| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Jaramillo | 29-37 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Sandstrom and the foul's on Walter Hall - foul #1 on Walter Hall, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Richard Heyward steals it from Dwayne Jaramillo | 32-37 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Walter Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Mentzer | 32-40 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Chad Stier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Chad Stier misses badly on a shot in the lane | 32-40 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Mentzer | 32-40 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Doyle Hartley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Gary Mentzer | |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG) Chad Stier | |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Head is denied by Doyle Hartley | 34-41 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn tips it home | 36-41 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is called for 3 seconds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Richard Heyward, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Walter Hall, Michael Scott | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Park - foul #2 on Ronnie Park, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Charles Head | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Chad Stier - foul #2 on Chad Stier, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Daniel Beckham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is fouled on the floor by Russell Harvey - foul #3 on Russell Harvey, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 40-44 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses the easy layup | 40-44 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Doyle Hartley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Chad Stier, Ronnie Park, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Gary Mentzer | |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon loses the dribble to Leonel Osborn | 40-44 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 42-44 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Walter Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Dahlberg | 42-44 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-44 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Edward Burke snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Nixon | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) PF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham's pass is intercepted by Michael Scott | 42-47 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Burke | 42-49 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham clanks a runner near the basket | 42-49 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head tips it home | 44-49 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Scott | 44-52 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Michael Scott snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Heyward | 47-52 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Michael Scott misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | Edward Burke grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Edward Burke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-54 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 47-54 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 49-54 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Michael Scott can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head can't connect on a shot from close range | 49-54 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Head (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Nixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Burke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Doyle Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Daniel Nixon, Walter Hall, Edward Burke, Doyle Hartley, Michael Scott | |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is hacked by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #3 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Chad Stier | 49-57 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward's pass is intercepted by Gary Mentzer | 49-57 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Chad Stier | 49-59 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 51-59 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Sawyer | 51-61 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom lays it in set up by Richard Heyward | 53-61 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses badly on a floater from the right block | 53-61 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Sandstrom | 53-61 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey is denied on a layup by Dwayne Jaramillo | 53-61 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Jaramillo | 53-61 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Joseph Babineau (PF) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG), Walter Hall (SG), William Hardin (C) Chad Stier, Ronnie Park, Gary Mentzer | |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #3 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Russell Harvey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Dwayne Jaramillo, William Hardin | |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-61 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF), Charles Head (C) Joseph Babineau, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Edward Burke (SF) Daniel Nixon, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Head (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Doyle Hartley - foul #3 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Edward Burke, Michael Scott | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Doyle Hartley | |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is denied on a layup by Brent Slama | 55-61 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Dahlberg | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Ronnie Park | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Walter Hall scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Gary Mentzer | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Brent Slama is blocked by Marvin Sawyer | 55-63 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama hits the follow up shot | 57-63 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Walter Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #3 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey connects on the shot from the left side set up by Brent Slama | 59-64 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Hall | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the easy layup | 59-66 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama tips it in | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Russell Harvey is called for the reach on Dwayne Jaramillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Harvey, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Ronnie Park (SF) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer | |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is hacked by Brent Slama - foul #2 on Brent Slama, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Daniel Nixon | |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is hacked by Russell Harvey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Harvey, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG) Russell Harvey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Doyle Hartley (PF) Chad Stier, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Mentzer | 64-69 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Walter Hall, Doyle Hartley | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Wayne Dahlberg is called for the reach on Dwayne Jaramillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mike Cooper | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #5 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Doyle Hartley (PF) Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Chad Stier misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sawyer steals the ball from Richard Heyward | 67-71 |