| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Yokley - foul #1 on David Yokley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 4-1 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brent Bogan | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Garlick and he's fouled by Brent Bogan - foul #1 on Brent Bogan, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo's layup is rejected by Kyle Garlick | 6-6 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Garlick | 9-6 |
| 17:02 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 12-8 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski comes up short on the shot in the lane | 12-8 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Todd blocks the short jumper by Kyle Garlick | 12-8 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Yokley | 14-8 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna's floater is knocked away by David Yokley | 14-8 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe | 17-8 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is denied on a layup by Kyle Garlick | 17-8 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses the tip | 17-8 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Todd | 17-8 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo tips it but misses | 17-8 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brent Bogan - foul #2 on Brent Bogan, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (PF), Bruce Speece (C) Brent Bogan, Baran Chmielewski, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Richard Washington snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-8 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-8 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu grabs the board | 18-8 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is hacked by Eric Olson - foul #1 on Eric Olson, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | Richard Washington comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 18-8 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-8 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 18-8 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is fouled on the floor by Julian Bologna - foul #1 on Julian Bologna, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eric Radford | 18-8 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Eric Radford connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Speece | 18-10 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | The jumper by Zhuang Chu is denied by Aaron Zell | 18-10 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-10 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses the tip | 18-10 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) SG - Eric Radford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Bologna (tiring) PF - Richard Washington (fresh) C - Bruce Speece (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell lays it in | 20-10 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Richard Washington knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Zhuang Chu | 20-12 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is hacked by Julian Bologna - foul #2 on Julian Bologna, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Bryant Englund, Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Eric Radford, Julian Bologna, Bruce Speece | |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 10:29 | Missouri State | Richard Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd is called for traveling | 20-12 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe | 22-12 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski connects on the shot near the basket | 22-14 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Alfred Delcastillo is called for the reach on David Yokley - foul #1 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Aaron Zell (PF) Robert Beauchamp, David Yokley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Speece (PG), Don Heineman (C) Richard Washington, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the shot in the lane set up by Bryant Englund | 24-14 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-17 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Baran Chmielewski | 24-17 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Heineman | 24-19 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), David Yokley (PF) Ronald Monroe, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Zhuang Chu, Christopher Todd | |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo double dribbles | 26-19 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Baran Chmielewski picks off the pass by Bryant Englund | 26-19 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece lays it up and in on a great pass from Baran Chmielewski | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bruce Speece (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Radford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Heineman (fresh) C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-21 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses short on a jumper from the right block | 26-21 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Don Heineman gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Steven Ditto (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Eric Olson, Bryant Englund, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Stone (SG), Christopher Todd (PF) Baran Chmielewski, Don Heineman | |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell is hacked by Christopher Todd - foul #1 on Christopher Todd, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG) Bruce Speece | |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Zell - foul #1 on Aaron Zell, team foul #4 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF) Steven Ditto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 28-21 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dema Zakarian | 31-21 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Timothy Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Washington (PG), Baran Chmielewski (SG), Bruce Speece (C) Timothy Stone, Eric Radford, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe travels with the ball | 31-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Don Heineman (C) Zhuang Chu | |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Baran Chmielewski | 31-23 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is fouled on the floor by Christopher Todd - foul #2 on Christopher Todd, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Christopher Todd | |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Kyle Garlick swats the layup by Bruce Speece | 33-23 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Don Heineman blocks the short jumper by Aaron Zell | 33-23 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Don Heineman grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu blows the dunk | 33-23 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece tips it in | 33-25 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Zhuang Chu steals it from Kyle Garlick | 33-25 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Richard Washington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zhuang Chu | 33-27 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-27 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Don Heineman pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bruce Speece (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Heineman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), David Yokley (PF) Ronald Monroe, Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Richard Washington, Baran Chmielewski, Zhuang Chu, Bruce Speece, Don Heineman | |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto is whistled for a carry | 35-27 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Eric Olson steals the ball from Christopher Todd | 35-27 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Alfred Delcastillo - foul #2 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #9 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Kyle Garlick (C) Steven Ditto, David Yokley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Richard Washington (C) Eric Radford, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Speece (C) Christopher Todd | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-30 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna loses the dribble to Bryant Englund | 36-30 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Richard Washington grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG) Eric Olson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Eric Radford (SF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Brent Bogan, Julian Bologna, Richard Washington | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-32 |