| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Pittman | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg blows the layup but he's hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #1 on Elliott Shy, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Moore | 36-32 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 38-32 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Floyd Kazanowski | 38-34 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen's layup is rejected by Todd Moore | 38-34 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 38-34 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Yetter (SF), Paul Lauver (C) Bruce Trachtenberg, Virgil Classen | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Yetter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Adam Bonnet | 40-34 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Yetter | 40-36 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Pittman | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Paul Portillo, Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Chad Hampton (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Robert Yetter, Randall Campbell, Paul Lauver | |
| 13:07 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer is fouled on the floor by Virgil Classen - foul #2 on Virgil Classen, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen blows the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Parmer - foul #1 on Ricky Parmer, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (SG), Randall Campbell (PF) Floyd Kazanowski, Chad Hampton | |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Virgil Classen | 42-40 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Randall (fresh) SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Trachtenberg picks off the pass by Robert Todd out of a doubleteam | 42-40 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Robert Todd picks off the pass by Virgil Classen | 42-40 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Todd | 44-40 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Virgil Classen swats the short shot by Elliott Shy | 44-40 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Robert Todd is called for the reach on Calvin Randall - foul #1 on Robert Todd, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SG), Chad Hampton (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Calvin Randall, Randall Campbell, Virgil Classen | |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Lauver - foul #2 on Paul Lauver, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Yetter (SF) Bruce Trachtenberg | |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is hacked by Paul Portillo - foul #2 on Paul Portillo, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF) Paul Portillo, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Todd Moore steals it from Floyd Kazanowski | 46-40 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 48-40 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Bonnet - foul #1 on Adam Bonnet, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Adam Bonnet, Rocky Conti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Randall Campbell (PF) Robert Yetter, Chad Hampton | |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson is called for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Virgil Classen (C) Paul Lauver | |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Elliott Shy - foul #2 on Elliott Shy, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen hits a shot in the paint | 48-45 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Elliott Shy - foul #3 on Elliott Shy, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF) Robert Todd, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (PG), Issac Harris (SG), Robert Yetter (SF) Edward Pittman, Floyd Kazanowski, Bruce Trachtenberg | |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Parmer | 51-46 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Calvin Randall | 51-48 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ricky Parmer | 53-48 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rocky Conti | 55-48 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Issac Harris | 55-50 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Floyd Kazanowski (SG), Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Chad Hampton (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Calvin Randall, Issac Harris, Robert Yetter, Randall Campbell, Virgil Classen | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Moore | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg buries a floater from the right side set up by Edward Pittman | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the open dunk | 58-52 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randall Campbell (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Chad Hampton, Paul Lauver | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Moore | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is fouled on the floor by Floyd Kazanowski - foul #1 on Floyd Kazanowski, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore is hacked by Randall Campbell - foul #3 on Randall Campbell, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Todd is blocked by Randall Campbell | 58-52 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen tips it in | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-54 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pittman is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan - foul #3 on Edward Pittman, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #4 on Edward Pittman, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Floyd Kazanowski is called for the reach on Robert Todd - foul #2 on Floyd Kazanowski, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Floyd Kazanowski is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Floyd Kazanowski, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Trachtenberg, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Kazanowski - foul #4 on Floyd Kazanowski, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Pittman | 62-57 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pittman is called for the reach on Elliott Shy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Pittman, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (PG) Edward Pittman | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Classen | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |