| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 13 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Paul Adams inbounds the ball | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | James Roberts double dribbles | 50-35 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Paul Adams is called for the reach on Travis Diemer - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Bast, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Harter (PF) James Roberts | |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bert Warren - foul #3 on Bert Warren, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (SF) Travis Diemer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Dale Cole (C) Bert Warren, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | John Page picks off the pass by Jeffrey Heaney in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | John Page dunks the ball | 53-37 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is open and buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 53-39 |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | John Page makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Horne | 55-39 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Dale Cole is called for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Kurtis Brown, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, Daniel Harter, Dale Cole | |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn loses the ball out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (PG) Albert McRea | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Larry McMurdo | 55-41 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor's fadeaway is rejected by James Roberts | 55-41 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Peter Hartmann is called for the reach on Robert Marcum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Hartmann, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), John Johnson (PF) Travis Bast, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), Dale Cole (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Dale Cole makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Marcum | 55-43 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn can't finish the layup | 55-43 |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Hartmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Peter Hartmann, Travis Diemer, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Robert Marcum, Theodore Havens, James Roberts, Dale Cole | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is hacked by Travis Bast in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Bast, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Larry McMurdo, Daniel Harter | |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 57-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the jump hook from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Jonathan Horne, Albert McRea, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Daniel Harter (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Travis Bast clanks a runner from the left block | 59-45 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Harter | 59-47 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Page | 61-47 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled in the backcourt by John Page - foul #2 on John Page, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF) Travis Bast, Joseph Smith, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Theodore Havens (SG), James Roberts (PF) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton | |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist and the foul's on John Page - foul #3 on John Page, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Steven Glynn (C) John Page, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Theodore Havens, Daniel Harter | |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn banks in the layup | 63-50 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Peter Hartmann, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SF) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Macgregor | 63-51 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG) Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Dale Cole (PF) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo, James Roberts | |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney's fadeaway is rejected by Albert McRea | 63-51 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Travis Bast grabs the board | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Bast (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert McRea (fresh) PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Dale Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Travis Bast can't connect on a floater in the paint | 63-51 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | John Page gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is fouled on the floor by John Page - foul #4 on John Page, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Travis Diemer (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Albert McRea, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Leroy Gilchrist (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Theodore Havens, Paul Adams, Dale Cole, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Travis Bast connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lonnie Jang | 67-53 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Bert Warren, team foul #3 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG) Travis Bast | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Daniel Harter | |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann travels with the ball | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Larry McMurdo | |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lonnie Jang - foul #1 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF) Travis Diemer, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 69-54 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 69-54 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 69-54 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 69-54 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Paul Adams tips it home | 69-56 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #2 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, Joseph Smith, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Theodore Havens (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Daniel Harter (PF), Dale Cole (C) Robert Marcum, Leroy Gilchrist, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton, James Roberts | |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Heaney | 71-59 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Albert McRea is hacked by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #5 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (C) Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Travis Bast snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Larry McMurdo steals it from Lonnie Jang | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fresh) SG - Travis Bast (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry McMurdo | 71-59 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Theodore Havens steps in front of the Travis Diemer pass | 71-59 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses the easy layup | 71-59 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Dale Cole is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Travis Bast's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), James Roberts (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Theodore Havens, Larry McMurdo, Daniel Harter, Dale Cole | |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Joseph Smith takes the ball from James Roberts | 71-59 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Paul Adams blocks the short jumper by Joseph Smith | 71-59 |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Paul Adams knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Marcum | 71-61 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses long on a floater from the left side | 71-61 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | John Page clanks a 3 from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | John Johnson snags the offensive board | 71-61 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dodson | 71-61 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the jumper from the right block | 71-61 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Steven Glynn | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Horne (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Jonathan Horne picks off the pass by Paul Adams in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | John Page lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Horne | 73-61 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Joseph Smith, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, James Roberts | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kurtis Brown | 73-62 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer can't finish the layup | 73-62 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor snags the offensive board | 73-62 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 73-62 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Albert McRea | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF), Daniel Harter (C) Larry McMurdo, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Albert McRea (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton | |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Albert McRea is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Albert McRea, team foul #11 | 73-62 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Harter - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #6 | 73-62 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Peter Hartmann steals it from Leroy Gilchrist in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann lays it up and in | 77-62 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum buries a shot from the left block set up by Larry McMurdo | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne's pass is intercepted by Daniel Harter | 77-64 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne runs out the clock | 77-64 |