| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - John Mallet (fresh) SG - Joshua Kirk (fresh) SF - Michael Rahman (fresh) PF - Edward Morse (fresh) C - Ralph Madsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Liang Huang (fresh) SG - Enrique Pena (fresh) SF - Kenneth Gregory (fresh) PF - Michael Preuss (fresh) C - Thomas Mendiola (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Emporia St. | Michael Rahman steals it from Thomas Mendiola | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman's pass is intercepted by Liang Huang in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Missouri S&T | Ralph Madsen hits a wide open jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Enrique Pena | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Liang Huang - foul #1 on Liang Huang, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Emporia St. | John Mallet picks off the pass by Thomas Mendiola in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet lays it in | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang loses the dribble to Joshua Kirk in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Missouri S&T | Ralph Madsen misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Preuss grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Emporia St. | Michael Preuss's layup is rejected by Ralph Madsen | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Mendiola, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly (PG), William Hardin (SG), John Duvall (SF), John Overton (PF), William Jennings (C) John Mallet, Joshua Kirk, Michael Rahman, Edward Morse, Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal (PG), Myron Hoffman (SG), Erik Jacobs (SF), Alexis Marino (PF), Angelo Suarez (C) Liang Huang, Enrique Pena, Kenneth Gregory, Michael Preuss, Thomas Mendiola | |
| 17:07 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to William Jennings | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Hardin - foul #1 on William Hardin, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett (PG), Tracy Smith (C) William Hardin, John Overton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Enrique Pena (SG), David Walters (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Thomas Mendiola (C) Myron Hoffman, Erik Jacobs, Alexis Marino, Angelo Suarez | |
| 16:47 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Missouri S&T | William Jennings blows the layup but he's fouled by David Walters - foul #1 on David Walters, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk (SG) Stephen Holly | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 16:28 | Missouri S&T | William Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Missouri S&T | William Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Emporia St. | David Walters misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tracy Smith - foul #1 on Tracy Smith, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse (PF), John Overton (C) John Duvall, William Jennings | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 16:13 | Emporia St. | David Walters misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Emporia St. | David Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:44 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse is called for a backcourt violation | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Mallet (PG), William Hardin (SG), Michael Rahman (SF) Michael Moffett, Joshua Kirk, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Liang Huang (PG), Erik Jacobs (SF), Alexis Marino (PF) Enrique Pena, David Walters, Robert Johnson | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - John Mallet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Hardin (fresh) SF - Michael Rahman (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Morse (tiring) C - John Overton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Liang Huang (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Matthew O'Neal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Erik Jacobs (fresh) PF - Alexis Marino (fresh) C - Thomas Mendiola (tiring) | |
| 15:42 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by William Hardin - foul #2 on William Hardin, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly (SG) William Hardin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 15:21 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Overton - foul #1 on John Overton, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Ralph Madsen (C) John Overton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Myron Hoffman (SF) Matthew O'Neal | |
| 15:21 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:21 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:07 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet misses the easy layup | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Mendiola | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Emporia St. | Myron Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Michael Rahman - foul #1 on Michael Rahman, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk (SG), John Duvall (SF) John Mallet, Michael Rahman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Enrique Pena (SG), Angelo Suarez (PF) Erik Jacobs, Thomas Mendiola | |
| 14:39 | Emporia St. | Alexis Marino hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Myron Hoffman | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | Missouri S&T | Liang Huang is called for the reach on Stephen Holly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Liang Huang, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Overton (PF) Edward Morse | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal (PG), Kenneth Gregory (SF), Michael Preuss (PF) Liang Huang, Myron Hoffman, Alexis Marino | |
| 14:26 | Missouri S&T | John Overton blows the layup | 5-11 |
| 14:24 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall gets the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:11 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Enrique Pena - foul #1 on Enrique Pena, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett (PG), William Jennings (PF), Tracy Smith (C) Stephen Holly, John Overton, Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Walters (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Kenneth Gregory, Michael Preuss | |
| 14:11 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:11 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:02 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal lays it in | 7-13 |
| 13:39 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk is hacked by Enrique Pena - foul #2 on Enrique Pena, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman (SF), Edward Morse (PF) John Duvall, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Myron Hoffman (PG), Kenneth Gregory (SF), Thomas Mendiola (C) Enrique Pena, David Walters, Angelo Suarez | |
| 13:26 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mendiola | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Mallet (PG), John Overton (C) Michael Moffett, William Jennings | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alexis Marino (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 13:09 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 13:07 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 12:48 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew O'Neal, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly (SG), Ralph Madsen (C) Joshua Kirk, Edward Morse | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs (PG), Michael Preuss (PF) Matthew O'Neal, Alexis Marino | |
| 12:33 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Holly | 12-13 |
| 12:18 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Missouri S&T | Ralph Madsen snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:12 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett (PG), John Duvall (SF), Tracy Smith (PF), William Jennings (C) John Mallet, Michael Rahman, John Overton, Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Walters (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Kenneth Gregory, Thomas Mendiola | |
| 11:56 | Emporia St. | David Walters hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 11:36 | Missouri S&T | William Jennings is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 11:35 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Michael Moffett (fresh) SG - Stephen Holly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Duvall (fairly fresh) PF - Tracy Smith (fresh) C - William Jennings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Erik Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Myron Hoffman (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Walters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Preuss (tired) C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Missouri S&T | William Jennings's floater is tipped away by Robert Johnson | 12-16 |
| 11:15 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 11:09 | Emporia St. | Michael Preuss is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 11:07 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to William Jennings | 12-16 |
| 11:05 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Hoffman - foul #1 on Myron Hoffman, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk (SG), Edward Morse (PF), Ralph Madsen (C) Michael Moffett, Tracy Smith, William Jennings | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal (PG), Kenneth Gregory (SF), Angelo Suarez (PF), Alexis Marino (C) Myron Hoffman, David Walters, Michael Preuss, Robert Johnson | |
| 11:05 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:05 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Holly - foul #1 on Stephen Holly, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Mallet (PG), Michael Rahman (SF) Stephen Holly, John Duvall | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 10:58 | Emporia St. | Angelo Suarez connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Joshua Kirk - foul #1 on Joshua Kirk, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | Emporia St. | Angelo Suarez makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:35 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Mallet and the foul's on Angelo Suarez - foul #1 on Angelo Suarez, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola (C) Alexis Marino | |
| 10:35 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 10:20 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 10:16 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 10:06 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 10:04 | Emporia St. | Angelo Suarez tips it home | 19-21 |
| 10:04 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-21 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett (PG), John Duvall (SF), William Jennings (PF), Tracy Smith (C) John Mallet, Michael Rahman, Edward Morse, Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Myron Hoffman (SG), David Walters (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Erik Jacobs, Kenneth Gregory, Angelo Suarez | |
| 09:42 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 09:40 | Emporia St. | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:33 | Emporia St. | David Walters can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 09:31 | Missouri S&T | Tracy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:27 | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 09:26 | Emporia St. | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:01 | Emporia St. | Robert Johnson misses short on a floater from the right side | 19-21 |
| 09:00 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal misses the tip | 19-21 |
| 08:58 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:53 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Mallet (PG), Stephen Holly (SG), Michael Rahman (SF), Edward Morse (PF), John Overton (C) Michael Moffett, Joshua Kirk, John Duvall, William Jennings, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs (SG), Kenneth Gregory (SF), Alexis Marino (PF) Myron Hoffman, David Walters, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:40 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:39 | Missouri S&T | John Overton grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 08:19 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman connects on the 3 from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 08:08 | Emporia St. | John Overton blocks the short jumper by Thomas Mendiola | 22-21 |
| 08:07 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 07:54 | Missouri S&T | John Overton is denied on a layup by Alexis Marino | 22-21 |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Alexis Marino pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-21 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett (PG), John Duvall (SF), Ralph Madsen (C) John Mallet, Michael Rahman, John Overton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Walters (SF), Angelo Suarez (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Kenneth Gregory, Alexis Marino, Thomas Mendiola | |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Michael Moffett is called for the reach on Matthew O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Moffett, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Myron Hoffman (SG) Erik Jacobs | |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:37 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:36 | Emporia St. | David Walters snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Michael Moffett (fresh) SG - Stephen Holly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Duvall (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Morse (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Madsen (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Matthew O'Neal (tired) 5 pts. SG - Myron Hoffman (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Walters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Angelo Suarez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 07:28 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 07:13 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly misses long on a shot from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 07:12 | Emporia St. | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 07:07 | Emporia St. | Edward Morse swats the shot by Matthew O'Neal | 22-23 |
| 07:05 | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:59 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett clanks a shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 06:57 | Emporia St. | Angelo Suarez pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:53 | Emporia St. | Matthew O'Neal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 06:51 | Emporia St. | Angelo Suarez tips it in | 22-25 |
| 06:49 | Missouri S&T | Matthew O'Neal is called for the reach on Michael Moffett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew O'Neal, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Joshua Kirk (SG), Michael Rahman (SF), William Jennings (PF), Tracy Smith (C) Stephen Holly, John Duvall, Edward Morse, Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs (PG), Kenneth Gregory (SF), Michael Preuss (PF), Thomas Mendiola (C) Matthew O'Neal, David Walters, Angelo Suarez, Robert Johnson | |
| 06:49 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:49 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola hits a fadeaway in the lane | 23-27 |
| 06:07 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 06:05 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 06:04 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Michael Preuss | 23-27 |
| 06:00 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory loses the dribble to Joshua Kirk in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 05:50 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Gregory - foul #1 on Kenneth Gregory, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Mallet (PG), John Overton (PF) Michael Moffett, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Alexis Marino (PF) Michael Preuss | |
| 05:50 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:50 | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:31 | Emporia St. | Alexis Marino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 05:30 | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 05:19 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 05:17 | Missouri S&T | William Jennings pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:07 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 05:06 | Missouri S&T | John Overton tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 05:05 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory is hacked by John Mallet - foul #1 on John Mallet, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Stephen Holly (SG), John Duvall (SF), Ralph Madsen (C) Joshua Kirk, Michael Rahman, William Jennings | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Johnson (PF), Angelo Suarez (C) Alexis Marino, Thomas Mendiola | |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Missouri S&T | John Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:58 | Missouri S&T | Kenneth Gregory steps in front of the Stephen Holly pass in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 04:39 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Gregory, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse (PF) John Overton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Walters (SF) Kenneth Gregory | |
| 04:19 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse misses the easy open layup | 25-28 |
| 04:18 | Missouri S&T | John Mallet tips it home | 27-28 |
| 04:16 | Emporia St. | Stephen Holly picks off the pass by Erik Jacobs in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 03:58 | Missouri S&T | Robert Johnson blocks the jumper by John Mallet | 27-28 |
| 03:56 | Emporia St. | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:54 | Emporia St. | Edward Morse picks off the pass by Myron Hoffman in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 03:46 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse is fouled on the floor by David Walters - foul #2 on David Walters, team foul #13 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | William Hardin (SG), Tracy Smith (C) John Mallet, Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Liang Huang (PG), Enrique Pena (SG), Michael Preuss (PF), Thomas Mendiola (C) Erik Jacobs, Myron Hoffman, Robert Johnson, Angelo Suarez | |
| 03:46 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:46 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:46 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 03:35 | Emporia St. | Enrique Pena misses the 3 from straight away | 28-28 |
| 03:34 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Stephen Holly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hardin (fresh) SF - John Duvall (tiring) PF - Edward Morse (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Liang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Enrique Pena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Preuss (tiring) 2 reb. C - Thomas Mendiola (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse is whistled for traveling | 28-28 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Rahman (SF), John Overton (PF), William Jennings (C) John Duvall, Edward Morse, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory (SF), Alexis Marino (PF) David Walters, Michael Preuss | |
| 02:43 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola misses the 3 from straight away | 28-28 |
| 02:41 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Gregory tips it in | 28-30 |
| 02:22 | Missouri S&T | William Hardin misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 02:21 | Missouri S&T | John Overton grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:07 | Missouri S&T | William Hardin clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 28-30 |
| 02:05 | Emporia St. | Enrique Pena gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:58 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 01:56 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Enrique Pena | 28-30 |
| 01:35 | Emporia St. | Thomas Mendiola clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 01:34 | Missouri S&T | John Overton pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:34 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-30 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett (PG), Joshua Kirk (SG), John Duvall (SF), Tracy Smith (PF), Ralph Madsen (C) Stephen Holly, William Hardin, Michael Rahman, John Overton, William Jennings | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Walters (SF), Michael Preuss (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Kenneth Gregory, Alexis Marino, Thomas Mendiola | |
| 01:21 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett drills a shot from close range set up by Joshua Kirk and the foul's on Michael Preuss - foul #1 on Michael Preuss, team foul #14 | 30-30 |
| 01:21 | Missouri S&T | Michael Moffett makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:07 | Emporia St. | Enrique Pena scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Liang Huang | 31-32 |
| 00:57 | Missouri S&T | Tracy Smith buries a floater in the paint | 33-32 |
| 00:53 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Edward Morse (PF) Ralph Madsen | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Angelo Suarez (PF) Michael Preuss | |
| 00:37 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:35 | Missouri S&T | John Duvall tips it in | 35-32 |
| 00:10 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Duvall - foul #1 on John Duvall, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Mallet (PG), William Jennings (SF), Ralph Madsen (C) Michael Moffett, John Duvall, Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Erik Jacobs (SF), Thomas Mendiola (C) David Walters, Robert Johnson | |
| 00:10 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:10 | Emporia St. | Liang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Missouri S&T | The short jumper by Edward Morse is denied by Thomas Mendiola | 35-34 |