| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino inbounds the ball | 43-16 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-16 |
| 19:50 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-16 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-16 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder travels with the ball | 43-16 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-16 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Ritchie | 43-16 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-19 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Joey McWard - foul #2 on Joey McWard, team foul #1 | 43-19 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 43-19 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 43-19 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder is hacked by Kyle Evans - foul #3 on Kyle Evans, team foul #1 | 43-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry Ownby (SF) Kyle Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Pearson - foul #1 on Michael Pearson, team foul #2 | 43-19 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the 1st free throw | 43-20 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-20 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-20 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson tips it in | 45-20 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke is denied on a layup by Casey Gray | 45-20 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Casey Gray snags the defensive board | 45-20 |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Joey McWard is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #3 on Joey McWard, team foul #2 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG) Brian Lillie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Joe Clarke, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Jody Natal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Ownby | 48-20 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Moss | 48-22 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hoffman - foul #1 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #3 | 48-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Luther Myatt (PF), James Hayes (C) Casey Gray, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | James Hayes scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jody Natal | 50-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luther Myatt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Hoffman | 50-25 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-25 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman snags the defensive board | 50-25 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | James Hayes takes the ball from Scott Sterrett | 50-25 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jody Natal | 52-25 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Henry Ownby - foul #1 on Henry Ownby, team foul #3 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Brian Doyle (SG), Kyle Evans (SF), Casey Gray (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, Robert Brown, Henry Ownby, Luther Myatt, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Charlie Smith, Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 1st free throw | 52-26 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-27 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie buries a shot from the baseline set up by Brian Doyle and he's fouled by Alexander Linder - foul #1 on Alexander Linder, team foul #4 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF) Mark Magill | |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the free throw | 55-27 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder can't connect on a runner from the left block | 55-27 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson gets the rebound | 55-27 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-27 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Patino | 55-27 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo and he's hacked by Kyle Evans - foul #4 on Kyle Evans, team foul #4 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG) Kyle Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses the free throw | 55-29 |
| 13:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Casey Gray | 55-29 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Casey Gray hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Brown | 57-29 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 57-29 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder tips it back up and in | 57-31 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Brown | 59-31 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-31 |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Casey Gray is fouled on the floor by Joey McWard - foul #4 on Joey McWard, team foul #5 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Henry Ownby (SF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Brian Doyle, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-31 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | James Hayes tips it back up and in | 61-31 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses the dunk attempt | 61-31 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Henry Ownby | 61-31 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Robert Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jody Natal | 64-31 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill hits a runner from the right block set up by Joe Clarke | 64-33 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the lay-in | 64-33 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Casey Gray can't tip it in | 64-33 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 64-33 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | Jody Natal connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Brown | 67-33 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses short on a jumper from the left side | 67-33 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | James Hayes grabs the board | 67-33 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the lay-in | 67-33 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Hoffman | 67-33 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | James Hayes denies the turnaround by Mark Magill | 67-33 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Jody Natal grabs the board | 67-33 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jody Natal | 69-33 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill is fouled on the floor by Henry Ownby - foul #2 on Henry Ownby, team foul #5 | 69-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joe Lemons (PG), Brian Doyle (SG), Luther Myatt (PF), Andrew Alexander (C) Jody Natal, Robert Brown, Casey Gray, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Anthony Bosley (C) Scott Sterrett, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-33 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt gets the rebound | 69-33 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby comes up short on the shot from the left side | 69-33 |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle can't tip it in | 69-33 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 69-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joe Lemons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Ownby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luther Myatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Clarke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Magill (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Bosley (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 69-33 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander gets the rebound | 69-33 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-33 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill pulls down the rebound | 69-33 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Walter Moss | 69-35 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Doyle | 72-35 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley lays it up and in | 72-37 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander is hacked by Anthony Bosley - foul #1 on Anthony Bosley, team foul #6 | 72-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), James Hayes (C) Henry Ownby, Andrew Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Leonard Hoffman (PF) Joe Clarke, Walter Moss | |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-37 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill grabs the board | 72-37 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #7 | 72-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry Ownby (SF) Joe Lemons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Walter Moss (PF) Charlie Smith, Anthony Bosley | |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby is fouled on the floor by Walter Moss - foul #2 on Walter Moss, team foul #8 | 72-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander (PF) Luther Myatt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 73-37 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 74-37 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-37 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 74-37 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Jody Natal clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-37 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke grabs the board | 74-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-37 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman snags the offensive board | 74-37 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jody Natal - foul #2 on Jody Natal, team foul #6 | 74-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joe Lemons (SG) Brian Doyle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Anthony Bosley (C) Joe Clarke, Walter Moss | |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 1st free throw | 74-38 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the 2nd free throw | 74-38 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alexander | 74-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joe Lemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Ownby (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-38 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley snags the defensive board | 74-38 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-38 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Joe Lemons pulls down the rebound | 74-38 |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jody Natal and the foul's on Charlie Smith - foul #1 on Charlie Smith, team foul #9 | 76-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Luther Myatt (PF) Andrew Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Walter Moss (PF) Scott Sterrett, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby misses the free throw | 76-38 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 76-38 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-38 |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Joe Lemons snags the defensive board | 76-38 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Jody Natal is hacked by Mark Magill - foul #1 on Mark Magill, team foul #10 | 76-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Doyle (SF) Henry Ownby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Jody Natal misses the 1st free throw | 76-38 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Jody Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 77-38 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Brian Doyle - foul #1 on Brian Doyle, team foul #7 | 77-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry Ownby (SF) Joe Lemons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Leonard Hoffman (C) Charlie Smith, Anthony Bosley | |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the free throw | 77-40 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 77-40 |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Ownby | 80-40 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke's pass is intercepted by Brian Doyle | 80-40 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jody Natal | 83-40 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill drills a jumper from the right side set up by Joe Clarke | 83-42 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Joe Clarke steps in front of the Henry Ownby pass | 83-42 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke lays it in | 83-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby connects on the driving attempt from close range | 85-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Jody Natal picks off the pass by Leonard Hoffman | 85-44 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jody Natal runs out the clock | 85-44 |