| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Tobolski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Fleishman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hollis Sutterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 19:47 | Southern | Hollis Sutterfield snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 19:43 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 19:41 | Southern | Hollis Sutterfield tips it home | 33-38 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Jerry Burch is called for the reach on Charles Simmons - foul #3 on Jerry Burch, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern | John Bourdon (PF) Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:02 | Missouri State | William Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Raymond Tobolski steals it from Rodney Johnston | 33-38 |
| 18:31 | Southern | The short jumper by Hollis Sutterfield is denied by Rodney Johnston | 33-38 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | William Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:17 | Southern | George Bridge pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:51 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Henry Fleishman and he's fouled by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Christiansen (PG), Daniel Sandy (C) George Bridge, Hollis Sutterfield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Charles Simmons, William Reed, Rodney Johnston | |
| 17:51 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | William Brown clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:35 | Southern | John Bourdon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:31 | Southern | William Briggs swats the short shot by John Bourdon | 36-38 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sandy - foul #2 on Daniel Sandy, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Wasielewski (SG), Vincent Hall (SF) Raymond Tobolski, Henry Fleishman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG) Daniel Kardos | |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 36-41 |
| 16:35 | Southern | Daniel Sandy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | Daniel Sandy swats the layup by Micheal Cotton | 36-41 |
| 16:19 | Southern | Daniel Sandy gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:14 | Southern | Douglas Christiansen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Clayton Huff | 36-41 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | William Briggs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-41 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | William Brown hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Douglas Christiansen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Wasielewski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vincent Hall (fresh) PF - John Bourdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Sandy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Huff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern | William Briggs steps in front of the Vincent Hall pass | 36-43 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | William Brown is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Henry Fleishman (SF), Jerry Burch (PF), Hollis Sutterfield (C) Douglas Christiansen, Vincent Hall, John Bourdon, Daniel Sandy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Reed (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) Jame Johnson, William Brown, William Briggs, Clayton Huff | |
| 15:00 | Southern | Walter Wasielewski scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Henry Fleishman - foul #3 on Henry Fleishman, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Raymond Tobolski (SG) Walter Wasielewski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:40 | Southern | Hollis Sutterfield snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rodney Johnston - foul #2 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Jerry Burch makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Henry Fleishman snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:02 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rodney Johnston | 39-44 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG) Larry Ogata | |
| 13:35 | Southern | Hollis Sutterfield knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jame Johnson | 41-46 |
| 12:52 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 12:50 | Southern | George Bridge hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson scores on a runner near the basket | 43-48 |
| 12:33 | Southern | George Bridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Christiansen (PG), Walter Wasielewski (SG), Vincent Hall (SF), John Bourdon (PF), Daniel Sandy (C) George Bridge, Raymond Tobolski, Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch, Hollis Sutterfield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), William Brown (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Daniel Kardos, Charles Simmons, William Reed, Rodney Johnston | |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | Southern | John Bourdon gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Walter Wasielewski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 12:07 | Southern | Vincent Hall snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 11:57 | Southern | John Bourdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Vincent Hall grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 11:43 | Southern | John Bourdon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:42 | Southern | Vincent Hall tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 11:41 | Southern | Daniel Sandy tips it home | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Douglas Christiansen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Wasielewski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vincent Hall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Bourdon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Sandy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | William Brown's pass is intercepted by Daniel Sandy | 45-48 |
| 11:09 | Southern | Douglas Christiansen connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Vincent Hall | 48-48 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | William Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Briggs | 48-50 |
| 10:24 | Southern | Daniel Sandy is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Raymond Tobolski (SG), Henry Fleishman (SF), Jerry Burch (PF), Hollis Sutterfield (C) Douglas Christiansen, Walter Wasielewski, Vincent Hall, John Bourdon, Daniel Sandy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Reed (PF) Jame Johnson, Micheal Cotton, William Brown, Clayton Huff | |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Ogata | 48-53 |
| 09:57 | Southern | Daniel Kardos steals the ball from Jerry Burch | 48-53 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Jerry Burch picks off the pass by William Reed | 48-53 |
| 09:33 | Southern | George Bridge misses the driving attempt from the right block | 48-53 |
| 09:31 | Southern | Hollis Sutterfield tips it home | 50-53 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | William Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 09:14 | Southern | Henry Fleishman grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:08 | Southern | George Bridge loses the dribble to William Reed | 50-53 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | William Briggs clanks a jump hook in the lane | 50-53 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 08:40 | Southern | Henry Fleishman misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-53 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Briggs | 50-53 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Simmons and he's fouled by Hollis Sutterfield - foul #1 on Hollis Sutterfield, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Christiansen (PG), Walter Wasielewski (SG), Vincent Hall (SF), John Bourdon (PF), Daniel Sandy (C) George Bridge, Raymond Tobolski, Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch, Hollis Sutterfield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Clayton Huff (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) Charles Simmons, William Reed, William Briggs | |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Daniel Sandy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), William Brown (SF) Daniel Kardos, Larry Ogata | |
| 07:55 | Southern | Daniel Sandy makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Daniel Sandy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Vincent Hall - foul #1 on Vincent Hall, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Douglas Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Wasielewski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vincent Hall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Bourdon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Sandy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Southern | Vincent Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Walter Wasielewski is called for the reach on Jame Johnson - foul #1 on Walter Wasielewski, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Frank Spiegel (PG), Jerry Burch (PF), Hollis Sutterfield (C) Walter Wasielewski, Vincent Hall, Daniel Sandy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Douglas Christiansen is called for the reach on Daniel Kardos - foul #3 on Douglas Christiansen, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Henry Fleishman (SF) Frank Spiegel, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF) Clayton Huff | |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:20 | Southern | Henry Fleishman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-61 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson double dribbles | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Raymond Tobolski (SG) Douglas Christiansen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Reed (PF), William Briggs (C) William Brown, Rodney Johnston | |
| 05:18 | Southern | Henry Fleishman misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Briggs - foul #3 on William Briggs, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Frank Spiegel (PG), John Bourdon (PF), Daniel Sandy (C) George Bridge, Jerry Burch, Hollis Sutterfield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SF) Jame Johnson, Charles Simmons | |
| 05:18 | Southern | Henry Fleishman makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Southern | Henry Fleishman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Spiegel - foul #1 on Frank Spiegel, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Vincent Hall (SF) Henry Fleishman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Daniel Kardos | |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:48 | Southern | John Bourdon's pass is intercepted by Larry Ogata | 57-63 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | William Reed misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Bourdon - foul #1 on John Bourdon, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Christiansen (PG) Frank Spiegel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG) Scott Shannon | |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:06 | Southern | Daniel Sandy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Sandy, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Jerry Burch (PF), Hollis Sutterfield (C) Raymond Tobolski, Vincent Hall, Daniel Sandy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), Clayton Huff (C) Micheal Cotton, Larry Ogata, William Briggs | |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Hollis Sutterfield is called for the reach on Clayton Huff - foul #2 on Hollis Sutterfield, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (SF) John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Southern | Hollis Sutterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Henry Fleishman tips it home | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Douglas Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Fleishman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hollis Sutterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-67 |
| 02:54 | Southern | The rebound goes to Jerry Burch | 59-67 |
| 02:49 | Southern | Douglas Christiansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Frank Spiegel (PG), Raymond Tobolski (SG), John Bourdon (PF) George Bridge, Douglas Christiansen, Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (SF), William Briggs (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) Charles Simmons, William Reed, Clayton Huff | |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Jerry Burch (PF) Frank Spiegel, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF) William Brown | |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Tobolski - foul #1 on Raymond Tobolski, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:10 | Southern | Henry Fleishman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | William Briggs snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | William Briggs jams it set up by Jame Johnson | 59-71 |
| 01:25 | Southern | George Bridge lays it in | 61-71 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | William Briggs misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on George Bridge - foul #1 on George Bridge, team foul #13 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Christiansen (PG), Walter Wasielewski (SG), Vincent Hall (SF), John Bourdon (PF), Daniel Sandy (C) George Bridge, Raymond Tobolski, Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch, Hollis Sutterfield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), William Brown (SF), Clayton Huff (C) Jame Johnson, Daniel Kardos, Charles Simmons, Rodney Johnston | |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | William Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | William Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:48 | Southern | Larry Ogata is called for the reach on Vincent Hall - foul #3 on Larry Ogata, team foul #5 | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Southern | Douglas Christiansen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | William Briggs tips it home | 61-74 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Douglas Christiansen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-74 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Daniel Sandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Daniel Sandy drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton runs out the clock | 63-74 |