| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Peters (fresh) PF - Eric Blesofsky (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brett Kornegay (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bechtel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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 (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky is hacked by Brett Kornegay - foul #2 on Brett Kornegay, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch hits a jump hook from close range | 24-37 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel is fouled on the floor by Eric Blesofsky - foul #2 on Eric Blesofsky, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Smith | 24-40 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch lays it up and in set up by Tim Peters | 26-40 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts can't connect on a runner near the basket | 26-40 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Roberts | 26-40 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-40 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas State | Michael Lewis blocks the short jumper by Daniel Crouch | 26-40 |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Steven Carter (SG), David McCleskey (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Bernard Adkison, Karl Haggard, Eric Blesofsky, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau (SF), Floyd Lunt (C) Michael Lewis, Ernest Roberts | |
| 17:03 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery misses long on a shot from the right side | 26-40 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Orville Murray | 26-40 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Montgomery | 28-40 |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | John Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block | 28-42 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | John Smith is hacked by Steven Carter - foul #1 on Steven Carter, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Karl Haggard (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Orville Murray, Tim Peters, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Swift (PG), Ed Thrower (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Ernest Roberts (C) Brett Kornegay, John Smith, Thomas Goudeau, Richard Bechtel, Floyd Lunt | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McCleskey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 15:29 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David McCleskey | 30-42 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ed Thrower | 30-45 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Adkison | 33-45 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift loses the dribble to Bernard Adkison | 33-45 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas State | Michael Lewis swats the short shot by Daniel Crouch | 33-45 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts dunks the ball set up by Nelson Swift and the foul's on Karl Haggard - foul #3 on Karl Haggard, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Peters (SF), Eric Blesofsky (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Steven Carter, David McCleskey, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), John Smith (SG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Richard Bechtel (PF) Nelson Swift, Ed Thrower, Michael Lewis, Joshua Sanders | |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts misses the free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Peters and he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG) Bernard Adkison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt (C) Ernest Roberts | |
| 13:37 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (SG) Karl Haggard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | Richard Bechtel steps in front of the Tim Peters pass | 35-47 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | John Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Daniel Crouch (C) Daniel Johnson, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Lewis (SF) Thomas Goudeau | |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Blesofsky | 35-48 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brett Kornegay - foul #3 on Brett Kornegay, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG) Orville Murray | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel blows the layup | 36-48 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Kornegay | 36-48 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis tips it but misses | 36-48 |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tim Peters (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Blesofsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brett Kornegay (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Bechtel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Lunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Karl Haggard | 39-48 |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brett Kornegay | 39-51 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Daniel Crouch steals it from Brett Kornegay | 39-51 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:32 | Missouri State | John Smith can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 39-51 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt tips it home | 39-53 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas State | Richard Bechtel denies the turnaround by Tim Peters | 39-53 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Bernard Adkison steals it from Richard Bechtel | 39-53 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Blesofsky | 42-53 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Smith | 42-56 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Richard Bechtel denies the turnaround by Eric Blesofsky | 42-56 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Smith | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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 (-2) | |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-58 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Tim Peters - foul #1 on Tim Peters, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Steven Carter (SF), David McCleskey (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Bernard Adkison, Karl Haggard, Tim Peters, Eric Blesofsky, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Swift (PG), Ed Thrower (SG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Ernest Roberts (C) Brett Kornegay, John Smith, Michael Lewis, Richard Bechtel, Floyd Lunt | |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts double dribbles | 42-58 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter is hacked by Thomas Goudeau - foul #2 on Thomas Goudeau, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Orville Murray | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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 (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the dunk but he's fouled by David McCleskey - foul #2 on David McCleskey, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Murray (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McCleskey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery can't finish the layup | 44-60 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders grabs the board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Sanders | 44-63 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), John Smith (SG) Nelson Swift, Ed Thrower | |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Orville Murray is called for the reach on Ernest Roberts - foul #1 on Orville Murray, team foul #7 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG), Tim Peters (SF) Daniel Johnson, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel (PF) Joshua Sanders | |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 44-63 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-63 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Tim Peters | 44-63 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David McCleskey | 46-63 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Eric Blesofsky (PF), Daniel Crouch (C) Orville Murray, Steven Carter, David McCleskey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Lewis (SF), Shelton Harvey (C) Thomas Goudeau, Ernest Roberts | |
| 05:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Bechtel steals it from Daniel Crouch | 46-63 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel banks in the layup set up by John Smith and he's hacked by Eric Blesofsky - foul #3 on Eric Blesofsky, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery (PF) Eric Blesofsky | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel makes the free throw | 46-66 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Shelton Harvey - foul #1 on Shelton Harvey, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Steven Carter (PF), Willy Quinto (C) Bernard Adkison, Karl Haggard, Tim Peters, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Swift (PG), Ed Thrower (SG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF) Brett Kornegay, John Smith, Michael Lewis, Richard Bechtel | |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey misses the dunk | 48-66 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Nelson Swift and he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David McCleskey (PF) Steven Carter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower makes the free throw | 48-69 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson double dribbles | 48-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt (C) Shelton Harvey | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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 (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Murray (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David McCleskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Quinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Swift (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Goudeau (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Lunt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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) | |
| 03:23 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto hits a turnaround from close range | 50-69 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders blows the layup | 50-69 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower gets the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 02:35 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Sanders | 50-71 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David McCleskey | 52-71 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Nelson Swift and he's hacked by Orville Murray - foul #2 on Orville Murray, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Carter (SF) Willy Quinto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Johnson | 55-73 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ed Thrower | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-76 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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) | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses the lay-in | 55-76 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Steven Carter | 55-76 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift runs out the clock | 55-76 |