| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Lingo (fresh) SG - Curtis Taylor (fresh) SF - Scott Cuff (fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) C - Wayne Overton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Kenna (fresh) SG - John Polster (fresh) SF - Roger Gibson (fresh) PF - Robert Manrique (fresh) C - Eric Glickman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Liberty | Richard Lingo is fouled on the floor by Robert Kenna - foul #1 on Robert Kenna, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | SE Missouri State | Robert Manrique grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Liberty | Scott Cuff can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Liberty | Richard Lingo tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Liberty | Wayne Overton grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Liberty | Scott Cuff misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | SE Missouri State | Robert Manrique misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Scott Cuff is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Cuff, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | SE Missouri State | Richard Lingo steals the ball from John Polster | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Liberty | Wayne Overton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson drills a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | Liberty | Wayne Overton's layup is rejected by Eric Glickman | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | SE Missouri State | John Polster grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Manrique | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | Liberty | Scott Cuff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Cuff | 4-7 |
| 15:44 | Liberty | Scott Cuff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | SE Missouri State | Robert Manrique grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Lingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Taylor (fresh) SF - Scott Cuff (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Overton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Kenna (fairly fresh) SG - John Polster (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Manrique (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Glickman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | SE Missouri State | John Polster's pass is intercepted by Curtis Taylor | 4-7 |
| 15:30 | Liberty | Richard Lingo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Lingo, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | Brett Wike (PG), Joseph Perrotta (SG), Jeff Slayton (SF), Jonathan Zalk (C) Richard Lingo, Curtis Taylor, Scott Cuff, Wayne Overton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox (PG), Noah Tauber (SG), James Nagy (PF), John Richards (C) Robert Kenna, John Polster, Robert Manrique, Eric Glickman | |
| 15:23 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Fox | 4-9 |
| 15:08 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeff Slayton, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Arbogast (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 14:54 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy's pass is intercepted by Jeff Slayton | 4-9 |
| 14:42 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta drills a floater from the right side | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | SE Missouri State | Brett Wike is called for the reach on Dennis Fox - foul #1 on Brett Wike, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Curtis Taylor (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Joseph Perrotta, Robert Arbogast | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna (PG), Robert Manrique (PF) Dennis Fox, Roger Gibson | |
| 13:51 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Taylor - foul #1 on Curtis Taylor, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Wayne Overton (C) Brett Wike, Jonathan Zalk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 13:51 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:51 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:41 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton scores on a jumper from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 13:16 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by James Nagy is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 8-10 |
| 13:14 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:01 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Cuff (SF) Jeff Slayton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Polster (SG), Eric Glickman (C) James Nagy, John Richards | |
| 12:40 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox (PG), Roger Gibson (SF) Robert Kenna, Noah Tauber | |
| 12:29 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-10 |
| 12:27 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:11 | SE Missouri State | Robert Manrique lays it in set up by Roger Gibson | 8-12 |
| 11:47 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Polster - foul #1 on John Polster, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | Brett Wike (PG), Joseph Perrotta (SG), Jeff Slayton (PF), Jonathan Zalk (C) Richard Lingo, Curtis Taylor, Ronald Johnson, Wayne Overton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Nagy (PF), John Richards (C) Robert Manrique, Eric Glickman | |
| 11:27 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton slams it home | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Brett Wike (fresh) SG - Joseph Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cuff (fresh) PF - Jeff Slayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Zalk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Dennis Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Polster (fresh) SF - Roger Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Nagy (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Richards (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jeff Slayton - foul #2 on Jeff Slayton, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Arbogast (PF) Jeff Slayton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna (PG), Noah Tauber (SF) Dennis Fox, Roger Gibson | |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:58 | Liberty | John Richards denies the turnaround by Robert Arbogast | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | John Polster grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 10:45 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy connects on the jumper from the left block | 10-15 |
| 10:29 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk lays it up and in set up by Scott Cuff | 12-15 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Polster | 12-17 |
| 10:09 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-17 |
| 10:07 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 09:50 | SE Missouri State | John Richards comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk loses the dribble to Robert Kenna | 14-17 |
| 09:20 | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna misses the lay-in | 14-17 |
| 09:19 | Liberty | Brett Wike grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:58 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk hits the finger roll | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna scores on a jumper from the left side set up by John Polster and the foul's on Brett Wike - foul #2 on Brett Wike, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Curtis Taylor (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF), Wayne Overton (C) Brett Wike, Joseph Perrotta, Scott Cuff, Jonathan Zalk | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox (SG), Roger Gibson (SF), Robert Manrique (PF), Eric Glickman (C) John Polster, Noah Tauber, James Nagy, John Richards | |
| 08:43 | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 08:23 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eric Glickman | 16-20 |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Overton - foul #1 on Wayne Overton, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bobby Doughty (SF) Robert Arbogast | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Polster (SG) Robert Kenna | |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:18 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:07 | Liberty | Bobby Doughty clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 08:06 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox is hacked by Bobby Doughty - foul #1 on Bobby Doughty, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:21 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Lingo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Doughty (fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Overton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Dennis Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Polster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Manrique (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman is fouled on the floor by Curtis Taylor - foul #2 on Curtis Taylor, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Arbogast (SF) Curtis Taylor | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber (SG) John Polster | |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:55 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Lingo and he's hacked by Robert Manrique - foul #1 on Robert Manrique, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| 06:55 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:41 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Richards (C) Eric Glickman | |
| 06:27 | Liberty | Dennis Fox is called for the reach on Robert Arbogast - foul #1 on Dennis Fox, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna (PG) Dennis Fox | |
| 06:08 | Liberty | Wayne Overton double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta (SG), Scott Cuff (SF), Jonathan Zalk (C) Richard Lingo, Bobby Doughty, Wayne Overton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | John Richards misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Zalk - foul #1 on Jonathan Zalk, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dennis Fox (SG), James Nagy (PF) Roger Gibson, Robert Manrique | |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | John Richards makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:27 | Liberty | Robert Kenna steals it from Robert Arbogast | 22-26 |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | John Richards misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 05:11 | Liberty | Scott Cuff grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:06 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Wayne Overton (C) Robert Arbogast, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman (C) Noah Tauber | |
| 04:57 | SE Missouri State | John Richards clanks a jumper in the lane | 22-26 |
| 04:55 | Liberty | Scott Cuff snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:50 | Liberty | Richard Lingo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Perrotta | 25-26 |
| 04:37 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman misses badly on a jumper from close range | 25-26 |
| 04:36 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Richard Lingo | 25-26 |
| 04:24 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Richards - foul #1 on John Richards, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bobby Doughty (SG) Joseph Perrotta | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson (SF), Robert Manrique (PF) Robert Kenna, John Richards | |
| 04:24 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:24 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:12 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Overton denies the turnaround by Roger Gibson | 26-26 |
| 04:10 | Liberty | Wayne Overton grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 04:03 | Liberty | Richard Lingo can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 26-26 |
| 04:01 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Manrique | 26-26 |
| 03:55 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Gibson | 26-28 |
| 03:36 | Liberty | Scott Cuff drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 03:20 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy is fouled on the floor by Bobby Doughty - foul #2 on Bobby Doughty, team foul #12 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | Brett Wike (PG), Curtis Taylor (SG), Robert Arbogast (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jeff Slayton (C) Richard Lingo, Bobby Doughty, Scott Cuff, Jonathan Zalk, Wayne Overton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber (SG), Carson Hurd (C) Dennis Fox, Eric Glickman | |
| 03:20 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:20 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Brett Wike (fresh) SG - Curtis Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Arbogast (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Slayton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Nagy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Noah Tauber (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Manrique (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carson Hurd (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson misses the lay-in | 29-29 |
| 03:00 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:47 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson blows the layup | 29-29 |
| 02:46 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:29 | Liberty | Brett Wike misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 02:28 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:10 | SE Missouri State | Robert Manrique misses the jumper from close range | 29-29 |
| 02:09 | SE Missouri State | Roger Gibson tips it but misses | 29-29 |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | Robert Manrique tips it but misses | 29-29 |
| 02:06 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Gibson | 29-29 |
| 01:49 | SE Missouri State | Carson Hurd scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Roger Gibson | 29-31 |
| 01:27 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Wike | 31-31 |
| 01:23 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy is fouled on the floor by Brett Wike - foul #3 on Brett Wike, team foul #13 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Wayne Overton (C) Brett Wike, Robert Arbogast | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Kenna (PG), John Polster (SG), John Richards (C) Roger Gibson, Robert Manrique, Carson Hurd | |
| 01:23 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:23 | SE Missouri State | James Nagy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:23 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Wayne Overton | 31-32 |
| 01:06 | Liberty | Wayne Overton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Cuff (SF) Jeff Slayton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman (C) James Nagy | |
| 00:49 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Taylor - foul #3 on Curtis Taylor, team foul #14 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta (SG) Curtis Taylor | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:49 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:49 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:41 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:40 | SE Missouri State | Eric Glickman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber is fouled on the floor by Joseph Perrotta - foul #1 on Joseph Perrotta, team foul #15 | 31-34 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | Noah Tauber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Scott Cuff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-35 |