| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Earle Schaaf (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mack Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cornell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Neil Walz inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell misses the easy open layup | 38-29 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earle Schaaf - foul #3 on Earle Schaaf, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (PG) Earle Schaaf | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Steven Cornell | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Richard Baker is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Baker | 43-30 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred McCormack | 43-32 |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell's pass is intercepted by Fausto Esposito in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack is fouled on the floor by Mack Mooney - foul #3 on Mack Mooney, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Thomas Dryden (SG), Joe Roberts (SF), Glen Staff (PF), Salvador Baez (C) Richard Baker, Mack Mooney, Neil Walz, Steven Cornell, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Pablo Delgado (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Glen Staff - foul #1 on Glen Staff, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Gilberto Canales | |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:49 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Joe Roberts is hacked by Joseph Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Joe Roberts hits a runner in the paint | 45-32 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Glen Staff steps in front of the Predrag Lukaszewski pass | 45-32 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Joe Roberts is called for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (PG), Neil Walz (SF), Steven Cornell (PF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Eugene Bustamante, Joe Roberts, Glen Staff, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Arthur Samford (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF) Stanley Broadnax, Predrag Lukaszewski, Joshua Harris | |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 45-32 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell drills a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Alphonso Bruno - foul #3 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG) Thomas Dryden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Fred McCormack (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter | |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cornell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Predrag Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Samford | 48-36 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Richard Baker can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fred McCormack | 48-38 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante is hacked by Arthur Samford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Samford, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf (PG), Mack Mooney (SG), Joe Roberts (SF), Glen Staff (PF), Salvador Baez (C) Eugene Bustamante, Richard Baker, Neil Walz, Steven Cornell, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 48-38 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gilberto Canales | 48-38 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Joe Roberts steals the ball from Joshua Harris | 48-38 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf misses the easy layup | 48-38 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-38 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Glen Staff snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mack Mooney | 51-38 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 51-40 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | Joshua Harris takes the ball from Salvador Baez | 51-40 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 12:44 | Missouri State | Glen Staff scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Earle Schaaf | 53-42 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno is fouled on the floor by Earle Schaaf - foul #4 on Earle Schaaf, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (PG), Thomas Dryden (SG), Neil Walz (SF), Steven Cornell (PF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Earle Schaaf, Mack Mooney, Joe Roberts, Glen Staff, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Arthur Samford (SG), Pablo Delgado (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Joseph Brown, Gilberto Canales, Leroy Nutter, Joshua Harris | |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Fred McCormack and the foul's on Thomas Dryden - foul #1 on Thomas Dryden, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:16 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Richard Baker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Dryden | 55-44 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Holesovsky | 55-44 |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell grabs the board | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cornell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Predrag Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pablo Delgado (fresh) PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden makes the floater from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Baker - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG) Thomas Dryden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Samford picks off the pass by Richard Baker | 57-45 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski lays it up and in set up by Arthur Samford | 57-47 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Fausto Esposito picks off the pass by Eugene Bustamante | 57-47 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado tips it in | 57-49 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Predrag Lukaszewski - foul #3 on Predrag Lukaszewski, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mack Mooney (SG), Justin Holcomb (SF), Salvador Baez (C) Richard Baker, Neil Walz, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Leroy Nutter (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Pablo Delgado, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Steven Cornell takes the ball from Alphonso Bruno | 57-49 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Leroy Nutter is called for the reach on Mack Mooney - foul #1 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joe Roberts (SF), Glen Staff (PF) Justin Holcomb, Steven Cornell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-49 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Joe Roberts hits the follow up shot | 59-49 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Alphonso Bruno | 59-51 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Joshua Harris is called for the reach on Joe Roberts - foul #1 on Joshua Harris, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (PG), Justin Holcomb (SF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Eugene Bustamante, Joe Roberts, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG), Fred McCormack (PF), Juan Blanco (C) Arthur Samford, Leroy Nutter, Joshua Harris | |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Gilberto Canales - foul #1 on Gilberto Canales, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Neil Walz (SF), Steven Cornell (PF) Justin Holcomb, Glen Staff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:48 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Mooney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cornell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilberto Canales (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred McCormack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Blanco (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 62-54 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Joseph Brown steps in front of the Thomas Dryden pass in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the easy layup | 62-54 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | Neil Walz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky tips it in | 64-54 |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alphonso Bruno | 64-57 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Neil Walz connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Dryden | 66-57 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco misses the lay-in | 66-57 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Neil Walz pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Brown - foul #4 on Joseph Brown, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf (PG), Joe Roberts (SF), Glen Staff (PF), Salvador Baez (C) Thomas Dryden, Neil Walz, Steven Cornell, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Arthur Samford (SG), Pablo Delgado (SF), Leroy Nutter (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Joseph Brown, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack, Juan Blanco | |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Salvador Baez | 68-57 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Pablo Delgado takes the ball from Mack Mooney in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford lays it in on a great pass from Pablo Delgado | 68-59 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Predrag Lukaszewski is called for the reach on Earle Schaaf in the backcourt - foul #4 on Predrag Lukaszewski, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (SG) Mack Mooney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-62 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Leroy Nutter swats the short shot by Joe Roberts | 69-62 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Predrag Lukaszewski | 69-65 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Earle Schaaf is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Earle Schaaf, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG) Earle Schaaf | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Harris (SF) Arthur Samford | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Joe Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb (SF), Steven Cornell (PF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Joe Roberts, Glen Staff, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Fausto Esposito | |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb drills a runner in the lane set up by Eugene Bustamante | 71-67 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cornell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Predrag Lukaszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pablo Delgado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Nutter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Richard Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Nutter - foul #2 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Neil Walz (SF), Salvador Baez (C) Justin Holcomb, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joshua Harris, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Richard Baker misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Fred McCormack | 72-70 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (SG), Joe Roberts (PF), Glen Staff (C) Richard Baker, Steven Cornell, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Joshua Harris (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Fred McCormack | |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Glen Staff clanks a shot in the lane | 72-70 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alphonso Bruno | 72-73 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (PG), Mack Mooney (SG), Steven Cornell (PF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Eugene Bustamante, Thomas Dryden, Joe Roberts, Glen Staff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado (PF) Joshua Harris | |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky clanks a fadeaway from close range | 72-73 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Holesovsky steps in front of the Fausto Esposito pass | 72-73 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Holesovsky is blocked by Fausto Esposito | 72-73 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell tips it back up and in | 74-73 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Samford | 74-76 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Pablo Delgado swats the short shot by Steven Cornell | 74-76 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Steven Cornell tips it but misses | 74-76 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky grabs the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Fausto Esposito swats the short shot by Mack Mooney | 74-76 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales grabs the defensive rebound | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Richard Baker is called for the reach on Gilberto Canales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #8 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred McCormack (PF) Pablo Delgado | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack is fouled in the backcourt by Mack Mooney - foul #4 on Mack Mooney, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Alphonso Bruno is called for the reach on Richard Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford is fouled in the backcourt by Mack Mooney - foul #5 on Mack Mooney, team foul #10 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (SG) Mack Mooney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado (PF) Fred McCormack | |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Richard Baker misses short on a fullcourt shot | 76-81 |