| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | John Utterback inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | John Heap snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | Max Taylor hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carmelo Cardenas | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the jump hook from the left block | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas buries a floater from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Ronnie Burley and he's fouled by Carmelo Cardenas - foul #1 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Michael Rodgers steals it from John Caldwell | 35-38 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-41 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | John Heap can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Frank Bonenfant - foul #1 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Aubrey Naylor (SG), Thomas Hahn (C) John Caldwell, Max Taylor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), William Engle (C) Ronnie Burley, Joshua Trussell | |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Branden Jones | 36-44 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Aubrey Naylor steals the ball from Scott Brown in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor lays it up and in | 38-44 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry (SF), Roy Flor (C) John Utterback, John Heap | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Roy Ferguson (SF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Roy Ferguson takes the ball from Richard Mayberry | 38-44 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Roy Flor snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 16:04 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Tommy Ronning | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Flor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Engle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Max Taylor (SG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Aubrey Naylor, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Joshua Trussell (C) Roy Ferguson, Carl Janik | |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hahn | 40-44 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alton Butler | 42-47 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell hits the finger roll set up by Alton Butler | 42-49 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Branden Jones is called for the reach on Max Taylor - foul #1 on Branden Jones, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Aubrey Naylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), John Heap (PF), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Max Taylor, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Kenneth Hassen (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Carl Janik (C) Alton Butler, Ronnie Burley, Branden Jones, William Engle, Joshua Trussell | |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | John Utterback scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Flor | 44-49 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Tommy Ronning - foul #2 on Tommy Ronning, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | John Utterback clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Janik | 44-52 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers is called for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Joshua Trussell (C) Kenneth Hassen, Carl Janik | |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas is whistled for a carry | 44-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG) Aubrey Naylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG) Branden Jones | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joshua Trussell | 44-55 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas slams it home set up by John Heap | 46-55 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | John Utterback scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Caldwell | 49-55 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Max Taylor hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Caldwell | 51-55 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | John Heap pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses the fadeaway in the paint | 51-57 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | John Utterback grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:30 | Missouri State | Max Taylor loses the dribble to Scott Brown | 51-57 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-57 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | John Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | John Caldwell buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Max Taylor | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Utterback (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heap (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carmelo Cardenas - foul #2 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Aubrey Naylor (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Max Taylor, John Utterback, John Heap, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Branden Jones (SF), William Engle (PF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Hahn | 57-58 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Richard Mayberry - foul #1 on Richard Mayberry, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (SF) Ronnie Burley | |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn blows the layup but the foul's on William Engle - foul #1 on William Engle, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Ronning picks off the pass by William Engle | 59-60 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Alton Butler picks off the pass by Tommy Ronning | 59-60 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler blows the dunk | 59-60 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 59-60 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | William Engle snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Alton Butler | 59-62 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-62 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Aubrey Naylor | 61-62 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aubrey Naylor - foul #1 on Aubrey Naylor, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), John Utterback (SF), John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Aubrey Naylor, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Kenneth Hassen (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Alton Butler, Branden Jones, Roy Ferguson, William Engle | |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG) Erin Podwoski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (C) Carl Janik | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hassen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | John Utterback can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Rodgers | 61-66 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas is whistled for a carry | 61-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Thomas Hahn (C) John Caldwell, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG) Kenneth Hassen | |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell can't tip it in | 61-66 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Aubrey Naylor, Thomas Hahn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Joshua Trussell takes the ball from Carmelo Cardenas | 61-66 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant is fouled on the floor by John Heap - foul #1 on John Heap, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Carmelo Cardenas - foul #3 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | John Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Bonenfant - foul #2 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #4 | 61-68 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | John Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | John Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is fouled in the backcourt by Max Taylor - foul #3 on Max Taylor, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (PF) Frank Bonenfant | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | John Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | John Caldwell is called for the reach on William Engle in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Caldwell, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | John Caldwell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle is fouled in the backcourt by John Caldwell - foul #2 on John Caldwell, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | John Caldwell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is fouled in the backcourt by John Caldwell - foul #3 on John Caldwell, team foul #11 | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | John Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-75 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown runs out the clock | 66-75 |