| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Manuel Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Chad Cox drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 37-41 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 37-41 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Cornwell | 37-43 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie loses the dribble to Robert Anderson | 37-43 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Chad Cox travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (SG), David Tasker (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Corey Taylor steals it from Brian Lillie in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 39-43 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson tips it home | 41-43 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor makes the floater from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Eric Hill (SF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Ed Thrower, Henry Ownby, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Robert Anderson, Corey Taylor, David Tasker, Alan Alloway, Christopher Cameron | |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Cox | 43-48 |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | Robert Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Hill | 46-48 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | David Muirhead connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Muirhead (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Manuel Hill swats the short shot by Joshua Sanders | 46-51 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Jody Natal can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | James Hayes snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders lays it in set up by Jody Natal and he's fouled by David Muirhead - foul #1 on David Muirhead, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Shelton Harvey (C) Jody Natal, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Gordon Foster (SF), Alan Alloway (PF) David Muirhead, Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson | |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Casey Gray (SF), Floyd Lunt (PF) Eric Hill, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Corey Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #2 on Corey Taylor, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tasker (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Manuel Hill | |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the runner near the basket | 49-51 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | David Tasker grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-51 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Corey Taylor - foul #3 on Corey Taylor, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Hill (SF), Michael Pearson (C) Floyd Lunt, Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Christopher Cameron (C) Corey Taylor, Gordon Foster, Alan Alloway | |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:48 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Chad Cox shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Casey Gray gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Casey Gray is blocked by Joe Wilson | 50-51 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 50-51 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | David Tasker clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 50-51 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #4 on Robert Anderson, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Henry Ownby (SF) Brian Lillie, Ed Thrower, Eric Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, David Tasker, Joe Wilson, Christopher Cameron | |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt (PF), James Hayes (C) Casey Gray, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Floyd Lunt (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Muirhead (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | David Muirhead buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Corey Taylor | 50-54 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Patrick Cornwell steals the ball from Henry Ownby in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | David Muirhead banks in the layup set up by Patrick Cornwell | 50-56 |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 50-56 |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Corey Taylor | 50-59 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt connects on the floater from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | David Muirhead misses the shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Hayes | 52-59 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Alan Alloway - foul #3 on Alan Alloway, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (PG), Eric Hill (SF), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, Henry Ownby, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Gordon Foster (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF) Corey Taylor, David Muirhead, Patrick Cornwell, Alan Alloway | |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Chad Cox works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 53-61 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Casey Gray (PF) Robert Brown, Floyd Lunt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (PF) Manuel Hill | |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Cameron | 53-61 |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 53-61 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Ed Thrower is called for the reach on Chad Cox - foul #1 on Ed Thrower, team foul #2 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Casey Gray, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), David Tasker (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Christopher Gagliano, Gordon Foster, Joe Wilson, Christopher Cameron | |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Chad Cox evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-61 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | James Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Corey Taylor - foul #4 on Corey Taylor, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Henry Ownby (SF) Ed Thrower, Eric Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Manuel Hill (C) Corey Taylor, Patrick Cornwell | |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | James Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | James Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Chad Cox snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill is whistled for traveling | 54-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Gordon Foster (SF) Chad Cox, Alan Alloway | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Shelton Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Muirhead (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Tasker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hill (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Jody Natal is hacked by Robert Anderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pearson (C) Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Jody Natal misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | David Tasker throws it down and he's hacked by Michael Pearson - foul #2 on Michael Pearson, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Jody Natal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Ed Thrower steals the ball from David Tasker | 54-64 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower lays it in | 56-64 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-64 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Ed Thrower | 58-64 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Jody Natal steps in front of the David Muirhead pass | 58-64 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Jody Natal throws it down | 60-64 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | David Muirhead travels in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Eric Hill (SF), Casey Gray (PF), James Hayes (C) Jody Natal, Ed Thrower, Henry Ownby, Joshua Sanders, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF), Alan Alloway (C) David Muirhead, Gordon Foster, David Tasker, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Robert Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Lillie | 63-64 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Eric Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Patrick Cornwell | 63-64 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is called for 5 seconds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG), Manuel Hill (C) Christopher Gagliano, Christopher Cameron | |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Casey Gray connects on the open runner near the basket set up by Brian Lillie | 65-64 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Casey Gray gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Eric Hill is hacked by Corey Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Taylor, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), David Tasker (C) Corey Taylor, Manuel Hill | |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Eric Hill makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Eric Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Chad Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG), Henry Ownby (SF), Floyd Lunt (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Robert Brown, Eric Hill, Casey Gray, Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Ownby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Floyd Lunt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Tasker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie is fouled on the floor by Alan Alloway - foul #4 on Alan Alloway, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF) Patrick Cornwell, David Tasker | |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower loses the dribble to Christopher Gagliano in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Floyd Lunt - foul #1 on Floyd Lunt, team foul #4 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF) Brian Lillie, Henry Ownby | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey (C) Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (PF) Alan Alloway | |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Eric Hill (SF), Michael Pearson (C) Robert Brown, Floyd Lunt, Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG) Chad Cox | |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the dunk | 69-66 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Henry Ownby (SF) Jody Natal, Eric Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tasker (PF) Joe Wilson | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the dunk | 69-66 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron connects on the shot in the paint | 69-68 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | David Tasker steps in front of the Michael Pearson pass in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Gordon Foster, David Tasker, Christopher Cameron | |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill lays it up and in and he's fouled by Michael Pearson - foul #3 on Michael Pearson, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chad Cox | 69-71 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Chad Cox knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Muirhead | 69-73 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower is hacked by Chad Cox - foul #3 on Chad Cox, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | David Muirhead is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Lillie - foul #1 on Brian Lillie, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | David Muirhead misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson lays it in | 72-74 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Chad Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Thrower - foul #2 on Ed Thrower, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower loses the dribble to Manuel Hill in the backcourt | 72-76 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | David Muirhead is fouled on the floor by Michael Pearson - foul #4 on Michael Pearson, team foul #10 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tasker (PF) Joe Wilson | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Brian Lillie is called for the reach on David Tasker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Lillie, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie is hacked by Chad Cox - foul #4 on Chad Cox, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (PF) David Tasker | |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Ed Thrower is called for the reach on Chad Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Thrower, team foul #12 | 77-80 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell grabs the board | 77-82 |