| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:32 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:18 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle is hacked by Igor Zapf - foul #2 on Igor Zapf, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:06 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener connects on the turnaround from the right block | 36-30 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:46 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Justin Love | 36-30 |
| 18:28 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Igor Zapf | 36-32 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Mark Swinton misses the driving attempt from the right block | 36-32 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Dildy | 36-35 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Justin Love clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:53 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:41 | Missouri | David Desalvo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Warren Dildy - foul #1 on Warren Dildy, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| 16:41 | Missouri | David Desalvo makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:41 | Missouri | David Desalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 16:19 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is fouled on the floor by Terry Lang - foul #1 on Terry Lang, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 15:53 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Edward Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 2 blk. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-35 |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang | |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark (C) Cameron Butterfield | |
| 14:52 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-35 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark tips it home | 38-37 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is fouled on the floor by Warren Dildy - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Swinton (PF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Michael Shirley, Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:49 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (PG) Justin Love | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (SF) Igor Zapf | |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Thomas Clark | |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Vule Kopinski out of a doubleteam | 39-40 |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Newman | 39-40 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Gottfried | 39-42 |
| 12:02 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 39-42 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:44 | Missouri | David Desalvo double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Michael Shirley (SF), Chad Harris (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) David Desalvo, Jeff Gardener, Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Merkley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Harris (fresh) C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Edward Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 11:01 | Missouri | Justin Love comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-44 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Michael Shirley tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 10:25 | Missouri | Justin Love is hacked by Edward Tate - foul #1 on Edward Tate, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG), Jeff Gardener (SF) Wayne Merkley, Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Terry Lang (PF) Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is hacked by Terry Lang - foul #2 on Terry Lang, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Swinton (PF) Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Edward Tate, Terry Lang | |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is hacked by Jeff Gardener - foul #1 on Jeff Gardener, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle (C) Michael Shirley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 42-48 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle's pass is intercepted by Warren Dildy | 42-48 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman lays it in set up by Warren Dildy | 42-50 |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener dunks the ball on a great pass from Justin Love | 44-50 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | David Desalvo connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeff Gardener | 47-50 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 07:41 | Missouri | Justin Love grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Missouri | David Desalvo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Igor Zapf | 47-50 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-50 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark tips it in | 47-52 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Justin Love comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (SG), Michael Shirley (SF), Chad Harris (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) David Desalvo, Jeff Gardener, Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Justin Love makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Justin Love makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Justin Love is called for the reach on Edward Tate - foul #3 on Justin Love, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG) Justin Love | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Chad Harris steals the ball from Edward Tate | 49-52 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Chad Harris - foul #1 on Chad Harris, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Craig Battaglia | 49-53 |
| 04:39 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's layup is rejected by Terry Lang | 49-53 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Gottfried | 49-56 |
| 03:56 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the contested shot from the left block set up by Chad Harris | 51-56 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson is fouled on the floor by David Desalvo - foul #2 on David Desalvo, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Jeff Gardener (SF) David Desalvo, Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Merkley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 03:08 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Michael Shirley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Swinton (PF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Justin Love, Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG) Michael Shirley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Vule Kopinski swats the short shot by Mark Swinton | 53-56 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Clark | 53-56 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG) Wayne Merkley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:38 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener double dribbles | 53-56 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Igor Zapf | 53-58 |
| 00:48 | Missouri | David Desalvo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Swinton | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Loiselle - foul #2 on Tommy Loiselle, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener is whistled for a carry | 56-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Justin Love is called for the reach on Michael Newman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Love, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman runs out the clock | 56-59 |