| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Russell Macgregor - foul #1 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:32 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the turnaround from the left block | 39-34 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Kevin Blair takes the ball from Theodore Havens in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | James Roberts steals the ball from Eric Cantor | 39-34 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry McMurdo | 41-34 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown is hacked by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF) Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Larry McMurdo denies the turnaround by Jack Brunelle | 41-34 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dodson | 41-34 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | James Roberts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Brunelle - foul #1 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Harter (SF) Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (PG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Eric Cantor, Kurtis Brown | |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Theodore Havens - foul #1 on Theodore Havens, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Raymond Newton (PF) Theodore Havens, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG) Russell Macgregor | |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:05 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle buries a driving attempt in the lane | 43-37 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 45-37 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Thomas McTaggart is called for the reach on Lonnie Jang - foul #3 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Dale Cole (PF), James Roberts (C) Robert Marcum, Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang, Gerald Suggs | |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Dale Cole is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Dale Cole, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dale Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Newton (PF) Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Russell Macgregor | 45-41 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | James Roberts scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Theodore Havens | 47-41 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Blair | 47-43 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Blair - foul #3 on Kevin Blair, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Theodore Havens, Dale Cole, Raymond Newton, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Suggs | 48-45 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum is hacked by Alton Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alton Coleman, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG) Vernon Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #1 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), Raymond Newton (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Jack Brunelle, Kurtis Brown | |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Alton Coleman takes the ball from Raymond Newton | 48-46 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 48-46 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (SF), James Roberts (C) Daniel Harter, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Kurtis Brown (C) Alton Coleman, Gerald Suggs, Lonnie Jang | |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Blair | 48-49 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens travels in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 48-52 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is hacked by Kevin Blair in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Blair, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SF) Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF) Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith | |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart loses the dribble to Russell Macgregor | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dale Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 48-55 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kurtis Brown | 48-55 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 48-57 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Dale Cole clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Dale Cole tips it home | 50-57 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Eric Cantor and he's hacked by James Roberts - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Theodore Havens, Thomas McTaggart, Larry McMurdo, Dale Cole, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Gerald Suggs, Jack Brunelle, Kurtis Brown | |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Twombly - foul #1 on Robert Twombly, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jang | 50-60 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Raymond Newton steals it from Robert Twombly | 50-60 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein loses the dribble to Alton Coleman | 50-60 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Macgregor | 50-62 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Marcum | 52-62 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Kurtis Brown (C) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, Russell Macgregor | |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown knocks in the floater from close range | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Marcum | 54-67 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Marcum - foul #1 on Robert Marcum, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), John Brannon (SF), James Roberts (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Daniel Harter, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG) Gerald Suggs | |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | James Roberts snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurtis Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the lay-in | 54-68 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum tips it in | 56-68 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Brannon - foul #1 on John Brannon, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SF), Dale Cole (PF) John Brannon, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF) Eric Cantor, Joseph Smith | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Marcum | 59-70 |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-70 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown tips it home | 59-72 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Kevin Blair is called for the reach on Robert Marcum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Blair, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Newton (PF) Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Lonnie Jang | |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle hits a shot from the left side set up by Eric Cantor | 61-74 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | James Roberts is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Brown - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Dale Cole, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Jack Brunelle, Kurtis Brown | |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-76 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the board | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | James Roberts gets the rebound | 63-76 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-76 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Macgregor | 66-76 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lonnie Jang | 66-78 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter can't finish the uncontested layup | 66-78 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens loses the dribble to Gerald Suggs | 66-78 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Suggs | 66-80 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Harter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Roberts (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alton Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Suggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (tired) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Gerald Suggs picks off the pass by James Roberts | 66-80 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Suggs | 66-82 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alton Coleman - foul #4 on Alton Coleman, team foul #10 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Thomas McTaggart (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Theodore Havens, Vernon Schiefelbein, Daniel Harter, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Alton Coleman, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kurtis Brown | 67-82 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs connects on the floater in the paint set up by Eric Cantor | 67-84 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Newton | 69-84 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Raymond Newton steals the ball from Gerald Suggs | 69-84 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-84 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the offensive board | 69-84 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Lonnie Jang - foul #2 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #11 | 69-84 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF), Dale Cole (PF) Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Alton Coleman (SF) Eric Cantor, Kurtis Brown | |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses the 1st free throw | 69-84 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses the 2nd free throw | 69-84 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the defensive rebound | 69-84 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Dale Cole picks off the pass by Jack Brunelle | 69-84 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-84 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Dale Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-84 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Dale Cole | 71-84 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Lonnie Jang is blocked by Jimmy Dodson | 71-84 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses the tip | 71-84 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Dale Cole pulls down the rebound | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Alton Coleman picks off the pass by Thomas McTaggart in the backcourt | 71-84 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alton Coleman | 71-86 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum is hacked by Alton Coleman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alton Coleman, team foul #12 | 71-86 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), Daniel Harter (SF) Thomas McTaggart, John Brannon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (C) Alton Coleman | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 73-86 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Twombly | 73-88 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Marcum | 76-88 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly runs out the clock | 76-88 |