| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hoyos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Usher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tinkham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Falzone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Vanish (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Main (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Main - foul #2 on Ronald Main, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 19:41 | Central Missouri | Matthew Vanish grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans knocks in the jump hook from close range | 39-38 |
| 18:59 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Harry Wade (SF), Mathew Cook (PF), Gene Crandall (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, Clyde Usher, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Keith Edge (SF), Jeffrey Davenport (PF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Donald Bewley, Michael Falzone, Matthew Vanish, Ronald Main, Wayne Evans | |
| 18:31 | Central Missouri | The jump hook by Shaun Dunavant is blocked by Harry Wade | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:28 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Edge - foul #1 on Keith Edge, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 18:05 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:49 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness drills a jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:25 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Jules Yazzie and he's hacked by Keith Edge - foul #2 on Keith Edge, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Daniel Stamper (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Clyde Usher (PF) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Mathew Cook, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Michael Falzone (SG), Matthew Vanish (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Louis Ackermann, Patrick McGuiness, Keith Edge, Jeffrey Davenport, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 17:25 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:11 | Central Missouri | Clyde Usher is called for the reach on Wayne Evans - foul #1 on Clyde Usher, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Tinkham (C) Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 16:54 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 16:53 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:47 | Emporia St. | Ronald Main blocks the short jumper by Thomas Hoyos | 42-40 |
| 16:46 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:44 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG) Michael Rankin, Thomas Hoyos | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 16:31 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher jams it on a nice dish by Terry Sheets and he's hacked by Ronald Main - foul #3 on Ronald Main, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos (SF) Daniel Stamper | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Keith Edge (PF) Ronald Main | |
| 16:31 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:15 | Central Missouri | Keith Edge misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 16:13 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:11 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falzone - foul #1 on Michael Falzone, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| 15:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 15:47 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thaxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hoyos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Usher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tinkham (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Falzone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Vanish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Edge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Evans (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Central Missouri | Robert Thaxton takes the ball from Matthew Vanish in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 15:43 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 15:41 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:28 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Harry Wade (SF) Terry Sheets, Thomas Hoyos | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson (SG), Ronald Main (PF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Michael Falzone, Keith Edge, Wayne Evans | |
| 15:05 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 15:03 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:58 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley is called for the reach on Harry Wade - foul #3 on Donald Bewley, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF) Robert Thaxton, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG) Donald Bewley | |
| 14:49 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher's floater is tipped away by Matthew Vanish | 45-40 |
| 14:48 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:45 | Central Missouri | Michael Rankin is called for the reach on Nathan Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Rankin, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook (C) Michael Rankin | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Keith Edge (SF), Wayne Evans (C) Matthew Vanish, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 14:20 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Thomas Hoyos (SF) Daniel Stamper, Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Jeffrey Davenport (PF) Louis Ackermann, Ronald Main | |
| 14:11 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 14:10 | Central Missouri | Keith Edge grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:56 | Central Missouri | Jeffrey Davenport is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Evans and he's fouled by Thomas Hoyos - foul #3 on Thomas Hoyos, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG) Jules Yazzie | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant (C) Wayne Evans | |
| 13:56 | Central Missouri | Jeffrey Davenport makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:33 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 13:32 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:21 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 13:20 | Central Missouri | Jeffrey Davenport gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:57 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick McGuiness | 45-46 |
| 12:41 | Emporia St. | Shaun Dunavant swats the short shot by Robert Thaxton | 45-46 |
| 12:40 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Davenport | 45-46 |
| 12:23 | Central Missouri | Michael Rankin steps in front of the Shaun Dunavant pass | 45-46 |
| 12:20 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 12:19 | Central Missouri | Jeffrey Davenport snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:05 | Central Missouri | Jeffrey Davenport misses long on a runner near the basket | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Harry Wade (SF), Gene Crandall (PF), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, Clyde Usher, Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Michael Falzone (SG), Matthew Vanish (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Patrick McGuiness, Nathan Patterson, Keith Edge, Jeffrey Davenport, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 11:42 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Vanish - foul #3 on Matthew Vanish, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 11:42 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:42 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harry Wade (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Crandall (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Tinkham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Louis Ackermann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Falzone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Vanish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Main (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Central Missouri | William Tinkham steps in front of the Matthew Vanish pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 11:21 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 11:20 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall tips it home | 49-46 |
| 10:56 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Daniel Stamper (SG), Clyde Usher (PF) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Nathan Patterson (SG) Louis Ackermann, Michael Falzone | |
| 10:35 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:33 | Central Missouri | Matthew Vanish gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:12 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main double dribbles | 49-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SG), Mathew Cook (PF) Harry Wade, Clyde Usher | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (PG), Keith Edge (SF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Donald Bewley, Matthew Vanish, Wayne Evans | |
| 09:50 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:49 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:36 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-46 |
| 09:34 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:30 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Sheets | 51-46 |
| 09:28 | Central Missouri | Keith Edge loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Jules Yazzie (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Clyde Usher (PF), Gene Crandall (C) Terry Sheets, Michael Brown, Daniel Stamper, Mathew Cook, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Matthew Vanish (SF), Wayne Evans (C) Ronald Main, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 09:18 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Hoyos | 53-46 |
| 08:54 | Central Missouri | Matthew Vanish buries a turnaround from the left block | 53-48 |
| 08:38 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 08:37 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:24 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 08:22 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Matthew Vanish | 53-48 |
| 08:08 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gene Crandall - foul #1 on Gene Crandall, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Harry Wade (SF), Mathew Cook (PF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Thomas Hoyos, Clyde Usher, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Jeffrey Davenport (PF) Michael Falzone, Nathan Patterson, Keith Edge | |
| 08:08 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:08 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:49 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton is hacked by Wayne Evans - foul #3 on Wayne Evans, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Ronald Main (PF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Matthew Vanish, Wayne Evans | |
| 07:49 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:49 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:49 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:44 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Rankin - foul #4 on Michael Rankin, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 07:21 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Clyde Usher (PF) Michael Rankin, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson (SG), Keith Edge (SF) Patrick McGuiness, Jeffrey Davenport | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Thaxton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Wade (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clyde Usher (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Cook (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Louis Ackermann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Keith Edge (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Main (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 07:02 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 06:51 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jules Yazzie, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SG), Gene Crandall (C) Robert Thaxton, Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG) Louis Ackermann | |
| 06:28 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley is hacked by Harry Wade - foul #1 on Harry Wade, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Daniel Stamper (SF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Harry Wade, Clyde Usher | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SG), Matthew Vanish (SF), Jeffrey Davenport (PF) Nathan Patterson, Keith Edge, Ronald Main | |
| 06:28 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:28 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:15 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 06:14 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:09 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 54-52 |
| 06:07 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:43 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:40 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falzone - foul #2 on Michael Falzone, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Clyde Usher (PF), Harry Wade (C) Terry Sheets, Michael Brown, Gene Crandall, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (SG), Keith Edge (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Michael Falzone, Matthew Vanish, Jeffrey Davenport, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 05:40 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:40 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:40 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:30 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans loses the dribble to Daniel Stamper | 55-52 |
| 05:16 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 05:14 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 05:13 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Ronald Main | 55-52 |
| 04:56 | Central Missouri | Keith Edge misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 04:55 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 04:51 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 04:51 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Mathew Cook (C) Michael Rankin, Daniel Stamper, Clyde Usher | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Jeffrey Davenport (PF) Donald Bewley, Ronald Main | |
| 04:37 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:36 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Edge | 55-52 |
| 04:12 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick McGuiness | 55-54 |
| 03:49 | Central Missouri | The refs have stopped play. Louis Ackermann is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 55-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Clyde Usher (PF), William Tinkham (C) Terry Sheets, Thomas Hoyos, Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (PG), Nathan Patterson (SG), Matthew Vanish (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Louis Ackermann, Patrick McGuiness, Keith Edge, Jeffrey Davenport, Wayne Evans | |
| 03:43 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:29 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 03:27 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:21 | Central Missouri | Harry Wade is called for the reach on Michael Falzone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Wade, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG) Robert Thaxton | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 03:21 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:21 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jules Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Usher (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Tinkham (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Michael Falzone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Matthew Vanish (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Main (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jules Yazzie and he's fouled by Ronald Main - foul #4 on Ronald Main, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall (C) William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG) Michael Falzone | |
| 03:02 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:48 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Main | 58-56 |
| 02:35 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 60-56 |
| 02:35 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF) Michael Rankin, Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Keith Edge (PF), Jeffrey Davenport (C) Donald Bewley, Ronald Main, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 02:28 | Central Missouri | Keith Edge drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Vanish | 60-58 |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Mathew Cook (C) Michael Brown, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans (C) Matthew Vanish | |
| 02:04 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Patrick McGuiness | 60-60 |
| 01:50 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Nathan Patterson | 60-60 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Keith Edge misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 01:43 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:24 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans lays it up and in | 60-62 |
| 00:55 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Mathew Cook | 62-62 |
| 00:38 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-62 |
| 00:37 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Stamper | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nathan Patterson - foul #4 on Nathan Patterson, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Daniel Stamper, Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 00:32 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:32 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:32 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG) Terry Sheets | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin is hacked by Jeffrey Davenport - foul #1 on Jeffrey Davenport, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 63-62 |