| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Yancy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas is whistled for a carry | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Tommy Thomas - foul #2 on Tommy Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:25 | SE Missouri State | Jim Yancy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:09 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Seymour steals the ball from Eugene Tripp | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Aaron Aldana steps in front of the Jay Webb pass | 31-34 |
| 18:38 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by George Wareham - foul #1 on George Wareham, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (C) Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 18:38 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:38 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Jay Webb snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:10 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Reddy | 31-38 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Jay Webb hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 17:40 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp is open and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Aaron Aldana | 33-40 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (PG), James Conley (SG), Fred Jones (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Jay Webb, Johnie Maher, George Wareham | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs (PG), David Carnegie (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Robby Maddy (PF), Andre Davis (C) Robert Reddy, Aaron Aldana, Tommy Thomas, Eugene Tripp, Jim Yancy | |
| 17:02 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie buries a jumper from close range set up by Terry Haugen and he's fouled by James Conley - foul #2 on James Conley, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (PF) Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 17:02 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Fred Jones blows the layup | 33-43 |
| 16:45 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:29 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy loses the dribble to Robert Wilson | 33-43 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | James Conley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Haugen - foul #2 on Terry Haugen, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Earl Shaw (C) Michael Clements, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG) Terry Haugen | |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | James Conley misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | James Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:53 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie misses short on a runner from close range | 34-43 |
| 15:51 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Conley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Curt Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Carnegie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robby Maddy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andre Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Earl Shaw - foul #2 on Earl Shaw, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF) James Conley, Fred Jones, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Louis Rich (C) Curt Jacobs, Robby Maddy | |
| 15:34 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:34 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Seymour and the foul's on Andre Davis - foul #1 on Andre Davis, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF) David Carnegie, Andre Davis | |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:12 | SE Missouri State | Louis Rich is whistled for a carry | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas (SF) Terry Haugen | |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Rich - foul #1 on Louis Rich, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), George Wareham (PF) Thomas Seymour, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:18 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Aldana | 39-47 |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Jay Webb hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Reddy - foul #2 on Robert Reddy, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Johnie Maher, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs (PG), David Carnegie (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Andre Davis (PF), Jim Yancy (C) Robert Reddy, Aaron Aldana, Tommy Thomas, Eugene Tripp, Louis Rich | |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Jay Webb makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Jay Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:50 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andre Davis, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (PG), Kirk Fowler (PF) Jay Webb, George Wareham | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 13:35 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Bartlett | 44-47 |
| 13:16 | SE Missouri State | Jim Yancy is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Fred Jones (SF) Waldo Heller, James Conley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy (PF) Andre Davis | |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | Robby Maddy swats the short shot by Fred Jones | 44-47 |
| 12:50 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robby Maddy | 44-47 |
| 12:29 | SE Missouri State | Kirk Fowler is called for the reach on Terry Haugen - foul #2 on Kirk Fowler, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), James Conley (SF), George Wareham (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Michael Clements, Fred Jones, Kirk Fowler, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG), Tommy Thomas (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF) Curt Jacobs, David Carnegie, Terry Haugen, Jim Yancy | |
| 12:11 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy is fouled on the floor by George Wareham - foul #2 on George Wareham, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) James Conley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis (C) Robby Maddy | |
| 11:50 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Thomas | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Eugene Tripp takes the ball from George Wareham | 44-49 |
| 11:15 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Reddy | 44-51 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | George Wareham is fouled on the floor by Eugene Tripp - foul #1 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Fred Jones (SF) Thomas Seymour, Jay Webb, Johnie Maher | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (PG), Terry Haugen (SF), Louis Rich (C) Robert Reddy, Tommy Thomas, Eugene Tripp | |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | George Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | George Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Terry Haugen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 10:40 | SE Missouri State | Louis Rich gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:26 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 46-51 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Louis Rich - foul #2 on Louis Rich, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Johnie Maher (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Michael Clements, Fred Jones, George Wareham | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Robby Maddy (PF), Jim Yancy (C) Aaron Aldana, Andre Davis, Louis Rich | |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:01 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 09:50 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie is open and lays it up and in | 48-53 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF) Terry Haugen, Robby Maddy | |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kirk Fowler - foul #3 on Kirk Fowler, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour buries a floater from the right side | 50-55 |
| 08:50 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Seymour steals the ball from David Carnegie in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler lays it up and in set up by Thomas Seymour | 52-55 |
| 08:26 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Reddy | 52-58 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 08:00 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:55 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 07:53 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:38 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Waldo Heller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kirk Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Bartlett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Carnegie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Tripp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Yancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-58 |
| 07:24 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:59 | SE Missouri State | Waldo Heller steals it from Robert Reddy | 52-58 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler is fouled on the floor by Jim Yancy - foul #2 on Jim Yancy, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Michael Clements (SG), Fred Jones (SF), George Wareham (PF) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller, Johnie Maher, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG), Terry Haugen (SF), Robby Maddy (PF), Andre Davis (C) Robert Reddy, David Carnegie, Tommy Thomas, Eugene Tripp, Jim Yancy | |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:25 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Jay Webb snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Michael Clements banks in the layup set up by Fred Jones | 56-58 |
| 05:53 | SE Missouri State | Jay Webb steals it from Terry Haugen in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Michael Clements knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Robby Maddy is whistled for a carry | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), James Conley (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Michael Clements, Fred Jones, George Wareham, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Louis Rich (C) Robby Maddy | |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw misses the jump hook near the basket | 59-58 |
| 04:58 | SE Missouri State | Curt Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:43 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-58 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Conley | 59-58 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Aaron Aldana steals it from Thomas Seymour | 59-58 |
| 04:24 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana loses the dribble to Jay Webb in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 04:02 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Aaron Aldana | 59-58 |
| 03:48 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses the lay-in | 59-58 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | James Conley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-58 |
| 03:36 | SE Missouri State | Louis Rich grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Conley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Curt Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Aldana (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Terry Haugen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andre Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Rich (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | SE Missouri State | Andre Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Jay Webb, James Conley, Robert Wilson, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), David Carnegie (SG), Tommy Thomas (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF), Robby Maddy (C) Curt Jacobs, Aaron Aldana, Terry Haugen, Andre Davis, Louis Rich | |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Michael Clements can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | George Wareham grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the shot from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (C) Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG), Jim Yancy (C) David Carnegie, Robby Maddy | |
| 02:23 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Reddy | 61-61 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Arthur Bartlett (C) Michael Clements, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the dunk attempt | 61-61 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 02:02 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 01:57 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Yancy | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher knocks in the shot from the right block | 63-64 |
| 01:25 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-64 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett tips it but misses | 63-64 |
| 01:01 | SE Missouri State | Jim Yancy gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Seymour - foul #1 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:36 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:36 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Waldo Heller | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Waldo Heller is called for the reach on Aaron Aldana in the backcourt - foul #4 on Waldo Heller, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Reddy - foul #3 on Robert Reddy, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-66 |