| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fresh) SG - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) SF - Richard Ton (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - James Murrin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Henry Silvers (fresh) SF - Sal Randles (fresh) PF - Christopher Sabatino (fresh) C - Gerald Milne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin 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 | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Manhattan | Sal Randles's pass is intercepted by John Covington | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Manhattan | Sal Randles is hacked by Richard Ton - foul #1 on Richard Ton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Manhattan | James Johnson is called for the reach on Gerald Milne - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Manhattan | James Murrin is called for the reach on Gerald Milne - foul #1 on James Murrin, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Manhattan | Sal Randles makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Williams | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Manhattan | James Williams grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Manhattan | Jeremy Johnson steals it from Christopher Sabatino | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Milne | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Manhattan | Sal Randles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Sabatino | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | SE Missouri State | John Covington tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Manhattan | Sal Randles scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Sabatino | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | SE Missouri State | John Covington is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (PG), David Lee (SG), Terry Kimble (SF), Jeffrey Chenard (PF), Delbert Chevalier (C) John Covington, Jeremy Johnson, Richard Ton, James Johnson, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brent Gross (PG), John Gillis (SG), Harold Matthews (SF), Mario Deer (PF), Albert Snelson (C) James Williams, Henry Silvers, Sal Randles, Christopher Sabatino, Gerald Milne | |
| 16:22 | SE Missouri State | David Lee misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:08 | SE Missouri State | David Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | Manhattan | Mario Deer snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Manhattan | Harold Matthews comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:49 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard grabs the board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Christenson (fresh) SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - Terry Kimble (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Chenard (fresh) C - Delbert Chevalier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Brent Gross (fresh) SG - John Gillis (fresh) SF - Harold Matthews (fresh) PF - Mario Deer (fresh) C - Albert Snelson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble misses the wide open jumper near the basket but the foul's on Brent Gross - foul #1 on Brent Gross, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson (SG), James Johnson (PF) David Lee, Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Williams (PG) John Gillis | |
| 15:33 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:33 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:33 | Manhattan | Mario Deer snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Manhattan | James Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Christenson | 8-8 |
| 14:48 | Manhattan | Brent Gross is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brent Gross, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), David Lee (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) David Christenson, Terry Kimble, Jeffrey Chenard | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (SG), Sal Randles (SF), Christopher Sabatino (PF), Gerald Milne (C) Brent Gross, Harold Matthews, Mario Deer, Albert Snelson | |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | David Lee is hacked by Gerald Milne - foul #1 on Gerald Milne, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| 14:19 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:09 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Sabatino is called for the reach on Jeremy Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Sabatino, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton (SF) David Lee | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Tollett (PG) James Williams | |
| 14:03 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by John Covington | 10-8 |
| 13:44 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne buries a floater from the left block | 10-10 |
| 13:41 | SE Missouri State | Sal Randles takes the ball from Jeremy Johnson in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 13:40 | Manhattan | Sal Randles misses the lay-in | 10-10 |
| 13:38 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sal Randles | 10-13 |
| 12:59 | SE Missouri State | John Covington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier tips it in | 12-13 |
| 12:35 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Covington - foul #1 on John Covington, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (PG), David Lee (SG), Terry Kimble (SF), Jeffrey Chenard (PF), James Murrin (C) John Covington, Jeremy Johnson, Richard Ton, James Johnson, Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Williams (PG), Harold Matthews (SF), Mario Deer (PF), Albert Snelson (C) Kenneth Tollett, Sal Randles, Christopher Sabatino, Gerald Milne | |
| 12:35 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | SE Missouri State | David Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-14 |
| 12:06 | Manhattan | Albert Snelson pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:58 | Manhattan | Terry Kimble swats the dunk try by Harold Matthews | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | SE Missouri State | David Lee snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | David Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Johnson (PF) Terry Kimble | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Gillis (SG) Henry Silvers | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Christenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chenard (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Murrin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gillis (fresh) SF - Harold Matthews (fresh) PF - Mario Deer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Snelson (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Manhattan | Albert Snelson connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Gillis | 12-16 |
| 11:30 | SE Missouri State | John Gillis picks off the pass by David Christenson in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 11:14 | Manhattan | Mario Deer misses the shot from the right side | 12-16 |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 11:05 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 11:04 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Manhattan | James Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Gillis | 14-18 |
| 10:24 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin buries a floater from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | Manhattan | James Williams misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SG), Richard Ton (SF), Delbert Chevalier (PF), Terry Kimble (C) David Christenson, David Lee, Jeffrey Chenard, James Johnson, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Tollett (SG), Sal Randles (SF), Christopher Sabatino (PF), Gerald Milne (C) John Gillis, Harold Matthews, Mario Deer, Albert Snelson | |
| 10:04 | Manhattan | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | Manhattan | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Ton | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Manhattan | Kenneth Tollett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (SG) James Williams | |
| 09:09 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Sabatino - foul #2 on Christopher Sabatino, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Johnson (PF) Terry Kimble | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Mario Deer (PF) Christopher Sabatino | |
| 09:09 | SE Missouri State | John Covington makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | SE Missouri State | John Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:01 | Manhattan | Mario Deer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| 08:34 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson misses the wide open jumper from the right block but the foul's on Mario Deer - foul #1 on Mario Deer, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Tetrault (PG) Kenneth Tollett | |
| 08:34 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:34 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:15 | Manhattan | William Tetrault knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Silvers | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 22-20 |
| 07:48 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gerald Milne | 22-20 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Ton (fairly fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Delbert Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - William Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sal Randles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mario Deer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Milne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 07:36 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:34 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson is hacked by Henry Silvers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Silvers, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (PG), Jeffrey Chenard (SF), James Murrin (C) John Covington, Richard Ton, Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Williams (PG), John Gillis (SG), Albert Snelson (C) William Tetrault, Henry Silvers, Gerald Milne | |
| 07:34 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:34 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:06 | Manhattan | John Gillis misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 07:04 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by John Gillis - foul #1 on John Gillis, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gerald Milne (C) Mario Deer | |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:02 | Manhattan | Albert Snelson gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:33 | Manhattan | A charge is called on John Gillis - foul #2 on John Gillis, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG) Jeremy Johnson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Tollett (PG), Henry Silvers (SG), Harold Matthews (SF) James Williams, John Gillis, Sal Randles | |
| 06:21 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten is hacked by Gerald Milne - foul #2 on Gerald Milne, team foul #11 | 24-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Mario Deer (PF) Gerald Milne | |
| 06:21 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:21 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:58 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), James Johnson (PF) David Christenson, Jeffrey Chenard | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 26-20 |
| 05:47 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Albert Snelson | 26-20 |
| 05:31 | Manhattan | Mario Deer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 05:30 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:28 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten is hacked by Harold Matthews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Matthews, team foul #12 | 26-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) Terry Kimble, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Williams (PG), Sal Randles (SF) Henry Silvers, Albert Snelson | |
| 05:28 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:28 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:04 | Manhattan | John Covington takes the ball from James Williams | 28-20 |
| 04:42 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Ton | 30-20 |
| 04:16 | Manhattan | Matthew Auten takes the ball from Harold Matthews | 30-20 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Sal Randles is called for the reach on Matthew Auten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sal Randles, team foul #13 | 30-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson (SG), Terry Kimble (SF), Jeffrey Chenard (C) John Covington, Richard Ton, Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Tetrault (PG), Henry Silvers (SG), Albert Snelson (C) James Williams, Kenneth Tollett, Harold Matthews | |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:49 | Manhattan | Albert Snelson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 32-20 |
| 03:47 | Manhattan | Mario Deer tips it home | 32-22 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Matthew Auten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Kimble (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Chenard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - William Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sal Randles (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Mario Deer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 03:07 | Manhattan | Sal Randles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 03:05 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 03:00 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten is fouled in the backcourt by William Tetrault - foul #1 on William Tetrault, team foul #14 | 35-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton (SF), James Murrin (C) Terry Kimble, Jeffrey Chenard | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Williams (PG), Brent Gross (SG), John Gillis (SF), Christopher Sabatino (PF), Gerald Milne (C) William Tetrault, Henry Silvers, Sal Randles, Mario Deer, Albert Snelson | |
| 03:00 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:00 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:45 | Manhattan | Brent Gross clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-22 |
| 02:44 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino misses the tip | 36-22 |
| 02:43 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 02:40 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), Delbert Chevalier (PF) Matthew Auten, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 02:17 | Manhattan | James Murrin denies the turnaround by Gerald Milne | 36-22 |
| 02:15 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Delbert Chevalier | 36-22 |
| 02:04 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #15 | 36-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Lee (SF) Richard Ton | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 02:04 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 02:04 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:40 | Manhattan | John Gillis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-22 |
| 01:39 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 01:20 | SE Missouri State | John Covington hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Christopher Sabatino - foul #3 on Christopher Sabatino, team foul #16 | 40-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (SG), Terry Kimble (SF), James Johnson (PF), Jeffrey Chenard (C) Jeremy Johnson, David Lee, Delbert Chevalier, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Tollett (PG), Henry Silvers (SG), Harold Matthews (SF), Albert Snelson (PF) James Williams, Brent Gross, John Gillis, Christopher Sabatino | |
| 01:20 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses the free throw | 40-22 |
| 01:20 | Manhattan | Harold Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Chenard - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chenard, team foul #7 | 40-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Lee (SG), Richard Ton (SF) John Covington, Terry Kimble | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 00:39 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Chenard | 42-24 |
| 00:28 | Manhattan | The jumper by Gerald Milne is denied by Jeffrey Chenard | 42-24 |
| 00:27 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | David Lee scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-24 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Kenneth Tollett misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-24 |