| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) SG - Ron Clark (fresh) SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) PF - Jacob Froman (fresh) C - Harold Stafford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) SG - Evan Brush (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) C - Bill Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Froman | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman misses long on an open floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Evan Brush | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Ron Clark knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Bustamante | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (SG), James White (SF), Frank McDaniel (PF), Roberto Cruz (C) Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Jacob Froman, Harold Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Eugene Bustamante steals the ball from Michael Jeffery | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Evan Brush gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Bill Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Evan Brush | 2-8 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Jacob Froman (PF), Harold Stafford (C) Eugene Bustamante, James White, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (SF), David Maul (PF), Frank Warner (C) Stanley Broadnax, Evan Brush, Charles Robinson, Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Jacob Froman swats the layup by Frank Warner | 2-8 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Ron Clark is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Dryden (fairly fresh) SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) PF - Jacob Froman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Stafford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SG - Kong Chu (fresh) SF - Brian Durham (fresh) PF - David Maul (fresh) C - Frank Warner (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown is fouled on the floor by Jacob Froman - foul #1 on Jacob Froman, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Roberto Cruz (PF) Thomas Dryden, Frank McDaniel, Jacob Froman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Warner - foul #1 on Frank Warner, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF) Frank Warner | |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz misses long on a shot near the basket | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | David Maul grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Brian Durham loses the ball out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Douglas Blankenship (PF) Dale Johns, Harold Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Joseph Brown steps in front of the Johnnie Betton pass | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Douglas Blankenship steps in front of the David Maul pass | 5-8 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton gets the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante misses short on a shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Kong Chu connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Brown and the foul's on Roberto Cruz - foul #1 on Roberto Cruz, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (SG), James White (SF), Jacob Froman (PF), Harold Stafford (C) Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Douglas Blankenship, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Roy France (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Joseph Brown, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham, David Maul | |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Kong Chu makes the free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden misses the 3 from straight away | 5-11 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford tips it back up and in | 7-11 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Bill Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship (SF), Frank McDaniel (C) Eugene Bustamante, Harold Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG) Kong Chu | |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Roy France hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | James White pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-11 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Bill Smith tips it but misses | 7-11 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jeffery | 7-11 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Evan Brush misses long on a floater from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Dryden (fairly fresh) SG - James White (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) PF - Jacob Froman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fairly fresh) SG - Evan Brush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy France (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Dryden | 9-11 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax is fouled on the floor by Jacob Froman - foul #2 on Jacob Froman, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Ron Clark (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Roberto Cruz (PF), Harold Stafford (C) Thomas Dryden, James White, Douglas Blankenship, Jacob Froman, Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Brian Durham (PF), David Maul (C) Stanley Broadnax, Evan Brush, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Durham | 9-14 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford comes up short on the jumper from close range | 9-14 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | David Maul grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Harold Stafford - foul #1 on Harold Stafford, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | David Maul is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Maul, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Ron Clark is called for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship (SF) Johnnie Betton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Joseph Brown, David Maul | |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-14 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush can't tip it in | 9-14 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Warner | 9-14 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Brian Durham drills a jumper from the left block | 9-16 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-16 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Evan Brush snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Frank Warner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Warner, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Frank McDaniel (PF) Ron Clark, Douglas Blankenship, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Roy France (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Kong Chu, Evan Brush, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham, Frank Warner | |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Stanley Broadnax steals the ball from Eugene Bustamante in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax is fouled on the floor by Frank McDaniel - foul #1 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (PG) Eugene Bustamante | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Roy France is denied by Harold Stafford | 9-16 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Johns (fresh) SF - Johnnie Betton (fairly fresh) PF - Frank McDaniel (fresh) C - Harold Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy France (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Maul (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton is fouled in the backcourt by David Maul - foul #2 on David Maul, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bill Smith (C) David Maul | |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden clanks a jump hook in the lane | 9-16 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Dale Johns buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG) Thomas Dryden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Dale Johns makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Roy France misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 06:41 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF) Johnnie Betton, Harold Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG) Stanley Broadnax | |
| 06:21 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is hacked by Douglas Blankenship - foul #1 on Douglas Blankenship, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG) Dale Johns | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF) Roy France | |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Frank McDaniel | 12-16 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frank McDaniel - foul #2 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (PG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Roberto Cruz (C) Eugene Bustamante, James White, Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (C) Maximo Mancini, Evan Brush, Bill Smith | |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Johnnie Betton steals the ball from Brian Durham | 15-18 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Ron Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Roberto Cruz and the foul's on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Harold Stafford (C) Douglas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Roy France (SF), Bill Smith (C) Joseph Brown, Charles Robinson, Michael Jeffery | |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Johnnie Betton steals the ball from Roy France | 18-18 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Ron Clark | 21-18 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax is hacked by Harold Stafford - foul #2 on Harold Stafford, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Dale Johns (SG), Frank McDaniel (SF), Jacob Froman (PF) Thomas Dryden, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG), David Maul (PF), Frank Warner (C) Kong Chu, Roy France, Bill Smith | |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dale Johns and he's fouled by Evan Brush - foul #1 on Evan Brush, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SF) Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SF) Brian Durham | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Frank Warner | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Johns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fresh) PF - Jacob Froman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Evan Brush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Maul (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Warner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Frank Warner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Johns - foul #1 on Dale Johns, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF) Joseph Brown | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Frank Warner makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Frank Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 23-21 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Evan Brush gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Evan Brush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Frank Warner - foul #3 on Frank Warner, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (SG), Douglas Blankenship (SF), Frank McDaniel (C) Dale Johns, James White, Harold Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Evan Brush, Frank Warner | |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman misses the free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | David Maul pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown is fouled on the floor by Jacob Froman - foul #3 on Jacob Froman, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton (SF) Jacob Froman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bill Smith (C) David Maul | |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz (C) Johnnie Betton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown is whistled for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roy France (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Kong Chu is called for the reach on Thomas Dryden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kong Chu, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Roberto Cruz | 27-23 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Kong Chu takes the ball from Thomas Dryden in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Kong Chu lays it in | 27-25 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Frank McDaniel lays it in set up by Thomas Dryden | 29-25 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Brian Durham clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Frank McDaniel snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Kong Chu - foul #2 on Kong Chu, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), James White (SF), Harold Stafford (C) Eugene Bustamante, Douglas Blankenship, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Joseph Brown, Kong Chu, Roy France, Brian Durham, Bill Smith | |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Frank McDaniel swats the short shot by Michael Jeffery | 32-25 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-25 |