| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) PF - Randy Pederson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Chad Harris inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald drills a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart scores on a jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Robert Seamon, Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:28 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Davis | 26-30 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Antonio Reed (C) David Fitzgerald, Bennie Boyd | |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | David Davis blocks the short jumper by Nathaniel Gottfried | 26-30 |
| 17:54 | Missouri | David Davis snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Randy Pederson makes the contested jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Williams | 28-30 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Reed | 28-30 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Wallin | 28-33 |
| 16:54 | Missouri | Randy Pederson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clayton Buhl | 28-36 |
| 16:14 | Missouri | David Williams is hacked by Clayton Buhl - foul #2 on Clayton Buhl, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF) Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, Antonio Reed | |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Bennie Boyd blocks the short jumper by Randy Pederson | 28-36 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | David Davis tips it home | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Pederson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Wallin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin clanks a shot near the basket | 30-36 |
| 15:42 | Missouri | Randy Pederson pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Bennie Boyd swats the short shot by Randy Pederson | 30-36 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Bennie Boyd is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #2 on Bennie Boyd, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF) Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), John Branch (C) Robert Seamon, David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Bennie Boyd | |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton is hacked by Larry Featherston - foul #1 on Larry Featherston, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (SF) Kurt Slaton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF) Warren Dildy, Larry Featherston, Berdy Ziler | |
| 14:02 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits a jumper from close range | 32-38 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 13:41 | Missouri | Michael Shirley snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 13:21 | Missouri | David Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-38 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | David Williams tips it but misses | 32-38 |
| 13:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon is hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), Justin Love (SG), Chad Harris (SF), Randy Pederson (C) David Williams, Jimmy Hart, James Phillips, David Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Robert Seamon, David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, John Branch | |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Clayton Buhl steals the ball from Michael Shirley | 34-40 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston lays it up and in on a great pass from Clayton Buhl | 34-42 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Justin Love double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), John Branch (C) Clayton Buhl, Larry Featherston, Berdy Ziler, Bennie Boyd | |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Wallin | 34-44 |
| 11:44 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 11:42 | Missouri | Chad Harris tips it in | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin Love (fresh) SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Pederson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Russell Wallin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Jimmy Hart (SG), David Davis (C) David Desalvo, Justin Love, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Clayton Buhl (SF), Bennie Boyd (C) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, John Branch | |
| 11:04 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart's 3 pointer is rejected by Bennie Boyd | 36-44 |
| 11:02 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 10:38 | Missouri | Chad Harris scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 39-44 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Seamon | 39-47 |
| 10:02 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Seamon | 39-47 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl is fouled on the floor by Michael Shirley - foul #4 on Michael Shirley, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), Kurt Slaton (SF), Randy Pederson (PF) David Williams, Chad Harris, Michael Shirley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF) Robert Seamon, Larry Featherston, Clayton Buhl, Bennie Boyd | |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Randy Pederson grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 09:13 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | David Desalvo is hacked by Russell Wallin - foul #1 on Russell Wallin, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), James Phillips (C) Jimmy Hart, David Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), John Branch (C) Warren Dildy, Russell Wallin, Berdy Ziler | |
| 08:36 | Missouri | David Desalvo is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | James Phillips comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 08:09 | Missouri | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | David Fitzgerald is called for the reach on David Desalvo - foul #1 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF) Kurt Slaton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Robert Seamon, Russell Wallin, John Branch | |
| 07:42 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Pederson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 4 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Desalvo - foul #1 on David Desalvo, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jimmy Hart (SG), Chad Harris (SF), David Davis (C) David Desalvo, Randy Pederson, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Russell Wallin (SF) David Fitzgerald, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:31 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Warren Dildy - foul #3 on Warren Dildy, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Robert Seamon, Warren Dildy, Russell Wallin, Bennie Boyd | |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 44-48 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Chad Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 06:22 | Missouri | Michael Shirley blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | John Branch snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Buhl | 44-51 |
| 06:06 | Missouri | David Davis scores on a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Clayton Buhl - foul #3 on Clayton Buhl, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Kurt Slaton (SF) Justin Love, Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Larry Featherston, Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| 06:06 | Missouri | David Davis makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Michael Shirley snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 05:17 | Missouri | Michael Shirley scores on a floater in the paint set up by Jimmy Hart | 49-51 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 49-54 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | David Davis steals the ball from David Fitzgerald | 49-54 |
| 04:31 | Missouri | David Davis is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), Justin Love (SG), Chad Harris (SF), Randy Pederson (PF), James Phillips (C) David Williams, Jimmy Hart, Kurt Slaton, Michael Shirley, David Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Antonio Reed (C) Robert Seamon, David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Igor Zapf, Bennie Boyd | |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl's floater is tipped away by Randy Pederson | 49-54 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Randy Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Randy Pederson misses the easy layup | 49-54 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Justin Love steals the ball from Warren Dildy | 49-54 |
| 03:21 | Missouri | David Desalvo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Love | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Desalvo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Justin Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Pederson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Reed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG) Justin Love | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Igor Zapf (PF), John Branch (C) Clayton Buhl, Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, Berdy Ziler, Antonio Reed | |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Robert Seamon is called for the reach on Randy Pederson - foul #1 on Robert Seamon, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jimmy Hart (SG), Kurt Slaton (SF) David Desalvo, Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Randy Pederson misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Branch | 51-54 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Hart steals the ball from Robert Seamon | 51-54 |
| 02:49 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF), Michael Shirley (PF), David Davis (C) Kurt Slaton, Randy Pederson, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (SG), Bennie Boyd (C) David Fitzgerald, John Branch | |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Chad Harris is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf, Bennie Boyd | |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin buries a jumper from the left side | 51-56 |
| 01:52 | Missouri | Chad Harris misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Branch | 51-56 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Hart - foul #2 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF) Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Missouri | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Hart - foul #3 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Antonio Reed (C) Robert Seamon, John Branch | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | David Davis is called for the reach on David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler is fouled in the backcourt by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:35 | Missouri | Berdy Ziler steps in front of the Chad Harris pass | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin can't connect on a shot in the paint | 51-62 |
| 00:13 | Missouri | Chad Harris grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Berdy Ziler swats the layup by David Davis | 51-62 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Chad Harris tips it home | 53-62 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston runs out the clock | 53-62 |