| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) SG - John Kaczmarek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Rice (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Rascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Macrae (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Rice - foul #3 on Jesse Rice, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | John Stich is hacked by Tony Rascoe - foul #1 on Tony Rascoe, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | John Stich misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Tony Rascoe | 26-26 |
| 18:01 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Stanley Mayle is called for the reach on Matthew McDonald - foul #1 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | John Stich banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew McDonald and he's hacked by Tony Rascoe - foul #2 on Tony Rascoe, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| 17:20 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Floyd Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF) John Pledger, James Young | |
| 16:14 | Missouri | John Kaczmarek is fouled on the floor by Sebastian Jackson - foul #2 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 15:58 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe is fouled on the floor by Larry Newell - foul #1 on Larry Newell, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fairly fresh) SG - John Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Rascoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Macrae (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SG - Robert Perham (fresh) SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri | Larry Newell is called for the reach on Jesse Rice - foul #2 on Larry Newell, team foul #4 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) John Stich | |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Sebastian Jackson - foul #3 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell | |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Stanley Mayle - foul #2 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #5 | 28-29 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Joseph Macrae blocks the short jumper by James Young | 28-29 |
| 14:40 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Rascoe | 30-29 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald buries a floater from the left wing set up by James Young | 30-31 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Floyd Kent - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Floyd Kent | |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | Jesse Rice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ronald Sink knocks in the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Jesse Rice - foul #4 on Jesse Rice, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Darnell (PF), Andrew Richardson (C) Tony Rascoe, Joseph Macrae | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:16 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson misses the jump hook in the lane | 32-36 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 11:54 | Missouri | Jesse Rice misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fairly fresh) SG - John Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Darnell (fresh) C - Andrew Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Larry Newell hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Perham | 32-38 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Sebastian Jackson steals the ball from Stanley Mayle | 32-38 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Andrew Richardson swats the dunk try by Ronald Sink | 32-38 |
| 11:05 | Missouri | James Darnell pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | John Kaczmarek misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 10:58 | Missouri | James Darnell misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson tips it but misses | 32-38 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | James Darnell gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson hits a shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | John Stich connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Sebastian Jackson | 34-40 |
| 09:18 | Missouri | Larry Newell blocks the short jumper by James Darnell | 34-40 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Larry Newell gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Ronald Sink can't connect on a jumper from close range | 34-40 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | James Darnell grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 08:40 | Missouri | John Kaczmarek clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 08:39 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Jesse Rice tips it in | 36-40 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Robert Perham is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 36-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (PG), Terry Parker (SG), Tony Rascoe (PF), Joseph Macrae (C) Stanley Mayle, John Kaczmarek, James Darnell, Andrew Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, Ronald Sink | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Young | 36-43 |
| 07:45 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe's dunk attempt is rejected by John Stich | 36-43 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ackermann (fresh) SG - Terry Parker (fresh) SF - Jesse Rice (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tony Rascoe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Macrae (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses short on a floater from close range | 36-43 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | John Pledger hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 07:12 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | John Pledger hits a 3 from straight away | 39-48 |
| 06:27 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | John Stich clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Parker - foul #2 on Terry Parker, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Jesse Rice misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | John Stich dunks the ball set up by John Pledger | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Joseph Macrae swats the short shot by James Young | 39-52 |
| 04:30 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 04:21 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew McDonald - foul #1 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (PG), John Kaczmarek (SG) John Ackermann, Terry Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Ronald Sink (C) John Pledger, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| 04:21 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:21 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Jesse Rice takes the ball from Sebastian Jackson | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae can't finish the layup | 41-52 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Larry Newell gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fairly fresh) SG - John Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Rice (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tony Rascoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Macrae (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stich (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Joseph Macrae - foul #3 on Joseph Macrae, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Darnell (PF), Andrew Richardson (C) Tony Rascoe, Joseph Macrae | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:36 | Missouri | James Darnell snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Matthew McDonald steps in front of the Jesse Rice pass | 41-53 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Stich, Ronald Sink | |
| 02:33 | Missouri | Jesse Rice makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Richardson | 44-53 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | James Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Floyd Kent snags the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John Pledger connects on the open floater from the left side set up by Sebastian Jackson | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Missouri | Jesse Rice connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Mayle | 46-55 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tony Rascoe (PF), Joseph Macrae (C) James Darnell, Andrew Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Stich (PF), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | James Young is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Rice - foul #5 on Jesse Rice, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Aurelio Russo (SF) Jesse Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | James Young buries a jump hook from the baseline | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Ronald Sink steps in front of the Aurelio Russo pass | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Joseph Macrae makes the runner from the left block set up by Stanley Mayle | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by Stanley Mayle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) James Young | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle knocks in the shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | John Kaczmarek is called for the reach on John Pledger in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Kaczmarek, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses long on a shot from the baseline | 52-63 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald runs out the clock | 52-63 |