| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Meek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-27 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:19 | SE Missouri State | John Maury gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:14 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Ford | 36-30 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel hits the finger roll | 38-30 |
| 18:32 | SE Missouri State | John Maury comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 18:31 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai tips it home | 38-32 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Hamlin - foul #2 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Cai | 40-34 |
| 17:12 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Doug Robertson (PF) Alvin Robertson, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Sanders (PF), Paul Chapman (C) Virgil Mai, John Maury | |
| 16:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Benjamin Meek is called for the reach on Huang Chin - foul #2 on Benjamin Meek, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith (C) Marcel Kuntz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro (SG) Benjamin Meek | |
| 16:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 16:40 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:38 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Hamlin picks off the pass by Brian Ford in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Chapman steals the ball from Doug Robertson | 40-34 |
| 15:58 | SE Missouri State | Huang Chin steps in front of the David Sanders pass | 40-34 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai banks in the layup set up by Huang Chin | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cai (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doug Robertson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Alex Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Chamorro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 15:32 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:22 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-34 |
| 15:20 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith is fouled on the floor by David Sanders - foul #3 on David Sanders, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Joel McDaniel (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Thomas Hamlin, David Cai, Alex Smith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek (SG), Virgil Mai (PF), John Maury (C) Brian Ford, Robert Smith, Paul Chapman | |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | John Maury blocks the jumper by Joel McDaniel | 42-34 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson clanks a runner from the left block | 42-34 |
| 14:34 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:22 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Benjamin Meek | 42-36 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel is called for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage (PG), Ricky Yates (SF) Mark Chamorro, David Sanders | |
| 13:52 | SE Missouri State | Joel McDaniel is called for the reach on Benjamin Meek - foul #2 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Santos Ward | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford (PG) Paul Sage | |
| 13:46 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:45 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:30 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joel McDaniel | 42-36 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Hamlin | 44-36 |
| 12:43 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Yates takes the ball from Alvin Robertson | 44-36 |
| 12:01 | SE Missouri State | John Maury buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Ricky Yates | 44-38 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Doug Robertson | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Meek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Virgil Mai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Maury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | SE Missouri State | John Maury connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Ford | 46-41 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Hamlin - foul #3 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Santos Ward (SG), David Cai (SF), Alex Smith (PF), Arthur Brust (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Doug Robertson, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro (SG), Robert Smith (SF), David Sanders (PF), Paul Chapman (C) Benjamin Meek, Ricky Yates, Virgil Mai, John Maury | |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 10:16 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 48-44 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 09:31 | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 09:30 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith tips it home | 48-46 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 09:14 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:52 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Sanders | 48-48 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-48 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Chapman - foul #1 on Paul Chapman, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Santos Ward, Alex Smith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek (SG), Virgil Mai (PF), John Maury (C) Brian Ford, David Sanders, Paul Chapman | |
| 08:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:19 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Maury | 48-48 |
| 07:57 | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro buries a 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG) Arthur Brust, Huang Chin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage (PG) Mark Chamorro | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 07:29 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Paul Sage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Meek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (SF) David Cai | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Sanders (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:34 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 06:33 | SE Missouri State | John Maury can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson tips it home | 52-53 |
| 06:04 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders is fouled on the floor by Alvin Robertson - foul #1 on Alvin Robertson, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith (PF) Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Paul Chapman (C) Paul Sage, Virgil Mai, John Maury | |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | Alex Smith blocks the short jumper by Paul Chapman | 52-53 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Doug Robertson | 52-53 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Chapman - foul #2 on Paul Chapman, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), David Cai (SF) Alvin Robertson, Alex Smith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mark Chamorro (SG) Benjamin Meek | |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:14 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| 05:12 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 04:54 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Hamlin | 56-53 |
| 03:50 | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith is hacked by Marcel Kuntz - foul #1 on Marcel Kuntz, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Joel McDaniel (PF) Huang Chin, Marcel Kuntz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek (SG), Ricky Yates (SF), Virgil Mai (PF), John Maury (C) Mark Chamorro, Robert Smith, David Sanders, Paul Chapman | |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Ford and he's hacked by David Cai - foul #2 on David Cai, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin is fouled on the floor by Brian Ford - foul #3 on Brian Ford, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:20 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Huang Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Doug Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Meek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Ford | 56-58 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alvin Robertson | 58-58 |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek is denied on a dunk by Joel McDaniel | 58-58 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Doug Robertson | 58-58 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Marcel Kuntz (C) Huang Chin, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Smith (SF) Ricky Yates | |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alvin Robertson and he's hacked by Virgil Mai - foul #2 on Virgil Mai, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:08 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Mai swats the shot by Alvin Robertson | 61-58 |
| 01:56 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:50 | SE Missouri State | Alvin Robertson picks off the pass by John Maury | 61-58 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 01:15 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai hits the finger roll set up by John Maury | 61-60 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Benjamin Meek takes the ball from Joel McDaniel | 61-60 |
| 01:02 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford lays it in on a nice dish by Benjamin Meek | 61-62 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Hamlin | 64-62 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | SE Missouri State | John Maury gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai misses the tip | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz snags the defensive board | 64-62 |