| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ron Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Pasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Victor Hollis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Fielder (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Catalano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 32-33 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | James Catalano is called for the reach on Keith Hanson - foul #2 on James Catalano, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Roth | 34-33 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Roth - foul #2 on Mark Roth, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Mark Roth | 36-35 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Ron Dixon is called for the reach on John Miles - foul #1 on Ron Dixon, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Alexei Szklarski (SG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (PF), David White (C) Edgar Templin, Mark Roth, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Douthit (SF), Jerry Shipe (PF) Michael Pasley, Walter Fielder | |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | James Catalano tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | John Miles tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | David White makes the runner in the paint | 38-35 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | James Douthit misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | James Douthit grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Swan - foul #2 on Michael Swan, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Manuel King, Ryan Avalos, Michael Swan, David White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pasley (PG), Randy Topolski (SG), Paul Pullman (C) Victor Hollis, John Miles, James Catalano | |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Paul Pullman steals it from Edgar Templin | 38-35 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | James Douthit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jerry Morrison | 38-35 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Edgar Templin and the foul's on Michael Pasley - foul #2 on Michael Pasley, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Roth (SG) Alexei Szklarski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wilbur Ransom (SG), Walter Fielder (PF) James Douthit, Jerry Shipe | |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Michael Pasley is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Templin - foul #3 on Edgar Templin, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG) Edgar Templin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski tips it home | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel King (fresh) SG - Mark Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ron Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Pasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Ransom (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy Topolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Fielder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pullman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison scores on a jump hook near the basket | 42-37 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Pullman | 42-39 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Pullman - foul #2 on Paul Pullman, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (PF) Manuel King, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Hollis (PG), John Miles (SG), Walter Reeves (SF), James Catalano (C) Michael Pasley, Wilbur Ransom, Randy Topolski, Paul Pullman | |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | James Catalano gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | John Miles is fouled on the floor by Mark Roth - foul #3 on Mark Roth, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG), David White (C) Mark Roth, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe (PF) Walter Fielder | |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Alexei Szklarski steals the ball from Jerry Shipe | 42-39 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Victor Hollis, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Topolski (SG), James Douthit (C) John Miles, James Catalano | |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Michael Swan banks in the layup on a great pass from Edgar Templin and he's fouled by Jerry Shipe - foul #2 on Jerry Shipe, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Jamar (SF) Ryan Avalos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wilbur Ransom (PG), James Catalano (C) Victor Hollis, Walter Reeves | |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Michael Swan misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | David White pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Michael Swan snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | David White lays it up and in on a great pass from Edgar Templin and the foul's on James Catalano - foul #3 on James Catalano, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), Ron Dixon (PF) Edgar Templin, Alexei Szklarski, Sean Jamar, Michael Swan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pasley (PG), John Miles (SG), Victor Hollis (SF), Walter Fielder (PF), Paul Pullman (C) Wilbur Ransom, Randy Topolski, James Douthit, Jerry Shipe, James Catalano | |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | David White makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Manuel King steals the ball from Michael Pasley in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Mark Roth hits the finger roll set up by Manuel King | 51-39 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder is open and buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Victor Hollis | 51-41 |
| 11:54 | Illinois State | Mark Roth buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Keith Hanson | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Roth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ron Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Pasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Victor Hollis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Fielder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Pullman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Michael Pasley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Mark Roth is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Jamar (PG), Ryan Avalos (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Manuel King, Ron Dixon, David White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Topolski (SG), Walter Reeves (SF), James Douthit (PF), James Catalano (C) John Miles, Victor Hollis, Walter Fielder, Paul Pullman | |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Mark Roth steals the ball from Randy Topolski in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Mark Roth misses the lay-in | 53-43 |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Mark Roth tips it in | 55-43 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | James Catalano's pass is intercepted by Sean Jamar | 55-43 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Mark Roth is denied on a layup by James Douthit | 55-43 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | James Douthit snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | James Douthit misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Hanson - foul #2 on Keith Hanson, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Alexei Szklarski (SG), Ron Dixon (PF) Sean Jamar, Mark Roth, Keith Hanson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wilbur Ransom (PG), John Miles (SG), Jerry Shipe (PF) Michael Pasley, Randy Topolski, Walter Reeves | |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | James Douthit makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | James Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Douthit - foul #1 on James Douthit, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Swan (PF) Ron Dixon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Hollis (SF) James Douthit | |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Hanson (SF) Ryan Avalos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson is denied on a layup by Jerry Shipe | 56-45 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | John Miles gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Edgar Templin steps in front of the John Miles pass in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Templin | 58-45 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | John Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Michael Swan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Templin | 60-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | James Catalano misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 60-45 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Michael Swan snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | John Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alexei Szklarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Michael Swan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Morrison (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wilbur Ransom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Miles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Victor Hollis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Shipe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Catalano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | James Catalano hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Morrison - foul #3 on Jerry Morrison, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), Ryan Avalos (C) Edgar Templin, Alexei Szklarski, Keith Hanson, Michael Swan, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pasley (PG), Randy Topolski (SG), Walter Reeves (SF), Walter Fielder (PF) Wilbur Ransom, John Miles, Victor Hollis, Jerry Shipe | |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | James Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | James Catalano misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Mark Roth grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Mark Roth hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 60-45 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Pullman (C) James Catalano | |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Sean Jamar is fouled on the floor by Randy Topolski - foul #1 on Randy Topolski, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Sean Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Sean Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Roth - foul #4 on Mark Roth, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Mark Roth's layup is rejected by Paul Pullman | 62-47 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Michael Pasley is hacked by Ryan Avalos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Avalos, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), David White (C) Manuel King, Sean Jamar, Ryan Avalos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Douthit (SF) Walter Reeves | |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Michael Pasley misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mark Roth | 62-47 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson loses the dribble to Michael Pasley | 62-47 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Michael Pasley banks in the layup | 62-49 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by David White | 64-49 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Paul Pullman gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder banks in the wide open layup set up by Randy Topolski | 64-51 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 64-51 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Walter Fielder grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Pasley and the foul's on David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Alexei Szklarski (SG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Edgar Templin, Mark Roth, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon, David White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Miles (SG), Walter Reeves (SF), Jerry Shipe (PF), James Catalano (C) Michael Pasley, James Douthit, Walter Fielder, Paul Pullman | |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jerry Morrison | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexei Szklarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Avalos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Swan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Randy Topolski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Miles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Reeves (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jerry Shipe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Catalano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Michael Swan hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Alexei Szklarski | 66-53 |
| 03:18 | Missouri State | Randy Topolski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Michael Swan grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Hollis (PG) Randy Topolski | |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Reeves | 66-56 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 02:20 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison snags the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Morrison | 69-56 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | James Catalano connects on the open shot in the paint set up by John Miles | 69-58 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Alexei Szklarski is blocked by Jerry Shipe | 69-58 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | John Miles pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis is fouled in the backcourt by Alexei Szklarski - foul #3 on Alexei Szklarski, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David White (C) Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Topolski (SG), James Douthit (SF), Paul Pullman (C) John Miles, Walter Reeves, James Catalano | |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Victor Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Shipe - foul #3 on Jerry Shipe, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | James Douthit connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Topolski | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Manuel King, Alexei Szklarski, Ryan Avalos, Michael Swan, David White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pasley (PG), John Miles (SG), Walter Reeves (SF), Walter Fielder (PF), James Catalano (C) Victor Hollis, Randy Topolski, James Douthit, Jerry Shipe, Paul Pullman | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Michael Pasley is called for the reach on Edgar Templin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Pasley, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David White (C) Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | James Catalano loses the dribble to Edgar Templin in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin is fouled on the floor by Walter Reeves - foul #4 on Walter Reeves, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (C) Mark Roth, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Hollis (PG), Randy Topolski (SG), James Douthit (SF), Jerry Shipe (PF), Paul Pullman (C) Michael Pasley, John Miles, Walter Reeves, Walter Fielder, James Catalano | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Jerry Shipe misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ryan Avalos | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Edgar Templin | 76-62 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Paul Pullman blows the layup but the foul's on Alexei Szklarski - foul #4 on Alexei Szklarski, team foul #12 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG) Edgar Templin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Paul Pullman makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Paul Pullman misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Michael Swan grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Manuel King runs out the clock | 76-63 |