| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (fresh) SG - Alan Kron (fresh) SF - Mark Pirkle (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Bernard Stallard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jay Miller (fresh) SG - Ervin Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Lawson (fresh) PF - Carson Chalmers (fresh) C - Jeremy Quan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Jeremy Quan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern State | Ervin Davis takes the ball from Alan Kron | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Jeremy Quan's fadeaway is rejected by John Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton is hacked by Jay Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Miller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Wheaton | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Ervin Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern State | John Jones snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern State | John Jones misses long on a floater from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Merle Wheaton, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (PG), Robert Regnier (SG), John Sager (SF), Michael Uchida (PF) Merle Wheaton, Alan Kron, Mark Pirkle, John Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Corey Brickley (PG), Robert Carmody (SG), Frank Richey (SF), Jamie Lang (PF), Wayne Green (C) Jay Miller, Ervin Davis, Thomas Lawson, Carson Chalmers, Jeremy Quan | |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Regnier - foul #1 on Robert Regnier, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Logan (C) Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Moore | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern State | John Sager clanks a runner from close range | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Green | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Moore | 9-5 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Jamie Lang makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Corey Brickley | 9-7 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to James Logan | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Randy Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Regnier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Sager (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Uchida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Logan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Corey Brickley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Carmody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Richey (fresh) PF - Jamie Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern State | James Logan's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Lang | 9-7 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Robert Regnier steps in front of the Robert Carmody pass | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern State | John Sager hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley is hacked by Randy Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Moore, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Alan Kron (SG), Mark Pirkle (SF), John Jones (PF), Bernard Stallard (C) Randy Moore, Robert Regnier, John Sager, Michael Uchida, James Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jay Miller (PG), Ervin Davis (SG), Thomas Lawson (SF), Carson Chalmers (PF), Jeremy Quan (C) Corey Brickley, Robert Carmody, Frank Richey, Jamie Lang, Wayne Green | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | The refs have stopped play. Alan Kron is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 9-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG) Alan Kron | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers lays it up and in | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Wheaton | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Ervin Davis misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Jeremy Quan hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern State | John Jones makes the floater from the right side set up by Mark Pirkle | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Mark Pirkle - foul #1 on Mark Pirkle, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar (SF), James Logan (PF) Mark Pirkle, John Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Mahoney (C) Jeremy Quan | |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-12 |
| 13:15 | Missouri State | Jay Miller snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Jay Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern State | James Logan gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar blows the layup but the foul's on Ervin Davis - foul #1 on Ervin Davis, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (SG), Michael Uchida (PF) Randy Moore, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Corey Brickley (PG), Robert Carmody (SG), Frank Richey (SF), Jamie Lang (PF) Jay Miller, Ervin Davis, Thomas Lawson, Carson Chalmers | |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Jamie Lang comes up short on the shot from the right block | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | James Logan pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Merle Wheaton | 18-12 |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Ralph Mahoney buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Regnier | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Regnier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bogar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Uchida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Logan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Corey Brickley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Carmody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Richey (fresh) PF - Jamie Lang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Mahoney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | James Logan is called for the reach on Robert Carmody - foul #1 on James Logan, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Sager (SG), Mark Pirkle (SF), John Jones (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) Robert Regnier, Charles Bogar, Michael Uchida, James Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jay Miller (PG), Walter Clark (SG), Thomas Lawson (SF), Wayne Green (PF), Jeremy Quan (C) Corey Brickley, Robert Carmody, Frank Richey, Jamie Lang, Ralph Mahoney | |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Wayne Green snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Lawson, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG), Bernard Stallard (C) John Sager, Benjamin Torbert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ervin Davis (SG) Walter Clark | |
| 10:38 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton is fouled on the floor by Jay Miller - foul #2 on Jay Miller, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Clark (PG) Jay Miller | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Bernard Stallard steps in front of the Ervin Davis pass in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Pirkle | 24-15 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson slams it home on a great pass from Walter Clark | 24-17 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bernard Stallard and he's fouled by Ervin Davis - foul #2 on Ervin Davis, team foul #5 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (PG), John Sager (SF), Michael Uchida (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) Merle Wheaton, Mark Pirkle, John Jones, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Corey Brickley (PG), Robert Carmody (SG), Frank Richey (SF), Carson Chalmers (PF), Jamie Lang (C) Walter Clark, Ervin Davis, Thomas Lawson, Wayne Green, Jeremy Quan | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley clanks a floater from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Michael Uchida | 27-17 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Corey Brickley - foul #1 on Corey Brickley, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG), James Logan (C) Alan Kron, Benjamin Torbert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-17 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Uchida | 31-17 |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-17 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore banks in the layup set up by James Logan | 33-17 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-17 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | Frank Richey misses the easy layup | 33-17 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida blows the layup | 33-17 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carson Chalmers | 33-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Randy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Regnier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sager (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Uchida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Logan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Corey Brickley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Carmody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) PF - Carson Chalmers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley is hacked by Randy Moore - foul #2 on Randy Moore, team foul #6 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Alan Kron (SG), Charles Bogar (SF), Bernard Stallard (C) Randy Moore, Robert Regnier, John Sager, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Clark (PG), Thomas Lawson (SF), Wayne Green (PF), Jeremy Quan (C) Corey Brickley, Frank Richey, Carson Chalmers, Jamie Lang | |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson is hacked by Charles Bogar - foul #1 on Charles Bogar, team foul #7 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle (SF), Benjamin Torbert (PF) Charles Bogar, James Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Jeremy Quan gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Alan Kron steals the ball from Thomas Lawson in the backcourt | 33-19 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Kron | 35-19 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Wayne Green makes the wide open turnaround in the paint | 35-21 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Robert Carmody misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-21 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Walter Clark hits the follow up shot | 35-23 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Jeremy Quan grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Walter Clark is hacked by Merle Wheaton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merle Wheaton, team foul #8 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (PG), Charles Bogar (SF), John Jones (PF), James Logan (C) Merle Wheaton, Mark Pirkle, Benjamin Torbert, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Corey Brickley (SG), Frank Richey (SF), Carson Chalmers (PF), Jamie Lang (C) Robert Carmody, Thomas Lawson, Wayne Green, Jeremy Quan | |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Walter Clark makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Walter Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier makes the turnaround in the lane set up by John Jones and the foul's on Corey Brickley - foul #2 on Corey Brickley, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Sager (SG), Michael Uchida (C) Alan Kron, James Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Carmody (SG) Corey Brickley | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier misses the free throw | 37-25 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers drills a driving attempt from the right block | 37-27 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier tips it back up and in | 39-27 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Jamie Lang is open but misses the lay-in | 39-27 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Sager | 41-27 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Frank Richey connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Carson Chalmers | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Regnier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sager (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Bogar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Uchida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Walter Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Carmody (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carson Chalmers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar is fouled on the floor by Frank Richey - foul #1 on Frank Richey, team foul #8 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (PG), Alan Kron (SG), James Logan (PF), Bernard Stallard (C) Robert Regnier, John Sager, John Jones, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jay Miller (PG), Ervin Davis (SG), Thomas Lawson (SF), Wayne Green (PF), Ralph Mahoney (C) Walter Clark, Robert Carmody, Frank Richey, Carson Chalmers, Jamie Lang | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Ralph Mahoney gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Jay Miller is hacked by Randy Moore - foul #3 on Randy Moore, team foul #9 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Mark Pirkle (SF) Randy Moore, Charles Bogar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Quan (C) Ralph Mahoney | |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Jay Miller misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to James Logan | 41-29 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | James Logan blows the layup but he's hacked by Ervin Davis - foul #3 on Ervin Davis, team foul #9 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Corey Brickley (SG) Ervin Davis | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | James Logan makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | James Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Wayne Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard misses the runner in the lane | 43-29 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Wayne Green gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Miller | 43-31 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | James Logan connects on the floater from the right block | 45-31 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley double dribbles | 45-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert (PF) James Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carson Chalmers (PF), Ralph Mahoney (C) Wayne Green, Jeremy Quan | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert drills a shot from the left block | 47-31 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Mark Pirkle steals the ball from Corey Brickley | 47-31 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle travels with the ball | 47-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (PG) Merle Wheaton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Richey (SF), Jamie Lang (PF) Thomas Lawson, Carson Chalmers | |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Corey Brickley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jay Miller | 47-34 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Stallard, team foul #10 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar (SF), Michael Uchida (PF), James Logan (C) Mark Pirkle, Benjamin Torbert, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Carmody (SG) Corey Brickley | |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Charles Bogar denies the turnaround by Jay Miller | 47-34 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Frank Richey gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |