| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) PF - Bernard Duvall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Sauers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Gary Fenton inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Liberty | Philip Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | James Vance swats the layup by Carmelo Cardenas | 37-38 |
| 19:20 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:04 | Liberty | Philip Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Caldwell | 37-40 |
| 18:44 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Taylor | 40-40 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Whisler - foul #3 on Joshua Whisler, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (SG) Joshua Whisler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:09 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 17:54 | Liberty | Timothy Lawson steps in front of the Daniel Prater pass | 40-40 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson dunks the ball | 40-42 |
| 17:33 | Liberty | Philip Taylor misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Lawson - foul #2 on Timothy Lawson, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ted Slawson (PF), James Smith (C) Bernard Duvall, James Vance | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Pray (PF), Roy Flor (C) Thomas Hahn, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 17:33 | Liberty | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:33 | Liberty | Philip Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | John Caldwell misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers tips it home | 42-44 |
| 16:54 | Liberty | Gary Fenton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 16:52 | Liberty | Daniel Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:39 | Liberty | Thomas Pray steals the ball from Ted Slawson | 42-44 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Philip Taylor steals the ball from John Caldwell in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 16:31 | Liberty | John Caldwell is called for the reach on Gary Fenton - foul #3 on John Caldwell, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), Jason Prosser (SF) Philip Taylor, Gary Fenton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG), John Utterback (SG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) John Caldwell, Timothy Lawson, Derrick Sauers | |
| 16:11 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 16:10 | Liberty | Daniel Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:00 | Liberty | Jason Prosser misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Prater (fresh) SF - Jason Prosser (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ted Slawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Barry Sampley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Utterback (fresh) SF - Thomas Pray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Roy Flor misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 42-44 |
| 15:36 | Liberty | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:13 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG), Gary Fenton (SF), Bernard Duvall (PF), James Vance (C) Wilson Hancock, Daniel Prater, Jason Prosser, Ted Slawson, James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Timothy Lawson (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), John Heap (C) Barry Sampley, John Utterback, Thomas Pray, Roy Flor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 14:43 | Liberty | Philip Taylor lays it in | 44-44 |
| 14:30 | Missouri State | Bernard Duvall steals it from Derrick Sauers | 44-44 |
| 14:17 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Gary Fenton takes the ball from John Heap | 44-44 |
| 13:55 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Philip Taylor steals it from John Caldwell | 44-44 |
| 13:34 | Liberty | Gary Fenton banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Taylor | 46-44 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | John Heap is hacked by Bernard Duvall - foul #3 on Bernard Duvall, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) John Caldwell, John Heap | |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Gary Fenton grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:50 | Liberty | Philip Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Gary Fenton is called for the reach on Timothy Lawson - foul #3 on Gary Fenton, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Jason Prosser (SG), Ted Slawson (PF), James Smith (C) Philip Taylor, Joshua Whisler, Bernard Duvall, James Vance | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Pray (SF), Roy Flor (PF) Derrick Sauers, Thomas Hahn | |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley lays it in and the foul's on Daniel Prater - foul #2 on Daniel Prater, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG) Roy Flor | |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:56 | Liberty | Gary Fenton loses the ball out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF) Barry Sampley | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Daniel Prater (fresh) SG - Jason Prosser (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ted Slawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Pray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Prater - foul #3 on Daniel Prater, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG) Daniel Prater, Gary Fenton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF) Timothy Lawson, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:56 | Liberty | Ted Slawson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-48 |
| 10:55 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Philip Taylor steals the ball from Roy Flor | 46-48 |
| 10:31 | Liberty | Philip Taylor banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Fenton (SF), Bernard Duvall (PF), James Vance (C) Jason Prosser, Ted Slawson, James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) John Caldwell, Barry Sampley, Roy Flor | |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Liberty | James Vance grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:51 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Lawson | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | Liberty | Philip Taylor misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 09:15 | Liberty | James Vance hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn can't finish the layup | 50-50 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 08:36 | Liberty | Gary Fenton drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Sauers | 52-55 |
| 08:06 | Liberty | Philip Taylor connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Fenton | 54-55 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson tips it in | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Whisler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Fenton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Duvall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Vance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Pray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Timothy Lawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Sauers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hahn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Liberty | James Vance can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 54-57 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:47 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:29 | Liberty | Timothy Lawson takes the ball from Joshua Whisler | 54-57 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Duvall - foul #4 on Bernard Duvall, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), Daniel Prater (SG), Jason Prosser (SF), Ted Slawson (PF), James Smith (C) Philip Taylor, Joshua Whisler, Gary Fenton, Bernard Duvall, James Vance | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Barry Sampley (SG), John Heap (PF), Roy Flor (C) Thomas Pray, Timothy Lawson, Thomas Hahn, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:02 | Liberty | Daniel Prater misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | John Heap pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Roy Flor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 05:36 | Liberty | Ted Slawson pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:31 | Liberty | Daniel Prater comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Caldwell - foul #4 on John Caldwell, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Utterback (SF) Derrick Sauers | |
| 05:31 | Liberty | Daniel Prater misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:31 | Liberty | Daniel Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 05:04 | Liberty | Daniel Prater makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | John Caldwell hits the finger roll | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Jason Prosser hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on John Utterback - foul #1 on John Utterback, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Fenton (SF) Wilson Hancock | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG) John Utterback | |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Jason Prosser makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | John Caldwell misses the easy layup | 61-61 |
| 04:07 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Smith | 61-61 |
| 03:58 | Liberty | James Smith misses the lay-in | 61-61 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Roy Flor snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | John Heap tips it in | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Daniel Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Prosser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ted Slawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Sampley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Heap (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Flor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Liberty | Daniel Prater is fouled on the floor by John Caldwell - foul #5 on John Caldwell, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Ty Cooper (SG), Bernard Duvall (PF), James Vance (C) Daniel Prater, Jason Prosser, Ted Slawson, James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Pray (PG), John Utterback (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) John Caldwell, Barry Sampley, John Heap, Roy Flor | |
| 03:04 | Liberty | James Vance misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Carmelo Cardenas - foul #3 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| 03:04 | Liberty | James Vance misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:04 | Liberty | James Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Liberty | Joshua Whisler (SG) Ty Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG), Derrick Sauers (SF) Thomas Pray, John Utterback | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers's pass is intercepted by Bernard Duvall | 62-63 |
| 02:43 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-63 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn is hacked by Joshua Whisler - foul #4 on Joshua Whisler, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:37 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Vance | 62-64 |
| 02:19 | Liberty | Derrick Sauers picks off the pass by Bernard Duvall | 62-64 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses the dunk attempt | 62-64 |
| 02:13 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 02:07 | Liberty | James Vance is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Vance, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn's pass is intercepted by Joshua Whisler | 62-64 |
| 01:30 | Liberty | Gary Fenton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carmelo Cardenas | 62-64 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is hacked by Joshua Whisler - foul #5 on Joshua Whisler, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (SG) Joshua Whisler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:57 | Liberty | Daniel Prater buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Taylor | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn is called for traveling | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Daniel Prater is called for the reach on Barry Sampley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Prater, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Bernard Duvall | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Gary Fenton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carmelo Cardenas | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas runs out the clock | 64-67 |