| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory James (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | John Brannon inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Missouri State | Gregory James double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 19:49 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Eric Cantor | 40-37 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Jeremy Lindquist is blocked by Clarence Neal | 40-37 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 40-39 |
| 18:51 | Missouri State | John Brannon is fouled on the floor by Clarence Neal - foul #2 on Clarence Neal, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (C) Clarence Neal | |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Dietz | 40-39 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle comes up short on the floater from close range | 40-39 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Gregory James clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses short on a jumper from the right block | 40-39 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | John Dietz pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:37 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 40-41 |
| 17:35 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart's pass is intercepted by Jack Brunelle in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor is fouled on the floor by John Brannon - foul #2 on John Brannon, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Edward Arbuckle (PF), Albert Mei (C) Thomas McTaggart, Jeremy Lindquist, John Brannon, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (SF), Kevin Balk (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, John Dietz | |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Steve Byers is hacked by Issac Ferguson - foul #2 on Issac Ferguson, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Steve Byers loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF) Gerald Suggs | |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija blows the dunk but he's fouled by Steve Byers - foul #2 on Steve Byers, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vernon Schiefelbein - foul #1 on Vernon Schiefelbein, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF) Edward Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG) Jack Brunelle | |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Kevin Balk - foul #1 on Kevin Balk, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Nathan Landers (PF) Fredrick Leija, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Roger McArthy (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF) Eric Cantor, Steve Byers, Kevin Balk | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | John Brannon grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Issac Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Arthur Thoms (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clarence Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Issac Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Brannon - foul #3 on John Brannon, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (PF) Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Clarence Neal | 44-44 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Alton Coleman | 44-46 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (PG), Albert Mei (PF), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, John Brannon, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Steve Byers (SG) Alton Coleman, Clarence Neal | |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | Steve Byers misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Albert Mei snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Gregory James can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:37 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger McArthy | 44-49 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Steve Byers misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Steve Byers pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Gregory James is hacked by Roger McArthy - foul #4 on Roger McArthy, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), John Brannon (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Fredrick Leija, Jeremy Lindquist, Edward Arbuckle, Albert Mei, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), John Dietz (PF), Kevin Balk (C) Steve Byers, Roger McArthy, Arthur Thoms, Gerald Suggs | |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | John Dietz gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:54 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor is fouled on the floor by Thomas McTaggart - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Issac Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Balk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk tips it home | 44-51 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | John Brannon is fouled in the backcourt by John Dietz - foul #1 on John Dietz, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | John Brannon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Nathan Landers is called for the reach on Alton Coleman - foul #2 on Nathan Landers, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clarence Neal (C) Kevin Balk | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Vernon Schiefelbein steps in front of the Eric Cantor pass | 44-51 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart lays it in on a nice dish by Vernon Schiefelbein | 46-51 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | John Dietz misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | John Dietz tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 10:29 | Missouri State | John Brannon snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein blows the wide open layup | 46-51 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Clarence Neal | 46-51 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alton Coleman | 46-54 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Vernon Schiefelbein | 49-54 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Vernon Schiefelbein steps in front of the Alton Coleman pass | 49-54 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein is hacked by Eric Cantor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Cantor, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Albert Mei (PF), Gregory James (C) Thomas McTaggart, Vernon Schiefelbein, Nathan Landers, Issac Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Kevin Balk (PF) Eric Cantor, Alton Coleman, John Dietz | |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Gregory James scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Lindquist | 51-54 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Steve Byers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gerald Suggs | 51-57 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Albert Mei can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 51-57 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Leija | 54-57 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Gregory James pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Gregory James scores on a floater from the right side set up by Albert Mei and he's fouled by Clarence Neal - foul #3 on Clarence Neal, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SF), Edward Arbuckle (PF) Fredrick Leija, John Brannon, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Arthur Thoms (PF) Steve Byers, Kevin Balk, Clarence Neal | |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Gregory James takes the ball from Eric Cantor | 57-57 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Gregory James lays it in on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart and he's fouled by Jack Brunelle - foul #2 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Jeremy Lindquist | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger McArthy (SF) Jack Brunelle | |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Issac Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Thoms (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Suggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Vernon Schiefelbein steals the ball from Eric Cantor | 59-57 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory James - foul #3 on Gregory James, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Albert Mei (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (SG), John Dietz (PF) Alton Coleman, Arthur Thoms | |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Mei | 61-59 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | John Dietz double dribbles | 61-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), John Brannon (SF) Jeremy Lindquist, Issac Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clarence Neal (C) Gerald Suggs | |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | John Brannon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Brannon, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | John Dietz knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Roger McArthy | 61-62 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Albert Mei blows the layup | 61-62 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart grabs the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | The refs have stopped play. Ilia Sucharzewski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 61-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nathan Landers (PF) Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), Kevin Balk (C) Steve Byers, Clarence Neal | |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | John Brannon comes up short on the floater from the left side | 61-62 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor is hacked by Nathan Landers - foul #3 on Nathan Landers, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Edward Arbuckle (SG), Issac Ferguson (C) Thomas McTaggart, Fredrick Leija, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF) Roger McArthy, John Dietz | |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Nathan Landers | 63-62 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers is called for a backcourt violation | 63-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG) Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Clarence Neal (C) Eric Cantor, Alton Coleman, Kevin Balk | |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Vernon Schiefelbein is called for the reach on Gerald Suggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Schiefelbein, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Neal - foul #4 on Clarence Neal, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 65-64 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | John Brannon pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Steve Byers steals the ball from John Brannon in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs is hacked by Vernon Schiefelbein - foul #3 on Vernon Schiefelbein, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nathan Landers (PF) Edward Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Vernon Schiefelbein | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nathan Landers - foul #4 on Nathan Landers, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (PG), Gregory James (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Issac Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), Roger McArthy (SF) Steve Byers, Jack Brunelle | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brannon (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nathan Landers (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory James (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Suggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Thoms (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clarence Neal (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Gerald Suggs picks off the pass by Gregory James in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Leija - foul #1 on Fredrick Leija, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses the easy open layup | 67-67 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Neal | 67-69 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SF), Edward Arbuckle (PF), Albert Mei (C) Fredrick Leija, John Brannon, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), John Dietz (PF), Kevin Balk (C) Gerald Suggs, Alton Coleman, Roger McArthy, Arthur Thoms, Clarence Neal | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Steve Byers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-69 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 70-69 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | John Dietz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Albert Mei snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Edward Arbuckle, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), Clarence Neal (C) Steve Byers, Kevin Balk | |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 72-69 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle is whistled for a carry | 72-69 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Jack Brunelle steals it from Nathan Landers | 72-69 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Gregory James snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Eric Cantor is called for the reach on Gregory James in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Cantor, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SF), Issac Ferguson (PF) John Brannon, Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Dietz | 73-72 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Brannon (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Issac Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is hacked by Eric Cantor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Cantor, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal snags the offensive board | 75-72 |