| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Steven Free (fresh) SG - Michael Govea (fresh) SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) PF - George Dean (fresh) C - Dennis Mueller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Calvin McCague (fresh) SG - Daniel Finkle (fresh) SF - Jeremy Cook (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Calvin McCague misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea is hacked by Kenneth Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea drills a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Calvin McCague misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Cook is called for the reach on Steven Free in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Cook, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea lays it in set up by Steven Free | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller is fouled on the floor by Dennis Mueller - foul #1 on Dennis Mueller, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Calvin McCague tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | SE Missouri State | George Dean is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | SE Missouri State | George Dean grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short's pass is intercepted by Ronald Miller in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Free takes the ball from Daniel Finkle | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | SE Missouri State | Daniel Finkle is called for the reach on Dennis Mueller - foul #1 on Daniel Finkle, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Patterson (PG), Anthony Meads (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Thomas Sandford (C) Steven Free, Michael Govea, Jeremy Short, Dennis Mueller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Coons (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Ronald Bashir (SF), John Chubb (PF), Daniel Gerling (C) Calvin McCague, Daniel Finkle, Jeremy Cook, Kenneth Smith, Ronald Miller | |
| 15:47 | SE Missouri State | George Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Gerling | 7-4 |
| 15:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Roger Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) SG - Anthony Meads (fresh) SF - Bryan Adkins (fresh) PF - George Dean (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Sandford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - John Coons (fresh) SG - Roger Davis (fresh) SF - Ronald Bashir (fresh) PF - John Chubb (fresh) C - Daniel Gerling (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Coons | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | SE Missouri State | George Dean loses the dribble to Ronald Bashir | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea (SG), Jeremy Short (SF) Anthony Meads, George Dean | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 14:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:32 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Steven Free (PG) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 14:09 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Free | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir loses the dribble to Steven Free | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short loses the dribble to Ronald Bashir in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 13:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir blows the dunk | 10-8 |
| 13:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Roger Davis gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir is hacked by Jeremy Short - foul #1 on Jeremy Short, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Dean (PF), Dennis Mueller (C) Bryan Adkins, Thomas Sandford | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Calvin McCague (PG), Daniel Finkle (SG), Jeremy Cook (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Ronald Miller (C) John Coons, Roger Davis, Ronald Bashir, John Chubb, Daniel Gerling | |
| 13:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Finkle makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin McCague | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 12:35 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | SE Missouri State | George Dean clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 12:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by George Dean - foul #1 on George Dean, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Patterson (PG), Anthony Meads (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Dennis Daughtry (C) Steven Free, Michael Govea, Jeremy Short, Dennis Mueller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Coons (PG) Calvin McCague | |
| 11:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:45 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Meads can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | George Dean snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) SG - Anthony Meads (fresh) SF - Bryan Adkins (fresh) PF - George Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Daughtry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - John Coons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Cook (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Miller (tiring) | |
| 11:27 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Finkle - foul #2 on Daniel Finkle, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Sandford (C) Dennis Daughtry | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roger Davis (SG), Ronald Bashir (SF), John Chubb (PF), Daniel Gerling (C) Daniel Finkle, Jeremy Cook, Kenneth Smith, Ronald Miller | |
| 11:27 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:27 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Welcher (PG), Dennis Daughtry (SF) Robert Patterson, George Dean | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 11:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:55 | SE Missouri State | David Welcher misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 10:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Roger Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:29 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Coons | 14-16 |
| 10:00 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Meads is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing set up by David Welcher | 16-16 |
| 09:45 | TX State-San Marcos | John Coons connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Chubb | 16-19 |
| 09:25 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Meads scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 09:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 09:13 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bryan Adkins | 19-19 |
| 08:48 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Steven Free (PG), Michael Govea (SG), Jeremy Short (SF), George Dean (PF), Dennis Mueller (C) David Welcher, Anthony Meads, Dennis Daughtry, Bryan Adkins, Thomas Sandford | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Calvin McCague (PG), Jeremy Cook (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Ronald Miller (C) John Coons, Roger Davis, John Chubb, Daniel Gerling | |
| 08:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller is called for traveling | 19-19 |
| 08:21 | SE Missouri State | Steven Free is fouled on the floor by Calvin McCague - foul #1 on Calvin McCague, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Miller - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:10 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir's pass is intercepted by Steven Free | 21-19 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Steven Free (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Govea (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Calvin McCague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bashir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Cook (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Bashir - foul #1 on Ronald Bashir, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller misses the lay-in | 22-19 |
| 07:11 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dennis Mueller | 22-19 |
| 07:06 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short's pass is intercepted by Ronald Bashir in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 06:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-19 |
| 06:55 | SE Missouri State | George Dean snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:39 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Mueller buries a shot near the basket | 24-19 |
| 06:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir is whistled for a carry | 24-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Welcher (PG), Anthony Meads (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Dennis Daughtry (C) Steven Free, Michael Govea, Jeremy Short, Dennis Mueller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roger Davis (SG), Daniel Gerling (C) Ronald Bashir, Ronald Miller | |
| 06:06 | SE Missouri State | George Dean is hacked by Calvin McCague - foul #2 on Calvin McCague, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Sandford (C) Dennis Daughtry | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb (C) Calvin McCague | |
| 06:06 | SE Missouri State | George Dean misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:06 | SE Missouri State | George Dean snags the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:57 | SE Missouri State | George Dean misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 05:56 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Daniel Gerling | 24-19 |
| 05:35 | TX State-San Marcos | Roger Davis drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Sandford hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by George Dean and he's hacked by Roger Davis - foul #1 on Roger Davis, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea (SG), Jeremy Short (SF) Anthony Meads, George Dean | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Coons (PG), Ronald Bashir (SG) Daniel Gerling, Roger Davis | |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Sandford misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 04:57 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sandford - foul #1 on Thomas Sandford, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Steven Free (PG), Dennis Daughtry (C) David Welcher, Thomas Sandford | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 04:44 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 04:42 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:36 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-21 |
| 04:35 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Coons | 26-23 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Cook steps in front of the Bryan Adkins pass | 26-23 |
| 03:48 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb blows the layup | 26-23 |
| 03:47 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:41 | SE Missouri State | Steven Free is hacked by John Coons in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Coons, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Patterson (SG), George Dean (PF), Dennis Mueller (C) Michael Govea, Jeremy Short, Bryan Adkins | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Calvin McCague (PG), Daniel Finkle (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF), Daniel Gerling (C) John Coons, Ronald Bashir, John Chubb, Ronald Miller | |
| 03:41 | SE Missouri State | Steven Free makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:41 | SE Missouri State | Steven Free makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Steven Free (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) SF - Dennis Daughtry (fresh) PF - George Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Calvin McCague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Cook (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gerling (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 03:19 | SE Missouri State | George Dean snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 03:05 | SE Missouri State | George Dean misses the easy open layup | 28-23 |
| 03:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 02:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook connects on the 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Daughtry is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Cook - foul #2 on Jeremy Cook, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Govea (SG) Steven Free | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb (C) Jeremy Cook | |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Daughtry misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Daughtry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Dennis Mueller is called for the reach on John Chubb - foul #2 on Dennis Mueller, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short (SF), Thomas Sandford (C) Dennis Daughtry, Dennis Mueller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Cook (SF) Daniel Gerling | |
| 02:26 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:26 | TX State-San Marcos | John Chubb makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:05 | SE Missouri State | George Dean is called for 3 seconds | 29-28 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 01:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 01:45 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:24 | SE Missouri State | Robert Patterson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Short | 32-28 |
| 01:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Finkle hits a jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | George Dean can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Finkle - foul #3 on Daniel Finkle, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Steven Free (PG), Anthony Meads (SG), Dennis Mueller (C) Robert Patterson, Michael Govea, Thomas Sandford | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Coons (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Daniel Gerling (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Calvin McCague, Daniel Finkle, Jeremy Cook, John Chubb | |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | George Dean makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | George Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Meads - foul #1 on Anthony Meads, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dennis Daughtry (SF), Bryan Adkins (PF) Jeremy Short, George Dean | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ronald Bashir (SF) Ronald Miller | |
| 00:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Steven Free makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | TX State-San Marcos | John Coons misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |