | Central Missouri | Mike Barragan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:15 | Emporia St. | James Samples is hacked by Mike Barragan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Barragan, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | James Holland (SF) Mike Barragan | |
| 04:15 | Emporia St. | James Samples makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 04:15 | Emporia St. | James Samples makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:53 | Central Missouri | Keith Barr loses the ball out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Price (PG), Glenn Evans (C) Vincent Graves, James Samples | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Scotty Anderson (PG), Sylvester Larson (SG), Mike Barragan (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Marc Gould, Keith Barr, James Holland, Martin Marra | |
| 03:47 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Larson - foul #3 on Sylvester Larson, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler (SG) Sylvester Larson | |
| 03:47 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:47 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:41 | Central Missouri | Edward Pippin steps in front of the Aubrey Oyler pass in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 03:28 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 03:27 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 03:27 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - John Price (fresh) SG - Kevin Linder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Hayes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Pippin (tiring) 4 pts. C - Glenn Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Scotty Anderson (fresh) SG - Aubrey Oyler (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Mike Barragan (tired) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Berlanga (very tired) 4 reb. C - Michael Mendivil (very tired) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Central Missouri | Edward Pippin denies the turnaround by Melvin Berlanga | 34-38 |
| 03:10 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 03:08 | Emporia St. | Mike Barragan picks off the pass by Luis Hayes in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 02:51 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 02:49 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | John Price knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Linder and the foul's on Mike Barragan - foul #3 on Mike Barragan, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SG), Jerome Johnson (SF), Timothy Tilley (PF), Mike Johnson (C) Kevin Linder, Luis Hayes, Edward Pippin, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Keith Barr (SG), James Holland (SF), Martin Marra (PF) Aubrey Oyler, Mike Barragan, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | John Price makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:20 | Central Missouri | Scotty Probst takes the ball from Scotty Anderson in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 02:17 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst lays it in | 39-38 |
| 01:54 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 01:52 | Emporia St. | Timothy Tilley gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson is hacked by James Holland - foul #1 on James Holland, team foul #12 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Vincent Graves (PG) John Price | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:34 | Central Missouri | Scotty Anderson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 01:32 | Emporia St. | Mike Johnson grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 01:30 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci (SG), Kevin Linder (SF), Edward Pippin (PF), James Samples (C) Scotty Probst, Jerome Johnson, Timothy Tilley, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 01:18 | Central Missouri | Martin Marra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Melvin Berlanga (PF) Martin Marra | |
| 01:07 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder is hacked by James Holland - foul #2 on James Holland, team foul #13 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler (SG) James Holland | |
| 01:07 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:07 | Emporia St. | Kevin Linder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:07 | Central Missouri | Michael Mendivil grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 00:49 | Central Missouri | Aubrey Oyler is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 41-40 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 00:26 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci is hacked by Aubrey Oyler - foul #2 on Aubrey Oyler, team foul #14 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SF), Glenn Evans (PF) Kevin Linder, Edward Pippin | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Marc Gould (PG), James Holland (SF) Scotty Anderson, Aubrey Oyler | |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Bernardo Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |