| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elijah Mays (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rory Claybrooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Bauder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:46 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 19:24 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-34 |
| 19:23 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 19:00 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Warren - foul #2 on Leonard Warren, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), William Bowen (SG), James Perdue (SF), Anthony Opitz (PF), Carl Smith (C) Richard Stoddard, Samuel Carr, Elijah Mays, Rory Claybrooks, Leonard Warren | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Andre Jeffers (SG), David Ward (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Warren Stevenson, Carl Bauder, Jerome Johnson, Gary Simmons | |
| 19:00 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:00 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:58 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Ferguson and the foul's on Anthony Opitz - foul #2 on Anthony Opitz, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| 18:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:15 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Sam Jerome and the foul's on Kevin Ferguson - foul #3 on Kevin Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (SG), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Leonard Warren (C) James Perdue, Anthony Opitz, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), Lester Heinz (C) Kevin Ferguson, Andre Jeffers, Scotty Probst, Jonathan Dials | |
| 18:15 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:15 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to David Ward | 32-38 |
| 17:52 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Stevenson and the foul's on Phillip Busse - foul #2 on Phillip Busse, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG), Elijah Mays (SF) Sam Jerome, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (PF) David Ward | |
| 17:52 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:33 | Missouri S&T | Lester Heinz picks off the pass by Phillip Busse | 32-41 |
| 17:16 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 17:15 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:01 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ronnie Holmes - foul #1 on Ronnie Holmes, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), James Perdue (SF), Anthony Opitz (PF), Carl Smith (C) Samuel Carr, Elijah Mays, Rory Claybrooks, Leonard Warren | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF), Gary Simmons (C) Ronnie Holmes, Lester Heinz | |
| 17:01 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:51 | Emporia St. | Anthony Opitz is called for the reach on Warren Stevenson - foul #3 on Anthony Opitz, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG), Rory Claybrooks (PF) Phillip Busse, Anthony Opitz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG) Warren Stevenson | |
| 16:41 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:40 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:23 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Andre Jeffers | 34-43 |
| 16:02 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard misses the lay-in | 34-43 |
| 16:01 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perdue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rory Claybrooks (tiring) 3 reb. C - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Andre Jeffers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst banks in the layup set up by Jerome Johnson | 34-45 |
| 15:50 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith misses the fadeaway from close range | 34-45 |
| 15:48 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 15:45 | Emporia St. | James Perdue steals it from Carl Bauder in the backcourt | 34-45 |
| 15:33 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses the floater from the right side | 34-45 |
| 15:32 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Jerome Johnson | 34-45 |
| 15:26 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), William Bowen (SG), Elijah Mays (SF), Robert Holmes (PF), Anthony Opitz (C) Richard Stoddard, Samuel Carr, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Kevin Ferguson (SG), David Ward (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Andre Jeffers, Carl Bauder, Jerome Johnson, Gary Simmons | |
| 15:16 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes lays it in on a great pass from Sam Jerome | 36-45 |
| 14:56 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst hits a wide open jumper near the basket | 36-47 |
| 14:34 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes banks in the layup | 38-47 |
| 14:16 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Sam Jerome - foul #3 on Sam Jerome, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Samuel Carr (SG), Leonard Warren (C) Sam Jerome, Elijah Mays, Anthony Opitz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), Gary Simmons (C) Warren Stevenson, Scotty Probst, David Ward | |
| 14:16 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:16 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:16 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 3rd free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:01 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Simmons - foul #2 on Gary Simmons, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG), Jerome Johnson (PF) Kevin Ferguson, Jonathan Dials | |
| 14:01 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:01 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:46 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Warren - foul #3 on Leonard Warren, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| 13:46 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:46 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:44 | Missouri S&T | Jerome Johnson is called for the reach on William Bowen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 13:39 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Stoddard | 41-51 |
| 13:37 | Emporia St. | Richard Stoddard is called for the reach on Lester Heinz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Stoddard, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SF) William Bowen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG) Gary Simmons | |
| 13:37 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 13:37 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 13:37 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 13:14 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane but the foul's on Jerome Johnson - foul #3 on Jerome Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), Phillip Busse (SG) Richard Stoddard, Samuel Carr | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF), Jonathan Dials (PF), Gary Simmons (C) Ronnie Holmes, Jerome Johnson, Lester Heinz | |
| 13:14 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:14 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:14 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 12:59 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 12:57 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Scotty Probst | 42-52 |
| 12:47 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG), William Bowen (SF), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Anthony Opitz (C) Phillip Busse, Elijah Mays, Robert Holmes, Leonard Warren | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), David Ward (PF) Warren Stevenson, Jonathan Dials | |
| 12:34 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Carr and he's hacked by Gary Simmons - foul #3 on Gary Simmons, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| 12:34 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 12:07 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 12:05 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG) Sam Jerome | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), Jerome Johnson (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Carl Bauder, Scotty Probst, David Ward, Gary Simmons | |
| 11:53 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson is hacked by Samuel Carr - foul #3 on Samuel Carr, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| 11:53 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:53 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Bowen (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Rory Claybrooks (tiring) 3 reb. C - Anthony Opitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ferguson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerome Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Dials (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SF), Robert Holmes (PF), Leonard Warren (C) William Bowen, Rory Claybrooks, Anthony Opitz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (SG) Kevin Ferguson | |
| 11:29 | Emporia St. | Richard Stoddard steals the ball from Warren Stevenson | 45-56 |
| 11:13 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Elijah Mays | 48-56 |
| 11:09 | Emporia St. | Samuel Carr steps in front of the Ronnie Holmes pass in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 10:51 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 10:50 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:44 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 10:42 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Leonard Warren | 48-56 |
| 10:40 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 10:40 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), Phillip Busse (SG), James Perdue (SF), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Carl Smith (C) Richard Stoddard, Samuel Carr, Elijah Mays, Robert Holmes, Leonard Warren | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), David Ward (PF), Lester Heinz (C) Warren Stevenson, Andre Jeffers, Ronnie Holmes, Jerome Johnson, Jonathan Dials | |
| 10:21 | Emporia St. | David Ward double dribbles | 48-56 |
| 10:04 | Missouri S&T | Kevin Ferguson steals the ball from James Perdue | 48-56 |
| 09:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst can't connect on a runner from close range | 48-56 |
| 09:39 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to James Perdue | 48-56 |
| 09:30 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Busse | 51-56 |
| 09:25 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Samuel Carr (SG), William Bowen (SF), Robert Holmes (PF), Anthony Opitz (C) Sam Jerome, Phillip Busse, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Gary Simmons (C) Kevin Ferguson, Lester Heinz | |
| 09:02 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Jerome Johnson (PF) Andre Jeffers, David Ward | |
| 08:45 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 08:44 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 08:15 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Carr | 53-56 |
| 08:06 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 08:04 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:44 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen's floater is tipped away by Scotty Probst | 53-56 |
| 07:43 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 07:42 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Carr (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Bowen (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robert Holmes (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Opitz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (tired) 7 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Johnson (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Simmons (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Emporia St. | Robert Holmes is called for the reach on Scotty Probst in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Holmes, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), Elijah Mays (SF), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Leonard Warren (C) Richard Stoddard, Samuel Carr, Robert Holmes, Anthony Opitz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Kevin Ferguson (SG), David Ward (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Warren Stevenson, Carl Bauder, Jerome Johnson, Gary Simmons | |
| 07:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:40 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to William Bowen | 53-57 |
| 07:38 | Missouri S&T | Andre Jeffers steps in front of the Leonard Warren pass in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 07:20 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes (SF) Scotty Probst | |
| 07:06 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome is fouled on the floor by David Ward - foul #1 on David Ward, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 07:06 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:06 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 06:49 | Emporia St. | Elijah Mays is called for the reach on Kevin Ferguson - foul #2 on Elijah Mays, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG), James Perdue (SF) William Bowen, Elijah Mays | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (C) Jonathan Dials | |
| 06:49 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:49 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:47 | Missouri S&T | Andre Jeffers is called for the reach on Sam Jerome in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andre Jeffers, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 06:47 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:47 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:36 | Emporia St. | David Ward misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 55-58 |
| 06:34 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Heinz | 55-60 |
| 06:08 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 06:07 | Emporia St. | David Ward gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:04 | Emporia St. | Samuel Carr steals it from Kevin Ferguson in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 05:46 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Holmes - foul #2 on Ronnie Holmes, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Phillip Busse (SG), Anthony Opitz (PF), Carl Smith (C) Sam Jerome, Samuel Carr, Rory Claybrooks, Leonard Warren | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), Jerome Johnson (PF), Gary Simmons (C) Andre Jeffers, Kevin Ferguson, Ronnie Holmes, David Ward, Lester Heinz | |
| 05:46 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:46 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Perdue - foul #2 on James Perdue, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SF), Robert Holmes (PF) James Perdue, Anthony Opitz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:26 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse is hacked by Carl Bauder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Bauder, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 05:26 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:26 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:04 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 05:02 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 04:51 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes misses the open dunk | 58-61 |
| 04:49 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith tips it home | 60-61 |
| 04:47 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson's pass is intercepted by Richard Stoddard in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 04:33 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 04:27 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst's pass is intercepted by Phillip Busse | 60-61 |
| 04:27 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), Samuel Carr (SG), William Bowen (SF), Anthony Opitz (C) Richard Stoddard, Phillip Busse, Elijah Mays, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials (PF), Lester Heinz (C) Jerome Johnson, Gary Simmons | |
| 04:01 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz buries a floater in the paint | 62-61 |
| 03:57 | Emporia St. | Samuel Carr is called for the reach on Carl Bauder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Carr, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren (C) Robert Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes (SF), David Ward (PF) Warren Stevenson, Scotty Probst | |
| 03:57 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:57 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:33 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-63 |
| 03:32 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz tips it home | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Sam Jerome (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Carr (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Opitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Warren (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Lester Heinz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (tired) 9 pts. SF - Ronnie Holmes (tiring) 2 ast. PF - David Ward (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Dials (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF) Samuel Carr | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Andre Jeffers (SG), Scotty Probst (SF) Lester Heinz, Carl Bauder, Ronnie Holmes | |
| 03:09 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Ward - foul #2 on David Ward, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Carl Smith (C) Sam Jerome, Anthony Opitz, Leonard Warren | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 03:09 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:09 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:06 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons (C) Jonathan Dials | |
| 03:01 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses long on an open floater from the left block | 66-63 |
| 03:00 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to David Ward | 66-63 |
| 02:55 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-63 |
| 02:54 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 02:34 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Carl Smith - foul #2 on Carl Smith, team foul #13 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG), Elijah Mays (SF), Robert Holmes (PF) William Bowen, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Jerome Johnson (PF), Lester Heinz (C) Kevin Ferguson, Andre Jeffers, David Ward, Gary Simmons | |
| 02:34 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 02:34 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:22 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr is called for 5 seconds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), Anthony Opitz (C) Richard Stoddard, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 02:04 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 66-68 |
| 01:43 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Phillip Busse | 68-68 |
| 01:43 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Leonard Warren (C) Phillip Busse, Robert Holmes, Anthony Opitz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons (C) Lester Heinz | |
| 01:39 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 01:34 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 01:33 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:27 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons misses the easy layup | 68-68 |
| 01:26 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Rory Claybrooks | 68-68 |
| 01:21 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 01:07 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 01:06 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Elijah Mays | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 00:50 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:50 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-68 |
| 00:35 | Emporia St. | The jump hook by Scotty Probst is blocked by Rory Claybrooks | 68-68 |
| 00:33 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:33 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard buries a jumper from the right side | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stoddard - foul #4 on Richard Stoddard, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren is hacked by Warren Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Stevenson, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 00:05 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:05 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst grabs the offensive board | 72-69 |