| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (fresh) SG - Carl Bauder (fresh) SF - Scotty Probst (fresh) PF - Edward Pippin (fresh) C - Glenn Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Robert Fry (fresh) SG - Walter Dengler (fresh) SF - David Matthews (fresh) PF - Manuel Pereira (fresh) C - Stephen Dodgen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Tech | Manuel Pereira wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Tech | Arkansas Tech is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry is hacked by Warren Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Stevenson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Dodgen | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Matthews | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Fry | 0-8 |
| 18:07 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Stevenson | 2-8 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:47 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:43 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas Tech | Warren Stevenson is called for the reach on Walter Dengler - foul #2 on Warren Stevenson, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Luis Hayes (SG), Jerome Johnson (C) Warren Stevenson, Carl Bauder, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine (PG), Jeff Duncan (SF), Jack Wilbur (PF), Roger Rogers (C) Robert Fry, David Matthews, Manuel Pereira, Stephen Dodgen | |
| 17:16 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 16:51 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Dengler - foul #1 on Walter Dengler, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG) Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 16:51 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:51 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas Tech | Lester Heinz picks off the pass by Jeff Duncan in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 16:22 | Emporia St. | Roger Rogers denies the turnaround by Lester Heinz | 7-11 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas Tech | The rebound goes to Jack Raine | 7-11 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas Tech | Lester Heinz is called for the reach on Jack Raine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Heinz, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Glenn Evans (C) Lester Heinz, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins (PG), David Matthews (SF), Stephen Dodgen (C) Jack Raine, Jack Wilbur, Roger Rogers | |
| 15:57 | Arkansas Tech | Jeff Duncan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 15:56 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fresh) SG - Carl Bauder (fairly fresh) SF - Luis Hayes (fresh) PF - Edward Pippin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Perry Hopkins (fresh) SG - Walter Dengler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Matthews (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Duncan (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Dodgen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Hayes | 10-11 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen is hacked by Kevin Ferguson - foul #1 on Kevin Ferguson, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF) Luis Hayes | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry (PG), Manuel Pereira (PF) Walter Dengler, Jeff Duncan | |
| 15:15 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 15:14 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:54 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the driving attempt from the left block | 12-11 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen makes the shot from the left block | 12-13 |
| 14:28 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst throws it down on a nice dish by Kevin Ferguson | 14-13 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen is denied on a layup by Edward Pippin | 14-13 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas Tech | Manuel Pereira hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 13:44 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-15 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Dodgen | 14-15 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Dodgen | 14-18 |
| 13:14 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder travels with the ball | 14-18 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Luis Hayes (PF), Jerome Johnson (C) Kevin Ferguson, Edward Pippin, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine (PG), Walter Dengler (SG), Jeff Duncan (SF), Jack Wilbur (PF), Roger Rogers (C) Robert Fry, Perry Hopkins, David Matthews, Manuel Pereira, Stephen Dodgen | |
| 12:49 | Arkansas Tech | Jerome Johnson picks off the pass by Jack Wilbur | 14-18 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jack Raine - foul #1 on Jack Raine, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas Tech | Jeff Duncan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 12:16 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst loses the dribble to Roger Rogers | 15-18 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Dengler | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Lester Heinz (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Bauder (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Luis Hayes (fresh) C - Jerome Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Jack Raine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Dengler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Duncan (fresh) PF - Jack Wilbur (fairly fresh) C - Roger Rogers (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin (PF), Glenn Evans (C) Carl Bauder, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Roger Melvin (PG), Manuel Pereira (PF) Jack Raine, Roger Rogers | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roger Melvin | 15-23 |
| 11:17 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz travels with the ball | 15-23 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews (SF) Jeff Duncan | |
| 10:51 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Scotty Probst - foul #1 on Scotty Probst, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (SF) Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen (C) Jack Wilbur | |
| 10:51 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:37 | Emporia St. | David Matthews takes the ball from Luis Hayes | 15-24 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas Tech | Jerome Johnson steps in front of the Roger Melvin pass in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| 10:14 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Johnson | 17-24 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas Tech | Lester Heinz is called for the reach on Roger Melvin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Heinz, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG) Lester Heinz, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry (PG), Jack Raine (SF) Roger Melvin, David Matthews | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine is hacked by Luis Hayes - foul #1 on Luis Hayes, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins (SG), Jeff Duncan (PF) Walter Dengler, Manuel Pereira | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:57 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:40 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Ferguson | 19-24 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen loses the dribble to Carl Bauder | 19-24 |
| 09:15 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-24 |
| 09:14 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 09:01 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 19-24 |
| 09:00 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin tips it home | 21-24 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-24 |
| 08:39 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:29 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Johnson | 23-24 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF), Glenn Evans (C) Carl Bauder, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler (SG), David Matthews (SF), Jack Wilbur (PF), Roger Rogers (C) Perry Hopkins, Jack Raine, Jeff Duncan, Stephen Dodgen | |
| 08:18 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 08:05 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Robert Fry - foul #1 on Robert Fry, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| 07:54 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 26-24 |
| 07:53 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 07:32 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Glenn Evans, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG) Edward Pippin | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Roger Melvin (PG), Manuel Pereira (PF) Robert Fry, Jack Wilbur | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Ferguson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (tired) 4 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Luis Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Glenn Evans (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Roger Melvin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Dengler (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Matthews (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Manuel Pereira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Rogers (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas Tech | Roger Melvin is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 07:04 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Carl Bauder - foul #1 on Carl Bauder, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (PF) Luis Hayes | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine (SF), Jack Wilbur (C) David Matthews, Roger Rogers | |
| 06:58 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas Tech | Walter Dengler makes the 3rd free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:39 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst connects on the floater from the right side | 28-29 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Wilbur | 28-32 |
| 06:10 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-32 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SG), Edward Pippin (PF) Carl Bauder, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins (PG), Jeff Duncan (PF) Roger Melvin, Manuel Pereira | |
| 05:44 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Duncan | 28-32 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas Tech | Jeff Duncan pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ferguson - foul #2 on Kevin Ferguson, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG) Kevin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews (SF), Roger Rogers (C) Jack Raine, Jack Wilbur | |
| 05:41 | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 05:22 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas Tech | Jeff Duncan snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 28-34 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews hits the follow up shot | 28-36 |
| 04:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Walter Dengler - foul #2 on Walter Dengler, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG), Jerome Johnson (C) Luis Hayes, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry (PG), Jack Raine (SG), Manuel Pereira (PF), Stephen Dodgen (C) Perry Hopkins, Walter Dengler, Jeff Duncan, Roger Rogers | |
| 04:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-36 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas Tech | Manuel Pereira pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Raine clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 04:07 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 04:02 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Matthews - foul #1 on David Matthews, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG) Warren Stevenson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 04:02 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:02 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome Johnson - foul #1 on Jerome Johnson, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Luis Hayes (SF) Carl Bauder, Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Roger Melvin (PG), Walter Dengler (SG), Jeff Duncan (SF), Jack Wilbur (PF) Robert Fry, Jack Raine, David Matthews, Manuel Pereira | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:18 | Emporia St. | Roger Melvin is called for the reach on Lester Heinz - foul #1 on Roger Melvin, team foul #6 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans (C) Edward Pippin | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Perry Hopkins (SG) Walter Dengler | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Heinz (fresh) SF - Luis Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn Evans (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Roger Melvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Wilbur (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Dodgen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Wilbur grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Dodgen drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Melvin | 31-39 |
| 02:42 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson is hacked by Stephen Dodgen - foul #1 on Stephen Dodgen, team foul #7 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG) Lester Heinz | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry (PG), Jack Raine (SF), Manuel Pereira (PF) Roger Melvin, Jeff Duncan, Stephen Dodgen | |
| 02:42 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas Tech | Manuel Pereira snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas Tech | Manuel Pereira jams it on a great pass from Perry Hopkins | 31-41 |
| 02:19 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson is open and buries a 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Wilbur grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas Tech | Jack Wilbur scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Fry | 34-43 |
| 01:26 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Wilbur - foul #1 on Jack Wilbur, team foul #8 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), Edward Pippin (PF) Carl Bauder, Luis Hayes, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Roger Melvin (PG), Walter Dengler (SG), David Matthews (SF), Jeff Duncan (PF), Roger Rogers (C) Robert Fry, Perry Hopkins, Jack Raine, Manuel Pereira, Jack Wilbur | |
| 01:26 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:26 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas Tech | Jeff Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 35-43 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas Tech | Roger Melvin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 00:54 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz is fouled on the floor by Walter Dengler - foul #3 on Walter Dengler, team foul #9 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans (C) Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Fry (PG), Manuel Pereira (PF) Roger Melvin, Walter Dengler | |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas Tech | Manuel Pereira gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas Tech | David Matthews banks in the layup set up by Robert Fry | 36-45 |
| 00:02 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans snags the offensive board | 36-45 |