| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) SF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) SG - Joe Rio (fresh) SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) C - Chad Clouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Daniel Asay swats the shot by Dikembe Aja | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Gary Engel grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Eugene McClaughry - foul #1 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Missouri | Gary Engel is called for the reach on Dikembe Aja in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Engel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Gary Engel grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Troy Hudak is open but misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Salvador Garcia - foul #1 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Rio - foul #1 on Joe Rio, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Albert Meehan (SF), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Eugene McClaughry, Salvador Garcia, Troy Hudak | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:42 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:42 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Albert Meehan gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Missouri | Gary Engel steals the ball from Luka Zins in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Fairfield | Joe Rio lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Engel | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Fairfield | Joe Rio grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:43 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:42 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Luka Zins | 2-6 |
| 16:23 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:21 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:06 | Fairfield | Gary Engel is hacked by Jason Evans - foul #1 on Jason Evans, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Troy Hudak (PF) Nicholas Nicholson, Albert Meehan, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Brian Haider (PF), Joe Short (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Leon Thiel, Daniel Asay, Chad Clouse | |
| 15:50 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Casimir Falkowski | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) SF - Luka Zins (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) C - Wesley Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruno Shaver (fresh) SF - Rodney Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Haider (fresh) C - Joe Short (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene McClaughry | 5-9 |
| 15:32 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Troy Hudak connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Aja and he's hacked by Rodney Morgan - foul #1 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Salvador Garcia (SF), Albert Sine (PF) Luka Zins, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Troy Hudak makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bruno Shaver | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | Missouri | Joe Short is called for the reach on Troy Hudak - foul #1 on Joe Short, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (SG) Eugene McClaughry | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (PF) Joe Short | |
| 14:39 | Missouri | Troy Hudak lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Nicholson | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan travels with the ball | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Albert Meehan (SF), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Salvador Garcia, Troy Hudak | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Leon Thiel (SF), Chad Clouse (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Rodney Morgan, Brian Haider | |
| 14:03 | Missouri | Albert Sine clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Engel | 10-13 |
| 13:38 | Missouri | Albert Meehan is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Thiel - foul #1 on Leon Thiel, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Troy Hudak (PF) Eugene McClaughry, Albert Sine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Daniel Asay (PF) Gary Engel, Sherwood Hinnant | |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Luka Zins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | Missouri | Jason Evans hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse misses the easy layup | 12-13 |
| 13:03 | Missouri | Troy Hudak pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:01 | Missouri | Joe Rio is called for the reach on Nicholas Nicholson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Rio, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Wesley Barrett (C) Nicholas Nicholson, Albert Meehan, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Casimir Falkowski (SG), Joe Short (C) John Daugherty, Joe Rio, Chad Clouse | |
| 12:48 | Missouri | Luka Zins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:18 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay buries a 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:06 | Missouri | Daniel Asay steps in front of the Dikembe Aja pass | 12-16 |
| 11:49 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the shot from close range | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Luka Zins (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Hudak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Wesley Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Casimir Falkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon Thiel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Short (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Luka Zins | 15-18 |
| 11:29 | Fairfield | Joe Short can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-18 |
| 11:27 | Fairfield | Joe Short misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 11:26 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Wesley Barrett | 15-18 |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Albert Sine (PF), Jason Evans (C) Luka Zins, Dikembe Aja, Troy Hudak, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Brian Haider (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Casimir Falkowski, Leon Thiel, Daniel Asay, Joe Short | |
| 11:11 | Fairfield | Brian Haider hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Engel | 15-20 |
| 10:57 | Missouri | Albert Sine blows the wide open layup | 15-20 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry gets the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Evans | 17-20 |
| 10:32 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan is hacked by Eugene McClaughry - foul #2 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (SG), Albert Meehan (SF), Wesley Barrett (C) Eugene McClaughry, Salvador Garcia, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG) Gary Engel | |
| 10:09 | Fairfield | John Daugherty is fouled on the floor by Albert Meehan - foul #1 on Albert Meehan, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Rodney Morgan | |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 09:53 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Sherwood Hinnant is blocked by Wesley Barrett | 17-20 |
| 09:30 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Haider | 17-20 |
| 09:06 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-20 |
| 09:04 | Missouri | Albert Meehan grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:53 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 08:52 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 08:35 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver loses the dribble to Wesley Barrett | 19-20 |
| 08:17 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 08:16 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 07:52 | Missouri | Albert Sine grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Troy Hudak (PF), Jason Evans (C) Nicholas Nicholson, Albert Meehan, Albert Sine, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Casimir Falkowski (SG), Leon Thiel (SF), Daniel Asay (PF), Rodney Morgan (C) Bruno Shaver, John Daugherty, Sherwood Hinnant, Brian Haider, Chad Clouse | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Luka Zins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Casimir Falkowski and the foul's on Salvador Garcia - foul #2 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SF) Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:14 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-23 |
| 07:13 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:59 | Fairfield | Gary Engel connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Casimir Falkowski | 19-26 |
| 06:57 | Missouri | Casimir Falkowski steals the ball from Albert Meehan in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Luka Zins is called for the reach on Gary Engel - foul #1 on Luka Zins, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Gary Engel is called for the reach on Luka Zins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Engel, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG) Gary Engel | |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Luka Zins misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 06:22 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Asay | 19-30 |
| 06:20 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Shaver - foul #1 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Wesley Barrett (C) Albert Meehan, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Short (C) Rodney Morgan | |
| 06:20 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Daniel Asay | 19-30 |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay grabs the offensive board | 19-30 |
| 05:34 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-30 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Troy Hudak snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-30 |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 04:55 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 04:54 | Fairfield | Joe Short can't tip it in | 19-30 |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Luka Zins grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Luka Zins buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-30 |
| 04:26 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Troy Hudak pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Daniel Asay swats the dunk try by Wesley Barrett | 22-30 |
| 03:57 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja tips it home | 24-30 |
| 03:48 | Fairfield | Joe Short's pass is intercepted by Luka Zins | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luka Zins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Hudak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Bruno Shaver (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Leon Thiel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Short (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 24-30 |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 03:25 | Fairfield | Nicholas Nicholson steals the ball from Casimir Falkowski in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Troy Hudak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Albert Sine (PF), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Luka Zins, Troy Hudak, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Brian Haider (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Leon Thiel, Daniel Asay, Joe Short | |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Joe Rio can't finish the layup but the foul's on Salvador Garcia - foul #3 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SF) Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:46 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 02:44 | Missouri | Albert Sine tips it in | 26-32 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | Gary Engel clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Nicholson - foul #1 on Nicholas Nicholson, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Brian Haider is called for the reach on Albert Meehan - foul #1 on Brian Haider, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG) Nicholas Nicholson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (PG) Gary Engel | |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Albert Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Albert Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Meehan - foul #2 on Albert Meehan, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Rodney Morgan | |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | Albert Sine knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Brian Haider - foul #2 on Brian Haider, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Troy Hudak (C) Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Daniel Asay (PF) John Daugherty, Brian Haider | |
| 01:31 | Missouri | Albert Sine makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:16 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 01:15 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:01 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 01:00 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Joe Rio tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (PG), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Albert Sine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (SF) Sherwood Hinnant | |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Eugene McClaughry steals the ball from Gary Engel | 31-38 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Jason Evans knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Nicholson | 33-38 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-38 |