| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Stapleton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Whitlock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kelly Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock hits a floater from the right block set up by Harold Bailey | 37-30 |
| 19:36 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Glover | 37-32 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton throws it down on a nice dish by Harold Bailey and he's hacked by Earl Foreman - foul #1 on Earl Foreman, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:18 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:01 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover buries a jump hook from close range | 39-34 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-34 |
| 18:40 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:32 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Kim | 39-37 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is hacked by Michael Glover - foul #1 on Michael Glover, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton is hacked by Earl Foreman - foul #2 on Earl Foreman, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Hayes | 41-37 |
| 17:39 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Wendell Meyer | 43-39 |
| 17:14 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (PF) George Stapleton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Bailey | 45-39 |
| 16:39 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wendell Meyer | 45-39 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 15:58 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim scores on a fadeaway from close range | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) C - Virgil Whitlock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kelly Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Short (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Foreman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Harold Bailey and the foul's on Jeremy Short - foul #2 on Jeremy Short, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (PG), Robert Davidson (C) Wendell Meyer, Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown (PG), Byron Huston (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Howard Moore (PF), John Charboneau (C) Kelly Smith, Michael Glover, Jeremy Short, Fred Kim, Earl Foreman | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:26 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown drills a jump hook from the right block | 50-43 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 14:52 | SE Missouri State | Robert Davidson takes the ball from Howard Moore | 53-43 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock blows the layup but the foul's on Bryan Adkins - foul #2 on Bryan Adkins, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), George Stapleton (PF) Harold Bailey, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith (PG), Fred Kim (PF) Bryan Adkins, John Charboneau | |
| 14:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 14:39 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:29 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer is fouled on the floor by Fred Kim - foul #1 on Fred Kim, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman (C) Howard Moore | |
| 13:53 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 55-45 |
| 13:28 | SE Missouri State | Byron Huston is hacked by Robert Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SF) Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover (SG), Jeremy Short (SF) Bradley Brown, Byron Huston | |
| 13:07 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton is denied on a dunk by Earl Foreman | 55-45 |
| 12:50 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:29 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short is hacked by Virgil Whitlock - foul #3 on Virgil Whitlock, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG), Robert Rosin (C) Mark Magoon, Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:14 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wendell Meyer | 55-45 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (PF), Robert Davidson (C) George Stapleton, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown (PG), Howard Moore (PF), John Charboneau (C) Kelly Smith, Fred Kim, Earl Foreman | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Davidson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Bradley Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Charboneau (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Brown | 55-47 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 11:04 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown is called for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (PG), Virgil Whitlock (C) Wendell Meyer, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith (PG), Byron Huston (SF), Fred Kim (PF) Michael Glover, Jeremy Short, John Charboneau | |
| 10:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris makes the jumper from the right block | 57-47 |
| 10:07 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-47 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Magoon | 60-47 |
| 09:36 | SE Missouri State | Charles Harris steals it from Howard Moore | 60-47 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Kim blocks the short jumper by Ronald Hayes | 60-47 |
| 09:17 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Huston is called for the reach on Ronald Hayes - foul #2 on Byron Huston, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton (PF), Robert Davidson (C) Harold Bailey, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover (SG), Jeremy Short (SF), John Charboneau (PF), Earl Foreman (C) Bradley Brown, Byron Huston, Fred Kim, Howard Moore | |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:35 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover is fouled on the floor by Mark Magoon - foul #2 on Mark Magoon, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Meyer (PG) Kelly Smith | |
| 08:30 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Davidson - foul #3 on Robert Davidson, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter (SF) Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 08:30 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:30 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson tips it in | 64-49 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Robert Davidson steps in front of the John Charboneau pass | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Magoon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Stapleton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Charboneau (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Foreman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Meyer - foul #1 on Stephen Meyer, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG), Virgil Whitlock (SF) Mark Magoon, John Carpenter | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith (PG), Fred Kim (PF) Stephen Meyer, John Charboneau | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:16 | SE Missouri State | A charge is called on Kelly Smith - foul #2 on Kelly Smith, team foul #9 | 66-49 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton is hacked by Earl Foreman - foul #3 on Earl Foreman, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 06:43 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim blows the layup | 66-49 |
| 06:42 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover grabs the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Bailey - foul #1 on Harold Bailey, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SF) Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by George Stapleton is denied by Earl Foreman | 66-50 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes hits the follow up shot | 68-50 |
| 05:56 | SE Missouri State | The short jumper by Earl Foreman is denied by Virgil Whitlock | 68-50 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 70-50 |
| 05:39 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-50 |
| 05:37 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman can't tip it in | 70-50 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer jams it on a nice dish by Harold Bailey | 72-50 |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelly Smith | 72-52 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton clanks a floater from close range | 72-52 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey travels with the ball | 72-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (PG), John Carpenter (SF), Charles Harris (PF), Robert Davidson (C) Wendell Meyer, Ronald Hayes, George Stapleton, Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown (PG), Byron Huston (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Howard Moore (PF), John Charboneau (C) Kelly Smith, Michael Glover, Jeremy Short, Fred Kim, Earl Foreman | |
| 03:54 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau throws it down on a great pass from Bradley Brown and he's hacked by Charles Harris - foul #1 on Charles Harris, team foul #6 | 72-54 |
| 03:54 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Mark Magoon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Bradley Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Huston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Adkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Charboneau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Harris | 75-55 |
| 03:23 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau scores on a shot from the right block set up by Howard Moore | 75-57 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 02:49 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SG) Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Magoon | 78-57 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Byron Huston is hacked by Ronald Hayes - foul #2 on Ronald Hayes, team foul #7 | 78-57 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Byron Huston misses the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Adkins - foul #3 on Bryan Adkins, team foul #11 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:53 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Charboneau | 78-57 |
| 01:43 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Moore | 78-60 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 78-60 |
| 01:30 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:25 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 78-60 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Byron Huston - foul #3 on Byron Huston, team foul #12 | 78-60 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:55 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore banks in the layup | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 80-62 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey grabs the offensive board | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon runs out the clock | 80-62 |