| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 40-17 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roger Howard | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-20 |
| 19:26 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo tips it back up and in | 42-20 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-20 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 42-20 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-20 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 42-20 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Caceres | 45-20 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-20 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-20 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it back up and in | 47-20 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-20 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 47-20 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-20 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses the tip | 47-20 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 47-20 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-20 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the offensive board | 47-20 |
| 15:53 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-20 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head pulls down the rebound | 47-20 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Park (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) PF - Charles Head (fresh) 6 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg double dribbles | 47-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Ronnie Park, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-20 |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 47-20 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-20 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 47-20 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Mike Cooper (SF) Riley Witt, Wayne Dahlberg | |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Heyward is denied by Christopher Carter | 47-20 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 47-20 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronnie Park (SF) Robert Moore, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-20 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the board | 47-20 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 47-20 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 47-20 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Carter is called for the reach on Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Christopher Carter, team foul #1 | 47-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (C) Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF) Brent Slama | |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols scores on a 3 from the right wing | 47-23 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Walter Hall drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 50-23 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 50-26 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #1 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Leonel Osborn (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brian Nichols | |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-26 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-26 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 51-26 |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Moore | 53-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) SF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Head (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brent Slama and the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #4 on Christopher Carter, team foul #2 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Bennie Melton (C) Walter Hall, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Leonel Osborn | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses the free throw | 53-28 |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mike Tolman | 53-28 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-28 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 53-28 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Head | 53-30 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-30 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-30 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Charles Head is called for the reach on Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Marvin Sawyer, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Leonel Osborn (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Wayne Dahlberg, Brent Slama, Charles Head | |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is fouled on the floor by Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #3 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #4 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (C) Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols snags the defensive board | 54-30 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roger Howard | 54-32 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Brian Nichols is called for the reach on Mike Tolman - foul #3 on Brian Nichols, team foul #5 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF) Chad Stier, Ronnie Park | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman's pass is intercepted by Roger Howard | 54-32 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard blows the layup | 54-32 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 57-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Tolman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-32 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-32 |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-32 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 57-32 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Leonel Osborn - foul #2 on Leonel Osborn, team foul #6 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Doyle Hartley (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall, Dwayne Jaramillo, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Leonel Osborn, Brian Nichols | |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 57-32 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-32 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Doyle Hartley - foul #1 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #3 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG) Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Robert Moore buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Doyle Hartley | 60-34 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-34 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton snags the defensive board | 60-34 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is fouled in the backcourt by Riley Witt - foul #1 on Riley Witt, team foul #7 | 60-34 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-34 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 62-37 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park buries a jumper in the lane set up by Doyle Hartley and the foul's on Wayne Dahlberg - foul #3 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #8 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (C) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park misses the free throw | 64-37 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head snags the defensive board | 64-37 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-39 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 66-39 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Chad Stier is called for the reach on Leonel Osborn - foul #1 on Chad Stier, team foul #4 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (C) Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Riley Witt | 66-41 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Chad Stier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-41 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park grabs the offensive board | 66-41 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-41 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Park (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Doyle Hartley (fairly fresh) C - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Beckham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Head (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Bennie Melton (C) Chad Stier, Doyle Hartley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Brown (PG), Christopher Sandstrom (PF) Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn | |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the runner near the basket set up by Robert Moore and he's hacked by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #9 | 68-41 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the free throw | 69-41 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #5 | 69-41 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Brown's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nixon | 69-41 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Wayne Dahlberg steals the ball from Robert Moore | 69-41 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-41 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mike Tolman | 69-41 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 69-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG) Daniel Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SG), Leonel Osborn (C) Raymond Brown, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Riley Witt is denied by Ronnie Park | 69-41 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn tips it home | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Moore | 71-43 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham is fouled on the floor by Chad Stier - foul #2 on Chad Stier, team foul #6 | 71-43 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 71-45 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Chad Stier runs out the clock | 71-45 |