| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Curt Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Murray (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Clyde Fresquez picks off the pass by Carl McMurdie | 28-25 |
| 19:31 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Danny Letson grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Danny Letson lays it up and in on a great pass from Radman Tozloski | 28-27 |
| 18:48 | SE Missouri State | Curt Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Charles Johnston pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Danny Letson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnston | 28-29 |
| 18:22 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Clark is called for the reach on Robert Wood - foul #3 on Aaron Clark, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SG) Aaron Clark | |
| 18:07 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wood | 31-29 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Robert Wood is called for the reach on Danny Letson - foul #2 on Robert Wood, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Mock (SF) Edward Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski hits a runner near the basket | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 17:12 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:56 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Charles Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 31-31 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 15:54 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Mock | 33-33 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curt Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Mock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Fresquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Murray (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl McMurdie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Charles Johnston lays it up and in and he's hacked by Curt Nguyen - foul #2 on Curt Nguyen, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis (PG), Edward Dean (SF), Anthony Shoaf (PF), John Overall (C) Robert Wood, Curt Nguyen, Clyde Fresquez, Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Robert Franz (SF), Boris Zeiler (C) Danny Letson, Carl McMurdie, Radman Tozloski | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Charles Johnston makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:29 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean connects on the 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Charles Johnston loses the dribble to Gary Mock | 36-36 |
| 15:13 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | SE Missouri State | John Overall tips it but misses | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:57 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:42 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Bergren (SG) Gary Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Vladislav Davydov (C) Hank Dickerson, Charles Johnston | |
| 14:42 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:42 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Wilson Davis steps in front of the Robert Franz pass | 37-36 |
| 14:17 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf is hacked by Boris Zeiler - foul #1 on Boris Zeiler, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 14:07 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray (C) John Overall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Robert Franz lays it in | 37-38 |
| 13:30 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 37-38 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Letson | 37-41 |
| 13:13 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis clanks a shot from close range | 37-41 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Danny Letson gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler drills a turnaround from close range set up by Danny Letson | 37-43 |
| 12:48 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis buries a fadeaway from close range | 39-43 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler can't connect on a shot in the paint | 39-43 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Clark | 39-43 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Aaron Clark buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Letson | 39-46 |
| 12:06 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Danny Letson can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Shoaf - foul #2 on Anthony Shoaf, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood (PG), Curt Nguyen (SG), Gary Mock (SF), Clyde Fresquez (PF), John Overall (C) Wilson Davis, Anthony Bergren, Edward Dean, Anthony Shoaf, Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Aaron Clark, Robert Franz, Boris Zeiler, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curt Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Mock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Overall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Fresquez | 44-47 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Danny Letson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 11:05 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:47 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Danny Letson - foul #1 on Danny Letson, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (SG) Danny Letson | |
| 10:47 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:47 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hank Dickerson | 46-49 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Carl McMurdie - foul #2 on Carl McMurdie, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray (C) John Overall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG) Steve Pollard | |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski hits a driving attempt near the basket | 48-51 |
| 09:56 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood clanks a turnaround from the right block | 48-51 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson makes the runner in the lane | 48-53 |
| 09:08 | SE Missouri State | Hank Dickerson takes the ball from Curt Nguyen | 48-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson jams it | 48-55 |
| 08:41 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Wood | 51-55 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Franz misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Curt Nguyen - foul #3 on Curt Nguyen, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis (PG), Anthony Bergren (SG), Franklin Pinard (SF), Anthony Shoaf (PF) Robert Wood, Curt Nguyen, Gary Mock, Clyde Fresquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Aaron Clark (SG), Boris Zeiler (PF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Hank Dickerson, Carl McMurdie, Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:50 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:45 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Pinard and the foul's on Danny Letson - foul #2 on Danny Letson, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean (SF), John Overall (C) Franklin Pinard, Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fa Zhao (SF) Robert Franz | |
| 07:45 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Wilson Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bergren (fresh) SF - Edward Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Shoaf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Overall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fa Zhao (fresh) PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladislav Davydov (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 07:27 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Anthony Shoaf | 57-57 |
| 07:15 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Shoaf - foul #3 on Anthony Shoaf, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood (PG), Curt Nguyen (SG), Clyde Fresquez (PF), Larry Murray (C) Wilson Davis, Anthony Bergren, Anthony Shoaf, John Overall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Fa Zhao, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:25 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean buries a 3 from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:00 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:47 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 05:45 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray hits the follow up shot | 62-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Danny Letson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Johnston | 62-60 |
| 05:16 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnston - foul #3 on Charles Johnston, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Mock (SF) Edward Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl McMurdie (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Aaron Clark, Boris Zeiler | |
| 05:16 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:16 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Charles Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Mock - foul #2 on Gary Mock, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis (PG), Franklin Pinard (SF), Anthony Shoaf (C) Robert Wood, Curt Nguyen, Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez drills a jump hook in the lane | 65-61 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-61 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson tips it in | 65-63 |
| 03:58 | SE Missouri State | Gary Mock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 03:56 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis tips it back up and in | 67-63 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 03:45 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Wilson Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Mock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Pinard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clyde Fresquez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Shoaf (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Dickerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | SE Missouri State | Gary Mock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Charles Johnston gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson misses the floater from the left side | 67-63 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the tip | 67-63 |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood (PG), Curt Nguyen (SG), Edward Dean (SF), Larry Murray (C) Wilson Davis, Gary Mock, Franklin Pinard, Anthony Shoaf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG) Hank Dickerson | |
| 02:47 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zeiler (PF) Charles Johnston | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Radman Tozloski | 67-65 |
| 02:22 | SE Missouri State | Curt Nguyen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Boris Zeiler, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf (PF) Clyde Fresquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:47 | SE Missouri State | Curt Nguyen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:45 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:29 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-65 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Clyde Fresquez (PF) Anthony Shoaf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Johnston (PF) Boris Zeiler | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Danny Letson is hacked by Edward Dean - foul #2 on Edward Dean, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:59 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Radman Tozloski - foul #1 on Radman Tozloski, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 00:59 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray makes the free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Murray - foul #1 on Larry Murray, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | SE Missouri State | Danny Letson is called for the reach on Robert Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Letson, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| 00:45 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:45 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clyde Fresquez - foul #1 on Clyde Fresquez, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:37 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Clark - foul #4 on Aaron Clark, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis (SG), Anthony Shoaf (PF) Curt Nguyen, Clyde Fresquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:37 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:37 | SE Missouri State | Edward Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-70 |
| 00:28 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Anthony Shoaf | 77-70 |
| 00:28 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| 00:26 | SE Missouri State | Danny Letson is called for the reach on Robert Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Letson, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| 00:26 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:26 | SE Missouri State | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | Wilson Davis snags the defensive board | 79-70 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | SE Missouri State | Danny Letson is called for the reach on Anthony Shoaf in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Letson, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG) Danny Letson | |
| 00:14 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:14 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Shoaf makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 81-72 |
| 00:07 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray is hacked by Hank Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #14 | 81-72 |
| 00:07 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:07 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 82-72 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Larry Murray | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Larry Murray runs out the clock | 82-72 |