| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Cicero (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 31-35 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | George Labonte misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 31-35 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 34-35 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 34-35 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | George Labonte scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Dustin | 34-38 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Palmer Sims | 37-38 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Donald Williamson (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) George Labonte, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG) Eric Dustin | |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Steven Peacock - foul #3 on Steven Peacock, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG) Steven Peacock | |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Homer Ellenberger picks off the pass by Robert Morrison | 39-40 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is hacked by George Labonte - foul #2 on George Labonte, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Dale Grimshaw, Donald Williamson, Carl Sinnott, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Craig Fallon (C) Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison, Marcus Osborne | |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Gary Koo is open and buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thurman Gourdine | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Dustin (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Fallon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses short on a jumper near the basket | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Gary Koo tips it in | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Michael Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Dustin - foul #3 on Eric Dustin, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Donald Williamson (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), William Scheidt (C) Homer Ellenberger, Palmer Sims, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Robert McRobbie (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) George Labonte, Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Craig Fallon | |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Sinnott | 48-43 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | William Scheidt denies the turnaround by Timothy Cicero | 48-43 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 48-43 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Charles Monreal is called for the reach on Clifford Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Monreal, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Thurman Gourdine, Donald Williamson, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Marcus Osborne (C) Charles Monreal, Timothy Cicero | |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Carl Sinnott denies the turnaround by Robert Morrison | 48-43 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF) Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Craig Fallon (C) Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison | |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-46 |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Dustin (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Fallon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Gary Koo snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is hacked by Marcus Osborne - foul #1 on Marcus Osborne, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Dale Grimshaw, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Robert McRobbie (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Steven Peacock, Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Marcus Osborne, Craig Fallon | |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Monreal | 48-46 |
| 10:48 | Illinois State | George Labonte grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF) Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:56 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson tips it in | 50-46 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Thurman Gourdine, Donald Williamson, Carl Sinnott, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Craig Fallon (C) George Labonte, Robert McRobbie, Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison, Timothy Cicero | |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Gary Koo snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Palmer Sims | 52-46 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ivan Poremski | 52-46 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Dustin (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Fallon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Michael Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Palmer Sims - foul #1 on Palmer Sims, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Donald Williamson (SF), William Scheidt (PF), Raymond Jenkins (C) Clifford Brown, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Eric Dustin, Dikembe Amezquita, Craig Fallon | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert McRobbie - foul #4 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Carl Sinnott (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Thurman Gourdine, William Scheidt, Raymond Jenkins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) Steven Peacock, Michael Wright, Robert Morrison | |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-51 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Clifford Brown | 60-53 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Homer Ellenberger, Donald Williamson, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) George Labonte, Robert McRobbie, Marcus Osborne | |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison double dribbles | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Ivan Poremski (C) Thurman Gourdine, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Craig Fallon (C) Robert Morrison, Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal, Timothy Cicero | |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | George Labonte is called for the reach on Clifford Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Labonte, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (SG) Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | Michael Wright gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Clifford Brown is called for the reach on George Labonte in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Steven Peacock is called for the reach on Clifford Brown - foul #4 on Steven Peacock, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG) George Labonte | |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Michael Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-54 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | William Scheidt gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Scheidt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Fallon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Gary Koo (PF) Clifford Brown, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Marcus Osborne (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Steven Peacock, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Craig Fallon | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Koo and he's fouled by Robert McRobbie - foul #5 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG) Robert McRobbie | |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne loses the ball out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thurman Gourdine | 67-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin drills a 3 from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Eric Dustin steals it from Homer Ellenberger in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eric Dustin | 67-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is fouled on the floor by Marcus Osborne - foul #2 on Marcus Osborne, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Robert Morrison, Charles Monreal, Marcus Osborne | |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | George Labonte is fouled on the floor by Ivan Poremski - foul #3 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is hacked by Eric Dustin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Dustin, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (PF) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | George Labonte misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero tips it home | 71-63 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | George Labonte is called for the reach on Donald Williamson in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Labonte, team foul #13 | 71-63 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | George Labonte loses the dribble to Clifford Brown | 72-63 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown lays it up and in | 74-63 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by George Labonte | 74-65 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is fouled in the backcourt by George Labonte - foul #5 on George Labonte, team foul #14 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG) George Labonte | |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Palmer Sims takes the ball from Eric Dustin | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown runs out the clock | 75-65 |