| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Everett Allen (fresh) SG - Allan Villalon (fresh) SF - James Gibbons (fresh) PF - Jerrod Nelson (fresh) C - Robert Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Shane McColgan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | John Williams banks in the layup set up by Shane McColgan | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Renato Russo | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Georgia Southern | Jerrod Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | John Williams grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Missouri | Renato Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Renato Russo - foul #1 on Renato Russo, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Ronald Mask grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Missouri | Renato Russo is hacked by Everett Allen - foul #1 on Everett Allen, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Missouri | Renato Russo is fouled on the floor by Jerrod Nelson - foul #1 on Jerrod Nelson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Missouri | Ronald Mask hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Elliott | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Georgia Southern | Everett Allen is hacked by Shane McColgan - foul #1 on Shane McColgan, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney (PG), Steven Jacobs (SG), Michael Small (SF), James Langford (PF), Charles Beckwith (C) Everett Allen, Allan Villalon, James Gibbons, Jerrod Nelson, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:21 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Bristow picks off the pass by Douglas Rigney | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow banks in the layup | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith makes the runner from close range set up by Michael Small | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Ronald Mask is called for a backcourt violation | 4-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon (SG), Robert Elliott (C) Michael Small, James Langford | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (PF) John Williams | |
| 16:42 | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Missouri | Renato Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski tips it home | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Georgia Southern | Renato Russo steals the ball from Douglas Rigney in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | Missouri | Renato Russo banks in the layup | 4-10 |
| 15:58 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:57 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Douglas Rigney (fresh) SG - Allan Villalon (fresh) SF - Steven Jacobs (fresh) PF - Charles Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow scores on a driving attempt from close range | 4-12 |
| 15:39 | Georgia Southern | Steven Jacobs throws it down set up by Charles Beckwith | 6-12 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Shane McColgan is whistled for a carry | 6-12 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kelly Travis (PG), James Gibbons (SF), Jerrod Nelson (PF) Allan Villalon, Steven Jacobs, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), Sheng Mang (SG), John Williams (PF), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, Kenneth Bristow, Ronald Mask, Shane McColgan | |
| 15:14 | Georgia Southern | Jerrod Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon (SG), James Langford (PF) Douglas Rigney, Jerrod Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:55 | Missouri | John Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 14:54 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to James Gibbons | 6-12 |
| 14:50 | Georgia Southern | Kelly Travis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 14:49 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 14:31 | Missouri | Sheng Mang drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Edenfield | 8-14 |
| 14:19 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Edenfield - foul #1 on Richard Edenfield, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Everett Allen (PG), Douglas Rigney (SG), Robert Elliott (C) Kelly Travis, Allan Villalon, James Langford | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chris Upton (PG), Hilton Bryant (C) Randall Sieminski, John Williams | |
| 14:19 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:19 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:59 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 13:57 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 13:51 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 9-14 |
| 13:50 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Chris Upton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Edenfield | 11-17 |
| 13:21 | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Sheng Mang pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Sheng Mang is hacked by Douglas Rigney - foul #1 on Douglas Rigney, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kelly Travis (PG), Allan Villalon (SG), Michael Small (SF), Jerrod Nelson (PF) Everett Allen, Douglas Rigney, James Gibbons, Charles Beckwith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Ronald Mask (SF), John Williams (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Chris Upton, Sheng Mang, Glen Blind, Richard Edenfield, Hilton Bryant | |
| 12:55 | Missouri | Shane McColgan's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Elliott | 11-17 |
| 12:54 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 12:37 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Kenneth Bristow - foul #1 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Steven Jacobs (SG), James Gibbons (SF) Kelly Travis, Michael Small | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 12:37 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:37 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:37 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon makes the 3rd free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Shane McColgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-19 |
| 12:14 | Georgia Southern | Jerrod Nelson pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 12:01 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon double dribbles | 14-19 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Everett Allen (PG), Michael Small (SF) Steven Jacobs, James Gibbons | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (PF) John Williams | |
| 11:59 | Missouri | Everett Allen is called for the reach on Renato Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Everett Allen, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney (PG) Everett Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:44 | Missouri | Renato Russo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-19 |
| 11:42 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Douglas Rigney (fresh) SG - Allan Villalon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Small (fresh) PF - Jerrod Nelson (fresh) C - Robert Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 11:17 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 11:16 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:10 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 11:08 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Shane McColgan connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Mask | 19-21 |
| 10:32 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kelly Travis (PG), James Gibbons (SF), Charles Beckwith (C) Douglas Rigney, Michael Small, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), John Williams (PF), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, Kenneth Bristow, Shane McColgan | |
| 10:20 | Missouri | Ronald Mask comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 10:18 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski tips it in | 19-23 |
| 10:13 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-23 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | Ronald Mask snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 09:50 | Missouri | Sheng Mang knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Edenfield and he's fouled by Allan Villalon - foul #1 on Allan Villalon, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Steven Jacobs (SG), Robert Elliott (C) Kelly Travis, Jerrod Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chris Upton (PG), Glen Blind (SF) Randall Sieminski, Ronald Mask | |
| 09:50 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:50 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 09:40 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Elliott, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG) Chris Upton | |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Renato Russo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sheng Mang | 19-28 |
| 09:16 | Georgia Southern | Richard Edenfield swats the short shot by James Gibbons | 19-28 |
| 09:14 | Missouri | Glen Blind grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the lay-in | 19-28 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Edenfield | 19-28 |
| 08:40 | Missouri | Renato Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 08:38 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 08:34 | Georgia Southern | Steven Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-28 |
| 08:32 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott snags the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 08:15 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Robert Elliott | 21-28 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | Glen Blind hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Renato Russo | 21-30 |
| 07:51 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Allan Villalon | 23-30 |
| 07:32 | Missouri | John Williams can't connect on a shot in the paint | 23-30 |
| 07:31 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Allan Villalon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Beckwith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Elliott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Blind (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Edenfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Beckwith | 25-30 |
| 07:01 | Missouri | James Gibbons steals it from Richard Edenfield | 25-30 |
| 06:57 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons lays it up and in | 27-30 |
| 06:36 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield hits the finger roll | 27-32 |
| 06:27 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Glen Blind - foul #1 on Glen Blind, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney (PG), Jerrod Nelson (PF) Steven Jacobs, Charles Beckwith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chris Upton (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Ronald Mask (SF), Randall Sieminski (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Renato Russo, Sheng Mang, Glen Blind, John Williams, Richard Edenfield | |
| 06:27 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:27 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:10 | Missouri | James Gibbons steals it from Chris Upton | 29-32 |
| 06:04 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons drills a floater in the paint set up by Allan Villalon | 31-32 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Chris Upton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kelly Travis (SG), Michael Small (SF) Allan Villalon, James Gibbons | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:31 | Georgia Southern | The short jumper by Robert Elliott is denied by Shane McColgan | 31-32 |
| 05:29 | Missouri | Shane McColgan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 05:26 | Missouri | Chris Upton loses the dribble to Douglas Rigney in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 05:25 | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney lays it in | 33-32 |
| 05:03 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-35 |
| 04:54 | Georgia Southern | Chris Upton is called for the reach on Robert Elliott - foul #1 on Chris Upton, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon (SG), James Gibbons (SF), James Langford (C) Kelly Travis, Michael Small, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG) Chris Upton | |
| 04:39 | Georgia Southern | Jerrod Nelson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerrod Nelson, team foul #7 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott (C) Jerrod Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Elliott - foul #2 on Robert Elliott, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith (C) Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), John Williams (PF), Hilton Bryant (C) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, Shane McColgan | |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Sheng Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:05 | Georgia Southern | James Langford misses the fadeaway in the lane | 33-36 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Ronald Mask pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Renato Russo can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 33-36 |
| 03:38 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 03:33 | Georgia Southern | James Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 33-36 |
| 03:32 | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Douglas Rigney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Allan Villalon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gibbons (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Langford (fresh) C - Charles Beckwith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hilton Bryant (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Renato Russo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Renato Russo, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Everett Allen (PG), Jerrod Nelson (PF), Robert Elliott (C) Douglas Rigney, James Langford, Charles Beckwith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG), Glen Blind (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Sheng Mang, Ronald Mask, John Williams | |
| 02:47 | Georgia Southern | Allan Villalon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gibbons | 38-36 |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Shane McColgan clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Glen Blind gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant is hacked by Jerrod Nelson - foul #3 on Jerrod Nelson, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith (SF), James Langford (PF) James Gibbons, Jerrod Nelson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Randall Sieminski (SF) Renato Russo, Glen Blind | |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:01 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 01:52 | Georgia Southern | Robert Elliott's floater is tipped away by Shane McColgan | 38-37 |
| 01:50 | Georgia Southern | James Langford snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 01:39 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith is fouled on the floor by Randall Sieminski - foul #1 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #8 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chris Upton (PG), Ronald Mask (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Kenneth Bristow, Hilton Bryant, Shane McColgan | |
| 01:39 | Georgia Southern | Charles Beckwith misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Randall Sieminski | 38-37 |
| 01:17 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 01:15 | Georgia Southern | James Langford snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 01:09 | Georgia Southern | Randall Sieminski swats the dunk try by Robert Elliott | 38-37 |
| 01:08 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Edenfield | 38-37 |
| 00:50 | Missouri | James Langford is called for the reach on Randall Sieminski - foul #1 on James Langford, team foul #10 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney (SG), James Gibbons (SF) Allan Villalon, Charles Beckwith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG) Chris Upton | |
| 00:50 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:50 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:40 | Georgia Southern | Douglas Rigney drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Everett Allen | 41-38 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Ronald Mask knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Renato Russo | 41-41 |
| 00:05 | Georgia Southern | James Langford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Everett Allen | 43-41 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Sheng Mang grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |