| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gregory James | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | John Brannon is fouled on the floor by Edwin Markham - foul #1 on Edwin Markham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory James | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Edwin Markham | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Landers and the foul's on Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas McTaggart takes the ball from James Kelly | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | Gregory James tips it home | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston's dunk attempt is rejected by Nathan Landers | 4-8 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly tips it home | 6-8 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | John Brannon buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Lindquist | 6-10 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston loses the dribble to Gregory James | 6-10 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Sean Staley steals the ball from Thomas McTaggart | 6-10 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses long on a jump hook from close range | 6-10 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Overman (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fairly fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Gregory James hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Thomas McTaggart is called for the reach on Edwin Markham - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, John Overman, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Albert Mei (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Thomas McTaggart, Jeremy Lindquist, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson can't finish the layup | 6-12 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson tips it back up and in | 6-14 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin McKinnon | 8-14 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Mei - foul #1 on Albert Mei, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG) Benjamin McKinnon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Fredrick Leija, John Brannon, Albert Mei, Issac Ferguson | |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 10-17 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is called for 5 seconds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) Leonard Magers, Sam Dejesus, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 10-19 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly blows the layup but he's hacked by Gregory James - foul #1 on Gregory James, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 12-21 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Thomas McTaggart steps in front of the Edwin Markham pass in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | John Overman is hacked by Nathan Landers - foul #1 on Nathan Landers, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG) Edwin Markham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (PG), John Brannon (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Thomas McTaggart, Vernon Schiefelbein, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston gets the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Albert Mei steals it from John Overman | 12-21 |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Albert Mei knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Lindquist | 12-23 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Overman | 15-23 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Albert Mei denies the turnaround by Benjamin McKinnon | 15-26 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | John Overman is called for the reach on Jeremy Lindquist - foul #1 on John Overman, team foul #3 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Benjamin McKinnon, John Overman, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Fredrick Leija, Jeremy Lindquist, Albert Mei, Issac Ferguson | |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is hacked by Edwin Markham - foul #2 on Edwin Markham, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG) Edwin Markham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | John Brannon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Gregory James pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-26 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Dejesus | 15-26 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson hits a driving attempt near the basket | 17-26 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin McKinnon - foul #1 on Benjamin McKinnon, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Benjamin McKinnon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG) Vernon Schiefelbein | |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Nathan Landers | 17-28 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Sam Dejesus picks off the pass by Thomas McTaggart | 17-28 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sam Dejesus | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | John Brannon knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory James and he's fouled by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF) Sam Dejesus, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | John Brannon makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 19-31 |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Nathan Landers | 19-31 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers is hacked by Leonard Magers - foul #1 on Leonard Magers, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), James Kelly (C) Leonard Magers, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SF) John Brannon | |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Gregory James pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Schiefelbein | 19-33 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathan Landers - foul #2 on Nathan Landers, team foul #5 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (SF), Edward Arbuckle (PF), Albert Mei (C) Thomas McTaggart, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Albert Mei pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Albert Mei's pass is intercepted by James Kelly | 20-33 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Edward Arbuckle steps in front of the Lawrence Jackson pass | 20-33 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Albert Mei hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | John Overman can't tip it in | 20-33 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Albert Mei misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson can't tip it in | 20-33 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Alston | 20-33 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 20-33 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Albert Mei clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin McKinnon - foul #2 on Benjamin McKinnon, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF), Peter James (C) Benjamin McKinnon, John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), John Brannon (SF), Gregory James (C) Jeremy Lindquist, Issac Ferguson, Edward Arbuckle | |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Brannon - foul #1 on John Brannon, team foul #6 | 20-35 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | John Brannon is called for traveling | 22-35 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Peter James hits the follow up shot | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leonard Magers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sam Dejesus (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) C - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Mei (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart scores on a 3 from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) Bernard Alston, Robert Nicodemus, Peter James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), Nathan Landers (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Albert Mei | |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #9 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist (SG) Fredrick Leija | |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 3 from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas McTaggart | 27-41 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus loses the dribble to Gregory James | 27-41 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Gregory James buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 27-43 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley banks in the layup and the foul's on John Brannon - foul #2 on John Brannon, team foul #7 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Leonard Magers, Sam Dejesus, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (PG), Albert Mei (C) Thomas McTaggart, Gregory James | |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers lays it up and in | 30-45 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus is fouled on the floor by Albert Mei - foul #2 on Albert Mei, team foul #8 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF) Jeremy Lindquist, John Brannon | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Edwin Markham is called for the reach on Fredrick Leija - foul #3 on Edwin Markham, team foul #10 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Bernard Alston (SF) Edwin Markham, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (PF) Nathan Landers | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | John Overman pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |