| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garrett Eickhoff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard McNease (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Farley - foul #1 on James Farley, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 19:38 | Fairfield | James Farley pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | James Farley misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Koo - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | James Farley misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | James Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Richard McNease grabs the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff misses the easy layup | 25-39 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is called for traveling | 25-39 |
| 18:27 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Farley | 25-42 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims tips it but misses | 25-42 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Gary Koo tips it in | 27-42 |
| 18:15 | Fairfield | James Farley is hacked by Ivan Poremski - foul #3 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Moses Vigil (SG), Telek Zupan (SF), Robert Pemberton (PF), Joseph Davis (C) Steve Crispin, Garrett Eickhoff, Jesse Buff, Richard McNease, James Farley | |
| 17:56 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Moses Vigil | 27-44 |
| 17:41 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-44 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 27-44 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Scheidt | 30-44 |
| 17:18 | Fairfield | Joseph Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-44 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 30-44 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Joseph - foul #3 on Henry Joseph, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Donald Williamson (SF) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Dalton (SG) Henry Joseph | |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown tips it in | 32-44 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 32-44 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Joseph Davis steals it from Thurman Gourdine in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 16:29 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan tips it in | 32-46 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott is whistled for a carry | 32-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF), Raymond Jenkins (C) Carl Sinnott, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Garrett Eickhoff (SG), Jesse Buff (SF), Richard McNease (PF), James Farley (C) Moses Vigil, William Dalton, Telek Zupan, Robert Pemberton, Joseph Davis | |
| 15:56 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff is hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #3 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Donald Williamson, Raymond Jenkins | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garrett Eickhoff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard McNease (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Fairfield | Richard McNease misses badly on a runner near the basket | 32-46 |
| 15:39 | Fairfield | Richard McNease snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 15:24 | Fairfield | Richard McNease loses the dribble to Palmer Sims | 32-46 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger lays it in on a great pass from Palmer Sims | 34-46 |
| 15:06 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 15:05 | Fairfield | James Farley tips it back up and in | 34-48 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Steve Crispin is called for the reach on Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on Steve Crispin, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF) Palmer Sims, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), William Dalton (SF) Steve Crispin, Jesse Buff | |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott is hacked by William Dalton - foul #3 on William Dalton, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Vigil (SG), Robert Pemberton (PF), Joseph Davis (C) Garrett Eickhoff, Richard McNease, James Farley | |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski loses the dribble to Moses Vigil | 34-48 |
| 13:35 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | Robert Pemberton snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 13:16 | Fairfield | Clifford Brown steals the ball from Moses Vigil | 34-48 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses badly on a floater from the left block | 34-48 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | William Dalton pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | William Dalton blows the layup but he's hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #4 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Donald Williamson, Carl Sinnott, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Jesse Buff (SF), Richard McNease (PF), Telek Zupan (C) Henry Joseph, Moses Vigil, Robert Pemberton, Joseph Davis | |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | William Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 34-49 |
| 12:07 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:02 | Fairfield | Richard McNease throws it down on a nice dish by Telek Zupan and he's fouled by Gary Koo - foul #2 on Gary Koo, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff (SG), James Farley (C) William Dalton, Telek Zupan | |
| 12:02 | Fairfield | Richard McNease makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:44 | Fairfield | James Farley hits a 3 from the right corner | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Scheidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garrett Eickhoff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard McNease (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Farley (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | William Scheidt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zupan (PG) Steve Crispin | |
| 11:17 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Buff | 34-57 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is called for a charge - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #6 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG) Jesse Buff | |
| 10:33 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dale Grimshaw - foul #2 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #7 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Raymond Jenkins (C) Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (SG) Garrett Eickhoff | |
| 10:33 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan misses the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:33 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:33 | Fairfield | James Farley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 10:20 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan is whistled for a carry | 34-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jesse Buff (SF) Telek Zupan | |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steve Crispin - foul #2 on Steve Crispin, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Gary Koo, Raymond Jenkins | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Vigil (SG), William Dalton (SF), Joseph Davis (C) Steve Crispin, Jesse Buff, James Farley | |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | The pull-up jumper by William Dalton is blocked by Carl Sinnott | 36-57 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 38-57 |
| 09:06 | Fairfield | William Dalton is fouled on the floor by Ivan Poremski - foul #4 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (C) Homer Ellenberger, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Garrett Eickhoff (SG), Robert Pemberton (PF), James Farley (C) Henry Joseph, Moses Vigil, Richard McNease, Joseph Davis | |
| 09:06 | Fairfield | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:06 | Fairfield | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | 3 seconds is called on William Scheidt | 38-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF) Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jesse Buff (SF) William Dalton | |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | Gary Koo is called for the reach on Garrett Eickhoff - foul #3 on Gary Koo, team foul #9 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF) Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zupan (PF) James Farley | |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses short on a shot from the right block | 38-61 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | William Scheidt makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 40-61 |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff's pass is intercepted by William Scheidt | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Koo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garrett Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Buff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Telek Zupan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pemberton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Gary Koo is fouled on the floor by Robert Pemberton - foul #1 on Robert Pemberton, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Dale Grimshaw, Donald Williamson, Gary Koo, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Moses Vigil (SG), William Dalton (SF), Joseph Davis (PF), James Farley (C) Steve Crispin, Garrett Eickhoff, Jesse Buff, Telek Zupan, Robert Pemberton | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is fouled on the floor by Henry Joseph - foul #4 on Henry Joseph, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:22 | Fairfield | James Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 06:56 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Joseph | 41-64 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thurman Gourdine | 44-64 |
| 06:12 | Fairfield | James Farley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 06:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Davis tips it in | 44-66 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Moses Vigil - foul #3 on Moses Vigil, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Donald Williamson (PF) Clifford Brown, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Garrett Eickhoff (SG), Telek Zupan (SF), Richard McNease (PF), Robert Pemberton (C) Henry Joseph, Moses Vigil, William Dalton, Joseph Davis, James Farley | |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | Steve Crispin connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard McNease | 46-68 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Poremski | 49-68 |
| 05:02 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard McNease | 49-70 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims clanks a shot from the right block | 49-70 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine drills a floater from the right side | 51-70 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Crispin and he's fouled by Palmer Sims - foul #2 on Palmer Sims, team foul #10 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (PG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Raymond Jenkins (C) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Donald Williamson, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), William Dalton (SF), Joseph Davis (PF) Steve Crispin, Richard McNease, Robert Pemberton | |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Garrett Eickhoff makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Joseph - foul #5 on Henry Joseph, team foul #9 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Vigil (PG), Robert Pemberton (SF) Henry Joseph, Garrett Eickhoff | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Moses Vigil (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Pemberton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Telek Zupan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | Robert Pemberton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 03:13 | Fairfield | Joseph Davis gets the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Dalton | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Telek Zupan - foul #1 on Telek Zupan, team foul #10 | 53-75 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:40 | Fairfield | William Dalton connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-77 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott is hacked by Joseph Davis - foul #1 on Joseph Davis, team foul #11 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF) Raymond Jenkins | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:21 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | Telek Zupan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 01:41 | Fairfield | Dale Grimshaw takes the ball from Moses Vigil in the backcourt | 58-77 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 58-77 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | Joseph Davis snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Joseph Davis's pass is intercepted by Homer Ellenberger | 58-77 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson's pass is intercepted by Robert Pemberton | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Robert Pemberton travels with the ball | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson travels with the ball | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil runs out the clock | 58-77 |