| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Archie Kane (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) C - Richard Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) SG - Wallace Long (fresh) SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | John Manzo scores on a shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | William Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | John Manzo loses the dribble to Joshua Schober | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Scott Shannon steals it from Richard Harden | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Wallace Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden hits the finger roll set up by Archie Kane and he's hacked by John Manzo - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (SF), Tom Sneed (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton loses the dribble to Richard Harden | 7-2 |
| 16:20 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | William Brown buries a driving attempt in the paint | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ivan Brent | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Gary Land (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Missouri State | William Brown is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector (PF) Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Douglas Galeano (SF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman's pass is intercepted by William Brown | 10-4 |
| 14:50 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs drills a shot from close range set up by John Pewitt | 10-6 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | John Pewitt is called for the reach on Eric Goodman - foul #1 on John Pewitt, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Joshua Schober (SF) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Carl Krebs | |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Galeano - foul #1 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG) Jerry Cahoon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Richard Harden (C) Eric Goodman, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, William Brown | |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Cahoon | 14-6 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | John Manzo scores on a shot from the right side | 14-8 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Greg Norton gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Cahoon and he's hacked by Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SF), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Scott Shannon, Douglas Galeano | |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wallace Long | 17-12 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman is fouled on the floor by Jumah Arai - foul #1 on Jumah Arai, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Wallace Long, Greg Norton | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) SG - John Pewitt (fresh) SF - Horace Leary (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | John Pewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Gary Land (SF) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary, Carl Krebs | |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-12 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano tips it home | 17-14 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed jams it on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 19-14 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | William Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Land | 19-14 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Galeano - foul #2 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Horace Leary (SF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, John Pewitt, Scott Shannon, Douglas Galeano | |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:18 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 19-14 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Wallace Long grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | William Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-14 |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Wallace Long clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Goodman - foul #1 on Eric Goodman, team foul #1 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary | |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | William Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) C - Richard Harden (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Harden | 24-16 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Greg Norton scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Wallace Long | 24-18 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Shannon | 24-18 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is whistled for traveling | 24-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-18 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | John Pewitt gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Eric Goodman is called for the reach on John Pewitt - foul #2 on Eric Goodman, team foul #2 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SF) Scott Shannon | |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | John Pewitt is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cahoon - foul #1 on Jerry Cahoon, team foul #3 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Paul Ingle | |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Horace Leary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Paul Spector (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary, Carl Krebs | |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | William Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) John Pewitt | |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Jerry Cahoon, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land makes the free throw | 28-18 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Manzo | 28-21 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane loses the dribble to William Brown | 28-21 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | John Manzo is fouled on the floor by Gary Land - foul #1 on Gary Land, team foul #4 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Brent - foul #1 on Ivan Brent, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Gary Land (PF) Ivan Brent, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) PF - Gary Land (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-21 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits the follow up shot | 30-21 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | William Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Gary Land - foul #2 on Gary Land, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Paul Spector (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Greg Norton | |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector knocks in the jumper from close range | 32-23 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | John Pewitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 32-23 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Schober | 32-23 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Tom Sneed | 34-23 |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon's floater is tipped away by Paul Spector | 34-23 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Eric Goodman steals the ball from Jumah Arai | 37-23 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Paul Spector is denied by Scott Shannon | 37-23 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector tips it home | 39-23 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Brown out of the doubleteam | 39-26 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Galeano steals the ball from Tom Sneed | 39-26 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Pewitt double dribbles | 39-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Archie Kane (SF), Gary Land (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Horace Leary (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-26 |