| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - David Thornton (fresh) SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) PF - Ralph Noble (fresh) C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Antonio Herndon (fresh) SG - John McClodden (fresh) SF - Steve Esteban (fresh) PF - Jason Howard (fresh) C - Benjamin Grabenstein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Esteban wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N.W. Missouri St. | N.W. Missouri St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden scores on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Emporia St. | John McClodden steps in front of the Floyd Hoover pass | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Emporia St. | David Thornton clanks a floater from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | N.W. Missouri St. | The rebound goes to Benjamin Grabenstein | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John McClodden and the foul's on James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:40 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:23 | Emporia St. | James Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-7 |
| 18:22 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:57 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-10 |
| 17:37 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-10 |
| 17:35 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover grabs the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 17:18 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket | 0-10 |
| 17:17 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 17:01 | Emporia St. | David Thornton drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Gene Bruno | 3-10 |
| 16:37 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-10 |
| 16:35 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Floyd Hoover | 3-10 |
| 16:27 | Emporia St. | David Thornton misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 3-10 |
| 16:25 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Esteban grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 16:05 | N.W. Missouri St. | James Taylor picks off the pass by Steve Esteban | 3-10 |
| 15:56 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Thornton | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Noble (fresh) C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Antonio Herndon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John McClodden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Esteban (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Howard (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Grabenstein (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | N.W. Missouri St. | Jason Howard misses badly on a shot in the lane | 5-10 |
| 15:29 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:15 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:13 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:08 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Fred Bronson (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Ralph Noble, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Clyde Howell (PG), Samuel Howard (SG), Charles Waddington (SF), Larry Donaldson (PF), David Rushing (C) Antonio Herndon, John McClodden, Steve Esteban, Jason Howard, Benjamin Grabenstein | |
| 14:45 | N.W. Missouri St. | Clyde Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | Emporia St. | James Ryan grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:32 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby is hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Howard, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| 14:27 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby is denied on a layup by David Rushing | 5-10 |
| 14:26 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:00 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 5-10 |
| 13:59 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:49 | Emporia St. | Larry Donaldson picks off the pass by Fred Bronson | 5-10 |
| 13:20 | N.W. Missouri St. | Samuel Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 13:19 | N.W. Missouri St. | Charles Waddington tips it home | 5-12 |
| 13:06 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 13:04 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 12:35 | N.W. Missouri St. | David Rushing drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-15 |
| 12:22 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Clyde Howell - foul #1 on Clyde Howell, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Ralph Noble (PF), Floyd Hoover (C) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Fred Bronson, Tyrone Burns | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon (PG), John McClodden (SG), Steve Esteban (SF), Jason Howard (PF), Benjamin Grabenstein (C) Clyde Howell, Samuel Howard, Charles Waddington, Larry Donaldson, David Rushing | |
| 12:22 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:22 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:55 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Noble (fresh) C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Antonio Herndon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John McClodden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Esteban (fresh) PF - Jason Howard (fresh) C - Benjamin Grabenstein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Emporia St. | James Taylor connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Curtis | 9-15 |
| 11:20 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Noble - foul #1 on Ralph Noble, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Fred Bronson (PF) James Taylor, David Thornton, Thomas Curtis, Ralph Noble | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 11:20 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:20 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:05 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Howard - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Ralph Noble (PF) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Frederick Antonelli, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 11:05 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:05 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:05 | N.W. Missouri St. | The rebound goes to Jason Howard | 10-16 |
| 10:41 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Antonio Herndon, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Fred Bronson (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Ralph Noble, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 10:19 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns travels with the ball | 10-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Ralph Noble (PF), Floyd Hoover (C) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Frederick Antonelli, Fred Bronson, Tyrone Burns | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 09:50 | N.W. Missouri St. | Floyd Hoover takes the ball from Jason Howard | 10-16 |
| 09:37 | Emporia St. | James Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Fred Bronson (C) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 09:18 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harry Hamby - foul #1 on Harry Hamby, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Floyd Hoover (C) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Frederick Antonelli, Ralph Noble | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 09:18 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:18 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:09 | Emporia St. | John McClodden takes the ball from Gene Bruno | 10-18 |
| 09:06 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden banks in the layup | 10-20 |
| 08:57 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is hacked by Steve Esteban - foul #1 on Steve Esteban, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF), Ralph Noble (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) Gene Bruno, Fred Bronson, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Clyde Howell (PG), Samuel Howard (SG), Charles Waddington (SF), Larry Donaldson (PF), David Rushing (C) Antonio Herndon, John McClodden, Steve Esteban, Jason Howard, Benjamin Grabenstein | |
| 08:52 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble is fouled on the floor by Larry Donaldson - foul #1 on Larry Donaldson, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG) James Taylor, David Thornton | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 08:36 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Ryan | 13-20 |
| 08:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Ralph Noble - foul #2 on Ralph Noble, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Fred Bronson (PF), Floyd Hoover (C) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Frederick Antonelli, Ralph Noble, Tyrone Burns | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden (SG), Jason Howard (PF) Samuel Howard, David Rushing | |
| 08:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:51 | Emporia St. | Larry Donaldson steals it from David Thornton | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Bronson (fresh) C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Clyde Howell (fresh) SG - John McClodden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Waddington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Howard (fresh) C - Larry Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 07:26 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:10 | Emporia St. | David Thornton makes the jumper from the right block set up by James Taylor | 15-22 |
| 06:52 | N.W. Missouri St. | Charles Waddington knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Clyde Howell | 15-24 |
| 06:37 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Ralph Noble (PF) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon (PG), Steve Esteban (SF), Benjamin Grabenstein (C) Clyde Howell, Charles Waddington, Larry Donaldson | |
| 06:11 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Thomas Curtis, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Clyde Howell (SG), David Rushing (PF) John McClodden, Jason Howard | |
| 05:49 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 05:47 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Steve Esteban - foul #2 on Steve Esteban, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SF), Floyd Hoover (C) Frederick Antonelli, Tyrone Burns | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Charles Waddington (SF) Steve Esteban | |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:22 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon misses the easy layup | 17-24 |
| 05:20 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:14 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is whistled for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden (SG), Jason Howard (PF) Clyde Howell, David Rushing | |
| 04:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-24 |
| 04:54 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden tips it home | 17-26 |
| 04:41 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Antonio Herndon - foul #2 on Antonio Herndon, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Thomas Curtis | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Clyde Howell (PG) Antonio Herndon | |
| 04:41 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:41 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:19 | N.W. Missouri St. | John McClodden makes the shot from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 04:02 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-28 |
| 04:00 | Emporia St. | David Thornton grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 03:49 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Noble (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Clyde Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John McClodden (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Waddington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Howard (fresh) C - Benjamin Grabenstein (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | N.W. Missouri St. | Jason Howard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 03:32 | Emporia St. | David Thornton pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 03:10 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is open and scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Thornton | 20-28 |
| 02:49 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein misses the floater in the lane | 20-28 |
| 02:47 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:30 | Emporia St. | Charles Waddington swats the dunk try by James Taylor | 20-28 |
| 02:29 | N.W. Missouri St. | Benjamin Grabenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:03 | N.W. Missouri St. | 3 seconds is called on Benjamin Grabenstein | 20-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Fred Bronson (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Ralph Noble, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Antonio Herndon (PG), Samuel Howard (SG), Steve Esteban (SF), Larry Donaldson (PF), David Rushing (C) Clyde Howell, John McClodden, Charles Waddington, Jason Howard, Benjamin Grabenstein | |
| 01:49 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-28 |
| 01:47 | N.W. Missouri St. | Samuel Howard pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:41 | N.W. Missouri St. | Larry Donaldson loses the dribble to Harry Hamby | 20-28 |
| 01:33 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson double dribbles | 20-28 |
| 01:09 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Esteban's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Thomas Curtis | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | Antonio Herndon is called for the reach on David Thornton - foul #3 on Antonio Herndon, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Ralph Noble (PF) James Taylor, Tyrone Burns | |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Clyde Howell (PG) Antonio Herndon | |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | David Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | David Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:38 | N.W. Missouri St. | Samuel Howard comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 00:36 | Emporia St. | James Ryan pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 00:14 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Steve Esteban | 22-28 |
| 00:11 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Esteban lays it up and in | 22-30 |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Thornton | 25-30 |
| 00:01 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Esteban connects on the shot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-32 |