| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Keith White (fresh) SG - Floyd Woodard (fresh) SF - Edgar Miller (fresh) PF - Brian Eaglin (fresh) C - Karl McWright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (fresh) SG - Richard Holloway (fresh) SF - Matt Nicholson (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) C - Robert Saunders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri Western St. | Edgar Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Robert Saunders | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Missouri Western St. | Edgar Miller makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Keith White | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Adams and the foul's on Edgar Miller - foul #1 on Edgar Miller, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Missouri Western St. | Karl McWright misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Saunders - foul #1 on Robert Saunders, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Missouri Western St. | Karl McWright makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Missouri Western St. | Karl McWright makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway clanks a floater from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin's layup is rejected by Robert Saunders | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Emporia St. | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Emporia St. | Matt Nicholson drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Holloway and he's fouled by Floyd Woodard - foul #1 on Floyd Woodard, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman (SG), Frank Norden (SF), Clarence Stephens (PF) Floyd Woodard, Edgar Miller, Brian Eaglin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 17:32 | Emporia St. | Matt Nicholson makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop (PG), Herbert Wise (C) Keith White, Karl McWright | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Stevens (SG), Randy Hanshaw (SF), John Wagner (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) Richard Holloway, Matt Nicholson, John Adams, Robert Saunders | |
| 16:54 | Emporia St. | John Wagner makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Hanshaw | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | Missouri Western St. | Herbert Wise scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Wise | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop loses the dribble to Randy Hanshaw in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 15:45 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Stephens - foul #1 on Clarence Stephens, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Keith White (PG), Floyd Woodard (SG), Edgar Miller (SF), Brian Eaglin (PF), Karl McWright (C) Robert Hyslop, Edwin Hyman, Frank Norden, Clarence Stephens, Herbert Wise | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway (SG), Matt Nicholson (SF), John Adams (PF), Brian Matthews (C) Terry Stevens, Randy Hanshaw, John Wagner, Stephen Mosley | |
| 15:45 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:45 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Keith White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Woodard (fresh) SF - Edgar Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Eaglin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Karl McWright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matt Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Adams (fresh) C - Brian Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Missouri Western St. | Keith White is hacked by Matt Nicholson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matt Nicholson, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Keith King (PG) Douglas Perry | |
| 15:24 | Missouri Western St. | Edgar Miller misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 15:22 | Emporia St. | Brian Matthews grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Emporia St. | Keith King comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | Emporia St. | John Adams misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 15:12 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:56 | Emporia St. | John Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Holloway | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | Missouri Western St. | Keith White connects on the 3 from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:24 | Emporia St. | Brian Eaglin steals the ball from Brian Matthews | 9-11 |
| 14:22 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin's pass is intercepted by Keith King in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:21 | Emporia St. | Keith King lays it in | 9-13 |
| 14:01 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Matthews takes the ball from Keith White | 9-13 |
| 13:45 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-13 |
| 13:43 | Emporia St. | Brian Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:33 | Emporia St. | Matt Nicholson is hacked by Edgar Miller - foul #2 on Edgar Miller, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop (PG), Edwin Hyman (SG), Frank Norden (SF), Clarence Stephens (PF), Herbert Wise (C) Keith White, Floyd Woodard, Edgar Miller, Brian Eaglin, Karl McWright | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG), Terry Stevens (SG), Randy Hanshaw (SF), John Wagner (PF), Robert Saunders (C) Keith King, Richard Holloway, Matt Nicholson, John Adams, Brian Matthews | |
| 13:28 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry clanks a floater in the paint | 9-13 |
| 13:27 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 13:16 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Missouri Western St. | The rebound goes to Clarence Stephens | 9-13 |
| 13:10 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Hyslop | 11-13 |
| 13:05 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:46 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Robert Saunders | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Randy Hanshaw | 11-15 |
| 12:11 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden banks in the layup | 13-15 |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Perry and he's fouled by Edwin Hyman - foul #1 on Edwin Hyman, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard (SG), Michael Peters (C) Robert Hyslop, Herbert Wise | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Freeman (SF), John Adams (PF) Randy Hanshaw, John Wagner | |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:47 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 13-18 |
| 11:46 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman gets the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:33 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Edwin Hyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Woodard (fresh) SF - Frank Norden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Stevens (fairly fresh) SF - William Freeman (fresh) PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Saunders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Emporia St. | The short jumper by Robert Saunders is denied by Clarence Stephens | 15-18 |
| 11:24 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:14 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from William Freeman | 15-20 |
| 10:57 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 10:43 | Emporia St. | John Adams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Keith White (PG), Jonathan Schott (SF), Brian Eaglin (PF), Karl McWright (C) Edwin Hyman, Frank Norden, Clarence Stephens, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Keith King (PG), Richard Holloway (SG), Matt Nicholson (SF), John Wagner (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) Douglas Perry, Terry Stevens, William Freeman, John Adams, Robert Saunders | |
| 10:26 | Missouri Western St. | Karl McWright hits a runner in the paint | 19-20 |
| 10:09 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Keith King | 19-22 |
| 10:07 | Missouri Western St. | Keith King is called for the reach on Keith White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith King, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop (SG) Floyd Woodard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 09:43 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin banks in the layup on a great pass from Karl McWright | 21-22 |
| 09:28 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Keith King | 21-24 |
| 09:14 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Schott | 24-24 |
| 09:10 | Emporia St. | Keith King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard (SG), Frank Norden (SF), Herbert Wise (PF) Robert Hyslop, Jonathan Schott, Brian Eaglin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG), William Freeman (SG), Randy Hanshaw (SF), John Adams (PF), Brian Matthews (C) Keith King, Richard Holloway, Matt Nicholson, John Wagner, Stephen Mosley | |
| 09:01 | Missouri Western St. | Karl McWright misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-24 |
| 08:59 | Missouri Western St. | The offensive rebound goes to Karl McWright | 24-24 |
| 08:47 | Missouri Western St. | Karl McWright is called for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman (SG), Brian Eaglin (PF) Floyd Woodard, Karl McWright | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 08:36 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-24 |
| 08:34 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:17 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Jonathan Schott (SF) Frank Norden | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Stevens (SG), Matt Nicholson (SF), Robert Saunders (C) Douglas Perry, William Freeman, John Adams | |
| 08:17 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:17 | Missouri Western St. | Brian Eaglin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:56 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 26-24 |
| 07:55 | Missouri Western St. | Jonathan Schott grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 07:38 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 07:37 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Keith White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Hyman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Schott (fresh) PF - Brian Eaglin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Wise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Randy Hanshaw (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Stevens (fresh) SF - Matt Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Saunders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Emporia St. | Jonathan Schott is called for the reach on Robert Saunders - foul #1 on Jonathan Schott, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop (PG), Floyd Woodard (SG), Frank Norden (SF), Clarence Stephens (PF), Karl McWright (C) Keith White, Edwin Hyman, Jonathan Schott, Brian Eaglin, Herbert Wise | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG), Richard Holloway (SG), William Freeman (SF), John Wagner (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) Randy Hanshaw, Terry Stevens, Matt Nicholson, Brian Matthews, Robert Saunders | |
| 07:16 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 07:15 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:03 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden is hacked by John Wagner - foul #1 on John Wagner, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| 06:54 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden's pass is intercepted by William Freeman | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Karl McWright - foul #1 on Karl McWright, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders (C) Stephen Mosley | |
| 06:36 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 06:33 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Keith White (PG) Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 06:23 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Saunders | 26-26 |
| 06:18 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden is hacked by William Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Freeman, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman (PG), Jonathan Schott (SF) Keith White, Floyd Woodard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Keith King (PG), Matt Nicholson (SF) Douglas Perry, William Freeman | |
| 06:18 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:18 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:07 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith King | 28-28 |
| 05:49 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Robert Saunders - foul #2 on Robert Saunders, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard (SG), Herbert Wise (C) Frank Norden, Karl McWright | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Stevens (SG), Stephen Mosley (C) Richard Holloway, Robert Saunders | |
| 05:49 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:49 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:41 | Emporia St. | Matt Nicholson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 05:40 | Missouri Western St. | Herbert Wise pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:21 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matt Nicholson - foul #2 on Matt Nicholson, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop (PG), Frank Norden (SF), Brian Eaglin (PF) Edwin Hyman, Jonathan Schott, Clarence Stephens | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG), Randy Hanshaw (SF), Brian Matthews (PF) Keith King, Matt Nicholson, John Wagner | |
| 05:21 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:21 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:09 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry is hacked by Herbert Wise - foul #1 on Herbert Wise, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| 05:09 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:09 | Missouri Western St. | Herbert Wise pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:40 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Eaglin | 35-28 |
| 04:22 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Perry and he's hacked by Herbert Wise - foul #2 on Herbert Wise, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Keith White (PG), Edwin Hyman (SG), Karl McWright (C) Robert Hyslop, Floyd Woodard, Herbert Wise | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway (SG), John Wagner (PF) Terry Stevens, Brian Matthews | |
| 04:22 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:17 | Missouri Western St. | Keith White's pass is intercepted by Douglas Perry in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 04:15 | Emporia St. | Randy Hanshaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Perry | 35-33 |
| 03:57 | Missouri Western St. | Frank Norden makes the wide open floater from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 03:46 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry is fouled on the floor by Brian Eaglin - foul #1 on Brian Eaglin, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edgar Miller (SF), Clarence Stephens (PF) Frank Norden, Brian Eaglin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Matt Nicholson (SF), John Adams (PF), Robert Saunders (C) Randy Hanshaw, John Wagner, Stephen Mosley | |
| 03:46 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:46 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:32 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman misses the shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 03:31 | Emporia St. | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Keith White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Hyman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl McWright (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Keith King (PG) Douglas Perry | |
| 03:19 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 03:03 | Emporia St. | Keith King misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 03:02 | Missouri Western St. | Edgar Miller grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 02:57 | Missouri Western St. | Keith White makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 02:45 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders's pass is intercepted by Keith White | 40-34 |
| 02:24 | Missouri Western St. | Clarence Stephens lays it in on a nice dish by Keith White | 42-34 |
| 02:19 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Keith King | 42-37 |
| 02:16 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman is hacked by Richard Holloway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Holloway, team foul #10 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop (PG), Jonathan Schott (SF), Herbert Wise (PF), Michael Peters (C) Keith White, Edgar Miller, Clarence Stephens, Karl McWright | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Stevens (SG), Randy Hanshaw (SF), Brian Matthews (C) Richard Holloway, Matt Nicholson, Robert Saunders | |
| 02:16 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:16 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Hyman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:16 | Emporia St. | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 02:05 | Emporia St. | Keith King connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Matthews | 42-39 |
| 02:01 | Missouri Western St. | Michael Peters is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard (SG), Brian Eaglin (PF) Edwin Hyman, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG) Keith King | |
| 01:42 | Emporia St. | Brian Matthews hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Adams | 42-41 |
| 01:38 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 01:30 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Stevens | 45-43 |
| 01:15 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 01:13 | Emporia St. | John Adams gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 01:08 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry comes up short on the shot near the basket | 45-43 |
| 01:06 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 00:54 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses long on a shot from the left block | 45-43 |
| 00:52 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 00:47 | Missouri Western St. | Douglas Perry steals the ball from Jonathan Schott in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 00:43 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry banks in the layup | 45-45 |
| 00:40 | Missouri Western St. | Douglas Perry is called for the reach on Robert Hyslop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Perry, team foul #11 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edgar Miller (SF), Clarence Stephens (PF), Michael Peters (C) Jonathan Schott, Brian Eaglin, Herbert Wise | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Keith King (PG), William Freeman (SG), Matt Nicholson (SF), John Wagner (PF), Robert Saunders (C) Douglas Perry, Terry Stevens, Randy Hanshaw, John Adams, Brian Matthews | |
| 00:40 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:40 | Missouri Western St. | Robert Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | John Wagner grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Keith King misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Peters - foul #1 on Michael Peters, team foul #11 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Keith White (PG), Karl McWright (C) Robert Hyslop, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Keith King makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Keith King makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 00:04 | Missouri Western St. | Floyd Woodard slams it home | 48-47 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Matt Nicholson misses the halfcourt shot | 48-47 |