| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Charles Burke (fresh) SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) C - Gregory Hester (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #1 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 3rd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Eric Dustin - foul #1 on Eric Dustin, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #2 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Dikembe Amezquita | |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert McRobbie | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast hits a jumper from close range set up by Carl Sinnott and the foul's on Robert Morrison - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Ivan Poremski (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Dustin | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley hits a 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Charles Burke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), John Johnson (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Charles Burke, Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison, Gregory Hester | |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Cicero, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF) William Scheidt, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | John Johnson is hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Thurman Gourdine, Daryl Seeley, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is hacked by Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Koo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) PF - Timothy Cicero (fresh) C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Johnson | 8-8 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Timothy Cicero denies the turnaround by Wayne Prendergast | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Palmer Sims - foul #1 on Palmer Sims, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (PG), William Scheidt (SF), Daryl Seeley (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Burke (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Gregory Hester (C) John Johnson, Charles Monreal, Marcus Osborne | |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG) Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Timothy Cicero | |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Carl Sinnott steals the ball from Gregory Hester | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jesus Sosa | 10-9 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses the floater from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Burke - foul #1 on Charles Burke, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Jesus Sosa, William Scheidt, Daryl Seeley, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Steven Peacock (SF) Roger Lusk, Robert McRobbie | |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Charles Burke knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Peacock and he's hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG) Thurman Gourdine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF) Steven Peacock, Robert Morrison | |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Charles Burke makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester lays it up and in set up by Timothy Cicero | 10-16 |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | John Johnson steps in front of the Palmer Sims pass | 10-16 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Charles Burke connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Johnson | 10-19 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski is hacked by Gregory Hester - foul #1 on Gregory Hester, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Charles Burke, John Johnson, Charles Monreal, Timothy Cicero, Gregory Hester | |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Roger Lusk | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) SG - Daryl Seeley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Homer Ellenberger | 14-22 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk loses the ball out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (PG), Palmer Sims (SF), Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger, William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jesus Sosa | 16-22 |
| 10:59 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin is hacked by Jesus Sosa - foul #1 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG) Daryl Seeley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Burke (PG), Steven Peacock (SF), Gregory Hester (C) Roger Lusk, Robert McRobbie, Marcus Osborne | |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Charles Burke's pass is intercepted by Jesus Sosa | 16-22 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw lays it in on a nice dish by Jesus Sosa | 18-22 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 18-22 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin grabs the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Prendergast | 21-22 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Charles Burke can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Grimshaw | 24-22 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is hacked by Wayne Prendergast - foul #1 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Daryl Seeley (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Jesus Sosa, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), John Johnson (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Charles Burke, Eric Dustin, Steven Peacock, Robert Morrison, Gregory Hester | |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-22 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Homer Ellenberger | 24-22 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley is hacked by Robert McRobbie - foul #1 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne (C) Charles Monreal | |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | John Johnson clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 24-22 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Gary Koo snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Gary Koo can't finish the layup | 24-22 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Marcus Osborne takes the ball from Ivan Poremski | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daryl Seeley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) PF - Timothy Cicero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Homer Ellenberger is called for the reach on Marcus Osborne - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger, William Scheidt, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Burke (PG), Charles Monreal (PF) John Johnson, Timothy Cicero | |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne's pass is intercepted by Carl Sinnott | 24-24 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Palmer Sims is blocked by Marcus Osborne | 24-24 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 24-24 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses badly on a floater from the left block | 24-24 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Charles Burke gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Palmer Sims steals the ball from Charles Monreal | 24-24 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw lays it up and in set up by Palmer Sims | 26-24 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Marcus Osborne | 26-24 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (PG), William Scheidt (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Daryl Seeley, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Steven Peacock (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Charles Burke, Robert McRobbie, Charles Monreal, Marcus Osborne | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Gregory Hester steps in front of the William Scheidt pass in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | William Scheidt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa is fouled on the floor by Roger Lusk - foul #1 on Roger Lusk, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG) Roger Lusk | |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ivan Poremski - foul #1 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Gary Koo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Peacock - foul #1 on Steven Peacock, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG) Jesus Sosa, Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Timothy Cicero | |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Gary Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Peacock (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Peacock and he's hacked by Ivan Poremski - foul #2 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (C) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski is hacked by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #3 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF) William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Burke (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) John Johnson, Steven Peacock, Dikembe Amezquita, Gregory Hester | |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Homer Ellenberger | 32-30 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin is hacked by Homer Ellenberger - foul #3 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (SG), Gary Koo (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Burke | 32-32 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Charles Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Carl Sinnott (C) Daryl Seeley, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (SG), Gregory Hester (C) Eric Dustin, Timothy Cicero | |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Gary Koo is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG) Charles Burke | |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester clanks a runner from the right block | 32-32 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison loses the dribble to Gary Koo | 32-32 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Palmer Sims, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SF) Robert McRobbie | |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dale Grimshaw - foul #2 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #13 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | William Scheidt grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-34 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gregory Hester | 32-34 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ivan Poremski - foul #3 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #14 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (SG), Carl Sinnott (C) Dale Grimshaw, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Burke (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF) Roger Lusk, Steven Peacock, Robert Morrison | |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | William Scheidt tips it in | 34-36 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Charles Burke makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Johnson | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-38 |