| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mattoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Main (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fresh) SG - Robert Thaxton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hoyos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leif Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Tinkham (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 19:31 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Mattoon and he's hacked by William Tinkham - foul #1 on William Tinkham, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:31 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:31 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 19:26 | Emporia St. | Ronald Main picks off the pass by Thomas Hoyos | 41-35 |
| 19:07 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Nathan Patterson | 43-35 |
| 18:48 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton jams it set up by Thomas Hoyos and the foul's on Nathan Patterson - foul #3 on Nathan Patterson, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (PG), Louis Ackermann (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Donald Bewley, Nathan Patterson, John Mattoon, Ronald Main, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Gene Crandall (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Michael Rankin, Thomas Hoyos, Leif Buentello, William Tinkham | |
| 18:48 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:34 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 18:32 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:30 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper (SF) Robert Thaxton | |
| 18:13 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman drills a driving attempt in the paint | 45-38 |
| 18:01 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 18:00 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper tips it in | 45-40 |
| 17:37 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Waclawski - foul #1 on Ralph Waclawski, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Ronald Main (PF) Michael Falzone, Louis Ackermann, Rayford Herrman, Shaun Dunavant | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), Forest Evenson (C) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Daniel Stamper, Gene Crandall, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 17:37 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:37 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Aycock - foul #1 on Brian Aycock, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans (C) Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Tinkham (C) Thomas Hoyos | |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 16:52 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 16:50 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:45 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Rankin | 46-42 |
| 16:25 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 16:24 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to William Tinkham | 46-42 |
| 16:11 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 16:09 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Wayne Evans | 46-42 |
| 15:53 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Rankin - foul #3 on Michael Rankin, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson (SG), Michael Falzone (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Patrick McGuiness, John Mattoon, Ronald Main | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Terry Sheets (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Daniel Stamper (PF) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello | |
| 15:53 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:53 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Falzone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shaun Dunavant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hoyos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Tinkham (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is hacked by Nathan Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Patterson, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Nathan Patterson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall (C) William Tinkham | |
| 15:32 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Stamper | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Evans and the foul's on Thomas Hoyos - foul #1 on Thomas Hoyos, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF) Donald Bewley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Tinkham (C) Daniel Stamper | |
| 15:20 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:05 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 15:04 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to John Mattoon | 51-45 |
| 14:59 | Central Missouri | Jules Yazzie steals the ball from Louis Ackermann in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 14:43 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 14:41 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 14:18 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 14:16 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Gene Crandall | 51-45 |
| 14:12 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Louis Ackermann, John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Daniel Stamper (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Jules Yazzie, Terry Sheets, Gene Crandall, William Tinkham | |
| 13:52 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman misses long on a runner from the left block | 51-45 |
| 13:51 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 13:38 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main makes the runner from close range | 53-45 |
| 13:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 13:25 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 13:04 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Waclawski and the foul's on Donald Bewley - foul #1 on Donald Bewley, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Louis Ackermann (SG), Shaun Dunavant (C) Donald Bewley, Rayford Herrman, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Leif Buentello (PF), Forest Evenson (C) Michael Brown, Thomas Hoyos, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 13:04 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:49 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Thaxton - foul #1 on Robert Thaxton, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF) Michael Falzone | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Daniel Stamper | |
| 12:49 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:49 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 12:30 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 12:12 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is hacked by William Tinkham - foul #2 on William Tinkham, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Wayne Evans (C) Louis Ackermann, Ronald Main | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Gene Crandall (PF) Jules Yazzie, Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello | |
| 12:02 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 12:00 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:57 | Emporia St. | Patrick McGuiness is called for the reach on Robert Thaxton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SF), Brian Aycock (PF) John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 11:40 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 54-48 |
| 11:39 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McGuiness (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Falzone (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Brian Aycock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Evans (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Thaxton (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hoyos (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Crandall (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Tinkham (tired) 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 11:26 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:26 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Ronald Main (PF) Donald Bewley, Patrick McGuiness, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Terry Sheets (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Forest Evenson (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, William Tinkham | |
| 11:00 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 10:58 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Louis Ackermann | 54-48 |
| 10:37 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is hacked by Terry Sheets - foul #4 on Terry Sheets, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Michael Falzone, Rayford Herrman, Ronald Main, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Daniel Stamper (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Jules Yazzie, Terry Sheets, Michael Brown, Gene Crandall, Forest Evenson | |
| 10:37 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:37 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:15 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Michael Rankin | 56-50 |
| 10:10 | Central Missouri | Daniel Stamper blocks the jumper by Donald Bewley | 56-50 |
| 10:09 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Hoyos | 56-50 |
| 10:07 | Emporia St. | John Mattoon is called for the reach on Thomas Hoyos in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mattoon, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (SG) Louis Ackermann | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello (PF) Daniel Stamper | |
| 10:00 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 09:59 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:46 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 09:45 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:19 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Mattoon - foul #4 on John Mattoon, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Donald Bewley, John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 09:19 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:19 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:17 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 08:57 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 08:55 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:44 | Emporia St. | Ronald Main is called for the reach on William Tinkham - foul #1 on Ronald Main, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Patrick McGuiness | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson (SF) Leif Buentello | |
| 08:44 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| 08:44 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:44 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:30 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-52 |
| 08:28 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:24 | Emporia St. | Louis Ackermann picks off the pass by William Tinkham | 56-52 |
| 08:20 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Ackermann | 58-52 |
| 08:13 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Stamper | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | Central Missouri | Forest Evenson is called for the reach on Rayford Herrman - foul #2 on Forest Evenson, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Nathan Patterson (SG), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Michael Falzone, Louis Ackermann, Ronald Main, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Terry Sheets (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Gene Crandall (PF) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Daniel Stamper, William Tinkham | |
| 07:54 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McGuiness - foul #3 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF) Rayford Herrman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski (C) Forest Evenson | |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:50 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 07:45 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 07:25 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Terry Sheets | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Patrick McGuiness (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Mattoon (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Hoyos (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Crandall (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Waclawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon's pass is intercepted by Gene Crandall | 58-56 |
| 06:59 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terry Sheets | 58-59 |
| 06:49 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 06:47 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:41 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 06:40 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:17 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 58-59 |
| 06:16 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:13 | Emporia St. | Patrick McGuiness picks off the pass by Thomas Hoyos in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| 06:11 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness lays it up and in | 60-59 |
| 06:08 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Michael Falzone (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Patrick McGuiness, John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Forest Evenson (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Terry Sheets, Thomas Hoyos, Gene Crandall, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 05:54 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nathan Patterson | 63-59 |
| 05:51 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley is called for the reach on Jules Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Bewley, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 05:51 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:51 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:51 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:30 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:25 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 63-63 |
| 05:06 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 05:04 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton is hacked by Ronald Main - foul #2 on Ronald Main, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Donald Bewley, Michael Falzone, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SF), Daniel Stamper (PF) Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello | |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:32 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Patterson | 66-65 |
| 04:30 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock (C) Ronald Main | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Gene Crandall (C) Robert Thaxton, Michael Brown, William Tinkham | |
| 04:17 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant clanks a turnaround from the left block | 66-65 |
| 04:16 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 04:14 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 03:56 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 03:55 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 03:39 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock is fouled on the floor by Gene Crandall - foul #1 on Gene Crandall, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SF), Wayne Evans (C) Rayford Herrman, Shaun Dunavant | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Forest Evenson (SF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Jules Yazzie, Thomas Hoyos, Gene Crandall | |
| 03:39 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:39 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:27 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 68-65 |
| 03:25 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock grabs the board | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Louis Ackermann (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Patterson (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Falzone (tired) 5 pts. PF - Brian Aycock (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Evans (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Sheets (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Forest Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Stamper (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Waclawski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 03:04 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann tips it in | 70-65 |
| 02:40 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper is whistled for traveling | 70-65 |
| 02:40 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Ronald Main (PF) Louis Ackermann, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), William Tinkham (C) Terry Sheets, Forest Evenson, Daniel Stamper, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 02:27 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 02:25 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:23 | Emporia St. | Patrick McGuiness takes the ball from Michael Brown in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 02:03 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 02:01 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 02:01 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Nathan Patterson, Michael Falzone, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Gene Crandall (PF), Forest Evenson (C) Michael Rankin, Michael Brown, Leif Buentello, William Tinkham | |
| 01:37 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Forest Evenson | 70-67 |
| 01:22 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 01:09 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jules Yazzie | 73-69 |
| 01:09 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson (SG), Wayne Evans (C) Patrick McGuiness, Shaun Dunavant | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Leif Buentello (PF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Gene Crandall, Forest Evenson | |
| 00:57 | Central Missouri | Thomas Hoyos steals the ball from Donald Bewley | 73-69 |
| 00:53 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Hoyos | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans is hacked by William Tinkham - foul #3 on William Tinkham, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:13 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:08 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Thaxton - foul #2 on Robert Thaxton, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Michael Falzone (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Donald Bewley, John Mattoon, Ronald Main | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:04 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-71 |