| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) PF - Harold Port (fresh) C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) SF - Thomas Pray (fresh) PF - Roy Flor (fresh) C - Thomas Hahn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Harold Port wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Donald Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Harold Port gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Harold Port is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Harold Port buries a floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PF), Kirk Fowler (C) Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Donald Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler lays it in | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Ronald Welsh steps in front of the Timothy Lawson pass in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski is hacked by Thomas Pray - foul #1 on Thomas Pray, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Damek Zeinert (SG), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers (PF), John Heap (C) Roy Flor, Thomas Hahn | |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett tips it home | 6-0 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Pray | 6-3 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Heap - foul #1 on John Heap, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF) Ronald Welsh, Harold Port | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Robert Perkins (SG), Barry Sampley (SF) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson, Thomas Pray | |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) SG - Damek Zeinert (fresh) SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Bartlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) SG - Robert Perkins (fresh) SF - Barry Sampley (fresh) PF - Derrick Sauers (fresh) C - John Heap (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 7-3 |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 14:56 | Missouri State | Johnie Maher steals it from John Heap | 10-3 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Caldwell - foul #1 on John Caldwell, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, Kirk Fowler, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF), Thomas Hahn (C) John Caldwell, John Heap | |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Seymour - foul #1 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Harold Port (PF) Thomas Seymour, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG), Timothy Lawson (SG), Thomas Pray (SF) Robert Perkins, Barry Sampley, Derrick Sauers | |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 14:06 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Jay Webb is hacked by Timothy Lawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Lawson, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Port | 14-3 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is hacked by Waldo Heller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Waldo Heller, team foul #3 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (C) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Donald Jones connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Pray and the foul's on Jay Webb - foul #1 on Jay Webb, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) Ronald Welsh | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Harold Port is whistled for traveling | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), George Wareham (PF) Waldo Heller, Harold Port | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (PF), Richard Mayberry (C) Roy Flor, Thomas Hahn | |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Heap | 14-9 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Richard Mayberry - foul #1 on Richard Mayberry, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) George Wareham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers (PF) Richard Mayberry | |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF) Jay Webb, Johnie Maher, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (PG), Barry Sampley (SG) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson | |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 18-11 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kirk Fowler - foul #1 on Kirk Fowler, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), George Wareham (PF) Damek Zeinert, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF) Derrick Sauers | |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour loses the dribble to Barry Sampley in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 11:48 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses the tip | 18-15 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Roy Flor snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) C - Ronald Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Perkins (fresh) SG - Barry Sampley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Pray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Flor (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Heap (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | The jump hook by John Heap is blocked by Ronald Welsh | 18-15 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley tips it in | 18-17 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Pray | 18-19 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Damek Zeinert (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, George Wareham, Ronald Welsh | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF), Richard Mayberry (PF), Thomas Hahn (C) Barry Sampley, Thomas Pray, Roy Flor, John Heap | |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Thomas Hahn takes the ball from Jay Webb | 18-21 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG) Robert Perkins | |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Bartlett | 18-21 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Timothy Lawson picks off the pass by Damek Zeinert | 18-21 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers dunks the ball set up by Timothy Lawson | 18-23 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Damek Zeinert - foul #1 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Utterback (SF) Richard Mayberry | |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Timothy Lawson picks off the pass by Robert Wilson | 18-25 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Waldo Heller steals the ball from John Utterback | 18-25 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller hits the finger roll | 20-25 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Donald Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Webb - foul #2 on Jay Webb, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PG) Jay Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (SG), Barry Sampley (SF), Roy Flor (PF) Timothy Lawson, John Utterback, Derrick Sauers | |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Roy Flor gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Roy Flor is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Pray (SF) Donald Jones | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Roy Flor makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Roy Flor misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-28 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Perkins | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Waldo Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) C - Arthur Bartlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Barry Sampley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Pray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Flor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hahn (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), Johnie Maher (SF) Waldo Heller, Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (C) Thomas Hahn | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Roy Flor - foul #1 on Roy Flor, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG) Barry Sampley | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the floater from the left wing set up by Damek Zeinert | 24-28 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Damek Zeinert is called for the reach on Thomas Pray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF), Kirk Fowler (C) Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG), Derrick Sauers (PF), Richard Mayberry (C) John Caldwell, Roy Flor, John Heap | |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Welsh | 27-29 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers can't finish the layup | 27-29 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Lawson, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG), Barry Sampley (SG), John Utterback (SF), Roy Flor (PF), John Heap (C) Robert Perkins, Timothy Lawson, Thomas Pray, Derrick Sauers, Richard Mayberry | |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Waldo Heller | 29-29 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | John Utterback's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Bartlett | 32-29 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Donald Jones connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Harold Port tips it in | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Welsh (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Waldo Heller (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Port (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Barry Sampley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Utterback (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Flor (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Heap (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | Donald Jones is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Thomas Seymour (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), George Wareham (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Ronald Welsh, Waldo Heller, Johnie Maher, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Perkins (PG), Timothy Lawson (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF), Richard Mayberry (PF), Thomas Hahn (C) Donald Jones, Barry Sampley, John Utterback, Roy Flor, John Heap | |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins loses the dribble to Jay Webb in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert is hacked by Richard Mayberry - foul #2 on Richard Mayberry, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Pray (SF) Richard Mayberry | |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Robert Perkins misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Jay Webb, George Wareham, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Jones (PG), Richard Mayberry (C) Robert Perkins, Thomas Hahn | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Thomas Seymour picks off the pass by Donald Jones in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler buries a jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is hacked by Damek Zeinert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #12 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG) Thomas Seymour, Damek Zeinert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses the shot from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Timothy Lawson is denied by Arthur Bartlett | 36-33 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG), Harold Port (PF) Waldo Heller, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Robert Perkins (SG), Barry Sampley (SF), Roy Flor (PF), John Heap (C) Donald Jones, Timothy Lawson, Thomas Pray, Derrick Sauers, Richard Mayberry | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Roy Flor picks off the pass by Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 36-33 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Harold Port picks off the pass by John Caldwell in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Harold Port comes up short on the floater in the lane | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Heap snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | John Heap hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-33 |