| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) PF - Joel Davey (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gregory James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Jon Thomas picks off the pass by Nathan Landers | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Nathan Landers is called for the reach on Joel Davey - foul #1 on Nathan Landers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Gregory James snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Gregory James is open and lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | John Brannon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory James - foul #1 on Gregory James, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Albert Mei (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Thomas McTaggart, Jeremy Lindquist, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | John Brannon steps in front of the Dennis Hurley pass | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija is hacked by Robert Tapia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (PF) John Brannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Jon Thomas | |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija clanks a floater from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | David Cork snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Schiefelbein | 5-8 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 5-11 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Albert Mei is fouled on the floor by David Cork - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), John Brannon (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Fredrick Leija, Issac Ferguson, Edward Arbuckle, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 5-11 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Lindquist | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - John Longwell (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Gregory James comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 5-11 |
| 15:53 | Missouri State | John Brannon snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the floater from the right wing set up by John Brannon | 7-11 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-14 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Ernest Thomas picks off the pass by Jeremy Lindquist in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Gregory James denies the turnaround by John Longwell | 7-14 |
| 15:02 | Missouri State | Gregory James gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Gregory James blows the layup but he's fouled by Jon Thomas - foul #1 on Jon Thomas, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Jeremy Lindquist, John Brannon, Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Leija - foul #1 on Fredrick Leija, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (PF) Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 9-14 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Davey | 9-14 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Edward Arbuckle steals the ball from Scott Drees | 9-14 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Albert Mei throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), John Brannon (SF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Fredrick Leija, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) David Cork | |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 9-14 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Drees | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | John Brannon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Lindquist | 12-14 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, John Brannon, Edward Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), John Longwell (C) Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses the wide open floater from the right block | 12-14 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Issac Ferguson steals the ball from Dennis Hurley | 12-14 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Albert Mei hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 14-14 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | John Longwell snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Issac Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Mei (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Longwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ernest Thomas | 14-17 |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #1 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), John Brannon (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Jeremy Lindquist, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey, John Longwell | |
| 11:24 | Missouri State | Gregory James banks in the wide open layup set up by John Brannon | 16-17 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | David Cork lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Bastarache and the foul's on Nathan Landers - foul #2 on Nathan Landers, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Mei (PF) Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | John Brannon is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Gregory James snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Albert Mei misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Drees and he's hacked by Fredrick Leija - foul #2 on Fredrick Leija, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Edward Arbuckle (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Fredrick Leija, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-22 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leonard Chung | 19-25 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein lays it in | 21-25 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-25 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | John Brannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Mei (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Edward Arbuckle, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-25 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist is fouled on the floor by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG) Vernon Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | John Brannon is fouled on the floor by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | John Brannon makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | John Brannon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | John Longwell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the follow up shot | 23-27 |
| 08:30 | Missouri State | Albert Mei misses long on a shot from the right block | 23-27 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Davey | 23-27 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Longwell | 23-29 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Edward Arbuckle (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Jeremy Lindquist, Albert Mei, Issac Ferguson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Edward Arbuckle | 23-29 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 25-29 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Arbuckle - foul #1 on Edward Arbuckle, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brannon (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 3 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Joel Davey picks off the pass by Thomas McTaggart | 25-30 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Joel Davey blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Ronald Bastarache steals it from Thomas McTaggart | 25-30 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Thomas McTaggart steals it from Ronald Bastarache | 25-30 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart lays it up and in | 27-30 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey buries a runner from the left block set up by Scott Drees | 27-32 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle is fouled on the floor by Joel Davey - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, John Brannon, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | David Cork hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-32 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Jeremy Lindquist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Mei (PF) Edward Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits a driving attempt from the right block | 30-34 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Gregory James can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory James | 30-34 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses short on a shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Gregory James can't tip it in | 30-34 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Issac Ferguson is called for the reach on Dennis Hurley - foul #1 on Issac Ferguson, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG) Vernon Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Eddie Sullivan, David Cork | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Issac Ferguson | 32-36 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache blows the layup | 32-36 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 32-36 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas comes up short on the jumper from close range | 32-36 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Albert Mei | 32-36 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses short on a runner from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled on the floor by Issac Ferguson - foul #2 on Issac Ferguson, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (PG), John Brannon (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija scores on a jumper from the baseline | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tired) 11 pts. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 3 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | David Cork knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Chung | 34-38 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Jeremy Lindquist, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | John Brannon pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chung - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (SG) Fredrick Leija | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (PF), Jon Thomas (C) David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Ilia Sucharzewski blocks the short jumper by Jon Thomas | 35-38 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | John Brannon grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses badly on a shot in the paint | 35-40 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Scott Drees snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the easy layup | 35-40 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Scott Drees tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #11 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Gregory James (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Edward Arbuckle, John Brannon, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ernest Thomas | 37-45 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | John Longwell denies the turnaround by Gregory James | 37-45 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 37-45 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-45 |