| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Russell Allison inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | William Reed loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Russell Allison misses the tip | 33-33 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Reed | 33-33 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney Johnston - foul #2 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Randolph Wilson picks off the pass by Daniel Kardos | 33-34 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Randolph Wilson and the foul's on Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Charles Simmons, William Reed, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Clopton (SG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Mathews, Randolph Wilson, Ethan Graves | |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is hacked by Michael Clopton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Clopton, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Zolty (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Stephen Howe (C) Michael Clopton, Russell Allison, Glen Norcross | |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | William Briggs's pass is intercepted by Stephen Howe | 33-37 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | William Brown blocks the short jumper by Gary Zolty | 33-37 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daniel Kardos | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | William Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Gary Zolty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | William Briggs pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it in | 35-37 |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Reed (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) Jame Johnson, Daniel Kardos, William Brown, William Briggs, Clayton Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Ethan Graves (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Gary Zolty, Bruce Timmons, Raymond Vigue, Stephen Howe | |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Russell Allison - foul #1 on Russell Allison, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ethan Graves | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Micheal Cotton steals the ball from Randolph Wilson | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Russell Allison - foul #2 on Russell Allison, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (C) Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (SG), Roger Boyer (PF) Randolph Wilson, Ethan Graves | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Clopton | 37-37 |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 37-39 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | William Brown is hacked by Glen Norcross - foul #1 on Glen Norcross, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Scott Shannon (SG), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Micheal Cotton, Larry Ogata, Charles Simmons, William Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Mathews | |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Briggs | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Clopton | 40-41 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Russell Allison grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Russell Allison is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Rodney Johnston (C) William Brown, Clayton Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Ethan Graves (PF) Michael Clopton, Russell Allison, Glen Norcross | |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon travels in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SF) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SF), Stephen Howe (C) Roger Boyer, Raymond Vigue | |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | William Briggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 42-44 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | William Briggs makes the runner from the left block set up by Jame Johnson | 44-44 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 44-46 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | William Briggs misses the lay-in | 44-46 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ethan Graves | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Scott Shannon (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Reed (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Jame Johnson, Daniel Kardos, Larry Ogata, William Briggs, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Randolph Wilson, Ethan Graves, Stephen Howe | |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff is open but misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | Russell Allison snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Bruce Timmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Clopton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Vigue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Clopton, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Roger Boyer (SG) Bruce Timmons, Michael Clopton | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Glen Norcross steals the ball from Charles Simmons | 44-48 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Micheal Cotton is called for the reach on Roger Grimes - foul #2 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roger Grimes | 44-50 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton tips it home | 46-50 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Russell Allison comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 48-50 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Vigue | 48-52 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 50-52 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roger Grimes | 50-54 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Russell Allison steals the ball from Clayton Huff in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes lays it in set up by Russell Allison | 50-56 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | William Reed misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Roger Boyer - foul #4 on Roger Boyer, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), William Brown (SF), Rodney Johnston (C) Micheal Cotton, Scott Shannon, Charles Simmons, Clayton Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Stephen Howe (SF), Ethan Graves (PF) Roger Grimes, Roger Boyer, Russell Allison, Raymond Vigue | |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | William Reed misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Howe (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Glen Norcross (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jame Johnson | 54-59 |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | William Brown is called for the reach on Stephen Howe - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Briggs (PF) William Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SF) Glen Norcross | |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rodney Johnston | 54-59 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson buries a jumper from the right side set up by William Briggs | 56-59 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves tips it in | 56-61 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Johnston | 59-61 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves's floater is tipped away by William Briggs | 59-61 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Randolph Wilson | 59-64 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Wilson - foul #2 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SF) William Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Gary Zolty (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Randolph Wilson, Bruce Timmons, Stephen Howe | |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Gary Zolty gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Russell Allison clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-64 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | William Briggs is fouled on the floor by Glen Norcross - foul #2 on Glen Norcross, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF) Daniel Kardos | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Boyer (SF) Russell Allison | |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | William Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | William Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-64 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Ethan Graves | 61-64 |
| 04:21 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer is hacked by William Briggs - foul #1 on William Briggs, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), William Brown (SF), William Reed (PF) Jame Johnson, Larry Ogata, Charles Simmons, William Briggs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Gary Zolty, Ethan Graves | |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | William Brown is called for the reach on Michael Mathews - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF) Michael Clopton, Roger Boyer | |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Scott Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Daniel Kardos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Vigue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Raymond Vigue steps in front of the Scott Shannon pass in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #5 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Clayton Huff (C) William Brown, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Allison (SF) Bruce Timmons | |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | William Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Allison - foul #3 on Russell Allison, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Howe (C) Glen Norcross | |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Raymond Vigue | 62-68 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Randolph Wilson | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | William Reed can't tip it in | 62-70 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Allison | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Cotton - foul #3 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG) Daniel Kardos | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (SG), Roger Boyer (C) Randolph Wilson, Raymond Vigue | |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG) Michael Mathews | |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-72 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes tips it back up and in | 62-74 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 64-74 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), Rodney Johnston (C) Micheal Cotton, Larry Ogata, Clayton Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Ethan Graves (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Michael Clopton, Stephen Howe, Roger Boyer | |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Johnston - foul #3 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Jame Johnson, Daniel Kardos, Charles Simmons, William Reed, Rodney Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Clopton (SG), Roger Boyer (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Mathews, Randolph Wilson, Russell Allison, Ethan Graves | |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff grabs the board | 64-75 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is fouled on the floor by Glen Norcross - foul #3 on Glen Norcross, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Howe (C) Glen Norcross | |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Stephen Howe | 65-75 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | William Briggs is called for the reach on Raymond Vigue - foul #2 on William Briggs, team foul #11 | 65-75 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Roger Boyer takes the ball from Larry Ogata in the backcourt | 65-76 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Howe | 65-78 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | William Briggs buries a jump hook near the basket | 67-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Vigue | 67-80 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-80 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Roger Boyer | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes runs out the clock | 67-80 |