| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brett Kornegay (fresh) SG - Richard Arnold (fresh) SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) PF - Brett Anderson (fresh) C - Harvey McGeady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fresh) SG - Chet Hard (fresh) SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Paul Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Richard Arnold's floater is tipped away by James Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Richard Arnold's floater is tipped away by James Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Richard Arnold | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Swett | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Arnold | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray makes the jumper from the left block set up by Robert Swett | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay's pass is intercepted by Robert Swett | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Paul Young scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | Chet Hard is called for the reach on Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chet Hard, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chet Hard | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Chet Hard makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Richard Arnold can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | James Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Wilson (PG), Nelson Swift (SG), John Smith (SF), Ernest Roberts (PF), Richard Bechtel (C) Brett Kornegay, Richard Arnold, Michael Lewis, Brett Anderson, Harvey McGeady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (PF) Frankie Murray, James Jones | |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift travels in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Wilson (fresh) SG - Nelson Swift (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Ernest Roberts (fresh) C - Richard Bechtel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chet Hard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theron Morgan (fresh) PF - Preston Bell (fresh) C - Paul Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Robert Swett connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chet Hard | 6-10 |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | John Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Robert Swett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Philip Emberger (SG), Jonathan Brewer (C) Robert Swett, Chet Hard, Paul Young | |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-10 |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd hits a 3 from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 9-13 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nelson Swift - foul #1 on Nelson Swift, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), Richard Arnold (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Brett Anderson (PF), Harvey McGeady (C) Edward Wilson, Nelson Swift, John Smith, Ernest Roberts, Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF), Paul Young (C) Sean Boyd, Theron Morgan, Preston Bell, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | James Jones steps in front of the Harvey McGeady pass | 9-15 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Brett Kornegay steals the ball from Philip Emberger | 9-15 |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | Richard Arnold can't finish the layup | 9-15 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 9-15 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Robert Swett clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 9-15 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brett Kornegay | 11-15 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Young | 11-15 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray is fouled on the floor by Brett Anderson - foul #1 on Brett Anderson, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Wilson (PG), Nelson Swift (SG), John Smith (SF), Ernest Roberts (PF), Richard Bechtel (C) Brett Kornegay, Richard Arnold, Michael Lewis, Brett Anderson, Harvey McGeady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Chet Hard (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Jonathan Brewer (C) Robert Swett, Philip Emberger, Frankie Murray, James Jones, Paul Young | |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Ernest Roberts is called for the reach on Preston Bell - foul #1 on Ernest Roberts, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Nelson Swift is called for the reach on Chet Hard - foul #2 on Nelson Swift, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau (SF) Nelson Swift | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Wilson (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) PF - Ernest Roberts (fresh) C - Richard Bechtel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chet Hard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theron Morgan (fresh) PF - Preston Bell (fresh) C - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau travels in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady (C) Thomas Goudeau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Chet Hard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sean Boyd | 11-20 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Preston Bell - foul #1 on Preston Bell, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG) Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-20 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 12-20 |
| 10:23 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Preston Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau (SF) Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF) Chet Hard, Theron Morgan, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Preston Bell makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Preston Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Robert Swett steps in front of the Richard Bechtel pass in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Robert Swett misses short on a jumper in the paint | 12-22 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Brett Kornegay is denied by James Jones | 12-22 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady misses the tip | 12-22 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Preston Bell pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-24 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | John Smith lays it in set up by Brett Kornegay | 14-24 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Robert Swett misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Brett Kornegay - foul #1 on Brett Kornegay, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Wilson (PG), Richard Arnold (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Brett Anderson (PF) Brett Kornegay, John Smith, Thomas Goudeau, Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Jonathan Brewer (PF), Paul Young (C) Sean Boyd, Frankie Murray, James Jones, Preston Bell | |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses long on a shot from the left side | 14-26 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Swett - foul #1 on Robert Swett, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts (C) Harvey McGeady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan snags the offensive board | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Wilson (fresh) SG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chet Hard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theron Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Robert Swett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Jonathan Brewer steals it from Brett Anderson | 16-26 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Young | 16-28 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Wilson | 18-28 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Chet Hard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Swett | 18-31 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Edward Wilson is called for traveling | 18-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), John Smith (SG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Richard Bechtel (C) Edward Wilson, Richard Arnold, Michael Lewis, Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), James Jones (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Robert Swett, Theron Morgan, Jonathan Brewer, Paul Young | |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady (C) Brett Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF) Chet Hard | |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Harvey McGeady misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-31 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | James Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Goudeau - foul #1 on Thomas Goudeau, team foul #7 | 18-31 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | John Smith is hacked by Philip Emberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Emberger, team foul #5 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF) James Jones | |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG) Frankie Murray | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Thomas Goudeau takes the ball from John Hicks | 18-33 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Wilson (PG), Richard Arnold (SG), Brett Anderson (PF) Brett Kornegay, Thomas Goudeau, Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Preston Bell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-33 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Richard Arnold snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Preston Bell is called for the reach on Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Preston Bell, team foul #6 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Lewis (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF), Jonathan Brewer (PF) Philip Emberger, Preston Bell | |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Paul Young denies the turnaround by Edward Wilson | 18-33 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson hits the follow up shot | 20-33 |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Paul Young connects on the floater from the left block | 20-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey McGeady (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chet Hard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theron Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Brett Anderson's layup is rejected by Paul Young | 20-35 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd is whistled for traveling | 20-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), Nelson Swift (SG), John Smith (SF), Ernest Roberts (PF), Richard Bechtel (C) Edward Wilson, Richard Arnold, Michael Lewis, Brett Anderson, Harvey McGeady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Philip Emberger (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF), Preston Bell (C) Sean Boyd, Chet Hard, Theron Morgan, Jonathan Brewer, Paul Young | |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Emberger - foul #2 on Philip Emberger, team foul #7 | 20-35 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Jones makes the floater near the basket set up by Robert Swett | 22-37 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay is hacked by Robert Swett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Swett, team foul #8 | 22-37 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | James Jones gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Robert Swett buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Philip Emberger | 23-39 |
| 02:26 | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay loses the dribble to Robert Swett in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | James Jones misses the dunk attempt | 23-39 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Preston Bell grabs the offensive board | 23-39 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Robert Swett misses the floater from just outside the lane | 23-39 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Ernest Roberts snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | John Smith is hacked by Philip Emberger - foul #3 on Philip Emberger, team foul #9 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Lewis (SF), Harvey McGeady (C) Nelson Swift, Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Chet Hard (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Jonathan Brewer (PF), Paul Young (C) Robert Swett, Philip Emberger, Frankie Murray, James Jones, Preston Bell | |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Jonathan Brewer - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #8 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Wilson (PG), Richard Arnold (SG) Brett Kornegay, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Richard Bechtel travels with the ball | 25-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Anderson (PF) Richard Bechtel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer lays it in on a great pass from Sean Boyd and he's hacked by Edward Wilson - foul #1 on Edward Wilson, team foul #9 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Swift (SG) Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG) Chet Hard | |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift is hacked by Sean Boyd - foul #1 on Sean Boyd, team foul #10 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brett Kornegay (PG), Thomas Goudeau (SF) Edward Wilson, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), Clark Nicosia (C) Theron Morgan, Paul Young | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Nelson Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd is fouled on the floor by Nelson Swift - foul #3 on Nelson Swift, team foul #10 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Smith (SG), Ernest Roberts (PF), Richard Bechtel (C) Nelson Swift, Brett Anderson, Harvey McGeady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Jones (PF) Clark Nicosia | |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau misses the fullcourt shot | 27-45 |