| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the runner from the left block | 34-37 |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is fouled in the backcourt by John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Newton | 37-37 |
| 19:12 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Dodson | 39-37 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | John Page is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dodson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Kurtis Brown (C) Travis Bast, Steven Glynn | |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is hacked by Jonathan Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), James Roberts (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Bert Warren, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor | |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Adams | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | John Page misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Gilchrist - foul #3 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Theodore Havens (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Jeffrey Heaney, Leroy Gilchrist, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Peter Hartmann (SF), Steven Glynn (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Kurtis Brown | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | James Roberts hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lonnie Jang | 43-42 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter clanks a turnaround from the right block | 43-42 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Theodore Havens, James Roberts, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Albert McRea, Travis Bast, Peter Hartmann, Lonnie Jang, Steven Glynn | |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Marcum | 45-42 |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Marcum - foul #3 on Robert Marcum, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Horne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 47-44 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | John Page is fouled on the floor by Bert Warren - foul #2 on Bert Warren, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Steven Glynn (C) Jonathan Horne, Kurtis Brown | |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 47-44 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Steven Glynn is called for the reach on Jeffrey Heaney - foul #1 on Steven Glynn, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Dale Cole (PF) Bert Warren, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF) Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor | |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Dale Cole clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | John Johnson gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Joseph Smith, Steven Glynn | |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Larry McMurdo | 49-44 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Roberts - foul #3 on James Roberts, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Daniel Harter (C) Larry McMurdo, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF) John Page, Peter Hartmann | |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses the floater from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 49-45 |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Harter | 51-45 |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | Daniel Harter swats the short shot by John Johnson | 51-45 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Albert McRea takes the ball from Leroy Gilchrist in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne is fouled on the floor by James Roberts - foul #4 on James Roberts, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Theodore Havens (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Robert Marcum, Bert Warren, Leroy Gilchrist, James Roberts, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Albert McRea, Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer, John Johnson, Kurtis Brown | |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang lays it in on a nice dish by John Page | 51-47 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Theodore Havens and he's fouled by Lonnie Jang - foul #2 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:48 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Page | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the lay-in | 54-49 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | John Page pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:55 | Illinois State | Travis Bast can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is fouled on the floor by Theodore Havens - foul #1 on Theodore Havens, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Daniel Harter (PF), Dale Cole (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Theodore Havens, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Travis Diemer (SF), Steven Glynn (C) John Page, Joseph Smith, Lonnie Jang | |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG) Travis Bast | |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 57-51 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Horne and he's hacked by Daniel Harter - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Dale Cole snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF) Kurtis Brown | |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | John Johnson knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Peter Hartmann | 57-55 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Jonathan Horne steps in front of the Paul Adams pass in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer slams it home set up by Jonathan Horne | 57-57 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney's pass is intercepted by Travis Diemer in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer hits the finger roll | 57-59 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Bert Warren scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne hits the finger roll | 60-61 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Steven Glynn is called for the reach on Dale Cole - foul #2 on Steven Glynn, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Daniel Harter (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, Travis Diemer, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled on the floor by Albert McRea - foul #2 on Albert McRea, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (PF) Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Kurtis Brown is called for the reach on Jimmy Dodson - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert McRea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is hacked by Travis Bast - foul #3 on Travis Bast, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (C) Russell Macgregor | |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Travis Bast connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert McRea | 61-64 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | James Roberts's layup is rejected by Kurtis Brown | 61-64 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | John Page buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) John Page, Travis Bast, Lonnie Jang | |
| 05:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 63-67 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert McRea | 63-70 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Jonathan Horne steps in front of the Bert Warren pass in the backcourt | 63-70 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Albert McRea hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Horne | 63-72 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Bert Warren clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton tips it home | 65-72 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Dodson | 65-72 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Bert Warren | 67-72 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Jonathan Horne, Kurtis Brown | |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | A charge is called on John Page - foul #2 on John Page, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Travis Bast | 67-72 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-72 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the board | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Harter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Bert Warren's pass is intercepted by Travis Diemer in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer banks in the layup | 67-74 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | John Page picks off the pass by Daniel Harter | 67-74 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | John Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Raymond Newton (PF) Bert Warren, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Peter Hartmann (SF), John Johnson (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, John Johnson, Lonnie Jang | |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Albert McRea, Kurtis Brown | |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Raymond Newton picks off the pass by Steven Glynn | 67-74 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Steven Glynn denies the turnaround by Paul Adams | 67-74 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | John Page can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-74 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton's layup is rejected by Steven Glynn | 67-74 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer grabs the board | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Travis Bast knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Page | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is open and scores on a jump hook from close range | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | John Page is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #9 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF), Jonathan Horne (C) Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Bert Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-79 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 69-79 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 72-79 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Robert Marcum, Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, James Roberts, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, Albert McRea, John Johnson, Kurtis Brown | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Page runs out the clock | 72-79 |