| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) PF - Harold Port (fresh) C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) C - Lyman Pitts (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 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Harold Port tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana drills a fadeaway near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Lyman Pitts | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Harold Port grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Conrad Tapley takes the ball from Arthur Bartlett | 2-4 |
| 16:36 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 2-4 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Harold Port snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) SG - Waldo Heller (fairly fresh) SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Port (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (tiring) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fairly fresh) SG - Aaron Aldana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Perkins (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lyman Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is hacked by Lyman Pitts - foul #1 on Lyman Pitts, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), James Conley (SG), Fred Jones (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller, Johnie Maher, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), David Carnegie (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Franklin Hill (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Conrad Tapley, Aaron Aldana, Henry Perkins, Eugene Tripp, Lyman Pitts | |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 15:26 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:01 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie scores on a jumper near the basket | 2-6 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses long on a runner near the basket | 2-6 |
| 14:43 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 14:28 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | James Conley pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Terry Haugen - foul #1 on Terry Haugen, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG) Terry Haugen | |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 14:21 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 14:00 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), George Wareham (SF), Harold Port (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Jay Webb, Fred Jones, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG) Robert Reddy | |
| 13:42 | SE Missouri State | Harold Port takes the ball from Conrad Tapley | 2-6 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | James Conley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 13:24 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 13:22 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Seymour steps in front of the Fred Rogers pass in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is whistled for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG) James Conley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF), Jim Yancy (PF), Lyman Pitts (C) David Carnegie, Franklin Hill, Fred Rogers | |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana is hacked by Waldo Heller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Waldo Heller, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 12:46 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley is hacked by Thomas Seymour - foul #1 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, George Wareham, Harold Port, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:28 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts connects on the open runner near the basket on a great pass from Conrad Tapley | 2-8 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Waldo Heller | 5-8 |
| 12:00 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana is hacked by Jay Webb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Webb, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), David Carnegie (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Conrad Tapley, Aaron Aldana, Henry Perkins, Jim Yancy, Lyman Pitts | |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), James Conley (SG), George Wareham (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) SG - James Conley (fresh) SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) C - Earl Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) SG - David Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Haugen (fresh) PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Tripp - foul #1 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred Jones (SF) Johnie Maher | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:20 | SE Missouri State | Earl Shaw is called for the reach on David Carnegie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Shaw, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| 11:05 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Shaw - foul #2 on Earl Shaw, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett (C) Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG), Henry Perkins (SF) David Carnegie, Terry Haugen | |
| 11:05 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:05 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | George Wareham's pass is intercepted by Aaron Aldana | 7-10 |
| 10:33 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana hits the finger roll set up by Robert Reddy | 7-12 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett lays it up and in | 9-12 |
| 09:52 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 9-12 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-12 |
| 09:14 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred Jones - foul #1 on Fred Jones, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, James Conley, Fred Jones, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), David Carnegie (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Lyman Pitts (C) Robert Reddy, Aaron Aldana, Henry Perkins, Fred Rogers | |
| 09:14 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:14 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Eugene Tripp is called for the reach on Kirk Fowler - foul #2 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill (PF) Eugene Tripp | |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley lays it in on a great pass from Terry Haugen | 12-15 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 08:19 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 08:02 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Conrad Tapley and the foul's on Waldo Heller - foul #2 on Waldo Heller, team foul #8 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF) Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG) Terry Haugen | |
| 08:02 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Aldana - foul #1 on Aaron Aldana, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kirk Fowler (fresh) SG - Jay Webb (fresh) SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Port (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Aldana | 14-20 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher knocks in the shot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:50 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 06:48 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Harold Port can't connect on a floater in the paint | 16-22 |
| 06:29 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:11 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 06:09 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Harold Port scores on a floater in the lane set up by Kirk Fowler | 18-22 |
| 05:28 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie is fouled on the floor by Jay Webb - foul #2 on Jay Webb, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), James Conley (SG), Fred Jones (SF), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Kirk Fowler, Jay Webb, Johnie Maher, Harold Port, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (SG), Henry Perkins (SF), Jim Yancy (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Conrad Tapley, Aaron Aldana, Franklin Hill, Lyman Pitts | |
| 05:28 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jim Yancy - foul #1 on Jim Yancy, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen (SG) David Carnegie | |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:03 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Bartlett | 20-22 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | George Wareham drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Conley | 22-22 |
| 04:45 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Jim Yancy denies the turnaround by Arthur Bartlett | 22-22 |
| 04:35 | SE Missouri State | Jim Yancy gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:14 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by Fred Rogers is blocked by Arthur Bartlett | 22-22 |
| 04:12 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:07 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Terry Haugen | 22-25 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Fred Rogers denies the turnaround by Fred Jones | 22-25 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett tips it in | 24-25 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy is hacked by Thomas Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Harold Port (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Fred Jones, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG), Eugene Tripp (PF) Terry Haugen, Jim Yancy | |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Harold Port grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Robert Reddy is called for the reach on Thomas Seymour - foul #1 on Robert Reddy, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) James Conley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG) Robert Reddy | |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Harold Port grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Port (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-26 |
| 03:31 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:12 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Johnie Maher - foul #1 on Johnie Maher, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen (SF), Lyman Pitts (C) Henry Perkins, Fred Rogers | |
| 03:12 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:12 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Aaron Aldana steals it from Waldo Heller | 25-27 |
| 02:52 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher is hacked by Terry Haugen - foul #2 on Terry Haugen, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (PG), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Harold Port, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), David Carnegie (SF), Jim Yancy (C) Conrad Tapley, Terry Haugen, Lyman Pitts | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Waldo Heller - foul #3 on Waldo Heller, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Harold Port (PF) Waldo Heller, Johnie Maher | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts (C) Eugene Tripp | |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Seymour | 29-28 |
| 01:58 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (PF) Harold Port | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers (C) Lyman Pitts | |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | George Wareham is whistled for a carry | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG) Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF) David Carnegie | |
| 01:40 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Yancy | 29-30 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | George Wareham hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 32-30 |
| 01:01 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses long on an open runner from the right block | 32-30 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Bartlett | 32-30 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Jay Webb is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Webb, team foul #13 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Fred Jones (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Jay Webb, George Wareham, Robert Wilson, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), David Carnegie (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF), Franklin Hill (C) Aaron Aldana, Henry Perkins, Jim Yancy, Fred Rogers | |
| 00:39 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | James Conley grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | David Carnegie is called for the reach on Thomas Seymour - foul #1 on David Carnegie, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) Fred Jones | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen (SF), Lyman Pitts (C) Robert Reddy, Franklin Hill | |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-32 |