| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) SF - Robert Holding (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Samuel Muse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) SG - David Mathis (fresh) SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp loses the dribble to David Mathis | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Mathis | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton's pass is intercepted by Jack Adcox in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the finger roll set up by Jack Adcox | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Porter - foul #1 on Thomas Porter, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter tips it but misses | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Mathis | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | David Mathis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Johnson | 2-9 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Steve Chang (SG), David Lampley (SF) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp, Robert Holding | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox's floater is knocked away by David Lampley | 4-9 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Haile | 6-9 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Chang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Lampley (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Muse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by David Lampley - foul #1 on David Lampley, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Robert Holding (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Joseph Haile, James Thomas, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Holding | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell tips it in | 10-12 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 10-14 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 13:27 | Missouri State | David Mathis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Arthur Johnson | 12-17 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is whistled for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Jeffrey Davis (SF), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Steve Chang, Robert Holding, David Lampley, Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Mathis | 12-19 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Joseph Haile is denied by Thomas Porter | 12-19 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | David Mathis snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 12-19 |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jack Adcox | 12-19 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #2 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Robert Holding (SF) Joseph Haile, Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG) Jack Adcox | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is fouled on the floor by Paul Roder - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) Thomas Porter | |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | Robert Holding steps in front of the David Mathis pass | 12-22 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding lays it up and in | 14-22 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | David Mathis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-22 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding misses the jumpshot from the right side | 14-22 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | David Mathis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse is whistled for a carry | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Steve Chang (SG), David Lampley (C) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) David Mathis, Richard Boykin, James Griffith | |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | John Sprague knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Porter | 14-24 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Haile | 16-24 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Steve Chang steps in front of the Thomas Porter pass | 16-24 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Jeffrey Davis (SG), Raymond Norrell (C) Joseph Haile, Robert Holding, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) Paul Roder, John Sprague | |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter's fadeaway is rejected by David Lampley | 16-24 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-24 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-24 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) SF - Steve Chang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Lampley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is hacked by Steve Chang - foul #1 on Steve Chang, team foul #3 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Steve Chang, David Lampley, Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), David Mathis (SG) Jack Adcox, Andrew Risher | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-24 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the jumper from close range | 18-24 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Muse - foul #1 on Samuel Muse, team foul #4 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Robert Holding (SF) Ray Norton, Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, Richard Boykin, Thomas Porter | |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | John Sprague snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | John Sprague comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | James Griffith tips it in | 18-26 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding's floater is tipped away by Arthur Johnson | 18-26 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Haile | 18-26 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | John Sprague is called for the reach on Robert Holding - foul #1 on John Sprague, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the jump hook from the right block | 20-26 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | John Sprague is fouled on the floor by Joseph Haile - foul #1 on Joseph Haile, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Steve Chang (SG), David Lampley (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) Joseph Haile, Robert Tapp, James Thomas, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Richard Boykin (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) Jack Adcox, John Sprague, James Griffith | |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson tips it home | 20-28 |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 23-28 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell tips it in | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Steve Chang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Lampley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | David Mathis drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Roder | 25-31 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), James Thomas (PF) Robert Holding, David Lampley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG) Paul Roder | |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Arthur Johnson | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse (C) Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens (C) Arthur Johnson | |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marcus Stevens - foul #1 on Marcus Stevens, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG) David Mathis | |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Muse - foul #2 on Samuel Muse, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding (SF) Steve Chang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Tapp | 28-33 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-33 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 28-35 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Porter is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #2 on Thomas Porter, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Steve Chang (SG) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, Thomas Porter | |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | David Mathis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | James Griffith tips it home | 30-37 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Griffith | 30-37 |