| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) SG - George Bing (fresh) SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) C - Daniel Matis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) C - William Gehring (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | William Gehring wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | James Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis's floater is tipped away by William Reed | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | William Gehring gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | William Reed misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | George Bing buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Gossett | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Gary Olivarez steals it from William Reed | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF), David Zents (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez, Daniel Matis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | David Zents buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Bing | 5-0 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | James Brown connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Gehring | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | George Bing buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Sparks | 8-2 |
| 16:17 | Missouri State | Richard Neale steals the ball from Daniel Kardos | 8-2 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | George Bing lays it in on a great pass from Richard Neale | 10-2 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | William Reed drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - David Zents (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Kardos (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Peraza (fairly fresh) PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Gehring (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | David Zents can't finish the layup | 10-5 |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | David Zents tips it in | 12-5 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-5 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | James Brown is called for the reach on Arnold Sparks - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF), Daniel Matis (C) George Bing, David Zents, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Daniel Landon (SF), Dustin Hicks (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) James Brown, Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed, William Gehring | |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses short on a jumper in the lane | 12-5 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses long on a jumper from the left side | 12-5 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Landon - foul #1 on Daniel Landon, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Neale | 17-5 |
| 13:07 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston buries a floater from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), Clayton Huff (C) Charles Simmons, Daniel Landon, Rodney Johnston | |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks drills a turnaround from close range set up by Ronnie Peraza | 17-9 |
| 12:04 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Baptiste, team foul #1 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG) Jonathan Gossett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 17-9 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses the tip | 17-9 |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff tips it home | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) PF - Daniel Matis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fresh) SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) PF - Dustin Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis can't finish the layup | 17-11 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Matis - foul #1 on Daniel Matis, team foul #2 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (PG), Daniel Landon (SG), William Reed (PF), William Gehring (C) Jame Johnson, Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, Clayton Huff | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez tips it home | 19-13 |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | William Gehring misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Matis - foul #2 on Daniel Matis, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Daniel Matis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG) Dustin Hicks | |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | William Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | William Gehring makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Kardos is called for the reach on George Bing - foul #1 on Daniel Kardos, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Rush and he's fouled by Daniel Kardos - foul #2 on Daniel Kardos, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF) George Bing, Richard Neale | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG) Daniel Kardos | |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | William Gehring pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-15 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 23-15 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson blows the layup | 23-15 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza (SF), Rodney Johnston (C) Daniel Landon, William Gehring | |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | George Bing misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-15 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), David Zents (PF) George Bing, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (PF) William Reed | |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Arnold Sparks | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - David Zents (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Rush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) PF - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Missouri State | Arnold Sparks is called for the reach on Jame Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #5 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Arnold Sparks, Richard Neale, David Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Landon (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-15 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-15 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Hicks swats the layup by Gary Olivarez | 26-15 |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:23 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza grabs the offensive board | 26-15 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson is hacked by Jonathan Gossett - foul #1 on Jonathan Gossett, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), David Zents (PF) Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SG), William Reed (PF), William Gehring (C) Daniel Landon, Ronnie Peraza, Rodney Johnston | |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-15 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | William Reed snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Christopher Rush - foul #1 on Christopher Rush, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 26-17 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jame Johnson | 26-20 |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-20 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses the tip | 26-20 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) David Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Landon (PG), Ronnie Peraza (SF) Charles Simmons, Dustin Hicks | |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Gossett | 28-20 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Reed | 28-23 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Bing | 31-23 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 03:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | William Reed grabs the board | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Gossett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bing (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Olivarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Rush (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Landon (fresh) SG - Jame Johnson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Gehring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | William Gehring grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | William Gehring connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jame Johnson | 31-25 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Gossett | 33-25 |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon is hacked by Jonathan Gossett - foul #2 on Jonathan Gossett, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), David Zents (PF), Daniel Matis (C) Jonathan Gossett, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez, Christopher Rush | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), Dustin Hicks (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) Jame Johnson, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed, William Gehring | |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Bing, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) David Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza (SF) Daniel Landon | |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-25 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste double dribbles | 33-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF) Ronnie Peraza | |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Gary Olivarez - foul #1 on Gary Olivarez, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), David Zents (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Kardos is called for the reach on George Bing - foul #3 on Daniel Kardos, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) David Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza (SF) Daniel Kardos | |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | George Bing misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Arnold Sparks picks off the pass by Ronnie Peraza | 33-26 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez is whistled for a carry | 33-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Richard Neale (SF) George Bing, Thomas Baptiste | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (SG), Clayton Huff (C) Charles Simmons, Rodney Johnston | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jame Johnson | 33-28 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett is fouled on the floor by Jame Johnson - foul #1 on Jame Johnson, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush (C) Gary Olivarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Landon (SG), William Reed (PF) Jame Johnson, Ronnie Peraza | |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-28 |