| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Oldenburg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Croft (fresh) C - Howard Begaye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is hacked by Larry Edwards - foul #1 on Larry Edwards, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Brian Howard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-38 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-38 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth tips it in | 39-40 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Mark Stilson (SG), David Spencer (SF), Richard Ridley (PF), Max Applegate (C) Ruben Ruth, Larry Edwards, Timothy Oldenburg, George Croft, Howard Begaye | |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | John Olsson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is fouled on the floor by Mark Stilson - foul #1 on Mark Stilson, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), William Hardin (C) Homer Rogers, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Daniel Nixon | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Max Applegate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG) Daniel Nixon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Mark Stilson steals the ball from Boyce Boucher in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Boyce Boucher steps in front of the Richard Ridley pass | 43-40 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Wade Deschenes | 45-40 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | John Olsson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Max Applegate snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wade Deschenes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Gibb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Olsson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Stilson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ridley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Max Applegate (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | David Spencer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | William Hardin gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | William Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Max Applegate is called for the reach on Boyce Boucher - foul #1 on Max Applegate, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Larry Edwards (SG), Timothy Oldenburg (SF), George Croft (PF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, Mark Stilson, David Spencer, Richard Ridley, Max Applegate | |
| 14:50 | Missouri State | Brian Howard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | George Croft double dribbles | 48-40 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Larry Edwards is called for the reach on Daniel Nixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Edwards, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is hacked by Howard Begaye - foul #2 on Howard Begaye, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | George Croft grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Oldenburg | 48-42 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards scores on a shot from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Begaye | 50-44 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 50-44 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Timothy Oldenburg grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Nixon - foul #2 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Edward Burke (SF) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Mark Stilson (SF), Richard Ridley (PF), Kevin Tyson (C) Ruben Ruth, Timothy Oldenburg, George Croft, Howard Begaye | |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | Brian Howard gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Richard Ridley denies the turnaround by Gary Mentzer | 50-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Tyson snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | John Olsson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Stilson | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) PF - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Olsson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Larry Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mark Stilson (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Richard Ridley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Tyson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses the floater from the left block | 50-48 |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Gary Mentzer - foul #3 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), William Hardin (C) Boyce Boucher, Edward Burke, Brian Howard, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Max Applegate (PF) Richard Ridley | |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 3rd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Tyson - foul #2 on Kevin Tyson, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Melvin Maddox (SG), David Spencer (SF), Howard Begaye (C) Larry Edwards, Mark Stilson, Kevin Tyson | |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | William Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Max Applegate snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Enoch Zinn steals the ball from Howard Begaye | 51-51 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes is hacked by John Olsson - foul #2 on John Olsson, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SF) Enoch Zinn, Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Mark Stilson (SF), Richard Ridley (PF) John Olsson, David Spencer, Howard Begaye | |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is whistled for a carry | 53-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Daniel Nixon, Wade Deschenes, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Oldenburg (SF), Kevin Tyson (C) Melvin Maddox, Max Applegate | |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Ridley | 53-54 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (SG), George Croft (PF) Mark Stilson, Richard Ridley | |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Kevin Tyson scores on a fadeaway from close range | 53-56 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is open and lays it up and in | 55-56 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Timothy Oldenburg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Croft (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Tyson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Mark Stilson (SG), David Spencer (SF), Richard Ridley (C) Ruben Ruth, Larry Edwards, Timothy Oldenburg, Kevin Tyson | |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Olsson | 55-62 |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | John Olsson is hacked by Edward Burke - foul #1 on Edward Burke, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Max Applegate (C) George Croft | |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Enoch Zinn picks off the pass by John Olsson | 58-62 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Stilson - foul #2 on Mark Stilson, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (C) Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | David Spencer drills a floater from the baseline | 60-64 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Max Applegate gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Daniel Nixon is called for the reach on Mark Stilson - foul #3 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Wade Deschenes (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Daniel Nixon, Edward Burke, Larry Gibb, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Melvin Maddox (SG), Timothy Oldenburg (SF), Kevin Tyson (PF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, Mark Stilson, David Spencer, Richard Ridley, Max Applegate | |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye is fouled on the floor by Gary Mentzer - foul #4 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #5 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Howard (PF) Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes buries a floater from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Melvin Maddox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Timothy Oldenburg misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Howard | 64-65 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | Timothy Oldenburg connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ruben Ruth | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Howard (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Deschenes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Maddox (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Oldenburg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Tyson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Begaye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Howard Begaye steals it from Brian Howard | 64-68 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Larry Gibb (PF), William Hardin (C) Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard, Wade Deschenes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (SG), Mark Stilson (SF), George Croft (PF), Richard Ridley (C) Melvin Maddox, Timothy Oldenburg, Kevin Tyson, Howard Begaye | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | George Croft makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Ruben Ruth - foul #3 on Ruben Ruth, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG) Ruben Ruth | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF), Wade Deschenes (C) Boyce Boucher, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, Richard Ridley | |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson is fouled on the floor by Larry Gibb - foul #1 on Larry Gibb, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Howard (PF) Wade Deschenes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Oldenburg (SF) Mark Stilson | |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | George Croft makes the runner from the right block and the foul's on Brian Howard - foul #1 on Brian Howard, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | George Croft makes the free throw | 67-75 |
| 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) | |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | George Croft is called for the reach on Doyle Hartley in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Croft, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Ruth | 68-78 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is hacked by Ruben Ruth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ruben Ruth, team foul #11 | 68-78 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 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) | |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-78 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb grabs the board | 69-78 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Brian Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Homer Rogers | 72-78 |
| 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) | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards misses long on a shot from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye is hacked by Homer Rogers - foul #2 on Homer Rogers, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-80 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards pulls down the rebound | 72-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Daniel Nixon is called for the reach on Larry Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley is fouled on the floor by George Croft - foul #2 on George Croft, team foul #12 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Wade Deschenes (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Mark Stilson (SG), David Spencer (SF), Richard Ridley (PF), Max Applegate (C) Ruben Ruth, Larry Edwards, Timothy Oldenburg, George Croft, Howard Begaye | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | John Olsson is fouled in the backcourt by Enoch Zinn - foul #1 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #12 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Brian Howard (PF) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (SG), Timothy Oldenburg (SF), George Croft (PF), Howard Begaye (C) Mark Stilson, David Spencer, Richard Ridley, Max Applegate | |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | John Olsson makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | John Olsson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | John Olsson steals it from Homer Rogers in the backcourt | 73-84 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | George Croft misses the dunk | 73-84 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye gets the offensive rebound | 73-84 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | John Olsson is fouled on the floor by Brian Howard - foul #2 on Brian Howard, team foul #13 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF), William Hardin (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Stilson (SG), David Spencer (SF), Richard Ridley (PF), Max Applegate (C) Larry Edwards, Timothy Oldenburg, George Croft, Howard Begaye | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | John Olsson makes the 1st free throw | 73-85 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | John Olsson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-86 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | John Olsson is called for the reach on Larry Gibb - foul #3 on John Olsson, team foul #13 | 73-86 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Max Applegate pulls down the rebound | 74-86 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Olsson runs out the clock | 74-86 |