| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joel Lesperance (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Western Kentucky | John Manzo picks off the pass by Archie Kane | 31-40 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Wallace Long's pass is intercepted by Archie Kane | 31-40 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG) Archie Kane | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:46 | Western Kentucky | Wallace Long steals the ball from Joshua Schober | 33-40 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Wallace Long lays it up and in | 33-42 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector is hacked by Joel Lesperance - foul #3 on Joel Lesperance, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Whitaker (C) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (PF) Joel Lesperance | |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker tips it in | 35-42 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs tips it home | 35-44 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Sensabaugh | 38-44 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Norton | 38-46 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG) Archie Kane | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, John Pewitt, Greg Norton | |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Ivan Brent takes the ball from Jumah Arai in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Spector | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roland Radomski (fresh) PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Horace Leary tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Eric Goodman steals it from Paul Ingle | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Jumah Arai - foul #1 on Jumah Arai, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 3rd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Brent | 48-46 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Greg Norton (C) Horace Leary, Roland Radomski, Paul Ingle | |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Sensabaugh | 51-46 |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Archie Kane | 53-46 |
| 13:15 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-46 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed is fouled on the floor by Greg Norton - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF) Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Jumah Arai | |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed is fouled on the floor by Wallace Long - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent scores on a 3 from straight away | 56-46 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | John Manzo tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), John Whitaker (C) Eric Goodman, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SG) Wallace Long | |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Spector (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | John Pewitt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Krebs | 58-46 |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Greg Norton (C) Horace Leary, John Pewitt, Paul Ingle | |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | John Manzo's floater is knocked away by Dustin Sensabaugh | 58-46 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits the follow up shot | 58-48 |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed knocks in the runner in the lane | 60-48 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-48 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the lay-in | 60-48 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent is fouled on the floor by John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), John Smith (PF), John Whitaker (C) Eric Goodman, Dustin Sensabaugh, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Joel Lesperance (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Roland Radomski, Carl Krebs, Greg Norton | |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-48 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Archie Kane | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Archie Kane takes the ball from John Pewitt | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Kane | 67-48 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Ivan Brent is called for the reach on Jumah Arai - foul #3 on Ivan Brent, team foul #1 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Paul Spector (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, John Smith, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Paul Ingle | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Wallace Long scores on a 3 from the left wing | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (tired) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Spector (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Sears (fresh) SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joel Lesperance (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it in | 69-51 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance is fouled on the floor by Tom Sneed - foul #1 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), John Whitaker (C) Ivan Brent, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Carl Krebs (PF) Larry Sears, Joel Lesperance | |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't tip it in | 69-51 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses the tip | 69-51 |
| 06:42 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Greg Norton - foul #3 on Greg Norton, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF) Jerry Cahoon, Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Roland Radomski (SF) Wallace Long, John Pewitt | |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses short on an open shot from the left side | 70-51 |
| 06:02 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roland Radomski - foul #1 on Roland Radomski, team foul #10 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Tom Sneed (PF) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Carl Krebs, Greg Norton | |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF), Paul Spector (PF) Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF) Jumah Arai, Roland Radomski | |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 72-51 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joel Lesperance - foul #4 on Joel Lesperance, team foul #11 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Smith (PF) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Carl Krebs (PF) John Manzo, Wallace Long, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance | |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-51 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs snags the offensive board | 74-51 |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Ingle | 74-53 |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Cahoon | 77-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roland Radomski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Cahoon - foul #1 on Jerry Cahoon, team foul #3 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker (C) Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski misses the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle snags the offensive board | 77-53 |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Horace Leary is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt (C) Paul Ingle | |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jumah Arai | 77-55 |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | John Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-55 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the board | 77-55 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman loses the dribble to Roland Radomski | 77-55 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | John Whitaker is called for the reach on Roland Radomski - foul #3 on John Whitaker, team foul #5 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) Jeffrey Arndt | |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 77-55 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Jerry Cahoon picks off the pass by Horace Leary | 77-55 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh slams it home set up by Jerry Cahoon | 79-55 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Horace Leary is fouled on the floor by Eric Goodman - foul #2 on Eric Goodman, team foul #7 | 79-55 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Horace Leary makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Horace Leary misses the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | John Smith gets the rebound | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Carl Krebs denies the turnaround by John Whitaker | 79-56 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker hits the follow up shot | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs is called for traveling | 81-56 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon runs out the clock | 81-56 |