| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Kim Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Coaxum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-23 |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier can't tip it in | 34-23 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses the dunk but he's fouled by Roger Miller - foul #1 on Roger Miller, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Michael Cobos - foul #2 on Michael Cobos, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Roger Miller - foul #2 on Roger Miller, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:51 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald tips it in | 38-26 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Roger Miller banks in the layup set up by William Winter | 40-28 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte travels with the ball | 40-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Francis Gravley (SG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Wesley Osbourn (PF), Kenneth Ressler (C) William Winter, Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley, Kim Macdonald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), James Patrick (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Francis Gravley is fouled in the backcourt by James Patrick - foul #1 on James Patrick, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Charles McCleave buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Francis Gravley | 42-28 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | James Patrick banks in the layup set up by John Nagy | 42-30 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Gravley | 42-30 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:46 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Francis Gravley pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Charles McCleave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Francis Gravley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bruce Pangburn (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Wesley Osbourn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Ressler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fairly fresh) SG - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Spencer Anderson (fairly fresh) C - John Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Charles McCleave is fouled in the backcourt by John Baumgardner - foul #2 on John Baumgardner, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG), Roger Miller (SG), Darryl Mosier (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF), Frank Gould (C) Charles McCleave, Francis Gravley, Bruce Pangburn, Wesley Osbourn, Kenneth Ressler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) Chad Duncan, James Patrick, John Nagy, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Roger Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric misses the jumper in the lane | 45-30 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski snags the offensive board | 45-30 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald (C) Stephen Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF) Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald is whistled for a carry | 45-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG) Michael Cobos | |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum scores on a floater in the lane | 45-32 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Frank Gould is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 45-32 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Frank Gould grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Frank Gould connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kim Macdonald | 47-32 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte loses the dribble to William Winter | 47-32 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | William Winter can't finish the layup | 47-32 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Darryl Mosier - foul #1 on Darryl Mosier, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Francis Gravley (SG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF), Wesley Osbourn (C) William Winter, Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Frank Gould, Kim Macdonald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles McCleave | 50-34 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jaroslav Deveric | 50-36 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn is fouled in the backcourt by John Nagy - foul #2 on John Nagy, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG) Jaroslav Deveric | |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn misses the easy layup | 50-36 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Nagy - foul #3 on John Nagy, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier (SF) Francis Gravley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF) Spencer Anderson | |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | John Nagy clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Charles McCleave is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Charles McCleave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Pangburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Wesley Osbourn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Nagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | John Nagy's floater is knocked away by Stephen Beasley | 52-39 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Baumgardner - foul #3 on John Baumgardner, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG), Roger Miller (SG), Frank Gould (PF), Kim Macdonald (C) Charles McCleave, Bruce Pangburn, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) Michael Cobos, James Patrick, Aleksandar Pijanowski, John Nagy, John Baumgardner | |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Coaxum | 53-39 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Duncan | 53-41 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | William Winter travels in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Francis Gravley (SF) Wesley Osbourn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow is fouled on the floor by Francis Gravley - foul #3 on Francis Gravley, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Bigelow | 53-43 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Frank Gould knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Winter | 55-43 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan loses the dribble to Kim Macdonald | 55-43 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Chad Duncan steals it from Roger Miller in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses the floater from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Frank Gould | 55-43 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Myron Uriarte steals it from William Winter in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 08:34 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte hits the finger roll | 55-45 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | William Winter is called for the reach on Chad Duncan - foul #1 on William Winter, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF), Kenneth Ressler (C) Francis Gravley, Frank Gould, Kim Macdonald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Nagy (C) Chad Duncan, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Spencer Anderson, Peter Coaxum | |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos is fouled on the floor by William Winter - foul #2 on William Winter, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn (SG) Roger Miller | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | John Nagy blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Ressler - foul #2 on Kenneth Ressler, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | John Nagy makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | John Nagy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Kenneth Ressler pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Kenneth Ressler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jaroslav Deveric (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Nagy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ressler | 55-46 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Jaroslav Deveric is called for the reach on Bruce Pangburn - foul #4 on Jaroslav Deveric, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Roger Miller (SG) William Winter, Stephen Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (SG) Jaroslav Deveric | |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski banks in the layup set up by Michael Cobos | 56-48 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Charles McCleave pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos is fouled on the floor by Charles McCleave - foul #1 on Charles McCleave, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG), Francis Gravley (SG), Wesley Osbourn (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF), Kim Macdonald (C) Charles McCleave, Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Bruce Pangburn, Kenneth Ressler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), John Baumgardner (C) James Patrick, Aleksandar Pijanowski, John Nagy | |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley is hacked by John Baumgardner - foul #4 on John Baumgardner, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG) Michael Cobos | |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Myron Uriarte | 61-53 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Francis Gravley | 63-53 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Francis Gravley is called for the reach on Goran Krzesinski - foul #4 on Francis Gravley, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier (SF), Frank Gould (PF) Stephen Beasley, Kim Macdonald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (PG), Peter Coaxum (C) Chad Duncan, John Baumgardner | |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier is fouled in the backcourt by Goran Krzesinski - foul #3 on Goran Krzesinski, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG) Myron Uriarte | |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jaroslav Deveric | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Gravley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Osbourn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jaroslav Deveric (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Peter Coaxum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Coaxum | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Roger Miller (SG), Stephen Beasley (PF), Kim Macdonald (C) William Winter, Francis Gravley, Frank Gould, Wesley Osbourn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Jaroslav Deveric, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Roger Miller buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Mosier and the foul's on Aleksandar Pijanowski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Pijanowski, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG) Charles McCleave | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF), John Nagy (PF) Aleksandar Pijanowski, Spencer Anderson | |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | John Nagy knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Patrick and he's hacked by Roger Miller - foul #3 on Roger Miller, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | John Nagy makes the free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | James Patrick steals it from Darryl Mosier | 67-61 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | James Patrick blows the layup | 67-61 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Bigelow - foul #1 on Matthew Bigelow, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) James Patrick, John Nagy, John Baumgardner | |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-61 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kim Macdonald | 68-61 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | William Winter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Beasley | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos is called for a backcourt violation | 71-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Francis Gravley (SG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Wesley Osbourn (PF), Kenneth Ressler (C) William Winter, Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley, Kim Macdonald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Kenneth Ressler double dribbles | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | John Nagy hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Patrick | 71-63 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG), Roger Miller (SG), Darryl Mosier (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF), Kim Macdonald (C) Charles McCleave, Francis Gravley, Bruce Pangburn, Wesley Osbourn, Kenneth Ressler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) James Patrick, Jaroslav Deveric, John Nagy, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | William Winter is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Cobos - foul #3 on Michael Cobos, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | William Winter makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | William Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Bigelow | 73-66 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Michael Cobos is called for the reach on Darryl Mosier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Cobos, team foul #13 | 73-66 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-66 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier is hacked by Michael Cobos in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Cobos, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG) Michael Cobos | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kim Macdonald - foul #2 on Kim Macdonald, team foul #11 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Francis Gravley (SG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Wesley Osbourn (PF), Kenneth Ressler (C) William Winter, Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley, Kim Macdonald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF) Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum misses the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Charles McCleave runs out the clock | 77-67 |