| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Michael Wright inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thurman Gourdine | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is hacked by Eric Dustin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Dustin, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 26-26 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester slams it home on a nice dish by Roger Lusk and he's fouled by Ivan Poremski - foul #2 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Roger Lusk, Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 29-26 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Jesus Sosa denies the turnaround by Robert McRobbie | 29-26 |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | William Scheidt gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Robert Morrison swats the shot by Homer Ellenberger | 29-26 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Peacock and he's fouled by Jesus Sosa - foul #2 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Timothy Cicero (C) John Johnson, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Cicero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Sinnott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | William Scheidt gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw travels with the ball | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Marcus Osborne (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt, Carl Sinnott, Jesus Sosa | |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Palmer Sims steals it from Roger Lusk | 32-26 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | John Johnson scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Roger Lusk, Charles Monreal, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | John Johnson steals the ball from Ivan Poremski | 34-26 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Johnson | 36-26 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski makes the floater from the right side set up by Wayne Prendergast | 36-28 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Wayne Prendergast takes the ball from Dikembe Amezquita | 36-28 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Brown and the foul's on Eric Dustin - foul #3 on Eric Dustin, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Gregory Hester (C) John Johnson, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Gary Koo (PF) Clifford Brown, Wayne Prendergast | |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 12:25 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Robert Morrison (PF) Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger tips it home | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-32 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 11:19 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Scheidt | 39-35 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Hester | 39-35 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Scheidt - foul #1 on William Scheidt, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Gary Koo (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt, Carl Sinnott, Jesus Sosa | |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Wright - foul #1 on Michael Wright, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Gary Koo | |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita blows the layup | 41-37 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Wayne Prendergast is called for the reach on Dikembe Amezquita - foul #2 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Marcus Osborne (C) John Johnson, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF) Wayne Prendergast | |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Wright | 44-37 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Eric Dustin is called for the reach on Clifford Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Dustin, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (PG), Jesus Sosa (SG), William Scheidt (SF) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims | |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's floater is knocked away by Marcus Osborne | 44-37 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Poremski | 44-37 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne makes the jumper near the basket set up by Roger Lusk | 46-37 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski hits a 3 from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Ivan Poremski takes the ball from John Johnson | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Sosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Scheidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Koo (fairly fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | John Johnson picks off the pass by Ivan Poremski in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | John Johnson banks in the layup | 48-40 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Gary Koo makes the shot from close range set up by William Scheidt | 48-42 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Gary Koo denies the turnaround by Charles Monreal | 48-42 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Roger Lusk | 48-42 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | John Johnson is hacked by Ivan Poremski - foul #3 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Roger Lusk, John Johnson, Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Dale Grimshaw, Jesus Sosa, William Scheidt, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Thurman Gourdine and he's fouled by Gregory Hester - foul #2 on Gregory Hester, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Michael Wright double dribbles | 48-44 |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | Steven Peacock steals it from Wayne Prendergast in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock lays it up and in | 50-44 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Palmer Sims | 50-47 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Amezquita | 50-47 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Michael Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG), Timothy Cicero (PF) Steven Peacock, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Carl Sinnott | |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Dustin - foul #5 on Eric Dustin, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), John Johnson (SG) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Cicero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thurman Gourdine | 51-49 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | The jump hook by John Johnson is blocked by Ivan Poremski | 51-49 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McRobbie | 51-49 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Roger Lusk, John Johnson, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Steven Peacock and he's hacked by Clifford Brown - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McRobbie - foul #2 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Gregory Hester (C) Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Jesus Sosa | |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Michael Wright is hacked by Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG) Steven Peacock | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast (PF) Carl Sinnott | |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Wright | 56-51 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Johnson | 58-51 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Poremski | 58-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Johnson | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Poremski | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | John Johnson is hacked by Thurman Gourdine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) Michael Wright, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita is fouled on the floor by Wayne Prendergast - foul #3 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Brown - foul #3 on Clifford Brown, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the jumper from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | John Johnson picks off the pass by Thurman Gourdine | 65-55 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | John Johnson dunks the ball | 67-55 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert McRobbie - foul #3 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Robert Morrison (PF) Roger Lusk, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast | |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 67-56 |