| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) C - William Gehring (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza inbounds the ball | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | William Gehring comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-26 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Thomas Green grabs the defensive rebound | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-26 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 48-26 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Israel Reeves picks off the pass by James Brown in the backcourt | 48-26 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | Thomas Green slams it home set up by Israel Reeves | 50-26 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | William Reed travels with the ball | 50-26 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (SG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-26 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Raymond Vigue | 50-26 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | James Brown picks off the pass by Raymond Vigue | 50-26 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Brown | 50-29 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 50-29 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza snags the defensive board | 50-29 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Kresge - foul #1 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #1 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Mathews, Thomas Green, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Daniel Landon (SF), Dustin Hicks (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) James Brown, Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed, William Gehring | |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston can't finish the layup | 50-29 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston tips it in | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge dunks the ball on a great pass from Raymond Vigue | 52-31 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon grabs the offensive board | 52-31 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons is fouled on the floor by Aaron Kresge - foul #2 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG), Ethan Graves (C) Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | James Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Landon and the foul's on Roger Grimes - foul #2 on Roger Grimes, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the free throw | 52-33 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel loses the dribble to Daniel Landon | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | James Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Scheffel (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jame Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Landon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dustin Hicks (fresh) C - Rodney Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 15:37 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Reeves | 52-36 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon's pass is intercepted by Philip Scheffel in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves throws it down set up by Philip Scheffel | 54-36 |
| 15:02 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by James Brown | 54-38 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes connects on the floater in the lane | 56-38 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Daniel Landon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston tips it home | 56-40 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman throws it down | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks misses the easy layup | 58-40 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ethan Graves | 58-40 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Brown and he's hacked by Ethan Graves - foul #3 on Ethan Graves, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Israel Reeves, Philip Scheffel, Jeffrey Huffman, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), William Reed (PF) James Brown, Jame Johnson, Daniel Landon, Dustin Hicks | |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Thomas Green buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Raymond Vigue | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza gets the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Glen Norcross swats the dunk try by Rodney Johnston | 60-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses the lay-in | 60-43 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Vigue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Reed (fresh) C - Rodney Johnston (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-43 |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | Thomas Green snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 63-43 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-43 |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Thomas Green tips it in | 65-43 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons is denied on a layup by Raymond Vigue | 65-43 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Raymond Vigue | 65-43 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #5 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Mathews, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Jame Johnson (SG), William Gehring (C) Charles Simmons, Daniel Kardos, Rodney Johnston | |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Clopton - foul #1 on Michael Clopton, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 65-45 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-45 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | William Gehring grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Israel Reeves is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Israel Reeves, team foul #7 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF) Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (PF) William Reed | |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 08:30 | Missouri State | William Gehring gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson travels with the ball | 65-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Clayton Huff (C) Jame Johnson, William Gehring | |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Dustin Hicks denies the turnaround by Aaron Kresge | 65-47 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daniel Kardos | 65-47 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Zubia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Kresge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Kardos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Hicks (fresh) C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Michael Zubia, Thomas Green, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (SG), Daniel Landon (SF) Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza | |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves is fouled on the floor by Jame Johnson - foul #1 on Jame Johnson, team foul #1 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Gehring (C) Clayton Huff | |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Clopton and he's hacked by Dustin Hicks - foul #3 on Dustin Hicks, team foul #2 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glen Norcross (C) Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), William Reed (PF) James Brown, Dustin Hicks | |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Clopton - foul #2 on Michael Clopton, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF) Philip Scheffel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (SF) Daniel Landon | |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross tips it home | 70-51 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is hacked by Thomas Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Aaron Kresge (PF) Michael Clopton, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF) Dustin Hicks | |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Israel Reeves | 73-52 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Israel Reeves is called for the reach on Daniel Kardos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Israel Reeves, team foul #10 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zubia (SG), Ethan Graves (C) Israel Reeves, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dustin Hicks (SF) Jame Johnson | |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Charles Simmons steps in front of the Ethan Graves pass | 73-54 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 73-56 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Thomas Green travels with the ball | 73-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG) Roger Grimes, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Jame Johnson (SG), Daniel Landon (SF), Clayton Huff (C) Charles Simmons, Daniel Kardos, William Reed, William Gehring | |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | James Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jame Johnson | 73-59 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 75-59 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ethan Graves - foul #4 on Ethan Graves, team foul #11 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Michael Zubia, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves can't connect on a floater from the left side | 75-61 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Thomas Green (SF) Michael Clopton, Israel Reeves, Philip Scheffel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), William Reed (PF), William Gehring (C) Jame Johnson, Daniel Landon, Dustin Hicks, Clayton Huff | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Zubia (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Vigue (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Kardos (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Peraza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Reed (tiring) C - William Gehring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia loses the dribble to James Brown | 75-61 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza hits the finger roll set up by James Brown | 75-63 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue tips it but misses | 75-63 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | William Gehring pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | James Brown double dribbles | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Michael Zubia, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Daniel Landon (SF), Dustin Hicks (PF) James Brown, Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG), Michael Zubia (SF) Israel Reeves, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clayton Huff (C) William Gehring | |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-63 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge grabs the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Zubia | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston (C) Clayton Huff | |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Aaron Kresge, Philip Scheffel, Raymond Vigue, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), William Reed (PF), William Gehring (C) Jame Johnson, Charles Simmons, Daniel Landon, Dustin Hicks, Rodney Johnston | |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Ronnie Peraza grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Reeves - foul #4 on Israel Reeves, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Green grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman tips it in | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | William Gehring misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Israel Reeves - foul #5 on Israel Reeves, team foul #13 | 77-66 |
| 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 | Missouri State | Jame Johnson (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Dustin Hicks (SF), Rodney Johnston (PF) James Brown, Daniel Kardos, Ronnie Peraza, William Reed | |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | William Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | William Gehring makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Jame Johnson is called for the reach on Philip Scheffel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jame Johnson, team foul #3 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), Ronnie Peraza (SF), William Reed (PF) Jame Johnson, Charles Simmons, Dustin Hicks, Rodney Johnston | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 77-68 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is hacked by Daniel Kardos - foul #1 on Daniel Kardos, team foul #5 | 77-68 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is hacked by Ronnie Peraza - foul #1 on Ronnie Peraza, team foul #6 | 77-68 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is fouled on the floor by William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #7 | 77-68 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | James Brown makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Gehring and he's fouled by Philip Scheffel - foul #2 on Philip Scheffel, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (SG) Philip Scheffel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is hacked by James Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG) Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Philip Scheffel steps in front of the James Brown pass in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews runs out the clock | 81-70 |