| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Shaul (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | James Shaul inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Shaul | 30-41 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Paul Barker is called for the reach on Arthur Allen - foul #3 on Paul Barker, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley grabs the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | Stephen Dyar steps in front of the Charles Medved pass | 30-41 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | James Shaul loses the dribble to Frankie Shepley | 30-41 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Charles Medved can't throw it down | 30-41 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Charles Medved steals the ball from Stephen Dyar | 30-41 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen is hacked by Brian Kaczorowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Marco Trotter (SG), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Ralph Inman, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF) Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski | |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frankie Shepley | 32-41 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar is hacked by Raymond Lafferty - foul #1 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Caldera | 32-43 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Ronnie McGeary steps in front of the Frankie Shepley pass in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie McGeary | 32-45 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Long Wang is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG), Charles Medved (C) Frankie Shepley, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the runner from close range | 32-45 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | William Palmer tips it in | 32-47 |
| 16:15 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Charles Medved | 34-47 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Lafferty - foul #2 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), James Brown (PF) Raymond Lafferty, Marco Trotter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera | |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Charles Medved | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shaul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Charles Medved misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Palmer - foul #1 on William Palmer, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF) Ralph Inman, Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Barker (C) William Palmer | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Charles Medved makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Charles Medved misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Frankie Shepley denies the turnaround by Brian Kaczorowski | 35-47 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Brian Kaczorowski - foul #2 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG) Dustin Cotter | |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | James Brown is hacked by Brian Kaczorowski - foul #3 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF) Frankie Shepley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF), Peter Caldera (PF) James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski | |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty is called for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SF), Ryan Lapp (C) Marco Trotter, James Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Robert Gustavson (PF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Long Wang, Ryan Lapp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Jeremy Buskirk, James Nixon, Peter Caldera | |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Dyar and the foul's on Robert Gustavson - foul #1 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF) Joseph Mueller | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | Charles Medved loses the ball out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PF), Long Wang (C) Ralph Inman, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF), Peter Caldera (PF) Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski | |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Frankie Shepley (SF) Arthur Allen, Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG) Dustin Cotter | |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Raymond Lafferty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses the easy layup | 38-50 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera blows the layup | 38-50 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley is fouled in the backcourt by James Shaul - foul #2 on James Shaul, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG), Charles Medved (C) Marco Trotter, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Stephen Dyar, James Nixon, Peter Caldera | |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Charles Medved denies the turnaround by James Shaul | 40-50 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk knocks in the floater from the right side set up by William Palmer | 40-52 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley comes up short on the runner in the lane | 40-52 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley tips it in | 42-52 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Shaul | 42-54 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman dunks the ball | 44-54 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Inman - foul #1 on Ralph Inman, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Frankie Shepley, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen's pass is intercepted by Ronnie McGeary in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Paul Barker is fouled on the floor by Long Wang - foul #2 on Long Wang, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG) Jeremy Buskirk | |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Stephen Dyar and he's fouled by Robert Gustavson - foul #2 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | James Nixon steals the ball from Marco Trotter in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Robert Gustavson steps in front of the Peter Caldera pass | 44-58 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Paul Barker swats the short shot by Marco Trotter | 44-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | A charge is called on James Nixon - foul #2 on James Nixon, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SF), Charles Medved (C) Marco Trotter, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Stephen Dyar, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 47-58 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Charles Medved is called for the reach on Paul Barker - foul #2 on Charles Medved, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF) Joseph Mueller, Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG) James Nixon | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Barker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen is hacked by Dustin Cotter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski lays it up and in set up by Dustin Cotter | 49-62 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-62 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | William Palmer buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Shaul | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Charles Medved lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Allen | 51-64 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses short on a floater near the basket | 51-64 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | James Brown is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Buskirk | 51-66 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Jeremy Buskirk steals the ball from Charles Medved | 51-66 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from James Shaul | 51-68 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Ralph Inman, Frankie Shepley, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Long Wang - foul #3 on Long Wang, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Long Wang pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-68 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Long Wang grabs the offensive board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-68 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson tips it home | 53-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Paul Barker clanks a jump hook in the paint | 53-68 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Wang (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Nixon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronnie McGeary (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Peter Caldera (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Peter Caldera takes the ball from Raymond Lafferty | 53-68 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera buries a fadeaway from the left block | 53-70 |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | Long Wang misses the shot from the right side | 53-70 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Caldera | 53-70 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar is fouled on the floor by Robert Gustavson - foul #3 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG), Ryan Lapp (PF), Patrick Mozee (C) Joseph Mueller, Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:55 | Missouri State | Ryan Lapp is whistled for traveling | 53-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Ryan Lapp, Patrick Mozee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG) Stephen Dyar | |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | William Palmer is whistled for traveling | 53-72 |
| 01:23 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter grabs the offensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty's layup is rejected by William Palmer | 53-72 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter hits the follow up shot | 55-72 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | James Nixon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Palmer | 55-75 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Long Wang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Marco Trotter takes the ball from Peter Caldera | 55-75 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter lays it in | 57-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter runs out the clock | 57-75 |