| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Lee Britt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Kellems (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Brzozowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robby Maddy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy is fouled on the floor by Ricky Eaton - foul #2 on Ricky Eaton, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:28 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lee Britt | 36-40 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Pavone is called for the reach on Eugene Tripp - foul #2 on Ronald Pavone, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 18:30 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Brzozowski comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Pavone - foul #3 on Ronald Pavone, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp (PF) Ronald Pavone | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 18:30 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Brzozowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:30 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Brzozowski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 18:06 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:46 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy misses the dunk attempt | 39-41 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Decker | 39-41 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 17:26 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robby Maddy | 39-41 |
| 17:06 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker tips it home | 41-43 |
| 16:30 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (PG), James Freeland (SG), Andrew Custard (PF), Cedrick Toone (C) Lee Britt, Ricky Eaton, Donald Kellems, Brian Decker | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Louis Rich (C) Robert Reddy, Joseph Brzozowski, Tommy Thomas, Robby Maddy | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russell Cotter | 43-43 |
| 15:53 | SE Missouri State | Louis Rich's pass is intercepted by Russell Cotter | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Russell Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Freeland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Topp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Custard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedrick Toone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Curt Jacobs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Rich (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard hits a driving attempt in the paint | 45-43 |
| 15:21 | SE Missouri State | Cedrick Toone steals it from Robert Fisher | 45-43 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Cedrick Toone | 45-43 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter's pass is intercepted by Terry Haugen | 45-43 |
| 14:25 | SE Missouri State | Robert Fisher scores on a shot in the paint set up by Curt Jacobs | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard hits a jump hook near the basket | 47-45 |
| 13:50 | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Terry Haugen steals the ball from Geoffrey Topp | 47-45 |
| 13:29 | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen is hacked by Andrew Custard - foul #1 on Andrew Custard, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Ricky Eaton (SG), Donald Kellems (SF), Ronald Pavone (PF), Brian Decker (C) Russell Cotter, James Freeland, Geoffrey Topp, Andrew Custard, Cedrick Toone | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Joseph Brzozowski (SG), Tommy Thomas (SF), Andre Davis (PF), Robby Maddy (C) Curt Jacobs, Robert Fisher, Terry Haugen, Eugene Tripp, Louis Rich | |
| 13:12 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy lays it in | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker is fouled on the floor by Robby Maddy - foul #1 on Robby Maddy, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 12:07 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas lays it in on a great pass from Robert Reddy and he's hacked by Donald Kellems - foul #2 on Donald Kellems, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Louis Rich (PF) Andre Davis | |
| 12:07 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt is fouled on the floor by Robert Reddy - foul #3 on Robert Reddy, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Lee Britt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Eaton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Kellems (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Brzozowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Louis Rich (fresh) C - Robby Maddy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-50 |
| 11:31 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robby Maddy | 49-50 |
| 11:17 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy loses the dribble to Donald Kellems | 49-50 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Britt | 51-50 |
| 10:49 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp (C) Brian Decker | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs (SG), Eugene Tripp (PF) Joseph Brzozowski, Robby Maddy | |
| 10:21 | SE Missouri State | Donald Kellems steals the ball from Robert Reddy | 51-53 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems jams it | 53-53 |
| 09:57 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas scores on a runner from the right block | 53-55 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton loses the dribble to Tommy Thomas | 53-55 |
| 09:34 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tommy Thomas | 53-57 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Geoffrey Topp | 56-57 |
| 09:05 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Reddy | 56-60 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Reddy - foul #4 on Robert Reddy, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (SG), Andrew Custard (PF), Brian Decker (C) Ricky Eaton, Donald Kellems, Ronald Pavone | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Brzozowski (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Andre Davis (C) Robert Reddy, Tommy Thomas, Louis Rich | |
| 08:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:20 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland (SG) Lee Britt | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy (C) Andre Davis | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 07:45 | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Decker | 60-60 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Topp | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Russell Cotter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Freeland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Geoffrey Topp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Custard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Curt Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Brzozowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robby Maddy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 07:20 | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen drills a floater from the left side | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp misses short on a floater from the right side | 63-62 |
| 07:09 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 07:05 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Brzozowski clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-62 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 06:45 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Terry Haugen | 63-62 |
| 06:41 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-62 |
| 06:39 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Brzozowski grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:18 | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Terry Haugen, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Ricky Eaton (SG), Donald Kellems (SF), Ronald Pavone (PF) Russell Cotter, James Freeland, Geoffrey Topp, Andrew Custard | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Tommy Thomas (SF), Louis Rich (PF), Andre Davis (C) Curt Jacobs, Joseph Brzozowski, Terry Haugen, Eugene Tripp, Robby Maddy | |
| 06:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker is hacked by Andre Davis - foul #1 on Andre Davis, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone (C) Brian Decker | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 05:42 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:27 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ricky Eaton - foul #3 on Ricky Eaton, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 05:27 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:27 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Kellems | 65-64 |
| 04:39 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis buries a driving attempt from the right block | 65-66 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-66 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Cedrick Toone | 65-66 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 04:14 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:08 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Pavone takes the ball from Andre Davis | 65-66 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reddy takes the ball from Lee Britt | 65-66 |
| 03:42 | SE Missouri State | Robert Fisher hits the finger roll set up by Robert Reddy | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Lee Britt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Eaton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Kellems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Cedrick Toone (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Thomas (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Louis Rich (fairly fresh) C - Andre Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Ricky Eaton is blocked by Andre Davis | 65-68 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton grabs the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt is hacked by Robert Reddy - foul #5 on Robert Reddy, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (PG), James Freeland (SG), Geoffrey Topp (SF), Brian Decker (C) Lee Britt, Ricky Eaton, Donald Kellems, Cedrick Toone | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs (PG), Joseph Brzozowski (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF), Robby Maddy (C) Robert Reddy, Robert Fisher, Tommy Thomas, Louis Rich, Andre Davis | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 02:58 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Ricky Eaton (SG), Donald Kellems (SF) Russell Cotter, James Freeland, Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas (SF) Terry Haugen | |
| 02:41 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ricky Eaton - foul #4 on Ricky Eaton, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 02:41 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:41 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt grabs the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 68-69 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 01:54 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 01:52 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp snags the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 01:31 | SE Missouri State | Lee Britt is called for the reach on Curt Jacobs - foul #1 on Lee Britt, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 01:31 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:31 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 01:15 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 01:10 | SE Missouri State | Brian Decker is called for the reach on Curt Jacobs - foul #3 on Brian Decker, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 01:10 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:10 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-73 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy grabs the board | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Lee Britt is called for the reach on Robby Maddy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Britt, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-74 |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 00:08 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Eaton is called for the reach on Eugene Tripp in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Eaton, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (SG) Ricky Eaton | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:08 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone is fouled on the floor by Eugene Tripp - foul #4 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #8 | 68-76 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy grabs the board | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy runs out the clock | 69-76 |