| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Roger Boyer | 37-31 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 37-31 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-31 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Carl Porter knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Randolph Wilson and the foul's on John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Alloway (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Stephen Howe, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | John Manzo is hacked by Carl Porter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Porter, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG) Carl Porter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG) John Manzo | |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Greg Norton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-33 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF) Randolph Wilson, Roger Boyer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai double dribbles | 40-33 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 40-33 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 40-33 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Jamal Abbott is called for the reach on Jumah Arai in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamal Abbott, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Howe (PF) Paul Mullins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Carl Krebs (C) Jumah Arai, William Brown | |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs scores on a shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jamal Abbott and he's hacked by Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Ellis Musselman, Philip Alloway | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF) Micheal Cotton, Wallace Long | |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 16:48 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), Roger Boyer (SF), Robert Kline (PF) Jamal Abbott, Bruce Timmons, Stephen Howe | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Roger Boyer steals the ball from Scott Shannon in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Robert Kline is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Mullins (C) Thomas O'Quinn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:17 | Missouri State | Greg Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ellis Musselman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Philip Alloway (PF) Ellis Musselman, Robert Kline | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Carl Krebs (C) Micheal Cotton, Greg Norton | |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Mullins | 45-35 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Randolph Wilson - foul #1 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Stephen Howe (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Randolph Wilson, Roger Boyer, Philip Alloway, Paul Mullins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long | |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe scores on a jumper from the right block | 47-37 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Bruce Timmons steals the ball from Larry Ogata in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons is hacked by Scott Shannon - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), Douglas Galeano (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Larry Ogata, William Brown, Carl Krebs | |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | John Manzo is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Porter - foul #4 on Carl Porter, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Gary Zolty (SF), Philip Alloway (C) Carl Porter, Bruce Timmons, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Paul Ingle | |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Howe | 49-37 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton hits a shot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-39 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano hits the follow up shot | 51-41 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Douglas Galeano takes the ball from Stephen Howe | 51-41 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 51-43 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway is hacked by Greg Norton - foul #3 on Greg Norton, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), Bruce Timmons (SG), Roger Boyer (SF), Robert Kline (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Jamal Abbott, Randolph Wilson, Gary Zolty, Stephen Howe, Philip Alloway | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Wallace Long (SF), William Brown (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Scott Shannon, Douglas Galeano, Greg Norton | |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ellis Musselman | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ellis Musselman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata connects on the 3 from straight away | 54-46 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Boyer | 57-46 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata travels in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Larry Ogata is called for the reach on Bruce Timmons - foul #1 on Larry Ogata, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Manzo - foul #3 on John Manzo, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) Carl Krebs | |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Robert Kline scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 61-46 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Ellis Musselman picks off the pass by John Manzo in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman banks in the layup | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Wallace Long grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle is fouled on the floor by Ellis Musselman - foul #3 on Ellis Musselman, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Gary Zolty (SF), Stephen Howe (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Bruce Timmons, Roger Boyer, Robert Kline, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Wallace Long, William Brown, Paul Ingle | |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano loses the dribble to Gary Zolty | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Mullins | 65-46 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | John Pewitt picks off the pass by Stephen Howe | 65-46 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton throws it down on a great pass from John Pewitt | 65-48 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe is hacked by Douglas Galeano - foul #1 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Jamal Abbott (SG), Roger Boyer (SF), Philip Alloway (C) Ellis Musselman, Randolph Wilson, Gary Zolty, Paul Mullins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Greg Norton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamal Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Howe (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Alloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is hacked by Stephen Howe - foul #1 on Stephen Howe, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn (C) Stephen Howe | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Manzo | 65-51 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Carl Porter is hacked by John Manzo in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Manzo, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Zolty (SF) Roger Boyer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Thomas O'Quinn denies the turnaround by Greg Norton | 66-51 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Carl Porter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-53 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Carl Porter is hacked by Greg Norton - foul #4 on Greg Norton, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SG), Roger Boyer (SF), Robert Kline (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Jamal Abbott, Gary Zolty, Philip Alloway, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Wallace Long buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 68-55 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer loses the dribble to Wallace Long | 68-55 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Timmons - foul #2 on Bruce Timmons, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG) Carl Porter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Paul Ingle | |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Robert Kline pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Timmons | 71-56 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Kline | 71-56 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Jumah Arai steals the ball from Robert Kline | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-56 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Robert Kline gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Robert Kline's pass is intercepted by Douglas Galeano | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Bruce Timmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Boyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Wallace Long clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | William Brown hits the follow up shot | 71-58 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Gary Zolty (SF), Stephen Howe (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Bruce Timmons, Roger Boyer, Robert Kline, Paul Mullins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano | |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), Philip Alloway (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Carl Porter, Stephen Howe, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #11 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (SG) Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman hits a floater from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Gary Zolty picks off the pass by Micheal Cotton in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Carl Krebs swats the dunk try by Gary Zolty | 74-58 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins grabs the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott misses badly on a shot in the lane | 74-58 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Ingle | 74-58 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | John Pewitt connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wallace Long | 74-60 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman's pass is intercepted by Micheal Cotton in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the lay-in | 74-60 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is hacked by Paul Mullins - foul #1 on Paul Mullins, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SF) Gary Zolty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Douglas Galeano (PF) John Pewitt, Paul Ingle | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman runs out the clock | 74-62 |