| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn tips it home | 35-29 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Walter Lora swats the short shot by Thomas Hahn | 35-29 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Guy Kim | 35-29 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Donald Jones drills a 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Roy Flor misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 40-32 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Roy Flor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (PG), Barry Sampley (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF), John Heap (C) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson, Thomas Pray, Thomas Hahn | |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Roy Flor misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Roy Flor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits a 3 from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 15:53 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Perkins, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG) Roy Flor | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) SG - Robert Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Sampley (fresh) PF - Derrick Sauers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Heap (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on John Gillman - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG) Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Robert Plunkett picks off the pass by Robert Perkins | 43-33 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett lays it up and in | 45-33 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is fouled on the floor by John Heap - foul #2 on John Heap, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Alan Henry (C) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG), Timothy Lawson (SG), Thomas Pray (SF), Thomas Hahn (C) John Caldwell, Robert Perkins, Barry Sampley, John Heap | |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Scott and the foul's on Derrick Sauers - foul #2 on Derrick Sauers, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn is fouled on the floor by Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG) Nolan Gasper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Donald Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Sauers | 48-39 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott is hacked by Thomas Hahn - foul #2 on Thomas Hahn, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Derrick Sauers | 48-39 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Donald Jones connects on the shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 12:57 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF), John Heap (C) Derrick Sauers, Thomas Hahn | |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Donald Jones can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | John Heap blows the layup | 48-41 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott loses the dribble to Timothy Lawson | 48-41 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson lays it in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Heap (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim's floater is tipped away by John Heap | 48-43 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora is hacked by Timothy Lawson - foul #2 on Timothy Lawson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Ronald Darcy (C) Jeremy Scott, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (C) John Heap | |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (C) Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (PG), Barry Sampley (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF), John Heap (PF) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson, Thomas Pray, Roy Flor | |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | John Heap scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-45 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is called for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Walter Lora (PF) Nolan Gasper, Robert Plunkett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG), Timothy Lawson (SG), Thomas Pray (SF) Robert Perkins, Barry Sampley, John Heap | |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Hahn - foul #3 on Thomas Hahn, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim (SF) John Gillman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF) Derrick Sauers | |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Donald Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Darcy | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 49-45 |
| 09:05 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Roy Flor pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Lawson, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Alan Henry (C) Thomas Whitley, Ronald Darcy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (C) Thomas Hahn | |
| 08:24 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Roy Flor - foul #2 on Roy Flor, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (PG), Barry Sampley (SG) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson | |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Henry | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Lora (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Sampley (fresh) SF - Thomas Pray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Heap (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the driving attempt from close range | 53-45 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Pray | 53-45 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (PF) Walter Lora | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG), Timothy Lawson (SG), Derrick Sauers (PF), Thomas Hahn (C) Robert Perkins, Barry Sampley, Roy Flor, John Heap | |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 57-51 |
| 05:22 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Derrick Sauers | 57-51 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Donald Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:59 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim loses the dribble to Donald Jones | 57-51 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Donald Jones can't finish the layup | 57-51 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:47 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SG), Walter Lora (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF) Thomas Pray | |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora travels with the ball | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - John Gillman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Sauers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Roy Flor clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Thomas Whitley and the foul's on Thomas Hahn - foul #4 on Thomas Hahn, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Jeremy Scott (SG), Guy Kim (SF) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (C) Thomas Hahn | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | John Heap gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Guy Kim | 62-51 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Roy Flor travels with the ball | 62-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry (C) John Gillman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (PG), Barry Sampley (SG), Thomas Pray (SF), Richard Mayberry (C) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson, Derrick Sauers, Roy Flor | |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Scott | 65-51 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Jeremy Scott steals it from Barry Sampley | 65-51 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora tips it but misses | 65-51 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray's floater is tipped away by Alan Henry | 65-51 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nolan Gasper | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper runs out the clock | 67-51 |