| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte inbounds the ball | 20-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the easy layup | 20-44 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen tips it home | 20-46 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Richard Bright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #1 | 20-46 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Richard Bright misses the 1st free throw | 20-46 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Richard Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 21-48 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver loses the ball out of bounds | 21-48 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte connects on the jumper from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Luz - foul #2 on Kenneth Luz, team foul #1 | 21-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (SG) Kenneth Luz | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 21-51 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | William Roberts steps in front of the Richard Bright pass in the backcourt | 21-51 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Chiaramonte and the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #2 | 21-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Owensby (PF) Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the free throw | 21-53 |
| 18:34 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby grabs the board | 21-53 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Richard Bright loses the dribble to Keith Jones in the backcourt | 21-53 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Richard Bright denies the turnaround by Wesley Prado | 21-53 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby grabs the defensive rebound | 21-53 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Robert Hays | 21-53 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Wesley Prado lays it in | 21-55 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Wesley Prado takes the ball from Richard Bright | 21-55 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Wesley Prado buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Jones | 21-57 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Robert Cook is hacked by Wesley Prado - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #2 | 21-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Robert Pizarro (C) Robert Hays, Richard Bright, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen | |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro misses badly on a shot in the paint | 21-57 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 21-57 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 21-59 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Stanley Huff steals the ball from Robert Pizarro | 21-59 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-59 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Antonio Stack can't tip it in | 21-59 |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby grabs the defensive rebound | 21-59 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG), Roy Weaver (PF), Donnie Woolridge (C) Robert Cook, Brian Owensby, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Donnie Woolridge is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #3 on Donnie Woolridge, team foul #3 | 21-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Bright (SF), Brian Owensby (C) Peter Jackson, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF) Todd Raub | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 21-61 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Jie Huang is called for the reach on Kenneth Luz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #3 | 21-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG) Richard Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (C) Jie Huang | |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Wesley Prado - foul #3 on Wesley Prado, team foul #4 | 21-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge (C) Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby misses the 1st free throw | 21-61 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby makes the 2nd free throw | 22-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Owensby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Raub (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled on the floor by Robert Hays - foul #2 on Robert Hays, team foul #4 | 22-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Weaver (PF) Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the lay-in | 22-61 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Robert Hays grabs the board | 22-61 |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | Robert Hays lays it up and in | 24-61 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Antonio Stack lays it up and in on a great pass from Reed Phillips and he's fouled by Richard Bright - foul #3 on Richard Bright, team foul #5 | 24-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (PG), Peter Jackson (SF) Robert Hays, Richard Bright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Eric Thomas (SF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the free throw | 24-64 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-64 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge tips it home | 26-64 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-64 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson gets the rebound | 26-64 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Richard Beasley pass in the backcourt | 26-64 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-64 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge grabs the board | 26-64 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Richard Beasley pass in the backcourt | 26-64 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Eric Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Bright (SF), Christopher Lee (PF), Robert Pizarro (C) Kenneth Luz, Peter Jackson, Roy Weaver, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Erin Nguyen - foul #2 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #5 | 26-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG) Richard Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro makes the 1st free throw | 27-64 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro makes the 2nd free throw | 28-64 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Keith Jones is hacked by Robert Pizarro - foul #3 on Robert Pizarro, team foul #6 | 28-64 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | William Roberts hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-66 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Robert Hays makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-66 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Keith Jones drills a jumper in the paint set up by Wesley Prado and he's hacked by Richard Bright - foul #4 on Richard Bright, team foul #7 | 31-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (SG), Donnie Woolridge (C) Robert Hays, Richard Bright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jie Huang (C) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the free throw | 31-68 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro grabs the defensive rebound | 31-68 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Robert Cook misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Erin Nguyen - foul #3 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #6 | 31-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Jackson (SF), Roy Weaver (PF) Robert Pizarro, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 32-68 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-68 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Donnie Woolridge is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #4 on Donnie Woolridge, team foul #8 | 33-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Brian Owensby (C) Robert Cook, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 33-68 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 33-68 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Brian Owensby steals the ball from Richard Chiaramonte | 33-68 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver makes the shot from the left block set up by Peter Jackson | 35-68 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Owensby (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-68 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the tip | 35-68 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it home | 35-70 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Robert Hays makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Jackson | 38-70 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Stanley Huff buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Thomas | 38-73 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG), Christopher Lee (SF) Richard Beasley, Peter Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Keith Jones (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Todd Raub (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Kenneth Luz - foul #3 on Kenneth Luz, team foul #9 | 38-73 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 38-74 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-75 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-75 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver can't tip it in | 38-75 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson pulls down the rebound | 38-75 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Todd Raub knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 38-77 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Robert Hays comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 38-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Robert Pizarro (C) Kenneth Luz, Christopher Lee, Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Todd Raub | |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses the 1st free throw | 38-77 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses the 2nd free throw | 38-77 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 38-77 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Hays is called for the reach on Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hays, team foul #10 | 38-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG) Robert Hays | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-79 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Antonio Stack travels with the ball | 41-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro's floater is knocked away by Joshua Robertson | 41-79 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-79 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver is whistled for a carry | 41-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (SG), Brian Owensby (PF) Kenneth Luz, Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 41-81 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-81 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 41-81 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Keith Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-81 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it home | 41-83 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-83 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 41-83 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Jones and he's hacked by Brian Owensby - foul #1 on Brian Owensby, team foul #11 | 41-86 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF) Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the free throw | 41-86 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby snags the defensive board | 41-86 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Robert Cook is hacked by Stanley Huff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #8 | 41-86 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-86 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 43-86 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Antonio Stack knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Jie Huang and the foul's on Richard Beasley - foul #3 on Richard Beasley, team foul #12 | 43-88 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the free throw | 43-89 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Reed Phillips is called for the reach on Richard Beasley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #9 | 43-89 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 44-89 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-89 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 44-89 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't finish the layup | 44-89 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Brian Owensby | 44-89 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-89 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 44-89 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is hacked by Richard Beasley - foul #4 on Richard Beasley, team foul #13 | 44-89 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 44-90 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 44-91 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Beasley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Owensby (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Richard Chiaramonte swats the layup by Robert Cook | 44-91 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 44-91 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 44-93 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson's pass is intercepted by Richard Chiaramonte | 44-93 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Stanley Huff lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Chiaramonte | 44-95 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-95 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (PF) Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Pizarro - foul #4 on Robert Pizarro, team foul #14 | 44-95 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 44-95 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 44-95 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby gets the rebound | 44-95 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #10 | 44-95 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF) Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Wesley Prado, Jie Huang | |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-95 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-95 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Christopher Lee swats the shot by Keith Jones | 46-95 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-95 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Robert Cook lays it in | 48-95 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Eric Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Jones | 48-98 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Keith Jones steals the ball from Peter Jackson in the backcourt | 48-98 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #15 | 48-98 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Owensby (C) Peter Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-99 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-100 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | William Roberts steps in front of the Brian Owensby pass | 48-100 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the dunk | 48-100 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 48-100 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte can't throw it down | 48-100 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 48-102 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby misses short on a jumper from the right side | 48-102 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen snags the defensive board | 48-102 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | William Roberts connects on the floater from close range set up by Keith Jones and the foul's on Brian Owensby - foul #2 on Brian Owensby, team foul #16 | 48-104 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Jackson (SF) Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the free throw | 48-104 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-104 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-104 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Reed Phillips scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 50-106 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Beasley (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Jackson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Pizarro (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Owensby (tired) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Robert Cook can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-106 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 50-106 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Todd Raub | 50-108 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Robert Cook clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #11 | 50-108 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF) Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-108 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 52-108 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-108 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson snags the defensive board | 52-108 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee is called for 10 seconds | 52-108 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Eric Thomas (SF) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-108 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lee | 52-108 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-108 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Owensby (C) Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-108 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Reed Phillips tips it in | 52-110 |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-110 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (C) Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 52-112 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Wesley Prado takes the ball from Robert Pizarro | 52-112 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Wesley Prado lays it in | 52-114 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro lays it in | 54-114 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the dunk but the foul's on Peter Jackson - foul #2 on Peter Jackson, team foul #17 | 54-114 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 54-115 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 54-116 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Robert Cook loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-116 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled on the floor by Richard Beasley - foul #5 on Richard Beasley, team foul #18 | 54-116 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF) Richard Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 54-117 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 54-117 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the offensive board | 54-117 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 54-117 |