| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | James Brown inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Shaun Scruggs | 29-20 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Barry Laub | 29-22 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Garlick | 29-25 |
| 18:07 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Cornelius Fisher | 31-25 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-25 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 17:41 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda tips it in | 33-25 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:30 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:21 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Cornelius Fisher | 36-26 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-26 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Peter Phelps (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), James Cunningham (C) Cornelius Fisher, James Brown, Neal Stephens, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (SF) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub | |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Yokley | 36-27 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Shaun Scruggs - foul #2 on Shaun Scruggs, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG) Shaun Scruggs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 15:44 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood is hacked by Brandon Jeanlouis - foul #2 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Rothe (fresh) SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Phelps (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Blackwood - foul #1 on Paul Blackwood, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Cornelius Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) James Rothe, Paul Blackwood, Peter Phelps, Dikembe Abdullah, James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Barry Laub (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kirk Peavler | |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:42 | Missouri | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Ronald Monroe - foul #1 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) Steven Ditto, David Yokley | |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda's pass is intercepted by Kyle Garlick | 36-31 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | James Brown swats the layup by Brandon Jeanlouis | 36-31 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Neal Stephens can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 13:32 | Missouri | James Brown misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 13:31 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:11 | Missouri | Neal Stephens banks in the layup on a great pass from Shaun Scruggs | 38-31 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | James Brown snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 12:35 | Missouri | Barry Laub picks off the pass by Chisulo Banda | 38-31 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Garlick | 38-34 |
| 12:06 | Missouri | James Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chisulo Banda and the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (PG), Peter Phelps (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), James Cunningham (C) Shaun Scruggs, Cornelius Fisher, Neal Stephens, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), David Yokley (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kyle Garlick | |
| 12:06 | Missouri | James Brown makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley buries a turnaround in the paint | 41-36 |
| 11:45 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Phelps (fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood is hacked by Kirk Peavler - foul #1 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Neal Stephens (PF) James Brown, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:54 | Missouri | James Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 10:53 | Missouri | Neal Stephens can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley can't connect on a floater from the left block | 43-36 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Neal Stephens | 46-38 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by David Yokley is denied by James Cunningham | 46-38 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Peter Phelps pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) Shaun Scruggs, Peter Phelps, Neal Stephens, James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Daniel Isler, Steven Ditto, Kirk Peavler | |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood buries a 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick tips it in | 49-40 |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Blackwood | 51-40 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe loses the dribble to Cornelius Fisher | 51-40 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cornelius Fisher | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Blackwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Blackwood takes the ball from Kyle Garlick | 53-40 |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda's dunk attempt is rejected by Barry Laub | 53-40 |
| 07:02 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah tips it home | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) David Yokley | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | James Brown is denied on a layup by Kyle Garlick | 55-41 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Shaun Scruggs picks off the pass by Barry Laub | 55-41 |
| 05:46 | Missouri | Neal Stephens's floater is tipped away by Barry Laub | 55-41 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Barry Laub | 55-43 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-43 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 04:27 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Jeanlouis - foul #3 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF) Cornelius Fisher, James Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), David Yokley (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub, Kyle Garlick | |
| 04:27 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:27 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is whistled for traveling | 59-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), James Cunningham (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG) David Yokley | |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Ditto - foul #2 on Steven Ditto, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Paul Blackwood is called for the reach on Eric Olson - foul #2 on Paul Blackwood, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Phelps (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler buries a 3 from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Brandon Jeanlouis is called for the reach on Paul Blackwood - foul #4 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Shaun Scruggs, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | James Cunningham blocks the short jumper by Brandon Jeanlouis | 60-46 |
| 02:46 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Cunningham | 60-46 |
| 02:18 | Missouri | James Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF) Paul Blackwood, Peter Phelps | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 60-48 |
| 01:42 | Missouri | James Brown can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 01:25 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 01:02 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-48 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is fouled on the floor by James Rothe - foul #1 on James Rothe, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Neal Stephens (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) James Rothe, Dikembe Abdullah, James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Missouri | Eric Olson is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Olson, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG) Cornelius Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:52 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Neal Stephens and the foul's on Kirk Peavler - foul #2 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SG) Paul Blackwood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Isler | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs runs out the clock | 65-52 |