| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Scott Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Strand (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Wallace Muth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Charles Strand steals it from Michael Mathews | 39-40 |
| 19:39 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Thomas Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 19:01 | Alabama State | The jump hook by Andrew Watson is blocked by Thomas Green | 39-43 |
| 19:00 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 18:59 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:51 | Alabama State | Charles Strand misses the shot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 18:28 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:25 | Alabama State | Scott Bryant's pass is intercepted by Thomas Green in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Alex Zafar (PG), Damek Oginski (SG), Robert Ratley (SF), David Rollins (PF), Michael Robertson (C) Scott Bryant, Jesus Gonzalez, Charles Strand, Andrew Watson, Wallace Muth | |
| 18:06 | Alabama State | A charge is called on Robert Ratley - foul #3 on Robert Ratley, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Andrew Watson (PF) Robert Ratley | |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 17:40 | Alabama State | David Rollins misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 17:25 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:05 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar's pass is intercepted by Aaron Kresge | 39-43 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Roger Grimes | 42-43 |
| 16:47 | Alabama State | Raymond Vigue denies the turnaround by Alex Zafar | 42-43 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 16:21 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:12 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson is fouled on the floor by Ethan Graves - foul #2 on Ethan Graves, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Aaron Kresge, Philip Scheffel, Raymond Vigue, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Scott Bryant (PG), Jesus Gonzalez (SG), Charles Strand (SF), Wallace Muth (C) Alex Zafar, Damek Oginski, David Rollins, Michael Robertson | |
| 16:04 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) SG - Michael Zubia (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Scott Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Strand (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Watson (tiring) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Wallace Muth (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Thomas Green buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Clopton | 44-43 |
| 15:38 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG) Michael Clopton | |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Scott Bryant picks off the pass by Michael Zubia | 44-43 |
| 15:24 | Alabama State | Scott Bryant hits the finger roll | 44-45 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Scott Bryant steals it from Michael Mathews | 44-45 |
| 15:03 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez hits the finger roll set up by Scott Bryant | 44-47 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Thomas Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Glen Norcross | 47-47 |
| 14:34 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Huffman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Huffman, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Israel Reeves (SG) Michael Mathews, Michael Zubia | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Alex Zafar (PG), Robert Ratley (SG) Scott Bryant, Jesus Gonzalez | |
| 14:34 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson makes the 3rd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Clopton and he's fouled by Andrew Watson - foul #2 on Andrew Watson, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (SF) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Rollins (PF), Michael Robertson (C) Andrew Watson, Wallace Muth | |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:00 | Alabama State | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on Robert Ratley - foul #3 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Damek Oginski (SG) Charles Strand | |
| 13:44 | Alabama State | Damek Oginski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 13:04 | Alabama State | Michael Robertson connects on the floater from the right block set up by Alex Zafar | 53-51 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Aaron Kresge and he's hacked by Michael Robertson - foul #1 on Michael Robertson, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Thomas Green, Aaron Kresge, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Scott Bryant (PG), Jesus Gonzalez (SG), Charles Strand (SF), Andrew Watson (PF), Wallace Muth (C) Alex Zafar, Damek Oginski, Robert Ratley, David Rollins, Michael Robertson | |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:34 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson drills a 3 from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews knocks in the floater from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 11:59 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 11:57 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 11:56 | Alabama State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Watson | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Israel Reeves (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Philip Scheffel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Scott Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Strand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Watson (tiring) 15 pts. 14 reb. C - Wallace Muth (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 11:39 | Alabama State | Charles Strand pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:34 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson is hacked by Israel Reeves - foul #3 on Israel Reeves, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Philip Scheffel, Jeffrey Huffman, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Raymond Plaisance (PG) Scott Bryant | |
| 11:25 | Alabama State | Raymond Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-54 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 11:07 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth connects on the runner from the left block set up by Raymond Plaisance and he's fouled by Raymond Vigue - foul #1 on Raymond Vigue, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Alex Zafar (PG), David Rollins (PF) Jesus Gonzalez, Andrew Watson | |
| 11:07 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 10:48 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Green - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Damek Oginski (SG), Michael Robertson (C) Raymond Plaisance, Wallace Muth | |
| 10:40 | Alabama State | Michael Robertson loses the dribble to Raymond Vigue | 63-57 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 10:23 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 10:18 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 10:17 | Alabama State | Michael Robertson grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 10:05 | Alabama State | Michael Robertson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 63-57 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Thomas Green | 63-57 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is hacked by David Rollins - foul #2 on David Rollins, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Roger Grimes, Michael Zubia, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Scott Bryant (PG), Jesus Gonzalez (SG), Robert Ratley (SF), Andrew Watson (PF) Alex Zafar, Damek Oginski, Charles Strand, David Rollins | |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 09:26 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Scott Bryant | 65-60 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Alex Zafar (PG), Wallace Muth (C) Scott Bryant, Michael Robertson | |
| 08:57 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 08:55 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth gets the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:46 | Alabama State | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on Alex Zafar - foul #4 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zubia (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Charles Strand (SF) Robert Ratley | |
| 08:46 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:46 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Wallace Muth denies the turnaround by Israel Reeves | 65-61 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves tips it in | 67-61 |
| 08:16 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-61 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Glen Norcross | 67-61 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-61 |
| 08:05 | Alabama State | Charles Strand grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:45 | Alabama State | Charles Strand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Thomas Green (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Michael Zubia, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Scott Bryant (PG), Damek Oginski (SG), David Rollins (PF), Michael Robertson (C) Alex Zafar, Jesus Gonzalez, Andrew Watson, Wallace Muth | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Israel Reeves (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Green (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Kresge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Scott Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damek Oginski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Strand (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Rollins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves's fadeaway is rejected by David Rollins | 67-61 |
| 07:26 | Alabama State | Charles Strand snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 07:24 | Alabama State | Damek Oginski is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mathews - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG) Israel Reeves | |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| 07:24 | Alabama State | Damek Oginski makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:24 | Alabama State | Damek Oginski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Robertson - foul #2 on Michael Robertson, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Robert Ratley (SF) Charles Strand | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:50 | Alabama State | David Rollins is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Rollins, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Raymond Plaisance (PG) Scott Bryant | |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Robertson | 69-63 |
| 06:31 | Alabama State | David Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:14 | Alabama State | Damek Oginski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Ratley | 69-65 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes is called for traveling | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Roger Grimes, Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Alex Zafar (PG), Jesus Gonzalez (SG), Charles Strand (SF), Andrew Watson (PF), Wallace Muth (C) Raymond Plaisance, Damek Oginski, Robert Ratley, David Rollins, Michael Robertson | |
| 05:46 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Zafar | 69-68 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia grabs the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 05:09 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 05:00 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 04:58 | Alabama State | Wallace Muth snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 04:50 | Alabama State | Charles Strand loses the dribble to Raymond Vigue | 69-68 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia buries a 3 from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 04:33 | Alabama State | Charles Strand is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Zubia - foul #2 on Michael Zubia, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Aaron Kresge (SF), Ethan Graves (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Clopton, Michael Zubia, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Scott Bryant (PG), Raymond Plaisance (SG), Michael Robertson (C) Alex Zafar, Jesus Gonzalez, Wallace Muth | |
| 04:33 | Alabama State | Charles Strand makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:33 | Alabama State | Charles Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Israel Reeves | 75-70 |
| 04:04 | Alabama State | Scott Bryant is called for traveling | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Damek Oginski (SG), Robert Ratley (SF), David Rollins (PF) Raymond Plaisance, Charles Strand, Andrew Watson | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves's layup is rejected by David Rollins | 75-70 |
| 03:33 | Alabama State | David Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Israel Reeves (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Kresge (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ethan Graves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glen Norcross (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Scott Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damek Oginski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ratley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Rollins (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Alabama State | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on Robert Ratley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez (SG) Damek Oginski | |
| 03:29 | Alabama State | Robert Ratley makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:29 | Alabama State | Robert Ratley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is hacked by Robert Ratley - foul #4 on Robert Ratley, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Alex Zafar (PG), Charles Strand (SF), Andrew Watson (PF) Scott Bryant, Robert Ratley, David Rollins | |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:01 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar scores on a jumper from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman misses long on an open runner from close range | 77-74 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes's floater is knocked away by Michael Robertson | 77-74 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel tips it but misses | 77-74 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 01:59 | Alabama State | Andrew Watson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 79-74 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Glen Norcross | 79-74 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-74 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel tips it but misses | 79-74 |
| 01:39 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:19 | Alabama State | Michael Robertson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Zafar | 79-77 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-77 |
| 00:50 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 00:47 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar is hacked by Roger Grimes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Grimes, team foul #11 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF) Roger Grimes, Philip Scheffel, Michael Zubia | |
| Subs | Alabama State | Wallace Muth (C) Michael Robertson | |
| 00:47 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:47 | Alabama State | Alex Zafar misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the board | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-78 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Thomas Green tips it in | 81-78 |
| 00:03 | Alabama State | Jesus Gonzalez is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Green gets the rebound | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green runs out the clock | 81-78 |