| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | John Manzo grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't finish the layup | 37-25 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White snags the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-25 |
| 18:40 | Missouri State | Michael Flannery blocks the short jumper by Scott Shannon | 37-25 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 40-25 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Brown | 40-28 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (PF) William Brown | |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-28 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery clanks a floater from the left block | 41-28 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery hits the follow up shot | 43-28 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | John Manzo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Mathew Reidy - foul #2 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | David Scott's pass is intercepted by John Manzo | 43-30 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | John Manzo lays it up and in | 43-32 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Wallace Long is called for the reach on Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Carl Krebs | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) SF - Wallace Long (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-32 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Wallace Long scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Micheal Cotton | 43-35 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano | |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Micheal Cotton | 43-37 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-37 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Micheal Cotton | 43-40 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Greg Norton | 43-42 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White is fouled on the floor by Scott Shannon - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Kenneth White, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | William Brown swats the shot by Johnson Henry | 43-42 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | John Manzo gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Greg Norton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Scott Shannon steals the ball from Johnson Henry | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits the finger roll set up by Scott Shannon | 43-44 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux | 45-44 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Norton | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to William Brown | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ogata (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Norton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | William Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harvey Maddux - foul #1 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Kenneth White (SF) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Flannery | 51-48 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Flannery | 51-48 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Wallace Long connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery banks in the layup set up by Anthony Scott | 55-51 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | William Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Long | 55-54 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Wallace Long knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 55-57 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 57-57 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Kenneth White steals it from Jumah Arai | 57-57 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | William Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-57 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-57 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | David Scott tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Shannon picks off the pass by Mathew Reidy | 57-57 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon banks in the layup | 57-59 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter tips it in | 59-59 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Manzo | 59-61 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Shannon - foul #2 on Scott Shannon, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | William Brown buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Ogata | 61-63 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Scott | 63-63 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Greg Norton loses the dribble to Adam Poindexter | 63-63 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adam Poindexter | 65-63 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | David Scott comes up short on the floater from the left block | 65-65 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy tips it home | 67-65 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is whistled for traveling | 67-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is fouled on the floor by Douglas Galeano - foul #1 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) William Brown | |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs banks in the layup set up by Douglas Galeano | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Michael Flannery steals the ball from Scott Shannon | 67-67 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy banks in the layup | 69-67 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Mathew Reidy is called for the reach on Scott Shannon - foul #3 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #3 | 69-67 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | William Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | John Manzo knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by William Brown and the foul's on Kenneth White - foul #1 on Kenneth White, team foul #4 | 69-69 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Flannery - foul #1 on Michael Flannery, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Scott Shannon | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Harvey Maddux is called for the reach on Scott Shannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is hacked by Michael Flannery - foul #2 on Michael Flannery, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | John Manzo is called for the reach on Mathew Reidy - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Greg Norton runs out the clock | 70-73 |