| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Caple | 44-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Haggerty | 44-34 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | Stephen Haggerty is called for the reach on Joseph Mueller - foul #1 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Charles Medved can't connect on a floater from close range | 44-34 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | William Adams scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Haggerty | 44-36 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Marco Trotter - foul #2 on Marco Trotter, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler is hacked by Frankie Shepley - foul #1 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols is denied on a layup by Charles Medved | 44-36 |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | Charles Medved is fouled on the floor by Wayne Nichols - foul #2 on Wayne Nichols, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Robert Gustavson (SF), Long Wang (PF) Anthony Peace, Marco Trotter, Frankie Shepley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, William Adams, Wayne Nichols | |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lyon | 44-36 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon blows the dunk | 44-36 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith is denied on a layup by Long Wang | 44-36 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Charles Medved snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 16:17 | Missouri State | Thomas Lyon steals the ball from Charles Medved | 44-36 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple is hacked by Joseph Mueller - foul #2 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Peace (PG), Marco Trotter (SF), Frankie Shepley (PF) Raymond Lafferty, Joseph Mueller, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Theodore Caple, Ronald Tyler, Paul Lawrence | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Long Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Frankie Shepley - foul #2 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Long Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Haggerty | 46-40 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Long Wang's layup is rejected by Phillip Smith | 46-40 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Haggerty | 48-43 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Nichols steps in front of the Marco Trotter pass | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 48-43 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Long Wang gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Ryan Lapp (PF), Charles Medved (C) Anthony Peace, Marco Trotter, Frankie Shepley, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Donald Allen (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, Thomas Lyon, William Adams, Phillip Smith, Wayne Nichols | |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Allen | 49-45 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Theodore Caple is called for the reach on Joseph Mueller - foul #2 on Theodore Caple, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman (SF) Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG) Donald Allen | |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty is denied on a layup by Paul Lawrence | 49-45 |
| 12:16 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Theodore Caple steps in front of the Raymond Lafferty pass | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Lapp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Burton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mueller is called for the reach on Theodore Caple - foul #3 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Peace (PG), Marco Trotter (SF), Frankie Shepley (PF) Raymond Lafferty, Thomas Coleman, Ryan Lapp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Paul Lawrence | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Nichols | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols buries a shot near the basket | 49-50 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Theodore Caple is called for the reach on Joseph Mueller - foul #3 on Theodore Caple, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith (PF) Ronald Tyler | |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 49-50 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | William Adams tips it home | 49-52 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Medved | 52-52 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith is denied on a layup by Frankie Shepley | 52-52 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols travels with the ball | 52-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Robert Gustavson (SG), Long Wang (C) Anthony Peace, Joseph Mueller, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams | |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty travels with the ball | 52-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman (SF), Ryan Lapp (C) Marco Trotter, Frankie Shepley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence (C) Wayne Nichols | |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | Long Wang can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-52 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Long Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Long Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Lapp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Lafferty steps in front of the Phillip Smith pass | 52-52 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Thomas Lyon steals the ball from Ryan Lapp | 52-52 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler tips it home | 52-54 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 52-54 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Patrick Burton | 52-54 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Coleman is called for the reach on Patrick Burton - foul #2 on Thomas Coleman, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Peace (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Frankie Shepley (PF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Robert Gustavson, Thomas Coleman, Long Wang, Ryan Lapp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), William Adams (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Phillip Smith, Ronald Tyler, Paul Lawrence | |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Peace - foul #2 on Anthony Peace, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Marco Trotter is blocked by Wayne Nichols | 52-56 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter dunks the ball set up by Anthony Peace | 54-56 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | William Adams connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Stephen Haggerty | 54-58 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Paul Wooldridge takes the ball from Marco Trotter | 54-58 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge tips it in | 54-60 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller is fouled on the floor by Stephen Haggerty - foul #2 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler (PF) Paul Wooldridge | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Peace | 56-60 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols clanks a floater from the right side | 56-60 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Adams | 56-63 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Haggerty - foul #3 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson (SF), Long Wang (PF) Marco Trotter, Frankie Shepley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, William Adams, Wayne Nichols | |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF), Frankie Shepley (PF) Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Phillip Smith, Paul Lawrence | |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 57-63 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Charles Medved lays it up and in set up by Anthony Peace | 59-63 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Peace | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stephen Haggerty | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Wayne Nichols takes the ball from Joseph Mueller | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Peace - foul #3 on Anthony Peace, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge (PF) Ronald Tyler | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Theodore Caple steals it from Marco Trotter | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Peace - foul #4 on Anthony Peace, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Charles Medved pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Charles Medved hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-65 |