| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) SF - James Gay (fresh) PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) C - Johnny Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) SG - James Taylor (fresh) SF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) C - Fred Bronson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Bill Raggs | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Emporia St. | Fred Bettis steps in front of the James Ryan pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Bettis | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Central Oklahoma | James Ryan steals it from Johnny Franklin | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Emporia St. | James Gay steals the ball from Bill Raggs | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson hits a fadeaway in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Stanley Halcomb (PF), Michael Jones (C) Fred Bettis, James Gay, Bobby Brown, Johnny Franklin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (PG), Gene Bruno (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF), Michael Powe (C) James Ryan, James Taylor, Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs, Fred Bronson | |
| 17:20 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Armstrong - foul #1 on William Armstrong, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Jones | 5-2 |
| 17:05 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:37 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Frederick Antonelli - foul #1 on Frederick Antonelli, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Bobby Brown (PF) Vincent Smith, Nathaniel Willingham, Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), James Taylor (SG), Fred Bronson (C) William Armstrong, Gene Bruno, Michael Powe | |
| 16:37 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:18 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:11 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SF) Virgil Sing | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns (PF) Frederick Antonelli | |
| 15:57 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Garland Blevins (fresh) SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gay (fresh) PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) SG - James Taylor (fresh) SF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyrone Burns (fresh) C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses the driving attempt in the paint | 7-4 |
| 15:36 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:24 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson tips it in | 7-6 |
| 14:59 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | Emporia St. | James Ryan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Stanley Halcomb (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) Garland Blevins, Fred Bettis, James Gay, Bobby Brown, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF), Michael Powe (C) James Ryan, James Taylor, Floyd Hoover, Tyrone Burns, Fred Bronson | |
| 14:28 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Powe - foul #1 on Michael Powe, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:12 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 10-6 |
| 14:11 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Powe | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe lays it up and in and he's fouled by Johnny Franklin - foul #1 on Johnny Franklin, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SF) Virgil Sing | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG) Frederick Antonelli | |
| 13:55 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:39 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Willingham - foul #1 on Nathaniel Willingham, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Bruce Young (SG), Bobby Brown (PF) Vincent Smith, Nathaniel Willingham, Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (SG), Floyd Hoover (SF), Fred Bronson (C) Gene Bruno, Thomas Curtis, Michael Powe | |
| 13:13 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson buries a shot in the paint set up by James Taylor | 12-11 |
| 12:54 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Garland Blevins - foul #1 on Garland Blevins, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Michael Jones (C) Garland Blevins, Bruce Young, James Gay, Johnny Franklin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF) James Ryan, Bill Raggs | |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Central Oklahoma | Floyd Hoover takes the ball from Virgil Sing | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Fred Bronson | 12-15 |
| 11:43 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 12-15 |
| 11:41 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Virgil Sing (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Antonelli (fresh) PF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Emporia St. | Vincent Smith takes the ball from Frederick Antonelli in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 11:36 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith banks in the layup | 14-15 |
| 11:33 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Brown - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb (PF) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Thomas Curtis (SF) Gene Bruno, Frederick Antonelli | |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | James Ryan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 11:04 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), James Gay (C) Vincent Smith, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (SG), Michael Powe (C) James Taylor, Fred Bronson | |
| 11:04 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:04 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:46 | Emporia St. | James Ryan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:44 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:33 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:31 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Bettis | 18-18 |
| 10:04 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Ryan and he's hacked by Stanley Halcomb - foul #1 on Stanley Halcomb, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Bruce Young (SF), Bobby Brown (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) Garland Blevins, Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Stanley Halcomb, James Gay | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), Bill Raggs (PF), Fred Bronson (C) James Ryan, William Armstrong, Floyd Hoover, Michael Powe | |
| 10:04 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:51 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 09:49 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli drills a shot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 08:59 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Brown | 20-23 |
| 08:57 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Franklin - foul #2 on Johnny Franklin, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), James Gay (SF), Michael Jones (C) Vincent Smith, Bruce Young, Johnny Franklin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG) Thomas Curtis | |
| 08:50 | Emporia St. | James Ryan hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Bruno | 20-26 |
| 08:31 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (SG), Stanley Halcomb (PF) Nathaniel Willingham, Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover (SF), Tyrone Burns (PF), Michael Powe (C) Frederick Antonelli, Bill Raggs, Fred Bronson | |
| 08:21 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Garland Blevins - foul #2 on Garland Blevins, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (SG) Garland Blevins | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 08:21 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:21 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:07 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the runner near the basket set up by Bruce Young | 22-27 |
| 08:04 | Emporia St. | James Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Virgil Sing (SF) Bruce Young, James Gay | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (SG) Gene Bruno | |
| 07:49 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 07:40 | Emporia St. | James Ryan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 07:39 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 07:37 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb grabs the board | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fred Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Sing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Halcomb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Armstrong (fresh) SF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrone Burns (fresh) C - Michael Powe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Floyd Hoover | 22-27 |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 07:27 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (SG), Bobby Brown (PF) Fred Bettis, Stanley Halcomb | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SG), Bill Raggs (PF), Fred Bronson (C) William Armstrong, Tyrone Burns, Michael Powe | |
| 07:09 | Central Oklahoma | Frederick Antonelli steps in front of the Vincent Smith pass | 22-27 |
| 06:50 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-27 |
| 06:48 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs tips it in | 22-29 |
| 06:22 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bronson is called for the reach on Virgil Sing - foul #1 on Fred Bronson, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), James Gay (SF), Johnny Franklin (C) Vincent Smith, Bruce Young, Virgil Sing, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Gene Bruno (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Tyrone Burns (PF) James Ryan, Frederick Antonelli, Floyd Hoover, Bill Raggs | |
| 06:03 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 06:01 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis can't tip it in | 22-29 |
| 05:59 | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 05:43 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 05:30 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 22-29 |
| 05:28 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:05 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis's floater is tipped away by Fred Bronson | 22-29 |
| 05:04 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 04:59 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Stanley Halcomb (PF) Garland Blevins, Fred Bettis, Bobby Brown, Johnny Franklin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Bill Raggs (PF), Floyd Hoover (C) Gene Bruno, Thomas Curtis, Tyrone Burns, Fred Bronson | |
| 04:40 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 04:39 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 04:24 | Emporia St. | James Ryan connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 04:11 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 04:09 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is hacked by Nathaniel Willingham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathaniel Willingham, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (SF), Michael Jones (C) Virgil Sing, James Gay | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Michael Powe (C) James Taylor, Frederick Antonelli | |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:46 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Young | 24-33 |
| 03:33 | Emporia St. | Michael Jones steals it from Floyd Hoover | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Nathaniel Willingham (fresh) SF - Bruce Young (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanley Halcomb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Raggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Powe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-33 |
| 03:14 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones tips it in | 26-33 |
| 02:48 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Bobby Brown (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) Vincent Smith, Nathaniel Willingham, Bruce Young, Stanley Halcomb, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Tyrone Burns (PF), Fred Bronson (C) James Ryan, Gene Bruno, Floyd Hoover, Bill Raggs, Michael Powe | |
| 02:34 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis lays it in set up by Garland Blevins and he's fouled by Frederick Antonelli - foul #2 on Frederick Antonelli, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| 02:34 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:08 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns makes the wide open shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 01:45 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 01:43 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:41 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli is fouled in the backcourt by Garland Blevins - foul #3 on Garland Blevins, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), James Gay (C) Garland Blevins, Johnny Franklin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover (PF) Tyrone Burns | |
| 01:41 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:41 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:26 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 01:25 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Bobby Brown | 29-35 |
| 01:08 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 01:07 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 00:53 | Emporia St. | James Gay swats the shot by Frederick Antonelli | 29-35 |
| 00:51 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 00:29 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Young | 32-37 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Nathaniel Willingham (SG), Stanley Halcomb (PF), Michael Jones (C) Bruce Young, Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Gene Bruno (SG), Bill Raggs (PF), Michael Powe (C) James Taylor, Frederick Antonelli, Thomas Curtis, Fred Bronson | |
| 00:04 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith misses the turnaround from close range | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Central Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to James Gay | 32-37 |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Michael Powe snags the defensive board | 32-37 |