| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Timothy St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Waugh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Arndt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Donald (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fresh) PF - Troy Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Michael Chee inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Thomson | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Wilfred Carlino picks off the pass by Timothy St. John | 34-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | James Thomson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Chee | 34-36 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Wilfred Carlino is called for the reach on Mike Erickson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilfred Carlino, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Edwards (PG), Joshua Button (SG) Timothy St. John, Mark Waugh | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Wilfred Carlino steals the ball from Mike Erickson | 34-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | William Williams lays it in set up by Wilfred Carlino | 34-38 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | John Rauch is called for the reach on Rodney Donald in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rauch, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Radomski (C) Rodney Donald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG) Wilfred Carlino | |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | William Williams is called for the reach on Jeffrey Arndt - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Donald (C) Mike Erickson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Milton Cramer picks off the pass by Roland Radomski | 34-38 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer lays it up and in | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Joshua Button misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy St. John (PG) Barry Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG) Stanley Davis | |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Joshua Button misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Joshua Button makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Button - foul #1 on Joshua Button, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Waugh (SG), Mike Erickson (SF) Joshua Button, Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) William Williams, Milton Cramer, John Rauch | |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:05 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Raymond Signorelli picks off the pass by Mark Waugh in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli throws it down set up by Troy Reaves | 35-42 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald clanks a turnaround in the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | James Thomson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mike Erickson - foul #1 on Mike Erickson, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Edwards (PG), Joshua Button (SG), Jeffrey Arndt (PF) Timothy St. John, Mark Waugh, Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Michael Chee, Raymond Signorelli | |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Mike Erickson and he's fouled by Stanley Davis - foul #1 on Stanley Davis, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF), John Rauch (PF) Robert Schroeder, Troy Reaves | |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Barry Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Button (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Erickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Arndt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Donald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | William Williams is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF) Rodney Donald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Barry Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Milton Cramer - foul #1 on Milton Cramer, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Radomski (C) Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG) Stanley Davis, Milton Cramer | |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | William Williams misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mike Erickson - foul #2 on Mike Erickson, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Waugh (SG), Rodney Donald (C) Joshua Button, Mike Erickson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) Robert Schroeder, John Rauch | |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy St. John (PG) Barry Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG) William Williams | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Michael Chee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Timothy St. John gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald is wide open and slams it home | 42-45 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Donald | 42-45 |
| 13:37 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | James Thomson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Reaves | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Timothy St. John grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski is hacked by James Thomson - foul #2 on James Thomson, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Edwards (PG), Joshua Button (SG), Jeffrey Arndt (C) Timothy St. John, Mark Waugh, Rodney Donald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), William Williams (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | John Rauch snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | William Williams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Joshua Button makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Edwards | 45-50 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | The refs have stopped play. Joshua Button is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Waugh (SG), Mike Erickson (SF) Joshua Button, Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:54 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson grabs the board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Barry Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Waugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Lesperance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Arndt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | William Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | William Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 45-50 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Arndt | 45-50 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 45-50 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Raymond Signorelli | 45-53 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Stanley Davis is called for the reach on Barry Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy St. John (SG), Roland Radomski (PF), Rodney Donald (C) Mark Waugh, Joel Lesperance, Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Stanley Davis, William Williams, Milton Cramer, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Barry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Barry Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Wilfred Carlino and he's fouled by Rodney Donald - foul #1 on Rodney Donald, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Browne (PG) Barry Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Wilfred Carlino picks off the pass by Mike Erickson in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 09:33 | Illinois State | Michael Chee banks in the layup on a great pass from Wilfred Carlino | 47-57 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from David Browne | 49-57 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino is whistled for a carry | 49-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt (PF) Mike Erickson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | James Thomson snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Rodney Donald denies the turnaround by Michael Chee | 49-57 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Browne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy St. John (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Radomski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Arndt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Donald (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Thomson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Reaves (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Timothy St. John misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on James Thomson - foul #3 on James Thomson, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Button (SG), Mike Erickson (SF), Joel Lesperance (PF) David Browne, Roland Radomski, Rodney Donald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), John Rauch (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Michael Chee, Andrew Jones | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Timothy St. John makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Timothy St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Timothy St. John is called for the reach on John Rauch - foul #1 on Timothy St. John, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli (PF) Troy Reaves | |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop's pass is intercepted by Mike Erickson | 51-57 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson can't finish the layup | 51-57 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Joshua Button is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Button, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Edwards (PG), Rodney Donald (C) Timothy St. John, Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Troy Reaves (PF) Raymond Bishop, John Rauch | |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves is hacked by Mike Erickson - foul #3 on Mike Erickson, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rodney Donald | 51-58 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 51-58 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson hits the follow up shot | 53-58 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Williams | 53-60 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Browne (PG), Mark Waugh (SG), Roland Radomski (C) Barry Edwards, Joshua Button, Rodney Donald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Milton Cramer (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Stanley Davis, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Troy Reaves, Raymond Signorelli | |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 54-60 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roland Radomski | 57-60 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Joel Lesperance is called for the reach on James Thomson - foul #4 on Joel Lesperance, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt (PF), Rodney Donald (C) Mike Erickson, Joel Lesperance | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Rauch (C) Andrew Jones | |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Milton Cramer - foul #2 on Milton Cramer, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Troy Reaves (PF) Milton Cramer | |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Michael Chee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Chee, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Edwards (PG), Joshua Button (SG) David Browne, Mark Waugh | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SF) Michael Chee | |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Barry Edwards | 61-62 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Williams | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Barry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Button (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roland Radomski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Arndt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Donald (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Thomson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Troy Reaves (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Rauch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald banks in the layup and the foul's on John Rauch - foul #3 on John Rauch, team foul #13 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Browne (PG), Mike Erickson (SF) Barry Edwards, Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Troy Reaves, John Rauch | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Rodney Donald makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy St. John (PG), Mark Waugh (SG), Roland Radomski (C) David Browne, Joshua Button, Rodney Donald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) Stanley Davis, Robert Schroeder, Andrew Jones | |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski is fouled on the floor by John Rauch - foul #4 on John Rauch, team foul #14 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance (PF) Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Arndt (C) Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Andrew Jones (C) William Williams, Milton Cramer, John Rauch | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Mark Waugh takes the ball from Andrew Jones | 66-66 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Donald (C) Jeffrey Arndt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Troy Reaves (PF) Raymond Signorelli | |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | The jumper by Mark Waugh is denied by Troy Reaves | 66-66 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Michael Chee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-66 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | James Thomson is called for the reach on Mike Erickson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Thomson, team foul #15 | 66-66 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Troy Reaves | 67-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Chee | 67-69 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Timothy St. John connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Rodney Donald denies the turnaround by James Thomson | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones tips it home | 70-71 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Mark Waugh travels in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Michael Chee is hacked by Rodney Donald - foul #2 on Rodney Donald, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Michael Chee makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Michael Chee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Mike Erickson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-73 |