| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Garrett Whiteaker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hamrick (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | The jumper by Clifford Brown is denied by Thomas Hamrick | 37-29 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Hamrick snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson scores on a floater from the left block set up by Paul Frazier | 37-31 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the shot from the right side | 37-31 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast can't tip it in | 37-31 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | The jumper by Clifford Brown is denied by Gilbert Johnson | 37-31 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Hamrick snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Garrett Whiteaker | 37-33 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is hacked by Paul Frazier - foul #1 on Paul Frazier, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey (C) Gilbert Johnson | |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Brown | 40-33 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Garrett Whiteaker and he's fouled by Ivan Poremski - foul #3 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote (PG), Nathaniel Rose (SF), Chris McKie (C) Garrett Whiteaker, Thomas Hamrick, Paul Frazier | |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:36 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's floater is knocked away by Chris McKie | 40-36 |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:02 | Western Kentucky | Chris McKie can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose tips it in | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joel Cote (fresh) SG - George Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Rowsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris McKie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the shot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Scheidt | 43-38 |
| 14:34 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey can't connect on a runner in the lane | 43-38 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa hits a floater from the left side | 45-38 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Homer Ellenberger takes the ball from Nathaniel Rose | 45-38 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Chris McKie takes the ball from Carl Sinnott | 45-38 |
| 13:12 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey's pass is intercepted by Dale Grimshaw | 45-38 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chris McKie | 45-38 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joel Cote | 45-41 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | William Scheidt snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | William Scheidt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Rose | 45-41 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt, Carl Sinnott, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker (PG), Ray Zieschang (SG), Thomas Hamrick (SF), Paul Frazier (PF), Gilbert Johnson (C) Joel Cote, George Wallace, Nathaniel Rose, Jesse Rowsey, Chris McKie | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Garrett Whiteaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Zieschang (fresh) SF - Thomas Hamrick (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamrick | 45-41 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson makes the turnaround from close range set up by Garrett Whiteaker | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Palmer Sims | 47-43 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Hamrick buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Garrett Whiteaker and the foul's on Ivan Poremski - foul #4 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (C) Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Hamrick makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Gary Koo knocks in the floater from the right side | 49-49 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zieschang clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Frazier | 49-49 |
| 09:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Hamrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier banks in the layup | 49-51 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Gary Koo scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Thurman Gourdine | 51-51 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote (PG), George Wallace (SG), Nathaniel Rose (SF) Garrett Whiteaker, Ray Zieschang, Thomas Hamrick | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw clanks a shot from close range | 51-51 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to William Scheidt | 51-51 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Paul Frazier steals the ball from Dale Grimshaw | 51-51 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gary Koo - foul #3 on Gary Koo, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey (C) Gilbert Johnson | |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | William Scheidt is called for traveling | 51-53 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | Dale Grimshaw picks off the pass by Joel Cote | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joel Cote (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Rowsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Jesse Rowsey - foul #1 on Jesse Rowsey, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, William Scheidt, Carl Sinnott, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker (PG), Thomas Hamrick (SF), Chris McKie (C) Joel Cote, Nathaniel Rose, Paul Frazier | |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Garrett Whiteaker | 54-56 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 56-56 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Garrett Whiteaker | 56-58 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF) Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose (C) Jesse Rowsey | |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Hamrick is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Hamrick, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Wayne Prendergast | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson (C) Nathaniel Rose | |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clifford Brown | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Garrett Whiteaker | 59-60 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Hamrick takes the ball from Palmer Sims | 59-60 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Sinnott | 59-60 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thurman Gourdine | 59-60 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 04:34 | Western Kentucky | Chris McKie pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Poremski blocks the short jumper by Gilbert Johnson | 59-60 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hamrick | 59-60 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Garrett Whiteaker | 59-62 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is hacked by George Wallace - foul #2 on George Wallace, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote (PG), Ray Zieschang (SG), Nathaniel Rose (SF), Paul Frazier (PF), Jesse Rowsey (C) Garrett Whiteaker, George Wallace, Thomas Hamrick, Chris McKie, Gilbert Johnson | |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Nathaniel Rose steals the ball from Homer Ellenberger | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joel Cote (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Zieschang (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Rowsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Rowsey hits a shot from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses short on a runner near the basket | 59-64 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zieschang grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Ivan Poremski (C) Dale Grimshaw, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Garrett Whiteaker (PG), George Wallace (SG), Thomas Hamrick (SF), Gilbert Johnson (C) Joel Cote, Ray Zieschang, Nathaniel Rose, Jesse Rowsey | |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier lays it in on a nice dish by Garrett Whiteaker | 59-66 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Ellenberger | 61-66 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Garrett Whiteaker | 61-68 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Prendergast | 64-68 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | George Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Garrett Whiteaker | 64-71 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is hacked by Garrett Whiteaker - foul #3 on Garrett Whiteaker, team foul #5 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Paul Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Brown - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #4 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Everett Hayes (PG), Joel Cote (SG), Nathaniel Rose (SF) Garrett Whiteaker, George Wallace, Thomas Hamrick | |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose is fouled on the floor by Ivan Poremski - foul #5 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #5 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (C) Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown is called for the reach on Everett Hayes - foul #3 on Clifford Brown, team foul #6 | 64-71 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote is fouled on the floor by Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown is called for the reach on Nathaniel Rose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Brown, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 67-75 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Frazier | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Everett Hayes is hacked by Clifford Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clifford Brown, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Everett Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Johnson | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Carl Sinnott is called for the reach on Gilbert Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Frazier - foul #2 on Paul Frazier, team foul #6 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Zieschang (SG), Jesse Rowsey (PF), Chris McKie (C) Everett Hayes, Paul Frazier, Gilbert Johnson | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF) Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Everett Hayes (PG), Paul Frazier (PF), Gilbert Johnson (C) Ray Zieschang, Jesse Rowsey, Chris McKie | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Joel Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-79 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the offensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The clock runs out | 68-79 |