| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lester Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Nagle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Roden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Xiaoping Chu - foul #2 on Xiaoping Chu, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks tips it back up and in | 37-25 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Kovach - foul #3 on Kevin Kovach, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lynn Levell (PF) Kevin Kovach | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Marcus Smith - foul #2 on Marcus Smith, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Lester Brooks takes the ball from Zane Hunt in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu lays it in on a great pass from Lester Brooks | 41-26 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-26 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Frank Littell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith gets the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-26 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-26 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Lynn Levell tips it home | 43-26 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Dashner | 43-29 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu is whistled for traveling | 43-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Pierce (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Ralph Evans (SF), Anthony Fujii (PF), William Lofgren (C) Frank Littell, Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu, Lynn Levell, Eric Nagle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (PG), Nick Courtney (SG), Ronald Beard (SF), Robert Hutchison (PF), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Terry Dashner, Shawn Varley, Marcus Smith, Joshua Roden | |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | William Anwar tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii is hacked by Nick Courtney - foul #1 on Nick Courtney, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Lofgren | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) SF - Ralph Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Fujii (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lofgren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Spencer Kaufmann (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nick Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Beard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Anwar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | William Anwar buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Spencer Kaufmann | 45-33 |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 45-33 |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 45-33 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Sean Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Hutchison | 45-33 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ralph Evans | 45-33 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | William Lofgren is fouled on the floor by William Anwar - foul #3 on William Anwar, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (PG), Lester Brooks (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), Kevin Kovach (PF), Eric Nagle (C) Richard Pierce, Sean Smith, Ralph Evans, Anthony Fujii, William Lofgren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (PG), Terry Dashner (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Marcus Smith (PF), Joshua Roden (C) Spencer Kaufmann, Nick Courtney, Ronald Beard, Robert Hutchison, William Anwar | |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-33 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle hits the follow up shot | 47-33 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Kovach - foul #4 on Kevin Kovach, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lynn Levell (PF) Kevin Kovach | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:48 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Roden - foul #3 on Joshua Roden, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG) David Weaver | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG) Terry Dashner | |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Xiaoping Chu steals it from Joshua Roden | 48-34 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu lays it in | 50-34 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Zane Hunt and he's hacked by Xiaoping Chu - foul #3 on Xiaoping Chu, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (SG) Lester Brooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (SG), Robert Hutchison (C) Noah Fitzgerald, Joshua Roden | |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Lynn Levell grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Sean Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant is fouled on the floor by Lynn Levell - foul #1 on Lynn Levell, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), William Lofgren (PF) Frank Littell, Xiaoping Chu, Lynn Levell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Dashner (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Ronald Beard (PF), Joshua Roden (C) Zane Hunt, Gordon Gallant, Marcus Smith, Robert Hutchison | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fresh) SG - David Weaver (fresh) SF - Richard Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Lofgren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Nagle (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Spencer Kaufmann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Beard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Roden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Beard | 50-38 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | William Lofgren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Pierce | 50-38 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Brooks (SG), Ralph Evans (SF), Anthony Fujii (PF) Sean Smith, David Weaver, William Lofgren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (PG), William Anwar (C) Spencer Kaufmann, Joshua Roden | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | William Anwar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Varley - foul #2 on Shawn Varley, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison (PF) William Anwar | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:32 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 52-38 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard tips it but misses | 52-38 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard can't tip it in | 52-38 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle scores on a jumper from the right block | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 54-38 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Dashner | 54-41 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle travels with the ball | 54-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), William Lofgren (PF), Lynn Levell (C) Richard Pierce, Lester Brooks, Ralph Evans, Anthony Fujii, Eric Nagle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Spencer Kaufmann (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), William Anwar (PF), Joshua Roden (C) Nick Courtney, Terry Dashner, Shawn Varley, Robert Hutchison, Ronald Beard | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | William Anwar blocks the short jumper by Frank Littell | 54-41 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Sean Smith steals the ball from Zane Hunt in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Sean Smith banks in the layup | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Spencer Kaufmann | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Lofgren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Levell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Kaufmann (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Anwar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Roden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | Lynn Levell is hacked by Joshua Roden - foul #4 on Joshua Roden, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Brooks (SG), Kevin Kovach (PF), Anthony Fujii (C) Frank Littell, William Lofgren, Lynn Levell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), Gordon Gallant (SF), Marcus Smith (PF) Zane Hunt, Noah Fitzgerald, William Anwar | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 56-44 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Kovach | 56-44 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu hits a shot from the right side | 58-44 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marcus Smith | 58-47 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu can't connect on a runner from the right block | 58-47 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 58-47 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Sean Smith is fouled on the floor by Spencer Kaufmann - foul #2 on Spencer Kaufmann, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG) Anthony Fujii | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Terry Dashner (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Robert Hutchison (C) Spencer Kaufmann, Nick Courtney, Gordon Gallant, Joshua Roden | |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Sean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Zane Hunt | 58-49 |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Frank Littell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), William Lofgren (C) Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Beard (C) Marcus Smith | |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Frank Littell gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | David Weaver travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Evans (SF), Eric Nagle (C) David Weaver, William Lofgren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (PG), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Shawn Varley | |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Ralph Evans is called for the reach on William Anwar - foul #3 on Ralph Evans, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Weaver (PG), Lester Brooks (SG) Frank Littell, Richard Pierce | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Hutchison, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SF) Ronald Beard | |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle is hacked by William Anwar - foul #4 on William Anwar, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (PG), Marcus Smith (PF) Terry Dashner, Robert Hutchison | |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Eric Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | William Anwar gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith is fouled on the floor by Lester Brooks - foul #1 on Lester Brooks, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach is denied on a layup by William Anwar | 59-51 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Lester Brooks - foul #2 on Lester Brooks, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Littell (PG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), William Lofgren (C) David Weaver, Ralph Evans, Eric Nagle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Joshua Roden (C) Spencer Kaufmann, William Anwar | |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | William Lofgren pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Frank Littell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lester Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Kovach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Lofgren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Courtney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Roden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Frank Littell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lofgren | 61-53 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt loses the dribble to Frank Littell in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Frank Littell lays it up and in | 63-53 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Littell - foul #2 on Frank Littell, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (SG), Richard Pierce (SF) Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Dashner (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Robert Hutchison (PF), Ronald Beard (C) Nick Courtney, Noah Fitzgerald, Marcus Smith, Joshua Roden | |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 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) | |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Kevin Kovach scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Pierce | 65-55 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Brooks (SG), Anthony Fujii (PF) Sean Smith, Kevin Kovach | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Smith (PF) Ronald Beard | |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt clanks a jumper near the basket | 65-55 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | William Lofgren pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu (SF) Richard Pierce | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Roden (C) Robert Hutchison | |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Lester Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Littell | 68-55 |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by William Lofgren - foul #1 on William Lofgren, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Pierce (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Ralph Evans (SF) Frank Littell, Lester Brooks, Xiaoping Chu | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (SG), Ronald Beard (SF), Robert Hutchison (PF), William Anwar (C) Terry Dashner, Shawn Varley, Marcus Smith, Joshua Roden | |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | William Lofgren gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Sean Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Spencer Kaufmann | 68-57 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Sean Smith makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Lofgren | 70-57 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lynn Levell (PF) Ralph Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG) Zane Hunt | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Beard - foul #2 on Ronald Beard, team foul #10 | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Beard - foul #3 on Ronald Beard, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Anthony Fujii misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Anwar | 72-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Beard | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Richard Pierce runs out the clock | 72-60 |