| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Thomas Curtis (fresh) SF - James Ryan (fresh) PF - Fred Bronson (fresh) C - Michael Powe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Shawn Berrian (fresh) SG - William Trammell (fresh) SF - Rick Samuels (fresh) PF - Rick Farley (fresh) C - Greg Stoltzfus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by James Taylor | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Missouri | Thomas Curtis takes the ball from Greg Stoltzfus | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Emporia St. | James Ryan lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Curtis | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Central Missouri | Rick Samuels makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Shawn Berrian | 4-3 |
| 18:41 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe drills a runner from close range | 6-3 |
| 18:22 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:20 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:18 | Emporia St. | William Trammell is called for the reach on Thomas Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Trammell, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:13 | Emporia St. | James Taylor scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Ryan | 8-3 |
| 17:54 | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian misses the easy layup | 8-3 |
| 17:53 | Central Missouri | William Trammell grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:42 | Central Missouri | William Trammell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 17:40 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:38 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Berrian - foul #1 on Shawn Berrian, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby (SG), David Thornton (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) Thomas Curtis, James Ryan, Fred Bronson, Michael Powe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Thomas Sisco (PG), John Alexander (SG), David Schrader (SF), James Walsh (PF), Ralph Kingsley (C) Shawn Berrian, William Trammell, Rick Samuels, Rick Farley, Greg Stoltzfus | |
| 17:31 | Emporia St. | David Thornton connects on the open runner from the left block set up by Harry Hamby | 10-3 |
| 17:03 | Central Missouri | Harry Hamby takes the ball from David Schrader | 10-3 |
| 16:43 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Kingsley - foul #1 on Ralph Kingsley, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 16:43 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns misses the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:43 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:27 | Central Missouri | Thomas Sisco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-3 |
| 16:25 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to John Alexander | 11-3 |
| 16:15 | Central Missouri | David Schrader misses the fadeaway from the right side | 11-3 |
| 16:13 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby gets the rebound | 11-3 |
| 15:52 | Emporia St. | David Schrader takes the ball from Tyrone Burns | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Thomas Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hamby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyrone Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Floyd Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Thomas Sisco (fairly fresh) SG - John Alexander (fairly fresh) SF - David Schrader (fairly fresh) PF - James Walsh (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Kingsley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Missouri | James Walsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:34 | Central Missouri | David Schrader tips it home | 11-5 |
| 15:24 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Harry Hamby | 13-5 |
| 15:01 | Central Missouri | John Alexander is hacked by Tyrone Burns - foul #1 on Tyrone Burns, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), James Ryan (SF), Fred Bronson (PF), Michael Powe (C) Thomas Curtis, David Thornton, Tyrone Burns, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Primo (PG), William Trammell (SG), Rick Samuels (SF), Rick Farley (PF), Greg Stoltzfus (C) Thomas Sisco, John Alexander, David Schrader, James Walsh, Ralph Kingsley | |
| 14:46 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-5 |
| 14:45 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:42 | Emporia St. | Greg Stoltzfus picks off the pass by James Taylor in the backcourt | 13-5 |
| 14:25 | Central Missouri | Rick Samuels makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Trammell | 13-7 |
| 14:06 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 15-7 |
| 13:54 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley's pass is intercepted by Harry Hamby | 15-7 |
| 13:33 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe buries a shot in the paint | 17-7 |
| 13:06 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus is fouled on the floor by Michael Powe - foul #1 on Michael Powe, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), David Thornton (SF) James Taylor, Harry Hamby, James Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian (PG), John Alexander (SG), Gregg Hein (SF) David Primo, William Trammell, Rick Samuels | |
| 12:56 | Central Missouri | Gregg Hein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-7 |
| 12:55 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Hein | 17-7 |
| 12:43 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus scores on a jump hook in the paint | 17-9 |
| 12:24 | Emporia St. | A charge is called on Frederick Antonelli - foul #1 on Frederick Antonelli, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG) Frederick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Schrader (SF), James Walsh (C) Rick Farley, Greg Stoltzfus | |
| 12:11 | Central Missouri | John Alexander misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Fred Bronson | 17-9 |
| 12:06 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-9 |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:53 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Taylor | 19-9 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bronson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Powe (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Shawn Berrian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Alexander (fairly fresh) SF - David Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregg Hein (fresh) C - James Walsh (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 11:38 | Emporia St. | David Schrader steps in front of the Thomas Curtis pass in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 11:23 | Central Missouri | David Schrader knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 19-14 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Floyd Hoover (PF) James Taylor, Thomas Curtis, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Primo (PG), Thomas Sisco (SG), Rick Samuels (SF), Rick Farley (PF), Ralph Kingsley (C) Shawn Berrian, John Alexander, David Schrader, Gregg Hein, James Walsh | |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:51 | Central Missouri | David Primo scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 10:49 | Emporia St. | Thomas Sisco is called for the reach on David Thornton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Sisco, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SG), Fred Bronson (PF) Harry Hamby, Michael Powe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | William Trammell (SG) David Primo | |
| 10:44 | Emporia St. | David Thornton connects on the open jumper from the left side set up by Fred Bronson | 23-16 |
| 10:37 | Central Missouri | William Trammell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-16 |
| 10:35 | Emporia St. | David Thornton pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 10:25 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Ryan | 25-16 |
| 10:14 | Central Missouri | Rick Samuels misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 10:12 | Emporia St. | David Thornton snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 10:06 | Emporia St. | James Ryan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 10:05 | Central Missouri | Ralph Kingsley snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 09:37 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-16 |
| 09:35 | Central Missouri | William Trammell tips it in | 25-18 |
| 09:26 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses badly on a shot from the right block | 25-18 |
| 09:25 | Central Missouri | Ralph Kingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:13 | Central Missouri | Rick Samuels connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Sisco | 25-20 |
| 08:48 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Ryan and he's fouled by Ralph Kingsley - foul #2 on Ralph Kingsley, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Michael Powe (C) James Ryan, Thomas Curtis, David Thornton, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian (PG), John Alexander (SG), David Schrader (SF), Gregg Hein (PF), James Walsh (C) Thomas Sisco, William Trammell, Rick Samuels, Rick Farley, Ralph Kingsley | |
| 08:48 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the free throw | 27-20 |
| 08:48 | Central Missouri | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:26 | Central Missouri | John Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 27-20 |
| 08:24 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Michael Powe | 27-20 |
| 08:14 | Emporia St. | James Taylor misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 27-20 |
| 08:12 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby blows the layup but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (SF) Frederick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | William Trammell (SG), Greg Stoltzfus (C) John Alexander, James Walsh | |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:52 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 07:31 | Central Missouri | William Trammell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Hamby - foul #1 on Harry Hamby, team foul #4 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SG), Fred Bronson (PF) Harry Hamby, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Primo (PG), Rick Farley (PF) Shawn Berrian, Gregg Hein | |
| 07:31 | Central Missouri | William Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:31 | Central Missouri | William Trammell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:31 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Curtis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Bronson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Powe (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - David Primo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Trammell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Farley (fairly fresh) C - Greg Stoltzfus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses the easy layup | 28-21 |
| 07:23 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Greg Stoltzfus | 28-21 |
| 07:07 | Central Missouri | David Primo buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Trammell | 28-23 |
| 06:51 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 06:50 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 06:28 | Central Missouri | David Schrader misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 06:27 | Emporia St. | James Ryan gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:18 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 28-23 |
| 06:17 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 05:57 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 05:56 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:50 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Ryan - foul #1 on James Ryan, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Harry Hamby (SG), David Thornton (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF) Thomas Curtis, James Ryan, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian (PG), Thomas Sisco (SG), Rick Samuels (SF), James Walsh (PF) David Primo, William Trammell, David Schrader, Rick Farley | |
| 05:50 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:50 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:35 | Emporia St. | David Thornton buries a floater from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 05:14 | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian is fouled on the floor by Michael Powe - foul #2 on Michael Powe, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SG), Fred Bronson (PF) Harry Hamby, Michael Powe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Gregg Hein (PF) Greg Stoltzfus | |
| 05:04 | Central Missouri | James Walsh misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 05:02 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:44 | Emporia St. | Shawn Berrian picks off the pass by Fred Bronson | 30-24 |
| 04:40 | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian lays it in | 30-26 |
| 04:24 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Michael Powe (C) James Taylor, Thomas Curtis, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Primo (PG), William Trammell (SG), Greg Stoltzfus (C) Shawn Berrian, Thomas Sisco, James Walsh | |
| 03:55 | Central Missouri | David Primo blows the layup | 30-26 |
| 03:54 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | David Thornton connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Harry Hamby | 32-26 |
| 03:33 | Central Missouri | David Primo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 03:32 | Central Missouri | Rick Samuels pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:15 | Central Missouri | Greg Stoltzfus knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Hamby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Thornton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Hoover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Powe (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - David Primo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Trammell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Samuels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregg Hein (fairly fresh) C - Greg Stoltzfus (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is fouled on the floor by Gregg Hein - foul #1 on Gregg Hein, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Thomas Curtis (SG), Fred Bronson (PF) Harry Hamby, David Thornton, Michael Powe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Alexander (SG), Rick Farley (PF), Ralph Kingsley (C) William Trammell, Gregg Hein, Greg Stoltzfus | |
| 03:07 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:07 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:07 | Central Missouri | Ralph Kingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:41 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley misses badly on a runner in the lane | 33-28 |
| 02:39 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:24 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is fouled on the floor by David Primo - foul #1 on David Primo, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Powe (C) Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shawn Berrian (PG), Thomas Sisco (SG), David Schrader (SF), James Walsh (C) David Primo, John Alexander, Rick Samuels, Ralph Kingsley | |
| 02:24 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:24 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:02 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley is hacked by James Ryan - foul #2 on James Ryan, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Thornton (SF) James Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 02:02 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:02 | Central Missouri | Rick Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:59 | Emporia St. | Thomas Sisco is called for the reach on Thomas Curtis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Sisco, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ralph Kingsley (C) Rick Farley | |
| 01:59 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:59 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:59 | Central Missouri | Ralph Kingsley grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 01:43 | Central Missouri | David Schrader makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Shawn Berrian and he's hacked by Michael Powe - foul #3 on Michael Powe, team foul #8 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF), Floyd Hoover (C) David Thornton, Michael Powe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 01:43 | Central Missouri | David Schrader makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:41 | Emporia St. | Thomas Sisco picks off the pass by Thomas Curtis in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 01:21 | Central Missouri | David Schrader misses the jump hook near the basket | 36-33 |
| 01:19 | Central Missouri | James Walsh tips it in | 36-35 |
| 01:05 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 36-35 |
| 01:03 | Central Missouri | James Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:58 | Central Missouri | Thomas Sisco's pass is intercepted by Thomas Curtis | 36-35 |
| 00:54 | Emporia St. | James Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Curtis | 38-35 |
| 00:39 | Central Missouri | David Schrader misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 00:37 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Sisco - foul #3 on Thomas Sisco, team foul #11 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Thornton (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) Frederick Antonelli, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | David Primo (PG), John Alexander (SG), Gregg Hein (SF), Rick Farley (PF), Greg Stoltzfus (C) Shawn Berrian, Thomas Sisco, David Schrader, James Walsh, Ralph Kingsley | |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:03 | Central Missouri | David Primo is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Harry Hamby (SG), Floyd Hoover (C) James Taylor, Thomas Curtis, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | James Ryan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-35 |