| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Simon Shin gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Simon Shin is denied by Thomas Porter | 39-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | David Mathis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson tips it home | 42-41 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Helm - foul #1 on Robert Helm, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Robert Helm is called for the reach on Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG) Jack Adcox | |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by William Bowers - foul #1 on William Bowers, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG) William Bowers, Robert Helm | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens (C) Thomas Porter | |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | Paul Roder is fouled on the floor by Louis Flippen - foul #1 on Louis Flippen, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG) David Mathis | |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Louis Flippen is called for the reach on Andrew Risher - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG), Sam Moore (C) Donald Barbagallo, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF) Paul Roder, Richard Boykin | |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher tips it home | 42-44 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stevens (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Risher | 45-47 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Sam Moore connects on the runner near the basket | 47-47 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses long on a runner from close range | 47-47 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Sam Moore and he's fouled by Andrew Risher - foul #2 on Andrew Risher, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Ronald Styron, Gregory Bentley, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), David Mathis (SG), Richard Boykin (SF), Thomas Porter (C) Jack Adcox, Andrew Risher, John Sprague, Marcus Stevens | |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Douglas Etienne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (PF) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Paul Roder steals it from Anthony Southwick | 50-47 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Richard Boykin steals it from Donald Barbagallo in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 53-49 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits a wide open floater from close range set up by David Mathis | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Sam Moore (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Southwick (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Johnson (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Porter (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Robert Helm is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Roder - foul #3 on Paul Roder, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, Richard Boykin, Arthur Johnson | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley blows the layup but he's hacked by Jack Adcox - foul #4 on Jack Adcox, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | James Griffith gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Mathis | 54-54 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Simon Shin lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Barbagallo | 56-54 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Gregory Bentley is called for the reach on John Sprague in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) William Bowers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), Arthur Johnson (PF) David Mathis, James Griffith | |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Simon Shin tips it in | 58-56 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Andrew Risher and he's fouled by Gregory Bentley - foul #3 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (PG), Raphael Velazquez (SF) Jack Adcox, John Sprague | |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Thomas Porter steals the ball from Douglas Etienne | 58-59 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Risher and the foul's on Ronald Styron - foul #3 on Ronald Styron, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), David Mathis (SG), James Griffith (PF), Marcus Stevens (C) Andrew Risher, Raphael Velazquez, Arthur Johnson, Thomas Porter | |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | The jumper by Andrew Stafford is denied by James Griffith | 58-61 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Sam Moore | 58-61 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | William Bowers is fouled on the floor by Jack Adcox - foul #5 on Jack Adcox, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Arthur Johnson (PF) Jack Adcox, James Griffith | |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Johnson swats the short shot by Andrew Stafford | 58-61 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis is hacked by Robert Helm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) William Bowers, Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (C) Richard Boykin, Marcus Stevens | |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Simon Shin (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Johnson (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne is open but misses the lay-in | 58-62 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Douglas Etienne - foul #3 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Sam Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | John Sprague gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | Paul Roder is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Roder, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF) Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), Raphael Velazquez (SF), Marcus Stevens (C) David Mathis, John Sprague, Thomas Porter | |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Robert Helm is fouled on the floor by Andrew Risher - foul #3 on Andrew Risher, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Simon Shin (C) Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) Arthur Johnson | |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Illinois State | Simon Shin hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher is hacked by Robert Helm in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Helm, team foul #12 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF) Ronald Styron, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | William Bowers is hacked by Paul Roder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Roder, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (PG) Paul Roder | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | William Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | William Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Marcus Stevens pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | William Bowers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #2 on Richard Boykin, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG), Arthur Johnson (PF), Thomas Porter (C) Raphael Velazquez, James Griffith, Marcus Stevens | |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | William Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | William Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Risher | 62-68 |
| 05:35 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, William Bowers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SF) Andrew Risher | |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter dunks the ball | 62-70 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Etienne | 65-70 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (PG), Raphael Velazquez (SF), James Griffith (PF), Marcus Stevens (C) Richard Boykin, John Sprague, Arthur Johnson, Thomas Porter | |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Raphael Velazquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Stafford (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Andrew Risher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raphael Velazquez (fresh) PF - James Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Styron | 68-70 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher loses the dribble to Anthony Southwick | 68-70 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) Ronald Styron | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF), Arthur Johnson (PF) Raphael Velazquez, James Griffith | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | David Mathis is whistled for traveling | 68-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG) Robert Helm | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (C) Andrew Risher, Marcus Stevens | |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo buries a shot in the lane | 70-70 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Sam Moore (C) Donald Barbagallo, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), James Griffith (C) David Mathis, Thomas Porter | |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Sprague | 70-72 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Robert Helm is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Sprague | 70-72 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-72 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG), Thomas Porter (C) Andrew Risher, James Griffith | |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | David Mathis is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Boykin | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is hacked by Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #10 | 70-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Richard Boykin steals the ball from Simon Shin in the backcourt | 71-77 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Louis Flippen is called for the reach on Richard Boykin - foul #4 on Louis Flippen, team foul #14 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (PG) John Sprague | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Donald Barbagallo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #15 | 71-79 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-80 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Arthur Johnson | 71-80 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #5 on Louis Flippen, team foul #16 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Robert Helm is hacked by Andrew Risher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Risher, team foul #11 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (SG), Raphael Velazquez (SF), James Griffith (PF), Marcus Stevens (C) David Mathis, Richard Boykin, Arthur Johnson, Thomas Porter | |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Sprague is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Helm - foul #5 on Robert Helm, team foul #17 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (PG), David Mathis (SG), Arthur Johnson (PF), Thomas Porter (C) Andrew Risher, Raphael Velazquez, James Griffith, Marcus Stevens | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-84 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley tips it home | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin runs out the clock | 75-84 |