| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Joshua Schober steals the ball from Greg Norton | 32-37 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | The refs have stopped play. Wallace Long is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 32-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG) Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Smith (PF), John Whitaker (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Cahoon | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed (C) John Whitaker | |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | John Pewitt takes the ball from Tom Sneed | 34-39 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | John Manzo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Cahoon - foul #3 on Jerry Cahoon, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Paul Spector (PF), John Whitaker (C) Jerry Cahoon, Eric Goodman, John Smith, Tom Sneed | |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Kane | 35-41 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Archie Kane picks off the pass by John Pewitt | 35-41 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane is fouled on the floor by Jumah Arai - foul #2 on Jumah Arai, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SG), Paul Ingle (PF), Jeffrey Arndt (C) John Manzo, Carl Krebs, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Goodman | 35-43 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | John Pewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Radomski (SF) John Pewitt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Whitaker (C) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector tips it in | 35-45 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) SF - Roland Radomski (fresh) PF - Paul Ingle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Arndt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Dustin Sensabaugh - foul #1 on Dustin Sensabaugh, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Joel Lesperance (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary, Paul Ingle, Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), John Smith (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, Paul Spector, John Whitaker | |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman is hacked by Wallace Long - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF) Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | John Pewitt snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Pewitt | 43-45 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Goodman | 43-48 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | John Pewitt loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Paul Spector (PF), John Whitaker (C) Jerry Cahoon, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, John Smith, Tom Sneed | |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-48 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:20 | Missouri State | John Pewitt knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Wallace Long | 45-48 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh tips it but misses | 45-48 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 45-48 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Norton | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joel Lesperance | 48-48 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | John Pewitt takes the ball from Archie Kane | 50-48 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Wallace Long can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Lesperance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Greg Norton swats the short shot by Paul Spector | 50-48 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joel Lesperance | 50-48 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | John Manzo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Spector - foul #2 on Paul Spector, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Wallace Long, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 3rd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 51-48 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | Tom Sneed swats the short shot by Carl Krebs | 51-48 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Carl Krebs swats the short shot by Tom Sneed | 51-50 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Ivan Brent picks off the pass by Carl Krebs | 51-50 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carl Krebs | 51-50 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent is fouled on the floor by John Manzo - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Roland Radomski, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Smith (PF) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector | |
| 08:36 | Western Kentucky | John Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Sensabaugh | 51-52 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | John Pewitt can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dustin Sensabaugh - foul #2 on Dustin Sensabaugh, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt (PF) Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker (C) Tom Sneed | |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Arndt | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Arndt steals it from Dustin Sensabaugh | 51-52 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Greg Norton clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Whitaker - foul #1 on John Whitaker, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Joel Lesperance (PF) Jumah Arai, Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Tom Sneed (C) Jerry Cahoon, John Whitaker | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Sears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Lesperance (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Wallace Long comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Archie Kane | 52-58 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | John Pewitt hits the finger roll set up by Wallace Long | 54-58 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:38 | Western Kentucky | John Smith can't tip it in | 54-58 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:32 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance tips it in | 56-61 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the jumper from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:15 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Sensabaugh | 56-66 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Larry Sears clanks a shot from the left side | 56-66 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent tips it back up and in | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | The jump hook by John Pewitt is blocked by John Smith | 56-68 |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 56-71 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ivan Brent - foul #2 on Ivan Brent, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Jumah Arai (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Larry Sears, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Paul Spector (PF), John Whitaker (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, John Smith, Tom Sneed | |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Wallace Long snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jumah Arai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-71 |
| 03:09 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon is hacked by John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #4 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Radomski (SF) Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-71 |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober grabs the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector is hacked by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #5 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SG) John Manzo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Smith (PF) Joshua Schober, Paul Spector | |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Sensabaugh and the foul's on Paul Ingle - foul #1 on Paul Ingle, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses the free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Horace Leary knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 60-73 |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | John Smith travels with the ball | 60-73 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-73 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Horace Leary knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Dustin Sensabaugh - foul #3 on Dustin Sensabaugh, team foul #8 | 62-76 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Horace Leary makes the free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Carl Krebs - foul #2 on Carl Krebs, team foul #7 | 63-76 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Horace Leary is called for traveling | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon runs out the clock | 63-78 |