| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Stuckey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia inbounds the ball | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-51 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | Casey Gray scores on a floater in the lane | 31-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Fred Hill | 33-53 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Lillie | 33-56 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-56 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-56 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Casey Gray tips it in | 35-58 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ed Thrower | 38-60 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Trevor Simonton (PG), Ambrose Gagliano (SG), Kevin Thornton (SF), Willy Quinto (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Raymond Williams, Fred Hill, Scott Sylvia, Jason Stuckey, Mike Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Kyle Evans (SF), Shelton Harvey (PF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Ed Thrower, Henry Ownby, Casey Gray, Michael Pearson | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | James Hayes is fouled on the floor by Trevor Simonton - foul #1 on Trevor Simonton, team foul #1 | 38-60 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Robert Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans grabs the offensive board | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Trevor Simonton (fresh) SG - Ambrose Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willy Quinto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shelton Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jody Natal | 38-62 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jody Natal - foul #1 on Jody Natal, team foul #1 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Tucker (PG) Trevor Simonton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG), Casey Gray (PF) Robert Brown, Shelton Harvey | |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Kevin Thornton is called for the reach on Ed Thrower - foul #1 on Kevin Thornton, team foul #2 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia (SF) Ambrose Gagliano | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | The jump hook by James Hayes is blocked by Willy Quinto | 40-62 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | James Hayes banks in the layup on a great pass from Ed Thrower | 40-64 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jody Natal - foul #2 on Jody Natal, team foul #2 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Hill (SG), Jason Stuckey (PF), Paul Moser (C) Kevin Thornton, Willy Quinto, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Brian Doyle (SF), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, Kyle Evans, James Hayes | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey Gray | 42-66 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Ed Thrower - foul #2 on Ed Thrower, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams (PG), Ambrose Gagliano (SF), Mike Evans (C) Scott Tucker, Scott Sylvia, Paul Moser | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Henry Ownby (SF), Shelton Harvey (PF) Ed Thrower, Brian Doyle, Casey Gray | |
| 13:02 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Brown | 44-68 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill double dribbles | 44-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto (SF) Fred Hill | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Mike Evans - foul #2 on Mike Evans, team foul #3 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery (C) Mike Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG), Casey Gray (PF) Robert Brown, Shelton Harvey | |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 44-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton (SG), Scott Sylvia (SF) Ambrose Gagliano, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Kyle Evans (SF) Brian Lillie, Henry Ownby | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Stuckey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willy Quinto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans is whistled for traveling | 44-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Tucker (PG), Robert Montgomery (C) Raymond Williams, Jason Stuckey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hayes (C) Michael Pearson | |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery clanks a jumper in the paint | 44-69 |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 44-69 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | James Hayes drills a jumper from the left block set up by Kyle Evans and he's hacked by Robert Montgomery - foul #2 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #4 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Hill (SG), Mike Evans (C) Kevin Thornton, Willy Quinto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG) Jody Natal | |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | James Hayes makes the free throw | 44-72 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 44-72 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans tips it back up and in | 46-72 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-72 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery gets the rebound | 46-72 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia is hacked by Kyle Evans - foul #2 on Kyle Evans, team foul #4 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams (PG), Jason Stuckey (PF) Scott Tucker, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry Ownby (SF), Shelton Harvey (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Kyle Evans, Casey Gray, James Hayes | |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-72 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey tips it back up and in | 48-72 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mike Evans - foul #3 on Mike Evans, team foul #5 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton (SF), Willy Quinto (C) Scott Sylvia, Mike Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG) Ed Thrower | |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie misses the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-73 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Willy Quinto - foul #1 on Willy Quinto, team foul #6 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Trevor Simonton (PG), Ambrose Gagliano (SG) Raymond Williams, Fred Hill | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Casey Gray (PF) Brian Lillie, Shelton Harvey | |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Tucker (PG), Robert Montgomery (C) Trevor Simonton, Jason Stuckey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG), Kyle Evans (SF) Robert Brown, Henry Ownby | |
| 08:17 | Arkansas State | Scott Tucker's floater is knocked away by Casey Gray | 51-74 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson gets the rebound | 51-74 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Jody Natal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 53-74 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Scott Tucker (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ambrose Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willy Quinto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Missouri State | Casey Gray buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jody Natal | 53-76 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Pearson - foul #2 on Michael Pearson, team foul #6 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams (PG), Fred Hill (SG), Scott Sylvia (SF), Mike Evans (C) Scott Tucker, Ambrose Gagliano, Kevin Thornton, Willy Quinto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Henry Ownby (SF), James Hayes (C) Jody Natal, Ed Thrower, Kyle Evans, Michael Pearson | |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Fred Hill - foul #1 on Fred Hill, team foul #7 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey (PF) Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Casey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans grabs the board | 55-77 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | James Hayes swats the short shot by Scott Sylvia | 55-77 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Lillie | 55-79 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey makes the jump hook from the right block | 57-79 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | James Hayes hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Ownby | 57-81 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Casey Gray swats the shot by Fred Hill | 57-81 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby pulls down the rebound | 57-81 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Casey Gray buries a shot from close range | 57-83 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #7 | 57-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Tucker (PG), Ambrose Gagliano (SG), Kevin Thornton (SF), Willy Quinto (PF) Raymond Williams, Fred Hill, Scott Sylvia, Jason Stuckey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Kyle Evans (SF), Shelton Harvey (PF), Luther Myatt (C) Brian Lillie, Henry Ownby, Casey Gray, James Hayes | |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans makes the 1st free throw | 58-83 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 58-83 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey snags the defensive board | 58-83 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Scott Tucker is called for the reach on Jody Natal - foul #4 on Scott Tucker, team foul #8 | 58-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery (C) Mike Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Jody Natal makes the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Jody Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas State | Scott Tucker loses the dribble to Jody Natal | 58-85 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Willy Quinto denies the turnaround by Shelton Harvey | 58-85 |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | Robert Brown misses the tip | 58-85 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt grabs the offensive board | 58-85 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Scott Tucker (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Ambrose Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willy Quinto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shelton Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Myatt (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Scott Tucker steps in front of the Kyle Evans pass | 58-85 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Tucker and he's hacked by Kyle Evans - foul #3 on Kyle Evans, team foul #8 | 60-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Doyle (SG), James Hayes (C) Robert Brown, Luther Myatt | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton makes the free throw | 61-85 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Jody Natal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-85 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Kevin Thornton | 61-85 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton's floater is tipped away by Shelton Harvey | 61-85 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-85 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Robert Montgomery swats the layup by James Hayes | 61-85 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton gets the rebound | 61-85 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Willy Quinto is blocked by Shelton Harvey | 61-85 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano tips it home | 63-85 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-85 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Jody Natal pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-85 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-85 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans tips it in | 63-87 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-87 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey gets the rebound | 63-87 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Willy Quinto - foul #2 on Willy Quinto, team foul #9 | 63-87 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG) Brian Doyle | |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-89 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery hits a driving attempt near the basket | 65-89 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Shelton Harvey | 65-91 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-91 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jody Natal runs out the clock | 65-91 |