| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Luis Allison (fresh) SG - Jon Cunningham (fresh) SF - Jack Danielson (fresh) PF - David Howard (fresh) C - John Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) SG - Nicholas Hinton (fresh) SF - Dwight Nall (fresh) PF - Troy Jones (fresh) C - Arthur Gauvin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Troy Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Emporia St. | Jack Danielson steals the ball from Eugene Stevens in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Missouri S&T | John Young makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jon Cunningham | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Emporia St. | Troy Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Allison - foul #1 on Luis Allison, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Nall | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Missouri S&T | David Howard pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Danielson | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall is fouled on the floor by Luis Allison - foul #2 on Luis Allison, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel (PG) Luis Allison | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 18:09 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Troy Jones | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson is hacked by Dwight Nall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Nall, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Missouri S&T | Jon Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore (SF), Barry Lynam (PF), David Hill (C) Jack Danielson, David Howard, John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Smith (PG), Brandon Oliphant (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Allen (PF), Kurt Collins (C) Eugene Stevens, Nicholas Hinton, Dwight Nall, Troy Jones, Arthur Gauvin | |
| 17:49 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Hill and he's fouled by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Emporia St. | John Allen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia (SF) Dylan Vrabel | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton (SG) John Allen | |
| 17:24 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Garcia, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Brandon Oliphant | 6-4 |
| 17:10 | Missouri S&T | David Hill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel (PG), Jack Danielson (SF) Louis Gore, David Hill | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 17:05 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Oliphant | 6-7 |
| 16:52 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Oliphant | 8-9 |
| 16:17 | Missouri S&T | Nicholas Hinton is called for the reach on Jon Cunningham - foul #1 on Nicholas Hinton, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore (PG), David Howard (PF), John Young (C) Dylan Vrabel, Juan Garcia, Barry Lynam | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens (PG), Dwight Nall (SF), Troy Jones (PF), Arthur Gauvin (C) Brandon Oliphant, Michael Smith, William Johnson, Kurt Collins | |
| 16:07 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 16:06 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton loses the ball out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Louis Gore (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Cunningham (tired) 1 ast. SF - Jack Danielson (tiring) PF - David Howard (fairly fresh) C - John Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eugene Stevens (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Hinton (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Dwight Nall (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Jones (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Gauvin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Missouri S&T | John Young clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:43 | Missouri S&T | John Young grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:34 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Cunningham | 11-9 |
| 15:29 | Emporia St. | Jon Cunningham is called for the reach on Troy Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Cunningham, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel (PG), David Hill (C) Jack Danielson, John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 15:18 | Emporia St. | Troy Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:17 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Louis Gore | 11-9 |
| 15:06 | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arthur Gauvin - foul #1 on Arthur Gauvin, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Smith (SF) Dwight Nall | |
| 15:06 | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:06 | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:47 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson (SF), Barry Lynam (PF), John Young (C) Louis Gore, David Howard, David Hill | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 14:47 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:47 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:33 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel makes the jumper in the paint set up by Barry Lynam and he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia (SF) Jack Danielson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall (SF) Nicholas Hinton | |
| 14:33 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:20 | Emporia St. | Arthur Gauvin's fadeaway is rejected by John Young | 16-11 |
| 14:19 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:59 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 13:57 | Missouri S&T | John Young pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:44 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Stevens | 16-11 |
| 13:42 | Emporia St. | Arthur Gauvin grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 13:30 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dylan Vrabel - foul #1 on Dylan Vrabel, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore (PG), Jack Danielson (SF), David Howard (PF) Dylan Vrabel, Juan Garcia, Barry Lynam | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Johnson (SF), Kurt Collins (C) Dwight Nall, Arthur Gauvin | |
| 13:30 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:30 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:30 | Missouri S&T | John Young gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:26 | Missouri S&T | Michael Smith takes the ball from Jon Cunningham in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 13:25 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith lays it in | 16-14 |
| 13:07 | Missouri S&T | David Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 13:06 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:46 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens is hacked by Jack Danielson - foul #1 on Jack Danielson, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam (C) John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant (SG) Michael Smith | |
| 12:46 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:46 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:24 | Missouri S&T | Kurt Collins takes the ball from Barry Lynam | 16-16 |
| 12:01 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins dunks the ball | 16-18 |
| 12:01 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel (PG), Juan Garcia (SF), David Hill (C) Louis Gore, Jack Danielson, David Howard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton (SG), Dwight Nall (SF), Arthur Gauvin (C) Eugene Stevens, William Johnson, Troy Jones | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Dylan Vrabel (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Jon Cunningham (very tired) 2 ast. SF - Juan Garcia (fresh) PF - Barry Lynam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Brandon Oliphant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Hinton (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Dwight Nall (tiring) PF - Kurt Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gauvin (tiring) | |
| 11:40 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 11:38 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:25 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Gauvin - foul #2 on Arthur Gauvin, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson (SF) Barry Lynam | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Smith (PG), William Johnson (PF) Brandon Oliphant, Arthur Gauvin | |
| 11:25 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:25 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:25 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:21 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 11:20 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to Jack Danielson | 17-18 |
| 11:16 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore (SG), David Howard (PF), John Young (C) Jon Cunningham, Juan Garcia, David Hill | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 11:06 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Louis Gore - foul #1 on Louis Gore, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens (PG), Troy Jones (PF) Dwight Nall, William Johnson | |
| 11:06 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:06 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:56 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 10:55 | Missouri S&T | David Howard tips it home | 19-19 |
| 10:45 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 19-19 |
| 10:44 | Missouri S&T | David Howard gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:23 | Missouri S&T | David Howard scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jack Danielson | 21-19 |
| 10:23 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-19 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jon Cunningham (SG), Juan Garcia (SF), Barry Lynam (PF), David Hill (C) Dylan Vrabel, Jack Danielson, David Howard, John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant (PG), William Johnson (PF) Eugene Stevens, Troy Jones | |
| 10:21 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton is hacked by Jon Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Cunningham, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel (SG) Jon Cunningham | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 10:21 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:21 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:17 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 09:53 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 09:41 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 09:39 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:33 | Emporia St. | William Johnson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Oliphant | 21-25 |
| 09:13 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel double dribbles | 21-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson (SF), David Howard (PF), John Young (C) Juan Garcia, Barry Lynam, David Hill | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens (PG), Dwight Nall (SF), Troy Jones (PF) Brandon Oliphant, Michael Smith, William Johnson | |
| 09:11 | Emporia St. | Louis Gore is called for the reach on Dwight Nall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Gore, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison (PG) Louis Gore | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 09:11 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 09:11 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:59 | Missouri S&T | David Howard misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 21-26 |
| 08:57 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 08:51 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Smith (SF) Kurt Collins | |
| 08:34 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 08:13 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jack Danielson - foul #2 on Jack Danielson, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia (SF), Barry Lynam (C) Jack Danielson, John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Johnson (SF) Nicholas Hinton | |
| 08:13 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:13 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:01 | Missouri S&T | David Howard is fouled on the floor by Troy Jones - foul #1 on Troy Jones, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Young (C) Luis Allison | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant (SG) Michael Smith | |
| 08:01 | Missouri S&T | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:01 | Emporia St. | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 07:48 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - David Howard (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Dylan Vrabel (very tired) 11 pts. SF - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Lynam (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Young (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eugene Stevens (tired) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Jones (tired) C - Dwight Nall (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia is hacked by Brandon Oliphant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Oliphant, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison (PG) David Howard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins (C) Troy Jones | |
| 07:46 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:46 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Lynam | 26-27 |
| 07:35 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 07:33 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:20 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-27 |
| 07:19 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:12 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 07:11 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 06:56 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | David Hill (C) John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Troy Jones (PF) Brandon Oliphant, Dwight Nall, William Johnson | |
| 06:32 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 06:31 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Kurt Collins | 26-27 |
| 06:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dylan Vrabel - foul #2 on Dylan Vrabel, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jon Cunningham (SG), David Howard (PF) Dylan Vrabel, Barry Lynam | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Johnson (SF), Dwight Nall (C) Eugene Stevens, Kurt Collins | |
| 06:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:26 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:26 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to David Hill | 26-27 |
| 06:19 | Missouri S&T | David Howard lays it in | 28-27 |
| 06:14 | Emporia St. | Juan Garcia blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Hinton | 28-27 |
| 06:13 | Missouri S&T | David Hill snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 06:07 | Missouri S&T | David Howard misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Troy Jones - foul #2 on Troy Jones, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam (PF) Jon Cunningham | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant (PG) Troy Jones | |
| 06:07 | Missouri S&T | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:07 | Missouri S&T | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:45 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Barry Lynam - foul #1 on Barry Lynam, team foul #13 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Jon Cunningham (SG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins (C) Dwight Nall | |
| 05:45 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:45 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:25 | Missouri S&T | David Howard comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 29-29 |
| 05:24 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 05:21 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant is hacked by Luis Allison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Allison, team foul #14 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | John Young (C) Barry Lynam | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens (PG) Nicholas Hinton | |
| 05:21 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:21 | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:19 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Stevens - foul #1 on Eugene Stevens, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| 05:19 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:19 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:02 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins banks in the layup and the foul's on John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #15 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton (SG) Brandon Oliphant | |
| 05:02 | Emporia St. | Kurt Collins makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:00 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison is hacked by Nicholas Hinton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Hinton, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam (PF) David Howard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall (SG) Nicholas Hinton | |
| 05:00 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-34 |
| 05:00 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:00 | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 32-34 |
| 04:45 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens is called for a backcourt violation | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant (SG) Kurt Collins | |
| 04:30 | Missouri S&T | William Johnson steals it from Jon Cunningham | 32-34 |
| 04:21 | Emporia St. | Michael Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 04:20 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 04:11 | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam drills a driving attempt from the right block | 34-34 |
| 03:52 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 03:50 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Luis Allison (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jon Cunningham (very tired) 2 ast. SF - Juan Garcia (tired) 2 reb. PF - Barry Lynam (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Young (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eugene Stevens (very tired) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Oliphant (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Smith (tired) 8 pts. PF - William Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Nall (very tired) 1 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Missouri S&T | Jon Cunningham hits a turnaround in the paint | 36-34 |
| 03:24 | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 03:22 | Missouri S&T | Juan Garcia grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 03:04 | Missouri S&T | Jon Cunningham double dribbles | 36-34 |
| 03:04 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Louis Gore (PG), Jack Danielson (SF), David Howard (PF), David Hill (C) Luis Allison, Juan Garcia, Barry Lynam, John Young | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton (SG), John Allen (PF), Arthur Gauvin (C) Brandon Oliphant, William Johnson, Dwight Nall | |
| 02:55 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton scores on a jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 02:36 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Howard | 38-36 |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens is fouled on the floor by Louis Gore - foul #3 on Louis Gore, team foul #16 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel (PG) Louis Gore | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | Eugene Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 02:07 | Missouri S&T | Michael Smith steps in front of the Jon Cunningham pass | 38-38 |
| 02:04 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Smith | 38-40 |
| 01:52 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 01:31 | Emporia St. | David Howard is called for the reach on John Allen - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #17 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Barry Lynam (C) David Hill | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dwight Nall (SF) Michael Smith | |
| 01:31 | Emporia St. | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:31 | Emporia St. | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 01:02 | Missouri S&T | Dylan Vrabel's 3 pointer is rejected by John Allen | 40-41 |
| 01:01 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 00:45 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 00:43 | Missouri S&T | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Lynam | 40-41 |
| 00:32 | Missouri S&T | David Howard is denied on a layup by John Allen | 40-41 |
| 00:30 | Emporia St. | John Allen snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton is fouled on the floor by Jon Cunningham - foul #3 on Jon Cunningham, team foul #18 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Luis Allison (PG), John Young (C) Jon Cunningham, Barry Lynam | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brandon Oliphant (PG), William Johnson (SF), Troy Jones (PF) Eugene Stevens, Dwight Nall, John Allen | |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Nicholas Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:00 | Missouri S&T | Jack Danielson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-43 |