| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | David Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Louis Flippen | 39-37 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Thomas Porter swats the layup by Douglas Etienne | 39-37 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-37 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | David Mathis tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm | |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the turnaround from close range | 43-37 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Sam Moore double dribbles | 43-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Mathis | 45-37 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on David Mathis - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG) Jack Adcox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Paul Roder grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 45-38 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't throw it down but he's fouled by Thomas Porter - foul #3 on Thomas Porter, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF), James Griffith (PF) David Mathis, Richard Boykin, Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) Ronald Styron | |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Louis Flippen - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (C) Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) Paul Roder, John Sprague | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, Gregory Bentley | |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Barbagallo | 46-42 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Boykin | 48-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | Richard Boykin is called for the reach on Douglas Etienne - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG), John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) Jack Adcox, Andrew Risher, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | John Sprague steals it from Donald Barbagallo | 48-42 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | David Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Simon Shin buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG) Richard Boykin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | David Mathis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Porter - foul #4 on Thomas Porter, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), Raphael Velazquez (SF), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, John Sprague, Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | James Griffith pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #4 on Louis Flippen, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Robert Helm takes the ball from Jack Adcox | 51-45 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Robert Helm's pass is intercepted by James Griffith | 51-45 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Helm - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Marcus Stevens (C) David Mathis, Raphael Velazquez, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford | |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick is denied on a layup by Marcus Stevens | 53-45 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Etienne - foul #1 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG) Jack Adcox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Simon Shin blows the dunk but he's fouled by Marcus Stevens - foul #1 on Marcus Stevens, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SF) Paul Roder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Simon Shin makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | John Sprague hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Etienne | 55-48 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 55-48 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Barbagallo - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), David Mathis (SG), James Griffith (PF) Andrew Risher, John Sprague, Marcus Stevens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF) William Bowers, Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron is hacked by Paul Roder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by David Mathis | 58-51 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Johnson (tired) 17 pts. 10 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Robert Helm is called for the reach on David Mathis - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) Paul Roder, Richard Boykin, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Ronald Styron, Sam Moore, Simon Shin | |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | John Sprague throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG) Robert Helm | |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford lays it in on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 58-55 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | John Sprague is hacked by Andrew Stafford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens (C) Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | John Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Porter - foul #5 on Thomas Porter, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), James Griffith (PF) David Mathis, Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (C) Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford, Anthony Southwick | |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Louis Flippen is called for the reach on Jack Adcox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Flippen, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 59-59 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | James Griffith connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Douglas Etienne - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Arthur Johnson (C) Andrew Risher, John Sprague, Marcus Stevens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Simon Shin (C) William Bowers, Gregory Bentley | |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Robert Helm knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Simon Shin | 62-62 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson buries a runner from the left block | 64-62 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Sam Moore tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Sam Moore | 64-64 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Sam Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Sam Moore drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Styron and the foul's on James Griffith - foul #2 on James Griffith, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (PG), David Mathis (SG), John Sprague (SF), Marcus Stevens (C) Jack Adcox, Paul Roder, Richard Boykin, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Anthony Southwick (C) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | David Mathis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Mathis, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Sam Moore | |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick grabs the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | William Bowers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bentley | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Andrew Risher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Stevens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Bowers (fresh) SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Marcus Stevens steals it from Anthony Southwick | 64-67 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Andrew Risher | 67-67 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-67 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher is hacked by William Bowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Bowers, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Andrew Risher | 69-69 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), Richard Boykin (SF), Arthur Johnson (PF) Andrew Risher, John Sprague, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG) William Bowers | |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Mathis | 72-69 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) Marcus Stevens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Simon Shin (C) Andrew Stafford, Anthony Southwick | |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin buries a shot from close range set up by David Mathis | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Simon Shin slams it home on a nice dish by Gregory Bentley | 74-71 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF) Douglas Etienne | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the easy layup | 77-71 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Robert Helm is called for the reach on James Griffith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Helm, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | James Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-71 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Barbagallo - foul #4 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the board | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is hacked by Robert Helm in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Helm, team foul #14 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Robert Helm | |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley grabs the board | 80-71 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley grabs the offensive board | 80-71 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Styron | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Ronald Styron is called for the reach on Jack Adcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Styron, team foul #15 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG) James Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-74 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Ronald Styron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Styron, team foul #16 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | James Griffith swats the short shot by Gregory Bentley | 84-74 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Simon Shin tips it home | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox runs out the clock | 84-76 |