| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 19:43 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 19:30 | Yale | Bernard Ballard is called for a backcourt violation | 22-18 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #1 | 22-18 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 18:56 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the jump hook from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 18:34 | Missouri State | Larry Martines buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Theisen | 22-23 |
| 18:15 | Yale | Bernard Ballard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 25-23 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 17:25 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a turnaround in the paint | 27-23 |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | Bernard Ballard steps in front of the Larry Martines pass | 27-23 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Bernard Ballard comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Sean Clawson - foul #3 on Sean Clawson, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Kevin Michael, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Antonio Belden (SF), Michael Douse (PF) David Theisen, Dwight Cota, Sean Clawson | |
| 17:01 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 16:42 | Yale | Richard Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:19 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 16:17 | Yale | Richard Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:06 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is hacked by Jerry Rondeau - foul #1 on Jerry Rondeau, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (SG), Joe McGee (C) Kenneth Brown, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Kyle Koepp (C) Larry Martines, Donald Leyba | |
| 15:55 | Yale | Gerald Peters is fouled on the floor by Jerry Rondeau - foul #2 on Jerry Rondeau, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Stanford Stilwell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwight Cota (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) Michael Douse, Kyle Koepp | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Belden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Yale | Joe McGee is hacked by Dwight Cota - foul #1 on Dwight Cota, team foul #4 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF), Dwight Rector (C) Joe McGee, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:21 | Yale | Kevin Michael can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 15:19 | Yale | Gerald Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 15:08 | Yale | Richard Manuel can't connect on a floater from the right side | 28-23 |
| 15:07 | Yale | Kevin Michael tips it back up and in | 30-23 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | David Theisen is fouled on the floor by William Larsen - foul #1 on William Larsen, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG) William Larsen, Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Antonio Belden | |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota misses long on a jumper near the basket | 30-23 |
| 14:27 | Yale | The rebound goes to Stanford Stilwell | 30-23 |
| 14:08 | Yale | Kevin Michael comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | David Theisen pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Clawson | 30-23 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Larry Martines is hacked by Kevin Michael - foul #2 on Kevin Michael, team foul #3 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Joe McGee (C) Kevin Michael, Richard Manuel, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Antonio Belden (SF) David Theisen, Dwight Cota | |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerry Rondeau | 30-26 |
| 13:06 | Yale | Joe McGee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson tips it in | 30-28 |
| 12:39 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Clawson - foul #4 on Sean Clawson, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brad Waters (SG), Michael Douse (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Larry Martines, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| 12:39 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 12:39 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Brad Waters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brad Waters | 32-30 |
| 11:52 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Brown | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Peters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Waters (fresh) SF - Antonio Belden (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Douse (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Brad Waters buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Belden | 35-32 |
| 11:12 | Yale | Gerald Peters is fouled on the floor by Jerry Rondeau - foul #3 on Jerry Rondeau, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Richard Manuel (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Kenneth Brown, Gerald Peters, Bernard Ballard, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Brad Waters, Antonio Belden, Kyle Koepp | |
| 10:47 | Yale | William Larsen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwight Rector | 38-32 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Kevin Michael is called for the reach on David Theisen - foul #3 on Kevin Michael, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (SG) Stanford Stilwell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Kevin Michael is called for the reach on Larry Martines - foul #4 on Kevin Michael, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Kevin Michael, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (PF) Michael Douse | |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota blows the layup | 38-32 |
| 09:46 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 09:30 | Yale | Paul Haught misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | David Theisen grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Gerald Peters (SF) William Larsen, Paul Haught, Gregory Ross | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 08:46 | Yale | Dwight Rector makes the shot near the basket | 40-34 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Theisen and the foul's on Bernard Ballard - foul #3 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Manuel (PF), Joe McGee (C) Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (SG), Kyle Koepp (C) Larry Martines, Donald Leyba | |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:00 | Yale | Antonio Belden is called for the reach on Richard Manuel - foul #2 on Antonio Belden, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF) Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Douse (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) Dwight Cota, Antonio Belden | |
| 08:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kyle Koepp | 41-37 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Douse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Yale | Richard Manuel can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Theisen - foul #3 on David Theisen, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brad Waters (SG) David Theisen | |
| 07:23 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:23 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:07 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Waters | 42-42 |
| 06:53 | Yale | Kevin Michael clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Douse - foul #2 on Michael Douse, team foul #9 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Kenneth Brown, Richard Manuel, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Donald Leyba (C) Brad Waters, Michael Douse, Kyle Koepp | |
| 06:53 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:53 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dwight Rector - foul #1 on Dwight Rector, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:27 | Yale | Donald Leyba takes the ball from Stanford Stilwell | 43-44 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 06:08 | Yale | Kevin Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Gerald Peters comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Leyba - foul #1 on Donald Leyba, team foul #10 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG) Jerry Rondeau | |
| 06:03 | Yale | Gerald Peters makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota is hacked by Dwight Rector - foul #2 on Dwight Rector, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG) Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:24 | Yale | Bernard Ballard clanks a floater from the left block | 44-46 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Larry Martines grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Theisen | 44-48 |
| 05:04 | Yale | Larry Martines takes the ball from Dwight Rector | 44-48 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SF), Richard Manuel (PF), Joe McGee (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (SF) Dwight Cota | |
| 04:26 | Yale | Joe McGee blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Martines - foul #3 on Larry Martines, team foul #11 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (SG), Michael Douse (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Larry Martines, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| 04:26 | Yale | Joe McGee makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:26 | Yale | Joe McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Michael Douse comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG) William Larsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brad Waters (SG) David Theisen | |
| 03:34 | Yale | Richard Manuel is hacked by Michael Douse - foul #3 on Michael Douse, team foul #12 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Kenneth Brown, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwight Cota (SF) Michael Douse | |
| 03:34 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:34 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Belden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Brad Waters misses short on a floater from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 03:12 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 03:07 | Yale | Dwight Cota steals it from Bernard Ballard | 48-48 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Waters | 48-51 |
| 02:52 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Dwight Rector (C) Gerald Peters, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Brad Waters, Antonio Belden, Kyle Koepp | |
| 02:31 | Yale | Dwight Rector is hacked by Donald Leyba - foul #2 on Donald Leyba, team foul #13 | 48-51 |
| 02:31 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:31 | Yale | Dwight Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-51 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | The refs have stopped play. Larry Martines is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 49-51 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (SG) Larry Martines | |
| 01:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Kenneth Brown takes the ball from Donald Leyba | 49-51 |
| 00:53 | Yale | Dwight Rector hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Michael - foul #5 on Kevin Michael, team foul #10 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SF) Kevin Michael | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Gerald Peters gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:12 | Yale | David Theisen steps in front of the Bernard Ballard pass | 49-52 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | David Theisen lays it in | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Douse (SF) Dwight Cota | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #11 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (SF) Michael Douse | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 49-55 |