| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Erwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Loughran (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Gary Mentzer swats the short shot by Michael Loughran | 35-36 |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Edward Burke grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 19:26 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Victor Stryker | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | William Hardin gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Edward Burke's pass is intercepted by William Simmons | 35-36 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin misses the shot near the basket | 35-36 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | William Hardin grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Edward Burke can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Boucher steals it from Victor Stryker | 35-36 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Chad Lawson | 37-36 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Victor Stryker | 40-39 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the dunk attempt | 40-39 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | William Hardin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Homer Rogers | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Hardin - foul #3 on William Hardin, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (SG), Vincent Denenberg (SF), Paul Mathews (C) Chad Lawson, William Simmons, Michael Loughran | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), Claude Aranda (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Edward Burke, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton's floater is tipped away by Timothy Erwin | 41-42 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Denenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Erwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Skibski (fresh) SF - Claude Aranda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nathaniel Hodges | 44-42 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews is hacked by Bernard Hamilton - foul #1 on Bernard Hamilton, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), William Simmons (SF), Howard White (C) Victor Stryker, Vincent Denenberg, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Howard White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Boyce Boucher | 44-44 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Homer Rogers | 44-46 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Homer Rogers is called for the reach on Nathaniel Hodges - foul #1 on Homer Rogers, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Michael Loughran (C) Nathaniel Hodges, Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Burke (SF), William Hardin (PF) Claude Aranda, Larry Gibb | |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Edward Burke - foul #2 on Edward Burke, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (SG), Vincent Denenberg (SF), Timothy Erwin (PF) Chad Lawson, William Simmons, Howard White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG) Homer Rogers | |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | William Hardin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Edward Burke tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Boyce Boucher | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Denenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Erwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Loughran (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Gary Mentzer is blocked by Timothy Erwin | 48-48 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), William Simmons (SF), Paul Mathews (PF) Nathaniel Hodges, Vincent Denenberg, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Boyce Boucher, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Edward Burke comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Loughran - foul #2 on Michael Loughran, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard White (C) Michael Loughran | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Edward Burke makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Howard White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson's pass is intercepted by Enoch Zinn | 48-49 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Mathews - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG) Victor Stryker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Claude Aranda (SF) Edward Burke | |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:26 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard White | 51-51 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG) Nathaniel Hodges | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Larry Gibb, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | William Simmons steps in front of the Boyce Boucher pass | 51-51 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews can't finish the layup | 51-51 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Mentzer | 51-51 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Mathews | 54-51 |
| 08:09 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 54-51 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad Lawson | 56-51 |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-51 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Lawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Aranda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Hardin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Boyce Boucher - foul #3 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Timothy Erwin (PF), Michael Loughran (C) Victor Stryker, Chad Lawson, Paul Mathews, Howard White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Claude Aranda, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons is called for 5 seconds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Vincent Denenberg (SF) Glenn Getz, William Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer (C) Bernard Hamilton | |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Edward Burke hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Edward Burke swats the short shot by Victor Stryker | 57-55 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Erwin | 57-55 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Stryker | 59-55 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 59-55 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), William Simmons (SF) Nathaniel Hodges, Vincent Denenberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), William Hardin (PF) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Larry Gibb | |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Loughran - foul #3 on Michael Loughran, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Chad Lawson | 61-57 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Burke | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Lawson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Erwin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Loughran (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker is denied on a layup by William Hardin | 61-59 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Loughran | 63-59 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | William Hardin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Burke | 63-61 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Mentzer | 63-61 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher's layup is rejected by William Simmons | 63-61 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Edward Burke comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Boyce Boucher | 63-61 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher's pass is intercepted by Michael Loughran | 63-61 |
| 01:17 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:03 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Erwin | 65-61 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Edward Burke drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Mentzer | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Simmons | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers's pass is intercepted by Victor Stryker | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Boucher is called for the reach on Chad Lawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg (SF), Howard White (PF) William Simmons, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Boucher is called for the reach on Chad Lawson - foul #5 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (SG) Boyce Boucher | |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | William Hardin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-67 |