| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Norman Young's floater is knocked away by Baran Chmielewski | 37-36 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Norman Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Baran Chmielewski | 37-38 |
| 18:53 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Norman Young | 40-38 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Brent Bogan takes the ball from Ralph Felan | 40-38 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna loses the dribble to Richard Coleman | 40-38 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), James Ramsey (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Jack Begay (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (PF), Bruce Speece (C) Brent Bogan, Baran Chmielewski, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Jack Begay hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 40-40 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | Eric Radford hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Zhuang Chu | 40-43 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses badly on a floater from the right block | 40-43 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Richard Washington is fouled on the floor by Jack Begay - foul #1 on Jack Begay, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG) Julian Bologna | |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | Eric Radford drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Baran Chmielewski | 40-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), John Bennett (SG), Richard Coleman (PF) Willard Hoskins, Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Don Heineman (C) Zhuang Chu, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Bruce Speece | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Felan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederic Gall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Heineman (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is fouled in the backcourt by John Bennett - foul #4 on John Bennett, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo (C) Don Heineman | |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Norman Young can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (SG) Ralph Felan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Stone (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Bruce Speece (PF) Baran Chmielewski, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd | |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Norman Young | 43-45 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Jack Begay picks off the pass by Brent Bogan in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Norman Young loses the ball out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (SG), Kenneth Hilton (C) Jack Begay, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG), Don Heineman (C) Timothy Stone, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Heineman | 43-47 |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | James Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Eric Radford - foul #3 on Eric Radford, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), Michael Zents (C) Norman Young, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Richard Washington (C) Zhuang Chu, Bruce Speece, Don Heineman | |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Michael Zents loses the dribble to Christopher Todd | 43-47 |
| 13:18 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Richard Washington | 43-49 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Hoskins | 45-49 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Michael Zents snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Kevin Evans steals the ball from Christopher Todd in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Willard Hoskins | 47-49 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-49 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Richard Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Hilton - foul #2 on Kenneth Hilton, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Jack Begay (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Willard Hoskins, James Ramsey, Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Speece (PG), Baran Chmielewski (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Brent Bogan, Eric Radford, Julian Bologna, Richard Washington | |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Begay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederic Gall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bruce Speece (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Young | 49-51 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo tips it home | 49-53 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Norman Young hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Felan | 52-53 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Baran Chmielewski | 52-55 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Young | 55-55 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 10:18 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF) Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Stone (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Don Heineman (C) Baran Chmielewski, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece loses the dribble to Norman Young | 55-55 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Norman Young hits the finger roll | 57-55 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Stone | 57-58 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall's fadeaway is rejected by Don Heineman | 57-58 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Bruce Speece, team foul #2 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF) Norman Young, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Baran Chmielewski (SG), Richard Washington (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Zhuang Chu, Timothy Stone, Bruce Speece, Don Heineman | |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Alfred Delcastillo is called for the reach on Ralph Felan - foul #3 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF) Julian Bologna | |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Willard Hoskins | 59-58 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins is fouled on the floor by Brent Bogan - foul #2 on Brent Bogan, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (SG), Richard Coleman (PF) Ralph Felan, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF), Don Heineman (PF) Eric Radford, Richard Washington | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Willard Hoskins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Zents (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Heineman (fresh) C - Alfred Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins clanks a floater from the left side | 59-58 |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Don Heineman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Don Heineman is hacked by Richard Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Coleman, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Jack Begay (SF) Willard Hoskins, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan loses the dribble to Norman Young | 59-58 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Norman Young banks in the layup | 61-58 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Baran Chmielewski and the foul's on John Bennett - foul #5 on John Bennett, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Michael Zents (PF) John Bennett, Jack Begay, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Timothy Stone (SG), Bruce Speece (PF) Brent Bogan, Baran Chmielewski, Don Heineman | |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Timothy Stone scores on a floater in the paint set up by Zhuang Chu | 61-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Young | 63-63 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Richard Coleman (PF) Norman Young, James Ramsey, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF), Richard Washington (PF) Julian Bologna, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by Kenneth Hilton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Hilton, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (SG), Frederic Gall (C) Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Christopher Todd (PF) Timothy Stone, Bruce Speece | |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Willard Hoskins is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu - foul #2 on Willard Hoskins, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (PF) Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Don Heineman (C) Richard Washington | |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Baran Chmielewski steps in front of the Ralph Felan pass | 63-65 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Eric Radford lays it up and in set up by Baran Chmielewski | 63-67 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Begay | 65-67 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Eric Radford is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felan - foul #3 on Ralph Felan, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), James Ramsey (SG) Willard Hoskins, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG) Zhuang Chu | |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Brent Bogan steps in front of the Frederic Gall pass | 65-67 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Eric Radford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brent Bogan | 65-69 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Norman Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-69 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Don Heineman misses the jump hook from the left block | 65-69 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ralph Felan (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Zents (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederic Gall (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Eric Radford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Heineman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Don Heineman is called for the reach on Michael Zents - foul #2 on Don Heineman, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Norman Young, James Ramsey, Michael Zents, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Timothy Stone (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Richard Washington (PF), Bruce Speece (C) Brent Bogan, Baran Chmielewski, Eric Radford, Christopher Todd, Don Heineman | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Washington - foul #2 on Richard Washington, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (SG) Ralph Felan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Kevin Evans is called for the reach on Julian Bologna - foul #2 on Kevin Evans, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Coleman | 66-69 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG) Timothy Stone | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Coleman - foul #3 on Richard Coleman, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo (C) Julian Bologna | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Alfred Delcastillo denies the turnaround by Ralph Felan | 66-69 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Jack Begay grabs the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Jack Begay drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willard Hoskins | 68-69 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Willard Hoskins, Jack Begay, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF) Bruce Speece, Zhuang Chu, Richard Washington | |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan blows the wide open layup | 68-69 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-69 |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Brent Bogan | 68-71 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd is hacked by Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Young, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Julian Bologna | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-73 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felan - foul #4 on Ralph Felan, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Norman Young is whistled for traveling | 71-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Julian Bologna | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Norman Young is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Young, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Speece (C) Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece is hacked by Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Young, team foul #14 | 71-77 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Norman Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-78 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans gets the offensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-78 |