| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Howard Ellinger (fresh) SG - Raleigh Dewitt (fresh) SF - Dustin McBrayer (fresh) PF - Richard Mercer (fresh) C - Darren Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Eugene Farren (fresh) SG - Michael Mercer (fresh) SF - Richard Washington (fresh) PF - Richard Linville (fresh) C - Daniel Frost (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Fort Hays St. | Raleigh Dewitt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Fort Hays St. | Raleigh Dewitt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Johnston | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Mesa St. | Daniel Frost tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin McBrayer | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Mercer | 5-5 |
| 18:20 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:18 | Fort Hays St. | Darren Johnston grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Mesa St. | Richard Washington gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Mesa St. | Michael Mercer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Frost | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | Fort Hays St. | Raleigh Dewitt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 17:15 | Mesa St. | Michael Mercer is hacked by Raleigh Dewitt - foul #1 on Raleigh Dewitt, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Pearsall (SF), Earl Gantt (PF), Keith Carney (C) Dustin McBrayer, Richard Mercer, Darren Johnston | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Shane Hefner (PG), Victor Spangler (SG), Clinton Parks (SF), Rodney Perl (PF), Jeffrey Bieker (C) Eugene Farren, Michael Mercer, Richard Washington, Richard Linville, Daniel Frost | |
| 16:57 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker is whistled for a carry | 8-7 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan (PG), John Helvey (SG) Howard Ellinger, Raleigh Dewitt | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 16:55 | Fort Hays St. | Jeffrey Bieker takes the ball from Keith Carney in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Mesa St. | Earl Gantt denies the turnaround by Rodney Perl | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:27 | Mesa St. | Clinton Parks scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Bieker | 8-10 |
| 16:08 | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 16:07 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 16:05 | Mesa St. | Shane Hefner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger (PG), Raleigh Dewitt (SG), Dustin McBrayer (SF), Richard Mercer (PF) Norman Tan, John Helvey, William Pearsall, Keith Carney | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 15:48 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bieker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bieker, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Richard Linville (PF) Shane Hefner | |
| 15:48 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:48 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Howard Ellinger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raleigh Dewitt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dustin McBrayer (fresh) PF - Richard Mercer (fresh) C - Earl Gantt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Victor Spangler (fresh) SG - Rodney Perl (fresh) SF - Clinton Parks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Linville (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Bieker (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mesa St. | Clinton Parks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 15:28 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer is hacked by Clinton Parks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Parks, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Darren Johnston (C) Earl Gantt | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren (PG), Michael Mercer (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Francis Mays (C) Victor Spangler, Rodney Perl, Clinton Parks, Jeffrey Bieker | |
| 15:16 | Fort Hays St. | Darren Johnston can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 9-13 |
| 15:14 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer snags the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 14:48 | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raleigh Dewitt | 12-13 |
| 14:39 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville is hacked by Richard Mercer - foul #1 on Richard Mercer, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan (PG), John Helvey (SG), William Pearsall (SF), Keith Carney (PF), Samuel Rohn (C) Howard Ellinger, Raleigh Dewitt, Dustin McBrayer, Richard Mercer, Darren Johnston | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 14:25 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Samuel Rohn - foul #1 on Samuel Rohn, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt (PF) Samuel Rohn | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler (SG), Daniel Frost (C) Michael Mercer, Richard Linville | |
| 14:25 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:25 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:18 | Fort Hays St. | John Helvey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Shane Hefner (PG), Clinton Parks (SF) Eugene Farren, Richard Washington | |
| 14:04 | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler is hacked by John Helvey - foul #1 on John Helvey, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl (SF), Jeffrey Bieker (PF) Clinton Parks, Francis Mays | |
| 13:49 | Mesa St. | Daniel Frost loses the dribble to Norman Tan | 12-14 |
| 13:46 | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan hits the finger roll | 14-14 |
| 13:23 | Mesa St. | John Helvey steps in front of the Shane Hefner pass | 14-14 |
| 13:07 | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Frost denies the turnaround by Norman Tan | 14-14 |
| 13:06 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 12:41 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shane Hefner | 14-16 |
| 12:22 | Fort Hays St. | John Helvey's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Rodney Perl | 14-16 |
| 12:20 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:10 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl slams it home on a great pass from Victor Spangler | 14-18 |
| 11:44 | Fort Hays St. | Keith Carney misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:42 | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan tips it home | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Norman Tan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Helvey (fairly fresh) SF - William Pearsall (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Gantt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Keith Carney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Shane Hefner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Spangler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Perl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Bieker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Frost (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Mesa St. | Norman Tan takes the ball from Rodney Perl | 16-18 |
| 11:25 | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan hits the finger roll | 18-18 |
| 11:14 | Mesa St. | Daniel Frost is hacked by Earl Gantt - foul #1 on Earl Gantt, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger (PG), Raleigh Dewitt (SG), Dustin McBrayer (SF), Richard Mercer (PF), Darren Johnston (C) Norman Tan, John Helvey, William Pearsall, Earl Gantt, Keith Carney | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren (PG), Michael Mercer (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Richard Linville (PF), Francis Mays (C) Shane Hefner, Victor Spangler, Rodney Perl, Jeffrey Bieker, Daniel Frost | |
| 10:58 | Mesa St. | Richard Washington is denied on a layup by Darren Johnston | 18-18 |
| 10:57 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 10:55 | Fort Hays St. | Raleigh Dewitt is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Mays - foul #1 on Francis Mays, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| 10:30 | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-20 |
| 10:09 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-20 |
| 10:08 | Fort Hays St. | Darren Johnston pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 10:06 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 09:44 | Mesa St. | Dustin McBrayer steals it from Michael Mercer | 21-20 |
| 09:32 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Washington | 21-20 |
| 09:30 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer hits the follow up shot | 23-20 |
| 09:06 | Mesa St. | Michael Mercer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-20 |
| 09:05 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Darren Johnston | 23-20 |
| 08:50 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Raleigh Dewitt and he's fouled by Richard Linville - foul #1 on Richard Linville, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Bruce Bishop (PG), Norman Tan (SG), Samuel Rohn (C) Howard Ellinger, Raleigh Dewitt, Darren Johnston | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler (PG), Ross Eckenrode (SG), Clinton Parks (SF), Daniel Frost (C) Eugene Farren, Michael Mercer, Richard Washington, Francis Mays | |
| 08:50 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:37 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Tan - foul #1 on Norman Tan, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| 08:37 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:37 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:25 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-21 |
| 08:05 | Mesa St. | Samuel Rohn swats the short shot by Ross Eckenrode | 28-21 |
| 08:03 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 07:43 | Fort Hays St. | Victor Spangler steals it from Samuel Rohn | 28-21 |
| 07:39 | Mesa St. | Ross Eckenrode hits the finger roll set up by Victor Spangler | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Bruce Bishop (fresh) SG - Norman Tan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dustin McBrayer (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Mercer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Rohn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Victor Spangler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Eckenrode (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clinton Parks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Linville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Frost (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Fort Hays St. | Victor Spangler is called for the reach on Bruce Bishop - foul #1 on Victor Spangler, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger (PG), Raleigh Dewitt (SG), William Pearsall (SF), Earl Gantt (PF), Darren Johnston (C) Bruce Bishop, Norman Tan, Dustin McBrayer, Richard Mercer, Samuel Rohn | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Shane Hefner (PG), Michael Mercer (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Rodney Perl (PF), Jeffrey Bieker (C) Victor Spangler, Ross Eckenrode, Clinton Parks, Richard Linville, Daniel Frost | |
| 06:54 | Fort Hays St. | William Pearsall misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 06:52 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:45 | Mesa St. | Darren Johnston is called for the reach on Rodney Perl - foul #1 on Darren Johnston, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren (PG) Shane Hefner | |
| 06:45 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:45 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Earl Gantt | 28-23 |
| 06:35 | Fort Hays St. | Raleigh Dewitt misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 06:34 | Mesa St. | The rebound goes to Eugene Farren | 28-23 |
| 06:29 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Mercer | 28-26 |
| 06:26 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Mercer picks off the pass by Earl Gantt in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 06:15 | Mesa St. | Richard Washington misses the easy layup | 28-26 |
| 06:14 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:51 | Fort Hays St. | Darren Johnston misses the open dunk | 28-26 |
| 05:50 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt tips it but misses | 28-26 |
| 05:48 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:30 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl is hacked by Howard Ellinger - foul #1 on Howard Ellinger, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan (PG), John Helvey (SG), Dustin McBrayer (SF), Keith Carney (PF), Samuel Rohn (C) Howard Ellinger, Raleigh Dewitt, William Pearsall, Earl Gantt, Darren Johnston | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler (SG), Clinton Parks (SF), Francis Mays (C) Michael Mercer, Richard Washington, Jeffrey Bieker | |
| 05:30 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:30 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:03 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Tan | 31-28 |
| 04:48 | Mesa St. | Clinton Parks is whistled for a carry | 31-28 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Shane Hefner (PG), Richard Linville (PF) Eugene Farren, Rodney Perl | |
| 04:34 | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-28 |
| 04:33 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:09 | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 04:07 | Mesa St. | Richard Linville can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 04:06 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 04:04 | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan is hacked by Shane Hefner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Hefner, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger (PG), Raleigh Dewitt (SG), William Pearsall (SF), Richard Mercer (PF), Darren Johnston (C) Norman Tan, John Helvey, Dustin McBrayer, Keith Carney, Samuel Rohn | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Daniel Frost (C) Francis Mays | |
| 03:49 | Fort Hays St. | Darren Johnston hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by Howard Ellinger | 33-28 |
| 03:31 | Mesa St. | Daniel Frost is denied on a layup by Darren Johnston | 33-28 |
| 03:29 | Mesa St. | Daniel Frost tips it in | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Howard Ellinger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raleigh Dewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pearsall (fresh) PF - Richard Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darren Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Shane Hefner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Spangler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clinton Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Linville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt (C) Darren Johnston | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Ross Eckenrode (PG), Michael Mercer (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Jeffrey Bieker (C) Shane Hefner, Victor Spangler, Clinton Parks, Daniel Frost | |
| 03:08 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker loses the dribble to Earl Gantt | 33-30 |
| 02:46 | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 02:45 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 02:44 | Mesa St. | The rebound goes to Richard Linville | 33-30 |
| 02:22 | Mesa St. | Richard Washington hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Mercer and he's fouled by William Pearsall - foul #1 on William Pearsall, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Norman Tan (PG), John Helvey (SG), Dustin McBrayer (SF), Samuel Rohn (C) Howard Ellinger, Raleigh Dewitt, William Pearsall, Richard Mercer | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren (PG), Daniel Frost (C) Ross Eckenrode, Jeffrey Bieker | |
| 02:22 | Mesa St. | Richard Washington misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:22 | Fort Hays St. | Earl Gantt gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:53 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Richard Mercer (PF) Earl Gantt | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler (SG), Clinton Parks (SF), Rodney Perl (PF), Francis Mays (C) Michael Mercer, Richard Washington, Richard Linville, Daniel Frost | |
| 01:37 | Mesa St. | Rodney Perl misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 01:35 | Fort Hays St. | Samuel Rohn snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 01:20 | Fort Hays St. | Samuel Rohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Howard Ellinger (PG), Raleigh Dewitt (SG), Keith Carney (PF), Darren Johnston (C) Norman Tan, John Helvey, Richard Mercer, Samuel Rohn | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Bieker (C) Francis Mays | |
| 00:51 | Mesa St. | Eugene Farren knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 00:37 | Fort Hays St. | Dustin McBrayer connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Ellinger | 35-35 |
| 00:24 | Mesa St. | Clinton Parks makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | Rodney Perl steals it from Dustin McBrayer | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Mesa St. | Victor Spangler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |