| Lineup | E. Central | PG - James Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Behler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonse Lombardi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Orunjan Adhami (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Myers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Daniel Willard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Sadler (fresh) SF - Carl Meisner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Mandeville (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Long - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:43 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:43 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:43 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:24 | E. Central | James Long travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| 19:05 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leonard Mandeville | 29-26 |
| 18:42 | E. Central | Carl Meisner takes the ball from Alphonse Lombardi | 29-26 |
| 18:39 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard can't finish the layup | 29-26 |
| 18:38 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Willard | 29-26 |
| 18:17 | Fort Hays St. | James Long doubles Daniel Willard and is called for the reach - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | E. Central | Robert Crick (PG) James Long | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 17:53 | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Myers is called for the reach on Martin Brooks - foul #1 on Stephen Myers, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| 17:34 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks's pass is intercepted by Alphonse Lombardi | 29-26 |
| 17:29 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler hits the finger roll set up by Alphonse Lombardi | 31-26 |
| 17:00 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses the jumper from the right block | 31-26 |
| 16:59 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:47 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi hits the finger roll | 33-26 |
| 16:29 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Crick - foul #1 on Robert Crick, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Roy Patterson (PF), William Patao (C) Antonio Sadler, Carl Meisner, Leonard Mandeville, Martin Brooks | |
| 16:29 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:29 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:10 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler is hacked by Ronnie Oakley - foul #1 on Ronnie Oakley, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 15:51 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | E. Central | James Long (PG) Robert Crick | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - James Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Behler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonse Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Adhami (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Daniel Willard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Oakley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Mustafa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Patterson (fresh) C - William Patao (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson misses the floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 15:21 | E. Central | The rebound goes to James Long | 33-28 |
| 14:59 | E. Central | Stephen Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero (PG), Antonio Sadler (SG) Daniel Willard, Ronnie Oakley | |
| 14:35 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Myers - foul #2 on Stephen Myers, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SF), Martin Brooks (C) Walter Mustafa, William Patao | |
| 14:35 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:35 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:06 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Long and he's fouled by Antonio Sadler - foul #1 on Antonio Sadler, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (PF) Roy Patterson | |
| 14:06 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:06 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Martin Brooks | 35-30 |
| 13:42 | Fort Hays St. | The jump hook by Jared Guerriero is blocked by Stephen Myers | 35-30 |
| 13:41 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:22 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 13:21 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 13:20 | E. Central | Stephen Myers gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:53 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 12:51 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:49 | Fort Hays St. | James Long picks off the pass by Jared Guerriero in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 12:26 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler misses the shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 12:25 | E. Central | Stephen Myers snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 11:56 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-30 |
| 11:55 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 11:54 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 11:32 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - James Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Behler (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonse Lombardi (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Adhami (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Myers (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Jared Guerriero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Sadler (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Meisner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Mandeville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:04 | E. Central | The short jumper by Stephen Myers is denied by Martin Brooks | 35-33 |
| 11:02 | E. Central | Stephen Myers tips it home | 37-33 |
| 10:41 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 10:40 | E. Central | The rebound goes to James Long | 37-33 |
| 10:34 | E. Central | James Long's pass is intercepted by Leonard Mandeville | 37-33 |
| 10:09 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Behler - foul #2 on Lloyd Behler, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Bucci (SG), James Hansen (SF), John McCleary (PF), Michael Rapp (C) Lloyd Behler, Alphonse Lombardi, Orunjan Adhami, Stephen Myers | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard (PG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Roy Patterson (PF), William Patao (C) Jared Guerriero, Carl Meisner, Leonard Mandeville, Martin Brooks | |
| 10:09 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 10:09 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 09:52 | E. Central | Michael Rapp comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 09:50 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 09:24 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Daniel Willard out of a doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 09:00 | E. Central | James Hansen's pass is intercepted by Roy Patterson | 37-37 |
| 08:41 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard's pass is intercepted by Richard Bucci | 37-37 |
| 08:21 | E. Central | James Long is hacked by Daniel Willard - foul #2 on Daniel Willard, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley (SG) Antonio Sadler | |
| 08:02 | E. Central | James Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 08:01 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to William Patao | 37-37 |
| 07:32 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 07:30 | E. Central | James Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - James Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bucci (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCleary (fresh) C - Michael Rapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Daniel Willard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Oakley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Mustafa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Patao (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | E. Central | James Long is hacked by Ronnie Oakley - foul #2 on Ronnie Oakley, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | E. Central | Robert Crick (PG), Lloyd Behler (SG), Alphonse Lombardi (SF), Orunjan Adhami (PF) James Long, Richard Bucci, James Hansen, John McCleary | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Scott Headley (SF), Robert Buehler (C) Walter Mustafa, William Patao | |
| 06:53 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Patterson - foul #3 on Roy Patterson, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (PF) Roy Patterson | |
| 06:53 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:53 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:53 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Buehler snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 06:36 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Headley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 06:13 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami makes the shot from the left side set up by Lloyd Behler | 40-37 |
| 06:09 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 06:07 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville tips it in | 40-39 |
| 05:38 | E. Central | Daniel Willard is called for the reach on Lloyd Behler - foul #3 on Daniel Willard, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | E. Central | James Long (PG), Stephen Myers (C) Robert Crick, Michael Rapp | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero (PG), Carl Meisner (SF), Martin Brooks (C) Daniel Willard, Scott Headley, Robert Buehler | |
| 05:15 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 05:14 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 05:09 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley misses the shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 05:08 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 04:45 | Fort Hays St. | James Long steals it from Ronnie Oakley | 40-39 |
| 04:40 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 04:38 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 04:09 | Fort Hays St. | Orunjan Adhami swats the shot by Ronnie Oakley | 40-39 |
| 04:07 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Stephen Myers | 40-39 |
| 03:48 | E. Central | James Long is fouled on the floor by Leonard Mandeville - foul #3 on Leonard Mandeville, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Bucci (SG), James Hansen (SF), John McCleary (PF) Lloyd Behler, Alphonse Lombardi, Orunjan Adhami | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard (PG), Antonio Sadler (SG), Roy Patterson (PF) Jared Guerriero, Ronnie Oakley, Leonard Mandeville | |
| 03:48 | E. Central | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 03:48 | E. Central | James Long makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 03:31 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Sadler | 42-41 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - James Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bucci (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCleary (fresh) C - Stephen Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Daniel Willard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Meisner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Martin Brooks (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | E. Central | James Long misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 03:21 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 03:07 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 02:43 | E. Central | James Long makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Bucci | 44-43 |
| 02:18 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson is fouled on the floor by John McCleary - foul #1 on John McCleary, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | E. Central | Robert Crick (PG), Lloyd Behler (SG), Alphonse Lombardi (SF), Michael Rapp (C) James Long, Richard Bucci, James Hansen, Stephen Myers | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF), William Patao (C) Carl Meisner, Martin Brooks | |
| 02:18 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 02:18 | Fort Hays St. | Roy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 02:16 | E. Central | E. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | E. Central | James Long (PG), Orunjan Adhami (PF) Robert Crick, John McCleary | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (PF) Roy Patterson | |
| 01:52 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami is fouled on the floor by Walter Mustafa - foul #1 on Walter Mustafa, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | E. Central | Stephen Myers (C) Michael Rapp | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SF), Martin Brooks (C) Walter Mustafa, William Patao | |
| 01:52 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:52 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 01:24 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 01:22 | E. Central | Stephen Myers snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 00:58 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Meisner - foul #1 on Carl Meisner, team foul #9 | 46-45 |
| 00:58 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:58 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Long - foul #4 on James Long, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Willard - foul #4 on Daniel Willard, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Stephen Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:30 | E. Central | Stephen Myers is hacked by Martin Brooks - foul #2 on Martin Brooks, team foul #11 | 49-46 |
| Subs | E. Central | Robert Crick (PG) James Long | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 00:30 | E. Central | Stephen Myers makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:30 | E. Central | Stephen Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 00:22 | E. Central | Robert Crick is hacked by Antonio Sadler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Sadler, team foul #12 | 51-49 |
| 00:22 | E. Central | Robert Crick makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:22 | E. Central | Robert Crick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:14 | Fort Hays St. | Orunjan Adhami picks off the pass by Leonard Mandeville | 53-49 |
| 00:13 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Willard - foul #5 on Daniel Willard, team foul #13 | 53-49 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero (PG) Daniel Willard | |
| 00:13 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:13 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler loses the dribble to Lloyd Behler | 54-49 |
| 00:05 | E. Central | Robert Crick lays it up and in on a great pass from Lloyd Behler | 56-49 |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |