| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mattoon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dunavant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Aycock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Waclawski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bewley - foul #1 on Donald Bewley, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 19:42 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 19:26 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| 19:05 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley steps in front of the Terry Sheets pass | 44-37 |
| 19:00 | Central Missouri | Joseph King drills a shot from the right wing set up by Donald Bewley | 46-37 |
| 18:56 | Emporia St. | John Mattoon takes the ball from Tommy Lyon in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 18:31 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 18:29 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:09 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 46-37 |
| 18:07 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 17:47 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 17:45 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:34 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen hits the finger roll set up by Terry Sheets and the foul's on Donald Bewley - foul #2 on Donald Bewley, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Samuel Schultz (PF), Maurice Holmes (C) Donald Bewley, Joseph King, John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), James Kollar (SG), Forest Evenson (SF), Leif Buentello (PF) Terry Sheets, Tommy Lyon, Bill Smith, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 17:34 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:34 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Samuel Schultz | 46-39 |
| 17:30 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman's pass is intercepted by Forest Evenson in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 17:09 | Emporia St. | James Kollar hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jules Yazzie | 46-42 |
| 16:49 | Central Missouri | Forest Evenson steals it from Louis Ackermann | 46-42 |
| 16:46 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson slams it home | 46-44 |
| 16:33 | Central Missouri | Forest Evenson is called for the reach on Rayford Herrman - foul #2 on Forest Evenson, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), James Haliburton (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Louis Ackermann, Rayford Herrman, Maurice Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (SG), Judson Perron (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Henry Redden (C) James Kollar, Forest Evenson, Leif Buentello, Robert Hansen | |
| 16:19 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 16:18 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:15 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jules Yazzie, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Patrick McGuiness | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG) Jules Yazzie | |
| 15:55 | Central Missouri | James Haliburton banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Ackermann | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Carl Orem (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Ackermann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Haliburton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hewitt (fresh) SF - Judson Perron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Waclawski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Redden (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 15:48 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:37 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Terry Sheets - foul #2 on Terry Sheets, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joseph King (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Brian Aycock (C) Louis Ackermann, James Haliburton, Samuel Schultz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Leif Buentello (C) Richard Hewitt, Judson Perron, Henry Redden | |
| 15:37 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:37 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:15 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Aycock - foul #2 on Brian Aycock, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), Maurice Holmes (C) Carl Orem, Joseph King, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), James Kollar (SG), Forest Evenson (SF) Terry Sheets, Tommy Lyon, Bill Smith | |
| 15:15 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:15 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:15 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:54 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 14:53 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley can't tip it in | 50-45 |
| 14:51 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 14:37 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski lays it in on a great pass from James Kollar and he's fouled by Shaun Dunavant - foul #2 on Shaun Dunavant, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Joseph King (SG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Samuel Schultz (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Patrick McGuiness, John Mattoon, Shaun Dunavant, Maurice Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon (SG), Bill Smith (SF) James Kollar, Leif Buentello | |
| 14:37 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:15 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 14:13 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:10 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jules Yazzie, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (PG), Leif Buentello (PF), Robert Hansen (C) Jules Yazzie, Ralph Waclawski, Forest Evenson | |
| 13:50 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is fouled on the floor by Richard Hewitt - foul #1 on Richard Hewitt, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Donald Bewley, Samuel Schultz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Kollar (SG), Henry Redden (PF) Tommy Lyon, Leif Buentello | |
| 13:24 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 13:22 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), James Haliburton (SF), Maurice Holmes (C) Louis Ackermann, Rayford Herrman, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Judson Perron (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Forest Evenson (C) Richard Hewitt, Bill Smith, Henry Redden, Robert Hansen | |
| 13:06 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 13:04 | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 13:00 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Forest Evenson | 52-50 |
| 12:45 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 12:44 | Emporia St. | Judson Perron grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 12:42 | Emporia St. | James Kollar is hacked by James Haliburton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Haliburton, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Joseph King (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Samuel Schultz (PF) Donald Bewley, Patrick McGuiness, James Haliburton, Shaun Dunavant | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon (SG), Leif Buentello (C) James Kollar, Judson Perron | |
| 12:34 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 52-50 |
| 12:33 | Central Missouri | Joseph King grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:16 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon is hacked by Tommy Lyon - foul #2 on Tommy Lyon, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bill Smith (SF) Forest Evenson | |
| 12:04 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes is hacked by Leif Buentello - foul #1 on Leif Buentello, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG) Carl Orem | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Henry Redden (PF) Ralph Waclawski | |
| 12:04 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:58 | Emporia St. | Louis Ackermann steals it from Tommy Lyon in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 11:40 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Mattoon | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Louis Ackermann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joseph King (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mattoon (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Schultz (tiring) 1 pts. C - Maurice Holmes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Lyon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Redden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leif Buentello (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 11:19 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden misses the tip | 54-50 |
| 11:18 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 10:51 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:51 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), James Haliburton (SF), Rayford Herrman (PF), Brian Aycock (C) Louis Ackermann, Joseph King, John Mattoon, Samuel Schultz, Maurice Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (PG), James Kollar (SG), Judson Perron (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Robert Hansen (C) Terry Sheets, Tommy Lyon, Bill Smith, Henry Redden, Leif Buentello | |
| 10:26 | Emporia St. | Judson Perron misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:25 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen tips it in | 54-52 |
| 10:06 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Rayford Herrman | 56-52 |
| 10:01 | Emporia St. | Brian Aycock is called for the reach on Richard Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Aycock, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Shaun Dunavant (PF) Carl Orem, James Haliburton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Forest Evenson (SF) Richard Hewitt, Judson Perron | |
| 09:51 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 56-52 |
| 09:50 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to James Kollar | 56-52 |
| 09:35 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Kollar | 56-55 |
| 09:30 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Patrick McGuiness | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bill Smith (SF) Robert Hansen | |
| 09:24 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley steps in front of the Terry Sheets pass | 56-55 |
| 09:11 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 09:10 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Ralph Waclawski | 56-55 |
| 09:04 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith is hacked by Rayford Herrman - foul #2 on Rayford Herrman, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Maurice Holmes (C) Rayford Herrman, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Henry Redden (C) Terry Sheets, James Kollar, Ralph Waclawski | |
| 09:04 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:04 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:04 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:50 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Dunavant | 58-56 |
| 08:35 | Emporia St. | Bill Smith buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Tommy Lyon | 58-58 |
| 08:21 | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann is called for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), James Haliburton (SF), Samuel Schultz (C) Donald Bewley, Louis Ackermann, John Mattoon, Maurice Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Judson Perron (SF), Robert Hansen (C) Richard Hewitt, Bill Smith, Henry Redden | |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon is fouled in the backcourt by James Haliburton - foul #3 on James Haliburton, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:17 | Central Missouri | Terry Sheets is called for the reach on Carl Orem in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Sheets, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Kollar (SG) Tommy Lyon | |
| 08:17 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:17 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Robert Hansen | 58-60 |
| 07:55 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen's floater is knocked away by James Haliburton | 58-60 |
| 07:53 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:39 | Central Missouri | Robert Hansen picks off the pass by Carl Orem | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Carl Orem (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McGuiness (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Haliburton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tired) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Samuel Schultz (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kollar (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Judson Perron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Forest Evenson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hansen (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side | 58-62 |
| 07:23 | Central Missouri | James Haliburton misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Judson Perron - foul #1 on Judson Perron, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Joseph King (SG), Brian Aycock (C) Carl Orem, Patrick McGuiness, Samuel Schultz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF), Leif Buentello (C) Terry Sheets, James Kollar, Judson Perron, Forest Evenson, Robert Hansen | |
| 07:23 | Central Missouri | James Haliburton makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:23 | Central Missouri | James Haliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:05 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 07:03 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello tips it but misses | 60-62 |
| 07:02 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie can't tip it in | 60-62 |
| 07:00 | Central Missouri | Joseph King gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:31 | Central Missouri | Joseph King comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tommy Lyon - foul #3 on Tommy Lyon, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Rayford Herrman (PF), Maurice Holmes (C) James Haliburton, Shaun Dunavant, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (SG), Henry Redden (C) Tommy Lyon, Leif Buentello | |
| 06:31 | Central Missouri | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:31 | Central Missouri | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt is hacked by Joseph King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph King, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (SG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Forest Evenson (SF) Bill Smith | |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:29 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 06:20 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 06:19 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Henry Redden | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | Maurice Holmes is called for the reach on Richard Hewitt - foul #2 on Maurice Holmes, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness (PG) Donald Bewley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:12 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:53 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 05:51 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes tips it home | 64-63 |
| 05:44 | Emporia St. | Rayford Herrman swats the short shot by Henry Redden | 64-63 |
| 05:43 | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt tips it but misses | 64-63 |
| 05:42 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Rayford Herrman | 64-63 |
| 05:30 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman is hacked by Forest Evenson - foul #3 on Forest Evenson, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG), Joseph King (SG), Samuel Schultz (PF) Patrick McGuiness, Louis Ackermann, John Mattoon | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Kollar (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Leif Buentello (PF), Robert Hansen (C) Richard Hewitt, Forest Evenson, Ralph Waclawski, Henry Redden | |
| 05:30 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:30 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | Emporia St. | James Kollar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 05:23 | Central Missouri | Rayford Herrman buries a floater from the baseline | 68-63 |
| 05:14 | Emporia St. | James Kollar connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 68-65 |
| 04:56 | Central Missouri | Samuel Schultz misses the lay-in | 68-65 |
| 04:54 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 04:50 | Emporia St. | James Kollar is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Orem - foul #1 on Carl Orem, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Patrick McGuiness (SG), John Mattoon (SF), Brian Aycock (C) Carl Orem, Joseph King, Rayford Herrman, Maurice Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Henry Redden (PF) Leif Buentello | |
| 04:50 | Emporia St. | James Kollar makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:50 | Emporia St. | James Kollar makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:38 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 68-67 |
| 04:37 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:32 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden is hacked by Patrick McGuiness - foul #2 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant (PF) Samuel Schultz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon (SG), Judson Perron (SF), Ralph Waclawski (PF) James Kollar, Bill Smith, Robert Hansen | |
| 04:32 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:32 | Emporia St. | Henry Redden misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:32 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 04:30 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Carl Orem (PG) Donald Bewley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Hewitt (PG) Jules Yazzie | |
| 04:03 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:51 | Emporia St. | Judson Perron misses the floater in the lane | 70-68 |
| 03:50 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 03:46 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem is hacked by Richard Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hewitt, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | James Haliburton (SF), Samuel Schultz (C) John Mattoon, Brian Aycock | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Forest Evenson (SF), Leif Buentello (C) Richard Hewitt, Judson Perron, Henry Redden | |
| 03:46 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:46 | Central Missouri | Carl Orem misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:46 | Emporia St. | Leif Buentello grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McGuiness - foul #3 on Patrick McGuiness, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG) Carl Orem | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:27 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 71-70 |
| 03:26 | Emporia St. | Ralph Waclawski gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Donald Bewley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick McGuiness (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Haliburton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Dunavant (tired) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Samuel Schultz (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Terry Sheets (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Lyon (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Forest Evenson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Waclawski (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Leif Buentello (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley picks off the pass by Leif Buentello | 71-70 |
| 02:56 | Central Missouri | Patrick McGuiness misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 02:55 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Ralph Waclawski | 71-70 |
| 02:55 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Louis Ackermann (PG), Rayford Herrman (SF), Maurice Holmes (C) Donald Bewley, James Haliburton, Samuel Schultz | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Richard Hewitt (SG), Judson Perron (SF), Robert Hansen (C) Terry Sheets, Tommy Lyon, Ralph Waclawski, Leif Buentello | |
| 02:31 | Emporia St. | Rayford Herrman takes the ball from Forest Evenson | 71-70 |
| 02:31 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Kollar (SG), Ralph Waclawski (PF) Richard Hewitt, Forest Evenson | |
| 02:14 | Central Missouri | Shaun Dunavant misses the easy open layup | 71-70 |
| 02:12 | Central Missouri | Maurice Holmes misses the tip | 71-70 |
| 02:11 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:05 | Emporia St. | James Kollar is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jules Yazzie | 71-73 |
| 02:01 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley (PG), Joseph King (SG), James Haliburton (SF), Samuel Schultz (PF) Louis Ackermann, Patrick McGuiness, Rayford Herrman, Shaun Dunavant | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Henry Redden (C) Robert Hansen | |
| 01:51 | Central Missouri | James Kollar picks off the pass by James Haliburton | 71-73 |
| 01:47 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie lays it in on a nice dish by James Kollar | 71-75 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley is hacked by James Kollar in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Kollar, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Central Missouri | John Mattoon (SF), Shaun Dunavant (PF), Brian Aycock (C) James Haliburton, Samuel Schultz, Maurice Holmes | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Tommy Lyon (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Robert Hansen (C) Jules Yazzie, James Kollar, Judson Perron, Henry Redden | |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:44 | Central Missouri | Donald Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:30 | Emporia St. | Tommy Lyon loses the ball out of bounds | 73-75 |
| 01:27 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon is hacked by Bill Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Smith, team foul #14 | 73-75 |
| 01:27 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:27 | Central Missouri | John Mattoon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:18 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Tommy Lyon | 75-77 |
| 01:01 | Central Missouri | Joseph King's pass is intercepted by Terry Sheets | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-77 |
| 00:18 | Central Missouri | Robert Hansen blocks the short jumper by John Mattoon | 75-77 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Emporia St. | Donald Bewley is called for the reach on Robert Hansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Bewley, team foul #14 | 75-77 |
| 00:14 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:14 | Emporia St. | Robert Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:14 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Brian Aycock | 75-77 |
| 00:01 | Central Missouri | Brian Aycock can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 00:00 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Dunavant | 75-77 |