| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Billy Jones (fresh) SG - Charles Blair (fresh) SF - Carl Reeves (fresh) PF - Robert Wren (fresh) C - Larry Hobbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Herbert Fields (fresh) SG - Ryan Cardoso (fresh) SF - Rudy Bjorklund (fresh) PF - Thomas Bridges (fresh) C - Mark Barker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Missouri S&T | Carl Reeves makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Reeves | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Missouri S&T | Carl Reeves is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Missouri S&T | Mark Barker takes the ball from Billy Jones | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones is fouled on the floor by Mark Barker - foul #1 on Mark Barker, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Missouri S&T | Carl Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Missouri S&T | Carl Reeves tips it home | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Barker snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:06 | Central Oklahoma | Larry Hobbs is called for the reach on Ryan Cardoso - foul #1 on Larry Hobbs, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Kal Worthley (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Jimmy Stewart (SF), Derek Ballard (PF), William Gilmore (C) Billy Jones, Charles Blair, Carl Reeves, Robert Wren, Larry Hobbs | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 15:51 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges is called for 3 seconds | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Kal Worthley (fresh) SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Stewart (fresh) PF - Derek Ballard (fresh) C - William Gilmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Herbert Fields (fresh) SG - Ryan Cardoso (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudy Bjorklund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Barker (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:24 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | Central Oklahoma | Derek Ballard swats the short shot by Thomas Bridges | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to William Gilmore | 4-8 |
| 14:45 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:43 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to Kal Worthley | 4-8 |
| 14:24 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Herbert Fields - foul #1 on Herbert Fields, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones (PG), Carl Reeves (SF), Robert Wren (PF), Larry Hobbs (C) Kal Worthley, Jimmy Stewart, Derek Ballard, William Gilmore | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony Craft (PG), Leland Johnson (SG), Ronald Sowers (SF), Eric Albers (PF), Darren Kavanagh (C) Herbert Fields, Ryan Cardoso, Rudy Bjorklund, Thomas Bridges, Mark Barker | |
| 14:24 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:24 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:08 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 14:07 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:45 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Sowers - foul #1 on Ronald Sowers, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| 13:45 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:45 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Hobbs | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Carl Reeves | 8-8 |
| 12:56 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 12:54 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Ronald Sowers | 8-8 |
| 12:43 | Central Oklahoma | Tony Craft knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leland Johnson | 8-10 |
| 12:19 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Billy Jones | 11-10 |
| 12:01 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Anderson is called for the reach on Eric Albers - foul #1 on Mark Anderson, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Charles Blair (SG) Mark Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields (PG), Ryan Cardoso (SG), Rudy Bjorklund (SF), Thomas Bridges (PF), Mark Barker (C) Tony Craft, Leland Johnson, Ronald Sowers, Eric Albers, Darren Kavanagh | |
| 11:51 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Rudy Bjorklund | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Billy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Blair (fresh) SF - Carl Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wren (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Hobbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Herbert Fields (fresh) SG - Ryan Cardoso (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rudy Bjorklund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Barker (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 11:01 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund is fouled on the floor by Larry Hobbs - foul #2 on Larry Hobbs, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Kal Worthley (PG), Jimmy Stewart (SF), Derek Ballard (PF), William Gilmore (C) Billy Jones, Carl Reeves, Robert Wren, Larry Hobbs | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 10:41 | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields misses badly on a shot in the paint | 13-13 |
| 10:40 | Missouri S&T | Derek Ballard snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Missouri S&T | Charles Blair can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:24 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Barker pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields hits a floater from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 09:50 | Missouri S&T | Herbert Fields is called for the reach on William Gilmore - foul #2 on Herbert Fields, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones (PG), Carl Reeves (SF), Robert Wren (PF) Kal Worthley, Jimmy Stewart, Derek Ballard | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony Craft (PG) Herbert Fields | |
| 09:26 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Reeves | 16-15 |
| 09:08 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:55 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ryan Cardoso | 16-18 |
| 08:49 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren loses the dribble to Rudy Bjorklund | 16-18 |
| 08:30 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:28 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges gets the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:17 | Central Oklahoma | Billy Jones steals it from Rudy Bjorklund | 16-18 |
| 08:14 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones misses the easy layup | 16-18 |
| 08:13 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:07 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 07:43 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 07:41 | Central Oklahoma | Thomas Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Billy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blair (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Gilmore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Tony Craft (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Cardoso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Bjorklund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Bridges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Barker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Central Oklahoma | Billy Jones picks off the pass by Ryan Cardoso | 16-18 |
| 06:59 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Kal Worthley (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Jimmy Stewart (SF), Derek Ballard (PF) Billy Jones, Charles Blair, Carl Reeves, Robert Wren | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Leland Johnson (SG), Ronald Sowers (SF), Eric Albers (PF), Darren Kavanagh (C) Ryan Cardoso, Rudy Bjorklund, Thomas Bridges, Mark Barker | |
| 06:52 | Central Oklahoma | The jump hook by Eric Albers is blocked by William Gilmore | 16-18 |
| 06:50 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:45 | Missouri S&T | Jimmy Stewart buries a jump hook near the basket | 18-18 |
| 06:43 | Central Oklahoma | Tony Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 06:19 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| 06:03 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers is fouled on the floor by Kal Worthley - foul #1 on Kal Worthley, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| 05:40 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kal Worthley - foul #2 on Kal Worthley, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones (PG), Carl Reeves (SF), Robert Wren (PF) Kal Worthley, Jimmy Stewart, Derek Ballard | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 05:40 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:40 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:40 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:14 | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 18-18 |
| 05:13 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Sowers grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:59 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Sowers travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Brian Gordon (PG), Ryan Cardoso (SG), Rudy Bjorklund (SF), Thomas Bridges (PF), Mark Barker (C) Tony Craft, Leland Johnson, Ronald Sowers, Eric Albers, Darren Kavanagh | |
| 04:39 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 04:37 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:19 | Central Oklahoma | Brian Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 04:18 | Missouri S&T | Carl Reeves pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 03:53 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 03:52 | Missouri S&T | Carl Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 03:34 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gilmore (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Brian Gordon (fresh) SG - Ryan Cardoso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Bjorklund (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Barker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Brian Gordon | 21-20 |
| 02:52 | Missouri S&T | Robert Wren hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Gilmore | 23-20 |
| 02:45 | Central Oklahoma | Brian Gordon is hacked by Billy Jones - foul #1 on Billy Jones, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Kal Worthley (PG), Charles Blair (SG), Jimmy Stewart (SF), Derek Ballard (PF), Larry Hobbs (C) Billy Jones, Mark Anderson, Carl Reeves, Robert Wren, William Gilmore | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields (PG), Ronald Sowers (SF), Eric Albers (PF) Brian Gordon, Rudy Bjorklund, Thomas Bridges | |
| 02:25 | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eric Albers | 23-22 |
| 02:13 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs connects on the floater from the right block set up by Kal Worthley and the foul's on Ronald Sowers - foul #2 on Ronald Sowers, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| 02:13 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:06 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 01:47 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Barker - foul #2 on Mark Barker, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Leland Johnson (SG), Darren Kavanagh (C) Ryan Cardoso, Mark Barker | |
| 01:47 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:47 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:31 | Central Oklahoma | Jimmy Stewart picks off the pass by Eric Albers | 28-24 |
| 01:02 | Missouri S&T | Larry Hobbs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 01:00 | Central Oklahoma | Herbert Fields gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 00:49 | Central Oklahoma | Kal Worthley takes the ball from Herbert Fields | 28-24 |
| 00:46 | Missouri S&T | Jimmy Stewart lays it in on a great pass from Kal Worthley | 30-24 |
| 00:40 | Central Oklahoma | Eric Albers is called for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Albers, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones (PG), Carl Reeves (SF), Robert Wren (PF) Kal Worthley, Jimmy Stewart, Derek Ballard | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso (SG), Rudy Bjorklund (SF), Thomas Bridges (PF), Mark Barker (C) Leland Johnson, Ronald Sowers, Eric Albers, Darren Kavanagh | |
| 00:17 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 00:16 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Ryan Cardoso | 30-24 |
| 00:05 | Central Oklahoma | Carl Reeves is called for the reach on Rudy Bjorklund - foul #1 on Carl Reeves, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Mark Anderson (SG) Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 00:05 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:05 | Central Oklahoma | Rudy Bjorklund makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:01 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones is fouled on the floor by Herbert Fields - foul #3 on Herbert Fields, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony Craft (PG) Herbert Fields | |
| 00:01 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:01 | Missouri S&T | Billy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Cardoso can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-26 |