| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gipson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Thacker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Sottile (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dave Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson is fouled on the floor by Cody Arnold - foul #1 on Cody Arnold, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 19:16 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:57 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-41 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Gipson | 38-41 |
| 18:46 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson is hacked by Cody Arnold - foul #2 on Cody Arnold, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 18:19 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:13 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps is fouled on the floor by Phillip Schutz - foul #3 on Phillip Schutz, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (SF) Phillip Schutz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 18:07 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Osmond | 38-44 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | James Osmond is called for the reach on Jason Davidson - foul #2 on James Osmond, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:24 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Lipps | 38-46 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Donald Yardley (SF), Charlie Wiley (C) Jason Davidson, Edward Gipson, Daniel Sottile | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (SF) Cody Arnold | |
| 16:54 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 16:52 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-48 |
| 16:26 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 16:16 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski drills a runner near the basket set up by James Osmond | 38-50 |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 15:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) PF - Michael Thacker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oleg Wojnaroski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dave Hughes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley loses the dribble to Walter Snyder | 38-50 |
| 15:17 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Lipps | 38-53 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Yardley | 40-53 |
| 14:51 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 14:49 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 14:36 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley is fouled on the floor by James Osmond - foul #3 on James Osmond, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Daniel Sottile (C) Daniel Blount, Robert Reed, Donald Yardley, Michael Thacker | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG), Dustin Isakson (SG), Cody Arnold (SF), John Davidson (PF), Robert Sloan (C) James Osmond, Leon Lipps, Oleg Wojnaroski, Dave Hughes, Walter Snyder | |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile is whistled for a carry | 40-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (PF) Charlie Wiley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 13:44 | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Arnold | 40-56 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (PG), Leon Lipps (SG) Tracy Austin, Dustin Isakson | |
| 13:11 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jason Davidson | 42-59 |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-59 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Smith | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Robert Sloan denies the turnaround by Nicholas Smith | 42-59 |
| 12:18 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cody Arnold | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Borchardt | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sottile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Oleg Wojnaroski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cody Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sloan (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-64 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | John Davidson pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:49 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps is hacked by Phillip Schutz - foul #4 on Phillip Schutz, team foul #2 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Edward Gipson (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Michael Thacker (PF), Charlie Wiley (C) Jason Davidson, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith, Daniel Sottile | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Osmond (PG), Dustin Isakson (SG), Jeffrey Sutphin (SF), Dave Hughes (PF), Walter Snyder (C) Oleg Wojnaroski, Leon Lipps, Cody Arnold, John Davidson, Robert Sloan | |
| 10:31 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-64 |
| 10:29 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder tips it home | 44-66 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Sutphin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sutphin, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 09:46 | SE Missouri State | Daniel Blount steals the ball from James Osmond | 46-66 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 09:33 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Sutphin gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 09:08 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder drills a jumper from close range set up by James Osmond and the foul's on Charlie Wiley - foul #1 on Charlie Wiley, team foul #3 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG) Daniel Blount | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps (SG), Cody Arnold (SF) Dustin Isakson, Jeffrey Sutphin | |
| 09:08 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder makes the free throw | 46-69 |
| 08:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-69 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Davidson - foul #1 on Jason Davidson, team foul #4 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt (SF) Robert Reed | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley pulls down the rebound | 46-70 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-70 |
| 08:23 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 08:05 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (SG), Daniel Sottile (C) Edward Gipson, Charlie Wiley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-70 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-70 |
| 07:44 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Cody Arnold | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Thacker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Sottile (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cody Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Hughes (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:17 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cody Arnold | 46-73 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Blount, team foul #5 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Charlie Wiley (PF) Jason Davidson, Daniel Borchardt, Michael Thacker | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (PG), Dustin Isakson (SF), John Davidson (PF), Robert Sloan (C) James Osmond, Cody Arnold, Dave Hughes, Walter Snyder | |
| 06:41 | SE Missouri State | Daniel Sottile swats the layup by John Davidson | 46-73 |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charlie Wiley | 46-73 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | John Davidson steals the ball from Charlie Wiley | 46-73 |
| 05:59 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 46-73 |
| 05:58 | SE Missouri State | John Davidson tips it back up and in | 46-75 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Davidson - foul #3 on John Davidson, team foul #6 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson (SG) Phillip Schutz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG) Leon Lipps | |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Sottile - foul #1 on Daniel Sottile, team foul #6 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (C) Daniel Sottile | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charlie Wiley | 48-76 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas Smith | 51-76 |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Oleg Wojnaroski and he's hacked by Daniel Blount - foul #2 on Daniel Blount, team foul #7 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Jacquez (PG), Donald Yardley (SF) Daniel Blount, Charlie Wiley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson makes the free throw | 51-79 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-79 |
| 04:32 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan pulls down the rebound | 51-79 |
| 04:15 | SE Missouri State | John Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-79 |
| 04:14 | SE Missouri State | John Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 03:50 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan tips it home | 51-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Sloan - foul #2 on Robert Sloan, team foul #7 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Charlie Wiley (C) Fred Jacquez, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russ Levinson (SG), Jeffrey Sutphin (SF) Oleg Wojnaroski, Robert Sloan | |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-81 |
| 03:32 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Davidson | 52-81 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SG - Edward Gipson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Tracy Austin (fresh) SG - Russ Levinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Sutphin (fresh) PF - Dustin Isakson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-81 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley gets the rebound | 52-81 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-81 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley hits the follow up shot | 54-81 |
| 02:38 | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Russ Levinson and he's fouled by Nicholas Smith - foul #1 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #8 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Jacquez (PG) Edward Gipson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (PG) Tracy Austin | |
| 02:38 | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson misses the free throw | 54-83 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith gets the rebound | 54-83 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley knocks in the shot from the right block | 56-83 |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Charlie Wiley - foul #2 on Charlie Wiley, team foul #9 | 56-83 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson (SF) Donald Yardley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan (C) Dustin Isakson | |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski makes the 1st free throw | 56-84 |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-84 |
| 02:07 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley grabs the board | 56-84 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Russ Levinson - foul #1 on Russ Levinson, team foul #8 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (SF) Fred Jacquez | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG), Dustin Isakson (SG) Russ Levinson, Jeffrey Sutphin | |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 57-84 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-84 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tracy Austin and the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #10 | 58-86 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski makes the free throw | 58-87 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Dustin Isakson is called for the reach on Edward Gipson - foul #1 on Dustin Isakson, team foul #9 | 58-87 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-87 |
| 00:52 | SE Missouri State | Charlie Wiley steals it from John Davidson | 60-87 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-87 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sloan | 63-89 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith hits a jump hook from the left block | 65-89 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin runs out the clock | 65-89 |