| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) C - William Gehring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) SG - George Bing (fresh) SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) C - Daniel Matis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | William Gehring wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | William Gehring is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Gossett and he's hacked by William Gehring - foul #1 on William Gehring, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the jumper in the lane set up by Thomas Baptiste | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | James Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Peraza | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Matis and he's fouled by Ronnie Peraza - foul #1 on Ronnie Peraza, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Bing, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston (C) William Gehring | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF), David Zents (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez, Daniel Matis | |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 3-8 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is hacked by Rodney Johnston - foul #1 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (SG), Daniel Landon (SF), Dustin Hicks (PF) Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | David Zents grabs the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rodney Johnston | 3-8 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | David Zents snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-10 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | James Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jame Johnson | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landon (fresh) PF - Dustin Hicks (fresh) C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - David Zents (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | David Zents misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush tips it but misses | 6-10 |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks tips it but misses | 6-12 |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | James Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-12 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush travels with the ball | 6-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), William Reed (PF), William Gehring (C) James Brown, Daniel Landon, Dustin Hicks, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF), Daniel Matis (C) Jonathan Gossett, David Zents, Christopher Rush | |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | William Reed can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez drills a floater from the baseline set up by Arnold Sparks | 8-14 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | William Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | George Bing buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Arnold Sparks | 8-16 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Daniel Matis is denied by William Reed | 8-16 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | William Reed snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-16 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Gehring - foul #2 on William Gehring, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Dustin Hicks (C) Jame Johnson, William Gehring | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | William Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 8-16 |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is fouled on the floor by Daniel Kardos - foul #1 on Daniel Kardos, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SG), Daniel Landon (SF), Rodney Johnston (C) Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is hacked by Dustin Hicks - foul #1 on Dustin Hicks, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) Christopher Rush | |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis jams it on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SF - Daniel Landon (fresh) PF - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Matis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Gary Olivarez | |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis lays it up and in on a great pass from George Bing | 8-20 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Brown | 10-20 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), William Reed (PF) James Brown, Daniel Landon, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Rush | |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | William Reed clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Arnold Sparks - foul #1 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clayton Huff (C) Dustin Hicks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | William Reed misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | William Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 10-23 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (PG) Jame Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG) Jonathan Gossett | |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | George Bing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Brown | 13-23 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett is hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (C) Clayton Huff | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | James Brown knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Kardos and he's hacked by Jonathan Gossett - foul #1 on Jonathan Gossett, team foul #3 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG) Jonathan Gossett | |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Matis | 15-25 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston (C) William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF) Thomas Baptiste | |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | James Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos grabs the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 4 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Matis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Daniel Matis blocks the short jumper by Dustin Hicks | 15-26 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston grabs the offensive board | 15-26 |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza lays it in and he's hacked by Richard Neale - foul #1 on Richard Neale, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (SG) Daniel Kardos | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jame Johnson - foul #1 on Jame Johnson, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SG), Daniel Landon (SF) James Brown, Ronnie Peraza | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 18-28 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez is hacked by Rodney Johnston - foul #2 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Reed (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Daniel Landon, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste | |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis snags the offensive board | 18-29 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Hicks - foul #2 on Dustin Hicks, team foul #11 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Daniel Landon (SF) Charles Simmons, Dustin Hicks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (PG) Arnold Sparks | |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff's floater is tipped away by Gary Olivarez | 18-31 |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Gossett | 18-33 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff clanks a jumper from close range | 18-33 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | William Reed tips it home | 20-33 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Landon denies the turnaround by Gary Olivarez | 20-33 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-33 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon is whistled for traveling | 20-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF) Jame Johnson, William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 04:39 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Huff swats the short shot by Daniel Matis | 20-33 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Peraza | 20-33 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-33 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff can't tip it in | 20-33 |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | George Bing drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arnold Sparks | 20-36 |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Landon (fairly fresh) C - Clayton Huff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 5 ast. SG - George Bing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Matis (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon grabs the board | 20-36 |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), William Reed (PF), William Gehring (C) James Brown, Daniel Landon, Clayton Huff | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Thomas Baptiste, Daniel Matis | |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush buries a jumper from close range set up by Arnold Sparks | 20-38 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza is called for traveling | 20-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (SF) Ronnie Peraza | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett is hacked by Dustin Hicks - foul #3 on Dustin Hicks, team foul #12 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF) Dustin Hicks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza (SF) Daniel Kardos | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), Daniel Matis (PF) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Gossett | 20-41 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | William Reed is hacked by Jonathan Gossett - foul #2 on Jonathan Gossett, team foul #5 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Rodney Johnston (PF) Ronnie Peraza, William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Rush | |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston is hacked by Daniel Matis - foul #1 on Daniel Matis, team foul #6 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Reed (PF) William Gehring | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Gary Olivarez swats the shot by Charles Simmons | 20-41 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Matis | 20-41 |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | George Bing drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arnold Sparks | 20-43 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | William Reed misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-43 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Olivarez | 20-43 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the fullcourt shot | 20-43 |