| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Theus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Zuckerman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas O'Hara (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kelly Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Foreman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Glover | 24-40 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman slams it home and he's fouled by Fred Kim - foul #1 on Fred Kim, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:14 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-40 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Short steals it from John Wimbley | 27-40 |
| 18:44 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-40 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Albert Gendreau | 29-40 |
| 18:11 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Kim | 29-42 |
| 17:54 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| 17:43 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman can't finish the layup | 29-42 |
| 17:41 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim snags the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:31 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover's floater is knocked away by William Theus | 29-42 |
| 17:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Albert Gendreau | 29-42 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | William Theus drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Wimbley | 32-42 |
| 17:01 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short misses the fadeaway from the left block | 32-42 |
| 17:00 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman tips it home | 32-44 |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Theus | 35-44 |
| 16:25 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 16:00 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Theus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Zuckerman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas O'Hara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kelly Smith (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Michael Glover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Short (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Foreman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-46 |
| 15:49 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:29 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-46 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-46 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau misses the tip | 35-46 |
| 15:13 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Glover | 35-46 |
| 15:04 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | William Theus grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:55 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 14:54 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Earl Foreman | 35-46 |
| 14:47 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Smith | 35-48 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Fred Kim takes the ball from Douglas O'Hara | 35-48 |
| 14:06 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | William Theus can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Glover - foul #3 on Michael Glover, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), Leroy Matheney (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Albert Gendreau, John Wimbley, George Zuckerman, Douglas O'Hara | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown (PG), Byron Huston (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Howard Moore (PF), John Charboneau (C) Kelly Smith, Michael Glover, Jeremy Short, Fred Kim, Earl Foreman | |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | William Theus makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | William Theus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:33 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown is fouled on the floor by Gordon Simmerman - foul #4 on Gordon Simmerman, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter (SG), Patrick Michell (C) William Theus, Gordon Simmerman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 13:20 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Byron Huston | 37-50 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Williams and the foul's on Bryan Adkins - foul #1 on Bryan Adkins, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney misses the free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:02 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Howard Moore | 39-50 |
| 12:41 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryan Adkins | 39-52 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Howard Moore - foul #1 on Howard Moore, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith (PG) Bryan Adkins | |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:19 | SE Missouri State | Byron Huston pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:59 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Michell steals the ball from Howard Moore | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Keeter (fresh) SF - Leroy Matheney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Michell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kelly Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Charboneau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Michell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim (PF) John Charboneau | |
| 11:27 | SE Missouri State | Byron Huston misses badly on a floater from the right block | 40-52 |
| 11:26 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams is fouled on the floor by Kelly Smith - foul #1 on Kelly Smith, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley (SF), George Zuckerman (PF) Harold Keeter, George Newburn | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman (C) Howard Moore | |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-54 |
| 10:46 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kelly Smith | 40-54 |
| 10:28 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Brown | 40-56 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 10:11 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Byron Huston | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:42 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Fred Kim, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG), William Theus (SG), George Newburn (C) Thomas Williams, Leroy Matheney, Patrick Michell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Meyer (PG), Michael Glover (SG), Jeremy Short (SF) Kelly Smith, Bradley Brown, Byron Huston | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Fred Kim denies the turnaround by William Theus | 40-56 |
| 09:28 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Meyer snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 09:03 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover connects on the shot from the left side | 40-58 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | William Theus is whistled for a carry | 40-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith (PG) Stephen Meyer | |
| 08:22 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kelly Smith | 40-61 |
| 08:13 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Short is called for the reach on Albert Gendreau - foul #1 on Jeremy Short, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| 08:13 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:13 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 07:47 | SE Missouri State | Michael Glover scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Theus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Zuckerman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Newburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Kelly Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Short (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Kim (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Foreman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Newburn | 45-64 |
| 07:15 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Short drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Kim | 45-67 |
| 07:12 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Smith - foul #2 on Kelly Smith, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SF), Douglas O'Hara (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) John Wimbley, George Zuckerman, George Newburn | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore (PF), John Charboneau (C) Fred Kim, Earl Foreman | |
| 07:12 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau misses the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 07:12 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau pulls down the rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:51 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Gendreau - foul #1 on Albert Gendreau, team foul #2 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG) Albert Gendreau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 06:51 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:51 | SE Missouri State | Kelly Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | William Theus lays it up and in on a great pass from Leroy Matheney | 47-69 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau can't throw it down but he's hacked by Leroy Matheney - foul #1 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #3 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Michell (SF) William Theus | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown (PG), Byron Huston (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF), Fred Kim (PF) Kelly Smith, Michael Glover, Jeremy Short, Howard Moore | |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau misses the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim gets the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 05:57 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins is hacked by Patrick Michell - foul #2 on Patrick Michell, team foul #4 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley (SF) Patrick Michell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman (C) John Charboneau | |
| 05:34 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-72 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman gets the offensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| 04:48 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim loses the dribble to Thomas Williams | 47-72 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 04:06 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-72 |
| 04:05 | SE Missouri State | Bryan Adkins snags the offensive board | 50-72 |
| 03:53 | SE Missouri State | Earl Foreman misses the shot from the left block | 50-72 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Foreman | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 03:29 | SE Missouri State | Fred Kim snags the offensive board | 50-72 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas O'Hara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Simmerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Bradley Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Kim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Foreman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney is hacked by Byron Huston - foul #1 on Byron Huston, team foul #9 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Scott (PG), Harold Keeter (SG), George Newburn (PF), Patrick Michell (C) Thomas Williams, John Wimbley, Douglas O'Hara, Gordon Simmerman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Meyer (SG), George Dean (SF), Howard Moore (PF), John Charboneau (C) Byron Huston, Bryan Adkins, Fred Kim, Earl Foreman | |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney misses the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:59 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Brown | 51-74 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter is fouled on the floor by Howard Moore - foul #2 on Howard Moore, team foul #10 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara (C) Leroy Matheney | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 01:58 | SE Missouri State | Howard Moore double dribbles | 52-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), Leroy Matheney (SG) Paul Scott, Harold Keeter | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Byron Huston (SG), Bryan Adkins (SF) Stephen Meyer, George Dean | |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Michell buries a floater from close range set up by George Newburn | 54-74 |
| 01:15 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Charboneau | 54-77 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Matheney | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Matheney - foul #2 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #5 | 56-77 |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau grabs the offensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 00:14 | SE Missouri State | John Charboneau drills a floater from close range | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas O'Hara | 59-80 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Bradley Brown runs out the clock | 59-80 |