| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Evans (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Pete White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | James Haynes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Pete White snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw tips it in | 44-44 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | David Theisen is hacked by Sean Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Smith, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Sean Smith is called for the reach on David Theisen - foul #3 on Sean Smith, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG) Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Adam Shaw steps in front of the David Theisen pass | 44-44 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | James Haynes lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Shaw | 46-44 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley lays it in | 46-46 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Pete White lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Evans and he's fouled by Shawn Varley - foul #1 on Shawn Varley, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (SG), Gary Ansell (SF), Larry Furlow (PF) Adam Shaw, Ralph Evans, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) David Theisen, Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Noah Fitzgerald, Donald Leyba | |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Pete White makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Michael Douse clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Larry Furlow | 49-46 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Robert Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow loses the ball out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Evans (SF), William Bonham (C) Francis Tarr, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Larry Furlow - foul #2 on Larry Furlow, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF) Michael Douse | |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Robert Young drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Larry Martines - foul #3 on Larry Martines, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG) Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG) Larry Martines | |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Robert Young makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wilbur Elie (PG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Antonio Belden, Kyle Koepp | |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Evans and he's fouled by Donald Leyba - foul #3 on Donald Leyba, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (C) Donald Leyba | |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | William Bonham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans is called for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG) Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Noah Fitzgerald, Antonio Belden | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - William Bonham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wilbur Elie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 15:46 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Sean Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Elie | 55-49 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Sean Smith is fouled on the floor by Sean Clawson - foul #4 on Sean Clawson, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (SG), Francis Tarr (SF), Larry Furlow (PF), Pete White (C) Adam Shaw, Ralph Evans, James Haynes, William Bonham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (SF), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Wilbur Elie, Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | Pete White grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:11 | Illinois State | David Theisen picks off the pass by Robert Young | 55-49 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | David Theisen jams it | 55-51 |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Robert Young loses the dribble to Michael Douse | 55-51 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | David Theisen blows the layup | 55-51 |
| 13:47 | Illinois State | Pete White gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Robert Young misses the lay-in | 55-51 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Noah Fitzgerald swats the short shot by Larry Furlow | 55-51 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Douse | 55-51 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Larry Martines double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Ralph Evans (SF), James Haynes (PF), Gary Ansell (C) Robert Young, Francis Tarr, Larry Furlow, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) David Theisen, Larry Martines, Michael Douse, Noah Fitzgerald, Kyle Koepp | |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Smith | 57-51 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Donald Leyba | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. C - Gary Ansell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Belden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell is fouled on the floor by Donald Leyba - foul #4 on Donald Leyba, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bonham (C) Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (PF) Donald Leyba | |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Gary Ansell | 59-53 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-55 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Noah Fitzgerald | 59-58 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | William Bonham comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 09:56 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Gallant | 59-60 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Ansell | 62-60 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant is hacked by James Haynes - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Robert Young (SG), Francis Tarr (SF), Pete White (C) Gary Ansell, Adam Shaw, Ralph Evans, William Bonham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG) Jerry Rondeau, Gordon Gallant | |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Francis Tarr steals it from Larry Martines | 62-60 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Robert Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Francis Tarr | 64-60 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Pete White - foul #1 on Pete White, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SG), Gary Ansell (PF) Francis Tarr, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp (C) Antonio Belden | |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses short on a jumper in the lane | 64-60 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Larry Martines grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley is hacked by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SF), Larry Furlow (PF) Robert Young, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wilbur Elie (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG) David Theisen, Larry Martines | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 64-60 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant tips it back up and in | 64-62 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Kyle Koepp swats the short shot by Larry Furlow | 64-62 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Francis Tarr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Furlow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wilbur Elie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Koepp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Larry Furlow steals the ball from Gordon Gallant | 64-62 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Kyle Koepp is called for the reach on Francis Tarr - foul #1 on Kyle Koepp, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), William Bonham (PF), Gary Ansell (C) Herbert Baltz, Francis Tarr, Larry Furlow, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (SF), Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Wilbur Elie, Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Noah Fitzgerald, Kyle Koepp | |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Sean Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Young | 67-62 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | David Theisen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Sean Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Ansell | 70-62 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Larry Martines double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Evans (SF), James Haynes (PF) Robert Young, William Bonham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Shawn Varley (SF) David Theisen, Michael Douse | |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Evans | 72-62 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Sean Smith steps in front of the Jerry Rondeau pass | 72-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Varley - foul #2 on Shawn Varley, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Pete White (C) Sean Smith, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG) Larry Martines | |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-62 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba snags the offensive board | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant's pass is intercepted by Ralph Evans | 74-62 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw lays it up and in set up by Ralph Evans | 76-62 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Adam Shaw is called for the reach on Gordon Gallant - foul #2 on Adam Shaw, team foul #7 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (PG), Herbert Baltz (SG), Larry Furlow (PF), William Bonham (C) Adam Shaw, Ralph Evans, James Haynes, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Antonio Belden (SF), Kyle Koepp (C) Jerry Rondeau, Shawn Varley, Donald Leyba | |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr lays it up and in | 78-64 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Francis Tarr is called for the reach on Gordon Gallant - foul #2 on Francis Tarr, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Ralph Evans (SF) Herbert Baltz, Francis Tarr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Douse (SF) Kyle Koepp | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Evans (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Furlow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Bonham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gordon Gallant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Douse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Antonio Belden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Young | 80-66 |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 80-66 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | William Bonham grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 80-66 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Ralph Evans takes the ball from Gordon Gallant in the backcourt | 80-66 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans lays it in | 82-66 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Gary Ansell (SF) Sean Smith, Ralph Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF) David Theisen, Gordon Gallant, Sean Clawson | |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Martines - foul #4 on Larry Martines, team foul #8 | 82-66 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham misses the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham misses the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Noah Fitzgerald | 82-66 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Michael Douse's pass is intercepted by Francis Tarr in the backcourt | 82-66 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Robert Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 82-66 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden gets the rebound | 82-66 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-66 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell pulls down the rebound | 82-66 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 82-66 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden pulls down the rebound | 82-66 |
| 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 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Douse | 82-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr runs out the clock | 82-68 |