| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Knutson (fresh) SF - Robert Dobson (fresh) PF - Raymond Ashmore (fresh) C - David Pendarvis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) SG - Mitchel Dales (fresh) SF - Donny Benson (fresh) PF - David Moore (fresh) C - John Fifer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:58 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Billie Smith | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | SE Missouri State | David Moore hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Morehead State | Billie Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billie Smith, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Melton | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson makes the jumper from the right side set up by David Pendarvis | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donny Benson | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore buries a jump hook from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 17:10 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 17:08 | SE Missouri State | David Moore hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 16:52 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 16:51 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mitchel Dales | 7-9 |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales is hacked by Charles Knutson - foul #1 on Charles Knutson, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Eugenio Yazzie (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Rigoberto Russo (PF), Joe Harris (C) Billie Smith, Charles Knutson, Robert Dobson, Raymond Ashmore, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), Ruben Garner (SG), Gary Ward (SF), John Edwards (PF), William Freeman (C) Nathan Melton, Mitchel Dales, Donny Benson, David Moore, John Fifer | |
| 16:05 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Ward | 7-12 |
| 16:03 | Morehead State | Ruben Garner is called for the reach on Eugenio Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Garner, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| 15:50 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-12 |
| 15:49 | Morehead State | Joe Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Karl Usrey (fresh) SG - Eugenio Yazzie (fresh) SF - Mark Scott (fresh) PF - Rigoberto Russo (fresh) C - Joe Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Whitton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ruben Garner (fresh) SF - Gary Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) C - William Freeman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| 15:09 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Fifer (C) William Freeman | |
| 14:53 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Fifer - foul #1 on John Fifer, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Raymond Ashmore (PF) Karl Usrey, Mark Scott, Rigoberto Russo | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Donny Benson (SF), David Moore (PF) Robert Whitton, Ruben Garner, John Edwards | |
| 14:53 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:53 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 14:34 | Morehead State | Robert Richardson gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:18 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:04 | SE Missouri State | Eugenio Yazzie is called for the reach on Gary Ward - foul #1 on Eugenio Yazzie, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Charles Knutson (SG), Robert Dobson (SF), Rigoberto Russo (PF) Billie Smith, Eugenio Yazzie, Robert Richardson, Raymond Ashmore | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales (SG) Gary Ward | |
| 13:46 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:44 | Morehead State | Joe Harris snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:39 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson hits a jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | SE Missouri State | Joe Harris denies the turnaround by Donny Benson | 11-12 |
| 13:21 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to David Moore | 11-12 |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton is fouled on the floor by Charles Knutson - foul #2 on Charles Knutson, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG), Eugenio Yazzie (SG), Raymond Ashmore (PF), David Pendarvis (C) Karl Usrey, Charles Knutson, Rigoberto Russo, Joe Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner (SG), Robert Whitton (SF), John Edwards (PF), William Freeman (C) Mitchel Dales, Donny Benson, David Moore, John Fifer | |
| 12:54 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:53 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:34 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore tips it in | 13-12 |
| 12:15 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 12:14 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards can't tip it in | 13-12 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman misses the tip | 13-12 |
| 12:12 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson is hacked by Robert Whitton - foul #1 on Robert Whitton, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Scott (SF), Joe Harris (C) Robert Dobson, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward (SF), David Moore (PF) Nathan Melton, John Edwards | |
| 11:52 | Morehead State | Billie Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 11:50 | SE Missouri State | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugenio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) PF - Raymond Ashmore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Harris (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Whitton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ruben Garner (fresh) SF - Gary Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Freeman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward hits a wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Ruben Garner | 13-14 |
| 11:19 | Morehead State | Billie Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Scott - foul #1 on Mark Scott, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Robert Dobson (SF), Rigoberto Russo (PF), David Pendarvis (C) Billie Smith, Eugenio Yazzie, Raymond Ashmore, Joe Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (PF), John Fifer (C) Robert Whitton, David Moore, William Freeman | |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:57 | Morehead State | Rigoberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Scott | 17-15 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Gary Ward | 17-17 |
| 10:02 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 10:01 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:45 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer comes up short on the runner in the paint | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 09:41 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:37 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey is hacked by Gary Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Ward, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG), Eugenio Yazzie (SG), Raymond Ashmore (PF), Joe Harris (C) Karl Usrey, Mark Scott, Rigoberto Russo, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Mitchel Dales (SG), David Moore (PF) Gary Ward, Ruben Garner, John Edwards | |
| 09:29 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:28 | SE Missouri State | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:01 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 09:00 | Morehead State | Joe Harris snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Billie Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:53 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:24 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | SE Missouri State | David Moore hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 08:17 | Morehead State | Joe Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), David Pendarvis (C) Eugenio Yazzie, Robert Dobson, Joe Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), Gary Ward (SF), William Freeman (C) Nathan Melton, Donny Benson, John Fifer | |
| 07:56 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Ward | 17-22 |
| 07:43 | Morehead State | Billie Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Whitton - foul #2 on Robert Whitton, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Scott (SG), Robert Dobson (SF), Joe Harris (PF) Karl Usrey, Robert Richardson, Raymond Ashmore | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (PF) Robert Whitton, Mitchel Dales, David Moore | |
| 07:43 | Morehead State | Billie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:43 | Morehead State | Billie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Scott (fresh) SF - Robert Dobson (tired) 4 pts. PF - Joe Harris (tiring) 3 reb. C - David Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donny Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Freeman (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Melton | 19-24 |
| 07:23 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (SG), Raymond Ashmore (PF) Mark Scott, Joe Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Fifer (C) William Freeman | |
| 07:18 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson misses short on an open shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Pendarvis - foul #1 on David Pendarvis, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| 07:18 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:18 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:16 | Morehead State | Gary Ward steps in front of the Eugenio Yazzie pass in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 07:15 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward misses the dunk attempt | 19-25 |
| 07:14 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:56 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton's pass is intercepted by Billie Smith | 19-25 |
| 06:51 | Morehead State | Billie Smith banks in the layup | 21-25 |
| 06:32 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eugenio Yazzie - foul #2 on Eugenio Yazzie, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Rigoberto Russo (PF), Joe Harris (C) Eugenio Yazzie, Robert Dobson, Raymond Ashmore, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales (SG), David Moore (PF) Donny Benson, John Edwards | |
| 06:32 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:32 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | Rigoberto Russo can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 21-27 |
| 06:09 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:42 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 05:41 | Morehead State | Rigoberto Russo grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:33 | Morehead State | Rigoberto Russo misses the fadeaway from the left side | 21-27 |
| 05:31 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:03 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 21-27 |
| 05:01 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer grabs the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:50 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Melton | 21-30 |
| 04:34 | Morehead State | Billie Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-30 |
| 04:32 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:09 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 04:07 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer misses the tip | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Morehead State | Joe Harris pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:47 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Melton - foul #1 on Nathan Melton, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Knutson (SG), Robert Dobson (SF), Raymond Ashmore (PF), David Pendarvis (C) Billie Smith, Robert Richardson, Rigoberto Russo, Joe Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), Ruben Garner (SG), Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (PF), William Freeman (C) Nathan Melton, Mitchel Dales, Gary Ward, David Moore, John Fifer | |
| 03:47 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:47 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Karl Usrey (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Charles Knutson (fresh) SF - Robert Dobson (tired) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Ashmore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Whitton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ruben Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donny Benson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Freeman (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ruben Garner | 23-33 |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | William Freeman is called for the reach on Robert Dobson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Freeman, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (PG) Karl Usrey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:22 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donny Benson | 23-33 |
| 03:01 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| 02:48 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-33 |
| 02:47 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore gets the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:35 | Morehead State | William Freeman steals the ball from David Pendarvis | 23-33 |
| 02:25 | SE Missouri State | Eugenio Yazzie is called for the reach on Robert Whitton - foul #3 on Eugenio Yazzie, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG) Eugenio Yazzie | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales (SG) Ruben Garner | |
| 02:25 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:25 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore's fadeaway is rejected by William Freeman | 23-35 |
| 02:08 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 01:58 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 01:57 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:32 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mitchel Dales | 23-38 |
| 01:32 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Ruben Garner (SG), David Moore (PF), John Fifer (C) Robert Whitton, Mitchel Dales, John Edwards, William Freeman | |
| 01:23 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 01:22 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 01:01 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner loses the ball out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joe Harris (C) David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward (SF) Donny Benson | |
| 00:52 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson travels with the ball | 23-38 |
| 00:32 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Dobson - foul #1 on Robert Dobson, team foul #9 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Pendarvis (C) Joe Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:32 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton misses the free throw | 23-40 |
| 00:32 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 00:16 | Morehead State | Billie Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward banks in the layup | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson misses the fullcourt shot | 26-42 |