| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Beck (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Chrisman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dante Waller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Katzner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Victor Planas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Carlos Rowles - foul #2 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the free throw | 42-23 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-23 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dante Waller | 42-23 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | John Sharer tips it in | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carlos Rowles | 44-25 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | James Katzner can't connect on a shot in the paint | 44-25 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles gets the rebound | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Darrell Beck takes the ball from Kenneth Davis in the backcourt | 44-25 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck dunks the ball | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses the easy layup | 46-25 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | John Sharer gets the rebound | 46-25 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Dante Waller's floater is tipped away by Carlos Rowles | 46-25 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Victor Planas pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-25 |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz tips it in | 46-27 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Dante Waller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-27 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | James Katzner tips it back up and in | 48-27 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-27 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles tips it back up and in | 48-29 |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Keith Patnode (PF), Grady Edwards (C) John Sharer, Darrell Beck, Donald Chrisman, Dante Waller, James Katzner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Peter Schroeder (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Kenneth Davis, Carl Reese, Victor Planas, Bruce Alcaraz, Carlos Rowles | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-29 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Wink | 48-29 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Odis Webb | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Odis Webb (fresh) PF - Keith Patnode (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Camp (fresh) SG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) SF - Eddie Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Mellberg (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Schroeder and he's hacked by Harold Blevins - foul #2 on Harold Blevins, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF) Eddie Jones | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Dane Ham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | John Fulbright grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Odis Webb steps in front of the Steven Mellberg pass in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Dane Ham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 14:06 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode grabs the board | 53-32 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards is hacked by Steven Mellberg - foul #3 on Steven Mellberg, team foul #2 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Sharer (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Donald Chrisman (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Harold Blevins, Dane Ham, Odis Webb, Keith Patnode, Grady Edwards | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Eddie Jones (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Wayne Camp, Edwin Brouwer, Peter Schroeder, Steven Mellberg | |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Dante Waller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 53-32 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 13:27 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Jones | 53-35 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman loses the dribble to Eddie Jones | 53-35 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | John Sharer is called for the reach on Kenneth Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sharer, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG) John Fulbright | |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Carl Reese comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Griswold - foul #1 on Jimmy Griswold, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Eddie Jones is called for the reach on Darrell Beck - foul #2 on Eddie Jones, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Katzner (C) Dante Waller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (PF) Bruce Alcaraz | |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | James Katzner is hacked by Carlos Rowles - foul #3 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Eddie Jones steals the ball from Darrell Beck | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dante Waller (PF) Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Eddie Jones | |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | James Katzner's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Rowles | 53-36 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Dante Waller grabs the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Donald Chrisman and the foul's on Carlos Rowles - foul #4 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #5 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG) John Sharer, Darrell Beck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), John Fulbright (SF), Peter Schroeder (C) Kenneth Davis, Victor Planas, Carlos Rowles | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Chrisman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dante Waller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Katzner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Dante Waller grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder lays it in and he's hacked by James Katzner - foul #2 on James Katzner, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (PG), Odis Webb (SF), Keith Patnode (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Dane Ham, Donald Chrisman, Dante Waller, James Katzner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG) Carl Reese | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder makes the free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-39 |
| 10:32 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Jimmy Griswold swats the short shot by Peter Schroeder | 56-39 |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses the tip | 56-39 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Peter Schroeder steals the ball from Nicholas Wink | 56-39 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Keith Patnode swats the short shot by Peter Schroeder | 56-39 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Odis Webb is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Odis Webb, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Darrell Beck (SG), Donald Chrisman (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Harold Blevins, Nicholas Wink, Odis Webb, Keith Patnode, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Wayne Camp (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Victor Planas (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Roland Johnson, Edwin Brouwer, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Peter Schroeder | |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Grady Edwards - foul #2 on Grady Edwards, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 59-40 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Victor Planas jams it | 59-42 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dane Ham | 61-42 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis clanks a jumper from close range | 61-42 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Dante Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Dane Ham is hacked by Kenneth Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Sharer (PG), Odis Webb (SF), James Katzner (C) Dane Ham, Donald Chrisman, Grady Edwards | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Peter Schroeder (C) Wayne Camp, Eddie Jones, Steven Mellberg | |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | James Katzner buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Sharer | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Sharer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Beck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Odis Webb (fresh) PF - Dante Waller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Katzner (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Planas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Schroeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 63-42 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Victor Planas pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder is open but misses the lay-in | 63-42 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | James Katzner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | John Fulbright is called for the reach on Odis Webb - foul #4 on John Fulbright, team foul #7 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (PG), Keith Patnode (PF) John Sharer, Dante Waller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Kenneth Davis, Carl Reese, Victor Planas, Peter Schroeder | |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-42 |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | James Katzner misses the lay-in | 65-42 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles grabs the board | 65-42 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | John Fulbright is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-42 |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Keith Patnode swats the short shot by Carlos Rowles | 65-42 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | John Fulbright hits the follow up shot | 65-44 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | James Katzner is denied on a layup by Carlos Rowles | 65-44 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 65-44 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz hits the follow up shot | 65-46 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Odis Webb misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | James Katzner grabs the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Sharer (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Donald Chrisman (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Harold Blevins, Darrell Beck, Odis Webb, Keith Patnode, James Katzner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Victor Planas (PF), Steven Mellberg (C) Roland Johnson, Edwin Brouwer, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Carlos Rowles | |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Steven Mellberg pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Nicholas Wink is called for the reach on Kenneth Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG) Carl Reese | |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Steven Mellberg is called for the reach on Grady Edwards - foul #4 on Steven Mellberg, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG) Kenneth Davis | |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones banks in the layup set up by Steven Mellberg and the foul's on Dante Waller - foul #2 on Dante Waller, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Patnode (PF) Dante Waller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Schroeder (C) Steven Mellberg | |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards snags the defensive board | 67-49 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | John Sharer makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Wink | 69-49 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer is hacked by John Sharer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sharer, team foul #9 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Mellberg (C) Eddie Jones | |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Steven Mellberg is called for the reach on John Sharer - foul #5 on Steven Mellberg, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold (C) Grady Edwards | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG) Steven Mellberg | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | John Sharer makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | John Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Sharer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dane Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Chrisman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Keith Patnode (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Planas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Planas | 71-53 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold loses the dribble to Edwin Brouwer | 71-53 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp's floater is knocked away by Jimmy Griswold | 71-53 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson tips it in | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode misses long on a shot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Dante Waller (PF), James Katzner (C) John Sharer, Dane Ham, Donald Chrisman, Keith Patnode, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SF) Edwin Brouwer | |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | James Katzner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Sharer (PG), Darrell Beck (SG), Donald Chrisman (SF) Harold Blevins, Nicholas Wink, Odis Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG) Roland Johnson | |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Jones | 71-57 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | James Katzner scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Sharer | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Darrell Beck steals it from Victor Planas | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | John Sharer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Camp - foul #1 on Wayne Camp, team foul #10 | 73-57 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | John Sharer makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | John Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Katzner - foul #3 on James Katzner, team foul #10 | 75-57 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Dante Waller pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Sharer runs out the clock | 75-58 |