| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Calvin Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Copley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kun Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Fulmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sang Yin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Kun Wang inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer hits a jumper from the left block set up by Calvin Gibson | 31-42 |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Steven Copley is called for the reach on Johnny Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Copley, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 19:26 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Steven Copley pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Kun Wang scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Johnny Fisher - foul #3 on Johnny Fisher, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Logan (SG) Johnny Fisher | |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Kun Wang makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kun Wang - foul #1 on Kun Wang, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Joseph McIlroy (SG), Tyron Kammerer (PF) Calvin Gibson, Steven Copley, Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Reginald Woods - foul #1 on Reginald Woods, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Richardson (PF), Daniel Crouch (C) Kun Wang, Donald Fulmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Daniel (C) Tony Hager | |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel can't finish the uncontested layup | 36-44 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch's pass is intercepted by Billy Logan | 36-44 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Sang Yin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-44 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the lay-in | 36-44 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy is fouled on the floor by Billy Logan - foul #1 on Billy Logan, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Steven Copley (SG), Kun Wang (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Donald Fulmer (C) Alan Snead, Joseph McIlroy, Tyron Kammerer, William Richardson, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (PG), Arthur Reyer (SF), Tony Hager (C) Billy Logan, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods | |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Kun Wang scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Gibson | 39-44 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Sang Yin lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Epstein | 39-46 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Steven Copley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Hager - foul #3 on Tony Hager, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Woods (PF), Reginald Izzo (C) Dale Daniel, Tony Hager | |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Steven Copley makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Steven Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | Steven Copley steals it from Sang Yin | 41-46 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Steven Copley banks in the layup | 43-46 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Sang Yin misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer grabs the board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Calvin Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Copley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kun Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Fulmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Patrick Epstein (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Yin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Reyer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Steven Copley is whistled for a carry | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Joseph McIlroy (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF), William Richardson (C) Calvin Gibson, Steven Copley, Kun Wang, Terrance Billingsley, Donald Fulmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Billy Logan (SG), Tony Hager (C) Patrick Epstein, Sang Yin, Arthur Reyer | |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher is hacked by Joseph McIlroy - foul #1 on Joseph McIlroy, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF) Reginald Woods | |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Alan Snead takes the ball from Gary Thompson | 43-46 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Alan Snead misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Richard Sims hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | Richard Sims steals it from Tony Hager | 45-46 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Alan Snead lays it in on a great pass from Richard Sims | 47-46 |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Tony Hager tips it in | 47-48 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Richard Sims misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-48 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Billy Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher travels in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Steven Copley (SG), Kun Wang (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Daniel Crouch (C) Alan Snead, Joseph McIlroy, Richard Sims, Tyron Kammerer, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (SG), Arthur Reyer (SF), Reginald Woods (PF), Dale Daniel (C) Billy Logan, Gary Thompson, Reginald Izzo, Tony Hager | |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Kun Wang makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Calvin Gibson | 49-48 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Johnny Fisher, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer (C) Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sang Yin (SG) Johnny Fisher | |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Kun Wang connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Copley | 51-48 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer connects on the open shot from the right block set up by Patrick Epstein | 51-50 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Sang Yin misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Steven Copley - foul #3 on Steven Copley, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG) Calvin Gibson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF) Arthur Reyer | |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Sang Yin makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Sang Yin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Kun Wang blows the dunk | 51-52 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Sang Yin gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Sang Yin | 51-54 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Dale Daniel steals the ball from Donald Fulmer | 51-54 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson is fouled on the floor by Terrance Billingsley - foul #3 on Terrance Billingsley, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Joseph McIlroy (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF), William Richardson (C) Alan Snead, Steven Copley, Kun Wang, Terrance Billingsley, Donald Fulmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Logan (PG), Tony Hager (C) Patrick Epstein, Dale Daniel | |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson scores on a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Richard Sims - foul #4 on Richard Sims, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch (C) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (PF) Reginald Woods | |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Calvin Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph McIlroy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tyron Kammerer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Billy Logan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sang Yin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer (SF) Gary Thompson | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Calvin Gibson is called for the reach on Billy Logan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Billy Logan makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Billy Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Tony Hager - foul #4 on Tony Hager, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG) Calvin Gibson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF), Reginald Woods (PF) Reginald Izzo, Tony Hager | |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Sang Yin hits the follow up shot | 53-61 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Snead | 55-61 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Logan | 55-63 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch misses badly on a floater from the left block | 55-63 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Alan Snead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Thompson | 55-63 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 55-63 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Reginald Woods is called for the reach on Daniel Crouch - foul #2 on Reginald Woods, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Steven Copley (SG), Kun Wang (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF) Alan Snead, Joseph McIlroy, Tyron Kammerer, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (PG), Reginald Izzo (SF), Dale Daniel (C) Sang Yin, Gary Thompson, Arthur Reyer | |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Copley | 60-63 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Steven Copley snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Daniel Crouch snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Kun Wang connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Gibson | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Calvin Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Copley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kun Wang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Crouch (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Patrick Epstein (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Logan (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Logan | 63-66 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Kun Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | Kun Wang is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kun Wang, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Richard Sims (SG), Donald Fulmer (C) Calvin Gibson, Steven Copley, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Sang Yin (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Tony Hager (C) Patrick Epstein, Billy Logan, Reginald Izzo, Reginald Woods | |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Terrance Billingsley steps in front of the Gary Thompson pass | 63-66 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Alan Snead misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Tony Hager pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Sang Yin makes the runner in the paint set up by Johnny Fisher | 63-68 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dale Daniel - foul #3 on Dale Daniel, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy (SG) Kun Wang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Woods (PF) Dale Daniel | |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Tony Hager is fouled on the floor by Donald Fulmer - foul #1 on Donald Fulmer, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Kun Wang (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF) Alan Snead, Richard Sims, Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Tony Hager makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Tony Hager misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Calvin Gibson | 67-69 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher is hacked by Kun Wang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kun Wang, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (SG) Sang Yin | |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer lays it in on a great pass from Calvin Gibson | 69-71 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 69-71 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 69-71 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Tony Hager pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Calvin Gibson steals it from Gary Thompson | 69-71 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Tony Hager - foul #5 on Tony Hager, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Steven Copley (SG), Richard Sims (SF), William Richardson (PF) Calvin Gibson, Joseph McIlroy, Kun Wang, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sang Yin (SG), Arthur Reyer (SF), Reginald Izzo (PF), Dale Daniel (C) Patrick Epstein, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, Tony Hager | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Copley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fulmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Sang Yin (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Reyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sang Yin | 70-74 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Reginald Izzo steals the ball from Richard Sims | 70-74 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer hits a wide open turnaround near the basket set up by Dale Daniel | 70-76 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer is called for traveling | 70-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF) Richard Sims, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Sang Yin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Fisher | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer misses the easy layup | 70-79 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| 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) | |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher is hacked by Alan Snead - foul #3 on Alan Snead, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Kun Wang (SF) Alan Snead, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF), Reginald Woods (PF) Arthur Reyer, Reginald Izzo | |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Steven Copley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-80 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley misses the tip | 70-80 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer tips it back up and in | 72-80 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Copley - foul #4 on Steven Copley, team foul #12 | 72-80 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 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 | Calvin Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-82 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley gets the offensive rebound | 72-82 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Johnny Fisher steals the ball from Kun Wang | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Steven Copley is called for the reach on Johnny Fisher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Copley, team foul #13 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Joseph McIlroy (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF), William Richardson (C) Calvin Gibson, Steven Copley, Kun Wang, Terrance Billingsley, Donald Fulmer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (SG), Arthur Reyer (PF), Reginald Izzo (C) Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, Dale Daniel | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | William Richardson makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Sims | 74-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher's pass is intercepted by Richard Sims in the backcourt | 74-84 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Richard Sims is fouled on the floor by Reginald Izzo - foul #1 on Reginald Izzo, team foul #10 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Logan (SG), Dale Daniel (PF) Johnny Fisher, Patrick Epstein | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Alan Snead is called for the reach on Reginald Izzo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Snead, team foul #14 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Kun Wang (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Donald Fulmer (C) Alan Snead, Richard Sims, Tyron Kammerer, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Reginald Woods (PF) Billy Logan, Dale Daniel | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Kun Wang | 79-86 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McIlroy - foul #2 on Joseph McIlroy, team foul #15 | 79-86 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-88 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Donald Fulmer snags the offensive board | 79-88 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-88 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Calvin Gibson is called for the reach on Reginald Woods in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #16 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (SG) Reginald Izzo | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the 1st free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Kun Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 79-89 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Calvin Gibson | 82-89 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher runs out the clock | 82-89 |