| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Robert Steinmetz steps in front of the Richard Coleman pass | 32-45 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the floater from the left block set up by Julian Bologna and the foul's on Norman Young - foul #3 on Norman Young, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG) Norman Young | |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | James Ramsey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan lays it in | 35-47 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan loses the dribble to Frederic Gall | 35-47 |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Steinmetz - foul #2 on Robert Steinmetz, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Don Heineman (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (PG), Walter Pearcy (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) James Ramsey, Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Frederic Gall | |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Don Heineman | 35-48 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Richard Washington buries a driving attempt from the left block | 37-48 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Shane Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Richard Washington grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | Walter Pearcy picks off the pass by Terry Haack in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is fouled on the floor by Richard Washington - foul #1 on Richard Washington, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (C) Richard Coleman | |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Michael Boggan is called for the reach on Shane Wade - foul #3 on Michael Boggan, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF) Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Walter Pearcy | |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Julian Bologna - foul #3 on Julian Bologna, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz (SG), Christopher Todd (PF) Julian Bologna, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG) Shane Wade | |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Terry Haack comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | James Ramsey snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Zents and he's hacked by Christopher Todd - foul #1 on Christopher Todd, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Terry Haack, Eric Radford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SF), Frederic Gall (C) Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the free throw | 37-54 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pearcy (fresh) PF - Jack Begay (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois State | Jack Begay knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by James Ramsey | 39-56 |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Frederic Gall picks off the pass by Robert Steinmetz | 39-56 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-56 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Felan - foul #2 on Ralph Felan, team foul #2 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Julian Bologna (SF), Don Heineman (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Richard Washington, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) James Ramsey, Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy, Jack Begay, Frederic Gall | |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Terry Haack steals the ball from Kenneth Hilton | 41-56 |
| 13:43 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is called for traveling | 41-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG) Robert Steinmetz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Kenneth Hilton | |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Don Heineman gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Don Heineman hits a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Coleman - foul #1 on Richard Coleman, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton (C) Michael Zents | |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Don Heineman misses the free throw | 43-56 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Shane Wade can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-56 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses short on a runner from the left block | 43-56 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Shane Wade tips it in | 43-58 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Don Heineman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Terry Haack, Don Heineman, Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG), Frederic Gall (C) Shane Wade, Richard Coleman | |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan is whistled for traveling | 43-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Stone (SG) Eric Radford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SF), Michael Zents (PF) Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Delcastillo | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pearcy (fresh) PF - Michael Zents (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederic Gall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is fouled on the floor by Brent Bogan - foul #3 on Brent Bogan, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Michael Boggan (PF) Brent Bogan, Timothy Stone, Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Michael Zents | |
| 10:48 | Illinois State | Norman Young clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Terry Haack travels with the ball | 46-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF), Richard Washington (PF) Julian Bologna, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | James Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Begay | 46-61 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Terry Haack tips it back up and in | 48-61 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Jack Begay comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Kenneth Hilton steals the ball from Eric Radford in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Terry Haack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Timothy Stone (SG), Don Heineman (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Terry Haack, Robert Steinmetz, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Richard Coleman (PF), Michael Zents (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Kenneth Hilton, Jack Begay | |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 48-63 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo's pass is intercepted by Michael Zents in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Norman Young is hacked by Brent Bogan - foul #4 on Brent Bogan, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Damon Ives (PG), Julian Bologna (SF) Brent Bogan, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SF) Kevin Evans | |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Damon Ives is fouled on the floor by Norman Young - foul #4 on Norman Young, team foul #4 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG) Damon Ives | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna blows the layup but the foul's on Walter Pearcy - foul #1 on Walter Pearcy, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy loses the dribble to Timothy Stone | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Heineman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Felan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pearcy (fresh) PF - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Zents (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Norman Young takes the ball from Brent Bogan in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy is fouled on the floor by Christopher Todd - foul #2 on Christopher Todd, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Timothy Stone, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Richard Coleman, Michael Zents | |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Young | 50-65 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Alfred Delcastillo steals it from Kenneth Hilton | 50-65 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Pearcy - foul #2 on Walter Pearcy, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Richard Washington (SF), Michael Boggan (PF) Brent Bogan, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Kevin Evans (SF) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy | |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 50-65 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 50-65 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Shane Wade grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans lays it in on a great pass from Frederic Gall | 50-67 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Richard Washington drills a runner from the right block | 52-67 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Shane Wade | 52-69 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Kevin Evans steps in front of the Eric Radford pass in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Shane Wade blows the layup | 52-69 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | James Ramsey tips it in | 52-71 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Eric Radford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Don Heineman (C) Terry Haack, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Michael Boggan, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Jack Begay (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton, Frederic Gall | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Jack Begay misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 52-71 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz is fouled on the floor by Michael Zents - foul #1 on Michael Zents, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Jack Begay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Julian Bologna picks off the pass by Michael Zents | 52-71 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Bologna | 52-71 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Michael Zents gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Michael Zents clanks a turnaround from the left block | 52-71 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Don Heineman gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Heineman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Felan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pearcy (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Zents (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Begay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-71 |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Don Heineman hits the follow up shot | 54-71 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Don Heineman swats the shot by Norman Young | 54-71 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Todd - foul #3 on Christopher Todd, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Timothy Stone (SG), Eric Radford (SF), Richard Washington (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF) Norman Young, Walter Pearcy, Jack Begay | |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Richard Washington snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Timothy Stone scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Boggan | 56-72 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Shane Wade hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Ramsey | 56-75 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Terry Haack banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Stone | 58-75 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Shane Wade is hacked by Eric Radford - foul #1 on Eric Radford, team foul #10 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Don Heineman (PF) Timothy Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (C) Ralph Felan | |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Shane Wade makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Shane Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | James Ramsey steps in front of the Terry Haack pass in the backcourt | 58-77 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Shane Wade lays it up and in on a great pass from James Ramsey | 58-79 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Don Heineman connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Radford | 60-79 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | James Ramsey loses the ball out of bounds | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Eric Radford makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Zents knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 63-81 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | James Ramsey steals it from Michael Boggan in the backcourt | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Ramsey runs out the clock | 63-81 |