| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gerard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Curtsinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Sells (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam loses the dribble to Chester Shaw | 39-33 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | James Sells gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | James Sells misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | James Gerard grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Quam | 39-33 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | James Gerard tips it in | 41-33 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Hall picks off the pass by Joseph Irwin in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw lays it in on a great pass from Richard Hall and he's fouled by Matthew Pinner - foul #3 on Matthew Pinner, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth (SF) Matthew Pinner | |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | James Gerard misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by George McWayne - foul #1 on George McWayne, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | James Gerard makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | James Gerard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | James Sells hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | Richard Hall is whistled for a carry | 46-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Dibiase (SF) Chester Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) George McWayne, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean hits a floater from the right block | 46-37 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Richard Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-37 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Richard Hall tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Dibiase - foul #1 on John Dibiase, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Pafford (PG), Dale Grimm (SG), Chester Shaw (SF), Eddie Kile (PF) Richard Hall, James Gerard, Leon Curtsinger, Irvin Berry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG) Joseph Irwin | |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | John Dibiase drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Eddie Kile | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Pafford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Kile (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dibiase (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | David Pafford comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 48-39 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw tips it home | 50-39 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth is fouled on the floor by Dale Grimm - foul #1 on Dale Grimm, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Hall (PG), Irvin Berry (C) Dale Grimm, John Dibiase | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Samuel Mountain, James Kornbluth, Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Pinner | 50-41 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 14:50 | Missouri State | David Pafford misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Gerard (SG), John Dibiase (SF), Leon Curtsinger (PF) David Pafford, Chester Shaw, Eddie Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG) Jerome Chapman | |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Leon Curtsinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Hall | 50-41 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Richard Hall misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 50-41 |
| 13:37 | Missouri State | Richard Hall snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Sells - foul #2 on James Sells, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Pafford (PG), Chester Shaw (SF) Richard Hall, John Dibiase | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls (C) James Sells | |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Chester Shaw - foul #1 on Chester Shaw, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimm (SG), Eddie Kile (C) James Gerard, Irvin Berry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Danny McVean (C) Joseph Irwin, Phillip Quam | |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | Dale Grimm grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | David Pafford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Kile | 54-41 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Hall (PG), James Gerard (SG), Irvin Berry (C) David Pafford, Dale Grimm, Leon Curtsinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), Samuel Mountain (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), James Sells (C) Jerome Chapman, George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Danny McVean | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Rawls - foul #3 on Christopher Rawls, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam (PF) Christopher Rawls | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gerard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Kile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sells (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Samuel Mountain | 56-44 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Samuel Mountain picks off the pass by Richard Hall | 56-44 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Chester Shaw steals it from James Kornbluth | 56-44 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw lays it in | 58-44 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hall - foul #2 on Richard Hall, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Dibiase (SF), Leon Curtsinger (PF) Chester Shaw, Eddie Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Christopher Rawls (C) Samuel Mountain, James Sells | |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | James Gerard steals the ball from George McWayne | 58-44 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Leon Curtsinger misses the lay-in | 58-44 |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry grabs the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | James Gerard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Dibiase | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls misses the tip | 61-44 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Christopher Rawls, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Pafford (SG), Eddie Kile (C) James Gerard, Irvin Berry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Danny McVean (PF) Joseph Irwin, Phillip Quam, Christopher Rawls | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Pafford | 63-44 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne's 3 pointer is rejected by John Dibiase | 63-44 |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | John Dibiase misses badly on a shot in the paint | 63-44 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Leon Curtsinger tips it home | 65-44 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | David Pafford is called for the reach on George McWayne - foul #3 on David Pafford, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimm (SG), Chester Shaw (SF) Richard Hall, Leon Curtsinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), James Sells (C) George McWayne, James Kornbluth | |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-44 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman tips it but misses | 65-44 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eddie Kile | 65-44 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimm misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Mountain - foul #2 on Samuel Mountain, team foul #6 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Gerard (SG), Irvin Berry (C) David Pafford, John Dibiase | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), Phillip Quam (PF) Jerome Chapman, Danny McVean | |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Chester Shaw takes the ball from Samuel Mountain | 67-44 |
| 07:48 | Missouri State | Chester Shaw hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gerard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Shaw (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eddie Kile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sells (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-44 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Gerard | 69-44 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | James Gerard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-44 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Irvin Berry grabs the offensive board | 69-44 |
| 06:41 | Missouri State | Dale Grimm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Hall (PG), John Dibiase (SF), Leon Curtsinger (PF) Dale Grimm, Chester Shaw, Eddie Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Samuel Mountain, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Rawls | 69-46 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | John Dibiase scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Curtsinger | 72-46 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin double dribbles | 72-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Pafford (PG), Dale Grimm (SG), Shelby Felder (SF), Joseph Bryant (PF) Richard Hall, James Gerard, Leon Curtsinger, Irvin Berry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Samuel Mountain (SG) Joseph Irwin, George McWayne | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Shelby Felder scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-46 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by James Kornbluth is blocked by Joseph Bryant | 75-46 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Shelby Felder snags the defensive board | 75-46 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Christopher Rawls denies the turnaround by David Pafford | 75-46 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean grabs the defensive rebound | 75-46 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 75-46 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth snags the offensive board | 75-46 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean misses the jump hook from close range | 75-46 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | John Dibiase snags the defensive board | 75-46 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Shelby Felder comes up short on the floater from the right side | 75-46 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean pulls down the rebound | 75-46 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean double dribbles | 75-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Kile (C) John Dibiase | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Oh (SG) Samuel Mountain | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Dale Grimm can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 75-46 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bryant | 75-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Pafford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shelby Felder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Kile (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Oh (fresh) SF - James Kornbluth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny McVean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Shelby Felder buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Pafford | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | David Pafford picks off the pass by Christopher Rawls | 77-46 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | David Pafford lays it up and in | 79-46 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Oh can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dale Grimm - foul #2 on Dale Grimm, team foul #6 | 79-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jaime Thompson (PG), John Dibiase (C) Dale Grimm, Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SF) James Kornbluth | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Oh makes the 1st free throw | 79-47 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Oh makes the 2nd free throw | 79-48 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | John Dibiase hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shelby Felder | 81-48 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jaime Thompson - foul #1 on Jaime Thompson, team foul #7 | 81-48 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 81-48 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-49 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | John Dibiase is hacked by Danny McVean - foul #1 on Danny McVean, team foul #7 | 81-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimm (SG), Joseph Bryant (PF) Jaime Thompson, Shelby Felder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth (SF) Donald Oh | |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | John Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 82-49 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | John Dibiase makes the 2nd free throw | 83-49 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-49 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Mountain | 83-49 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Pafford - foul #4 on David Pafford, team foul #8 | 83-49 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 83-50 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Eddie Kile misses badly on a shot in the lane | 83-51 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls grabs the board | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-51 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | David Pafford grabs the board | 83-51 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | David Pafford runs out the clock | 83-51 |