| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John May (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) SF - Shane Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) C - David Seales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Callison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Springer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cameron Brice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Irving Sells - foul #2 on Irving Sells, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Norman Dunn (SG) John May, Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Robert Springer can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Pickell - foul #3 on Edward Pickell, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Norman Dunn, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Robert Springer makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Robert Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Calvin Tamplin | 32-34 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Robert Springer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison can't tip it in | 32-34 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Irving Sells | 34-37 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Paul Caceres - foul #2 on Paul Caceres, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (PG), Riley Witt (SG) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | John May misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Norman Dunn (SG) John May, Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Cameron Brice | |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Springer picks off the pass by David Seales | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, Calvin Tamplin, David Seales | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG), Saul Salas (SG), Mike Tolman (C) Paul Caceres, Phillip Callison, Robert Springer | |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Prater and the foul's on Saul Salas - foul #1 on Saul Salas, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), David Seales (C) John May, Frank Perrault, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG) Irving Sells | |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Roger Howard picks off the pass by Robert Moore in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard blows the dunk | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | David Seales tips it in | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Saul Salas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Saul Salas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman tips it home | 39-41 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Saul Salas | 39-41 |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Saul Salas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Saul Salas, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (PG), Dean Keo (SG), Edward Pickell (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Riley Witt, Calvin Tamplin, David Seales | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Phillip Callison (SG), Irving Sells (SF), Robert Springer (PF), Cameron Brice (C) Robert Moore, Saul Salas, Christopher Carter, Mike Tolman | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Cull takes the ball from John May in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull throws it down | 39-43 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Springer blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by John May | 39-43 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cameron Brice | 39-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | John May misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Callison - foul #3 on Phillip Callison, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), David Seales (C) Shane Riggs, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Ronald Cull | |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:27 | Missouri State | Dean Keo is called for the reach on Cameron Brice - foul #4 on Dean Keo, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Shane Riggs (SF) Dean Keo, John May | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:09 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:07 | Missouri State | Robert Springer tips it in | 41-48 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Irving Sells steals it from David Seales | 41-48 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison lays it in set up by Irving Sells | 41-50 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | David Seales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Robert Springer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Shane Riggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Callison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Springer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Brice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Irving Sells clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, David Seales | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Saul Salas (SF), Christopher Carter (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Phillip Callison, Irving Sells, Robert Springer, Cameron Brice | |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the dunk attempt | 45-50 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Mike Tolman denies the turnaround by John May | 45-50 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull clanks a floater from the left side | 45-50 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shane Riggs | 45-50 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), David Seales (C) Shane Riggs, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Irving Sells (SF) Paul Caceres | |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Irving Sells knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Cull and he's hacked by Roger Howard - foul #1 on Roger Howard, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Irving Sells makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Saul Salas is called for the reach on Edward Pickell - foul #3 on Saul Salas, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Phillip Callison (SG), Robert Springer (PF), Cameron Brice (C) Saul Salas, Christopher Carter, Mike Tolman | |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Robert Springer gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull loses the ball out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Shane Riggs (SF) Roger Howard, Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn double dribbles | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Dean Keo (SG) Norman Dunn, Shane Riggs | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Cameron Brice is called for the reach on John May - foul #3 on Cameron Brice, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Shane Riggs (SF) Roger Howard, Dean Keo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG) Ronald Cull | |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | John May blows the layup | 48-53 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John May (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Riggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Phillip Callison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Brice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison buries a runner in the paint | 48-55 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Pickell | 50-55 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Irving Sells hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 50-58 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs clanks a jumper from close range | 50-58 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Irving Sells gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Edward Pickell is called for the reach on Irving Sells - foul #4 on Edward Pickell, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Dean Keo (SG), Kevin Prater (C) John May, Riley Witt, David Seales | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Saul Salas (SF), Christopher Carter (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Robert Moore, Phillip Callison, Irving Sells, Robert Springer, Cameron Brice | |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Saul Salas connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Cull | 50-60 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) Shane Riggs | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo loses the ball out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs (SF), David Seales (C) John May, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Irving Sells (SF) Saul Salas | |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Caceres and the foul's on Edward Pickell - foul #5 on Edward Pickell, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin is fouled on the floor by Irving Sells - foul #3 on Irving Sells, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Phillip Callison (SG), Robert Springer (PF) Ronald Cull, Mike Tolman | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Shane Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter connects on the 3 from the right wing | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-66 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard tips it but misses | 52-66 |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Irving Sells grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Dean Keo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shane Riggs (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Callison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-68 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin hits the finger roll set up by Roger Howard and he's fouled by Irving Sells - foul #4 on Irving Sells, team foul #11 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Frank Perrault (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Dean Keo, Shane Riggs, David Seales | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Saul Salas (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Phillip Callison, Irving Sells, Robert Springer, Christopher Carter | |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-68 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton gets the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Robert Moore knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cull | 54-70 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Tolman | 54-73 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin can't finish the layup | 54-73 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Prater | 54-73 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-73 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bennie Melton | 54-73 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Prater - foul #1 on Kevin Prater, team foul #7 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Shane Riggs (SF) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Mike Tolman | |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Moore takes the ball from Shane Riggs | 54-74 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits the finger roll set up by Robert Moore | 54-76 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shane Riggs | 57-76 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Prater | 57-76 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton tips it back up and in | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Riley Witt, team foul #8 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (C) Bennie Melton | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Riley Witt steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 57-78 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard lays it up and in on a great pass from Riley Witt | 59-78 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Moore runs out the clock | 59-78 |