| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Levi Pino (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Eusebio Rossi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arturo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Raley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Barter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Secrist (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze inbounds the ball | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder is fouled in the backcourt by David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 19:53 | Missouri State | Eric Barter knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Secrist and he's fouled by Levi Pino - foul #3 on Levi Pino, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith (SG) Levi Pino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:53 | Missouri State | Eric Barter makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley misses the shot from the right side | 32-49 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 34-49 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Roger Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-49 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | David Turner snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno connects on the turnaround from the left block | 36-49 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range | 36-51 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze is whistled for traveling | 39-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Hunnicutt (SF), James Doty (PF), Jacob Provencal (C) Eusebio Rossi, Arturo Moreno, Darrell Raley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter (SG), Gene Welcher (SF), Alan Dittmar (PF), James Hamilton (C) Eric Barter, Mark Hintze, Reginald Secrist, Roger Smith | |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Christopher Hunnicutt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-51 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | James Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | David Turner steals it from Ronnie Lowder | 42-51 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Hamilton - foul #3 on James Hamilton, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi (SF), Arturo Moreno (PF) Christopher Hunnicutt, James Doty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Hintze (SF), Douglas Tavares (C) Ronnie Lowder, James Hamilton | |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Zhu Xayasith is called for the reach on Gene Welcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhu Xayasith, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Raley (C) Jacob Provencal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (PG), Reginald Secrist (PF), Roger Smith (C) Gene Welcher, Alan Dittmar, Douglas Tavares | |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze misses short on a jumper from the left block | 43-51 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter tips it in | 43-53 |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Smith - foul #1 on Roger Smith, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Eric Barter (SG), Clayton McCrosky (SF), Alan Dittmar (PF) Thomas Simmons, Daniel Carpenter, Mark Hintze, Reginald Secrist | |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the 3rd free throw | 45-53 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Clayton McCrosky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eusebio Rossi - foul #3 on Eusebio Rossi, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Levi Pino (SG), Adam Johnson (SF), Christopher Hunnicutt (PF) David Turner, Zhu Xayasith, Eusebio Rossi, Arturo Moreno | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hamilton (C) Roger Smith | |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Clayton McCrosky makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Clayton McCrosky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timmy Mayfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Levi Pino (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Hunnicutt (fresh) C - Darrell Raley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Barter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton McCrosky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Johnson and he's fouled by Clayton McCrosky - foul #1 on Clayton McCrosky, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gene Welcher (SF) Clayton McCrosky | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Barter | 48-58 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | James Hamilton steals the ball from Christopher Hunnicutt | 48-58 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar hits the finger roll set up by Ronnie Lowder | 48-60 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield is hacked by Alan Dittmar - foul #1 on Alan Dittmar, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Doty (PF), Jacob Provencal (C) Christopher Hunnicutt, Darrell Raley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (PG), Daniel Carpenter (SG), Mark Hintze (SF), Reginald Secrist (PF), Douglas Tavares (C) Ronnie Lowder, Eric Barter, Gene Welcher, Alan Dittmar, James Hamilton | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Reginald Secrist takes the ball from Jacob Provencal | 48-60 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Timmy Mayfield picks off the pass by Douglas Tavares in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Levi Pino misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-60 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | James Doty snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Simmons - foul #1 on Thomas Simmons, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi (SF), Arturo Moreno (PF) Adam Johnson, Jacob Provencal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roger Smith (C) Douglas Tavares | |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist is fouled in the backcourt by James Doty - foul #1 on James Doty, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Roger Smith drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Carpenter and he's fouled by James Doty - foul #2 on James Doty, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG) Thomas Simmons | |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Roger Smith makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Lowder | 50-63 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Roger Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Hintze | 50-65 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Raley (C) James Doty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gene Welcher (SG), Clayton McCrosky (SF), James Hamilton (PF) Daniel Carpenter, Mark Hintze, Reginald Secrist | |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Roger Smith is alone and throws it down | 50-67 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clayton McCrosky - foul #2 on Clayton McCrosky, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG) Levi Pino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Barter (SG), Alan Dittmar (PF) Clayton McCrosky, Roger Smith | |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Eusebio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Adam Johnson - foul #4 on Adam Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Levi Pino (SG), Christopher Hunnicutt (SF) Adam Johnson, Eusebio Rossi | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Tavares (C) James Hamilton | |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-68 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timmy Mayfield (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Levi Pino (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Hunnicutt (fresh) PF - Arturo Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Raley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Barter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Welcher (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Gene Welcher hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Ronnie Lowder | 51-70 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Alan Dittmar - foul #2 on Alan Dittmar, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Turner (PG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), Jacob Provencal (C) Timmy Mayfield, Christopher Hunnicutt, Darrell Raley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (PG), Daniel Carpenter (SG), Mark Hintze (SF), Reginald Secrist (PF), Roger Smith (C) Ronnie Lowder, Eric Barter, Gene Welcher, Alan Dittmar, Douglas Tavares | |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-70 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Mark Hintze is called for the reach on Arturo Moreno - foul #2 on Mark Hintze, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Doty (C) Jacob Provencal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar (PF) Reginald Secrist | |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons's pass is intercepted by Eusebio Rossi | 55-70 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Levi Pino lays it up and in on a great pass from Eusebio Rossi | 57-70 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by David Turner - foul #3 on David Turner, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Zhu Xayasith (SG), Darrell Raley (C) David Turner, Levi Pino, Arturo Moreno | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Barter (SG), Clayton McCrosky (SF), James Hamilton (C) Daniel Carpenter, Mark Hintze, Roger Smith | |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | James Doty tips it in | 59-71 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | James Hamilton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-71 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | James Doty snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 59-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Turner (PG), Levi Pino (SG), Christopher Hunnicutt (SF), Arturo Moreno (PF) Timmy Mayfield, Zhu Xayasith, Eusebio Rossi, James Doty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Daniel Carpenter (SG), Gene Welcher (SF), Reginald Secrist (PF), Douglas Tavares (C) Thomas Simmons, Eric Barter, Clayton McCrosky, Alan Dittmar, James Hamilton | |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by David Turner - foul #4 on David Turner, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Jacob Provencal (C) David Turner, Darrell Raley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Hintze (SF) Gene Welcher | |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hunnicutt | 59-72 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-72 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Douglas Tavares gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist's pass is intercepted by Arturo Moreno | 59-72 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Daniel Carpenter steals the ball from Levi Pino | 59-72 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter lays it up and in | 59-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timmy Mayfield (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Levi Pino (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Hunnicutt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arturo Moreno (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Provencal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Secrist (fresh) 3 pts. C - Douglas Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Reginald Secrist denies the turnaround by Timmy Mayfield | 59-74 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Arturo Moreno grabs the offensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Levi Pino | 61-74 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Douglas Tavares misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-74 |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jacob Provencal | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Reginald Secrist steals it from Christopher Hunnicutt | 61-74 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Arturo Moreno - foul #2 on Arturo Moreno, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Turner (PG), Adam Johnson (SG), Eusebio Rossi (SF), James Doty (PF), Darrell Raley (C) Timmy Mayfield, Levi Pino, Christopher Hunnicutt, Arturo Moreno, Jacob Provencal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Barter (SG), Gene Welcher (SF), Alan Dittmar (PF), Roger Smith (C) Ronnie Lowder, Mark Hintze, Reginald Secrist, Douglas Tavares | |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson is called for traveling | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (PG) Daniel Carpenter | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Eusebio Rossi takes the ball from Roger Smith | 61-76 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | David Turner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Simmons - foul #2 on Thomas Simmons, team foul #9 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG) Thomas Simmons | |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Gene Welcher misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-76 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Roger Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Welcher | 63-79 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Turner | 66-79 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder is open and buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Barter | 66-81 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by David Turner | 69-81 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Roger Smith is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Ronnie Lowder | 69-83 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Darrell Raley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-83 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Roger Smith pulls down the rebound | 69-83 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timmy Mayfield (PG), Zhu Xayasith (SG), Christopher Hunnicutt (SF), Arturo Moreno (PF), Jacob Provencal (C) David Turner, Adam Johnson, Eusebio Rossi, James Doty, Darrell Raley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter (SG), Mark Hintze (SF), Reginald Secrist (PF), James Hamilton (C) Eric Barter, Gene Welcher, Alan Dittmar, Roger Smith | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ronnie Lowder | 69-85 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timmy Mayfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zhu Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Hunnicutt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arturo Moreno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Provencal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Secrist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - James Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Zhu Xayasith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-85 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder grabs the board | 69-85 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-85 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Johnson (SG) Timmy Mayfield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roger Smith (C) James Hamilton | |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Jacob Provencal steps in front of the Daniel Carpenter pass | 69-85 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Reginald Secrist takes the ball from Arturo Moreno | 69-85 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Secrist | 69-88 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson misses long on a shot near the basket | 69-88 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Roger Smith snags the defensive board | 69-88 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-88 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze grabs the offensive board | 69-88 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-88 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Turner (PG), James Doty (PF) Zhu Xayasith, Arturo Moreno | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (PG), Gene Welcher (SF), Alan Dittmar (PF), James Hamilton (C) Ronnie Lowder, Mark Hintze, Reginald Secrist, Roger Smith | |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-88 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | James Doty pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-88 |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | James Doty misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-88 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | David Turner snags the offensive board | 69-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-88 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar gets the rebound | 69-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 69-88 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Jacob Provencal snags the defensive board | 69-88 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Adam Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-88 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Hamilton | 69-88 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons runs out the clock | 69-88 |