| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Darrell Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sharer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Franceski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Planas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | John Sharer inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois State | Roland Johnson steps in front of the Darrell Beck pass in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 19:54 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson lays it up and in | 41-34 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | James Franceski buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Sharer | 43-34 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | John Sharer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Beck | 45-34 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Reese | 45-36 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Charles Simon (PF), Keith Patnode (C) Darrell Beck, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, James Franceski, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher (SF), Eddie Jones (C) John Fulbright, Victor Planas | |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Carl Reese scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is fouled on the floor by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (PG), John Fulbright (SF) Roland Johnson, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Dane Ham scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Wink | 48-38 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Dane Ham picks off the pass by Lawrence Reed in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Dane Ham lays it in | 50-38 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), Jimmy Griswold (C) Charles Simon, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Dane Ham buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Blevins | 53-38 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | John Fulbright is hacked by Nicholas Wink - foul #3 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #1 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), John Sharer (SF), James Franceski (PF) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Odis Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Victor Planas (C) Tommie Starcher, Eddie Jones | |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Reese | 53-40 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | John Sharer knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Franceski | 55-40 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Carl Reese comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Blevins - foul #1 on Harold Blevins, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (SG), Keith Patnode (C) Harold Blevins, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG) Lawrence Reed | |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | James Franceski loses the ball out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG) Darrell Beck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:04 | Missouri State | John Fulbright hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Roland Johnson | 55-43 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Carl Reese - foul #1 on Carl Reese, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Odis Webb (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF) Kent Harris, John Sharer, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher (SF), Uang Chinn (PF), William Orbison (C) John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Victor Planas | |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | William Orbison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Blevins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Odis Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Dunbar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Keith Patnode (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Reese (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Orbison (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Carl Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG) Harold Blevins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar's floater is tipped away by Uang Chinn | 56-43 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Odis Webb tips it home | 58-43 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Dane Ham steps in front of the Tommie Starcher pass in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Dane Ham is fouled on the floor by Uang Chinn - foul #4 on Uang Chinn, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), Jimmy Griswold (C) Dane Ham, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Carl Reese, Uang Chinn | |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Odis Webb is hacked by William Orbison - foul #4 on William Orbison, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Holtzberg (PG), Victor Planas (C) Roland Johnson, William Orbison | |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar is hacked by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #3 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG), Charles Simon (PF) Nicholas Wink, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG), John Fulbright (SF) Tommie Starcher, Victor Planas | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Dane Ham hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Beck | 61-43 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | John Fulbright is fouled on the floor by Odis Webb - foul #1 on Odis Webb, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), John Sharer (SF), James Franceski (PF), Keith Patnode (C) Darrell Beck, Odis Webb, Charles Simon, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (C) Eddie Jones | |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-43 |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Dane Ham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Victor Planas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | John Fulbright buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Reed and the foul's on Keith Patnode - foul #3 on Keith Patnode, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Odis Webb (SF) Dane Ham, John Sharer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG) William Holtzberg, Lawrence Reed | |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | James Franceski is hacked by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #4 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), Dan Dunbar (PF), Charles Simon (C) Harold Blevins, James Franceski, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher (PF) Bruce Alcaraz | |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Kent Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold (C) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Nicholas Wink steps in front of the Tommie Starcher pass | 61-46 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Victor Planas blocks the jumper by Dan Dunbar | 61-46 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Tommie Starcher | 61-46 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Carl Reese is hacked by Nicholas Wink in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), John Sharer (SF), Charles Simon (PF) Kent Harris, Nicholas Wink, Odis Webb, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (C) Tommie Starcher | |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Carl Reese connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Planas | 61-49 |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 61-49 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Carl Reese is hacked by Harold Blevins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Blevins, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Franceski (PF), Keith Patnode (C) Charles Simon, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Holtzberg (PG) Roland Johnson | |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Carl Reese loses the dribble to Harold Blevins | 61-49 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins can't finish the layup | 61-49 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Darrell Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Blevins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sharer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Franceski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Patnode (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Holtzberg (fresh) SG - Carl Reese (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Fulbright (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Planas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | John Fulbright grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | James Franceski denies the turnaround by John Fulbright | 61-49 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Victor Planas gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Darrell Beck steps in front of the Victor Planas pass | 61-49 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | John Sharer buries a floater from the right block | 63-49 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | John Sharer pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-49 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Kent Harris (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Darrell Beck, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, James Franceski, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Lawrence Reed (SG), Tommie Starcher (PF) William Holtzberg, Carl Reese, Victor Planas | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | John Fulbright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-49 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Dane Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Dane Ham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Dunbar | 65-49 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Dane Ham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Eddie Jones takes the ball from Dan Dunbar | 65-49 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher lays it in and the foul's on Dan Dunbar - foul #4 on Dan Dunbar, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Franceski (PF) Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Reese (SG), Victor Planas (C) Lawrence Reed, Eddie Jones | |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold loses the ball out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), John Sharer (SF), Keith Patnode (C) Dane Ham, Kent Harris, Odis Webb, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | John Fulbright drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Reese | 65-54 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | James Franceski can't finish the layup | 65-54 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher is whistled for traveling | 65-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SF), Odis Webb (PF) John Sharer, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Holtzberg (PG), Lawrence Reed (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), William Orbison (C) Roland Johnson, Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Victor Planas | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Darrell Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Odis Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Patnode (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Holtzberg (fresh) SG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommie Starcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - William Orbison (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Odis Webb hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harold Blevins | 68-54 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | William Orbison is fouled on the floor by Keith Patnode - foul #4 on Keith Patnode, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Charles Simon (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Darrell Beck, Harold Blevins, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SF) Tommie Starcher | |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | William Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | William Orbison makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | William Holtzberg is called for the reach on Charles Simon - foul #1 on William Holtzberg, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | William Orbison misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Charles Simon snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Dane Ham drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Odis Webb | 73-56 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | William Holtzberg is called for the reach on Odis Webb - foul #2 on William Holtzberg, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), James Franceski (PF), Keith Patnode (C) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Charles Simon, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Uang Chinn (C) William Holtzberg, Lawrence Reed, Eddie Jones, William Orbison | |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Victor Planas is fouled in the backcourt by Odis Webb - foul #2 on Odis Webb, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Sharer (SF) Odis Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Sharer | 77-61 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Victor Planas hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by John Sharer - foul #1 on John Sharer, team foul #10 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG) Kent Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the free throw | 77-64 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Victor Planas drills a shot from the right side | 77-66 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harold Blevins | 80-66 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | James Franceski takes the ball from Victor Planas | 80-66 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #5 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #9 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Odis Webb (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Darrell Beck, John Sharer, James Franceski, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Holtzberg (PG), Tommie Starcher (SF), William Orbison (C) Roland Johnson, Victor Planas, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 82-66 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold snags the defensive board | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Odis Webb is fouled on the floor by Carl Reese - foul #2 on Carl Reese, team foul #10 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG) Harold Blevins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Dane Ham takes the ball from William Holtzberg in the backcourt | 84-66 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is hacked by William Orbison - foul #5 on William Orbison, team foul #11 | 84-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF) William Orbison | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink misses the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Odis Webb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Dunbar (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Holtzberg (fresh) SG - Carl Reese (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Fulbright (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Uang Chinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | William Holtzberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 85-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG), Eddie Jones (SF) Carl Reese, John Fulbright | |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Dane Ham | 87-66 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Dan Dunbar swats the short shot by Uang Chinn | 87-66 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Odis Webb pulls down the rebound | 87-66 |
| 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) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Odis Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), John Sharer (SF), Charles Simon (PF), Keith Patnode (C) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Odis Webb, Dan Dunbar, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (PF) William Holtzberg | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the shot from the left wing | 87-66 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Charles Simon snags the defensive board | 87-66 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | John Sharer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 87-66 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Charles Simon pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Eddie Jones - foul #1 on Eddie Jones, team foul #12 | 87-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), James Franceski (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Kent Harris, Charles Simon, Keith Patnode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 88-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 89-66 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 89-66 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the board | 89-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Eddie Jones is called for the reach on Darrell Beck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Jones, team foul #13 | 89-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck makes the 1st free throw | 90-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 90-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Griswold | 90-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 90-66 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to James Franceski | 90-66 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins banks in the layup set up by Darrell Beck | 92-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher is fouled on the floor by James Franceski - foul #2 on James Franceski, team foul #11 | 92-66 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher makes the 1st free throw | 92-67 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher misses the 2nd free throw | 92-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the board | 92-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins scores on a runner from the baseline | 94-67 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 94-67 |