| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Whitfield (fresh) C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:32 | Chicago State | John Whitfield is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | William Brown hits a 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | John Whitfield misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 30-32 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the jumper from close range set up by John Manzo and the foul's on John Whitfield - foul #2 on John Whitfield, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to John Whitfield | 32-32 |
| 18:10 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | Chicago State | John Whitfield pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:27 | Chicago State | John Whitfield clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Algarin (PG), James Arviso (SF), Michael Sieg (C) David Ward, Joseph Hardaway, Jessie Wilder | |
| 17:27 | Chicago State | John Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:27 | Chicago State | John Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | John Pewitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Algarin - foul #1 on Robert Algarin, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Frederick Viens (SF) John Whitfield | |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a shot from the left block | 32-33 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano drills a shot from close range set up by John Pewitt and he's hacked by Frederick Viens - foul #1 on Frederick Viens, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Parke (SG) Fred Buchanan | |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | James Arviso blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Krebs - foul #2 on Carl Krebs, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway (SF), Jessie Wilder (C) Frederick Viens, Michael Sieg | |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | James Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | James Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | William Brown knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Norton | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Algarin (fresh) SG - Ronald Parke (fresh) SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Chicago State | Ronald Parke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 15:15 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 15:04 | Chicago State | William Brown steals it from James Arviso | 37-35 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Greg Norton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:44 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | Chicago State | Greg Norton steals the ball from Joseph Hardaway | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Pewitt and he's hacked by Jessie Wilder - foul #2 on Jessie Wilder, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Pewitt, Douglas Galeano, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Kao (PG), Fred Buchanan (SG), Frederick Viens (SF), John Whitfield (PF), Michael Sieg (C) Robert Algarin, Ronald Parke, Joseph Hardaway, James Arviso, Jessie Wilder | |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | Chicago State | John Whitfield connects on the floater from close range set up by Frederick Viens | 40-37 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ingle | 40-37 |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs comes up short on the runner in the paint | 40-37 |
| 13:11 | Chicago State | John Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:53 | Chicago State | John Whitfield hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Fred Buchanan | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Wallace Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), William Brown (PF), Douglas Galeano (C) Jumah Arai, Carl Krebs, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway (SF) Frederick Viens | |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | Michael Sieg loses the dribble to John Manzo | 40-39 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | John Manzo jams it | 42-39 |
| 12:10 | Chicago State | Michael Sieg makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Hardaway | 42-41 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | John Manzo is hacked by Michael Sieg - foul #2 on Michael Sieg, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SG), Greg Norton (C) Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder (C) Michael Sieg | |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Brown | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Marc Kao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Hardaway | 45-44 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 45-44 |
| 11:24 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 11:07 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway misses the dunk attempt | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | John Pewitt gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Joseph Hardaway steps in front of the Scott Shannon pass | 45-44 |
| 10:40 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 10:38 | Chicago State | John Whitfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:24 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Shannon - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Douglas Galeano (SF) John Manzo, John Pewitt, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Ward (SG), James Arviso (PF) Fred Buchanan, John Whitfield | |
| 10:24 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:24 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Wallace Long knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 09:58 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is fouled on the floor by David Ward - foul #2 on David Ward, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Parke (SG), Frederick Viens (SF), Michael Sieg (C) Marc Kao, Joseph Hardaway, Jessie Wilder | |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is hacked by David Ward - foul #3 on David Ward, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:31 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:15 | Chicago State | James Arviso is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), John Pewitt (SF) Jumah Arai, William Brown | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan (SG) Ronald Parke | |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 08:58 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to James Arviso | 48-46 |
| 08:41 | Chicago State | David Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses the lay-in | 48-46 |
| 08:14 | Chicago State | James Arviso grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan is fouled on the floor by John Pewitt - foul #1 on John Pewitt, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Kao (PG), John Whitfield (PF), Jessie Wilder (C) David Ward, James Arviso, Michael Sieg | |
| 07:40 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 07:39 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Wilder | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Marc Kao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frederick Viens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Marc Kao misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Fred Buchanan picks off the pass by Jumah Arai in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 07:08 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens banks in the layup set up by Fred Buchanan | 48-48 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-48 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Jessie Wilder takes the ball from Jumah Arai | 48-48 |
| 06:05 | Chicago State | Frederick Viens is fouled on the floor by John Pewitt - foul #2 on John Pewitt, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Douglas Galeano (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Ward (SG), Joseph Hardaway (SF), Michael Sieg (C) Fred Buchanan, Frederick Viens, Jessie Wilder | |
| 05:46 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Marc Kao is blocked by Douglas Galeano | 48-48 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Wallace Long gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | John Manzo connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wallace Long | 50-48 |
| 05:04 | Chicago State | Marc Kao misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Wallace Long grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 04:32 | Chicago State | Michael Sieg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan (SG), James Arviso (PF), Jessie Wilder (C) David Ward, John Whitfield, Michael Sieg | |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano travels with the ball | 52-48 |
| 04:09 | Chicago State | Marc Kao misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Manzo - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SG) Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 04:09 | Chicago State | Marc Kao makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:09 | Chicago State | Marc Kao makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 52-50 |
| 04:00 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to James Arviso | 52-50 |
| 03:56 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 03:54 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Fred Buchanan picks off the pass by John Pewitt | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Marc Kao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Hardaway (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Chicago State | Marc Kao misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | John Manzo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Pewitt | 55-50 |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | John Pewitt pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), Scott Shannon (SF) John Pewitt, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Whitfield (PF) James Arviso | |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 02:20 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Kao | 55-52 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | John Whitfield is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #3 on John Whitfield, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:43 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to John Whitfield | 57-52 |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | Marc Kao misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Wallace Long pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Whitfield - foul #4 on John Whitfield, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway makes the floater from the left side set up by Fred Buchanan | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Marc Kao is called for the reach on John Manzo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Kao, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:39 | Chicago State | John Whitfield snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is hacked by Marc Kao in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marc Kao, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Ward (PG) Marc Kao | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:26 | Chicago State | David Ward comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Wallace Long gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is hacked by David Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Ward, team foul #12 | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | David Ward hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Fred Buchanan | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | William Brown is fouled in the backcourt by David Ward - foul #5 on David Ward, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Algarin (PG) David Ward | |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:10 | Chicago State | Robert Algarin is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Algarin, team foul #14 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is hacked by Fred Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Buchanan, team foul #15 | 64-59 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | Joseph Hardaway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano runs out the clock | 65-59 |