| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Church (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Sowers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 34-28 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert blows the layup | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Simon Hardiman and the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth (SF), Robert Webb (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | John Church is called for the reach on Herbert Jones - foul #2 on John Church, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG) John Church | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF) Shawn Stephenson, Danny Lambert | |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola loses the ball out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington is hacked by Gerald White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is hacked by Ben Washington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Washington, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola blows the layup but the foul's on Elliott Anderson - foul #3 on Elliott Anderson, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles (SF), Lawrence Lee (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Roscoe Neth, Robert Webb, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Lee Labarge (C) Michael Baker, Gerald White | |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Simon Hardiman | 39-30 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Simon Hardiman - foul #2 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Ben Washington, Wayne Aviles, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Herbert Jones, Frank Arnette, Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford can't finish the uncontested layup | 39-30 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Swofford | 39-30 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Church | 41-30 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas's pass is intercepted by Simon Hardiman in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church's pass is intercepted by Danny Lambert | 41-30 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Lawrence Lee is denied by Danny Lambert | 41-33 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 41-33 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Robert Webb (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Rene Ferrari, Jay Berning, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Thomas steps in front of the Mark Gerry pass | 41-33 |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Gerald White lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Mark Gerry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roscoe Neth (fresh) SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Sowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Baker (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gerald White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Elliott Anderson (C) Wayne Aviles, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Frank Arnette (SF) Charles Thomas, Danny Lambert | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Church | 43-35 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Labarge | 43-37 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth is called for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, John Church, Roscoe Neth, Robert Webb, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Michael Baker, Frank Arnette, Gerald White, Lee Labarge | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis connects on the driving attempt from close range | 43-39 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-39 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses long on an open shot in the lane | 43-39 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones tips it in | 43-41 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Jones - foul #1 on Herbert Jones, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Elliott Anderson (PF) Ben Washington, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rene Ferrari | 45-41 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Danny Lambert | 45-43 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Elliott Anderson | 47-43 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Robert Webb (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Rene Ferrari, Elliott Anderson, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Frank Arnette, Leon Mazzola | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Labarge - foul #1 on Lee Labarge, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth (SG), Lawrence Lee (C) Ben Washington, Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Brian Swofford (SF) Charles Thomas, Danny Lambert | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lee Labarge | 47-43 |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is hacked by Roscoe Neth - foul #1 on Roscoe Neth, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Ben Washington (SG) Mark Gerry, Roscoe Neth | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Lewis (C) Lee Labarge | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ben Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Aviles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Simon Hardiman is called for the reach on Brian Swofford - foul #3 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning (PF) Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Danny Lambert (PF) Michael Baker, Brian Swofford | |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Herbert Jones | 47-45 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shawn Stephenson picks off the pass by Ben Washington in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson banks in the layup | 47-47 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Ben Washington, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Frank Arnette (SF) Herbert Jones, Danny Lambert | |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson slams it home set up by Charles Thomas | 47-49 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Sowers | 49-49 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Elliott Anderson (PF), Lawrence Lee (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Robert Webb, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Leon Mazzola (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Gerald White, Lester Lewis | |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Gerry - foul #2 on Mark Gerry, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG) Roscoe Neth | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Frank Arnette | |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Baker steps in front of the Mark Gerry pass in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Michael Baker travels with the ball | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, Rene Ferrari, Elliott Anderson, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Herbert Jones (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Gerald White (C) Michael Baker, Charles Thomas, Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Simon Hardiman | 52-50 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Gerald White is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Stephenson - foul #2 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Robert Webb (C) John Church, Wayne Aviles, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF) Brian Swofford | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roscoe Neth | 55-50 |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Roscoe Neth, Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Gerald White | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ben Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Sowers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lester Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Herbert Jones is called for the reach on Simon Hardiman - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (SG), Lawrence Lee (PF) Ben Washington, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Simon Hardiman - foul #4 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Elliott Anderson (PF) Simon Hardiman, Rene Ferrari, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Brian Swofford (SF) Michael Baker, Frank Arnette | |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Gerry | 60-52 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola is fouled on the floor by Mark Gerry - foul #3 on Mark Gerry, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, Wayne Aviles, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Gerald White (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford, Lee Labarge | |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Church | 62-52 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Ben Washington steals the ball from Charles Thomas in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Danny Lambert - foul #3 on Danny Lambert, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Robert Webb (PF) John Church, Roscoe Neth, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Frank Arnette (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis blows the layup | 63-52 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is fouled on the floor by Frank Arnette - foul #1 on Frank Arnette, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Jay Berning (PF) Ben Washington, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Arnette and he's fouled by John Church - foul #3 on John Church, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles (SF) Rene Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Herbert Jones (SG) Michael Baker, Charles Thomas | |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Frank Arnette | 65-56 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Lawrence Lee (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses the lay-in | 65-56 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert can't tip it in | 65-56 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers (C) Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF) Shawn Stephenson, Herbert Jones, Danny Lambert | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Michael Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers can't finish the layup | 65-56 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee tips it home | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Mark Gerry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roscoe Neth (fresh) SF - Rene Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Joe Sowers (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Baker (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Charles Thomas (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Michael Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Jay Berning (PF) Mark Gerry, Roscoe Neth, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles (SF) Rene Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Leon Mazzola (PF) Michael Baker, Lee Labarge | |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-56 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Gerald White can't tip it in | 67-56 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Elliott Anderson (PF), Lawrence Lee (C) Simon Hardiman, Ben Washington, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Gerald White | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles is hacked by Frank Arnette - foul #2 on Frank Arnette, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones connects on the shot from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles travels in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF) Wayne Aviles | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Gerry - foul #4 on Mark Gerry, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson is hacked by Leon Mazzola - foul #2 on Leon Mazzola, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Jones | 70-62 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, Roscoe Neth, Rene Ferrari, Elliott Anderson, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF) Herbert Jones, Michael Baker, Frank Arnette | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles loses the ball out of bounds | 70-62 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers is hacked by Shawn Stephenson - foul #3 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lester Lewis | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #13 | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on John Church - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #14 | 70-64 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jay Berning - foul #3 on Jay Berning, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Thomas - foul #4 on Charles Thomas, team foul #15 | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Simon Hardiman takes the ball from Charles Thomas in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is hacked by Shawn Stephenson - foul #5 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #16 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is fouled on the floor by Danny Lambert - foul #4 on Danny Lambert, team foul #17 | 74-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Sowers - foul #3 on Joe Sowers, team foul #13 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Ben Washington (SG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Robert Webb (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #18 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, Ben Washington, Roscoe Neth, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Michael Baker, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis banks in the layup | 77-69 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Jones - foul #3 on Herbert Jones, team foul #19 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning (PF) Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis clanks a 3 from straight away | 78-69 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses the 3 from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman runs out the clock | 78-69 |