| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Russell | 25-32 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is fouled on the floor by Edward Pittman - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-34 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | James Griffith tips it home | 27-34 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 27-34 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | James Griffith tips it home | 29-34 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Boykin steps in front of the Elliott Shy pass | 29-34 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the finger roll | 31-34 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Griffith | 31-34 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Russell | 33-34 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the jumpshot from the left side | 33-36 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Elliott Shy picks off the pass by Kevin Russell | 33-36 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Robert Todd takes the ball from Richard Boykin after a doubleteam | 33-36 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd lays it in | 33-38 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 33-38 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | James Griffith misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | James Griffith blocks the short jumper by Ricky Parmer | 33-38 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | James Griffith snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pittman steps in front of the Elliott Shy pass | 33-38 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin drills a 3 from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Randall Campbell | 36-38 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Boykin and the foul's on Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Joel Palmer, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Lauver (C) Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), David Swarts (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Joel Palmer, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | James Griffith steals it from Larry Bybee | 40-38 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | James Griffith is wide open and dunks the ball | 42-38 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is fouled on the floor by Richard Boykin - foul #2 on Richard Boykin, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), John Sprague (PF) Edward Pittman, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is fouled on the floor by Paul Lauver - foul #2 on Paul Lauver, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Russell picks off the pass by Tommy Brown | 42-38 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell can't finish the layup | 42-38 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Paul Roder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sprague (fresh) C - Paul Lauver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) C - David Swarts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Paul Roder hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Russell out of a doubleteam | 45-38 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 10:55 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Roder | 47-41 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Bybee and he's hacked by Paul Roder - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), James Griffith (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Kevin Russell, John Sprague, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Tommy Brown, Larry Bybee, Steve Nelson, David Swarts | |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Pittman | 49-44 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Paul Roder makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Pittman | 52-44 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore lays it in on a great pass from Robert Todd | 52-46 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Elliott Shy takes the ball from Paul Roder | 52-46 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | James Griffith gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Paul Roder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Todd | 52-46 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Roder - foul #2 on Paul Roder, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (PG), Kevin Russell (SG), John Sprague (PF) Edward Pittman, Paul Roder, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Joel Palmer (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), David Swarts (C) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Andrew Risher (fresh) SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sprague (fresh) C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) C - David Swarts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Robert Todd picks off the pass by Richard Boykin | 52-48 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Risher - foul #1 on Andrew Risher, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Andrew Risher, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG) Robert Todd | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver loses the ball out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG) John Sprague | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Todd Moore (PF) Tommy Brown, David Swarts | |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the fadeaway in the paint | 52-50 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Lauver | 52-50 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Bybee - foul #1 on Larry Bybee, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Joel Palmer, Steve Nelson | |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Moore | 53-50 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 53-50 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Elliott Shy | 53-50 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Andrew Risher (SG), John Sprague (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Edward Pittman, Kevin Russell, James Griffith, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), David Swarts (PF) Larry Bybee, Bobby Blackburn, Todd Moore | |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Paul Roder misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses the tip | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Richard Boykin is blocked by Ricky Parmer | 53-50 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | John Sprague tips it home | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Kevin Russell (SG), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, Andrew Risher, John Sprague | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore (PF) David Swarts | |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-53 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Pittman and he's hacked by Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Robert Todd - foul #3 on Robert Todd, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Russell | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Robert Todd is denied by James Griffith | 60-53 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the board | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | James Griffith is hacked by Elliott Shy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliott Shy, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG), John Sprague (PF) Kevin Russell, James Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is fouled on the floor by Todd Moore - foul #1 on Todd Moore, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Paul Roder is fouled on the floor by Robert Todd - foul #4 on Robert Todd, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Paul Roder makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Paul Roder misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Paul Roder is called for the reach on Robert Todd - foul #3 on Paul Roder, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kevin Russell (SG), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, John Sprague | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Todd - foul #5 on Robert Todd, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (PF) James Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG) Robert Todd | |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 61-54 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Elliott Shy is called for the reach on Richard Boykin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elliott Shy, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG) Kevin Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Randall Campbell | 63-57 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Elliott Shy is called for the reach on Richard Boykin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elliott Shy, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Elliott Shy - foul #4 on Elliott Shy, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pittman takes the ball from Elliott Shy in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Sprague is fouled on the floor by Todd Moore - foul #2 on Todd Moore, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-60 |