| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Frisbee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Earp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Austin Baumgart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Rick Jones inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | John Dietz hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer is fouled in the backcourt by Don Schwartzer - foul #1 on Don Schwartzer, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | John Dietz blocks the jumper by Nathan Landers | 41-34 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Earp | 41-34 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | John Dietz snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | John Dietz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Schwartzer | 44-34 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | 3 seconds is called on Austin Baumgart | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SF), Brian Lovett (C) Rick Jones, Robert Earp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Edward Arbuckle swats the short shot by Brian Lovett | 44-34 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | John Dietz can't tip it in | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers is hacked by John Dietz - foul #3 on John Dietz, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt (PG), Carl Moorman (SF), Samuel Bauch (PF) Don Schwartzer, Jeffery Frisbee, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich (PG), Steven Greene (SG), Guy McCall (SF), Gary Wright (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Nick Cromer, Austin Baumgart, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Guy McCall | 44-36 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Carl Moorman can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Issac Ferguson - foul #1 on Issac Ferguson, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rick Jones (SF) Samuel Bauch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Carl Moorman makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Carl Moorman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Gary Wright gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Guy McCall is whistled for a carry | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Bauch (PF) Carl Moorman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Rick Jones scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Thomas Schmitt | 47-36 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schmitt - foul #1 on Thomas Schmitt, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Moorman (SG), Robert Earp (C) Ivan Dilworth, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Guy McCall misses the easy layup | 47-36 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:37 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt can't finish the layup | 47-36 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Steven Greene | 47-36 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Gary Wright is fouled on the floor by Rick Jones - foul #3 on Rick Jones, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Ivan Dilworth (SF) Thomas Schmitt, Rick Jones, Robert Earp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Austin Baumgart (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Russel Heinrich, Steven Greene, Guy McCall, Gary Wright, Issac Ferguson | |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 47-36 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Landers | 47-36 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski misses short on a runner from the left block | 47-36 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Frisbee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Bauch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Moorman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Austin Baumgart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth makes the floater from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart is whistled for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rick Jones (SF), John Dietz (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Ivan Dilworth, Samuel Bauch, Carl Moorman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Elsass (C) Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Don Schwartzer | 51-36 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:29 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Robert Earp (C) Don Schwartzer, Jeffery Frisbee, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Guy McCall (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Ilia Sucharzewski (PF) Austin Baumgart, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers | |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Thomas Schmitt picks off the pass by Issac Ferguson in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | John Dietz misses short on a jumper from the right block | 51-36 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Guy McCall pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | George Elsass scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ilia Sucharzewski | 51-38 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Rick Jones is called for a charge - foul #4 on Rick Jones, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SF), Brian Lovett (C) Rick Jones, Robert Earp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG) Nick Cromer | |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Guy McCall is hacked by Brian Lovett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Lovett, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich (PG), Randall Burks (C) Guy McCall, George Elsass | |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | John Dietz buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Vanwinkle | 53-38 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Randall Burks is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-40 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Burks - foul #4 on Randall Burks, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Carl Moorman (SF), Robert Earp (C) John Vanwinkle, Thomas Schmitt, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Austin Baumgart (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), George Elsass (C) Russel Heinrich, Steven Greene, Issac Ferguson, Ilia Sucharzewski, Randall Burks | |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers grabs the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Austin Baumgart | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ivan Dilworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Moorman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Lovett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Earp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Austin Baumgart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 7 reb. C - George Elsass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer loses the dribble to Nick Cromer | 54-43 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer is fouled on the floor by Robert Earp - foul #2 on Robert Earp, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Samuel Bauch (SF), John Dietz (PF) Ivan Dilworth, Carl Moorman, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Guy McCall (SG), Gary Wright (PF), Issac Ferguson (C) Austin Baumgart, Nathan Landers, George Elsass | |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Bauch | 56-45 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Gary Wright - foul #1 on Gary Wright, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG), George Elsass (C) Nick Cromer, Edward Arbuckle | |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | George Elsass steals it from John Dietz | 56-45 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Steven Greene makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Issac Ferguson | 56-48 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Steven Greene steps in front of the Don Schwartzer pass | 56-48 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Gary Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Greene | 56-50 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Samuel Bauch misses the easy layup | 56-50 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | John Dietz gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Issac Ferguson steals the ball from John Dietz | 56-50 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Ivan Dilworth (SF), Jay Jacobson (PF), Carl Moorman (C) Don Schwartzer, Jeffery Frisbee, Samuel Bauch, John Dietz, Robert Earp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich (PG), Austin Baumgart (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Steven Greene, Guy McCall, Issac Ferguson, Gary Wright, George Elsass | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Russel Heinrich takes the ball from Ivan Dilworth | 56-50 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Landers | 56-52 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schmitt - foul #2 on Thomas Schmitt, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lovett (C) John Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Carl Moorman pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Jay Jacobson buries a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Schmitt and he's fouled by Nathan Landers - foul #1 on Nathan Landers, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Jay Jacobson makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:09 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Arbuckle, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ilia Sucharzewski | 59-53 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Russel Heinrich | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Schmitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Dilworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Moorman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jay Jacobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Lovett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Russel Heinrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Baumgart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 7 reb. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Jay Jacobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Rick Jones (SF), John Dietz (PF) Thomas Schmitt, Ivan Dilworth, Carl Moorman, Jay Jacobson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Gary Wright (PF), Randall Burks (C) Russel Heinrich, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart is fouled on the floor by John Vanwinkle - foul #2 on John Vanwinkle, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Rick Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer loses the dribble to John Dietz | 59-57 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Vanwinkle | 62-57 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rick Jones - foul #5 on Rick Jones, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Samuel Bauch (SF), Carl Moorman (C) John Vanwinkle, Jeffery Frisbee, Rick Jones, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Austin Baumgart, Gary Wright, Randall Burks | |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | John Dietz lays it up and in set up by Don Schwartzer and he's hacked by Ilia Sucharzewski - foul #2 on Ilia Sucharzewski, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Guy McCall (SG), Nathan Landers (PF) Nick Cromer, Issac Ferguson | |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | John Dietz makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski is hacked by Carl Moorman - foul #1 on Carl Moorman, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SF) John Dietz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Elsass (C) Nathan Landers | |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Carl Moorman buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Schmitt | 67-61 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Guy McCall makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ilia Sucharzewski | 67-64 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Bauch is fouled on the floor by Ilia Sucharzewski - foul #3 on Ilia Sucharzewski, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Robert Earp (C) Thomas Schmitt, Carl Moorman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Steven Greene, Edward Arbuckle, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Bauch misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Guy McCall pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the floater from close range set up by Nick Cromer | 67-66 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | George Elsass is called for the reach on Samuel Bauch - foul #4 on George Elsass, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), John Dietz (PF) Don Schwartzer, Ivan Dilworth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Russel Heinrich (SG), Randall Burks (C) Guy McCall, George Elsass | |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Samuel Bauch makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Samuel Bauch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SF) Samuel Bauch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | John Dietz clanks a runner from the right block | 69-66 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | John Dietz gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Robert Earp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Vanwinkle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Frisbee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ivan Dilworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Earp (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russel Heinrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Issac Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Landers (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Randall Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | John Vanwinkle is called for the reach on Nick Cromer - foul #3 on John Vanwinkle, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Brian Lovett (C) John Vanwinkle, Robert Earp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (SF), Gary Wright (PF) Issac Ferguson, Nathan Landers | |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Randall Burks snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Gary Wright connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Nick Cromer | 69-69 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Carl Moorman (SF) Don Schwartzer, Jeffery Frisbee, Ivan Dilworth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart (SG), Nathan Landers (PF), George Elsass (C) Russel Heinrich, Gary Wright, Randall Burks | |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | George Elsass makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Arbuckle | 69-71 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Ivan Dilworth (SF) John Vanwinkle, Carl Moorman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer's pass is intercepted by Edward Arbuckle | 69-71 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Austin Baumgart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers hits the follow up shot | 69-73 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Robert Earp (C) Thomas Schmitt, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | John Dietz's floater is tipped away by Nathan Landers | 69-73 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | John Dietz tips it back up and in | 71-73 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Austin Baumgart | 71-76 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Robert Earp makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Don Schwartzer | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | George Elsass misses badly on a runner in the lane | 73-76 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Landers | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Ivan Dilworth is called for the reach on Nathan Landers - foul #2 on Ivan Dilworth, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (PG) Nick Cromer | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee connects on the 3 from straight away | 76-77 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Frisbee - foul #2 on Jeffery Frisbee, team foul #14 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG) Issac Ferguson | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle snags the defensive board | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Jeffery Frisbee is called for the reach on Edward Arbuckle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Frisbee, team foul #15 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (PF) Nathan Landers | |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 76-81 |