| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Anwar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Veiga (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Peirce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Peirce clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | William Anwar snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is hacked by Richard Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Roberts, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG) Richard Roberts | |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Gordon Gallant | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Varley - foul #1 on Shawn Varley, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Peirce misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-33 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | William Anwar loses the dribble to Roy Johnson | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-33 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Zane Hunt | 35-33 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is hacked by Peter Peirce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Peirce, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Michael Douse (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, William Anwar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), Timmy Orris (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), Gregory Mercer (PF), Russell Zinn (C) William Elwell, Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce, Kevin Thompson | |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Jackson - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG) Zane Hunt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | William Jackson takes the ball from Nick Courtney in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson banks in the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Michael Douse clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp double dribbles | 35-35 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Gregory Mercer steps in front of the Donald Leyba pass | 35-35 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donald Leyba | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba hits a floater from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Michael Douse grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nick Courtney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Noah Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Douse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timmy Orris (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Mercer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Russell Zinn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nick Courtney and he's hacked by Gregory Mercer - foul #3 on Gregory Mercer, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Sean Clawson (PF), William Anwar (C) Jerry Rondeau, Nick Courtney, Michael Douse, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Jackson, Timmy Orris, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer, Russell Zinn | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Veiga | 39-37 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant connects on the shot from close range and he's hacked by Joseph Veiga - foul #2 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF) Noah Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Varley is called for the reach on Richard Roberts - foul #2 on Shawn Varley, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (C) William Anwar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (SG) Joseph Veiga | |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson double dribbles | 42-37 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden's pass is intercepted by Peter Peirce | 42-37 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG) Gordon Gallant | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney is open but misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley tips it in | 44-37 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Sean Clawson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 13:18 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | William Anwar misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Thompson - foul #2 on Kevin Thompson, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Sean Clawson (PF) Larry Martines, Antonio Belden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG) William Elwell | |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | William Anwar makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | William Anwar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 46-40 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney's pass is intercepted by Roy Johnson in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 46-42 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nick Courtney and the foul's on Roy Johnson - foul #2 on Roy Johnson, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG) Nick Courtney | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp (SF), Gregory Mercer (PF) Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce | |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Gordon Gallant - foul #3 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Donald Leyba (C) Gordon Gallant, William Anwar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Veiga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Sharp | 49-44 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Antonio Belden (SF), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Larry Martines, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), William Elwell (SG), Russell Zinn (C) Richard Roberts, Joseph Veiga, Kevin Thompson | |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jackson | 49-47 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | William Elwell steps in front of the Nick Courtney pass in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nick Courtney | 51-47 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Sharp | 51-47 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Michael Douse (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Nick Courtney, Gordon Gallant, Antonio Belden, Noah Fitzgerald, William Anwar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Jackson, William Elwell, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer, Russell Zinn | |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Donald Leyba - foul #1 on Donald Leyba, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 3rd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Larry Martines lays it in on a nice dish by Zane Hunt | 53-51 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts travels with the ball | 53-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), Sean Clawson (PF) Larry Martines, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson (SF), Gregory Mercer (C) Joseph Veiga, Kevin Thompson | |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Richard Roberts steps in front of the Michael Douse pass in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris's pass is intercepted by Sean Clawson | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nick Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Douse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timmy Orris (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Peirce (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Shawn Varley, Michael Douse | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (SG), Kevin Thompson (C) Timmy Orris, Gregory Mercer | |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | William Anwar is called for the reach on Kevin Thompson - foul #3 on William Anwar, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG) Jerry Rondeau | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Peirce is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Peter Peirce, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | William Anwar connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon Gallant | 55-51 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Nick Courtney, Gordon Gallant, Noah Fitzgerald, Sean Clawson, William Anwar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG), Gregory Mercer (PF), Russell Zinn (C) William Elwell, Peter Peirce, Kevin Thompson | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Larry Martines is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Sean Clawson (PF), Michael Douse (C) Larry Martines, Shawn Varley, Antonio Belden, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), William Elwell (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), Peter Peirce (PF) Richard Roberts, Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Russell Zinn | |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell loses the dribble to Michael Douse | 57-53 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Douse | 60-53 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Noah Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Clawson (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Douse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Elwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Peter Peirce (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Mercer (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson is fouled on the floor by Noah Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Noah Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Nick Courtney (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Gordon Gallant, Noah Fitzgerald, Michael Douse | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Jackson, William Elwell, Peter Peirce, Gregory Mercer | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Sean Clawson - foul #2 on Sean Clawson, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Sean Clawson, William Anwar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Timmy Orris steals the ball from Donald Leyba | 60-55 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts dunks the ball set up by Timmy Orris | 60-57 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG) Nick Courtney | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), William Elwell (SG), Russell Zinn (C) Richard Roberts, Joseph Veiga, Kevin Thompson | |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn lays it up and in set up by William Jackson | 60-59 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson's pass is intercepted by Zane Hunt in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Elwell | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Timmy Orris is called for the reach on Shawn Varley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timmy Orris, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sean Clawson (PF), William Anwar (C) Antonio Belden, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Jackson, William Elwell, Timmy Orris, Larry Sharp, Russell Zinn | |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Peirce gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by William Anwar | 60-59 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson tips it home | 60-61 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Thompson - foul #3 on Kevin Thompson, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Gallant - foul #4 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | William Anwar travels with the ball | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts is hacked by Zane Hunt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zane Hunt, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga snags the defensive board | 62-64 |