| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - George Peterson (fresh) SG - David Joyce (fresh) SF - Sean Phillips (fresh) PF - Thomas Cooke (fresh) C - Roy Rader (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Carl Boisvert (fresh) SG - James Miller (fresh) SF - Dean Rickett (fresh) PF - Mark Heins (fresh) C - James Pickard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Joyce | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Emporia St. | David Joyce is called for the reach on Carl Boisvert - foul #1 on David Joyce, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Emporia St. | The refs have stopped play. Carl Boisvert 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. | 2-0 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux (PG) Carl Boisvert | |
| 19:09 | Emporia St. | James Miller misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by George Peterson | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Emporia St. | James Pickard's pass is intercepted by George Peterson in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Joyce | 6-0 |
| 18:30 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux is hacked by David Joyce in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Joyce, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Bennie Hafley (SG) David Joyce | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 18:21 | Emporia St. | James Pickard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-0 |
| 18:20 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:14 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader banks in the layup set up by George Peterson and he's hacked by Dean Rickett - foul #1 on Dean Rickett, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 18:14 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 17:57 | Emporia St. | Thomas Cooke is called for the reach on Mark Heins - foul #1 on Thomas Cooke, team foul #3 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Henry Green (SG), Jim Weese (SF), Robert Lahr (PF), Rafael Lauderdale (C) George Peterson, Sean Phillips, Thomas Cooke, Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell (PG), Arthur Pollitt (SG), Kenneth Coe (SF), Craig Lee (PF) Alvin Meaux, James Miller, Dean Rickett, Mark Heins | |
| 17:47 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Arthur Pollitt | 9-2 |
| 17:26 | Missouri S&T | James Pickard swats the short shot by Henry Green | 9-2 |
| 17:25 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to James Pickard | 9-2 |
| 17:18 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 9-2 |
| 17:17 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 17:15 | Missouri S&T | Nelson Churchwell steals it from Jim Weese in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell jams it | 9-4 |
| 16:52 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green misses long on an open runner in the paint | 9-4 |
| 16:50 | Emporia St. | James Pickard grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:34 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 16:32 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | Missouri S&T | Bennie Hafley misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 16:25 | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:14 | Missouri S&T | Craig Lee steals the ball from Bennie Hafley | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | Emporia St. | James Pickard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Pickard, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | George Peterson (PG), Sean Phillips (SF), Scott Pendelton (PF), Patrick Cluff (C) Henry Green, Jim Weese, Robert Lahr, Rafael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert (PG), James Miller (SG), Dean Rickett (SF), Mark Heins (PF), James Dick (C) Nelson Churchwell, Arthur Pollitt, Kenneth Coe, Craig Lee, James Pickard | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - George Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bennie Hafley (tiring) SF - Sean Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Pendelton (fresh) C - Patrick Cluff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Carl Boisvert (fresh) SG - James Miller (fresh) SF - Dean Rickett (fresh) PF - Mark Heins (fresh) C - James Dick (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Peterson | 11-4 |
| 15:17 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Miller | 11-7 |
| 15:14 | Missouri S&T | James Dick steps in front of the George Peterson pass in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 15:03 | Emporia St. | James Dick is fouled on the floor by Sean Phillips - foul #1 on Sean Phillips, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Thomas Cooke (PF), Roy Rader (C) Scott Pendelton, Patrick Cluff | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 14:58 | Emporia St. | James Dick is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block set up by James Miller | 11-9 |
| 14:43 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 14:41 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | Emporia St. | James Miller is hacked by Bennie Hafley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bennie Hafley, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Henry Green (SG) Bennie Hafley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux (PG), Lorenzo Rodriguez (SG), James Pickard (C) Carl Boisvert, James Miller, James Dick | |
| 14:32 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| 14:20 | Missouri S&T | Lorenzo Rodriguez is called for the reach on Roy Rader - foul #1 on Lorenzo Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 14:04 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from George Peterson and he's hacked by James Pickard - foul #2 on James Pickard, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Patrick Cluff (C) Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Dick (C) James Pickard | |
| 14:04 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:04 | Emporia St. | James Dick snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:01 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by George Peterson in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson hits the finger roll | 15-9 |
| 13:46 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux can't connect on a shot from the left block | 15-9 |
| 13:44 | Emporia St. | James Dick gets the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:34 | Emporia St. | James Dick is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Alvin Meaux | 15-11 |
| 13:16 | Missouri S&T | Patrick Cluff clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 13:14 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:09 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Sean Phillips - foul #2 on Sean Phillips, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Bennie Hafley (SG), Jim Weese (SF), Scott Pendelton (PF), Roy Rader (C) Henry Green, Sean Phillips, Thomas Cooke, Patrick Cluff | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert (PG), James Miller (SG), Craig Lee (PF) Alvin Meaux, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Mark Heins | |
| 13:09 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:09 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:58 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dean Rickett - foul #2 on Dean Rickett, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe (SF) Dean Rickett | |
| 12:58 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:58 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Miller | 17-14 |
| 12:33 | Missouri S&T | James Dick denies the turnaround by Roy Rader | 17-14 |
| 12:32 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 12:30 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to James Dick | 17-14 |
| 12:23 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 12:12 | Missouri S&T | Kenneth Coe is called for the reach on Jim Weese - foul #1 on Kenneth Coe, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr (PF) Scott Pendelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (SG), Mark Heins (PF) James Miller, Craig Lee | |
| 11:58 | Missouri S&T | The jumper by Bennie Hafley is denied by James Dick | 17-17 |
| 11:56 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:44 | Emporia St. | George Peterson takes the ball from Mark Heins | 17-17 |
| 11:40 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson lays it in | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - George Peterson (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bennie Hafley (tired) SF - Jim Weese (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Lahr (fairly fresh) C - Roy Rader (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Carl Boisvert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Pollitt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Coe (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Mark Heins (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Dick (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Emporia St. | Bennie Hafley is called for the reach on Arthur Pollitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennie Hafley, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Henry Green (SG), Thomas Cooke (PF) Bennie Hafley, Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Lee (C) James Dick | |
| 11:38 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:38 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:36 | Missouri S&T | Mark Heins picks off the pass by Jim Weese in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 11:28 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 19-19 |
| 11:27 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins tips it home | 19-21 |
| 11:05 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr connects on the jumper from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 10:43 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 10:42 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:38 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson is hacked by Carl Boisvert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Boisvert, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton (SF), Patrick Cluff (PF), Roy Rader (C) Henry Green, Thomas Cooke, Robert Lahr | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux (PG), James Miller (SG), Nelson Churchwell (SF), James Dick (C) Carl Boisvert, Arthur Pollitt, Kenneth Coe, Craig Lee | |
| 10:38 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 10:38 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 10:38 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 10:29 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins jams it on a nice dish by James Miller | 22-23 |
| 10:25 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Meaux - foul #1 on Alvin Meaux, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez (PF) Mark Heins | |
| 10:25 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:25 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 10:12 | Emporia St. | Roy Rader picks off the pass by James Miller | 24-23 |
| 10:08 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-23 |
| 09:44 | Missouri S&T | James Miller takes the ball from Jim Weese | 24-23 |
| 09:40 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux misses the easy layup | 24-23 |
| 09:39 | Emporia St. | James Miller snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 09:32 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux hits a shot in the lane set up by James Miller and the foul's on Roy Rader - foul #1 on Roy Rader, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Henry Green (SG), Thomas Cooke (PF), Rafael Lauderdale (C) Scott Pendelton, Patrick Cluff, Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Lee (SF) Nelson Churchwell | |
| 09:32 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux misses the free throw | 24-25 |
| 09:32 | Missouri S&T | Thomas Cooke grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 09:19 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green blows the dunk | 24-25 |
| 09:18 | Missouri S&T | Thomas Cooke snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 09:11 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese misses long on a floater near the basket | 24-25 |
| 09:10 | Missouri S&T | Thomas Cooke grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 09:00 | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale travels with the ball | 24-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton (SF) Jim Weese | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert (PG), Arthur Pollitt (SG), Kenneth Coe (SF), Mark Heins (PF) Alvin Meaux, James Miller, Lorenzo Rodriguez, James Dick | |
| 08:45 | Emporia St. | Thomas Cooke swats the short shot by Mark Heins | 24-25 |
| 08:43 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 08:38 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 08:34 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr (C) Rafael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 08:23 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert is hacked by George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese (SF), Roy Rader (C) Scott Pendelton, Thomas Cooke | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Miller (SG), Nelson Churchwell (SF), James Dick (C) Arthur Pollitt, Kenneth Coe, Craig Lee | |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 08:15 | Missouri S&T | James Miller is called for the reach on Henry Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| 08:15 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 08:15 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 08:15 | Emporia St. | James Miller snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 08:08 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Boisvert | 29-29 |
| 08:06 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Boisvert - foul #2 on Carl Boisvert, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Patrick Cluff (C) Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux (PG) Carl Boisvert | |
| 08:06 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 08:06 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 08:04 | Emporia St. | Jim Weese steps in front of the Mark Heins pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 07:49 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 07:48 | Emporia St. | James Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 07:46 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Weese - foul #1 on Jim Weese, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton (SF), Roy Rader (C) Henry Green, Robert Lahr | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (SG), Kenneth Coe (SF) James Miller, Nelson Churchwell | |
| 07:46 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-29 |
| 07:46 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 07:46 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:36 | Missouri S&T | Kenneth Coe picks off the pass by Patrick Cluff | 30-30 |
| 07:32 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt dunks the ball on a great pass from Kenneth Coe | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - George Peterson (very tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Weese (tired) 2 pts. SF - Scott Pendelton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Cluff (fresh) C - Roy Rader (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Alvin Meaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pollitt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Coe (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Mark Heins (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dick (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton misses badly on a floater near the basket | 30-32 |
| 07:11 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 07:01 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 06:59 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 06:54 | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Dick | 30-34 |
| 06:38 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese scores on a jumper from the left block | 32-34 |
| 06:16 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Meaux | 32-36 |
| 06:02 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 06:01 | Emporia St. | James Dick pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 05:55 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins's floater is tipped away by Roy Rader | 32-36 |
| 05:53 | Missouri S&T | Patrick Cluff pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 05:51 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Henry Green (SG), Thomas Cooke (PF), Rafael Lauderdale (C) Scott Pendelton, Patrick Cluff, Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Miller (SG), Nelson Churchwell (SF), Lorenzo Rodriguez (PF), Craig Lee (C) Arthur Pollitt, Kenneth Coe, Mark Heins, James Dick | |
| 05:37 | Emporia St. | James Miller is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 05:35 | Missouri S&T | Thomas Cooke snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 05:10 | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 05:09 | Emporia St. | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 05:03 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell's floater is tipped away by Jim Weese | 32-36 |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee tips it home | 32-38 |
| 04:54 | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lorenzo Rodriguez - foul #2 on Lorenzo Rodriguez, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | David Joyce (SG), Robert Lahr (PF) Henry Green, Thomas Cooke | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (PG), Mark Heins (PF) Alvin Meaux, Lorenzo Rodriguez | |
| 04:54 | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:54 | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 04:36 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell is open and buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Mark Heins | 34-40 |
| 04:31 | Missouri S&T | Craig Lee steps in front of the Rafael Lauderdale pass in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 04:22 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jim Weese - foul #2 on Jim Weese, team foul #11 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton (SF), Thomas Cooke (PF) Jim Weese, Rafael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Dick (C) Mark Heins | |
| 04:22 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 04:22 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 04:02 | Missouri S&T | Arthur Pollitt takes the ball from George Peterson | 34-42 |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt is fouled in the backcourt by George Peterson - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #12 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Bennie Hafley (PG), Sean Phillips (SF) George Peterson, Scott Pendelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert (PG), Dean Rickett (SF), Lorenzo Rodriguez (PF), James Pickard (C) James Miller, Nelson Churchwell, Craig Lee, James Dick | |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 03:45 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips's layup is rejected by James Pickard | 34-44 |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 03:40 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 03:39 | Missouri S&T | Robert Lahr grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 03:36 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Pollitt - foul #1 on Arthur Pollitt, team foul #12 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Miller (SG) Arthur Pollitt | |
| 03:36 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 03:36 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 03:36 | Emporia St. | James Pickard pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Bennie Hafley (fresh) SG - David Joyce (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Cooke (tired) 4 reb. C - Robert Lahr (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Carl Boisvert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Miller (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Dean Rickett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lorenzo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) C - James Pickard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | James Pickard clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Cooke - foul #2 on Thomas Cooke, team foul #13 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Patrick Cluff (C) Thomas Cooke | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | James Pickard makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | James Pickard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 03:13 | Missouri S&T | Carl Boisvert steals the ball from Bennie Hafley in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 03:11 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert hits the finger roll | 35-48 |
| 03:02 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by David Joyce and the foul's on James Pickard - foul #3 on James Pickard, team foul #13 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale (C) Robert Lahr | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Craig Lee (C) James Pickard | |
| 03:02 | Missouri S&T | Sean Phillips makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 03:00 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert is hacked by Bennie Hafley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bennie Hafley, team foul #14 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | George Peterson (PG) Bennie Hafley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 03:00 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 03:00 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 02:56 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 02:46 | Emporia St. | James Miller scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Boisvert and he's hacked by Sean Phillips - foul #3 on Sean Phillips, team foul #15 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese (SF), Roy Rader (C) Sean Phillips, Rafael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mark Heins (PF) Lorenzo Rodriguez | |
| 02:46 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-52 |
| 02:46 | Emporia St. | James Miller makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 02:43 | Missouri S&T | James Miller takes the ball from David Joyce in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 02:38 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Miller | 38-56 |
| 02:31 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader's pass is intercepted by Carl Boisvert | 38-56 |
| 02:28 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert banks in the layup | 38-58 |
| 02:03 | Missouri S&T | George Peterson hits a jump hook in the lane | 40-58 |
| 01:55 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from James Miller | 40-60 |
| 01:33 | Missouri S&T | Roy Rader clanks a floater from the left block | 40-60 |
| 01:32 | Missouri S&T | Patrick Cluff gets the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 01:18 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #14 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton (SF), Thomas Cooke (PF), Robert Lahr (C) Jim Weese, Patrick Cluff, Roy Rader | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (SG), Lorenzo Rodriguez (PF), James Dick (C) James Miller, Mark Heins, Craig Lee | |
| 01:18 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 01:18 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 01:15 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert is fouled in the backcourt by George Peterson - foul #3 on George Peterson, team foul #16 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Henry Green (PG) George Peterson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 01:15 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 01:15 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 01:05 | Missouri S&T | James Dick steals it from Henry Green | 42-62 |
| 00:51 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez misses short on an open floater from the right side | 42-62 |
| 00:50 | Missouri S&T | Scott Pendelton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 00:39 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pollitt - foul #2 on Arthur Pollitt, team foul #15 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jim Weese (SF), Rafael Lauderdale (C) Scott Pendelton, Thomas Cooke | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:39 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 00:39 | Missouri S&T | David Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:35 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert is hacked by Henry Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Green, team foul #17 | 43-62 |
| 00:35 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:35 | Emporia St. | Carl Boisvert misses the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:35 | Missouri S&T | Rafael Lauderdale pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 00:18 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green is fouled on the floor by Carl Boisvert - foul #3 on Carl Boisvert, team foul #16 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Thomas Cooke (PF) Robert Lahr | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alvin Meaux (PG) Carl Boisvert | |
| 00:18 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 00:18 | Missouri S&T | Henry Green misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 00:18 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 00:01 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | The clock runs out | 44-63 |