| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mark Blanc (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Billy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mark Blanc inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | The jumper by Mark Blanc is denied by Ronald Wilson | 35-27 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Fred Wilcoxon - foul #1 on Fred Wilcoxon, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Joseph Wilson loses the dribble to John Haines | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | John Haines throws it down | 35-31 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Franklin Shipman denies the turnaround by Jason Clark | 35-31 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul White - foul #1 on Paul White, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Blanc | 37-33 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy's pass is intercepted by Jason Clark | 37-33 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Mark Blanc's layup is rejected by Arthur Billy | 37-33 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:41 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Mark Blanc loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Little (PF), James Allen (C) Joseph Wilson, Paul White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Manuel Miers (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Robert White (C) Patrick Carver, Franklin Shipman, Arthur Billy | |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Robert White gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | John Bunnell is hacked by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Lange (PG), James Wager (SG), Dennis Brown (SF) Jason Clark, Fred Wilcoxon, Mark Blanc | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG), Tracy Parker (C) John Haines, Ronald Wilson | |
| 16:39 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers buries a floater from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Tracy Parker takes the ball from Albert Lange | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Lange - foul #1 on Albert Lange, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul White (C) James Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Carver (SG), Franklin Shipman (SF) Manuel Miers, Tracy Parker | |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Little | 37-37 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Albert Lange is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wilson (PF) Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Billy (C) Robert White | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Albert Lange (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Wager (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Pierson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Bunnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Billy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Joseph Wilson connects on the runner from the right block set up by Dennis Brown | 39-37 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | James Wager grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Dennis Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | John Bunnell snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Clark (PG), Fred Wilcoxon (SG), Mark Blanc (SF) Albert Lange, James Wager, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Haines (PG), Ronald Wilson (PF) Joseph Pierson, John Bunnell | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Jason Clark connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by John Haines - foul #3 on John Haines, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Little (PF), James Allen (C) Joseph Wilson, Paul White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert White (C) Arthur Billy | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Jason Clark misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Little - foul #1 on Joseph Little, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Manuel Miers (SG) Patrick Carver | |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Joseph Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ryan Sheahan (SF) Franklin Shipman | |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Little - foul #2 on Joseph Little, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Fred Wilcoxon and he's hacked by Ronald Wilson - foul #1 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul White (C) James Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Bunnell (SF) Ryan Sheahan | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Robert White grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | John Bunnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Paul White misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Mark Blanc snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Paul White hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Joseph Little takes the ball from John Haines | 47-41 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson misses the easy layup | 47-41 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Joseph Little pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Blanc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Miers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Bunnell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Lange (PG), James Wager (SG), Dennis Brown (SF), Joseph Wilson (PF), James Allen (C) Jason Clark, Fred Wilcoxon, Mark Blanc, Joseph Little, Paul White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG), Patrick Carver (SG), Franklin Shipman (SF), Tracy Parker (PF), Arthur Billy (C) John Haines, Manuel Miers, John Bunnell, Ronald Wilson, Robert White | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Joseph Wilson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Dennis Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Lange | 50-41 |
| 10:29 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 50-41 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy can't tip it in | 50-41 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Joseph Wilson gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Dennis Brown buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Lange | 52-41 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver drills a floater from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | James Wager hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Lange | 54-43 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy clanks a shot in the paint | 54-43 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Albert Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Dennis Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Albert Lange | 57-43 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Arthur Billy, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Clark (PG), Fred Wilcoxon (SG), Mark Blanc (SF), Joseph Little (PF), Paul White (C) Albert Lange, James Wager, Dennis Brown, Joseph Wilson, James Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Haines (PG), Manuel Miers (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Ronald Wilson (PF), Robert White (C) Joseph Pierson, Patrick Carver, Franklin Shipman, Tracy Parker, Arthur Billy | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Blanc (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Little (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Miers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Bunnell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Mark Blanc is hacked by Manuel Miers - foul #1 on Manuel Miers, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Mark Blanc connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Clark | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | John Bunnell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Miers | 59-46 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon can't connect on a jumper from close range | 59-46 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Paul White misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | John Bunnell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Joseph Little gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Jason Clark scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Blanc | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers's 3 pointer is rejected by Jason Clark | 61-46 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Mark Blanc snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Mark Blanc misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Paul White tips it back up and in | 63-46 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | John Bunnell connects on the 3 from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jason Clark scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Blanc | 65-49 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wilson (PF) Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Carver (SG), Franklin Shipman (SF), Arthur Billy (C) Manuel Miers, John Bunnell, Robert White | |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | A charge is called on John Haines - foul #4 on John Haines, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Jason Clark hits a shot near the basket | 67-49 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Carver | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Mark Blanc buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jason Clark | 70-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Blanc (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Billy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman loses the dribble to Fred Wilcoxon | 70-51 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Paul White loses the ball out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Lange (PG), James Wager (SG), Joseph Little (C) Jason Clark, Fred Wilcoxon, Paul White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG), Manuel Miers (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Robert White (PF), Tracy Parker (C) John Haines, Patrick Carver, Franklin Shipman, Ronald Wilson, Arthur Billy | |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Robert White double dribbles | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Brown (SF), James Allen (C) Mark Blanc, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-51 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | John Bunnell grabs the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | James Allen snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Joseph Pierson steals the ball from James Allen | 70-51 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Albert Lange takes the ball from Robert White | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | James Wager is hacked by Tracy Parker - foul #1 on Tracy Parker, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Clark (PG), Mark Blanc (SF), Joseph Wilson (PF), Paul White (C) Albert Lange, Dennis Brown, Joseph Little, James Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | James Wager misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers hits a 3 from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Manuel Miers is called for the reach on James Wager - foul #2 on Manuel Miers, team foul #9 | 70-54 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Wager makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Wager misses the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers is denied on a layup by Paul White | 71-54 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jason Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jason Clark runs out the clock | 71-54 |