| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Thaxton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hoyos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leif Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tinkham (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mattoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Main (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Evans (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:58 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton is hacked by Nathan Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Patterson, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SG) Nathan Patterson | |
| 19:40 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 19:25 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 19:23 | Emporia St. | John Mattoon is called for the reach on Robert Thaxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mattoon, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall (PF) Leif Buentello | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant (SF) John Mattoon | |
| 19:18 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Michael Rankin and he's fouled by Wayne Evans - foul #1 on Wayne Evans, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 19:18 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:15 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant loses the dribble to Robert Thaxton in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 19:03 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 19:02 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:47 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Brian Aycock (C) Donald Bewley, Michael Falzone, Ronald Main, Wayne Evans | |
| 18:29 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:28 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:09 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (SG), Leif Buentello (PF) Michael Brown, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF) Shaun Dunavant | |
| 17:49 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Mattoon - foul #2 on John Mattoon, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Forest Evenson (C) Jules Yazzie, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Michael Falzone (SG), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Louis Ackermann, Patrick McGuiness, Rayford Herrman, Brian Aycock | |
| 17:49 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:49 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:27 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main lays it in set up by Michael Falzone | 42-42 |
| 17:20 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Sheets and he's hacked by Donald Bewley - foul #3 on Donald Bewley, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF) Terry Sheets, Daniel Stamper | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Donald Bewley | |
| 17:20 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:04 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Forest Evenson - foul #3 on Forest Evenson, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Tinkham (C) Forest Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 17:04 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:04 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:02 | Emporia St. | John Mattoon steals the ball from Thomas Hoyos in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 17:00 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone banks in the layup set up by John Mattoon | 45-45 |
| 16:45 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG) Michael Rankin | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG) Louis Ackermann | |
| 16:28 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 16:27 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 16:25 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McGuiness - foul #3 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SG), Gene Crandall (PF) Robert Thaxton, Leif Buentello | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Patrick McGuiness, Ronald Main, Wayne Evans | |
| 16:05 | Emporia St. | Brian Aycock takes the ball from William Tinkham | 45-45 |
| 16:01 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is hacked by Jules Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jules Yazzie, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Terry Sheets (SG) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 15:40 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant's pass is intercepted by Gene Crandall | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hoyos (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Crandall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Tinkham (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Michael Falzone (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Ackermann (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Mattoon (tired) 3 pts. PF - Shaun Dunavant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Emporia St. | John Mattoon is called for the reach on Michael Rankin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mattoon, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson (SF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Thomas Hoyos, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Nathan Patterson (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Michael Falzone, Louis Ackermann, John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| 15:38 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:38 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:17 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness buries a 3 from straight away set up by Wayne Evans | 45-48 |
| 15:10 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski is hacked by Patrick McGuiness - foul #4 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Leif Buentello (PF) Terry Sheets, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Shaun Dunavant (SF) Patrick McGuiness, Rayford Herrman | |
| 15:10 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:10 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:54 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaun Dunavant | 47-50 |
| 14:33 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 47-50 |
| 14:31 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 14:29 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley is hacked by Michael Rankin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Rankin, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Daniel Stamper (PF), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SF) Ronald Main | |
| 14:14 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley double dribbles | 49-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos (SF) Robert Thaxton | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 14:04 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown is called for 10 seconds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Ronald Main (PF) Michael Falzone, Wayne Evans | |
| 13:46 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 13:44 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 13:32 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 13:27 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jules Yazzie | 51-53 |
| 13:12 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Bewley | 51-55 |
| 12:59 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 12:58 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 12:29 | Central Missouri | The short jumper by Shaun Dunavant is denied by Daniel Stamper | 51-55 |
| 12:28 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 12:22 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 12:20 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Shaun Dunavant | 51-55 |
| 12:20 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Forest Evenson (SF), Gene Crandall (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Thomas Hoyos, Daniel Stamper, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Brian Aycock (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Donald Bewley, John Mattoon, Ronald Main, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 12:07 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Ackermann | 51-58 |
| 11:42 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Evans - foul #2 on Wayne Evans, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Leif Buentello (PF) Robert Thaxton, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SF) Wayne Evans | |
| 11:42 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:42 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forest Evenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leif Buentello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Crandall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Louis Ackermann (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Falzone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rayford Herrman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is hacked by Terry Sheets - foul #2 on Terry Sheets, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF) Terry Sheets, Forest Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Wayne Evans (C) Louis Ackermann, Rayford Herrman | |
| 11:04 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock lays it in | 53-60 |
| 10:44 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-60 |
| 10:43 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 10:36 | Central Missouri | Robert Thaxton steals it from Donald Bewley in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 10:19 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton is fouled on the floor by Nathan Patterson - foul #4 on Nathan Patterson, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski (C) Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG), Ronald Main (PF) Nathan Patterson, Brian Aycock | |
| 10:19 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:19 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:19 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:17 | Central Missouri | Robert Thaxton steps in front of the Ronald Main pass in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 10:07 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Falzone - foul #2 on Michael Falzone, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG) Michael Rankin | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 10:07 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:48 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leif Buentello - foul #2 on Leif Buentello, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson (SF), Daniel Stamper (PF), William Tinkham (C) Thomas Hoyos, Leif Buentello, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (C) Donald Bewley, Wayne Evans | |
| 09:48 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:48 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:48 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:29 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 60-60 |
| 09:24 | Central Missouri | Forest Evenson picks off the pass by Michael Falzone in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 09:13 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 09:12 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 09:10 | Central Missouri | Robert Thaxton steals it from John Mattoon in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 09:06 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Thaxton | 62-60 |
| 09:02 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 09:01 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:59 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Terry Sheets (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Gene Crandall (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Jules Yazzie, Robert Thaxton, Forest Evenson, Daniel Stamper, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Wayne Evans (C) Michael Falzone, John Mattoon, Ronald Main | |
| 08:46 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 08:44 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Gene Crandall | 62-60 |
| 08:23 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Rankin | 64-60 |
| 08:10 | Central Missouri | The jump hook by Donald Bewley is blocked by Gene Crandall | 64-60 |
| 08:08 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 07:59 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 07:57 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 07:43 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is fouled on the floor by Louis Ackermann - foul #1 on Louis Ackermann, team foul #12 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Michael Brown, Gene Crandall, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Nathan Patterson (SG), Michael Falzone (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Donald Bewley, Louis Ackermann, Rayford Herrman, Shaun Dunavant, Wayne Evans | |
| 07:43 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:43 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:40 | Central Missouri | Thomas Hoyos is called for the reach on Michael Falzone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Hoyos, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG) Terry Sheets | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Thaxton (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Thomas Hoyos (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leif Buentello (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tinkham (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Patrick McGuiness (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Patterson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Falzone (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Main (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson drills a floater from the right side | 65-62 |
| 07:28 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie's pass is intercepted by Nathan Patterson in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 07:25 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathan Patterson | 65-64 |
| 06:56 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton banks in the wide open layup | 67-64 |
| 06:53 | Central Missouri | Robert Thaxton picks off the pass by Nathan Patterson in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 06:53 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Terry Sheets (SG), Daniel Stamper (PF), Forest Evenson (C) Jules Yazzie, Robert Thaxton, Leif Buentello, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF) Michael Falzone | |
| 06:42 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Sheets | 69-64 |
| 06:39 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans (C) Ronald Main | |
| 06:24 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Rankin | 72-64 |
| 06:10 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans is called for traveling | 72-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Thomas Hoyos | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF) John Mattoon, Brian Aycock | |
| 05:57 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 72-64 |
| 05:56 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | William Tinkham is called for the reach on Nathan Patterson - foul #1 on William Tinkham, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Gene Crandall (PF) Terry Sheets, Forest Evenson, Daniel Stamper | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Ronald Main (PF) Patrick McGuiness, Wayne Evans | |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:45 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:45 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 05:23 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 72-65 |
| 05:21 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:07 | Central Missouri | Gene Crandall denies the turnaround by Shaun Dunavant | 72-65 |
| 05:05 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton is whistled for traveling | 72-65 |
| 05:01 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Forest Evenson (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Gene Crandall, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), John Mattoon (SF), Rayford Herrman (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Donald Bewley, Michael Falzone, Ronald Main, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 04:57 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock is hacked by Robert Thaxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Thaxton, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 04:57 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:57 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:52 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 04:51 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 04:42 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 04:40 | Central Missouri | Nathan Patterson gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:34 | Central Missouri | Robert Thaxton steps in front of the Patrick McGuiness pass | 72-65 |
| 04:31 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Thaxton | 74-65 |
| 04:12 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 74-65 |
| 04:10 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Patterson | 74-65 |
| 04:05 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Patterson | 74-68 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson is hacked by John Mattoon - foul #4 on John Mattoon, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Terry Sheets (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Daniel Stamper (PF) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Leif Buentello, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Michael Falzone (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Patrick McGuiness, John Mattoon, Rayford Herrman, Brian Aycock | |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:42 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 03:40 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Patterson | 76-68 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hoyos (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Stamper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Forest Evenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Louis Ackermann (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nathan Patterson (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Falzone (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Main (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Evans (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Central Missouri | Wayne Evans hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 03:08 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-70 |
| 03:07 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets snags the offensive board | 76-70 |
| 03:01 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper misses the lay-in | 76-70 |
| 02:59 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson snags the offensive board | 76-70 |
| 02:41 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets drills a 3 from the right wing | 79-70 |
| 02:41 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Gene Crandall (PF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Daniel Stamper, Forest Evenson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Nathan Patterson, Michael Falzone, Ronald Main | |
| 02:28 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 79-70 |
| 02:26 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Rankin | 81-70 |
| 01:48 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant is called for a charge - foul #2 on Shaun Dunavant, team foul #14 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Michael Rankin, Terry Sheets, Thomas Hoyos, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (PG), Brian Aycock (C) Donald Bewley, Wayne Evans | |
| 01:46 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| 01:38 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jules Yazzie - foul #4 on Jules Yazzie, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| 01:38 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:38 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:23 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall is hacked by Shaun Dunavant - foul #3 on Shaun Dunavant, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Daniel Stamper, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Nathan Patterson (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Ronald Main (PF), Wayne Evans (C) Louis Ackermann, Michael Falzone, Rayford Herrman, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| 01:23 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-72 |
| 01:23 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:23 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:23 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 01:04 | Central Missouri | Ronald Main banks in the wide open layup | 81-74 |
| 01:04 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello (PF) Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Thaxton and the foul's on Ronald Main - foul #1 on Ronald Main, team foul #16 | 83-74 |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos makes the free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 84-74 |
| 00:42 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham pulls down the rebound | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Emporia St. | Ronald Main is called for the reach on Michael Rankin - foul #2 on Ronald Main, team foul #17 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF), Gene Crandall (PF), Ralph Waclawski (C) Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, Leif Buentello, William Tinkham | |
| 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 | |
| 00:37 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:37 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:33 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-74 |
| 00:32 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 00:29 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper is hacked by Shaun Dunavant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shaun Dunavant, team foul #18 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG) Michael Rankin | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 00:29 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:29 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 87-74 |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone buries a 3 from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie runs out the clock | 87-77 |