| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Howe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer tips it in | 36-34 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Roger Boyer steals the ball from John Manzo | 36-34 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Boyer | 36-36 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | John Manzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-37 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Greg Norton is called for the reach on Thomas O'Quinn - foul #3 on Greg Norton, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Philip Alloway (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Randolph Wilson, Roger Boyer, Stephen Howe, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons scores on a floater from the left block set up by Ellis Musselman | 36-39 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Philip Alloway - foul #1 on Philip Alloway, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (SG) Carl Porter | |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, William Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Roger Boyer (SF) Jamal Abbott, Bruce Timmons | |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 40-39 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Cotton | 42-39 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Scott Shannon - foul #3 on Scott Shannon, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Stephen Howe (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Ellis Musselman, Roger Boyer, Philip Alloway, Paul Mullins | |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Howe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | Greg Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (SG) Randolph Wilson | |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Greg Norton is called for the reach on Thomas O'Quinn - foul #4 on Greg Norton, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Porter | 42-43 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | John Manzo is fouled on the floor by Bruce Timmons - foul #1 on Bruce Timmons, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | Jumah Arai takes the ball from Carl Porter in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | William Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Porter and the foul's on Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Roger Boyer (SF), Robert Kline (PF) Jamal Abbott, Bruce Timmons, Stephen Howe | |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't finish the layup | 42-46 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Micheal Cotton | 42-46 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | William Brown drills a driving attempt from the left block | 44-46 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Carl Porter is hacked by Micheal Cotton - foul #1 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) William Brown, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), Jamal Abbott (SG), Stephen Howe (PF), Philip Alloway (C) Carl Porter, Randolph Wilson, Robert Kline, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Galeano and the foul's on Roger Boyer - foul #3 on Roger Boyer, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG) Micheal Cotton, Larry Ogata | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SF) Roger Boyer | |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 8 pts. C - Carl Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ellis Musselman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamal Abbott (fresh) SF - Bruce Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Howe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Alloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs is hacked by Philip Alloway - foul #2 on Philip Alloway, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Paul Ingle (C) Scott Shannon, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Robert Kline (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Jamal Abbott, Stephen Howe, Philip Alloway | |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Paul Mullins | 47-51 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Mullins and he's hacked by John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Roger Boyer (SF), Philip Alloway (PF) Ellis Musselman, Bruce Timmons, Robert Kline | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle is fouled on the floor by Philip Alloway - foul #3 on Philip Alloway, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (SG), Stephen Howe (PF) Randolph Wilson, Paul Mullins | |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle tips it home | 49-54 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | John Pewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | William Brown drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 51-54 |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway can't finish the layup | 51-54 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Roger Boyer takes the ball from William Brown | 51-54 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | William Brown swats the short shot by Stephen Howe | 51-54 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | John Pewitt gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Jamal Abbott is called for the reach on Micheal Cotton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamal Abbott, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Micheal Cotton, Larry Ogata, John Pewitt, William Brown, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Robert Kline (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Carl Porter, Jamal Abbott, Roger Boyer, Stephen Howe, Philip Alloway | |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn drills a shot from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 8 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ellis Musselman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Kline (fresh) C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Timmons | 53-58 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is fouled on the floor by Randolph Wilson - foul #1 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Jamal Abbott (SG), Roger Boyer (SF), Stephen Howe (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Ellis Musselman, Randolph Wilson, Bruce Timmons, Robert Kline, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Carl Porter scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jamal Abbott | 55-60 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon's layup is rejected by Stephen Howe | 55-60 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-60 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Greg Norton gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the tip | 55-60 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Stephen Howe | 55-60 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe is whistled for traveling | 55-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Wallace Long, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Gary Zolty (SF), Robert Kline (PF), Philip Alloway (C) Jamal Abbott, Roger Boyer, Stephen Howe, Paul Mullins | |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Pewitt | 57-60 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 57-60 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | John Pewitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Douglas Galeano (PF) Jumah Arai, William Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Carl Porter, Gary Zolty, Robert Kline | |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ellis Musselman | 57-63 |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Ellis Musselman is called for the reach on Micheal Cotton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ellis Musselman, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Howe (PF) Philip Alloway | |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Thomas O'Quinn | 57-63 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Galeano - foul #1 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Paul Ingle (C) Micheal Cotton, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses badly on a shot near the basket | 57-64 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ellis Musselman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Howe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ellis Musselman | 57-66 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Pewitt, Douglas Galeano, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Roger Boyer (SF), Philip Alloway (PF) Ellis Musselman, Bruce Timmons, Stephen Howe | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Greg Norton is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Scott Shannon | 59-66 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer is called for traveling | 59-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Mullins (C) Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Randolph Wilson - foul #2 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Howe (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Philip Alloway, Paul Mullins | |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Carl Porter lays it in set up by Randolph Wilson | 62-68 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 62-68 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Carl Porter gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-68 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-68 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | William Brown swats the short shot by Thomas O'Quinn | 64-68 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Porter - foul #2 on Carl Porter, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG) Carl Porter | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 65-68 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | John Manzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | John Manzo is called for the reach on Ellis Musselman in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Manzo, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | John Manzo buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Brown | 68-70 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Larry Ogata is called for the reach on Randolph Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Ogata, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG) Ellis Musselman | |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-71 |