| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) PF - James Franceski (fresh) C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (fresh) SG - Eddie Jones (fresh) SF - Victor Planas (fresh) PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) C - Anthony Banks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Dane Ham knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Griswold | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Victor Planas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | James Franceski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dane Ham | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dane Ham | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Michael Gibson is called for the reach on Dane Ham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gibson, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | James Franceski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dane Ham and the foul's on Uang Chinn - foul #1 on Uang Chinn, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | James Franceski makes the free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | The jumper by Anthony Banks is denied by Nicholas Wink | 8-0 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson pulls down the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | James Franceski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dane Ham and the foul's on Uang Chinn - foul #2 on Uang Chinn, team foul #3 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Anthony Bubb (SG), Charles Simon (SF), Dan Dunbar (C) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Steven Robinson, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (PG), Wayne Penton (SG), Tommie Starcher (SF), Lonnie Wells (PF), James Lamm (C) Michael Gibson, Eddie Jones, Victor Planas, Uang Chinn, Anthony Banks | |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | James Franceski misses the free throw | 10-0 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Wells | 10-0 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Kent Harris is called for the reach on Lawrence Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kent Harris, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (C) James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | James Lamm misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 10-0 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 10-0 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | John Littlefield scores on a floater from the right side set up by Anthony Bubb | 12-0 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | James Lamm misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-0 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells tips it home | 12-2 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), Jerry Kile (SF), James Franceski (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Anthony Bubb, Charles Simon, Dan Dunbar, John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Kent Harris picks off the pass by Wayne Penton in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Wink | 15-2 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Harris - foul #2 on Kent Harris, team foul #2 | 15-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG) Kent Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), Brian Greig (SF), Anthony Banks (C) Lawrence Reed, Tommie Starcher, James Lamm | |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks is called for traveling | 15-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG) Wayne Penton | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kile (fresh) PF - James Franceski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (fairly fresh) SG - Eddie Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Greig (fresh) PF - Lonnie Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Banks (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Dane Ham clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-2 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 15-2 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells is hacked by Jerry Kile - foul #1 on Jerry Kile, team foul #3 | 15-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PG), Steven Robinson (SF) Dane Ham, Jerry Kile | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson scores on a shot from the right wing | 15-4 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-4 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Brian Greig snags the defensive board | 15-4 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Anthony Bubb (SG), Charles Simon (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF) John Littlefield, Nicholas Wink, Steven Robinson, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (PG), Wayne Penton (SG), Victor Planas (SF), James Lamm (PF), Tommie Starcher (C) Michael Gibson, Eddie Jones, Brian Greig, Lonnie Wells, Anthony Banks | |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Lawrence Reed is called for the reach on Dane Ham - foul #1 on Lawrence Reed, team foul #4 | 15-4 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-4 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Victor Planas grabs the board | 15-4 |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Bubb - foul #1 on Anthony Bubb, team foul #4 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), James Franceski (PF) Anthony Bubb, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher makes the 1st free throw | 15-5 |
| 13:44 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher misses the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar grabs the board | 15-5 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Lawrence Reed is called for the reach on Nicholas Wink - foul #2 on Lawrence Reed, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Kile (SG), Steven Robinson (SF) Nicholas Wink, Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), Anthony Banks (C) Lawrence Reed, Victor Planas | |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | James Franceski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-5 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton gets the rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | James Lamm connects on the jump hook near the basket | 15-7 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | James Franceski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Jimmy Griswold (C) Dane Ham, Jerry Kile, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Brian Greig (SF), Lonnie Wells (PF) Wayne Penton, Tommie Starcher, James Lamm | |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Littlefield - foul #1 on John Littlefield, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Littlefield | 18-8 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Brian Greig misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Bubb - foul #2 on Anthony Bubb, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), Charles Simon (SF) Anthony Bubb, Steven Robinson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Brian Greig makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Brian Greig misses the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Littlefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Simon (fresh) PF - James Franceski (tiring) 8 pts. C - Jimmy Griswold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Jones (tiring) SF - Brian Greig (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lonnie Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Banks (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | James Franceski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Littlefield | 20-9 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Brian Greig picks off the pass by Jimmy Griswold | 20-12 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Wink - foul #1 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Jerry Kile (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF) John Littlefield, Charles Simon, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Penton (PG), Tommie Starcher (SG), Victor Planas (SF), James Lamm (C) Michael Gibson, Eddie Jones, Brian Greig, Anthony Banks | |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | James Lamm grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | James Lamm's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Griswold | 20-13 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | James Lamm hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Wells - foul #1 on Lonnie Wells, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG) Lonnie Wells | |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Kile | 22-15 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-15 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 24-15 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Nicholas Wink is called for the reach on James Lamm - foul #2 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Robinson (SF), James Franceski (PF), Charles Simon (C) Nicholas Wink, Dan Dunbar, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), Anthony Banks (C) Eddie Jones, Tommie Starcher | |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | James Lamm makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | James Lamm makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-17 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | James Franceski hits the follow up shot | 26-17 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton drills a 3 from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | James Franceski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson tips it in | 28-20 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Victor Planas | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Kile (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Franceski (tiring) 12 pts. C - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Wayne Penton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Planas (tiring) PF - James Lamm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Banks (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | James Franceski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Robinson | 31-23 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PG), Jimmy Griswold (C) Dane Ham, Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Brian Greig (SF), Tommie Starcher (PF), Lonnie Wells (C) Wayne Penton, Victor Planas, James Lamm, Anthony Banks | |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Brian Greig misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | John Littlefield snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson loses the dribble to Tommie Starcher | 31-23 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Simon (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF) Steven Robinson, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Banks (C) Eddie Jones | |
| 06:25 | Illinois State | John Littlefield makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-23 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Jerry Kile is called for the reach on Tommie Starcher - foul #2 on Jerry Kile, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Kent Harris (SG) John Littlefield, Jerry Kile | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Victor Planas (SF) Michael Gibson, Brian Greig | |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Charles Simon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Kent Harris misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold tips it home | 35-25 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells snags the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Victor Planas buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Anthony Banks is called for the reach on Kent Harris - foul #1 on Anthony Banks, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), James Franceski (PF) Dane Ham, Charles Simon, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), Wayne Penton (SG), Brian Greig (SF), James Lamm (PF) Tommie Starcher, Eddie Jones, Victor Planas, Lonnie Wells | |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Kent Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Kent Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | James Franceski snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | John Littlefield knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Kent Harris and the foul's on Michael Gibson - foul #2 on Michael Gibson, team foul #8 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG) Kent Harris, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (PG), Uang Chinn (PF) Michael Gibson, Anthony Banks | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | John Littlefield makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Anthony Bubb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Franceski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - John Littlefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) SG - Wayne Penton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Greig (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) C - James Lamm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | James Franceski is called for the reach on Lawrence Reed - foul #1 on James Franceski, team foul #10 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar (C) John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | James Franceski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-29 |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | James Franceski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson misses the tip | 40-29 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb tips it but misses | 40-29 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | James Lamm grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 02:26 | Missouri State | James Lamm connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Uang Chinn | 40-31 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | James Franceski makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Robinson and the foul's on Uang Chinn - foul #3 on Uang Chinn, team foul #9 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Charles Simon (SF), John Littlefield (C) Anthony Bubb, Steven Robinson, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), Victor Planas (SF), Lonnie Wells (C) Wayne Penton, Brian Greig, Uang Chinn | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | James Franceski makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:55 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-31 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Kent Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield is hacked by Lonnie Wells - foul #2 on Lonnie Wells, team foul #10 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Banks (C) James Lamm | |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink blows the layup but he's fouled by Victor Planas - foul #1 on Victor Planas, team foul #11 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Kent Harris, Charles Simon, John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Penton (PG), Tommie Starcher (PF) Michael Gibson, Lonnie Wells | |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton grabs the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Victor Planas knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Wayne Penton | 45-33 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | James Franceski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (SG), Dan Dunbar (PF) Nicholas Wink, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Brian Greig (SF), James Lamm (PF) Lawrence Reed, Victor Planas, Anthony Banks | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Brian Greig misses long on a fullcourt shot | 45-33 |