| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Illinois State Field Goal - 22-yarder by Nick Aussieker. 13:07 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 53-yard run by Josh Vander Maten 11:54 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 5-yard run by Darrelynn Dunn. (Nick Aussieker kick). 14:57 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Field Goal - 32-yarder by Kevin Robb. 8:26 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 1-yard run by Darrelynn Dunn. (Nick Aussieker kick). 3:21 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 12-yard run by Matt Brown. (Nick Aussieker kick). 0:09 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 46-yard pass from Josh Vander Maten to Terrance Terry. (Kevin Robb kick). 6:06 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 41-yard pass from Josh Vander Maten to Darrelynn Dunn. (Nick Aussieker kick). 9:29 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 79-yard pass from Matt Brown to Donovan Harden. (Nick Aussieker kick). 9:13 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Field Goal - 42-yarder by Nick Aussieker. 0:56 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 13-yard pass from Josh Vander Maten to Anthony Williams. (Kevin Robb kick). 0:20 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Illinois State | South Dakota |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 19 |
| By Rushing | 6 | 7 |
| By Passing | 11 | 11 |
| By Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-17-29.0 | 3-14-21.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1-100 | 1-2-50 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 489 | 470 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 76 | 65 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 153 | 193 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 45 | 36 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.4 | 5.4 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 336 | 277 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 4-35 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 31-15-1 | 29-15-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-41.0 | 7-28.4 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 2 | 148 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-2 | 1-13 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 4-83 | 5-97 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 1-38 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 9-90 | 11-98 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 3 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 4-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 34 | 31 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 32:58 | 27:02 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Illinois State | South Dakota |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Brown | 31 | 15 | 336 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 31 | 15 | 336 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Taverna | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| P.Wright | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 4 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | Total | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 4 | 49 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| C.Zwiefelhofer | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 1 | 46 | | TEAM | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 23 | | Total | 7 | 199 | 28.4 | 1 | 46 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Harden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Sanders | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| N.Aussieker | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 4/4 | 10 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 4/4 | 10 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| K.Robb | 1/2 | 50.0 | 32 | 4/4 | 7 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 32 | 4/4 | 7 |
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