| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-36 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lester Lewis | 40-36 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (PF) Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola is fouled on the floor by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Rick Clapp (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola blows the dunk but the foul's on Rick Clapp - foul #1 on Rick Clapp, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF) Danny Lambert | |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp's pass is intercepted by Frank Arnette | 40-37 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Michael Baker, Frank Arnette | |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter scores on a turnaround in the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis knocks in the runner from the right block | 42-41 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Lester Lewis is called for the reach on Marvin Sawyer - foul #2 on Lester Lewis, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (PF) Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 42-41 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Danny Lambert picks off the pass by Paul Caceres in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:30 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Robert Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Gerald White (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Herbert Jones, Michael Baker, Frank Arnette, Danny Lambert, Lee Labarge | |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 48-41 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Gerald White comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #3 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the dunk | 48-43 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it home | 50-43 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas is hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #4 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SF), Mike Tolman (PF) Chad Stier, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Gerald White, Lester Lewis | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Mazzola (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF) Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the 3rd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Jones - foul #4 on Herbert Jones, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) Herbert Jones | |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas is hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is hacked by Shawn Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (PF) Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronnie Park, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Frank Arnette, Danny Lambert | |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 50-44 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge loses the ball out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Rick Clapp, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Charles Thomas, Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the driving attempt in the lane | 53-44 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF) Gerald White, Brian Swofford | |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Michael Baker scores on a floater from the left block | 53-46 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Danny Lambert steals the ball from Ronnie Park in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Ronnie Park steals the ball from Frank Arnette | 53-46 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Robert Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Ronnie Park | 55-46 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Ronnie Park steps in front of the Michael Baker pass | 55-46 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Stephenson - foul #4 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Rick Clapp (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Mike Tolman, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Lester Lewis | |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Walter Hall and he's fouled by Frank Arnette - foul #3 on Frank Arnette, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG) Michael Baker | |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Marvin Sawyer picks off the pass by Danny Lambert | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Charles Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is fouled on the floor by Danny Lambert - foul #1 on Danny Lambert, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Walter Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF) Frank Arnette, Danny Lambert | |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones is called for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Rick Clapp (C) Paul Caceres, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Gerald White (PF) Charles Thomas, Lee Labarge | |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp misses the lay-in | 59-46 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Chad Stier - foul #1 on Chad Stier, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Rick Clapp is called for the reach on Brian Swofford - foul #2 on Rick Clapp, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Leon Mazzola | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp is open and buries a turnaround in the paint | 61-51 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Michael Baker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-54 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Walter Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Gerald White pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #3 on Mike Tolman, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Herbert Jones, Michael Baker, Brian Swofford, Gerald White | |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Tolman | 61-56 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Arnette | 61-56 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-56 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Caceres | 61-56 |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer's floater is tipped away by Lester Lewis | 61-56 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 61-56 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Mike Tolman - foul #4 on Mike Tolman, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Leon Mazzola (C) Shawn Stephenson, Lester Lewis | |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Danny Lambert | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Charles Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Arnette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Mazzola (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Herbert Jones takes the ball from Ronnie Park in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette hits the finger roll set up by Herbert Jones | 61-61 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Ronnie Park in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Ronald Cull (SG) Chad Stier, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Charles Thomas, Frank Arnette, Danny Lambert | |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Gerald White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Danny Lambert (PF) Lee Labarge | |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer knocks in the shot in the lane | 65-61 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Ronald Cull steps in front of the Lester Lewis pass | 65-61 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Lester Lewis is called for the reach on Paul Caceres in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Lewis, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG) Michael Baker | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis makes the jump hook from the right block | 67-63 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo banks in the layup | 69-63 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert tips it back up and in | 69-65 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Herbert Jones picks off the pass by Dwayne Jaramillo | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones is called for a charge - foul #5 on Herbert Jones, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) Herbert Jones | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Stephenson - foul #5 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-65 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Ronald Cull in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Rick Clapp (PF) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rick Clapp | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (PF) Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Ronnie Park in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Danny Lambert | 74-68 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Baker - foul #4 on Michael Baker, team foul #14 | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lester Lewis | 75-71 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Thomas - foul #4 on Charles Thomas, team foul #15 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Ronnie Park, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-71 |