| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Brent Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Carn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dana (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Palmer Sims and he's hacked by Damian Jones - foul #1 on Damian Jones, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 19:35 | Lamar | Harold Dana misses the lay-in | 32-22 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 32-22 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 19:01 | Lamar | Damian Jones is fouled on the floor by Homer Ellenberger - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:49 | Lamar | Brent Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bruce Carn | 35-25 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims drills a jump hook in the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:12 | Lamar | Harold Dana connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Damian Jones and he's hacked by Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 18:12 | Lamar | Harold Dana makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:52 | Lamar | Carlos Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:36 | Lamar | Harold Dana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Lamar | Michael Delatorre (SG) Damian Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Poremski | 38-29 |
| 16:53 | Lamar | Harold Dana misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Tapp (PG), Richard Coffey (SF), Richard Natoli (PF) Brent Brown, Bruce Carn, Carlos Mobley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims | |
| 16:53 | Lamar | Harold Dana makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:53 | Lamar | Harold Dana makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 40-29 |
| 16:25 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Michael Delatorre | 40-29 |
| 16:19 | Lamar | Richard Coffey is hacked by Jesus Sosa - foul #1 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Lamar | Damian Jones (SG), Jon Call (C) James Tapp, Harold Dana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski, Jesus Sosa | |
| 16:04 | Lamar | Richard Natoli loses the ball out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Prendergast | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Michael Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Natoli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Call (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Seeley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Lamar | Jon Call clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-31 |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Daryl Seeley | 40-34 |
| 15:12 | Lamar | Michael Delatorre double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brent Brown (PG), Bruce Carn (SF), Carlos Mobley (PF) Michael Delatorre, Damian Jones, Jon Call | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF) Daryl Seeley, Thurman Gourdine | |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 14:54 | Lamar | Richard Natoli snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:50 | Lamar | Brent Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Coffey | 43-34 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Richard Natoli steals it from Dale Grimshaw | 43-34 |
| 14:12 | Lamar | Bruce Carn is fouled on the floor by Dale Grimshaw - foul #2 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Tapp (SG), Harold Dana (C) Richard Coffey, Richard Natoli | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| 13:59 | Lamar | Bruce Carn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thurman Gourdine | 43-37 |
| 13:18 | Lamar | Harold Dana is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | Damian Jones (SG), Michael Delatorre (SF), Richard Natoli (PF) James Tapp, Bruce Carn, Carlos Mobley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (C) Dale Grimshaw | |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:47 | Lamar | Damian Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:45 | Lamar | Richard Natoli tips it home | 45-40 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Dana - foul #1 on Harold Dana, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Coffey (SF), Jon Call (C) Brent Brown, Harold Dana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Thurman Gourdine, Daryl Seeley, Ivan Poremski, Jesus Sosa | |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Lamar | Michael Delatorre hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Prendergast | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Michael Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Natoli (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Call (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Lamar | Jon Call misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 11:33 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Coffey | 45-44 |
| 11:20 | Lamar | Richard Natoli comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-44 |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jon Call - foul #1 on Jon Call, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brent Brown (PG), Bruce Carn (SF), Carlos Mobley (PF) Michael Delatorre, Damian Jones, Richard Natoli | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:37 | Lamar | Bruce Carn misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dale Grimshaw - foul #3 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | Harold Dana (C) Jon Call | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast | |
| 10:37 | Lamar | Bruce Carn misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:37 | Lamar | Bruce Carn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 10:01 | Lamar | Brent Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Tapp (SG) Richard Coffey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-48 |
| 09:42 | Lamar | Bruce Carn grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 09:13 | Lamar | Carlos Mobley double dribbles | 46-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Damian Jones (SG) James Tapp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Thurman Gourdine, William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski, Jesus Sosa | |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-48 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 08:38 | Lamar | Harold Dana gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:10 | Lamar | Damian Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Carn | 49-48 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 07:53 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Harold Dana | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | Lamar | Damian Jones is called for traveling | 49-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Tapp (PG), Michael Delatorre (SG), Richard Coffey (SF), Richard Natoli (PF), Jon Call (C) Brent Brown, Damian Jones, Bruce Carn, Carlos Mobley, Harold Dana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Palmer Sims (SF) Homer Ellenberger, Daryl Seeley | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Natoli (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Call (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's layup is rejected by Jon Call | 49-48 |
| 07:25 | Lamar | Richard Natoli gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:20 | Lamar | Richard Coffey misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 07:19 | Lamar | Richard Coffey hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Wayne Prendergast is blocked by Jon Call | 51-48 |
| 06:58 | Lamar | Jon Call grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:38 | Lamar | Richard Coffey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 51-48 |
| 06:20 | Lamar | Jon Call gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:00 | Lamar | Palmer Sims steps in front of the Jon Call pass | 51-48 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is fouled on the floor by Richard Coffey - foul #1 on Richard Coffey, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brent Brown (PG), Damian Jones (SG), Bruce Carn (SF), Carlos Mobley (PF) James Tapp, Michael Delatorre, Richard Coffey, Jon Call | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Daryl Seeley (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Dale Grimshaw, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is fouled on the floor by Brent Brown - foul #1 on Brent Brown, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Harold Dana (C) Richard Natoli | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 05:19 | Lamar | Harold Dana snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 05:05 | Lamar | Damian Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ivan Poremski | 51-48 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 04:46 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Harold Dana | 51-48 |
| 04:29 | Lamar | Daryl Seeley steals it from Brent Brown | 51-48 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger loses the dribble to Bruce Carn | 51-48 |
| 03:41 | Lamar | Carlos Mobley is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Tapp (PG), Michael Delatorre (SG), Richard Coffey (SF), Richard Natoli (PF), Jon Call (C) Brent Brown, Damian Jones, Bruce Carn, Carlos Mobley, Harold Dana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Natoli (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Call (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Seeley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 03:08 | Lamar | Jon Call comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 51-50 |
| 03:06 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Coffey | 51-50 |
| 02:49 | Lamar | Richard Coffey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Coffey, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brent Brown (PG) James Tapp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger, Daryl Seeley, Ivan Poremski | |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Lamar | Damian Jones (SG), Bruce Carn (SF), Carlos Mobley (PF), Harold Dana (C) Michael Delatorre, Richard Coffey, Richard Natoli, Jon Call | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Palmer Sims (SF) Jesus Sosa, William Scheidt | |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast slams it home | 51-52 |
| 02:03 | Lamar | Bruce Carn is hacked by Carl Sinnott - foul #2 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG) Thurman Gourdine | |
| 02:03 | Lamar | Bruce Carn makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:03 | Lamar | Bruce Carn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Dana | 52-52 |
| 01:49 | Lamar | Bruce Carn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:35 | Lamar | Damian Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 52-52 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | Lamar | Harold Dana grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:20 | Lamar | Brent Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 52-52 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 00:54 | Lamar | Bruce Carn pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:32 | Lamar | Bruce Carn buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Harold Dana | 54-52 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Carlos Mobley steals it from Dale Grimshaw | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Lamar | Brent Brown is hacked by Homer Ellenberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 00:22 | Lamar | Brent Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:22 | Lamar | Brent Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 55-52 |