| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) SG - Mark Bowles (fresh) SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) PF - Adam Collins (fresh) C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Missouri | Donald Edwards buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Missouri | Mark Bowles blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Thomas Fisher | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Donald Edwards | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Edwards - foul #1 on Donald Edwards, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Michael Lor (SF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Mark Bowles, Gary Burchell, Christopher Henderson | |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Donald Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Luigi Marino (SF), Elwood Boler (PF) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, Donald Edwards, John Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead (PF) Adam Collins | |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Freeman swats the layup by Robert Macaulay | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kerry Freeman | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Macaulay | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luigi Marino (fresh) PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) C - Kerry Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) PF - Clint Olmstead (fresh) C - John Wehmeyer (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oscar Gonzalez and the foul's on John Wehmeyer - foul #1 on John Wehmeyer, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG) Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Mark Bowles (SG), Gary Burchell (SF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Robert Macaulay, Michael Lor, John Wehmeyer | |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 15:08 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | Missouri | Mark Scott is hacked by Gary Burchell - foul #1 on Gary Burchell, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), John Williams (PF) Mark Scott, Oscar Gonzalez, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins (PF) Clint Olmstead | |
| 14:20 | Missouri | Donald Edwards connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Alfredo Bruno | 12-7 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins is hacked by Donald Edwards - foul #2 on Donald Edwards, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (SF) Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson misses the jump hook in the lane | 12-7 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins tips it home | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses short on a jumper in the lane | 12-9 |
| 13:37 | Missouri | Luigi Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 12-11 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Luigi Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Collins - foul #1 on Adam Collins, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Elwood Boler (C) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Nickolas Murphy, Mark Bowles, Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, Christopher Henderson | |
| 12:43 | Missouri | John Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Missouri | John Williams gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Elwood Boler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:39 | Missouri | Robert Macaulay picks off the pass by Elwood Boler | 12-11 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay lays it in | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luigi Marino (fairly fresh) PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) C - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) PF - Clint Olmstead (fairly fresh) C - John Wehmeyer (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Missouri | Mark Scott is called for 10 seconds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG) Luigi Marino, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Mark Bowles (SG), Adam Collins (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Robert Macaulay, Clint Olmstead, John Wehmeyer | |
| 11:12 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:11 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Williams | 12-13 |
| 10:55 | Missouri | John Williams knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Nickolas Murphy | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Missouri | Michael Lor is called for the reach on Mark Scott - foul #1 on Michael Lor, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF), Kerry Freeman (C) John Williams, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Gary Burchell (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF) Nickolas Murphy, Michael Lor, Adam Collins | |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (SF) Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer (C) Christopher Henderson | |
| 08:53 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Luigi Marino | 17-15 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-15 |
| 08:30 | Missouri | Luigi Marino snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clint Olmstead - foul #1 on Clint Olmstead, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (SF), John Williams (PF) Luigi Marino, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Kelly Nelson (SF), Adam Collins (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Mark Bowles, Gary Burchell, Clint Olmstead, John Wehmeyer | |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 19-15 |
| 07:37 | Missouri | John Williams gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Nelson (fresh) PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay double dribbles | 19-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SF) Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell (SF) Kelly Nelson | |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Williams is called for the reach on Robert Macaulay - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), John Williams (PF) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles (SG), John Wehmeyer (C) Robert Macaulay, Christopher Henderson | |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez's pass is intercepted by Mark Bowles | 19-15 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles can't finish the layup | 19-15 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins banks in the wide open layup set up by Nickolas Murphy | 19-17 |
| 05:37 | Missouri | John Williams is open but can't throw it down | 19-17 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Elwood Boler (PF) Luigi Marino, John Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Robert Macaulay (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Nickolas Murphy, Mark Bowles, Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, John Wehmeyer | |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kerry Freeman - foul #1 on Kerry Freeman, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (SG) Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Donald Edwards is hacked by Michael Lor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lor, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SF) Michael Lor | |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-20 |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Elwood Boler misses the tip | 19-20 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Mark Scott is hacked by Robert Macaulay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Macaulay, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (SG), John Williams (PF) Thomas Fisher, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles (SG), Michael Lor (SF) Robert Macaulay, Kelly Nelson | |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Mark Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Edwards - foul #3 on Donald Edwards, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (SF) Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lor | 21-21 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Elwood Boler gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Bowles (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) PF - Clint Olmstead (fresh) C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Missouri | Mark Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Williams | 24-21 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Scott steps in front of the Jeffrey Strickland pass in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 02:31 | Missouri | John Williams lays it up and in set up by Luigi Marino and the foul's on Clint Olmstead - foul #2 on Clint Olmstead, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SF), Kerry Freeman (C) Mark Scott, Luigi Marino, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (PG), Gary Burchell (SF), Adam Collins (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead, Christopher Henderson | |
| 02:31 | Missouri | John Williams makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno is hacked by Adam Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Collins, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay (SG) Mark Bowles | |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Alfredo Bruno is called for the reach on Robert Macaulay - foul #2 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Gary Burchell is called for the reach on Oscar Gonzalez - foul #2 on Gary Burchell, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nickolas Murphy | 30-28 |
| 01:09 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Nickolas Murphy | 30-28 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Adam Collins is blocked by Oscar Gonzalez | 30-28 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer tips it but misses | 30-28 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Elwood Boler pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Macaulay | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses the halfcourt shot | 33-31 |