| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the shot from the right side | 24-30 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman tips it in | 26-30 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown comes up short on the runner from the right block | 26-30 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Porter | 26-30 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | David Mathis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Johnson - foul #3 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Johnson | 26-36 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Phillip Myers is called for the reach on Arthur Johnson - foul #3 on Phillip Myers, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jack Adcox | 29-38 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-38 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Mathis | 29-40 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits the finger roll and the foul's on Thomas Porter - foul #1 on Thomas Porter, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Mathis and the foul's on Lawrence Meredith - foul #1 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel (C) Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is hacked by David Mathis - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Boykin takes the ball from Joel Palmer | 32-43 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Larry Bybee takes the ball from Thomas Porter | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) PF - David Swarts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Adcox and the foul's on David Swarts - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Johnson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jerry Gaiser | 32-46 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is fouled on the floor by Tommy Brown - foul #1 on Tommy Brown, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (C) Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | The short jumper by David Mathis is denied by Anthony Engelman | 32-46 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 14:30 | Missouri State | David Mathis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-46 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman loses the dribble to Thomas Porter | 32-46 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | David Mathis is fouled on the floor by William Pawlak - foul #2 on William Pawlak, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Phillip Myers - foul #4 on Phillip Myers, team foul #6 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the lay-in | 32-47 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by David Mathis | 32-49 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Brown | 32-49 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-49 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Pawlak | 37-52 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits the follow up shot | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Swarts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Engelman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the offensive board | 37-54 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the turnaround in the paint | 39-54 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Mathis | 39-56 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Porter denies the turnaround by William Pawlak | 39-56 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | David Mathis hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Adcox | 39-59 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Porter - foul #2 on Thomas Porter, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Andrew Risher (SG), Marcus Stevens (C) Jack Adcox, David Mathis, Thomas Porter | |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson's layup is rejected by Jessie Hazel | 41-59 |
| 09:56 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens tips it home | 41-61 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith is hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham (C) Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SF) Richard Boykin | |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marcus Stevens | 41-61 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | John Sprague is fouled on the floor by Jessie Hazel - foul #1 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #7 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG), Thomas Porter (C) Andrew Risher, Marcus Stevens | |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | John Sprague is called for the reach on Larry Bybee - foul #1 on John Sprague, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF) John Sprague | |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Paul Roder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #4 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG) Paul Roder | |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox double dribbles | 42-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Phillip Myers (PF) Lawrence Meredith, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox grabs the board | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Joel Palmer is called for the reach on Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Joel Palmer, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), David Swarts (C) Larry Bybee, Joel Palmer, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser's pass is intercepted by Richard Boykin | 42-65 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts gets the rebound | 42-65 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-65 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Porter | 42-65 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the easy layup | 42-65 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown buries a shot from the free throw line set up by William Pawlak | 44-65 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 44-68 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Andrew Risher (SG), John Sprague (SF), James Griffith (PF), Marcus Stevens (C) Jack Adcox, David Mathis, Richard Boykin, Arthur Johnson, Thomas Porter | |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens loses the dribble to Joel Palmer | 44-68 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel buries a floater in the lane | 46-68 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | James Griffith blows the layup but he's fouled by Jessie Hazel - foul #2 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #9 | 46-68 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Hazel | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | John Sprague connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Risher | 48-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) PF - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Mecham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-73 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | John Sprague is whistled for a carry | 48-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), David Swarts (PF) Larry Bybee, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Roder - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #8 | 48-73 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham makes the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham misses the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | James Griffith pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Mecham - foul #2 on Joseph Mecham, team foul #10 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Jessie Hazel (C) Lawrence Meredith, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raphael Velazquez (SF) Andrew Risher | |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Wichrowski | 52-75 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | James Griffith misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-75 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts snags the defensive board | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Paul Roder steps in front of the Larry Bybee pass | 52-75 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Paul Roder lays it up and in | 52-77 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | James Griffith gets the rebound | 52-77 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | John Sprague misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the board | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens misses the floater from the right block | 52-77 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Bybee | 54-77 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Paul Roder runs out the clock | 54-77 |