| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Heaney - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:49 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:49 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is hacked by Ben Hall - foul #3 on Ben Hall, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden (C) Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | John Wood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Heaney picks off the pass by Jerry Ogden | 28-36 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Andrew Perry steps in front of the Paul Adams pass | 28-36 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Heaney steals it from Andrew Perry | 28-36 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | John Wood can't connect on a floater in the paint | 28-36 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | John Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:49 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-39 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is whistled for traveling | 31-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Rodney Gabbard (C) Wesley Biondo, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| 17:06 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is called for traveling | 31-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | John Wood double dribbles | 31-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG) Andrew Perry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-41 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Ogden - foul #2 on Jerry Ogden, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SG), Anthony Williams (PF), Ben Hall (C) Joel Dunton, Orville Battle, Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Larry McMurdo, James Roberts | |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Laurence Starling | 31-42 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 31-44 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis drills a runner in the paint | 33-44 |
| 14:50 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey dunks the ball on a great pass from Leroy Gilchrist | 33-46 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #2 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Orville Battle (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) Wesley Biondo, Rodney Gabbard, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Laurence Starling, Shawn Dorsey | |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Jerry Ogden denies the turnaround by Jimmy Dodson | 34-46 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle is whistled for a carry | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG) Rick Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), James Roberts (C) Bert Warren, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Paul Adams | 34-50 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leroy Gilchrist - foul #3 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Laurence Starling (C) James Roberts | |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist's pass is intercepted by Andrew Perry | 34-50 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Laurence Starling takes the ball from Orville Battle | 34-50 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Paul Adams can't finish the layup | 34-50 |
| 12:24 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:18 | Western Kentucky | John Wood is called for the reach on Orville Battle - foul #1 on John Wood, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SG), Anthony Williams (PF), Rodney Gabbard (C) Joel Dunton, Jerry Ogden, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Laurence Starling | |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Biondo | 36-50 |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Bert Warren loses the ball out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Orville Battle, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson (C) Orville Battle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | John Wood misses short on a jumper in the paint | 36-50 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Wood - foul #2 on John Wood, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall (C) Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey is called for a backcourt violation | 39-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Orville Battle (SF) Andrew Perry, Rodney Gabbard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), James Roberts (C) Larry McMurdo, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Heaney steals the ball from Wesley Biondo | 39-50 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis lays it in | 41-50 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | James Roberts is hacked by Wesley Biondo - foul #2 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Jerry Ogden (PF) Rick Davis, Wesley Biondo, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling, James Roberts | |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-50 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 41-50 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Jerry Ogden swats the shot by Jeffrey Heaney | 41-50 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dodson blocks the short jumper by Andrew Perry | 41-50 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Bert Warren gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-50 |
| 07:47 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-50 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the shot from the right side set up by John Wood and he's hacked by Jerry Ogden - foul #3 on Jerry Ogden, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Glen Lawson (C) Joel Dunton, Orville Battle, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Shawn Dorsey (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Gabbard | 44-53 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Dorsey | 44-53 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey clanks a turnaround from the left block | 44-53 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey tips it in | 44-55 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden is denied on a dunk by Paul Adams | 44-55 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Andrew Perry takes the ball from Shawn Dorsey | 44-55 |
| 05:50 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson hits a runner from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 46-57 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 46-57 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | John Wood's floater is tipped away by Jerry Ogden | 46-57 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), Ben Hall (C) Rodney Gabbard, Jerry Ogden, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Bert Warren, Shawn Dorsey | |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle's fadeaway is rejected by John Wood | 46-57 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-57 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | John Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | John Wood banks in the layup | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dodson blocks the short jumper by Orville Battle | 46-59 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Perry | 48-59 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Biondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 03:21 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry grabs the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wesley Biondo | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 02:35 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Perry - foul #2 on Andrew Perry, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Jerry Ogden (PF) Andrew Perry, Wesley Biondo, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson's fadeaway is rejected by Ben Hall | 50-59 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams (PF) Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Laurence Starling | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is hacked by Joel Dunton - foul #1 on Joel Dunton, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Wesley Biondo (SG) Rick Davis, Joel Dunton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Wood (PF) Shawn Dorsey | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Dodson | 50-59 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Perry - foul #3 on Andrew Perry, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Stephen Lee (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, John Wood | |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle misses the easy layup | 50-61 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Bert Warren gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Ben Hall swats the layup by Stephen Lee | 50-61 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist runs out the clock | 50-61 |