| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) C - Clarence Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Marcum | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | John Brannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Brunelle | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Blair and he's fouled by Gregory James - foul #1 on Gregory James, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Jack Brunelle is called for the reach on Robert Marcum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Marcum | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang is fouled on the floor by Raymond Newton - foul #1 on Raymond Newton, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Roger McArthy (C) Kevin Blair, Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Dale Cole (PF), Albert Mei (C) Robert Marcum, Jeremy Lindquist, John Brannon, Raymond Newton, Gregory James | |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alton Coleman and he's fouled by Albert Mei - foul #1 on Albert Mei, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 9-7 |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor is hacked by Thomas McTaggart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (SG) Eric Cantor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Albert Mei misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger McArthy - foul #1 on Roger McArthy, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF) Steve Byers, Alton Coleman, Arthur Thoms | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF) Dale Cole | |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Albert Mei misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger McArthy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Harter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | John Brannon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jang | 14-8 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Daniel Harter is called for the reach on Gerald Suggs - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Clarence Neal (C) Gerald Suggs, Kevin Blair, Jack Brunelle, Roger McArthy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, Vernon Schiefelbein, Albert Mei, Daniel Harter | |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Steve Byers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Steve Byers is called for the reach on Jeremy Lindquist - foul #1 on Steve Byers, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms (PF) Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (SF) John Brannon | |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Dale Cole can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Thoms - foul #1 on Arthur Thoms, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Dale Cole makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Steve Byers gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor loses the dribble to Gregory James | 17-9 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Eric Cantor steals it from Robert Marcum in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-9 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jeremy Lindquist | 17-11 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alton Coleman | 19-11 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 19-13 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Clarence Neal is denied by Raymond Newton | 19-13 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton gets the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-13 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) SG - Steve Byers (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Alton Coleman (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Arthur Thoms (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Neal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Cole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory James (tiring) | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Dale Cole is hacked by Alton Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alton Coleman, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Roger McArthy (C) Eric Cantor, Steve Byers, Alton Coleman, Arthur Thoms, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), John Brannon (SF), Albert Mei (C) Robert Marcum, Jeremy Lindquist, Dale Cole, Gregory James | |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Kevin Blair steps in front of the Thomas McTaggart pass | 19-13 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-13 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang is hacked by Raymond Newton - foul #2 on Raymond Newton, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gregory James (C) Raymond Newton | |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Gerald Suggs steps in front of the Vernon Schiefelbein pass in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle is whistled for a carry | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG) Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG) Thomas McTaggart | |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 21-13 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | John Brannon grabs the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Jang - foul #1 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Kevin Balk (PF) Robert Twombly, Roger McArthy, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Dale Cole (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Albert Mei | |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | John Brannon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum tips it home | 21-15 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | John Brannon is hacked by Jack Brunelle - foul #2 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SF), Clarence Neal (C) Jack Brunelle, Gerald Suggs | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG) Jeremy Lindquist | |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | John Brannon misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman loses the dribble to John Brannon | 21-15 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor drills a jumper in the lane | 23-15 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | John Brannon is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Blair - foul #1 on Kevin Blair, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Arthur Thoms (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Roger McArthy (C) Eric Cantor, Alton Coleman, Kevin Balk, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Albert Mei (PF) Robert Marcum, Dale Cole | |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | John Brannon makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | John Brannon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gregory James | 23-17 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Roger McArthy takes the ball from Gregory James | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) SG - Kevin Blair (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Thoms (fresh) PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger McArthy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) SF - John Brannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Mei (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregory James (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair is fouled on the floor by Gregory James - foul #2 on Gregory James, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (C) Arthur Thoms | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Marcus Laperle (SF), Dale Cole (C) Thomas McTaggart, John Brannon, Gregory James | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dale Cole | 24-17 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Albert Mei is open and scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Vernon Schiefelbein | 24-19 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Roger McArthy, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG) Vernon Schiefelbein | |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | The jumper by Alton Coleman is denied by Albert Mei | 24-19 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dale Cole | 24-19 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Albert Mei comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Mei | 24-19 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Eric Cantor steps in front of the Jeremy Lindquist pass | 24-19 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Steve Byers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 26-19 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-19 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle snags the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum is fouled on the floor by Eric Cantor - foul #1 on Eric Cantor, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Eric Cantor, Steve Byers, Alton Coleman, Arthur Thoms, Gerald Suggs | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), John Brannon (SF) Jeremy Lindquist, Marcus Laperle | |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 26-20 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Albert Mei grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | John Brannon is called for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG) Robert Marcum | |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Kevin Balk (PF) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Lonnie Jang, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Thomas McTaggart, Dale Cole, Albert Mei | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Balk (fresh) C - Roger McArthy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Harter (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-20 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein tips it but misses | 28-20 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 30-20 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Eric Cantor steals the ball from Jeremy Lindquist | 30-20 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-20 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Gerald Suggs is called for the reach on Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Gerald Suggs, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (SG), Arthur Thoms (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Gerald Suggs, Jack Brunelle, Kevin Balk, Roger McArthy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Thomas McTaggart (SG), Marcus Laperle (SF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Jeremy Lindquist, John Brannon | |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Steve Byers buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Thoms | 33-21 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter lays it up and in | 33-23 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Cantor and the foul's on Robert Marcum - foul #1 on Robert Marcum, team foul #9 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF) Eric Cantor, Arthur Thoms | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter | |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal misses the free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gregory James | 35-23 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-23 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum is fouled in the backcourt by Alton Coleman - foul #2 on Alton Coleman, team foul #11 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Arthur Thoms (PF) Steve Byers, Lonnie Jang, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), John Brannon (SF) Jeremy Lindquist, Marcus Laperle | |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses the halfcourt shot | 41-24 |