| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:50 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter banks in the layup set up by Paul Caceres | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the lay-in | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Howard | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Brian Nichols denies the turnaround by Bennie Melton | 2-4 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Tamplin | 2-4 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rick Clapp | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the finger roll set up by Roger Howard | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Brent Slama - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Walter Hall connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the runner in the paint | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Walter Hall steals it from Frank Perrault | 10-12 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG) Robert Moore, Walter Hall | |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Norman Dunn | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Sawyer | 12-15 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-15 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres lays it up and in | 12-17 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin can't tip it in | 12-17 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 12-17 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton loses the dribble to Mike Cooper | 12-17 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Howard | 15-17 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Cull | 15-19 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward double dribbles | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF) Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Brent Slama (C) Richard Heyward, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault loses the dribble to Marvin Sawyer | 15-20 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull banks in the layup set up by Marvin Sawyer | 15-22 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses short on a jumper from the left side | 15-22 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is called for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Ronald Cull | |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses short on a shot from the right block | 15-22 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Carter takes the ball from Norman Dunn | 15-22 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo blows the layup | 15-22 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Sawyer | 15-24 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sawyer is called for the reach on Calvin Tamplin - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #2 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, Edward Pickell, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Frank Perrault is blocked by Mike Tolman | 15-24 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Chad Stier hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 15-24 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Chad Stier's pass is intercepted by Brent Slama | 15-24 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Brent Slama | 17-24 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Frank Perrault picks off the pass by Chad Stier | 17-24 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #3 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Wayne Dahlberg, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Paul Caceres is called for the reach on Roger Howard - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Tamplin | 19-24 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Cull - foul #2 on Ronald Cull, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Calvin Tamplin swats the layup by Dwayne Jaramillo | 21-27 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the 3 from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell tips it in | 23-27 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the fullcourt shot | 23-30 |