| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) SG - Alton Coleman (fresh) SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) PF - John Dietz (fresh) C - Clarence Neal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gregory James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart's pass is intercepted by Jack Brunelle in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Illinois State | Thomas McTaggart steals the ball from Clarence Neal | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 3-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Gregory James pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Gregory James banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Nathan Landers | 5-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | John Dietz tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory James | 7-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Fredrick Leija is called for the reach on Alton Coleman - foul #1 on Fredrick Leija, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Brunelle | 7-5 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Don Schwartzer is called for the reach on Thomas McTaggart - foul #1 on Don Schwartzer, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Soule (PG), Marcus Laperle (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Thomas McTaggart, Fredrick Leija, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger McArthy (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Kevin Balk (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Don Schwartzer, Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, John Dietz, Clarence Neal | |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Albert Mei's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett is fouled on the floor by Albert Mei - foul #1 on Albert Mei, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Steve Byers drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger McArthy | 7-7 |
| 17:02 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Thoms | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Soule - foul #1 on Thomas Soule, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Arthur Thoms steals it from Albert Mei | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Soule (fairly fresh) SG - Marcus Laperle (fairly fresh) SF - Issac Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fairly fresh) C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger McArthy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Balk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Thoms (fairly fresh) C - Brian Lovett (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Thomas Soule is fouled on the floor by Brian Lovett - foul #1 on Brian Lovett, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Guy McCall (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Thomas Soule, Marcus Laperle, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), John Dietz (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Roger McArthy, Steve Byers, Kevin Balk, Arthur Thoms, Brian Lovett | |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Twombly and he's hacked by Nathan Landers - foul #1 on Nathan Landers, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG) Kevin Blair | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart's floater is knocked away by Jack Brunelle | 7-12 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, John Dietz | |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Guy McCall is called for the reach on Steve Byers - foul #1 on Guy McCall, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Soule (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Thomas McTaggart, Guy McCall, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Balk (SF), Brian Lovett (C) Don Schwartzer, Clarence Neal | |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk loses the dribble to Albert Mei | 7-12 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Thomas Soule misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Balk - foul #1 on Kevin Balk, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), John Dietz (PF) Steve Byers, Arthur Thoms | |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Thomas Soule makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Thomas Soule makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Soule - foul #2 on Thomas Soule, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle (SF) Thomas Soule | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Dietz | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Dietz | 9-14 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roger McArthy | 9-17 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija grabs the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija's floater is tipped away by John Dietz | 9-17 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson tips it home | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Issac Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Fredrick Leija (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Laperle (fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fairly fresh) C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger McArthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Balk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dietz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lovett (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-17 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ilia Sucharzewski | 11-17 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Roger McArthy steals the ball from Issac Ferguson in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk is hacked by Marcus Laperle - foul #1 on Marcus Laperle, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Guy McCall (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Gregory James (C) Issac Ferguson, Fredrick Leija, Marcus Laperle, Albert Mei, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF) Roger McArthy, Alton Coleman, John Dietz, Brian Lovett | |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-19 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Don Schwartzer | 14-22 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Don Schwartzer picks off the pass by Guy McCall in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Steve Byers | 14-24 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Steve Byers is called for the reach on Edward Arbuckle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Byers, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clarence Neal (C) Kevin Balk | |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Guy McCall | 16-24 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gregory James | 16-24 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Gregory James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Arbuckle | 18-24 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal misses short on a floater from the right side | 18-24 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Steve Byers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal banks in the layup set up by Don Schwartzer | 20-26 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Don Schwartzer takes the ball from Nathan Landers | 20-26 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Marcus Laperle (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Thomas McTaggart, Guy McCall, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), John Dietz (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Don Schwartzer, Steve Byers, Jack Brunelle, Arthur Thoms, Clarence Neal | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Issac Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Laperle (fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fresh) C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lovett (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Twombly | 20-26 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly is called for a backcourt violation | 20-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Balk (SF) Robert Twombly | |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija travels in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Albert Mei denies the turnaround by Roger McArthy | 20-26 |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett tips it home | 20-28 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski is called for traveling | 20-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Gregory James (C) Marcus Laperle, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG) Alton Coleman, Brian Lovett | |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Blair | 20-30 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija's floater is knocked away by John Dietz | 20-30 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija gets the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Twombly - foul #1 on Robert Twombly, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle (SG), Nathan Landers (PF) Fredrick Leija, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Roger McArthy, John Dietz, Kevin Balk | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (SF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Issac Ferguson, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (PG), Alton Coleman (SG) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair | |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Steve Byers is hacked by Thomas McTaggart - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Steve Byers makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Steve Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses the 3 from straight away | 22-32 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lovett | 22-32 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 22-32 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Gregory James (C) Marcus Laperle, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), Kevin Balk (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Steve Byers, Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, Arthur Thoms, Brian Lovett | |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Albert Mei snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Leija (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Issac Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Mei (fairly fresh) C - Gregory James (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Balk (fresh) 9 pts. C - Clarence Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Twombly | 22-34 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Soule (PG), Guy McCall (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Fredrick Leija, Issac Ferguson, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Steve Byers (SG), John Dietz (PF) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Kevin Balk | |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Steve Byers drills a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Nathan Landers - foul #2 on Nathan Landers, team foul #9 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle (SG), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Edward Arbuckle, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), Arthur Thoms (SF), Brian Lovett (C) Don Schwartzer, Roger McArthy, Clarence Neal | |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Steve Byers makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle lays it in on a nice dish by Ilia Sucharzewski | 24-37 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | John Dietz throws it down set up by Alton Coleman | 24-39 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Soule hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 24-39 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Laperle | 24-39 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski connects on the jumper from the baseline | 26-39 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Steve Byers is blocked by Nathan Landers | 26-39 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | John Dietz can't tip it in | 26-39 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Soule snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle clanks a shot in the paint | 26-39 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | John Dietz gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Steve Byers travels in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Gregory James (C) Thomas Soule, Marcus Laperle, Guy McCall, Nathan Landers, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Roger McArthy (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Kevin Balk (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Steve Byers, Alton Coleman, Arthur Thoms, John Dietz, Brian Lovett | |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy misses the fullcourt shot | 28-39 |