| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Burton Mapp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blaine Noe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Barrett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lamoureux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Blaine Noe inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-26 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Lamoureux - foul #2 on John Lamoureux, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF), Earl Nelson (C) David Fitzgerald, Jack Adams, Jason Jones | |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Missouri | Earl Nelson blocks the short jumper by John Lamoureux | 32-28 |
| 18:46 | Missouri | Burton Mapp hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson's floater is tipped away by Timothy Barrett | 34-28 |
| 18:24 | Missouri | John Lamoureux grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | Alan Sharp is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Jason Jones (C) Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Earl Nelson | |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Blaine Noe buries a runner from the baseline set up by Timothy Barrett | 36-30 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Sharp - foul #2 on Alan Sharp, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Jason Jones | |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:44 | Missouri | Blaine Noe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG) Jack Adams | |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster is denied on a layup by John Lamoureux | 36-31 |
| 16:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Blaine Noe | 36-31 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | Burton Mapp misses badly on a runner near the basket | 36-31 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 15:39 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Burton Mapp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blaine Noe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Barrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Lamoureux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:17 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Alan Sharp | 38-31 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 38-33 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Burton Mapp buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Blaine Noe | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joseph Foster out of the doubleteam | 41-35 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mack Deming - foul #1 on Mack Deming, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG) Alan Sharp | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Earl Nelson | |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams hits a jumper from close range set up by Jason Jones | 43-37 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Burton Mapp hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-40 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones's pass is intercepted by Burton Mapp | 47-40 |
| 12:34 | Missouri | Burton Mapp dunks the ball | 49-40 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by John Lamoureux - foul #3 on John Lamoureux, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (SG), Jimmy Hart (SF), Lin Chin (PF), David Davis (C) Terry Buchanan, Blaine Noe, Timothy Barrett, John Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Berdy Ziler, Jason Jones | |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald double dribbles | 49-40 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Burton Mapp misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Fitzgerald | 49-40 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | David Davis is called for the reach on David Fitzgerald - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SF), Jason Jones (C) Jack Adams, Earl Nelson | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Burton Mapp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Chin (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Blaine Noe (SF), John Lamoureux (C) Lin Chin, David Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Earl Nelson (PF) David Fitzgerald, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster | |
| 10:47 | Missouri | Burton Mapp misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | Blaine Noe grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Alan Sharp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 10:31 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart lays it in on a nice dish by Burton Mapp | 51-40 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Blaine Noe - foul #1 on Blaine Noe, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG), Timothy Barrett (PF) Alan Sharp, Jimmy Hart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF), Joseph Foster (PF) Mack Deming, Jack Adams, Earl Nelson | |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:58 | Missouri | Blaine Noe grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:41 | Missouri | Burton Mapp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 51-41 |
| 09:08 | Missouri | John Lamoureux pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:59 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 51-41 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 51-41 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | John Lamoureux denies the turnaround by David Fitzgerald | 51-41 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Jones | 51-41 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Jones | 51-44 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster drills a shot from close range set up by Patrick Cooper | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Burton Mapp (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Blaine Noe (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Barrett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Lamoureux (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Missouri | Patrick Cooper knocks away the 3 by Blaine Noe | 51-46 |
| 06:58 | Missouri | John Lamoureux gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:43 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround in the paint | 53-46 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Blaine Noe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 55-46 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from close range set up by David Fitzgerald | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 05:35 | Missouri | Burton Mapp is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Cooper - foul #1 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (SG), Jimmy Hart (SF), Lin Chin (PF), David Davis (C) Burton Mapp, Blaine Noe, Timothy Barrett, John Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Earl Nelson (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 05:22 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jack Adams | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:31 | Missouri | Alan Sharp knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jimmy Hart | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmy Hart - foul #1 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:26 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Davis | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Earl Nelson is denied by David Davis | 58-51 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:40 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Jack Adams in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams clanks a runner near the basket | 58-51 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the tip | 58-51 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lin Chin - foul #2 on Lin Chin, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Burton Mapp (PG), Timothy Barrett (PF), James Phillips (C) Alan Sharp, Lin Chin, David Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Joseph Foster (PF) Robert Seamon, Berdy Ziler | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Burton Mapp (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Barrett (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mack Deming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mack Deming | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 02:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Timothy Barrett | 58-53 |
| 02:13 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (SG), Blaine Noe (SF), John Lamoureux (C) Terry Buchanan, Jimmy Hart, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Jason Jones (C) Mack Deming, Joseph Foster | |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Jones - foul #1 on Jason Jones, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Fitzgerald out of the doubleteam | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Missouri | Blaine Noe is whistled for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster (PF) Earl Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 60-56 |
| 00:48 | Missouri | Burton Mapp loses the dribble to Joseph Foster | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri | John Lamoureux is hacked by Dikembe Masudi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett is hacked by Jack Adams - foul #1 on Jack Adams, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Lamoureux is hacked by Jason Jones - foul #2 on Jason Jones, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG), Jimmy Hart (PF) Alan Sharp, Timothy Barrett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Lamoureux makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Lamoureux makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Burton Mapp is hacked by Dikembe Masudi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Burton Mapp makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Burton Mapp misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Fitzgerald out of a doubleteam | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Dikembe Masudi is called for the reach on John Lamoureux in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (SG), Timothy Barrett (PF) Terry Buchanan, Jimmy Hart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:19 | Missouri | John Lamoureux makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | John Lamoureux makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi loses the dribble to Timothy Barrett | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Dikembe Masudi is called for the reach on John Lamoureux in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG), Jimmy Hart (PF) Alan Sharp, Timothy Barrett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| 00:05 | Missouri | John Lamoureux makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | John Lamoureux makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |