| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is called for traveling | 37-29 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin can't finish the layup | 37-29 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 37-31 |
| 17:35 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 37-31 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:02 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #3 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton | |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Jimmy Dodson is blocked by Calvin Young | 37-31 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:39 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Marcum takes the ball from Russell Viles in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter loses the dribble to Danny Ardoin | 37-31 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is hacked by Daniel Harter - foul #3 on Daniel Harter, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Thomas McTaggart (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, Vernon Schiefelbein, Daniel Harter, James Roberts | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton can't tip it in | 37-31 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 37-31 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young is hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #1 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-31 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it home | 39-31 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 39-31 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Viles | 41-31 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Newton - foul #3 on Raymond Newton, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Daniel Harter (SF), Dale Cole (PF), James Roberts (C) Thomas McTaggart, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Roberts and he's fouled by Leslie Nelson - foul #4 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (PG) Leslie Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Overman | 44-33 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Overman | 46-36 |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 46-36 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Overman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Harter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Cole (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan drills a runner in the paint | 48-36 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | John Overman is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harter - foul #4 on Daniel Harter, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Overman, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, Theodore Havens, Daniel Harter, Dale Cole | |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin blows the layup | 48-36 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the follow up shot | 50-36 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Newton - foul #4 on Raymond Newton, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) John Crist | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Theodore Havens (SG), Jimmy Dodson (PF), Dale Cole (C) Thomas McTaggart, Vernon Schiefelbein, Raymond Newton, James Roberts | |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Chad Fresquez takes the ball from Theodore Havens | 51-36 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chad Fresquez and he's fouled by Larry McMurdo - foul #2 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the free throw | 53-36 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens tips it but misses | 53-36 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is called for traveling | 53-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, David Clark, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Newton (PF), James Roberts (C) Jimmy Dodson, Dale Cole | |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum lays it up and in on a great pass from Theodore Havens | 53-38 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by Larry McMurdo - foul #3 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Daniel Harter (SF) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | James Roberts gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Harter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - James Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Fresquez | 55-41 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Chad Fresquez - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez drills a shot from close range | 57-42 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | John Crist comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Roberts | 57-45 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Harter | 57-47 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Theodore Havens - foul #4 on Theodore Havens, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | James Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 58-49 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Merle Stokes | 60-49 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry McMurdo | 60-52 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Crist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - James Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | James Roberts swats the layup by John Crist | 60-52 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is hacked by Merle Stokes - foul #2 on Merle Stokes, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (PF) Raymond Newton | |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry McMurdo | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Paul Strahan (C) Leslie Nelson, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Daniel Harter (SF) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) Russell Viles | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo loses the ball out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | John Crist knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo drills a runner from the right block set up by Robert Marcum | 63-57 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin blows the layup | 63-57 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens grabs the board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Marcum | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Leslie Nelson and he's fouled by Raymond Newton - foul #5 on Raymond Newton, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG) John Crist | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (PF) Raymond Newton | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Roberts | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Marcum - foul #1 on Robert Marcum, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Marcum - foul #2 on Robert Marcum, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses the halfcourt shot | 69-63 |