| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Danny Portillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Dickey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jurica Zaborowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Young | 43-31 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felan - foul #1 on Ralph Felan, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Danny Portillo | 43-34 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Young | 46-34 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark drills a runner from the right block | 46-36 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Danny Portillo steals it from Norman Young in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo hits the finger roll | 46-38 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Dickey - foul #2 on Leroy Dickey, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Norman Young, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Raines (PG), Lincoln Jones (SG), James Moczulski (SF), William Stewart (C) Danny Portillo, William Clark, Leroy Dickey, Jurica Zaborowski | |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones is hacked by James Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ramsey, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (C) Ralph Felan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-38 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jack Begay | 48-38 |
| 17:42 | Illinois State | Shane Wade is hacked by Frank Raines - foul #2 on Frank Raines, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Walter Pearcy (SF) James Ramsey, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young (SG), Kirk Brown (SF), Jurica Zaborowski (C) Lincoln Jones, James Moczulski, William Stewart | |
| 17:32 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy is hacked by Frank Raines - foul #3 on Frank Raines, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark (SG) Frank Raines | |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Norman Young's pass is intercepted by Jurica Zaborowski | 48-38 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Norman Young banks in the wide open layup set up by Walter Pearcy | 50-38 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Norman Young snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Norman Young scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frederic Gall | 53-38 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Walter Pearcy - foul #3 on Walter Pearcy, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo (PG), Lincoln Jones (SG), Leroy Dickey (SF), James Moczulski (PF) Earl Young, William Clark, Kirk Brown, Michael Kelley | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shane Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Zents (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Begay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Danny Portillo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lincoln Jones (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Leroy Dickey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Moczulski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jurica Zaborowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 53-39 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Michael Zents pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | James Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-39 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Dickey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF) Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Raines (PG), William Stewart (C) Danny Portillo, Jurica Zaborowski | |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is hacked by Leroy Dickey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Dickey, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses badly on a jumper from close range | 53-39 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Frank Raines | 53-39 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Coleman picks off the pass by James Moczulski | 53-39 |
| 13:48 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Evans, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Richard Coleman, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo (PG), William Clark (SG), Michael Kelley (PF) Frank Raines, Lincoln Jones, James Moczulski | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Michael Kelley denies the turnaround by Kevin Evans | 53-39 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to William Clark | 53-39 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Dickey hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Portillo | 53-42 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Felan and the foul's on Leroy Dickey - foul #4 on Leroy Dickey, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (PF), Michael Zents (C) Kenneth Hilton, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Brown (SF), James Moczulski (PF), Jurica Zaborowski (C) Leroy Dickey, Michael Kelley, William Stewart | |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Raines (PG) Danny Portillo | |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jurica Zaborowski - foul #3 on Jurica Zaborowski, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SF) Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young (SG) William Clark | |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young's pass is intercepted by Jack Begay | 58-42 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Richard Coleman (PF) Norman Young, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo (PG), Michael Kelley (PF) Frank Raines, Kirk Brown | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Ramsey is called for the reach on James Moczulski - foul #3 on James Ramsey, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Kevin Evans (SF) Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones (SG), William Stewart (C) Earl Young, Jurica Zaborowski | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Zents (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Danny Portillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lincoln Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - James Moczulski (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Michael Kelley (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stewart (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Michael Zents grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is hacked by James Moczulski - foul #2 on James Moczulski, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Richard Coleman, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kelley knocks in the runner from the baseline | 60-44 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Shane Wade is hacked by Lincoln Jones - foul #2 on Lincoln Jones, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Raines (PG), William Clark (SG), Kirk Brown (SF), Jurica Zaborowski (C) Danny Portillo, Lincoln Jones, James Moczulski, William Stewart | |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Shane Wade makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Shane Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kelley's pass is intercepted by Norman Young in the backcourt | 62-44 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Shane Wade banks in the layup set up by Norman Young | 64-44 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kirk Brown | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall clanks a shot from the left block | 64-46 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton tips it in | 66-46 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Hilton picks off the pass by Frank Raines in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Shane Wade, Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young (SG), James Moczulski (PF) William Clark, Michael Kelley | |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Earl Young picks off the pass by Richard Coleman | 66-46 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young banks in the layup | 66-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Frank Raines is called for the reach on Ralph Felan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Raines, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (C) Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo (PG), Lincoln Jones (SF), William Stewart (C) Frank Raines, Kirk Brown, Jurica Zaborowski | |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo is called for 3 seconds | 68-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Walter Pearcy, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kelley (PF) James Moczulski | |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Danny Portillo is called for the reach on Kenneth Hilton - foul #1 on Danny Portillo, team foul #10 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark (SG), Kirk Brown (SF) Earl Young, Michael Kelley | |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 69-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses the tip | 69-48 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan grabs the offensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 69-48 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felan - foul #2 on Ralph Felan, team foul #6 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Jack Begay (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Michael Zents, Richard Coleman, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Raines (PG), Leroy Dickey (SF), James Moczulski (PF), Jurica Zaborowski (C) Danny Portillo, Kirk Brown, Lincoln Jones, William Stewart | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Dickey misses the tip | 69-48 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pearcy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack Begay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederic Gall (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frank Raines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Clark (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Dickey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Moczulski (tiring) 5 reb. C - Jurica Zaborowski (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy is hacked by Frank Raines in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Raines, team foul #11 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Portillo (PG) Frank Raines | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy pulls down the rebound | 70-48 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Jack Begay scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Walter Pearcy | 72-48 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF), Michael Zents (PF) Shane Wade, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young (SG), Michael Kelley (PF) William Clark, James Moczulski | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Portillo | 72-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is hacked by Leroy Dickey - foul #5 on Leroy Dickey, team foul #12 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Richard Coleman (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) James Ramsey, Walter Pearcy, Michael Zents, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark (SG), Kirk Brown (SF) Danny Portillo, Leroy Dickey | |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Michael Kelley | 72-50 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Young - foul #2 on Norman Young, team foul #7 | 72-50 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan tips it home | 74-52 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jurica Zaborowski misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-52 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young tips it but misses | 74-52 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | William Clark takes the ball from Richard Coleman in the backcourt | 74-52 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Clark blows the layup | 74-52 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ralph Felan | 76-52 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Young misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-52 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Coleman | 76-52 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | William Clark is called for the reach on Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #13 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Jack Begay (PF), Michael Zents (C) Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones (SG), James Moczulski (PF), William Stewart (C) William Clark, Michael Kelley, Jurica Zaborowski | |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Stewart gets the rebound | 77-52 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 77-52 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Jack Begay grabs the defensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Kirk Brown takes the ball from Norman Young in the backcourt | 77-52 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Jack Begay - foul #3 on Jack Begay, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG) Norman Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones misses the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 77-54 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-54 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to William Stewart | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-54 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski tips it back up and in | 77-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Wade (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pearcy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Zents (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Begay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Earl Young (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Lincoln Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kirk Brown (tiring) PF - James Moczulski (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Stewart (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 77-56 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Earl Young | 77-58 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | James Ramsey is hacked by Earl Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Young, team foul #14 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton (PF) Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | James Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Pearcy is called for the reach on James Moczulski - foul #4 on Walter Pearcy, team foul #9 | 78-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane | 80-60 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 80-60 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Shane Wade gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | William Stewart is called for the reach on Michael Zents in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #15 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (C) Walter Pearcy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones is hacked by Jack Begay - foul #4 on Jack Begay, team foul #10 | 81-60 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones misses the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 81-60 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Jack Begay is hacked by William Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #16 | 81-60 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Jack Begay misses the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Jack Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Jack Begay | 82-60 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lincoln Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by William Stewart is denied by Kenneth Hilton | 82-60 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kirk Brown tips it but misses | 82-60 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jack Begay | 82-60 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is open but misses the lay-in | 82-60 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton hits the follow up shot | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is fouled on the floor by Kirk Brown - foul #3 on Kirk Brown, team foul #17 | 84-60 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses the 2nd free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Stewart pulls down the rebound | 85-60 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 85-60 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Moczulski grabs the offensive rebound | 85-60 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Stewart lays it up and in | 85-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Ramsey runs out the clock | 85-62 |