| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Samuel Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Downey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Chiesa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Kagan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bird (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. PF - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Rhoades (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Emporia St. | David Bird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 19:41 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:31 | Tarleton St. | The jump hook by Robert Carpenter is blocked by Fred Rhoades | 36-33 |
| 19:29 | Emporia St. | David Bird snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Emporia St. | David Bird blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:23 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | Tarleton St. | Fred Brown swats the dunk try by Keith Chiesa | 36-33 |
| 19:11 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 18:57 | Emporia St. | Kyle Kagan swats the dunk try by David Bird | 38-33 |
| 18:55 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:49 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:47 | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:42 | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Kagan | 41-33 |
| 18:22 | Emporia St. | Roger Downey steals it from Joseph Newton | 41-33 |
| 18:14 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 41-33 |
| 18:13 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 17:54 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:53 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:35 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 17:33 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:16 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:10 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton loses the ball out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski (PG), Raymond Neff (SG), Mickey Jenkin (SF), David Rogers (PF), Kevin Smithey (C) Samuel Cook, Roger Downey, Keith Chiesa, Kyle Kagan, Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (PG), Paul Munger (SG), Ryan Jackson (SF), Louis Crow (PF), Robert Paugh (C) Walter Layne, David Bird, Joseph Newton, Fred Brown, Fred Rhoades | |
| 16:50 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers drills a jump hook in the lane | 43-33 |
| 16:45 | Emporia St. | Kevin Smithey steals the ball from Louis Crow | 43-33 |
| 16:42 | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 16:23 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 16:21 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:05 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 16:03 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff gets the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 15:52 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 15:50 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Shane Starzynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Neff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mickey Jenkin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Smithey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Robert Diller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Munger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Crow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Paugh (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 15:43 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Mickey Jenkin | 43-33 |
| 15:26 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Shane Starzynski | 46-33 |
| 15:12 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger loses the dribble to Raymond Neff | 46-33 |
| 14:53 | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 14:52 | Tarleton St. | Kevin Smithey tips it back up and in | 48-33 |
| 14:36 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Louis Crow | 48-35 |
| 14:16 | Tarleton St. | Kevin Smithey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Neff | 51-35 |
| 13:55 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Rogers - foul #2 on David Rogers, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook (PG), Roger Downey (SG), Keith Chiesa (SF), Kyle Kagan (PF), Robert Carpenter (C) Shane Starzynski, Raymond Neff, Mickey Jenkin, David Rogers, Kevin Smithey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), David Bird (SG), Fred Brown (PF), Fred Rhoades (C) Robert Diller, Paul Munger, Louis Crow, Robert Paugh | |
| 13:55 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 13:55 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 13:55 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:51 | Tarleton St. | David Bird is called for the reach on Samuel Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bird, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell (SF) Ryan Jackson | |
| 13:37 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa throws it down on a nice dish by Samuel Cook | 53-36 |
| 13:16 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades is whistled for traveling | 53-36 |
| 12:58 | Tarleton St. | Fred Rhoades swats the short shot by Robert Carpenter | 53-36 |
| 12:57 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne loses the dribble to Samuel Cook | 53-36 |
| 12:28 | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Jarrell - foul #3 on Jerry Jarrell, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Wesley Swanigan (PF) Kyle Kagan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton (SF) Jerry Jarrell | |
| 12:12 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 12:10 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:00 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 11:59 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown grabs the board | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:53 | Emporia St. | David Bird hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Newton | 53-39 |
| 11:51 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey is fouled in the backcourt by David Bird - foul #3 on David Bird, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Russell Willis (SF) Keith Chiesa | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 11:40 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Carpenter | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Samuel Cook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Downey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Willis (fresh) PF - Wesley Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bird (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Fred Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Rhoades (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 11:14 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Brown | 56-39 |
| 11:05 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Layne | 56-42 |
| 10:52 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey is whistled for a carry | 56-42 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff (SG), Kyle Kagan (PF), David Rogers (C) Roger Downey, Wesley Swanigan, Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell (SG), Ryan Jackson (SF) David Bird, Joseph Newton | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:43 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Brown | 56-44 |
| 10:35 | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook clanks a floater from the right side | 56-44 |
| 10:34 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 10:27 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Layne | 56-47 |
| 10:20 | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook is hacked by Walter Layne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Layne, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski (PG), Keith Chiesa (SF) Samuel Cook, Russell Willis | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (PG) Walter Layne | |
| 10:05 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa's layup is rejected by Fred Rhoades | 56-47 |
| 10:04 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 09:51 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff's pass is intercepted by Paul Munger | 56-47 |
| 09:24 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 56-47 |
| 09:23 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Brown | 56-47 |
| 09:02 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades blows the layup but he's fouled by David Rogers - foul #3 on David Rogers, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook (PG), Mickey Jenkin (SG), Russell Willis (SF), Wesley Swanigan (PF), Robert Carpenter (C) Shane Starzynski, Raymond Neff, Keith Chiesa, Kyle Kagan, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), Robert Diller (SG), Joseph Newton (SF), Robert Paugh (PF) Paul Munger, Jerry Jarrell, Ryan Jackson, Fred Brown | |
| 09:02 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:02 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:02 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:41 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne is fouled on the floor by Samuel Cook - foul #2 on Samuel Cook, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey (SG), Kevin Smithey (C) Russell Willis, Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Louis Crow (C) Fred Rhoades | |
| 08:24 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Layne and the foul's on Kevin Smithey - foul #1 on Kevin Smithey, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| 08:24 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:24 | Tarleton St. | Wesley Swanigan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:01 | Tarleton St. | Mickey Jenkin buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Smithey | 58-50 |
| 07:56 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Diller | 58-53 |
| 07:54 | Tarleton St. | Kevin Smithey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff (SG), Robert Carpenter (C) Roger Downey, Kevin Smithey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Bird (SG), Ryan Jackson (SF) Walter Layne, Joseph Newton | |
| 07:33 | Emporia St. | David Bird is hacked by Raymond Neff - foul #2 on Raymond Neff, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski (PG), Keith Chiesa (SF), Kyle Kagan (PF) Samuel Cook, Mickey Jenkin, Wesley Swanigan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (PG) Robert Diller | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Shane Starzynski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Neff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Chiesa (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kyle Kagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Paul Munger (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Bird (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Crow (tiring) 5 pts. C - Robert Paugh (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Emporia St. | David Bird is hacked by Raymond Neff - foul #3 on Raymond Neff, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 07:15 | Emporia St. | David Bird comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 07:14 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:52 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Neff | 61-53 |
| 06:47 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Bird | 61-55 |
| 06:28 | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 06:10 | Emporia St. | David Bird drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Munger | 64-58 |
| 06:05 | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Chiesa | 67-58 |
| 05:54 | Emporia St. | David Bird scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Munger | 67-60 |
| 05:52 | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook (PG), Roger Downey (SG), Mickey Jenkin (SF), Wesley Swanigan (PF), Kevin Smithey (C) Shane Starzynski, Raymond Neff, Keith Chiesa, Kyle Kagan, Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), Robert Diller (SG), Joseph Newton (SF), Fred Brown (PF), Fred Rhoades (C) Paul Munger, David Bird, Ryan Jackson, Louis Crow, Robert Paugh | |
| 05:32 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 05:30 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Wesley Swanigan | 67-60 |
| 05:22 | Tarleton St. | Kevin Smithey blows the dunk | 67-60 |
| 05:20 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 05:13 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Wesley Swanigan - foul #2 on Wesley Swanigan, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | David Rogers (PF) Wesley Swanigan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell (SF) Joseph Newton | |
| 05:13 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:13 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:11 | Tarleton St. | Fred Brown is called for the reach on Roger Downey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Brown, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 04:55 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 04:35 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 04:34 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Roger Downey | 70-62 |
| 04:17 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers is whistled for a carry | 70-62 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Raymond Neff (SG), Keith Chiesa (SF), Wesley Swanigan (PF) Roger Downey, Mickey Jenkin, Kevin Smithey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton (SF), Ryan Jackson (PF) Robert Diller, Fred Brown | |
| 03:53 | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell is hacked by Keith Chiesa - foul #1 on Keith Chiesa, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski (PG) Samuel Cook | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG) Walter Layne | |
| 03:53 | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:53 | Tarleton St. | Wesley Swanigan gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Rogers, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG) Jerry Jarrell | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne is fouled on the floor by Shane Starzynski - foul #1 on Shane Starzynski, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter (C) David Rogers | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Brown (PF) Fred Rhoades | |
| 03:34 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:34 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Shane Starzynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Neff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Chiesa (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wesley Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Munger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. PF - Fred Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Tarleton St. | Wesley Swanigan misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Fred Brown - foul #3 on Fred Brown, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Russell Willis (SF) Keith Chiesa | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Bird (SG), Robert Paugh (C) Walter Layne, Ryan Jackson | |
| 03:14 | Tarleton St. | Wesley Swanigan misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:14 | Tarleton St. | Wesley Swanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Emporia St. | David Bird hits the finger roll | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa (SF), Kyle Kagan (PF), Kevin Smithey (C) Russell Willis, Wesley Swanigan, Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (PG), Jerry Jarrell (SF), Ryan Jackson (C) Paul Munger, Joseph Newton, Robert Paugh | |
| 02:33 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan is open but misses the lay-in | 71-66 |
| 02:32 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:32 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook (PG), David Rogers (C) Raymond Neff, Kevin Smithey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), Joseph Newton (SF), Robert Paugh (PF) Robert Diller, Jerry Jarrell, Fred Brown | |
| 02:13 | Emporia St. | Samuel Cook picks off the pass by David Bird | 71-66 |
| 02:13 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey (SG), Robert Carpenter (C) Shane Starzynski, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 01:54 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa misses long on a floater from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 01:53 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:47 | Emporia St. | David Bird drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Newton | 71-68 |
| 01:27 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Jackson - foul #1 on Ryan Jackson, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Brown (PF), Fred Rhoades (C) Robert Paugh, Ryan Jackson | |
| 01:27 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:27 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:27 | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey makes the 3rd free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:08 | Emporia St. | David Bird is hacked by Kyle Kagan - foul #2 on Kyle Kagan, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 01:08 | Emporia St. | David Bird makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:08 | Emporia St. | David Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:52 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-70 |
| 00:44 | Emporia St. | David Bird gets the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Layne | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa is hacked by Walter Layne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Layne, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| 00:39 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:39 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Fred Brown | 76-72 |
| 00:34 | Emporia St. | Samuel Cook takes the ball from Fred Brown | 76-72 |
| 00:31 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa is hacked by Walter Layne in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Layne, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski (PG) Samuel Cook | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (PG) Walter Layne | |
| 00:31 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:31 | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:23 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton is whistled for a carry | 78-72 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Samuel Cook (PG), Mickey Jenkin (SF), David Rogers (PF) Roger Downey, Keith Chiesa, Kyle Kagan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:22 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Diller - foul #3 on Robert Diller, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 00:22 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:22 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:18 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller is hacked by Samuel Cook - foul #3 on Samuel Cook, team foul #12 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Roger Downey (SG), Keith Chiesa (SF), Kyle Kagan (PF) Shane Starzynski, Mickey Jenkin, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:18 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan is hacked by Robert Diller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Diller, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Shane Starzynski (SG), Mickey Jenkin (SF), David Rogers (C) Roger Downey, Keith Chiesa, Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:16 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Tarleton St. | Kyle Kagan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Fred Rhoades is called for the reach on David Rogers - foul #3 on Fred Rhoades, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter (C) Kyle Kagan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | David Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Emporia St. | David Bird misses the 3 from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:06 | Tarleton St. | Robert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:06 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Robert Diller is called for the reach on Mickey Jenkin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Diller, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Keith Chiesa (SF) Robert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (PG) Robert Diller | |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Mickey Jenkin makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Mickey Jenkin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades is called for traveling | 81-73 |