| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Roy Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Augustus Bienkowski | 38-45 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses badly on a runner near the basket | 38-45 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Roy Weaver swats the short shot by Dan Gavinski | 38-45 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses the tip | 38-45 |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Beasley (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Brian Owensby (PF), Robert Pizarro (C) Robert Hays, Kenneth Luz, Richard Bright, Roy Weaver, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), David Vegas (SG), Young Xiong (SF), John Stahl (PF), Russell Riggs (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 17:02 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Young Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Gregory Williams is called for the reach on Robert Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Pizarro | 41-45 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Russell Riggs is blocked by Brian Owensby | 41-45 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | John Stahl gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | John Stahl knocks in the floater near the basket set up by David Vegas and the foul's on Brian Owensby - foul #1 on Brian Owensby, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF), Donnie Woolridge (C) Brian Owensby, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Kenneth Bolen (C) Gregory Williams, David Vegas, Young Xiong, Russell Riggs | |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Bolen | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Lee (fresh) C - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Bolen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee drills a fadeaway from close range | 43-48 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Jackson - foul #1 on Peter Jackson, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Kenneth Luz (SG), Richard Bright (SF), Roy Weaver (PF), Robert Pizarro (C) Robert Cook, Richard Beasley, Peter Jackson, Christopher Lee, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), Michael Atkison (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Augustus Bienkowski, John Stahl, Kenneth Bolen | |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro tips it home | 45-50 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Weaver - foul #1 on Roy Weaver, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Owensby (C) Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Russell Riggs (C) Dexter Sellers, Neil Adkins | |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 14:06 | Illinois State | John Brady snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Roy Weaver | 45-52 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Brady - foul #4 on John Brady, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge (C) Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), Young Xiong (SF) John Brady, Dan Gavinski | |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Robert Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 46-52 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (SG), Robert Pizarro (PF) Kenneth Luz, Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Kenneth Bolen (C) David Vegas, Russell Riggs | |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Young Xiong can't tip it in | 46-52 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Richard Bright pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Peter Jackson (SF), Roy Weaver (PF) Robert Hays, Richard Bright, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Gregory Williams, Young Xiong, Michael Atkison, Kenneth Bolen | |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Dexter Sellers is called for the reach on Richard Beasley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Woolridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Richard Beasley steals it from John Stahl | 49-52 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG), Christopher Lee (PF), Brian Owensby (C) Richard Beasley, Roy Weaver, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Russell Riggs (PF) Dexter Sellers, John Stahl | |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-52 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 49-52 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Lee - foul #2 on Christopher Lee, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Robert Pizarro (SF) Robert Cook, Peter Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | David Vegas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | David Vegas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Gavinski | 49-54 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | David Vegas drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Riggs | 49-57 |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-57 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Robert Hays pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz knocks in the shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the lay-in | 51-57 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Robert Hays throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Beasley (SG), Richard Bright (SF), Roy Weaver (PF), Donnie Woolridge (C) Robert Hays, Kenneth Luz, Robert Pizarro, Christopher Lee, Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), John Stahl (C) Augustus Bienkowski, David Vegas, Dan Gavinski, Russell Riggs, Neil Adkins | |
| 08:34 | Illinois State | Robert Cook is called for the reach on Michael Atkison - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | John Stahl tips it back up and in | 51-59 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge is whistled for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Kenneth Bolen (C) Dexter Sellers, Young Xiong, Michael Atkison | |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen loses the dribble to Richard Bright | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Woolridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Bolen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Kenneth Bolen swats the short shot by Robert Cook | 51-59 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | John Stahl grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | John Brady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Peter Jackson (SF), Christopher Lee (PF) Robert Cook, Richard Bright, Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Michael Atkison (PF) Gregory Williams, John Stahl | |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dan Gavinski | 51-59 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski hits a shot from the baseline | 51-61 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Robert Hays makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Jackson | 53-61 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Christopher Lee - foul #3 on Christopher Lee, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Bright (SF), Brian Owensby (PF), Robert Pizarro (C) Robert Hays, Richard Beasley, Christopher Lee, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Russell Riggs (C) Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Kenneth Bolen | |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson misses the runner from the right block | 53-62 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Robert Cook buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Jackson and the foul's on Russell Riggs - foul #2 on Russell Riggs, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz (SG), Roy Weaver (PF) Peter Jackson, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF), John Stahl (PF) Young Xiong, Michael Atkison | |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | The short jumper by David Vegas is denied by Brian Owensby | 56-62 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs tips it home | 56-64 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Richard Bright clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 56-64 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | John Stahl is hacked by Brian Owensby - foul #2 on Brian Owensby, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (PG), Christopher Lee (SF), Robert Pizarro (C) Robert Cook, Richard Bright, Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Augustus Bienkowski (SF), Neil Adkins (C) John Brady, David Vegas, Dan Gavinski, Russell Riggs | |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 56-64 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Gregory Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | John Stahl clanks a jump hook from the left block | 56-64 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins tips it home | 56-66 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver tips it but misses | 56-66 |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Beasley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Luz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gregory Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Stahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-66 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | John Stahl gets the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski tips it back up and in | 56-68 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Robert Cook (SG), Richard Bright (SF), Brian Owensby (PF), Donnie Woolridge (C) Richard Beasley, Kenneth Luz, Christopher Lee, Roy Weaver, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Russell Riggs (C) Gregory Williams, Dexter Sellers, John Stahl, Neil Adkins | |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Russell Riggs - foul #3 on Russell Riggs, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Weaver (PF) Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Neil Adkins (C) David Vegas, Young Xiong, Russell Riggs | |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski scores on a floater from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Dexter Sellers steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 57-70 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donnie Woolridge - foul #3 on Donnie Woolridge, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Beasley (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Brian Owensby (PF), Robert Pizarro (C) Robert Hays, Richard Bright, Roy Weaver, Donnie Woolridge | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Young Xiong (SF), John Stahl (C) Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Robert Cook is fouled in the backcourt by David Vegas - foul #3 on David Vegas, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (C) Michael Atkison | |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley is whistled for traveling | 57-72 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Vegas | 57-74 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro tips it in | 59-74 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-74 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses long on a shot from the right side | 59-74 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 59-74 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | David Vegas snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski runs out the clock | 59-74 |