| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Orbison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee is fouled on the floor by William Orbison - foul #2 on William Orbison, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas State | David Schneider is fouled on the floor by William Orbison - foul #3 on William Orbison, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Uang Chinn (C) William Orbison | |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | David Schneider grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee slams it home and the foul's on John Fulbright - foul #1 on John Fulbright, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Carl Reese can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Kerns - foul #1 on Mark Kerns, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 32-35 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Willis - foul #1 on Daniel Willis, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas State | David Schneider loses the dribble to Carl Reese | 32-37 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Carl Reese banks in the layup | 32-39 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas State | David Schneider is hacked by Carl Reese - foul #2 on Carl Reese, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Daniel Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Tommie Starcher (PF) Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| 16:28 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda double dribbles | 32-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG) Roland Johnson | |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas State | James Frazier connects on the floater in the lane set up by Richard Maris | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Schneider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eddie Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Planas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Uang Chinn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed is fouled on the floor by Fred Brown - foul #1 on Fred Brown, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Daniel Willis (C) Richard Maris, James Frazier, David Schneider | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), William Orbison (C) Eddie Jones, Lawrence Reed, Victor Planas, Tommie Starcher, Uang Chinn | |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Brown - foul #2 on Fred Brown, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee is called for traveling | 34-41 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Daniel Willis takes the ball from Roland Johnson | 34-41 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-41 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #2 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG) Fred Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bruce Alcaraz | 35-41 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | William Orbison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda blows the layup | 35-41 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Roland Johnson steps in front of the Nathan Lee pass | 35-41 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Milton Maeda steals it from Bruce Alcaraz | 35-41 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas State | John Fulbright takes the ball from Nathan Lee | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Milton Maeda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Willis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Orbison (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz loses the dribble to Richard Maris | 35-41 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses short on a runner from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Lee | 37-41 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Carl Reese clanks a floater from the left side | 37-41 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 37-41 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee tips it home | 39-41 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Maris - foul #1 on Richard Maris, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), David Schneider (C) Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Tommie Starcher (PF), Uang Chinn (C) Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, William Orbison | |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas State | David Schneider pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas State | James Frazier drills a floater from the left side set up by Richard Maris | 41-41 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 41-41 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to James Frazier | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Fred Brown | 44-41 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher banks in the layup and he's hacked by Richard Maris - foul #2 on Richard Maris, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Austin (SG) Richard Maris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG) Roland Johnson | |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Fred Brown steps in front of the Eddie Jones pass in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown banks in the layup | 46-43 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Austin - foul #1 on Michael Austin, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | David Schneider pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Fred Brown and the foul's on Tommie Starcher - foul #2 on Tommie Starcher, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Nathan Lee (SF) Michael Austin, James Frazier | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Eddie Jones, Victor Planas | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Willis (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Uang Chinn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Willis - foul #2 on Daniel Willis, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda (PF) Daniel Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF), William Orbison (C) Tommie Starcher, Uang Chinn | |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Maris | 51-46 |
| 06:41 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 51-46 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Carl Reese gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Alcaraz | 51-48 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Brown | 54-48 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-48 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas State | David Schneider misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-48 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | John Fulbright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Carl Reese gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | John Fulbright travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), James Frazier (SF), Daniel Willis (PF) Fred Brown, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Victor Planas (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Tommie Starcher (PF), Uang Chinn (C) Lawrence Reed, Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, William Orbison | |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis dunks the ball on a great pass from James Frazier | 56-48 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Planas | 56-51 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris loses the dribble to Eddie Jones | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schneider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Planas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Uang Chinn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn tips it home | 56-53 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Maris | 58-53 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda (PF), Nathan Lee (C) Daniel Willis, David Schneider | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), William Orbison (C) Victor Planas, Eddie Jones, Tommie Starcher, Uang Chinn | |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | John Fulbright is hacked by James Frazier - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Nathan Lee | 58-53 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | William Orbison grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Carl Reese comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis (PF), David Schneider (C) James Frazier, Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | David Schneider misses the easy layup | 58-53 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | William Orbison snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Reese | 58-55 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Kerns | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | William Orbison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz tips it in | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (PF) Mark Kerns, Daniel Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bruce Alcaraz | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | David Schneider takes the ball from Carl Reese | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is hacked by Carl Reese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Reese, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda (PF), Daniel Willis (C) James Frazier, David Schneider | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | John Fulbright is called for the reach on Nathan Lee - foul #2 on John Fulbright, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (PF), David Schneider (C) Milton Maeda, Daniel Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown runs out the clock | 64-60 |