| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Fred Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Chaidez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) C - Perry Zeigler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Covington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alton Bradt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | John Page is fouled on the floor by Fred Jackson - foul #3 on Fred Jackson, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Williams (PG) Fred Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Michael Covington banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Thomas and he's hacked by Shawn Dorsey - foul #1 on Shawn Dorsey, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Michael Covington makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Bobby Thomas blocks the short jumper by Shawn Dorsey | 44-32 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Bert Warren drills a jumper in the paint | 46-32 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Perry Zeigler - foul #1 on Perry Zeigler, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tyson Reppert (SG), John Wood (PF) Bert Warren, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (PG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF) John Page, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington | |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Kim Angleberger - foul #1 on Kim Angleberger, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF), Stephen Lee (C) Bryan Chaidez, Perry Zeigler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Michael Kokocinski (C) Dave Tannehill, Alton Bradt | |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Tyson Reppert is hacked by Kim Angleberger - foul #2 on Kim Angleberger, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee's floater is tipped away by Kim Angleberger | 46-34 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | John Wood is called for the reach on Kim Angleberger - foul #1 on John Wood, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF) Jonathan Horne, Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger | |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | John Page drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Covington and he's hacked by Bert Warren - foul #3 on Bert Warren, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Bryan Chaidez (SF) Tyson Reppert, Bert Warren, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG) Raymond Dudley | |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | John Page makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Robert Williams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Bobby Thomas | 46-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Leroy Gilchrist steals it from Michael Covington | 46-37 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Michael Covington pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Chaidez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Covington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dave Tannehill and he's fouled by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #1 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fred Jackson (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Shawn Dorsey (PF), Perry Zeigler (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Robert Williams, John Wood, Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (PG), Kim Angleberger (PF), Alton Bradt (C) John Page, Michael Covington, Michael Kokocinski | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Thomas - foul #1 on Bobby Thomas, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Thomas McGlathery (SF) Dave Tannehill, Bobby Thomas | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler lays it in uncontested set up by Shawn Dorsey | 48-40 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Bryan Chaidez - foul #1 on Bryan Chaidez, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Bryan Chaidez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG), Bert Katz (C) Jonathan Horne, Alton Bradt | |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | Bert Warren gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams drills a runner from the left block set up by Perry Zeigler | 50-40 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Bert Katz comes up short on the floater from close range | 50-40 |
| 13:51 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery tips it home | 50-42 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Fred Jackson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bert Warren | 53-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | Bert Warren steps in front of the Thomas McGlathery pass | 53-42 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Thomas McGlathery steals the ball from Bert Warren in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery banks in the layup | 53-44 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey lays it in | 55-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Angleberger | 55-44 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 57-47 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery's layup is rejected by Shawn Dorsey | 57-47 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Fred Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bert Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shawn Dorsey (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Zeigler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Dudley (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Dave Tannehill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas McGlathery (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Kim Angleberger (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bert Katz (tiring) | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is hacked by Thomas McGlathery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas McGlathery, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Williams (PG), Tyson Reppert (SG), Bryan Chaidez (SF), John Wood (PF), Stephen Lee (C) Fred Jackson, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Shawn Dorsey, Perry Zeigler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF), Alton Bradt (C) Raymond Dudley, Dave Tannehill, Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger, Bert Katz | |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Wood | 59-47 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses the jump hook from the left block | 59-47 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | John Page steals the ball from Stephen Lee | 59-47 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas misses the easy layup | 59-47 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee misses the lay-in | 59-47 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Robert Williams misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alton Bradt | 59-47 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt misses the lay-in | 59-47 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Tyson Reppert is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 61-47 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-47 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | John Page steals it from Robert Williams | 61-47 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | John Page hits the finger roll | 61-49 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Robert Williams is hacked by Jonathan Horne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fred Jackson (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), Perry Zeigler (C) Robert Williams, Tyson Reppert, Bryan Chaidez, John Wood, Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG), Michael Kokocinski (C) Jonathan Horne, Alton Bradt | |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Paul Adams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Thomas - foul #2 on Bobby Thomas, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski hits a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 62-52 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Jackson and the foul's on Michael Covington - foul #1 on Michael Covington, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Bryan Chaidez (SF) Fred Jackson, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Bradt (C) Michael Kokocinski | |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Page | 65-54 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Bryan Chaidez | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Chaidez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Zeigler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Covington (tiring) 7 pts. C - Alton Bradt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | John Page comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Bert Warren gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Bert Warren's pass is intercepted by Michael Covington | 67-54 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler misses the shot from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | John Page grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | John Page misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses the tip | 67-54 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fred Jackson (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Shawn Dorsey (PF), John Wood (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Bert Warren, Laurence Starling, Perry Zeigler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (PG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) John Page, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery misses the lay-in | 67-54 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski loses the dribble to John Wood | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Thomas McGlathery is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas McGlathery, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Bryan Chaidez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Fred Jackson steals it from Dave Tannehill | 69-54 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Robert Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Jackson | 71-54 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Robert Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Bryan Chaidez (SF), Stephen Lee (C) Fred Jackson, Paul Adams, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Bert Katz (C) Dave Tannehill, Michael Kokocinski | |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Katz | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | John Wood misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Bert Katz - foul #2 on Bert Katz, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tyson Reppert (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF) Raymond Dudley, Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger | |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | John Wood misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Michael Covington's fadeaway is rejected by John Wood | 72-60 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | John Wood is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-62 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tyson Reppert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Chaidez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Tannehill (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Covington (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bert Katz (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bert Katz - foul #3 on Bert Katz, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fred Jackson (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Paul Adams (PF), Perry Zeigler (C) Tyson Reppert, Bert Warren, John Wood, Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Alton Bradt (C) Jonathan Horne, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Bert Katz | |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Bryan Chaidez makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-62 |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bryan Chaidez | 75-62 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alton Bradt - foul #2 on Alton Bradt, team foul #11 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Laurence Starling (PF) Bryan Chaidez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (SG) Dave Tannehill | |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Fred Jackson is called for the reach on John Page - foul #4 on Fred Jackson, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tyson Reppert (SG), John Wood (C) Fred Jackson, Perry Zeigler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski (C) Alton Bradt | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | John Page misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski grabs the offensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #10 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (PF), Perry Zeigler (C) Laurence Starling, John Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Bradt (C) Kim Angleberger | |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fred Jackson (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Bryan Chaidez (SF) Robert Williams, Tyson Reppert, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Perry Zeigler makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Fred Jackson | 78-65 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas McGlathery | 78-67 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | John Page is called for the reach on Fred Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Page, team foul #12 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Williams (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF), Stephen Lee (C) Bert Warren, Bryan Chaidez, Shawn Dorsey, Perry Zeigler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Kim Angleberger (PF) John Page, Alton Bradt | |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Fred Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Fred Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-67 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Michael Kokocinski takes the ball from Paul Adams | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-67 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | John Wood is fouled on the floor by Thomas McGlathery - foul #3 on Thomas McGlathery, team foul #13 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tyson Reppert (SG) Fred Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | John Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Robert Williams picks off the pass by Thomas McGlathery | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Williams runs out the clock | 81-67 |