| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses short on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Gregory James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | John Brannon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | Gregory James gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Brannon | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Chad Fresquez is called for the reach on Robert Marcum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chad Fresquez and he's hacked by Gregory James - foul #1 on Gregory James, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Calvin Young (PF) Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston | |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum's pass is intercepted by Russell Viles | 2-5 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan can't connect on a shot near the basket | 2-5 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | John Brannon grabs the board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) SG - Russell Viles (fresh) SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) C - Paul Strahan (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 2-5 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Strahan and he's fouled by Robert Marcum - foul #1 on Robert Marcum, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Daniel Harter (PF), Dale Cole (C) Robert Marcum, Jeremy Lindquist, Raymond Newton, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Lawrence Jackson, Calvin Young, Paul Strahan | |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 2-8 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Brannon | 2-8 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses the tip | 2-8 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Dale Cole gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | John Brannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is whistled for a carry | 2-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, Vernon Schiefelbein, John Brannon, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Lawrence Jackson (SF) Leslie Nelson, Bernard Alston | |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 4-8 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is fouled on the floor by Raymond Newton - foul #1 on Raymond Newton, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses long on a shot from the baseline | 4-8 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Gregory James is hacked by John Overman - foul #1 on John Overman, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF) Calvin Young | |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist is fouled on the floor by John Overman - foul #2 on John Overman, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF) Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG) John Overman | |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson buries a 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | John Brannon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory James (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Marcum is called for the reach on Russell Viles - foul #2 on Robert Marcum, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Daniel Harter (PF), Dale Cole (C) Robert Marcum, Raymond Newton, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Leonard Magers, Paul Strahan, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson | 7-14 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-17 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Harter | 10-17 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Gregory James (C) Jeremy Lindquist, John Brannon, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley double dribbles | 10-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (SF) Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Merle Stokes | |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Vernon Schiefelbein | 12-17 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Fresquez and he's fouled by Thomas McTaggart - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Calvin Young (PF) Leslie Nelson, Sean Staley | |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Dale Cole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is whistled for traveling | 12-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF) Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Thomas McTaggart is blocked by Calvin Young | 12-20 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 12-20 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Viles | 12-22 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Chad Fresquez and he's fouled by Thomas McTaggart - foul #2 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Daniel Harter (C) Thomas McTaggart, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Lawrence Jackson, Calvin Young, Paul Strahan | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the free throw | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Harter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | John Brannon makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (PF), Albert Mei (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-28 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Brannon | 15-28 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-28 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | John Brannon misses the tip | 15-28 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 15-31 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #8 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Gregory James (C) Daniel Harter, John Brannon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) Russell Viles | |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Merle Stokes - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #4 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Sean Staley | |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-31 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 15-31 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Albert Mei - foul #1 on Albert Mei, team foul #9 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Newton (PF) Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) Merle Stokes | |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Paul Strahan is called for the reach on Raymond Newton - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #5 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF) Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Calvin Young (PF) Leslie Nelson, Bernard Alston | |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein is whistled for a carry | 15-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Thomas McTaggart (SG) Vernon Schiefelbein, Jeremy Lindquist | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Calvin Young | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-33 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley tips it back up and in | 15-35 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Marcum | 18-35 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is hacked by John Brannon - foul #1 on John Brannon, team foul #10 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Harter (C) Gregory James | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Harter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | John Brannon is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Brannon, team foul #11 | 18-37 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Harter steps in front of the Lawrence Jackson pass | 18-37 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-37 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | John Brannon grabs the offensive board | 18-37 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Newton, team foul #12 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Russell Viles, Lawrence Jackson, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chad Fresquez | 18-40 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Marcum | 21-40 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is called for traveling | 21-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, John Brannon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Lawrence Jackson (C) Leslie Nelson, Calvin Young | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas McTaggart | 23-40 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory James - foul #2 on Gregory James, team foul #13 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (SF) Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-41 |