| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Bauder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty Probst (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jonathan Dials (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rory Claybrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Warren (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Ferguson and he's hacked by Rory Claybrooks - foul #1 on Rory Claybrooks, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 19:25 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Leonard Warren - foul #3 on Leonard Warren, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz (C) Leonard Warren | |
| 19:25 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:25 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:12 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Dials - foul #2 on Jonathan Dials, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), David Ward (PF), Ronnie Holmes (C) Kevin Ferguson, Jonathan Dials, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), William Bowen (SF) Richard Stoddard, James Perdue | |
| 19:12 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:12 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:12 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 18:57 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen connects on the open driving attempt near the basket | 38-46 |
| 18:53 | Emporia St. | Sam Jerome steals it from Andre Jeffers | 38-46 |
| 18:39 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Carr | 38-48 |
| 18:37 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is hacked by Sam Jerome in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Jerome, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Duane Wier (SG), Gary Simmons (C) Carl Bauder, Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), Elijah Mays (SF), Robert Holmes (PF) Sam Jerome, Samuel Carr, Rory Claybrooks | |
| 18:21 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 18:19 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 18:15 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 18:13 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 18:08 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Scotty Probst (SF), Walter Langner (PF) Andre Jeffers, Ronnie Holmes, David Ward | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), James Perdue (SF), Carl Smith (C) Phillip Busse, William Bowen, Anthony Opitz | |
| 17:49 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gary Simmons - foul #1 on Gary Simmons, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG) Lester Heinz, Duane Wier | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG) Elijah Mays | |
| 17:49 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:49 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Stoddard - foul #3 on Richard Stoddard, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | William Bowen (PG), Rory Claybrooks (PF) Richard Stoddard, Robert Holmes | |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:42 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 17:37 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials (C) Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG) James Perdue | |
| 17:31 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Bauder | 42-49 |
| 17:26 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen misses long on a jumper from close range | 42-49 |
| 17:24 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 17:18 | Emporia St. | Rory Claybrooks is called for the reach on Walter Langner - foul #2 on Rory Claybrooks, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Gary Simmons (C) Kevin Ferguson, Walter Langner | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF), Anthony Opitz (C) William Bowen, Carl Smith | |
| 17:13 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 17:11 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Dials - foul #3 on Jonathan Dials, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Ward (PF) Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | William Bowen (PG) Phillip Busse | |
| 16:53 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 16:51 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:46 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 16:45 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:23 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz is fouled on the floor by Lester Heinz - foul #1 on Lester Heinz, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Duane Wier (SG) Lester Heinz, Carl Bauder | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes (PF) Rory Claybrooks | |
| 16:12 | Missouri S&T | Gary Simmons denies the turnaround by William Bowen | 45-49 |
| 16:11 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 16:05 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst can't throw it down | 45-49 |
| 16:03 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 15:56 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 15:54 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Wier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (tiring) 19 pts. PF - David Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - William Bowen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Carr (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Perdue (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Opitz (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 15:36 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:22 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Carr | 45-51 |
| 15:08 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 15:06 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 14:50 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz is hacked by Gary Simmons - foul #2 on Gary Simmons, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), Jerome Johnson (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Kevin Ferguson, Duane Wier, Scotty Probst, David Ward, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Sam Jerome (SG), Elijah Mays (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Leonard Warren (C) William Bowen, Samuel Carr, James Perdue, Robert Holmes, Anthony Opitz | |
| 14:37 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Jerome | 45-54 |
| 14:32 | Emporia St. | Elijah Mays steals the ball from Ronnie Holmes in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 14:15 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 14:13 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Jonathan Dials | 45-54 |
| 14:00 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Holmes | 48-54 |
| 13:47 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 13:45 | Emporia St. | Richard Stoddard is called for the reach on Carl Bauder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Stoddard, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Walter Langner (PF) Andre Jeffers, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), James Perdue (SF), Rory Claybrooks (PF) Richard Stoddard, Elijah Mays, Carl Smith | |
| 13:26 | Emporia St. | Walter Langner misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 48-56 |
| 13:24 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 13:00 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Scotty Probst (SF), Jerome Johnson (PF) Lester Heinz, Ronnie Holmes, Walter Langner | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr (SG), William Bowen (SF), Robert Holmes (PF) Phillip Busse, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks | |
| 12:36 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Carr - foul #3 on Samuel Carr, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Duane Wier (SG) Carl Bauder | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SF) William Bowen | |
| 12:36 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:36 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:17 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 12:16 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson is hacked by Robert Holmes - foul #1 on Robert Holmes, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Gary Simmons (C) Kevin Ferguson, Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks (PF) Robert Holmes | |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 12:00 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 11:59 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 11:57 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier is hacked by Samuel Carr in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Carr, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), William Bowen (SF) Samuel Carr, Elijah Mays | |
| 11:57 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:57 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:57 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Andre Jeffers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Wier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scotty Probst (tiring) 19 pts. PF - Jerome Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Simmons (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Phillip Busse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sam Jerome (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Bowen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rory Claybrooks (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Warren (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome clanks a turnaround from close range | 52-56 |
| 11:46 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 11:44 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG), Walter Langner (PF) Duane Wier, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith (C) Leonard Warren | |
| 11:33 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 11:31 | Emporia St. | Walter Langner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:29 | Emporia St. | Phillip Busse picks off the pass by Andre Jeffers in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 11:06 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Jerome | 52-59 |
| 10:59 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Bowen - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Duane Wier (SG), Jerome Johnson (PF), Ronnie Holmes (C) Andre Jeffers, Carl Bauder, Walter Langner, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF), Robert Holmes (PF), Anthony Opitz (C) William Bowen, Rory Claybrooks, Carl Smith | |
| 10:59 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:59 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:44 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Perdue and the foul's on Duane Wier - foul #3 on Duane Wier, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SG) Phillip Busse | |
| 10:44 | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:42 | Emporia St. | James Perdue picks off the pass by Duane Wier in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 10:37 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scotty Probst - foul #3 on Scotty Probst, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials (C) Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| 10:37 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:37 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:17 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 10:16 | Missouri S&T | Anthony Opitz grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 10:03 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Duane Wier - foul #4 on Duane Wier, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), David Ward (C) Lester Heinz, Duane Wier, Ronnie Holmes, Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | William Bowen (PG), Leonard Warren (C) Sam Jerome, Anthony Opitz | |
| 10:03 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:03 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 09:45 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-64 |
| 09:43 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 09:39 | Missouri S&T | Carl Bauder picks off the pass by Elijah Mays in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| 09:38 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder lays it up and in | 56-64 |
| 09:11 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Carl Bauder - foul #2 on Carl Bauder, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons (C) Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), Sam Jerome (SG), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Carl Smith (C) Elijah Mays, James Perdue, Robert Holmes, Leonard Warren | |
| 09:11 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 09:11 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:54 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder is hacked by Sam Jerome - foul #4 on Sam Jerome, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), Walter Langner (PF) Kevin Ferguson, Scotty Probst, David Ward | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF) Sam Jerome | |
| 08:54 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 08:54 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 08:33 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 08:32 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Smith | 58-66 |
| 08:17 | Missouri S&T | Andre Jeffers steps in front of the Rory Claybrooks pass | 58-66 |
| 08:11 | Emporia St. | Walter Langner misses the lay-in | 58-66 |
| 08:10 | Emporia St. | Walter Langner gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 07:55 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 07:54 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Andre Jeffers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Carl Bauder (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Holmes (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Walter Langner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Simmons (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Phillip Busse (tiring) 5 pts. SG - William Bowen (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perdue (very tired) 9 pts. PF - Rory Claybrooks (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Walter Langner | 60-66 |
| 07:46 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Duane Wier (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), David Ward (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Andre Jeffers, Carl Bauder, Ronnie Holmes, Walter Langner, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Samuel Carr (SG), Elijah Mays (SF), Robert Holmes (PF), Anthony Opitz (C) Phillip Busse, William Bowen, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks, Carl Smith | |
| 07:26 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lester Heinz - foul #2 on Lester Heinz, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| 07:26 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 07:26 | Missouri S&T | Samuel Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:10 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (PF) Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | William Bowen (SF) Elijah Mays | |
| 07:05 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren (C) Anthony Opitz | |
| 06:37 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 06:23 | Missouri S&T | David Ward is called for the reach on Richard Stoddard - foul #1 on David Ward, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Jonathan Dials (C) Lester Heinz, Duane Wier, David Ward | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF), Anthony Opitz (PF) William Bowen, Robert Holmes | |
| 06:23 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 06:23 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:59 | Emporia St. | Leonard Warren denies the turnaround by Jerome Johnson | 63-69 |
| 05:57 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| 05:36 | Missouri S&T | James Perdue connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Stoddard | 65-71 |
| 05:36 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Langner (PF), Ronnie Holmes (C) Jerome Johnson, Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SF), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Carl Smith (C) James Perdue, Anthony Opitz, Leonard Warren | |
| 05:20 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Bauder | 68-71 |
| 04:56 | Missouri S&T | Ronnie Holmes is called for the reach on Carl Smith - foul #2 on Ronnie Holmes, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Duane Wier (SG), David Ward (C) Kevin Ferguson, Carl Bauder, Ronnie Holmes | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | William Bowen (SF), Robert Holmes (PF) Elijah Mays, Rory Claybrooks | |
| 04:56 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:56 | Missouri S&T | Carl Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:56 | Emporia St. | Walter Langner snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 04:35 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Ward | 71-72 |
| 04:21 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 71-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), Gary Simmons (C) Duane Wier, Scotty Probst, Walter Langner | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Sam Jerome (PG), Anthony Opitz (C) Richard Stoddard, Carl Smith | |
| 04:17 | Emporia St. | Samuel Carr steps in front of the Gary Simmons pass in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 04:10 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 04:08 | Emporia St. | David Ward gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 04:04 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Sam Jerome - foul #5 on Sam Jerome, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (PF) David Ward | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), Rory Claybrooks (PF) Sam Jerome, Robert Holmes | |
| 04:04 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:04 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:46 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 03:45 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks can't tip it in | 72-72 |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Lester Heinz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Jeffers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Holmes (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Jerome Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Simmons (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Carr (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Bowen (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rory Claybrooks (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Opitz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Carr - foul #5 on Samuel Carr, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Duane Wier (SG), Jonathan Dials (C) Lester Heinz, Andre Jeffers, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF) Samuel Carr | |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:42 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:24 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 03:23 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:03 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks is hacked by Jerome Johnson - foul #4 on Jerome Johnson, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), David Ward (PF), Gary Simmons (C) Duane Wier, Ronnie Holmes, Jerome Johnson, Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays (SG), Leonard Warren (C) William Bowen, Anthony Opitz | |
| 03:03 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:03 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:51 | Emporia St. | David Ward is open but misses the lay-in | 73-74 |
| 02:49 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst snags the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 02:28 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 73-74 |
| 02:26 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:26 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Walter Langner (PF) Kevin Ferguson, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), William Bowen (SF), Robert Holmes (PF), Carl Smith (C) Richard Stoddard, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks, Leonard Warren | |
| 02:03 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays is whistled for a carry | 73-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (SG) Carl Bauder | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| 01:46 | Emporia St. | David Ward double dribbles | 73-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Jerome Johnson (PF), Gary Simmons (C) Lester Heinz, Andre Jeffers, Walter Langner, David Ward | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), James Perdue (SF), Rory Claybrooks (PF), Leonard Warren (C) Phillip Busse, Elijah Mays, Robert Holmes, Carl Smith | |
| 01:43 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-74 |
| 01:22 | Missouri S&T | Carl Bauder steals the ball from William Bowen | 73-74 |
| 01:19 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is hacked by Rory Claybrooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rory Claybrooks, team foul #14 | 73-74 |
| 01:19 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:19 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | Missouri S&T | Carl Bauder is called for the reach on Rory Claybrooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Bauder, team foul #14 | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:12 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Ferguson, team foul #15 | 75-74 |
| 01:12 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-74 |
| 01:08 | Missouri S&T | Carl Bauder is called for the reach on William Bowen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Bauder, team foul #16 | 75-74 |
| 01:08 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:08 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:08 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Jerome Johnson | 75-75 |
| 00:45 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-75 |
| 00:44 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:42 | Missouri S&T | William Bowen loses the dribble to Carl Bauder in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder hits the finger roll | 77-75 |
| 00:40 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-75 |
| 00:13 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is fouled in the backcourt by William Bowen - foul #2 on William Bowen, team foul #15 | 77-75 |
| 00:10 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Kevin Ferguson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Scotty Probst (fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Simmons (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Richard Stoddard (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Bowen (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perdue (tired) 11 pts. PF - Rory Claybrooks (tired) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Warren (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Gary Simmons wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Johnson | 81-78 |
| 04:18 | Missouri S&T | Rory Claybrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Duane Wier (SG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), David Ward (PF), Jonathan Dials (C) Kevin Ferguson, Carl Bauder, Scotty Probst, Jerome Johnson, Gary Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), Elijah Mays (SG), Robert Holmes (SF), Anthony Opitz (PF), Carl Smith (C) Richard Stoddard, William Bowen, James Perdue, Rory Claybrooks, Leonard Warren | |
| 04:08 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronnie Holmes | 84-78 |
| 04:03 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-78 |
| 04:02 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier grabs the board | 84-78 |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Duane Wier drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Holmes | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 87-78 |
| 03:46 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials grabs the defensive rebound | 87-78 |
| 03:21 | Emporia St. | Carl Smith picks off the pass by David Ward | 87-78 |
| 02:56 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-78 |
| 02:54 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes snags the defensive board | 87-78 |
| 02:54 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Scotty Probst (SF), Walter Langner (PF) Andre Jeffers, Duane Wier, Ronnie Holmes, Jonathan Dials | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard (PG), William Bowen (SG) Phillip Busse, Carl Smith | |
| 02:31 | Emporia St. | David Ward is hacked by Anthony Opitz - foul #1 on Anthony Opitz, team foul #16 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Perdue (SF), Leonard Warren (C) Elijah Mays, Anthony Opitz | |
| 02:31 | Emporia St. | David Ward makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 02:31 | Emporia St. | David Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 02:29 | Missouri S&T | Scotty Probst picks off the pass by Leonard Warren in the backcourt | 89-78 |
| 02:28 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst misses the easy layup | 89-78 |
| 02:27 | Missouri S&T | Leonard Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 89-78 |
| 02:19 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 89-80 |
| 02:15 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Holmes - foul #2 on Robert Holmes, team foul #17 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials (C) David Ward | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| 02:15 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 02:15 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| 02:12 | Missouri S&T | Lester Heinz picks off the pass by Richard Stoddard in the backcourt | 91-80 |
| 01:55 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst hits a runner in the lane | 93-80 |
| 01:53 | Missouri S&T | Richard Stoddard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-80 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers (PG), Duane Wier (SG), Ronnie Holmes (SF), David Ward (PF) Lester Heinz, Carl Bauder, Scotty Probst, Walter Langner | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse (PG), Elijah Mays (SF), Anthony Opitz (C) Richard Stoddard, James Perdue, Leonard Warren | |
| 01:37 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 93-80 |
| 01:35 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Robert Holmes | 93-80 |
| 01:22 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes makes the wide open shot from the right block | 93-82 |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 93-82 |
| 01:09 | Emporia St. | David Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 93-82 |
| 00:54 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Ward | 95-82 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Andre Jeffers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Duane Wier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronnie Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Ward (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Dials (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Phillip Busse (tiring) 5 pts. SG - William Bowen (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elijah Mays (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Holmes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Opitz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes misses the lay-in | 95-82 |
| 00:47 | Emporia St. | David Ward grabs the board | 95-82 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Busse - foul #1 on Phillip Busse, team foul #18 | 95-82 |
| 00:44 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers misses the 1st free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:44 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 96-82 |
| 00:38 | Missouri S&T | Elijah Mays hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 96-82 |
| 00:36 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Holmes | 96-82 |
| 00:32 | Missouri S&T | Phillip Busse can't finish the layup | 96-82 |
| 00:31 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials grabs the defensive rebound | 96-82 |
| 00:26 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Busse - foul #2 on Phillip Busse, team foul #19 | 96-82 |
| 00:26 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 97-82 |
| 00:26 | Emporia St. | Ronnie Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 98-82 |
| 00:21 | Missouri S&T | Robert Holmes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 98-82 |
| 00:20 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Dials grabs the defensive rebound | 98-82 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Andre Jeffers runs out the clock | 98-82 |