| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie McGeary (fresh) PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Paul Barker is blocked by Charles Medved | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Barker | 30-31 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-31 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Mueller | 30-33 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | James Brown misses long on a jumper in the lane | 30-33 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Paul Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG), James Nixon (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) Jeremy Buskirk, Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Nixon - foul #2 on James Nixon, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter is hacked by Dustin Cotter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Stephen Dyar takes the ball from Robert Gustavson | 30-34 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by James Nixon | 32-34 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | James Nixon grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Lafferty - foul #2 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) James Nixon, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) SF - James Shaul (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller's floater is tipped away by Paul Barker | 34-34 |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | James Shaul snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | James Brown is called for the reach on Brian Kaczorowski - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG) Dustin Cotter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Allen steps in front of the Paul Barker pass | 34-34 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Charles Medved is hacked by James Shaul - foul #4 on James Shaul, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG) Joseph Mueller | |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Allen | 34-37 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses badly on a shot from the left block | 34-37 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Charles Medved hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ronnie McGeary - foul #2 on Ronnie McGeary, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG), James Nixon (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) Jeremy Buskirk, Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF) Arthur Allen, Frankie Shepley, James Brown | |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Charles Medved misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Stephen Dyar | 36-39 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Dustin Cotter steals the ball from Ralph Inman in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera hits a jump hook from close range | 38-39 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Stephen Dyar - foul #1 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) Dustin Cotter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG), James Brown (PF), Long Wang (C) Ralph Inman, Robert Gustavson, Charles Medved | |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), Paul Barker (C) James Nixon, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley (SF) Marco Trotter | |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty comes up short on the floater from the right block | 40-41 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Paul Barker grabs the board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie McGeary (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Caldera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Lafferty - foul #3 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Robert Gustavson (PF) Raymond Lafferty, James Brown | |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Gustavson | 41-41 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Paul Barker blocks the short jumper by Arthur Allen | 41-41 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | Long Wang tips it home | 41-43 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Dyar and he's hacked by Robert Gustavson - foul #2 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), William Palmer (C) Stephen Dyar, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Charles Medved (C) Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley, Long Wang | |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Inman | 44-45 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Charles Medved pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski hits a jump hook from the right block | 46-48 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | Jeremy Buskirk is called for the reach on Ralph Inman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF), Paul Barker (C) Ronnie McGeary, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF), Ryan Lapp (C) Arthur Allen, Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson, Charles Medved | |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Frankie Shepley | 46-50 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski is called for 3 seconds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Peter Caldera (PF) Dustin Cotter, Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Long Wang (C) Ryan Lapp | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frankie Shepley | 46-53 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera can't finish the layup | 46-53 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | James Brown gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Dyar - foul #2 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), William Palmer (C) Jeremy Buskirk, Peter Caldera, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Joseph Mueller, Long Wang | |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | Frankie Shepley is called for the reach on Dustin Cotter - foul #3 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF) James Nixon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF) Frankie Shepley, James Brown | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) SF - James Shaul (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski tips it in | 48-54 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | William Palmer misses the easy layup | 48-56 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | William Palmer misses long on a runner near the basket | 48-56 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Charles Medved | 48-56 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-56 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marco Trotter | 48-56 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) Stephen Dyar, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF) Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson | |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Peter Caldera | 48-56 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | James Shaul comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-56 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Charles Medved | 48-56 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | James Nixon snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Ronnie McGeary (SF) Dustin Cotter, James Shaul | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Charles Medved | |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Long Wang snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the easy layup | 49-56 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Paul Barker | 49-56 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dyar | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (tired) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Nixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie McGeary (fresh) PF - Peter Caldera (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Paul Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Mueller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Shepley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Long Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | James Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frankie Shepley | 51-58 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Long Wang | |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Frankie Shepley picks off the pass by Stephen Dyar | 51-58 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Frankie Shepley | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Joseph Mueller is called for the reach on Jeremy Buskirk - foul #2 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), William Palmer (C) Stephen Dyar, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF) Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley | |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | James Shaul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF) Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Arthur Allen - foul #3 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) Stephen Dyar, Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Long Wang travels in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera makes the runner in the lane | 54-62 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen is hacked by Jeremy Buskirk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG) Joseph Mueller | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Paul Barker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frankie Shepley - foul #4 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF) Stephen Dyar, Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Frankie Shepley, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Paul Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Cotter - foul #2 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Dustin Cotter, James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Frankie Shepley (SF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Marco Trotter, Long Wang | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Buskirk | 57-65 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Frankie Shepley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PF) Robert Gustavson | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski connects on the floater from close range set up by Jeremy Buskirk | 59-67 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Frankie Shepley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG) Stephen Dyar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Frankie Shepley, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Cotter - foul #3 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #13 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley (SF), Charles Medved (C) Marco Trotter, Long Wang | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Paul Barker snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | The 3pt attempt by Dustin Cotter is denied by Robert Gustavson | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Paul Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #14 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG) Raymond Lafferty | |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Jeremy Buskirk is called for the reach on Frankie Shepley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #15 | 61-70 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Paul Barker dunks the ball | 63-72 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen runs out the clock | 63-72 |