| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jess Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Leduc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Ridgley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Basso (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Goebel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryan Coady (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Berman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel inbounds the ball | 27-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman hits a jumper from the baseline set up by George Basso | 27-53 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 27-53 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Joshua Hensley misses the tip | 27-53 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel grabs the board | 27-53 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Charles Ridgley swats the short shot by Samuel Berman | 27-53 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc grabs the board | 27-53 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | Bryan Coady swats the short shot by Patrick Leduc | 27-53 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall grabs the offensive board | 27-53 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | George Basso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), Jamey Yard (SG), Ian Drake (PF), Clarence Davis (C) Jess Marshall, Ronald Eyler, Joshua Hensley, Charles Ridgley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Anderson (PG), Timothy Ernest (SG), Carl Simons (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) George Basso, Frederick Cook, Clifton Goebel, Bryan Coady, Samuel Berman | |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Timothy Ernest is called for the reach on Andy Etchison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Ernest, team foul #1 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frederick Cook (SG) Timothy Ernest | |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Frederick Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Jamey Yard steals the ball from Frederick Cook | 30-53 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc lays it in on a great pass from Jamey Yard | 32-53 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Carl Simons can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-53 |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Hensley (PF) Patrick Leduc | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Howard Brown (C) Kyle Lawless | |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Anderson | 32-55 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Ian Drake is fouled on the floor by Howard Brown - foul #2 on Howard Brown, team foul #2 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jess Marshall (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG), David Smith (SF), Charles Ridgley (C) Andy Etchison, Jamey Yard, Clarence Davis, Ian Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Basso (PG), Clifton Goebel (SF), Bryan Coady (PF) John Anderson, Carl Simons, Eric Bartkowski | |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Joshua Hensley blows the dunk | 32-55 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | Bryan Coady grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Frederick Cook makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Basso | 32-58 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall is fouled on the floor by Bryan Coady - foul #1 on Bryan Coady, team foul #3 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell (PF) Joshua Hensley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Berman (C) Howard Brown | |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley is open but misses the lay-in | 32-58 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel grabs the board | 32-58 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman makes the turnaround from close range set up by Bryan Coady | 32-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jess Marshall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elroy Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Ridgley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Basso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Cook (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Goebel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Coady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Berman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on George Basso - foul #3 on George Basso, team foul #4 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), Jamey Yard (SG), Patrick Leduc (SF), Ian Drake (C) Jess Marshall, Ronald Eyler, David Smith, Charles Ridgley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Anderson (PG), Timothy Ernest (SG), Mark Steward (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) George Basso, Frederick Cook, Clifton Goebel, Bryan Coady, Samuel Berman | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-60 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless connects on the floater from the right block set up by Mark Steward | 34-62 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison makes the 3 from the left corner | 37-62 |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-62 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell misses the jump hook from close range | 37-62 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc tips it home | 39-62 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses the shot from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Ian Drake snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Andy Etchison, team foul #1 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jess Marshall (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG), Joshua Hensley (PF), Charles Ridgley (C) Andy Etchison, Jamey Yard, Elroy Tidwell, Ian Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Basso (PG), Carl Simons (SG), Clifton Goebel (SF), Bryan Coady (PF), Howard Brown (C) John Anderson, Timothy Ernest, Mark Steward, Eric Bartkowski, Kyle Lawless | |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Leduc - foul #3 on Patrick Leduc, team foul #2 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clarence Davis (SF) Patrick Leduc | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Berman (C) Howard Brown | |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley is fouled on the floor by George Basso - foul #4 on George Basso, team foul #5 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG) George Basso | |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler buries a shot from just outside the lane | 41-64 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Jess Marshall is called for the reach on Timothy Ernest - foul #1 on Jess Marshall, team foul #3 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Boling (PG) Jess Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel is fouled on the floor by Clarence Davis - foul #1 on Clarence Davis, team foul #4 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Smith (SG), Patrick Leduc (SF) Ronald Eyler, Charles Ridgley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frederick Cook (SG), Howard Brown (C) Carl Simons, Samuel Berman | |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Bryan Coady drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Howard Brown | 41-67 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Steven Boling is fouled on the floor by Timothy Ernest - foul #4 on Timothy Ernest, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Anderson (PG) Timothy Ernest | |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Bryan Coady picks off the pass by Clarence Davis | 41-67 |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | John Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bryan Coady | 41-70 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Boling (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Leduc (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Cook (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Goebel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Coady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jess Marshall (PG), Charles Ridgley (C) Steven Boling, Clarence Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Steward (SF), Samuel Berman (C) Clifton Goebel, Bryan Coady | |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Leduc - foul #4 on Patrick Leduc, team foul #5 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler (SG) Patrick Leduc | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Simons (SG), Bryan Coady (PF) Frederick Cook, Howard Brown | |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jamey Yard (SF), Ian Drake (PF) David Smith, Joshua Hensley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski (PF) Bryan Coady | |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall makes the free throw | 44-72 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-72 |
| 10:28 | Missouri State | Ian Drake gets the rebound | 44-72 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Eyler | 47-72 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | John Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Mark Steward can't tip it in | 47-72 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-72 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley hits the follow up shot | 49-72 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | John Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-72 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley grabs the board | 49-72 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Ian Drake's pass is intercepted by Samuel Berman | 49-72 |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Jamey Yard blocks the short jumper by Mark Steward | 49-72 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski gets the offensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Carl Simons is blocked by Ian Drake | 49-72 |
| 08:34 | Illinois State | Carl Simons tips it home | 49-74 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley double dribbles | 49-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), David Smith (SG), Clarence Davis (SF), Joshua Hensley (PF), Elroy Tidwell (C) Jess Marshall, Ronald Eyler, Jamey Yard, Ian Drake, Charles Ridgley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frederick Cook (SG), Clifton Goebel (SF), Bryan Coady (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Carl Simons, Mark Steward, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | John Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 49-74 |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Frederick Cook snags the defensive board | 49-74 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | The jump hook by John Anderson is blocked by Elroy Tidwell | 49-74 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless gets the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hensley - foul #3 on Joshua Hensley, team foul #6 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc (SF) Elroy Tidwell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Basso (PG), Timothy Ernest (SG) John Anderson, Frederick Cook | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Andy Etchison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Leduc (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Basso (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Ernest (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clifton Goebel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Coady (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless buries a jumper from the baseline | 49-76 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Joshua Hensley misses the shot from close range | 49-76 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Bryan Coady grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Bryan Coady hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-76 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Clifton Goebel tips it back up and in | 49-78 |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-78 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kyle Lawless | 49-78 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | David Smith is called for the reach on Timothy Ernest - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Boling (PG), Jamey Yard (SF), Elroy Tidwell (PF), Ian Drake (C) Andy Etchison, Patrick Leduc, Joshua Hensley, Clarence Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Anderson (PG), Carl Simons (SF), Howard Brown (PF), Eric Bartkowski (C) George Basso, Clifton Goebel, Bryan Coady, Kyle Lawless | |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell grabs the board | 49-78 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-78 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard tips it home | 51-78 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Howard Brown is denied on a layup by Ian Drake | 51-78 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Steven Boling | 51-78 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Ian Drake hits the finger roll set up by Steven Boling | 53-78 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Ian Drake picks off the pass by Eric Bartkowski | 53-78 |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Steven Boling is hacked by John Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #8 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clarence Davis (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless (C) Howard Brown | |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Steven Boling makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Steven Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Carl Simons can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 55-78 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bartkowski | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 55-81 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Ian Drake snags the offensive board | 55-81 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-81 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski pulls down the rebound | 55-81 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Boling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamey Yard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elroy Tidwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Drake (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Anderson (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ernest (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl Simons (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski banks in the layup | 55-83 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-83 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Steven Boling gets the offensive rebound | 55-83 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-83 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Elroy Tidwell - foul #3 on Elroy Tidwell, team foul #8 | 58-83 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), David Smith (SG) Steven Boling, Elroy Tidwell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Steward (SF), Howard Brown (C) John Anderson, Eric Bartkowski | |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-85 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Carl Simons grabs the board | 58-85 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Howard Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Ernest and the foul's on Ian Drake - foul #1 on Ian Drake, team foul #9 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Anderson (PG), Eric Bartkowski (C) Mark Steward, Kyle Lawless | |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Howard Brown misses the free throw | 58-87 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell gets the rebound | 58-87 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-87 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | John Anderson grabs the board | 58-87 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 58-87 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses the tip | 58-87 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski grabs the offensive board | 58-87 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Carl Simons knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Ian Drake's pass is intercepted by Eric Bartkowski | 58-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Anderson runs out the clock | 58-89 |