| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Bartlett (fresh) SG - Russell Hiles (fresh) SF - Brian Harris (fresh) PF - Theodore Kim (fresh) C - Keith Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Roger Terrell (fresh) SG - James Bryant (fresh) SF - Marc Leland (fresh) PF - Todd Ludwig (fresh) C - Arthur Fonseca (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | SE Missouri State | Theodore Kim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | SE Missouri State | Brian Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson drills a floater in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell clanks a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | SE Missouri State | Marc Leland swats the layup by Theodore Kim | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | SE Missouri State | Theodore Kim tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland is hacked by Russell Hiles - foul #1 on Russell Hiles, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Jacksonville State | Todd Ludwig is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Marc Leland is called for the reach on Russell Hiles - foul #1 on Marc Leland, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:08 | SE Missouri State | Roger Terrell is called for the reach on John Bartlett - foul #1 on Roger Terrell, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 15:50 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Bartlett (fresh) SG - Russell Hiles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Harris (fresh) PF - Theodore Kim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Roger Terrell (fresh) SG - James Bryant (fresh) SF - Marc Leland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Ludwig (fresh) C - Arthur Fonseca (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:22 | SE Missouri State | Brian Harris pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:01 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Roger Terrell - foul #2 on Roger Terrell, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges (PG) Roger Terrell | |
| 14:47 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett misses the floater near the basket | 6-2 |
| 14:45 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Marc Leland | 6-2 |
| 14:39 | Jacksonville State | Todd Ludwig scores on a jumper in the lane | 6-4 |
| 14:28 | SE Missouri State | Brian Harris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 14:26 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:10 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 14:08 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:43 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ward Dinges | 6-6 |
| 13:28 | SE Missouri State | A charge is called on Brian Harris - foul #1 on Brian Harris, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson (PG), John Jones (SG), John Donaldson (SF), Gary Woods (PF), Ray Broadnax (C) John Bartlett, Russell Hiles, Brian Harris, Theodore Kim, Keith Gibson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (SF), Douglas Kirst (PF), Maurice Harkness (C) Marc Leland, Todd Ludwig, Arthur Fonseca | |
| 13:25 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 13:19 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 13:17 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:12 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges misses the runner from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 13:11 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:48 | SE Missouri State | Gary Woods hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Danielson | 8-6 |
| 12:33 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant blows the layup but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 12:33 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:33 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Woods | 8-7 |
| 12:15 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 12:13 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:06 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Danielson | 8-7 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax misses the shot from the right side | 8-7 |
| 11:47 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Danielson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) SF - John Donaldson (fresh) PF - Gary Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Broadnax (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ward Dinges (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marion Schrock (fresh) PF - Douglas Kirst (fresh) C - Maurice Harkness (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 11:39 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 11:38 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 11:33 | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson is hacked by Ward Dinges in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ward Dinges, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett (PG), Russell Hiles (SG), Brian Harris (SF), Theodore Kim (PF), Keith Gibson (C) Robert Danielson, John Jones, John Donaldson, Gary Woods, Ray Broadnax | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland (SF), Todd Ludwig (PF), Arthur Fonseca (C) James Bryant, Douglas Kirst, Maurice Harkness | |
| 11:23 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-7 |
| 11:22 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Harris | 8-7 |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | Theodore Kim comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 11:13 | Jacksonville State | Todd Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 11:02 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland lays it up and in set up by Ward Dinges | 8-9 |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett hits the finger roll set up by Russell Hiles | 10-9 |
| 10:38 | Jacksonville State | John Bartlett steals the ball from Ward Dinges | 10-9 |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ward Dinges - foul #2 on Ward Dinges, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Bryant (SG) Ward Dinges | |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:20 | Jacksonville State | Todd Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:56 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 09:55 | SE Missouri State | Brian Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:36 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 09:34 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:20 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca is fouled on the floor by Keith Gibson - foul #1 on Keith Gibson, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG) Marion Schrock | |
| 09:04 | Jacksonville State | John Bartlett steals the ball from James Bryant | 11-9 |
| 09:00 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 08:58 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 08:51 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-9 |
| 08:49 | SE Missouri State | Brian Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 08:35 | SE Missouri State | Brian Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Hiles | 13-9 |
| 08:24 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Bryant and the foul's on John Bartlett - foul #1 on John Bartlett, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson (PG), John Donaldson (SF) John Bartlett, Brian Harris | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza (SF) Marc Leland | |
| 08:24 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:03 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax (PF) Theodore Kim | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (PG), Douglas Kirst (PF), Maurice Harkness (C) Jeffery Thomas, Todd Ludwig, Arthur Fonseca | |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Keith Gibson - foul #2 on Keith Gibson, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Jones (SG), Gary Woods (PF) Russell Hiles, Keith Gibson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Danielson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) SF - John Donaldson (fresh) PF - Gary Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Broadnax (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Marion Schrock (fresh) SG - James Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) PF - Douglas Kirst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Harkness (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 07:27 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:13 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Kirst, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett (PG), Theodore Kim (PF) John Jones, Gary Woods | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 07:06 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Donaldson | 15-14 |
| 06:37 | Jacksonville State | Theodore Kim swats the layup by Richard Costanza | 15-14 |
| 06:36 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Theodore Kim | 15-14 |
| 06:07 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Donaldson | 18-14 |
| 05:46 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Marion Schrock | 18-16 |
| 05:41 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marion Schrock - foul #1 on Marion Schrock, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles (SG), Brian Harris (SF) Robert Danielson, John Donaldson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG), Marc Leland (SF), Todd Ludwig (PF), Arthur Fonseca (C) Marion Schrock, Richard Costanza, Douglas Kirst, Maurice Harkness | |
| 05:41 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:41 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:21 | Jacksonville State | Ray Broadnax swats the layup by James Bryant | 20-16 |
| 05:19 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 05:07 | Jacksonville State | John Bartlett steps in front of the Arthur Fonseca pass | 20-16 |
| 05:04 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bartlett | 22-16 |
| 04:53 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 04:51 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland knocks in the jumper near the basket | 22-18 |
| 04:36 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax is fouled on the floor by Arthur Fonseca - foul #1 on Arthur Fonseca, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson (PG), Gary Woods (PF) John Bartlett, Theodore Kim | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 04:36 | SE Missouri State | Ray Broadnax misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:36 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to James Bryant | 22-18 |
| 04:16 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Fonseca | 22-20 |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Jones (PG) Ray Broadnax | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (PG) James Bryant | |
| 03:43 | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 22-20 |
| 03:41 | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 03:39 | SE Missouri State | John Jones gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - Russell Hiles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Danielson (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Marion Schrock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marc Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Fonseca (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 03:19 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Todd Ludwig | 22-20 |
| 03:12 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 03:11 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 02:49 | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson is called for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett (PG), Theodore Kim (PF), Keith Gibson (C) John Jones, Gary Woods, Robert Danielson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell (PG), Ward Dinges (SG) Marion Schrock, Jeffery Thomas | |
| 02:28 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Terrell | 22-23 |
| 02:15 | SE Missouri State | Theodore Kim is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (SF) Brian Harris | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Bryant (SG), Douglas Kirst (PF), Maurice Harkness (C) Marc Leland, Todd Ludwig, Arthur Fonseca | |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 01:45 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 01:28 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Bartlett | 25-23 |
| 01:16 | Jacksonville State | Ward Dinges comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-23 |
| 01:15 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 01:10 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 01:09 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 00:53 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant connects on the turnaround in the paint | 25-25 |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | John Bartlett hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Donaldson | 27-25 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | Keith Gibson gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Theodore Kim is hacked by Roger Terrell - foul #3 on Roger Terrell, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Danielson (PG), John Jones (SG), Brian Harris (SF) John Bartlett, Russell Hiles, John Donaldson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (PG), Marc Leland (SF), Todd Ludwig (PF), Arthur Fonseca (C) Roger Terrell, Ward Dinges, Douglas Kirst, Maurice Harkness | |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Theodore Kim misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Todd Ludwig gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Todd Ludwig misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-25 |