| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) SG - Williams Lezama (fresh) SF - Philip Butler (fresh) PF - Jerry Parker (fresh) C - Damian McCord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - George Payne (fresh) SG - Kenneth Kessler (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Charles Baird (fresh) C - Jonathan Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Parker - foul #1 on Jerry Parker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | Emporia St. | John Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Kessler steps in front of the Jerry Parker pass | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler lays it in | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Central Missouri | George Payne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord banks in the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Central Missouri | John Brown is hacked by Williams Lezama - foul #1 on Williams Lezama, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Williams Lezama - foul #2 on Williams Lezama, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brett Golden (PG), Jeffrey Hill (SG), Paul Shinn (SF), Joseph Printz (PF), Richard Magwood (C) Kenneth Harris, Williams Lezama, Philip Butler, Jerry Parker, Damian McCord | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roy Reed (PG), Robert Putney (SG), Chad Hartford (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF) George Payne, Kenneth Kessler, John Brown, Charles Baird | |
| 17:38 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Central Missouri | Chad Hartford gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood's layup is rejected by Edward Bowersox | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Central Missouri | Joseph Printz is called for the reach on Robert Putney - foul #1 on Joseph Printz, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Hanson (SG), Brian Dantzler (SF) Jeffrey Hill, Paul Shinn | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Gerald Walker (C) Jonathan Smith | |
| 16:35 | Central Missouri | Robert Putney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | Emporia St. | Chad Hartford steals it from Brett Golden in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:29 | Central Missouri | Chad Hartford misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:18 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden is called for 10 seconds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris (PG), Philip Butler (SF) Brett Golden, Richard Magwood | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler (SG) Chad Hartford | |
| 16:10 | Central Missouri | Robert Putney makes the floater from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 15:47 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kenneth Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Hanson (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Printz (fairly fresh) C - Brian Dantzler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Roy Reed (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Putney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Bowersox (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Central Missouri | Brian Dantzler steps in front of the Roy Reed pass in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 15:29 | Emporia St. | Edward Bowersox steps in front of the Kenneth Harris pass | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Central Missouri | Robert Putney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Butler - foul #1 on Philip Butler, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill (SG), Jerry Parker (PF), Richard Magwood (C) Robert Hanson, Joseph Printz, Brian Dantzler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Chad Hartford (SF), Charles Baird (PF), Jonathan Smith (C) Kenneth Kessler, Edward Bowersox, Gerald Walker | |
| 15:09 | Central Missouri | Robert Putney makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Central Missouri | Robert Putney misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:04 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Reed - foul #1 on Roy Reed, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth (PG) Robert Putney | |
| 14:56 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jonathan Smith - foul #1 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Shinn (SF) Philip Butler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler (SG), Gerald Walker (C) David Hollingsworth, Jonathan Smith | |
| 14:56 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:56 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:53 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed is hacked by Jeffrey Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hill, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Brown (SF) Chad Hartford | |
| 14:40 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Roy Reed and he's fouled by Jerry Parker - foul #2 on Jerry Parker, team foul #7 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Damian McCord (C) Jerry Parker | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG), Chad Hartford (SF), Jonathan Smith (C) Kenneth Kessler, John Brown, Gerald Walker | |
| 14:40 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird misses the free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:36 | Emporia St. | George Payne steps in front of the Kenneth Harris pass in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 14:34 | Central Missouri | Chad Hartford hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Payne | 6-12 |
| 14:16 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 14:14 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:50 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill's pass is intercepted by George Payne | 6-12 |
| 13:46 | Central Missouri | George Payne is hacked by Kenneth Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #8 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brett Golden (PG), Philip Butler (SF), Joseph Printz (PF) Kenneth Harris, Paul Shinn, Damian McCord | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler (SG), John Brown (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Roy Reed, Chad Hartford, Charles Baird, Jonathan Smith | |
| 13:46 | Central Missouri | George Payne makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:46 | Central Missouri | George Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:29 | Emporia St. | George Payne is called for the reach on Brett Golden - foul #1 on George Payne, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth (PG), Robert Putney (SF), Douglas Harrison (PF), Jonathan Smith (C) George Payne, John Brown, Edward Bowersox, Gerald Walker | |
| 13:10 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler is whistled for a carry | 6-14 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Damian McCord (C) Richard Magwood | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Brown (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Robert Putney, Douglas Harrison, Jonathan Smith | |
| 13:08 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Charles Baird (PF) Edward Bowersox | |
| 12:51 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 12:50 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord misses the tip | 6-14 |
| 12:30 | Central Missouri | John Brown gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:24 | Central Missouri | John Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from David Hollingsworth | 6-16 |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Kessler - foul #1 on Kenneth Kessler, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris (PG), Richard Magwood (C) Brett Golden, Damian McCord | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roy Reed (PG), Robert Putney (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Jonathan Smith (C) David Hollingsworth, John Brown, Charles Baird, Gerald Walker | |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:53 | Central Missouri | Robert Putney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 11:52 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith snags the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:40 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed scores on a floater from the free throw line | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kenneth Harris (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hill (tired) SF - Philip Butler (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Printz (tired) C - Richard Magwood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Roy Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kessler (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Putney (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Edward Bowersox (tiring) C - Jonathan Smith (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-18 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Hanson (SG), Brian Dantzler (PF) Jeffrey Hill, Joseph Printz | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG) Kenneth Kessler | |
| 11:26 | Emporia St. | Edward Bowersox is called for the reach on Brian Dantzler - foul #1 on Edward Bowersox, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Charles Baird (PF) Edward Bowersox | |
| 11:06 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 8-18 |
| 11:05 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:56 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Putney | 8-20 |
| 10:46 | Emporia St. | George Payne picks off the pass by Richard Magwood | 8-20 |
| 10:37 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 8-20 |
| 10:35 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed hits the follow up shot | 8-22 |
| 10:32 | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-22 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brett Golden (PG), Jeffrey Hill (SG), Paul Shinn (SF), Damian McCord (C) Kenneth Harris, Robert Hanson, Philip Butler, Brian Dantzler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth (PG), Kenneth Kessler (SG), John Brown (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF) George Payne, Roy Reed, Robert Putney, Charles Baird | |
| 10:23 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from David Hollingsworth and the foul's on Damian McCord - foul #1 on Damian McCord, team foul #9 | 8-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz (PF) Richard Magwood | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 10:23 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith makes the free throw | 8-25 |
| 10:13 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-25 |
| 10:11 | Central Missouri | John Brown gets the rebound | 8-25 |
| 09:58 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Printz | 8-25 |
| 09:57 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Paul Shinn | 8-25 |
| 09:54 | Emporia St. | Paul Shinn's pass is intercepted by David Hollingsworth in the backcourt | 8-25 |
| 09:52 | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth can't finish the layup | 8-25 |
| 09:51 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord snags the defensive board | 8-25 |
| 09:43 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-25 |
| 09:41 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-25 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris (PG), Robert Hanson (SG), Philip Butler (SF), Richard Magwood (PF) Brett Golden, Jeffrey Hill, Paul Shinn, Joseph Printz | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roy Reed (PG), Chad Hartford (SF), Charles Baird (PF), Gerald Walker (C) David Hollingsworth, John Brown, Edward Bowersox, Jonathan Smith | |
| 09:36 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Baird - foul #1 on Charles Baird, team foul #7 | 11-25 |
| 09:36 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 09:36 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:22 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed loses the dribble to Robert Hanson | 12-25 |
| 09:11 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-25 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler (C) Damian McCord | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG), John Brown (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Jonathan Smith (C) Roy Reed, Chad Hartford, Charles Baird, Gerald Walker | |
| 08:57 | Central Missouri | George Payne is called for traveling | 12-25 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill (SG), Paul Shinn (SF) Robert Hanson, Philip Butler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roy Reed (PG), Robert Putney (SF), Charles Baird (PF) George Payne, John Brown, Edward Bowersox | |
| 08:47 | Emporia St. | Charles Baird picks off the pass by Kenneth Harris | 12-25 |
| 08:47 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-25 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brett Golden (PG), Joseph Printz (PF) Kenneth Harris, Brian Dantzler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG), Chad Hartford (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Roy Reed, Robert Putney, Charles Baird, Jonathan Smith | |
| 08:45 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler is hacked by Jeffrey Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hill, team foul #10 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Hanson (SG) Jeffrey Hill | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 08:45 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:45 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:21 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 12-26 |
| 08:20 | Central Missouri | George Payne grabs the board | 12-26 |
| 07:56 | Central Missouri | Edward Bowersox makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Payne | 12-28 |
| 07:54 | Emporia St. | Paul Shinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris (PG), Philip Butler (SF), Brian Dantzler (PF), Damian McCord (C) Brett Golden, Paul Shinn, Joseph Printz, Richard Magwood | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roy Reed (PG), Robert Putney (SG), John Brown (SF), Charles Baird (PF), Jonathan Smith (C) George Payne, Kenneth Kessler, Chad Hartford, Edward Bowersox, Gerald Walker | |
| 07:49 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-28 |
| 07:47 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord pulls down the rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:39 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Reed - foul #2 on Roy Reed, team foul #8 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG) Roy Reed | |
| 07:39 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris misses the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 07:39 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kenneth Harris (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hanson (tiring) SF - Philip Butler (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Brian Dantzler (fairly fresh) C - Damian McCord (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - George Payne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Putney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Baird (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Central Missouri | George Payne is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-28 |
| 07:24 | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler grabs the board | 13-28 |
| 07:19 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-28 |
| 07:17 | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler tips it back up and in | 15-28 |
| 06:59 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Smith | 15-30 |
| 06:56 | Emporia St. | Robert Putney takes the ball from Robert Hanson in the backcourt | 15-30 |
| 06:44 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird comes up short on the shot from the right side | 15-30 |
| 06:42 | Central Missouri | George Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:28 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-30 |
| 06:26 | Central Missouri | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:21 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-30 |
| 06:19 | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 06:13 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler scores on a 3 from straight away | 18-30 |
| 06:01 | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith throws it down | 18-32 |
| 05:40 | Emporia St. | Robert Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-32 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brett Golden (PG), Joseph Printz (SG), Paul Shinn (SF), Richard Magwood (PF) Kenneth Harris, Robert Hanson, Philip Butler, Damian McCord | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth (PG), Kenneth Kessler (SG), Chad Hartford (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Gerald Walker (C) George Payne, Robert Putney, John Brown, Charles Baird, Jonathan Smith | |
| 05:23 | Central Missouri | Chad Hartford misses short on a floater from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 05:22 | Central Missouri | Gerald Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 05:07 | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brett Golden - foul #1 on Brett Golden, team foul #11 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Damian McCord (C) Brian Dantzler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith (C) Gerald Walker | |
| 05:07 | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:07 | Central Missouri | David Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:50 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz can't connect on a shot from the left side | 18-34 |
| 04:49 | Emporia St. | Damian McCord can't tip it in | 18-34 |
| 04:48 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Edward Bowersox | 18-34 |
| 04:28 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-34 |
| 04:27 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 04:21 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Chad Hartford - foul #1 on Chad Hartford, team foul #9 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Hanson (SG), Philip Butler (SF) Paul Shinn, Damian McCord | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG), John Brown (SF), Charles Baird (PF), Gerald Walker (C) David Hollingsworth, Chad Hartford, Edward Bowersox, Jonathan Smith | |
| 04:21 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 20-34 |
| 04:21 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz misses the free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:21 | Central Missouri | Gerald Walker snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 04:19 | Central Missouri | John Brown loses the dribble to Robert Hanson in the backcourt | 20-34 |
| 04:03 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-34 |
| 04:01 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to John Brown | 20-34 |
| 03:55 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler is hacked by Robert Hanson - foul #1 on Robert Hanson, team foul #12 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill (PG), Williams Lezama (SG), Jerry Parker (PF) Brett Golden, Robert Hanson, Joseph Printz | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Roy Reed (PG), Robert Putney (SF), Jonathan Smith (C) George Payne, John Brown, Gerald Walker | |
| 03:55 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:55 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:31 | Emporia St. | Philip Butler is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Williams Lezama | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) SG - Williams Lezama (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Butler (tired) 9 pts. PF - Jerry Parker (fresh) C - Richard Magwood (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Roy Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kessler (tired) 4 pts. SF - Robert Putney (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Baird (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jonathan Smith (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed is hacked by Williams Lezama - foul #3 on Williams Lezama, team foul #13 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris (PG) Williams Lezama | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Brown (SF), Edward Bowersox (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Robert Putney, Charles Baird, Jonathan Smith | |
| 03:20 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:20 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:20 | Emporia St. | Jerry Parker pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 03:18 | Emporia St. | Roy Reed takes the ball from Philip Butler in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| 03:16 | Central Missouri | John Brown misses the easy layup | 22-35 |
| 03:14 | Central Missouri | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 02:59 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Walker | 22-38 |
| 02:52 | Emporia St. | Jerry Parker is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Harris | 24-38 |
| 02:30 | Central Missouri | Jeffrey Hill takes the ball from John Brown | 24-38 |
| 02:23 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Kessler is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Kessler, team foul #10 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz (SF) Philip Butler | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Robert Putney (SF), Charles Baird (PF), Jonathan Smith (C) John Brown, Edward Bowersox, Gerald Walker | |
| 02:23 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:23 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:08 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird loses the dribble to Jeffrey Hill | 26-38 |
| 01:44 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Parker | 29-38 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brett Golden (PG), Paul Shinn (SF) Kenneth Harris, Joseph Printz | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Chad Hartford (SF) Robert Putney | |
| 01:33 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Parker - foul #3 on Jerry Parker, team foul #14 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz (PF) Jerry Parker | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Douglas Harrison (PF) Charles Baird | |
| 01:33 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:33 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:33 | Emporia St. | Joseph Printz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 01:31 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Kessler is called for the reach on Brett Golden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Kessler, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG) Kenneth Kessler | |
| 01:31 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:31 | Emporia St. | Brett Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:20 | Central Missouri | Roy Reed misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 01:18 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:14 | Emporia St. | George Payne steals it from Jeffrey Hill | 31-38 |
| 01:07 | Central Missouri | Douglas Harrison is open and scores on a runner in the lane | 31-40 |
| 00:50 | Emporia St. | Richard Magwood lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Shinn | 33-40 |
| 00:38 | Central Missouri | Douglas Harrison hits the finger roll set up by Roy Reed and the foul's on Joseph Printz - foul #2 on Joseph Printz, team foul #15 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Harris (PG), Philip Butler (SF), Brian Dantzler (C) Brett Golden, Paul Shinn, Richard Magwood | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Robert Putney (SG), John Brown (SF), Charles Baird (PF) George Payne, Chad Hartford, Jonathan Smith | |
| 00:38 | Central Missouri | Douglas Harrison makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:36 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Putney - foul #1 on Robert Putney, team foul #12 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Jonathan Smith (C) Douglas Harrison | |
| 00:36 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:36 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:36 | Central Missouri | Charles Baird pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | A charge is called on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #13 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | George Payne (PG), Gerald Walker (C) John Brown, Jonathan Smith | |
| 00:01 | Emporia St. | Brian Dantzler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Central Missouri | George Payne hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-43 |