| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Felan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Julian Bologna - foul #1 on Julian Bologna, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 36-32 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Julian Bologna is called for the reach on Frederic Gall - foul #2 on Julian Bologna, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo connects on the open runner in the paint set up by Julian Bologna | 38-32 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Young | 38-34 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is hacked by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (PF), Bruce Speece (C) Brent Bogan, Baran Chmielewski, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), James Ramsey (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Jack Begay (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Norman Young, John Bennett, Ralph Felan, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Eric Radford is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins hits a shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by Willard Hoskins - foul #2 on Willard Hoskins, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG) Julian Bologna | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Michael Zents snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins is hacked by Brent Bogan - foul #2 on Brent Bogan, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG) Brent Bogan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (SG), Ralph Felan (SF) James Ramsey, Jack Begay | |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton hits a jumper from the left block | 41-38 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Zents - foul #1 on Michael Zents, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Zhuang Chu, Eric Radford, Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Willard Hoskins, Ralph Felan, Kenneth Hilton, Michael Zents | |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bruce Speece (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG) Bruce Speece | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) John Bennett | |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Norman Young grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Norman Young clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall tips it but misses | 42-38 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Ralph Felan | 42-40 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Stone (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Don Heineman (C) Baran Chmielewski, Julian Bologna, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (SG), Jack Begay (PF) Norman Young, Richard Coleman | |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Frederic Gall is denied by Don Heineman | 42-40 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Kevin Evans takes the ball from Brent Bogan | 42-40 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Jack Begay lays it in set up by Kevin Evans | 42-42 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Kevin Evans picks off the pass by Zhuang Chu in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans jams it | 42-44 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | Timothy Stone is hacked by James Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ramsey, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG), Bruce Speece (PF) Timothy Stone, Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Frederic Gall | |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Don Heineman | 44-44 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton's pass is intercepted by Don Heineman | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-44 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Radford | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Radford and the foul's on Jack Begay - foul #2 on Jack Begay, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Richard Washington (PF) Brent Bogan, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Richard Coleman (PF) James Ramsey, Jack Begay | |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Baran Chmielewski | 47-44 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Eric Radford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Radford, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Zhuang Chu, Eric Radford, Bruce Speece | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Frederic Gall (C) John Bennett, Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Norman Young | 47-46 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-46 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Frederic Gall | 47-46 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Norman Young drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kevin Evans | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Frederic Gall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Timothy Stone (SG), Bruce Speece (PF) Richard Washington, Baran Chmielewski, Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), John Bennett (SG) Norman Young, Kevin Evans | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Bruce Speece blocks the short jumper by Richard Coleman | 47-48 |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece scores on a jump hook in the paint | 49-48 |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Felan | 49-50 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Frederic Gall steps in front of the Julian Bologna pass | 49-50 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall's floater is tipped away by Alfred Delcastillo | 49-50 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Willard Hoskins | 49-52 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan connects on the floater from the left side set up by Timothy Stone | 51-52 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ralph Felan, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Baran Chmielewski (SG), Eric Radford (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Richard Washington (C) Brent Bogan, Timothy Stone, Julian Bologna, Bruce Speece, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), James Ramsey (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Michael Zents (C) Willard Hoskins, John Bennett, Ralph Felan, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is hacked by James Ramsey - foul #3 on James Ramsey, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | James Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Michael Zents's pass is intercepted by Zhuang Chu | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses the easy layup | 52-52 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Richard Washington scores on a floater from the right block | 54-52 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Richard Washington snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Don Heineman (C) Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (SG) James Ramsey | |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Norman Young scores on a floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Hilton | 54-54 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Young - foul #3 on Norman Young, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Speece (C) Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (SG) Michael Zents | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | John Bennett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Radford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Speece (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Begay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Baran Chmielewski - foul #1 on Baran Chmielewski, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Timothy Stone (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Don Heineman (C) Zhuang Chu, Baran Chmielewski, Eric Radford, Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Willard Hoskins (PG), Ralph Felan (SF) Norman Young, Kevin Evans | |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-56 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | John Bennett takes the ball from Timothy Stone in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Begay | 58-61 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Bruce Speece - foul #1 on Bruce Speece, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Richard Washington (PF) Timothy Stone, Bruce Speece | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Frederic Gall (C) John Bennett, Ralph Felan, Jack Begay, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall drills a jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Kevin Evans steps in front of the Baran Chmielewski pass in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall hits a 3 from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan blows the layup | 58-66 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan tips it home | 60-66 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Willard Hoskins | 60-69 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Zents | 60-69 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Michael Zents can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Don Heineman | 60-69 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Brent Bogan, Julian Bologna, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), John Bennett (SG), Ralph Felan (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Willard Hoskins, James Ramsey, Kevin Evans, Michael Zents, Frederic Gall | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski blows the layup but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF) Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Radford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Felan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | John Bennett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Young | 60-72 |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo hits the finger roll | 62-72 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Alfred Delcastillo swats the shot by Ralph Felan | 62-72 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 62-72 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ralph Felan - foul #2 on Ralph Felan, team foul #10 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF), Bruce Speece (PF) Baran Chmielewski, Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (PF), Michael Zents (C) Richard Coleman, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Todd (PF) Bruce Speece | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Baran Chmielewski (SG) Zhuang Chu, Eric Radford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Ralph Felan, Jack Begay, Michael Zents | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 64-72 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | John Bennett gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman drills a runner in the lane set up by Frederic Gall | 64-74 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #4 on John Bennett, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Washington (PF), Bruce Speece (C) Baran Chmielewski, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (PG), James Ramsey (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Jack Begay (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Norman Young, John Bennett, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Eric Radford, Zhuang Chu, Richard Washington, Bruce Speece | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), John Bennett (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Ralph Felan, James Ramsey, Michael Zents, Jack Begay, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | John Bennett can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Brent Bogan - foul #3 on Brent Bogan, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Bogan - foul #4 on Brent Bogan, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (C) Frederic Gall | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Bogan | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | John Bennett is hacked by Baran Chmielewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Baran Chmielewski, team foul #10 | 69-75 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Alfred Delcastillo | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brent Bogan | 72-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | John Bennett is hacked by Brent Bogan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brent Bogan, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG) Brent Bogan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frederic Gall (C) Michael Zents | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Norman Young is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman Young, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall is fouled in the backcourt by Zhuang Chu - foul #2 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall misses the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 73-78 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall is fouled in the backcourt by Zhuang Chu - foul #3 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #13 | 73-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu clanks a halfcourt shot | 73-80 |