| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fresh) SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) C - Elwood Boler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Elwood Boler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri | Theodore Petty comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri | Luigi Marino tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Reginald Solarski loses the dribble to Oscar Gonzalez | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses the dunk attempt | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Missouri | Luigi Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Luigi Marino is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Dennis Scott drills a jump hook near the basket | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Missouri | Luigi Marino snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Dennis Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Fomby | 2-8 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses the fadeaway near the basket | 2-8 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Richard Duong gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Luigi Marino takes the ball from Dennis Scott | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Elwood Boler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Theodore Petty and the foul's on Richard Duong - foul #1 on Richard Duong, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (SG), Ronald Mask (SF), Clarence Koopman (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Ryan Bobbitt, Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby, Jamie Becker | |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:52 | UMass | James Room drills a 3 from the left wing | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) PF - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Clarence Koopman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Room (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Missouri | Arthur Snavely takes the ball from Elwood Boler | 5-11 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses short on a floater from the right block | 5-11 |
| 15:07 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:00 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SG) Sheng Mang | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Dennis Scott, Roger Baker, Arthur Snavely | |
| 15:00 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:00 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | UMass | James Room misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Elwood Boler pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | Missouri | Elwood Boler knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 9-11 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Jamie Becker connects on the jumper in the lane | 9-13 |
| 14:03 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses badly on a shot in the paint | 9-13 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Reginald Solarski snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Jamie Becker loses the dribble to Elwood Boler | 9-13 |
| 13:31 | Missouri | Ronald Mask knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Reginald Solarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | Theodore Petty pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | James Room is called for the reach on Oscar Gonzalez - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Sheng Mang (SG), Ryan Bobbitt (SF), Luigi Marino (PF), Hilton Bryant (C) Theodore Petty, Oscar Gonzalez, Ronald Mask, Elwood Boler, Clarence Koopman | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Richard Duong, James Room, Peter Boyles | |
| 12:52 | Missouri | William Bugg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled on the floor by Hilton Bryant - foul #1 on Hilton Bryant, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Arthur Snavely (C) Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| 12:20 | UMass | Sheng Mang picks off the pass by Arthur Snavely | 11-13 |
| 11:59 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Luigi Marino | 11-13 |
| 11:41 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt scores on a jumper from close range | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Bugg (fresh) SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) SF - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hilton Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Arthur Snavely connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 13-15 |
| 11:24 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Steven Beard - foul #1 on Steven Beard, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Clarence Koopman (C) William Bugg, Hilton Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Jamie Becker (C) Steven Beard, Roger Baker, Arthur Snavely | |
| 11:24 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:24 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Reginald Solarski knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Richard Duong and he's fouled by Luigi Marino - foul #1 on Luigi Marino, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (C) Clarence Koopman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:08 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:08 | Missouri | Luigi Marino pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:04 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Michael Fomby snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Jamie Becker knocks in the floater from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by Sheng Mang - foul #1 on Sheng Mang, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (PG), Ronald Mask (SF), Clarence Koopman (C) Sheng Mang, Ryan Bobbitt, Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 09:33 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Scott | 17-22 |
| 09:23 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (PF) Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Roger Baker (SF) Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski | |
| 09:23 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Peter Boyles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 09:04 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Ronald Mask | 20-22 |
| 08:58 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Theodore Petty | 22-22 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Clarence Koopman is called for the reach on Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Clarence Koopman, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Jamie Becker | |
| 08:25 | UMass | Peter Boyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SF) Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG) James Room, Steven Beard | |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Dennis Scott takes the ball from Ryan Bobbitt | 22-22 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Reginald Solarski can't finish the layup | 22-22 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Dennis Scott tips it back up and in | 22-24 |
| 07:37 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Roger Baker pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Koopman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-24 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it home | 22-26 |
| 06:58 | Missouri | Theodore Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Sheng Mang (SG), Luigi Marino (PF), Elwood Boler (C) Theodore Petty, Oscar Gonzalez, Ronald Mask, Clarence Koopman | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Roger Baker, Peter Boyles, Arthur Snavely | |
| 06:45 | UMass | Reginald Solarski knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 22-28 |
| 06:22 | Missouri | Luigi Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Warren (SF) Ryan Bobbitt | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF) Reginald Solarski | |
| 06:14 | UMass | The 3pt attempt by Dennis Scott is denied by Thomas Warren | 22-28 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Luigi Marino pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:52 | Missouri | Luigi Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Koopman (C) Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF) Dennis Scott | |
| 05:36 | UMass | Clarence Koopman steals the ball from Michael Fomby | 22-28 |
| 05:24 | Missouri | The jump hook by Elwood Boler is blocked by Michael Fomby | 22-28 |
| 05:23 | UMass | James Room grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Michael Fomby comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 22-28 |
| 05:01 | Missouri | Sheng Mang snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 04:40 | Missouri | William Bugg misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 04:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Baker | 22-28 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Michael Fomby hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Room | 22-30 |
| 03:54 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman travels with the ball | 22-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Ryan Bobbitt (SF), Luigi Marino (PF), Ronald Mask (C) William Bugg, Sheng Mang, Thomas Warren, Elwood Boler, Clarence Koopman | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Peter Boyles (PF) Richard Duong, James Room, Roger Baker, Michael Fomby | |
| 03:36 | UMass | Peter Boyles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Mask - foul #1 on Ronald Mask, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (C) Jamie Becker | |
| 03:36 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:36 | Missouri | Luigi Marino pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Luigi Marino tips it but misses | 22-31 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Steven Beard gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Theodore Petty takes the ball from Steven Beard | 22-31 |
| 02:34 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Peter Boyles snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #1 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (C) Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Jamie Becker (C) Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely | |
| 02:12 | UMass | Reginald Solarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Elwood Boler misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Peter Boyles | |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-31 |
| 01:40 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Theodore Petty | 24-31 |
| 01:19 | Missouri | Theodore Petty connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Bobbitt | 27-31 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it home | 27-33 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Duong - foul #2 on Richard Duong, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (SF), Clarence Koopman (C) Ryan Bobbitt, Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Ronald Mask pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Elwood Boler misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-33 |