| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Angeles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jed Spengler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Morris Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Vanness (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jerry Prall inbounds the ball | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Jerry Prall is hacked by Jed Spengler - foul #1 on Jed Spengler, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Morris Hathaway - foul #2 on Morris Hathaway, team foul #3 | 40-22 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-22 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Bradley Blakeman steals the ball from James Brown | 42-22 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-22 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 42-22 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Jed Spengler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-22 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe grabs the board | 42-22 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Jerry Prall drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Blakeman | 45-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | 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 (-2) | |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Michael Vanness's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Oliver | 45-22 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman pulls down the rebound | 45-22 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe loses the ball out of bounds | 45-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Winston Ellis (PG), Arthur Wann (SF), John Brownlow (PF), Dustin Hicks (C) James Brown, Jed Spengler, Morris Hathaway, Michael Vanness | |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis is hacked by Jerry Prall - foul #1 on Jerry Prall, team foul #1 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Glen Sasser (SF) Charles Angeles | |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Jerry Prall picks off the pass by Arthur Wann | 45-22 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 45-22 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Travis Childress gets the offensive rebound | 45-22 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman and the foul's on Winston Ellis - foul #1 on Winston Ellis, team foul #4 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) Jerry Prall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the free throw | 48-22 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Arthur Wann misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-22 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | James Frenette pulls down the rebound | 48-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Winston Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Wann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Glen Sasser (fresh) PF - John Brownlow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-22 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Travis Childress tips it but misses | 48-22 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Baumgartner | 48-22 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Brownlow steals the ball from Bradley Blakeman | 48-22 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | John Brownlow hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Frenette - foul #2 on James Frenette, team foul #2 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (PG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Bradley Blakeman, James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Charles Angeles (SG), Jed Spengler (SF), Michael Vanness (C) Winston Ellis, Arthur Wann, Glen Sasser, Dustin Hicks | |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | John Brownlow makes the free throw | 48-25 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Brownlow - foul #3 on John Brownlow, team foul #5 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway (PF) John Brownlow | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 49-25 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-25 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Michael Vanness misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-25 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway tips it in | 50-27 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-27 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Michael Vanness grabs the defensive rebound | 50-27 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | James Brown can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-27 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Michael Vanness tips it home | 50-29 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe hits a shot in the lane set up by Kevin Andrews | 52-29 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Angeles | 52-32 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Andrews and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Travis Childress (C) David Baumgartner, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Wann (SF) Jed Spengler | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the free throw | 54-32 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway is whistled for a carry | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF), James Frenette (PF) Jerry Prall, Joseph Crowe | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite double dribbles | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Winston Ellis (PG), Glen Sasser (SF), John Brownlow (PF), Dustin Hicks (C) James Brown, Charles Angeles, Morris Hathaway, Michael Vanness | |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | John Brownlow misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Frenette - foul #3 on James Frenette, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | John Brownlow misses the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | John Brownlow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Frenette lays it up and in set up by Bradley Blakeman | 56-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Winston Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Wann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Glen Sasser (fresh) PF - John Brownlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 56-33 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews snags the defensive board | 56-33 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews banks in the layup on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 58-33 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Frenette - foul #4 on James Frenette, team foul #4 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Jerry Prall (SF), Dennis Oliver (C) Kevin Andrews, Matthew Wilhite, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Angeles (SG), Jed Spengler (SF), Morris Hathaway (PF), Michael Vanness (C) Arthur Wann, Glen Sasser, John Brownlow, Dustin Hicks | |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Frenette | 58-34 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jed Spengler - foul #2 on Jed Spengler, team foul #7 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG) Winston Ellis | |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 1st free throw | 59-34 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | James Brown hits a floater from close range set up by Charles Angeles | 60-36 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | David Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by Charles Angeles - foul #3 on Charles Angeles, team foul #8 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (PF) James Frenette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:59 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-36 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Jed Spengler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-39 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman connects on the turnaround in the paint | 64-39 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Jerry Prall picks off the pass by Morris Hathaway | 64-39 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Charles Angeles is called for the reach on Bradley Blakeman - foul #4 on Charles Angeles, team foul #9 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Wann (SG), John Brownlow (PF), Dustin Hicks (C) Charles Angeles, Morris Hathaway, Michael Vanness | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-39 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | John Brownlow misses the jumper from the left side | 66-39 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-39 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Jerry Prall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Blakeman | 68-39 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | John Brownlow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-39 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks tips it back up and in | 68-41 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-41 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Brownlow | 68-41 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Jed Spengler misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Crowe - foul #3 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #5 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (PG), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Bradley Blakeman, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Winston Ellis (PG) James Brown | |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Jed Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Jed Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jed Spengler picks off the pass by Travis Childress | 68-43 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Travis Childress takes the ball from Jed Spengler | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Winston Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Wann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jed Spengler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brownlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Jerry Prall is hacked by Arthur Wann - foul #2 on Arthur Wann, team foul #10 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) David Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Angeles (SG), Morris Hathaway (PF), Michael Vanness (C) Jed Spengler, John Brownlow, Dustin Hicks | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Charles Angeles is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Charles Angeles, team foul #11 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG) Jerry Prall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Glen Sasser (SF) Charles Angeles | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Wilhite is blocked by Glen Sasser | 70-43 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite tips it back up and in | 72-43 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-43 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Vanness | 72-43 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-43 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Travis Childress snags the defensive board | 72-43 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Michael Vanness takes the ball from Matthew Wilhite | 72-43 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Glen Sasser clanks a shot near the basket | 72-43 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Michael Vanness snags the offensive board | 72-43 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-43 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Morris Hathaway gets the offensive rebound | 72-43 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Arthur Wann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (PG), David Baumgartner (SG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Bradley Blakeman, Kevin Andrews, James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Adam Clark (SG), John Brownlow (PF), Dustin Hicks (C) Arthur Wann, Morris Hathaway, Michael Vanness | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe lays it up and in set up by Matthew Wilhite | 74-43 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Glen Sasser comes up short on the shot from the left side | 74-43 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | David Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | David Baumgartner misses the driving attempt from the right block | 74-43 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | John Brownlow pulls down the rebound | 74-43 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | Adam Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-43 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Prall | 76-43 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Glen Sasser is whistled for traveling | 76-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Kevin Andrews (SG) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Wann (SG) Glen Sasser | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the floater from the right side set up by Jerry Prall | 78-43 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Joseph Crowe picks off the pass by Dustin Hicks | 78-43 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Dustin Hicks - foul #2 on Dustin Hicks, team foul #12 | 78-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 78-43 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 79-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Adam Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Wann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Winston Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Brownlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis is fouled on the floor by Jerry Prall - foul #2 on Jerry Prall, team foul #6 | 79-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Jerry Prall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Glen Sasser (SF) Adam Clark | |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Wann scores on a jumper from the left wing | 79-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | 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 (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews scores on a shot from close range set up by Bradley Blakeman | 81-45 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Arthur Wann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Kevin Andrews | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Adam Clark (SG) Dustin Hicks | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | David Baumgartner loses the ball out of bounds | 81-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (PF) James Frenette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Arthur Wann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-45 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Travis Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 81-45 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | David Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by Winston Ellis - foul #2 on Winston Ellis, team foul #13 | 81-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Matthew Wilhite, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (C) Adam Clark | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 82-45 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 83-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Glen Sasser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-45 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Hicks | 83-45 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Winston Ellis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 83-45 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Glen Sasser tips it home | 83-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Prall | 85-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Dustin Hicks is blocked by Joseph Crowe | 85-47 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 85-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Jerry Prall loses the dribble to Winston Ellis | 85-47 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | David Baumgartner steals it from Winston Ellis | 85-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman runs out the clock | 85-47 |