| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Boswell (fresh) SG - Kim Shaw (fresh) SF - Doug Villalpando (fresh) PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - David Thornton (fresh) SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) PF - Ralph Noble (fresh) C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | David Thornton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Emporia St. | David Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Emporia St. | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gene Bruno, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Emporia St. | David Thornton is hacked by Kim Shaw - foul #1 on Kim Shaw, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Emporia St. | David Thornton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kim Shaw | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Emporia St. | Doug Villalpando is called for the reach on Gene Bruno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Doug Villalpando, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Emporia St. | David Thornton is hacked by Kim Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kim Shaw, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (SG) Kim Shaw | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 17:43 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:22 | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando misses the shot in the paint | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:03 | Emporia St. | David Thornton is whistled for a carry | 5-0 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SF), Virgil Sing (PF), Stanley Halcomb (C) Doug Villalpando, Bobby Brown, Michael Jones | |
| 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 | |
| 16:34 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 5-0 |
| 16:33 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay can't connect on a floater in the paint | 5-0 |
| 16:13 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 16:10 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Boswell picks off the pass by Tyrone Burns in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 15:50 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Curtis - foul #1 on Thomas Curtis, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (SG), Bobby Brown (PF), Michael Jones (C) Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF) Thomas Curtis | |
| 15:50 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 15:50 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 9-0 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Boswell (fairly fresh) SG - Garland Blevins (fresh) SF - James Gay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) SG - Harry Hamby (fresh) SF - Frederick Antonelli (fresh) PF - Fred Bronson (fresh) C - Tyrone Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Emporia St. | James Ryan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 15:10 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell knocks in the shot from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:04 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson blows the layup | 11-3 |
| 15:03 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson gets the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:53 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Garland Blevins - foul #1 on Garland Blevins, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando (SF) James Gay | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Ralph Noble (PF), Floyd Hoover (C) James Ryan, Frederick Antonelli, Fred Bronson, Tyrone Burns | |
| 14:53 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:53 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:53 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 11-4 |
| 14:36 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 14:34 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:14 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover buries a shot in the paint | 11-6 |
| 13:56 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:54 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:28 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover loses the dribble to Kenneth Boswell | 11-6 |
| 13:24 | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando blows the dunk | 11-6 |
| 13:22 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Floyd Hoover | 11-6 |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Curtis, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (PF), Stanley Halcomb (C) Kenneth Boswell, Garland Blevins, Bobby Brown, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Fred Bronson (PF) James Taylor, Harry Hamby, Thomas Curtis, Ralph Noble | |
| 13:09 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Floyd Hoover - foul #1 on Floyd Hoover, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SF) Doug Villalpando | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Ralph Noble (PF) James Ryan, Floyd Hoover | |
| 13:09 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:44 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble scores on a 3 from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:25 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:24 | Emporia St. | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:16 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno drills a runner from the left block | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay blows the layup but the foul's on Fred Bronson - foul #1 on Fred Bronson, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando (SF) Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Floyd Hoover (C) James Taylor, Ralph Noble | |
| 11:51 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:49 | Emporia St. | James Ryan travels in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones (C) James Gay | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) SF - Doug Villalpando (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Sing (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thornton (fresh) SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bronson (fresh) C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Floyd Hoover - foul #2 on Floyd Hoover, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell (PG), Bobby Brown (PF) Vincent Smith, Virgil Sing | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) Gene Bruno, Floyd Hoover | |
| 11:21 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:21 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:08 | Emporia St. | David Thornton banks in the layup on a great pass from James Ryan and he's fouled by Bobby Brown - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (SG) Fred Bettis | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Gene Bruno (SF), Ralph Noble (PF) James Ryan, Frederick Antonelli, Fred Bronson | |
| 11:08 | Emporia St. | David Thornton makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:41 | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:40 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:25 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:24 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Jones | 20-14 |
| 09:46 | Emporia St. | James Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-14 |
| 09:44 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando drills a jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Boswell | 22-14 |
| 09:05 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Bruno | 22-17 |
| 08:58 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Doug Villalpando | 24-17 |
| 08:50 | Emporia St. | David Thornton misses badly on a runner near the basket | 24-17 |
| 08:48 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns grabs the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:31 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble's pass is intercepted by Doug Villalpando | 24-17 |
| 08:26 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell lays it in set up by Doug Villalpando | 26-17 |
| 08:18 | Emporia St. | David Thornton hits a jumper in the paint set up by James Taylor | 26-19 |
| 07:58 | Central Oklahoma | Ralph Noble steals it from Kenneth Boswell | 26-19 |
| 07:33 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Taylor | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Boswell (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garland Blevins (fairly fresh) SF - Doug Villalpando (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Brown (tiring) C - Michael Jones (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Noble (tiring) 9 pts. C - Tyrone Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Central Oklahoma | Doug Villalpando throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), James Gay (SF), Virgil Sing (PF), Stanley Halcomb (C) Kenneth Boswell, Garland Blevins, Doug Villalpando, Bobby Brown, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Fred Bronson (PF), Michael Powe (C) James Taylor, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Ralph Noble, Tyrone Burns | |
| 06:58 | Emporia St. | James Ryan connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Antonelli | 26-24 |
| 06:34 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay clanks a jump hook from close range | 26-24 |
| 06:32 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:13 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Fred Bettis | 28-24 |
| 06:09 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-24 |
| 06:07 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:02 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe misses badly on a floater from close range | 28-24 |
| 06:01 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:45 | Central Oklahoma | The jump hook by Vincent Smith is blocked by Fred Bronson | 28-24 |
| 05:43 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:40 | Emporia St. | Stanley Halcomb is called for the reach on James Ryan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Halcomb, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw (SG) Fred Bettis | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Thornton (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Floyd Hoover (C) Harry Hamby, Frederick Antonelli, Michael Powe | |
| 05:30 | Emporia St. | James Ryan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 05:13 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Kim Shaw | 30-27 |
| 05:09 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell (PG), Bobby Brown (PF) Vincent Smith, Virgil Sing | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Ralph Noble (PF) James Ryan, Fred Bronson | |
| 04:50 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw is hacked by David Thornton - foul #1 on David Thornton, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (SG), Michael Jones (C) James Gay, Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 04:50 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:50 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:38 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 04:37 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:08 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Doug Villalpando (SF), Virgil Sing (PF) Kenneth Boswell, Fred Bettis, Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Fred Bronson (PF) James Taylor, David Thornton, Ralph Noble | |
| 04:06 | Emporia St. | James Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 03:46 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw's pass is intercepted by Fred Bronson | 32-27 |
| 03:23 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 03:21 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kim Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Villalpando (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Virgil Sing (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hamby (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Bronson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harry Hamby, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (SG), Garland Blevins (SF), Stanley Halcomb (C) Kim Shaw, Doug Villalpando, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), David Thornton (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Ralph Noble (PF) James Ryan, Harry Hamby, Thomas Curtis, Fred Bronson | |
| 02:46 | Central Oklahoma | The short jumper by Fred Bettis is denied by Floyd Hoover | 32-27 |
| 02:45 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb tips it in | 34-27 |
| 02:29 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 02:28 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:08 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith is whistled for a carry | 34-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw (SG), James Gay (SF), Bobby Brown (PF) Vincent Smith, Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF) Gene Bruno | |
| 01:59 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stanley Halcomb - foul #2 on Stanley Halcomb, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Gene Bruno (SF), Fred Bronson (PF) James Taylor, Frederick Antonelli, Ralph Noble | |
| 01:59 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:59 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:33 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Gene Bruno - foul #2 on Gene Bruno, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell (PG), Michael Jones (C) Garland Blevins, Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Ralph Noble (PF) James Ryan, David Thornton, Gene Bruno, Fred Bronson | |
| 01:33 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:33 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:22 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Taylor | 36-31 |
| 01:01 | Central Oklahoma | Kim Shaw scores on a floater from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:57 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis is hacked by James Gay in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gay, team foul #8 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (SG) Kim Shaw | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Thornton (SG) Harry Hamby | |
| 00:57 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:57 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:36 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 00:34 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Floyd Hoover | 38-33 |
| 00:14 | Emporia St. | Ralph Noble misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 00:13 | Emporia St. | David Thornton tips it in | 38-35 |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Boswell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Central Oklahoma | The clock runs out | 38-35 |