| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Tarr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Bill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Harnish (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:51 | Illinois State | Pete White grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Pete White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Pete White, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill is called for traveling | 29-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Lamb - foul #1 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb hits a fadeaway from the right block | 31-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Edgar Bill | 31-33 |
| 18:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz is hacked by Pete White - foul #2 on Pete White, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), James Haynes (C) James Haney, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama (C) David Harnish | |
| 18:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson is hacked by James Thornton - foul #2 on James Thornton, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (C) Francis Tarr | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg (SF), Michael Govan (PF) Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb | |
| 18:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | James Haynes snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | Illinois State | James Haynes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 17:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses long on a floater from the right block | 31-33 |
| 17:08 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Haynes is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Francis Tarr (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), William Bonham (PF), Pete White (C) James Thornton, Adam Shaw, James Haynes, Gary Ansell, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green (PG), Larry Langston (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Thomas Johnson, Buddy Kuntz, Bill Broberg, Michael Govan, Curtis Gama | |
| 16:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr blows the layup but he's fouled by David Harnish - foul #3 on David Harnish, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Jerry Lamb blocks the jumper by Herbert Baltz | 33-33 |
| 15:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Tarr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pete White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Langston (fresh) SF - Edgar Bill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Harnish (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill's fadeaway is rejected by Pete White | 33-33 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Pete White grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Edgar Bill takes the ball from Pete White | 33-33 |
| 15:07 | Missouri, St. Louis | Herbert Baltz swats the short shot by David Harnish | 33-33 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Pete White grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | James Haney is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Haney, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), James Haynes (C) Francis Tarr, Herbert Baltz, William Bonham, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Bill Broberg (SF), Michael Govan (PF), Curtis Gama (C) Andy Green, Larry Langston, Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb, David Harnish | |
| 14:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Ansell - foul #3 on Gary Ansell, team foul #6 | 33-33 |
| 14:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Govan | 33-35 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Ansell | 36-35 |
| 14:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Larry Furlow (C) James Haney, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), David Harnish (C) Buddy Kuntz, Curtis Gama | |
| 13:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Furlow - foul #1 on Larry Furlow, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| 13:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | James Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw is hacked by Benjamin Benning - foul #1 on Benjamin Benning, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Pete White (C) Adam Shaw, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Robert Young tips it in | 38-36 |
| 13:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston (SG), Edgar Bill (SF) Benjamin Benning, Bill Broberg | |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Thomas Johnson takes the ball from Pete White | 38-36 |
| 12:58 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson dunks the ball | 38-38 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Robert Young makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Francis Tarr | 41-38 |
| 12:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | David Harnish denies the turnaround by Pete White | 41-40 |
| 12:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Francis Tarr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Ansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Pete White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Larry Langston (fairly fresh) SF - Edgar Bill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Govan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - David Harnish (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | James Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), James Haynes (PF), Larry Furlow (C) Francis Tarr, James Thornton, Robert Young, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Bill Broberg (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), Curtis Gama (C) Thomas Johnson, Larry Langston, Edgar Bill, Michael Govan, David Harnish | |
| 11:22 | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow's layup is rejected by Jerry Lamb | 41-40 |
| 10:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz is fouled on the floor by Adam Shaw - foul #2 on Adam Shaw, team foul #8 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Robert Young (SF) James Haney, Herbert Baltz | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 10:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | James Haynes gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 43-40 |
| 10:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bonham (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haynes, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG) Andy Green | |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | William Bonham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Buddy Kuntz - foul #2 on Buddy Kuntz, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish (C) Curtis Gama | |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | William Bonham misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | William Bonham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 09:50 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bill Broberg | 44-42 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (PG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Pete White (C) Francis Tarr, Robert Young, William Bonham, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green (PG), Larry Langston (SG), Edgar Bill (SF) Thomas Johnson, Buddy Kuntz, Bill Broberg | |
| 08:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 08:54 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Lamb - foul #2 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG) Adam Shaw | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan (PF), Curtis Gama (C) Jerry Lamb, David Harnish | |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama is denied on a layup by Pete White | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Pete White snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF) James Haney, Herbert Baltz, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG) Andy Green | |
| 07:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gary Ansell | 46-44 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell is fouled on the floor by Curtis Gama - foul #2 on Curtis Gama, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Larry Furlow (C) James Thornton, Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz (SG), Bill Broberg (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF) Larry Langston, Edgar Bill, Michael Govan | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Francis Tarr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Furlow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Broberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lamb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Gama (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Young is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Young, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clinton Shell (C) Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish (C) Curtis Gama | |
| 07:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Robert Young buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Shaw and he's fouled by Jerry Lamb - foul #3 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Robert Young makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:54 | Missouri, St. Louis | Clinton Shell blocks the short jumper by David Harnish | 51-46 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Larry Furlow | 51-46 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lamb - foul #4 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SG), James Haynes (SF), Gary Ansell (PF) Adam Shaw, Francis Tarr, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama (C) David Harnish | |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz lays it in | 55-46 |
| 05:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Furlow | 55-46 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | James Haney clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-46 |
| 05:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Ansell is called for the reach on Andy Green - foul #4 on Gary Ansell, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), William Bonham (PF), Pete White (C) James Haney, Herbert Baltz, James Haynes, Gary Ansell, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Michael Govan (PF), David Harnish (C) Buddy Kuntz, Bill Broberg, Jerry Lamb, Curtis Gama | |
| 05:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Andy Green - foul #1 on Andy Green, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG) Andy Green | |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | James Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to David Harnish | 56-48 |
| 04:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Ansell (PF) William Bonham | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 04:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Pete White - foul #3 on Pete White, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (SF) James Thornton | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 04:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Pete White misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Harnish - foul #4 on David Harnish, team foul #11 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning (SG), Curtis Gama (C) Larry Langston, David Harnish | |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Pete White makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Pete White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Pete White is called for the reach on Benjamin Benning - foul #4 on Pete White, team foul #12 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (C) Pete White | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz (SF) Edgar Bill | |
| 03:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Robert Young tips it but misses | 58-52 |
| 03:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 03:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Haynes is called for the reach on Benjamin Benning - foul #3 on James Haynes, team foul #13 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Herbert Baltz (SG), Clinton Shell (C) Francis Tarr, Adam Shaw, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF) Thomas Johnson, Michael Govan | |
| 03:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Shell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Benjamin Benning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Broberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lamb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Curtis Gama (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Jerry Lamb is called for the reach on Clinton Shell - foul #5 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bonham (PF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green (PG), Michael Govan (PF) Benjamin Benning, Jerry Lamb | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:12 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama misses long on a jumper near the basket | 58-54 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to William Bonham | 58-54 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), James Thornton (SG), James Haynes (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Pete White (C) James Haney, Herbert Baltz, Robert Young, William Bonham, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Edgar Bill (SF), David Harnish (C) Andy Green, Bill Broberg, Curtis Gama | |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Thornton | 60-54 |
| 02:39 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 60-57 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG) James Thornton | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Ansell | 62-57 |
| 01:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-60 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 01:22 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Adam Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Shaw, team foul #14 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Robert Young (SF) Francis Tarr, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 01:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Pete White hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Haney | 64-61 |
| 00:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Harnish | 64-64 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 00:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to David Harnish | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish connects on the runner in the paint set up by Edgar Bill and the foul's on Robert Young - foul #5 on Robert Young, team foul #15 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 00:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-67 |