| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Alvarez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moody (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Luka Suski inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Thomas Shepherd steals it from Luka Suski | 31-39 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | James Moody hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Henry McClard | 31-41 |
| 19:12 | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Brian Coursey steals it from Thomas Shepherd in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Coursey | 33-41 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Denny Temple can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Robert Valley pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Luka Suski is called for the reach on Denny Temple - foul #1 on Luka Suski, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Juan Alvarez, Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Clark (PG), Willie Combs (SF) Denny Temple, Henry McClard | |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | James Moody comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | James Moody tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey is whistled for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG) Brian Coursey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson (PG), Thomas Ray (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Thomas Shepherd, James Moody, Robert Valley | |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Kevin Monteith steals it from Willie Combs | 33-43 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Monteith and the foul's on Willie Combs - foul #3 on Willie Combs, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Marion (SF) Willie Combs | |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 36-43 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks can't connect on a floater in the lane | 36-43 |
| 17:05 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore misses the jumper from the left block | 36-43 |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino hits the finger roll | 38-43 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski is fouled on the floor by Wayne Clark - foul #1 on Wayne Clark, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Javier Flores (SG), Luka Suski (SF), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Kevin Monteith, Bojan Pilarski, Raymundo Marino, Timothy Purdie, Gordon Ricks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Thomas Shepherd (SG), Henry McClard (SF), James Moody (PF), Robert Valley (C) Anthony Anderson, Wayne Clark, David Marion, Thomas Ray, Joseph Moore | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Javier Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Nathaniel Haney steps in front of the Robert Valley pass | 38-43 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Javier Flores scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Coursey | 41-43 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Seabrooks - foul #3 on Nicolas Seabrooks, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Thomas (C) Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Denny Temple hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry McClard and the foul's on Nathaniel Haney - foul #1 on Nathaniel Haney, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SF) Luka Suski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Denny Temple misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Brian Coursey is called for the reach on Denny Temple in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Coursey, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson (PG), Wayne Clark (SG), Willie Combs (SF), Thomas Ray (PF), Benjamin Murphy (C) Denny Temple, Thomas Shepherd, Henry McClard, James Moody, Robert Valley | |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Benjamin Murphy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Benjamin Murphy misses the easy dunk attempt | 43-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:37 | Illinois State | Mark Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Juan Alvarez | 45-45 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Haney | 45-45 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Willie Combs - foul #4 on Willie Combs, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (SG), Luka Suski (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Javier Flores, Juan Alvarez, Nathaniel Haney, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Thomas Shepherd (SG), James Moody (PF), Robert Valley (C) Anthony Anderson, Willie Combs, Thomas Ray, Benjamin Murphy | |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Coursey - foul #4 on Brian Coursey, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG) Brian Coursey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry McClard (SF) Denny Temple | |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Robert Valley grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | James Moody clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski buries a shot from the baseline | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kevin Monteith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bojan Pilarski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Purdie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark is open and lays it up and in | 50-48 |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Luka Suski tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Robert Valley is hacked by Nicolas Seabrooks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicolas Seabrooks, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Raymundo Marino (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Timothy Purdie, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Anthony Anderson (SG), David Marion (SF), Thomas Ray (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Wayne Clark, Thomas Shepherd, Henry McClard, James Moody, Robert Valley | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Luka Suski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Luka Suski snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Denny Temple - foul #2 on Denny Temple, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 51-51 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Joseph Moore swats the short shot by Raymundo Marino | 51-51 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Denny Temple and the foul's on Gordon Ricks - foul #1 on Gordon Ricks, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (PG), Timothy Purdie (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Kevin Monteith, Raymundo Marino, Gordon Ricks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), Robert Valley (C) Anthony Anderson, David Marion, Thomas Ray | |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Javier Flores is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shepherd - foul #2 on Thomas Shepherd, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry McClard (SF), James Moody (PF) Denny Temple, Joseph Moore | |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Luka Suski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Robert Valley gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Moody | 51-54 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry McClard | 51-56 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Thomas Shepherd is called for the reach on Javier Flores - foul #3 on Thomas Shepherd, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Luka Suski, Timothy Purdie, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Anthony Anderson (SG), David Marion (SF), Thomas Ray (C) Wayne Clark, Thomas Shepherd, Henry McClard, Robert Valley | |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Juan Alvarez | 54-56 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Anderson | 54-58 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney connects on the turnaround in the lane | 56-58 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson loses the dribble to Bojan Pilarski in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski lays it up and in | 58-58 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Nathaniel Haney picks off the pass by Anthony Anderson | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Bojan Pilarski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Javier Flores (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Juan Alvarez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Gordon Ricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Marion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Moody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Moody - foul #2 on James Moody, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Juan Alvarez, Gordon Ricks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Clark (PG), Thomas Shepherd (SG), Henry McClard (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Robert Valley (C) Denny Temple, Anthony Anderson, David Marion, James Moody, Thomas Ray | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Raymundo Marino - foul #1 on Raymundo Marino, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie (PF) Nathaniel Haney | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks misses long on a runner in the paint | 59-59 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Javier Flores tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Javier Flores takes the ball from Thomas Shepherd in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Javier Flores hits the finger roll | 61-59 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Thomas Shepherd picks off the pass by Timothy Purdie | 61-59 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Javier Flores picks off the pass by Wayne Clark | 61-59 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Javier Flores | 63-59 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SG), Luka Suski (SF) Javier Flores, Raymundo Marino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Willie Combs (SF) Henry McClard | |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Willie Combs steals the ball from Timothy Purdie | 63-59 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Robert Valley is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd misses the tip | 63-59 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Luka Suski double dribbles | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (SG), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Juan Alvarez, Timothy Purdie, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson (PG), Thomas Ray (PF), Benjamin Murphy (C) Thomas Shepherd, Joseph Moore, Robert Valley | |
| 05:28 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-59 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney makes the jumper near the basket | 65-59 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Willie Combs loses the dribble to Bojan Pilarski | 65-59 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Willie Combs is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wayne Clark | 67-62 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Coursey | 70-62 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Javier Flores (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Brian Coursey, Bojan Pilarski, Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Thomas Shepherd (SG), Henry McClard (SF), James Moody (PF), Robert Valley (C) Anthony Anderson, Wayne Clark, Willie Combs, Thomas Ray, Benjamin Murphy | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | James Moody misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Robert Valley tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kevin Monteith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Flores (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymundo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Purdie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Robert Valley grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Henry McClard misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Juan Alvarez (SG), Nathaniel Haney (PF) Kevin Monteith, Javier Flores, Timothy Purdie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Moody - foul #3 on James Moody, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Robert Valley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | James Moody is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Shepherd | 71-67 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG) Raymundo Marino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Javier Flores hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 71-67 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Robert Valley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | James Moody is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luka Suski (SF) Juan Alvarez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Javier Flores can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | James Moody grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Robert Valley scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Denny Temple and the foul's on Nicolas Seabrooks - foul #5 on Nicolas Seabrooks, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks (C) Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Robert Valley misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Luka Suski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Javier Flores is fouled on the floor by James Moody - foul #4 on James Moody, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Javier Flores misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | James Moody gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | James Moody tips it in | 71-71 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | James Moody steps in front of the Javier Flores pass | 71-71 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Nathaniel Haney steps in front of the Henry McClard pass | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Javier Flores misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Gordon Ricks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moody (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Robert Valley wins the tip | 71-71 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Brian Coursey is called for the reach on Denny Temple - foul #5 on Brian Coursey, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Timothy Purdie (PF) Brian Coursey, Nathaniel Haney | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Denny Temple misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Denny Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | Denny Temple drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Moody | 71-75 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-75 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Luka Suski connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Kevin Monteith | 73-75 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Javier Flores, Luka Suski, Gordon Ricks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson (PG), Wayne Clark (SG), Willie Combs (SF), Thomas Ray (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Denny Temple, Thomas Shepherd, Henry McClard, James Moody, Robert Valley | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Monteith | 75-75 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark is hacked by Raymundo Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymundo Marino, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (SG) Kevin Monteith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney (PF) Timothy Purdie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Luka Suski (SF), Gordon Ricks (C) Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd (SG), James Moody (PF), Robert Valley (C) Anthony Anderson, Thomas Ray, Joseph Moore | |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG) Bojan Pilarski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Henry McClard (SF) Wayne Clark, Willie Combs | |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | James Moody can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 75-77 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks lays it up and in set up by Kevin Monteith | 77-77 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Denny Temple misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Luka Suski | 77-77 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Javier Flores drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Monteith and he's hacked by James Moody - foul #5 on James Moody, team foul #10 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Ray (PF) James Moody | |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 80-77 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Luka Suski gets the rebound | 80-77 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-77 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Denny Temple is called for the reach on Luka Suski - foul #3 on Denny Temple, team foul #11 | 80-77 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Luka Suski makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Luka Suski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kevin Monteith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - Gordon Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry McClard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Valley | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith is hacked by Denny Temple - foul #4 on Denny Temple, team foul #12 | 82-80 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Denny Temple misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-80 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry McClard | 84-80 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-80 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Robert Valley grabs the offensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Robert Valley loses the ball out of bounds | 84-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Juan Alvarez (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF) Kevin Monteith, Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Shepherd is called for the reach on Javier Flores in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Shepherd, team foul #13 | 84-80 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Henry McClard misses short on a halfcourt shot | 86-80 |