| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Waclawski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Crandall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Falzone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mattoon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shaun Dunavant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Central Missouri | Tommy Lyon steals the ball from Michael Falzone in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 19:48 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 19:46 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Waclawski | 43-37 |
| 19:27 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 19:26 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 19:04 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 19:02 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:41 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Tommy Lyon - foul #2 on Tommy Lyon, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Jules Yazzie (SG), Forest Evenson (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), Robert Hansen (C) Terry Sheets, Tommy Lyon, Bill Smith, Ralph Waclawski, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Samuel Schultz (C) Donald Bewley, Michael Falzone, John Mattoon, Brian Aycock | |
| 18:41 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:41 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:41 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Robert Hansen | 43-38 |
| 18:39 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joseph King (SF) Shaun Dunavant | |
| 18:21 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| 18:03 | Emporia St. | Patrick McGuiness picks off the pass by Forest Evenson | 43-38 |
| 17:40 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 17:38 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:31 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin is fouled on the floor by Louis Ackermann - foul #1 on Louis Ackermann, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Henry Redden (C) Michael Rankin, Jules Yazzie, Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello, Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Michael Falzone (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Maurice Holmes (C) Louis Ackermann, Patrick McGuiness, Joseph King, Rayford Herrman, Samuel Schultz | |
| 17:23 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 17:21 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 17:18 | Central Missouri | Richard Hewitt is called for the reach on Carl Orem in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hewitt, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 17:08 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Orem and the foul's on Ralph Waclawski - foul #2 on Ralph Waclawski, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG) Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 17:08 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:54 | Emporia St. | The short jumper by Henry Redden is denied by Shaun Dunavant | 45-41 |
| 16:52 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:36 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Carl Orem | 45-43 |
| 16:22 | Emporia St. | John Mattoon is called for the reach on Terry Sheets - foul #1 on John Mattoon, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bill Smith (SF), Gene Crandall (C) Richard Hewitt, Henry Redden | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Brian Aycock (C) Carl Orem, Michael Falzone, Maurice Holmes | |
| 16:13 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 16:11 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:50 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock is open and buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick McGuiness | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Lyon (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Waclawski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Crandall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick McGuiness (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Mattoon (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is hacked by Donald Bewley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bewley, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Jules Yazzie (SG), Forest Evenson (SF), Leif Buentello (PF) Terry Sheets, Tommy Lyon, Bill Smith, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF) Patrick McGuiness, John Mattoon | |
| 15:38 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 15:36 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 15:31 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rayford Herrman | 45-48 |
| 15:29 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley steps in front of the Forest Evenson pass in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 15:26 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 15:25 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 15:23 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson is fouled in the backcourt by Rayford Herrman - foul #2 on Rayford Herrman, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joseph King (SF) Shaun Dunavant | |
| 15:04 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Jules Yazzie | 47-48 |
| 14:43 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman loses the dribble to Gene Crandall | 47-48 |
| 14:26 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello misses badly on a shot in the lane | 47-48 |
| 14:25 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:05 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Crandall - foul #3 on Gene Crandall, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Robert Hansen (C) Michael Rankin, Jules Yazzie, Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Samuel Schultz (PF), Maurice Holmes (C) Donald Bewley, Louis Ackermann, Joseph King, Brian Aycock | |
| 14:05 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:05 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:42 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski hits a runner in the lane set up by Tommy Lyon | 49-50 |
| 13:32 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem is hacked by Tommy Lyon - foul #3 on Tommy Lyon, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (SG), Henry Redden (C) Tommy Lyon, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SG), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Carl Orem, Rayford Herrman | |
| 13:20 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski (PF) Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF) Maurice Holmes | |
| 12:59 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 12:57 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 12:41 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 12:40 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:38 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McGuiness - foul #3 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Gene Crandall (C) Terry Sheets, Richard Hewitt, Henry Redden | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Brian Aycock (C) Patrick McGuiness, Samuel Schultz | |
| 12:25 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-50 |
| 12:24 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Rankin | 49-50 |
| 12:13 | Emporia St. | The pull-up jumper by Bill Smith is blocked by Donald Bewley | 49-50 |
| 12:12 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:52 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 11:51 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon tips it home | 49-52 |
| 11:49 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Forest Evenson (SF), Robert Hansen (PF) Michael Rankin, Bill Smith, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Joseph King (SF), Maurice Holmes (C) Donald Bewley, John Mattoon, Brian Aycock | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Lyon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Forest Evenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Crandall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Carl Orem (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Falzone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Maurice Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Central Missouri | Joseph King's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Crandall | 49-52 |
| 11:23 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 11:21 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello (C) Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (SG) Michael Falzone | |
| 11:09 | Central Missouri | Joseph King can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Hansen - foul #1 on Robert Hansen, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (SG) Tommy Lyon | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG), Samuel Schultz (C) Carl Orem, Maurice Holmes | |
| 11:09 | Central Missouri | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:09 | Central Missouri | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:57 | Emporia St. | Patrick McGuiness picks off the pass by Terry Sheets | 49-54 |
| 10:36 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Ackermann and he's hacked by Terry Sheets - foul #2 on Terry Sheets, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (PG), Michael Rankin (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Gene Crandall (C) Terry Sheets, Jules Yazzie, Forest Evenson, Robert Hansen, Leif Buentello | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Rayford Herrman (PF) Joseph King, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 10:36 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:18 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-57 |
| 10:17 | Central Missouri | Samuel Schultz snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 09:58 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann misses badly on a shot from close range | 49-57 |
| 09:56 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:50 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall misses long on a jumper near the basket | 49-57 |
| 09:48 | Central Missouri | Samuel Schultz snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 09:46 | Central Missouri | Michael Rankin takes the ball from John Mattoon in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 09:45 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the lay-in | 49-57 |
| 09:44 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 09:41 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is hacked by Michael Rankin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Rankin, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Robert Hansen (PF), Henry Redden (C) Richard Hewitt, Michael Rankin, Ralph Waclawski, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Maurice Holmes (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Patrick McGuiness, Rayford Herrman, Samuel Schultz | |
| 09:41 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:41 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:28 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen loses the dribble to Brian Aycock | 49-59 |
| 09:12 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem drills a floater from the baseline set up by Brian Aycock | 49-61 |
| 09:02 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 51-61 |
| 08:39 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Orem | 51-63 |
| 08:23 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Lyon | 53-63 |
| 08:09 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 53-63 |
| 08:07 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:02 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 08:01 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 07:50 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 55-63 |
| 07:50 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Richard Hewitt (SG), Forest Evenson (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Leif Buentello (C) Jules Yazzie, Tommy Lyon, Bill Smith, Robert Hansen, Henry Redden | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Michael Falzone (SG), Joseph King (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Samuel Schultz (C) Carl Orem, Louis Ackermann, John Mattoon, Maurice Holmes, Brian Aycock | |
| 07:48 | Central Missouri | Richard Hewitt is called for the reach on Donald Bewley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Hewitt, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 07:48 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:48 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hewitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Forest Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Waclawski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leif Buentello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Falzone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-65 |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello hits the follow up shot | 57-65 |
| 07:15 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 57-65 |
| 07:14 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:56 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt is hacked by Michael Falzone - foul #2 on Michael Falzone, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (SG), Gene Crandall (C) Richard Hewitt, Leif Buentello | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF) Donald Bewley, Joseph King | |
| 06:39 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Schultz - foul #1 on Samuel Schultz, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock (C) Samuel Schultz | |
| 06:39 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:39 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:39 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:28 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the lay-in | 58-65 |
| 06:26 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock tips it home | 58-67 |
| 06:19 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Forest Evenson | 60-67 |
| 06:05 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 06:03 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:56 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Forest Evenson | 63-67 |
| 05:31 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant blows the layup | 63-67 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Ralph Waclawski | 63-67 |
| 05:29 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (SG), Richard Hewitt (SF), Leif Buentello (PF) Terry Sheets, Forest Evenson, Ralph Waclawski | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Joseph King (SF), Maurice Holmes (C) Michael Falzone, Rayford Herrman, Brian Aycock | |
| 05:26 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello's pass is intercepted by Donald Bewley in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| 05:11 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 63-67 |
| 05:10 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 05:07 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McGuiness - foul #4 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon (SG), Henry Redden (C) Michael Rankin, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman (PF) Shaun Dunavant | |
| 05:07 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:07 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:39 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-69 |
| 04:20 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello misses the lay-in | 63-69 |
| 04:18 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt grabs the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Donald Bewley - foul #2 on Donald Bewley, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Robert Hansen (PF), Gene Crandall (C) Jules Yazzie, Tommy Lyon, Leif Buentello, Henry Redden | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Michael Falzone (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Samuel Schultz (C) Donald Bewley, Patrick McGuiness, Joseph King, Rayford Herrman, Maurice Holmes | |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:40 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem makes the turnaround in the lane | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Richard Hewitt (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Rankin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Smith (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Crandall (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Carl Orem (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Falzone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mattoon (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Samuel Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Rankin | 68-71 |
| 03:14 | Central Missouri | Bill Smith steals the ball from John Mattoon | 68-71 |
| 03:04 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith is called for 10 seconds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Forest Evenson (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF) Richard Hewitt, Bill Smith, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Louis Ackermann (SG), Joseph King (SF), Brian Aycock (C) Carl Orem, Michael Falzone, John Mattoon, Samuel Schultz | |
| 02:51 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is fouled on the floor by Michael Rankin - foul #3 on Michael Rankin, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon (SG) Michael Rankin | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 02:51 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:51 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:47 | Emporia St. | Brian Aycock takes the ball from Ralph Waclawski in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 02:39 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 02:37 | Central Missouri | Joseph King grabs the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:27 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 68-72 |
| 02:25 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:20 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon is open and buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Terry Sheets | 70-72 |
| 02:01 | Central Missouri | Joseph King is fouled on the floor by Robert Hansen - foul #2 on Robert Hansen, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Bill Smith (SF), Leif Buentello (C) Terry Sheets, Forest Evenson, Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SG), Samuel Schultz (PF), Maurice Holmes (C) Louis Ackermann, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| 02:01 | Central Missouri | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:01 | Central Missouri | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:57 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Gene Crandall (C) Michael Rankin, Leif Buentello | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Joseph King, Samuel Schultz, Maurice Holmes | |
| 01:43 | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-74 |
| 01:42 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 01:36 | Emporia St. | Brian Aycock blocks the jumper by Tommy Lyon | 70-74 |
| 01:34 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall tips it in | 72-74 |
| 01:34 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 01:32 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Lyon - foul #4 on Tommy Lyon, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| 01:32 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:32 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Shaun Dunavant is called for the reach on Terry Sheets - foul #3 on Shaun Dunavant, team foul #10 | 72-76 |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:10 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:41 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block but he's fouled by Gene Crandall - foul #4 on Gene Crandall, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| 00:41 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| 00:41 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:41 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:38 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Missouri | Terry Sheets is called for the reach on Donald Bewley - foul #3 on Terry Sheets, team foul #14 | 74-77 |
| 00:36 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:36 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:36 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:28 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon gets the rebound | 74-78 |
| 00:28 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG), Rayford Herrman (PF) Michael Falzone, Shaun Dunavant | |
| 00:25 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock is hacked by Terry Sheets in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Sheets, team foul #15 | 74-78 |
| 00:25 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:25 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:25 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman gets the offensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Gene Crandall is called for the reach on Rayford Herrman - foul #5 on Gene Crandall, team foul #16 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello (C) Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:23 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski grabs the board | 74-79 |
| 00:15 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-79 |
| 00:14 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:11 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Lyon - foul #5 on Tommy Lyon, team foul #17 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (SG) Tommy Lyon | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 00:11 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:11 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith is hacked by John Mattoon in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mattoon, team foul #11 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Michael Falzone (SG), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Louis Ackermann, Rayford Herrman | |
| 00:08 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant snags the defensive board | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Sheets - foul #5 on Terry Sheets, team foul #18 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (SG) Terry Sheets | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Michael Falzone | |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:03 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith travels with the ball | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley runs out the clock | 75-82 |