| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kal Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) C - Scott Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri State | Scott Hill is called for the reach on David Fitzwater in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hill, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Page steps in front of the Charles Fabian pass in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Hill and he's fouled by Jimmy Irwin - foul #2 on Jimmy Irwin, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Scott Hill - foul #2 on Scott Hill, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Forrest Lay (PF) Philip Seiter | |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Scott Hill pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay lays it up and in set up by Gerald Leblanc and he's fouled by Eric Machuca - foul #3 on Eric Machuca, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (PG), Dean Sumler (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Edward Fleisher (PF), Joe Link (C) Kal Goldberg, Eric Machuca, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Harold Imhoff (SF), Joe Balser (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Scott Hill | |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | Joe Link snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 44-43 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-43 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Fleisher - foul #2 on Edward Fleisher, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (PG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), Charles Fabian (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Dean Sumler, Robert O'Kelley, Edward Fleisher, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Philip Seiter (PF) Tommie Staley, Harold Imhoff, Joe Balser | |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kal Goldberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Casler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) C - Forrest Lay (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison can't throw it down | 44-44 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Michael Casler picks off the pass by Robert Wilson in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Casler | 44-47 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-47 |
| 15:02 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Forrest Lay - foul #3 on Forrest Lay, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Eric Machuca (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Joe Link (PF) Kal Goldberg, Robert Wilson, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Harold Imhoff (PF), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Michael Casler, Philip Seiter, Forrest Lay | |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Scott Hill gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley hits the finger roll set up by Eric Machuca | 47-47 |
| 13:48 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page connects on the 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Joe Link throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher (PF) David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert O'Kelley - foul #1 on Robert O'Kelley, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG) Kenneth Eury | |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 3rd free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert O'Kelley | 49-53 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | Eric Machuca is called for the reach on Tommie Staley - foul #4 on Eric Machuca, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dean Sumler (SG), Charles Fabian (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Eric Machuca, Robert O'Kelley, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Joe Balser (C) Tommie Staley, Jeffrey Page, Harold Imhoff, Scott Hill | |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Joe Balser knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc | 49-55 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Philip Seiter takes the ball from Gary Lewter in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler drills a shot from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc is hacked by David Fitzwater - foul #1 on David Fitzwater, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (PG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Gary Lewter, Edward Fleisher, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Philip Seiter | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Joe Balser can't tip it in | 51-55 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kal Goldberg | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kal Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Sumler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Casler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Piercy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Balser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Gerald Leblanc picks off the pass by Jimmy Irwin in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc throws it down | 51-57 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Piercy - foul #2 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley (PF), Joe Link (C) Dean Sumler, Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Harold Imhoff (PF) Gerald Leblanc, Bruce Piercy, Joe Balser | |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kal Goldberg | 55-57 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Joe Link gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Dean Sumler (SG), Charles Fabian (PF) Kal Goldberg, Robert Wilson, Jimmy Irwin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Philip Seiter (PF) Michael Casler, Kenneth Eury, Harold Imhoff | |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tommie Staley | 55-60 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Scott Hill swats the layup by Robert O'Kelley | 55-60 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter is denied on a dunk by Robert O'Kelley | 55-60 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Tommie Staley is called for the reach on Gary Lewter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommie Staley, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (SG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), Edward Fleisher (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Dean Sumler, Robert O'Kelley, Charles Fabian, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Michael Casler (SF), Forrest Lay (C) Tommie Staley, Jeffrey Page, Scott Hill | |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter misses the jumper from the left block | 55-60 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Michael Casler connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Philip Seiter | 55-63 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (C) Philip Seiter | |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the runner from the left block set up by Gerald Leblanc | 55-65 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater is alone and throws it down | 57-65 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Ellison, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Machuca (SG), Charles Fabian (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Gary Lewter, Jimmy Irwin, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Philip Seiter (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Ronald Ellison, Forrest Lay, Joe Balser | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-65 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson tips it back up and in | 59-65 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley is fouled on the floor by Eric Machuca - foul #5 on Eric Machuca, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dean Sumler (SG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), David Fitzwater (C) Kal Goldberg, Eric Machuca, Edward Fleisher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF) Gerald Leblanc, Michael Casler | |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Sumler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Seiter (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Harold Imhoff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Eury - foul #2 on Kenneth Eury, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Dean Sumler takes the ball from Harold Imhoff | 61-67 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Joe Link (C) Dean Sumler, Jimmy Irwin, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Joe Balser (PF), Scott Hill (C) Tommie Staley, Kenneth Eury, Philip Seiter, Harold Imhoff | |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Robert O'Kelley is called for the reach on Gerald Leblanc - foul #2 on Robert O'Kelley, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (SF), Forrest Lay (PF) Bruce Piercy, Scott Hill | |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 61-69 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gerald Leblanc | 61-69 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Michael Casler hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Ellison | 61-71 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Joe Link drills a runner from the baseline set up by Gary Lewter and the foul's on Forrest Lay - foul #4 on Forrest Lay, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG), Edward Fleisher (PF) Robert Wilson, Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF), Scott Hill (C) Gerald Leblanc, Joe Balser | |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Joe Link misses the free throw | 63-71 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Scott Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Scott Hill clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 63-71 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Scott Hill tips it in | 63-73 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Joe Link is denied by Forrest Lay | 63-73 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Scott Hill gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Michael Casler drills a jumper from the free throw line | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Hill - foul #3 on Scott Hill, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin (SF), Charles Fabian (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Robert O'Kelley, Edward Fleisher, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Harold Imhoff (PF) Ronald Ellison, Michael Casler, Jeffrey Page, Forrest Lay | |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Kal Goldberg takes the ball from Tommie Staley in the backcourt | 65-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-75 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater misses the tip | 65-75 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian tips it in | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley is fouled on the floor by Charles Fabian - foul #2 on Charles Fabian, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (PG), Dean Sumler (SG) Gary Lewter, Kal Goldberg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (C) Scott Hill | |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Sumler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Imhoff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Balser (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian's pass is intercepted by Bruce Piercy in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson steals the ball from Gerald Leblanc | 67-77 |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson lays it in | 69-77 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley (PF) Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Jeffrey Page (SF) Tommie Staley, Bruce Piercy | |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Ellison | 69-79 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Kal Goldberg (SG), Charles Fabian (PF) Robert Wilson, Dean Sumler, Robert O'Kelley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Seiter (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Harold Imhoff, Joe Balser | |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater misses the dunk attempt | 69-79 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Seiter | 69-82 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-82 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page grabs the defensive rebound | 69-82 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-84 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison gets the rebound | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled on the floor by Charles Fabian - foul #3 on Charles Fabian, team foul #10 | 69-84 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Edward Fleisher (PF), Joe Link (C) Gary Lewter, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (SG), Michael Casler (SF), Harold Imhoff (C) Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Philip Seiter | |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley travels in the backcourt | 69-86 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (C) Ronald Ellison | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Michael Casler runs out the clock | 69-86 |