| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Jennings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Gill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jan Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gary - foul #1 on Daniel Gary, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant tips it home | 28-26 |
| 19:07 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the fadeaway in the paint | 28-26 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:46 | Missouri | Daniel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Johnny Jennings | 30-26 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the floater from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it in | 30-28 |
| 17:36 | Missouri | Darryl Flickinger steals the ball from Johnny Jennings | 30-28 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jan Saunders | 30-28 |
| 17:03 | Missouri | Jan Saunders hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 30-28 |
| 17:02 | Missouri | Jan Saunders hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Gary | 34-30 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Joel Terhune (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Joe Bryant | |
| 15:48 | Missouri | Daniel Gary knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Jennings and he's hacked by Paul Ransom - foul #1 on Paul Ransom, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG) Johnny Jennings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Tommy Frazier, Joel Terhune | |
| 15:48 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Leland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Gochenour (fresh) PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom is fouled on the floor by Frank Leland - foul #2 on Frank Leland, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-30 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF) Randy Gochenour | |
| 14:49 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #4 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune (PF) Raymond Johnson | |
| 14:49 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:49 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | Frank Leland pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Michael Gill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses long on a turnaround from close range | 37-30 |
| 14:04 | Missouri | Michael Gill grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Frank Leland connects on the floater from close range set up by Jan Saunders | 39-30 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom lays it up and in and he's fouled by Frank Leland - foul #3 on Frank Leland, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti (C) Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Joel Terhune | |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Geoffrey Steinbeck takes the ball from Drew Occhipinti | 39-33 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck | 39-35 |
| 12:17 | Missouri | Daniel Gary drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Paul Allen | 41-35 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 11:51 | Missouri | Paul Allen grabs the board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Gill (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jan Saunders (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Gary (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Drew Occhipinti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Missouri | Jan Saunders comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-35 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Steinbeck | 41-35 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it home | 41-37 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Darryl Flickinger takes the ball from Daniel Gary | 41-37 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom hits the finger roll set up by Darryl Flickinger | 41-39 |
| 10:22 | Missouri | Paul Allen is fouled on the floor by Paul Ransom - foul #2 on Paul Ransom, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Jennings (SG), Eric Berends (SF), Frank Leland (C) Michael Gill, Jan Saunders, Daniel Gary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Joe Bryant (SF), Joel Terhune (C) Paul Ransom, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Joel Terhune denies the turnaround by Frank Leland | 41-39 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Frank Leland hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti loses the dribble to Tommy Frazier | 43-42 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 09:31 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Drew Occhipinti | 43-42 |
| 09:04 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Drew Occhipinti | 46-42 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is fouled on the floor by Frank Leland - foul #4 on Frank Leland, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (SG), Geraldo Mercado (C) Paul Allen, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Tommy Frazier | |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Terhune | 46-44 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | Geraldo Mercado is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (PF) Geraldo Mercado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF) Randy Gochenour | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) PF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Drew Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Terhune (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 07:39 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti tips it in | 48-44 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits the follow up shot | 48-46 |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joel Terhune - foul #2 on Joel Terhune, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG), Michael Gill (SG), Jan Saunders (SF), Frank Leland (C) Johnny Jennings, Jeremy Yoshioka, Eric Berends, Daniel Gary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Joe Bryant, Joel Terhune | |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Drew Occhipinti - foul #1 on Drew Occhipinti, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Michael Gill misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Trenton Jackson - foul #1 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (PF) Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Michael Gill misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Michael Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom's pass is intercepted by Paul Allen | 50-48 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | Jan Saunders can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tommy Frazier | 50-48 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:50 | Missouri | Jan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Raymond Johnson takes the ball from Jan Saunders | 50-48 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | Frank Leland blocks the short jumper by Darryl Flickinger | 50-48 |
| 04:26 | Missouri | Daniel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:19 | Missouri | Raymond Johnson swats the layup by Frank Leland | 50-48 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 04:00 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Allen | 50-48 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Jan Saunders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Jennings (PG), Jeremy Yoshioka (SG) Paul Allen, Michael Gill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Joe Bryant (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF) Paul Ransom, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Leland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Jan Saunders swats the layup by Raymond Johnson | 51-48 |
| 03:22 | Missouri | Frank Leland grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Johnson - foul #5 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Berends (SF) Jan Saunders | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune (PF) Raymond Johnson | |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG), Michael Gill (SG), Jan Saunders (SF) Johnny Jennings, Jeremy Yoshioka, Eric Berends | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Joel Terhune | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG) Joe Bryant | |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Frank Leland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Gill | 54-48 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gary denies the turnaround by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 54-48 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Daniel Gary grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Daniel Gary is fouled on the floor by Tommy Frazier - foul #2 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Paul Ransom | |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Darryl Flickinger | 55-51 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Jan Saunders connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Allen | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Frank Leland is fouled in the backcourt by Trenton Jackson - foul #2 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Jennings (PG) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Frank Leland makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Frank Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Daniel Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:41 | Missouri | Daniel Gary is fouled on the floor by Tommy Frazier - foul #3 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #11 | 58-51 |
| 00:41 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:41 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:32 | Missouri | Jan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Trenton Jackson is called for the reach on Jan Saunders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #12 | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings runs out the clock | 61-51 |