| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fresh) SG - Chet Hard (fresh) SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Paul Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) PF - John Hinton (fresh) C - David McGahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Paul Young pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | David McGahan blocks the short jumper by Robert Swett | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Paul Young grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Paul Young misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Paul Young misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Paul Young makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Young steals it from William Jackson in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | James Jones makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Jones is called for the reach on Terry Sauve - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Erwin | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Paul Young | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Robert Swett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Terry Sauve is blocked by Paul Young | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve's pass is intercepted by Chet Hard | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Paul Young drills a jump hook from the right block | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frankie Murray steals it from Terry Sauve | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | James Jones misses the jumper from the left block | 5-2 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Swett is called for the reach on William Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Swett, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Philip Emberger (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Jonathan Brewer (C) Robert Swett, Chet Hard, Frankie Murray, James Jones, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Preston Bell snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Nathan Luke steals it from Philip Emberger in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Preston Bell | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on David Robison - foul #1 on David Robison, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (fresh) SG - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) SF - Theron Morgan (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Brewer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Preston Bell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fresh) SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) SF - Jan Rodgers (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Cooper (fairly fresh) C - David Robison (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Jan Rodgers is called for the reach on Theron Morgan - foul #1 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Philip Emberger, Jonathan Brewer, Preston Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG), Daniel Flood (PF) John Morlan, Earl Cooper | |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | John Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from David Jacoby | 6-4 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia hits the easy wide open finger roll | 8-4 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on John Hicks - foul #1 on John Hicks, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Frankie Murray (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) Chet Hard, Theron Morgan, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), Earl Cooper (PF) Jan Rodgers, Daniel Flood | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | David Jacoby steals the ball from Robert Swett in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Frankie Murray - foul #1 on Frankie Murray, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PF) Preston Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF) Nathan Luke, David Jacoby | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Paul Young snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Robert Swett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Paul Young snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Frankie Murray - foul #2 on Frankie Murray, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), James Jones (PF), Preston Bell (C) Sean Boyd, Frankie Murray, Jonathan Brewer, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Robert Swett is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Sauve - foul #1 on Terry Sauve, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Terry Sauve | |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | John Hinton steps in front of the James Jones pass | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton is fouled in the backcourt by Chet Hard - foul #1 on Chet Hard, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF) Manuel Erwin | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton drills a 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Chet Hard double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Clark Nicosia (C) Chet Hard, Philip Emberger, James Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Daniel Flood (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, David McGahan | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Clark Nicosia - foul #1 on Clark Nicosia, team foul #7 | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Preston Bell tips it but misses | 8-14 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Robert Swett snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:09 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia double dribbles | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Jonathan Brewer (PF), Paul Young (C) Robert Swett, Preston Bell, Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), David Jacoby (SF), Earl Cooper (PF) William Jackson, Jan Rodgers, John Hinton | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is hacked by Sean Boyd - foul #1 on Sean Boyd, team foul #8 | 8-14 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan is hacked by Terry Sauve in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Sauve, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), David Robison (C) Terry Sauve, Daniel Flood | |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer misses the shot from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper grabs the board | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (tiring) SG - Chet Hard (tiring) SF - Theron Morgan (tiring) PF - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Young (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) SF - David Jacoby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Robison (tiring) | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke lays it in uncontested | 8-18 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Earl Cooper steals the ball from Theron Morgan | 8-18 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Young - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #9 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Sean Boyd, Theron Morgan, Jonathan Brewer, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) David Jacoby, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan blows the layup but the foul's on Philip Emberger - foul #1 on Philip Emberger, team foul #10 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (SG), James Jones (PF) Chet Hard, John Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Daniel Flood (C) Nathan Luke, David McGahan | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd is fouled on the floor by John Morlan - foul #1 on John Morlan, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Young (C) Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG) John Morlan | |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Robert Swett knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Philip Emberger | 12-21 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Boyd - foul #2 on Sean Boyd, team foul #11 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (C) Sean Boyd, Philip Emberger, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF), David McGahan (C) Manuel Erwin, Daniel Flood | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | William Jackson steps in front of the Theron Morgan pass in the backcourt | 12-23 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton lays it in on a nice dish by William Jackson | 12-25 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | James Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-25 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hinton | 12-27 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Robert Swett, Theron Morgan, James Jones, Preston Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, David Jacoby, Jan Rodgers, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | John Hicks scores on a turnaround from the left block | 14-27 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper is whistled for traveling | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF) Chet Hard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood (C) David Robison | |
| 08:43 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer is called for 5 seconds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG) John Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), John Hinton (PF) John Morlan, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from David Jacoby | 14-29 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer lays it in on a great pass from Philip Emberger | 16-29 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) Philip Emberger, Jonathan Brewer, Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David Robison (C) Nathan Luke, Daniel Flood | |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan's pass is intercepted by John Hinton | 16-29 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers tips it back up and in | 16-31 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan is denied on a layup by David Robison | 16-31 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Preston Bell grabs the offensive board | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (tired) 2 pts. SG - Chet Hard (tired) SF - Theron Morgan (tired) PF - Preston Bell (tiring) 4 reb. C - Paul Young (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jacoby (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jan Rodgers (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Hinton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Robison (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | William Jackson steps in front of the Paul Young pass | 16-31 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson banks in the layup | 16-33 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | David Jacoby picks off the pass by Robert Swett in the backcourt | 16-33 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Preston Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Chet Hard is fouled in the backcourt by William Jackson - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #7 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), James Jones (PF) Robert Swett, Theron Morgan, Preston Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, David Jacoby, Jan Rodgers, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Chet Hard makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Chet Hard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Philip Emberger steps in front of the Earl Cooper pass in the backcourt | 18-33 |
| 06:23 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the fadeaway from close range | 20-33 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #12 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) James Jones, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), Daniel Flood (C) John Morlan, David McGahan | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | John Hicks pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Terry Sauve takes the ball from Chet Hard | 20-34 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Preston Bell (PF) John Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia is fouled on the floor by Daniel Flood - foul #1 on Daniel Flood, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan (C) Daniel Flood | |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-34 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke tips it back up and in | 20-36 |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Chet Hard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Theron Morgan (SF), Paul Young (C) Chet Hard, Preston Bell, Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses the dunk attempt | 20-36 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin tips it home | 20-38 |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Robert Swett is hacked by Nathan Luke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Luke, team foul #9 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Daniel Flood (PF) Nathan Luke, Earl Cooper | |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-38 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan snags the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-38 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Paul Young misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Theron Morgan, Jonathan Brewer, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), John Hinton (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, Daniel Flood, David McGahan | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-38 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Nathan Luke steals the ball from Philip Emberger in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Terry Sauve | 22-40 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger banks in the layup set up by Robert Swett and the foul's on Jan Rodgers - foul #2 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #10 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF), Paul Young (C) Robert Swett, Chet Hard, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG) Nathan Luke | |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger misses the free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Paul Young grabs the offensive board | 24-40 |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | David Robison blocks the short jumper by Frankie Murray | 24-40 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to William Jackson | 24-40 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Rodgers | 24-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (fresh) SG - Philip Emberger (tired) 4 pts. SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Young (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Sauve (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Robison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | David Robison swats the short shot by Frankie Murray | 24-43 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd tips it in | 26-43 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is hacked by Paul Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Young, team foul #13 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), Preston Bell (C) Philip Emberger, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), Daniel Flood (C) William Jackson, Jan Rodgers, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Preston Bell loses the dribble to Earl Cooper | 26-45 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is fouled in the backcourt by Frankie Murray - foul #3 on Frankie Murray, team foul #14 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF) Frankie Murray | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG) Terry Sauve | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Theron Morgan - foul #1 on Theron Morgan, team foul #15 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Paul Young (C) Jonathan Brewer, Preston Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), David Jacoby (SF), David McGahan (C) John Morlan, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Paul Young grabs the defensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Robert Swett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton (PF) Daniel Flood | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Hinton | 26-50 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) James Jones, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG) Nathan Luke | |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Robert Swett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sean Boyd | 29-50 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Hicks - foul #2 on John Hicks, team foul #16 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), Chet Hard (SG), James Jones (PF) Robert Swett, Theron Morgan, John Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer double dribbles | 29-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Daniel Flood (PF) William Jackson, David Jacoby, Earl Cooper | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Flood | 29-55 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Chet Hard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-55 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) Jonathan Brewer, Chet Hard, James Jones, Clark Nicosia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, Terry Sauve, Jan Rodgers, Daniel Flood, David Robison | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Robert Swett's pass is intercepted by David McGahan in the backcourt | 29-55 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-55 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Preston Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Robert Swett loses the dribble to Manuel Erwin in the backcourt | 29-55 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan is fouled on the floor by Sean Boyd - foul #3 on Sean Boyd, team foul #17 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), John Hicks (PF) Sean Boyd, Philip Emberger, Preston Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper, David McGahan | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 1st free throw | 29-56 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Chet Hard hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-57 |