| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - Joshua Harris (fresh) C - Leroy Nutter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Maness (fresh) SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Dwight Zahniser (fresh) PF - George Henderson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Stallings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax is hacked by Robert Maness in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Maness, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Stanley Broadnax | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser's floater is tipped away by Joshua Harris | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joshua Harris | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown buries a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Robinson | 8-0 |
| 18:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 17:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (SF), Juan Blanco (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Joseph Brown, Charles Robinson, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG), Terry Brennan (SF) Robert Maness, Dwight Zahniser | |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco misses long on a floater from the left block | 8-0 |
| 17:28 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 17:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Evan Brush - foul #1 on Evan Brush, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery (C) Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 17:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 17:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 8-1 |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery gets the rebound | 8-1 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Terry Brennan steps in front of the Brian Durham pass in the backcourt | 8-1 |
| 17:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan jams it | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 8-3 |
| 17:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan is hacked by Kong Chu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kong Chu, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Roy France (SF), Joshua Harris (PF) Evan Brush, Kong Chu, Brian Durham, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (PG) Larry Morgan | |
| 16:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness loses the dribble to Joseph Brown | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Roy France hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 8-3 |
| 16:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan connects on the floater in the lane | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy France (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Harris (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Maness (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Brennan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Zahniser (tiring) PF - George Henderson (tired) C - Jeffrey Stallings (tiring) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Stallings picks off the pass by Michael Jeffery | 8-5 |
| 15:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Jeffery steps in front of the Robert Maness pass in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Roy France connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 10-5 |
| 15:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Maness | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery lays it in set up by Maximo Mancini | 12-7 |
| 14:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser misses the shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:39 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:34 | Hardin-Simmons | The jump hook by Terry Brennan is blocked by Maximo Mancini | 12-7 |
| 14:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-7 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joshua Harris | 12-7 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Robert Maness steals the ball from Joseph Brown in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 14:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Harris swats the shot by Dwight Zahniser | 12-7 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Roy France gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown connects on the turnaround in the lane | 14-7 |
| 13:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan's pass is intercepted by Maximo Mancini | 14-7 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery tips it back up and in | 16-7 |
| 13:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Maness, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Juan Blanco (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Maximo Mancini, Joseph Brown, Roy France, Joshua Harris, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG), Michael Brown (SG) Robert Maness, Dwight Zahniser | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | George Henderson is called for the reach on Leroy Nutter - foul #1 on George Henderson, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on George Henderson - foul #2 on George Henderson, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (PG), Brian Durham (SG) Stanley Broadnax, Evan Brush | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser (PF) George Henderson | |
| 12:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-7 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Morgan | 18-10 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Brian Durham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco hits the follow up shot | 20-10 |
| 11:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser double dribbles | 20-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Evan Brush (SG) Kong Chu, Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Brush (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Juan Blanco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Nutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Larry Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Brennan (tired) 7 pts. PF - Dwight Zahniser (very tired) C - Jeffrey Stallings (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco is hacked by Dwight Zahniser - foul #1 on Dwight Zahniser, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Harris (PF) Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Evan Brush clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-10 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Evan Brush hits the follow up shot | 22-10 |
| 10:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Leroy Nutter steals it from Jeffrey Stallings | 22-10 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Evan Brush comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 22-10 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson grabs the offensive board | 22-10 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax makes the floater from the right side set up by Leroy Nutter | 24-10 |
| 10:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Stanley Broadnax is called for the reach on Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #3 | 24-10 |
| 10:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Harris | 24-10 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joshua Harris | 24-10 |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-10 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter tips it but misses | 24-10 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson tips it back up and in | 26-10 |
| 09:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan is hacked by Charles Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #4 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Durham (PF) Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 09:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-10 |
| 09:33 | Illinois State | Brian Durham grabs the board | 26-10 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Dwight Zahniser - foul #2 on Dwight Zahniser, team foul #7 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Juan Blanco (PF) Evan Brush, Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson (PF) Dwight Zahniser | |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 27-10 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-10 |
| 09:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan's pass is intercepted by Kong Chu in the backcourt | 28-10 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax is fouled on the floor by George Henderson - foul #3 on George Henderson, team foul #8 | 28-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Durham (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser (PF) George Henderson | |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 29-10 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 30-10 |
| 08:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Durham picks off the pass by Jeffrey Stallings in the backcourt | 30-10 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax blows the layup | 30-10 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter grabs the offensive board | 30-10 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Kong Chu hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Durham | 33-10 |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Juan Blanco - foul #1 on Juan Blanco, team foul #5 | 33-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Roy France (SF), Joshua Harris (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Kong Chu, Brian Durham, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser misses the 1st free throw | 33-10 |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 33-11 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is hacked by Larry Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Morgan, team foul #9 | 33-11 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the 1st free throw | 34-11 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Evan Brush misses the 2nd free throw | 34-11 |
| 08:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser grabs the defensive rebound | 34-11 |
| 07:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-11 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco grabs the board | 34-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Evan Brush (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy France (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Harris (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Juan Blanco (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Larry Morgan (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Terry Brennan (very tired) 7 pts. PF - Dwight Zahniser (very tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Stallings (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Evan Brush | 36-11 |
| 07:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses long on an open shot from the left side | 36-11 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Roy France grabs the defensive rebound | 36-11 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 36-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF), Leroy Nutter (C) Roy France, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the 1st free throw | 37-11 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 38-11 |
| 07:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Evan Brush is called for the reach on Larry Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Brush, team foul #6 | 38-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Evan Brush | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 06:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 38-13 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter dunks the ball on a great pass from Stanley Broadnax | 40-13 |
| 06:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robinson steps in front of the Robert Maness pass | 40-13 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Roy France (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Michael Jeffery (C) Joseph Brown, Charles Robinson, Joshua Harris, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Roy France hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-13 |
| 06:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness snags the defensive board | 40-13 |
| 06:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Maness | 40-15 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Kong Chu hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 40-15 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Roy France tips it but misses | 40-15 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Brian Durham tips it back up and in | 42-15 |
| 05:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Joseph Brown (SG) Stanley Broadnax, Kong Chu | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson (PF) Dwight Zahniser | |
| 05:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy France - foul #1 on Roy France, team foul #7 | 42-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF), Joshua Harris (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Roy France, Brian Durham, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 05:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 42-16 |
| 05:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-17 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-17 |
| 05:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings grabs the defensive rebound | 42-17 |
| 05:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-20 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Joseph Brown | 44-20 |
| 04:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-22 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-22 |
| 04:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness pulls down the rebound | 44-22 |
| 04:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness is fouled in the backcourt by Maximo Mancini - foul #1 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #8 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Roy France (SF), Juan Blanco (PF) Maximo Mancini, Joseph Brown, Charles Robinson, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser (PF) George Henderson | |
| 04:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness misses the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter snags the defensive board | 44-22 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Robert Maness picks off the pass by Stanley Broadnax in the backcourt | 44-22 |
| 04:04 | Hardin-Simmons | The 3pt attempt by Terry Brennan is denied by Juan Blanco | 44-22 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco grabs the defensive rebound | 44-22 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Larry Morgan is called for the reach on Leroy Nutter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Morgan, team foul #11 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (PG), Brian Durham (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Kong Chu, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown (SG) Larry Morgan | |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-22 |
| 03:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-22 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Roy France grabs the defensive rebound | 46-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Evan Brush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roy France (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Nutter (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Maness (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Brown (tired) 3 pts. SF - Terry Brennan (very tired) 14 pts. PF - Dwight Zahniser (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Stallings (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Robert Maness steals the ball from Evan Brush | 46-22 |
| 03:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-22 |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Jeffery | 46-22 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Roy France is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roy France, team foul #9 | 46-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Joshua Harris (PF), Juan Blanco (C) Brian Durham, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 03:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-22 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Evan Brush grabs the board | 46-22 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Dwight Zahniser is called for the reach on Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Dwight Zahniser, team foul #12 | 46-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Kong Chu | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson (PF) Dwight Zahniser | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-22 |
| 02:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Broadnax - foul #2 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #10 | 48-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG) George Henderson | |
| 02:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the 1st free throw | 48-23 |
| 02:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 48-24 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco banks in the layup set up by Stanley Broadnax | 50-24 |
| 02:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Juan Blanco | 50-24 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Terry Brennan is called for the reach on Charles Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Brennan, team foul #13 | 50-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (PF), Michael Jeffery (C) Evan Brush, Joshua Harris, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson (PF) Larry Morgan | |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 51-24 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-24 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham grabs the offensive board | 51-24 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Stallings - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stallings, team foul #14 | 51-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Stanley Broadnax | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 52-24 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the 2nd free throw | 52-24 |
| 01:55 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson gets the rebound | 52-24 |
| 01:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter (C) Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Kong Chu misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-24 |
| 01:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings snags the defensive board | 52-24 |
| 01:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-26 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Stallings - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stallings, team foul #15 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (PG), Joshua Harris (PF) Kong Chu, Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 53-26 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-26 |
| 01:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-26 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 54-26 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Evan Brush can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on George Henderson - foul #4 on George Henderson, team foul #16 | 54-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Juan Blanco (PF) Joseph Brown, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser (PF) George Henderson | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Evan Brush misses the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 55-26 |
| 00:50 | Hardin-Simmons | The jumper by Terry Brennan is denied by Juan Blanco | 55-26 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Evan Brush grabs the board | 55-26 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #17 | 55-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roy France (SF), Michael Jeffery (C) Charles Robinson, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG) Michael Brown | |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the 1st free throw | 56-26 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 57-26 |
| 00:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan's pass is intercepted by Evan Brush in the backcourt | 57-26 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Evan Brush makes the turnaround in the paint | 59-26 |
| 00:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan is fouled on the floor by Michael Jeffery - foul #1 on Michael Jeffery, team foul #11 | 59-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (SF), Joshua Harris (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Stanley Broadnax, Evan Brush, Roy France, Juan Blanco, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 00:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-27 |
| 00:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-27 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joshua Harris | 59-27 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 59-27 |