| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald Covin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Warren Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence McGohan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Nice (fresh) C - Don Wagner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Lehman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Beaudoin (fresh) PF - William Blumenthal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Niagara | Sean Smith clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Wagner - foul #3 on Don Wagner, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:35 | Niagara | Sean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:35 | Niagara | Sean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:35 | Missouri | Don Wagner snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:31 | Missouri | Warren Sharp misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 19:30 | Missouri | Don Wagner grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lehman - foul #3 on Thomas Lehman, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG) Thomas Lehman | |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Beaudoin - foul #2 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert Bender (SF) Jason Beaudoin | |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Don Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:09 | Missouri | Don Wagner drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lawrence McGohan | 37-39 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Keith Nice steps in front of the Nick Clemons pass | 37-39 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Keith Nice can't throw it down but the foul's on William Blumenthal - foul #2 on William Blumenthal, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta (PG), Michael Hering (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Anthony Johns (C) Donald Covin, Warren Sharp, Lawrence McGohan, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin (SF), Cornelius Hamilton (PF), Sean Griffith (C) Albert Bender, William Blumenthal, Sean Smith | |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Keith Nice makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Keith Nice makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:06 | Niagara | Cornelius Hamilton comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 39-39 |
| 18:05 | Niagara | John Dunn snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:59 | Niagara | Cornelius Hamilton scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Beaudoin | 39-41 |
| 17:42 | Missouri | Nick Clemons steps in front of the Keith Nice pass | 39-41 |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Sean Griffith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 17:33 | Missouri | Keith Nice pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Dunn - foul #3 on John Dunn, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Covin (PG), Roy Sherry (SF), James Metzinger (PF), Don Wagner (C) Michael Hering, Jeffrey Jones, Keith Nice, Anthony Johns | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert Bender (SF), William Blumenthal (PF), Carl Thompson (C) John Dunn, Cornelius Hamilton, Sean Griffith | |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:08 | Niagara | Donald Covin steals the ball from Nick Clemons in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 16:49 | Missouri | Jason Beaudoin is called for the reach on Donald Covin - foul #3 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Brickey (SG) Alejandro Acosta | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Lehman (PG) Jason Beaudoin | |
| 16:41 | Missouri | Roy Sherry scores on a shot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 16:39 | Niagara | Thomas Lehman is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Covin - foul #1 on Donald Covin, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Sharp (SG) Mark Brickey | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:28 | Niagara | Nick Clemons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:27 | Niagara | Albert Bender tips it home | 42-43 |
| 16:11 | Missouri | Warren Sharp misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 16:09 | Niagara | William Blumenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:48 | Niagara | Thomas Lehman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Warren Sharp gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald Covin (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Warren Sharp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Sherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Metzinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Wagner (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Lehman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nick Clemons (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Bender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Blumenthal (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Missouri | Warren Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Clemons - foul #2 on Nick Clemons, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Brickey (SG), Lawrence McGohan (SF), Keith Nice (PF), Anthony Johns (C) Donald Covin, Roy Sherry, James Metzinger, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Nieves (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Cornelius Hamilton (PF), Sean Smith (C) Nick Clemons, Albert Bender, William Blumenthal, Carl Thompson | |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Warren Sharp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Anthony Johns tips it in | 44-43 |
| 15:04 | Niagara | Thomas Lehman is fouled on the floor by Warren Sharp - foul #1 on Warren Sharp, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Hering (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Warren Sharp, Keith Nice | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 14:48 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Nieves | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | Missouri | Michael Hering hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Brickey | 46-46 |
| 14:23 | Niagara | Cornelius Hamilton makes the 3 from the left wing set up by William Nieves | 46-49 |
| 14:08 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence McGohan | 48-49 |
| 14:06 | Niagara | Lawrence McGohan steals the ball from William Nieves in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Brickey | 50-49 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Lehman | 50-51 |
| 13:26 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 13:25 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Bryan Chalfant | 50-51 |
| 13:21 | Niagara | William Nieves can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 50-51 |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 50-51 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Anthony Johns grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 13:01 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Cornelius Hamilton | 50-51 |
| 12:45 | Niagara | Thomas Lehman is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Thomas Lehman, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Covin (PG), Alejandro Acosta (SG), Roy Sherry (SF), James Metzinger (PF), Don Wagner (C) Michael Hering, Mark Brickey, Jeffrey Jones, Lawrence McGohan, Anthony Johns | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG), Nick Clemons (SG), Jason Beaudoin (SF), William Blumenthal (PF), Sean Griffith (C) Thomas Lehman, William Nieves, Bryan Chalfant, Cornelius Hamilton, Sean Smith | |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Don Wagner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Covin and he's hacked by Nick Clemons - foul #3 on Nick Clemons, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Sharp (PG) Donald Covin | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Don Wagner misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:30 | Niagara | The rebound goes to William Blumenthal | 52-51 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | Alejandro Acosta is called for the reach on John Dunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alejandro Acosta, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Keith Nice (PF) Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:16 | Niagara | Sean Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | John Dunn is called for the reach on Warren Sharp - foul #4 on John Dunn, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Nieves (PG), Albert Bender (SF) John Dunn, Nick Clemons | |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Warren Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Warren Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:00 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin is hacked by James Metzinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Metzinger, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 11:50 | Niagara | Sean Griffith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 11:48 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin snags the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Sean Griffith misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-51 |
| 11:25 | Missouri | Warren Sharp snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Sharp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alejandro Acosta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Sherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Nice (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Metzinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Nieves (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Beaudoin (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Albert Bender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Blumenthal (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Sean Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Roy Sherry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Covin (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Don Wagner (C) Alejandro Acosta, Roy Sherry, James Metzinger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nick Clemons (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Carl Thompson (C) Jason Beaudoin, Albert Bender, Sean Griffith | |
| 11:07 | Niagara | William Blumenthal hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 54-51 |
| 11:06 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Don Wagner | 54-51 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones is fouled on the floor by Bryan Chalfant - foul #4 on Bryan Chalfant, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert Bender (SF), Sean Smith (C) Bryan Chalfant, Carl Thompson | |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:33 | Niagara | William Blumenthal hits a driving attempt from the right block | 56-53 |
| 10:20 | Missouri | Donald Covin travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan (SF) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin (SF), Cornelius Hamilton (PF) Albert Bender, William Blumenthal | |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Donald Covin lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence McGohan | 58-53 |
| 09:48 | Niagara | Don Wagner takes the ball from Sean Smith | 58-53 |
| 09:36 | Missouri | Nick Clemons is called for the reach on Lawrence McGohan - foul #4 on Nick Clemons, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta (SG), James Metzinger (PF) Warren Sharp, Keith Nice | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert Bender (SF) Nick Clemons | |
| 09:36 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:36 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Alejandro Acosta takes the ball from Albert Bender | 60-53 |
| 09:00 | Missouri | Donald Covin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | Sean Smith grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | Sean Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | Donald Covin grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 08:44 | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta is whistled for traveling | 60-53 |
| 08:44 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Hering (SG), Roy Sherry (SF), Keith Nice (PF) Donald Covin, Lawrence McGohan, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Sean Griffith (PF), Carl Thompson (C) Cornelius Hamilton, Sean Smith | |
| 08:22 | Niagara | Carl Thompson clanks a runner in the paint | 60-53 |
| 08:21 | Missouri | Michael Hering gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:03 | Missouri | Roy Sherry connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Alejandro Acosta | 62-53 |
| 07:58 | Niagara | Roy Sherry steals it from William Nieves in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Michael Hering lays it up and in set up by Roy Sherry | 64-53 |
| 07:36 | Niagara | William Nieves is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on William Nieves, team foul #12 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Covin (PG), Warren Sharp (SG), Mark Brickey (SF), Anthony Johns (C) Alejandro Acosta, Michael Hering, Roy Sherry, Keith Nice | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Lehman (PG), Nick Clemons (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), William Blumenthal (PF), Sean Smith (C) William Nieves, Jason Beaudoin, Albert Bender, Sean Griffith, Carl Thompson | |
| 07:24 | Missouri | Donald Covin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 07:22 | Niagara | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald Covin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Sharp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Brickey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Metzinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Lehman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nick Clemons (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bryan Chalfant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Blumenthal (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Sean Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Niagara | William Blumenthal drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Donald Covin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Don Wagner (C) Anthony Johns | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Nick Clemons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 06:53 | Missouri | Warren Sharp gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Thomas Lehman is called for the reach on Warren Sharp in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lehman, team foul #13 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones (SF), Keith Nice (PF) Mark Brickey, James Metzinger | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG), Cornelius Hamilton (C) Thomas Lehman, Sean Smith | |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Warren Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Warren Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Cornelius Hamilton | 65-56 |
| 06:49 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant is hacked by Donald Covin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Covin, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Jeffrey Jones steals it from Bryan Chalfant | 65-56 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Warren Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 06:18 | Niagara | William Blumenthal pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:00 | Niagara | Nick Clemons misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 05:59 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant hits the follow up shot | 65-58 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Hering (PG), Mark Brickey (SG), Roy Sherry (SF), Lawrence McGohan (PF), Anthony Johns (C) Donald Covin, Warren Sharp, Jeffrey Jones, Keith Nice, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Sean Griffith (C) William Blumenthal | |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Michael Hering hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 05:42 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 05:36 | Niagara | Sean Griffith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 65-58 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant tips it in | 65-60 |
| 05:20 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Sean Griffith grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 05:03 | Niagara | John Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 05:01 | Missouri | Mark Brickey gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Anthony Johns drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Nick Clemons - foul #5 on Nick Clemons, team foul #14 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta (PG), Warren Sharp (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), James Metzinger (PF) Michael Hering, Mark Brickey, Roy Sherry, Lawrence McGohan | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Nieves (PG), Jason Beaudoin (SG), Albert Bender (SF), William Blumenthal (PF), Carl Thompson (C) John Dunn, Nick Clemons, Bryan Chalfant, Cornelius Hamilton, Sean Griffith | |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Anthony Johns misses the free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:46 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin is hacked by Anthony Johns - foul #1 on Anthony Johns, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Don Wagner (C) Anthony Johns | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:31 | Missouri | James Metzinger snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Don Wagner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Carl Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Albert Bender is called for 10 seconds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant (SF) Albert Bender | |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Don Wagner misses long on a floater in the lane | 67-60 |
| 04:01 | Niagara | Carl Thompson grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 03:57 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-60 |
| 03:56 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Warren Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Beaudoin - foul #4 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #15 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Covin (PG), Keith Nice (PF) Alejandro Acosta, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG), Sean Smith (C) William Nieves, Carl Thompson | |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Warren Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Warren Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant misses the lay-in | 68-60 |
| 03:30 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Chalfant - foul #5 on Bryan Chalfant, team foul #16 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta (SG), Anthony Johns (C) Warren Sharp, James Metzinger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert Bender (SF), Cornelius Hamilton (PF) Bryan Chalfant, William Blumenthal | |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:16 | Niagara | Cornelius Hamilton grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald Covin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Acosta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Nice (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Johns (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Dunn (tiring) 4 pf. SG - Jason Beaudoin (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Albert Bender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Cornelius Hamilton (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin's pass is intercepted by Anthony Johns | 69-60 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Keith Nice travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan (SF), Don Wagner (C) Jeffrey Jones, Anthony Johns | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Nieves (PG) John Dunn | |
| 02:26 | Niagara | William Nieves clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Alejandro Acosta grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Hering (PG), Mark Brickey (SG), Roy Sherry (SF), James Metzinger (PF) Donald Covin, Alejandro Acosta, Lawrence McGohan, Keith Nice | |
| Subs | Niagara | Carl Thompson (C) Sean Smith | |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Michael Hering is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Metzinger | 72-60 |
| 01:50 | Niagara | William Nieves buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jason Beaudoin | 72-63 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | James Metzinger is hacked by Cornelius Hamilton - foul #1 on Cornelius Hamilton, team foul #17 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Covin (PG), Warren Sharp (SG), Lawrence McGohan (SF) Michael Hering, Mark Brickey, Roy Sherry | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Blumenthal (PF), Sean Smith (C) Cornelius Hamilton, Carl Thompson | |
| 01:24 | Missouri | James Metzinger misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | James Metzinger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Warren Sharp picks off the pass by William Nieves in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| 01:20 | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan misses the lay-in | 73-63 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Sean Smith grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 01:02 | Niagara | Albert Bender makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Blumenthal | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Jason Beaudoin is called for the reach on Warren Sharp - foul #5 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #18 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones (SF), Keith Nice (PF), Anthony Johns (C) Lawrence McGohan, James Metzinger, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Dunn (PG) Jason Beaudoin | |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Warren Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Warren Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Anthony Johns is called for the reach on John Dunn - foul #2 on Anthony Johns, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lawrence McGohan (SF), Don Wagner (C) Jeffrey Jones, Anthony Johns | |
| Subs | Niagara | Cornelius Hamilton (PF), Sean Griffith (C) William Blumenthal, Sean Smith | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | John Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Sean Griffith grabs the offensive board | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | William Nieves makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Missouri | John Dunn is called for the reach on Donald Covin in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Dunn, team foul #19 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Jones (SF), Anthony Johns (C) Lawrence McGohan, Don Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Blumenthal (PF), Sean Smith (C) John Dunn, Cornelius Hamilton | |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Donald Covin makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Donald Covin makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:37 | Niagara | Albert Bender can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:36 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Smith | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Niagara | William Blumenthal misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Sean Griffith grabs the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Niagara | William Nieves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Anthony Johns gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Anthony Johns is hacked by William Nieves in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Nieves, team foul #20 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Carl Thompson (SF) William Nieves | |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Anthony Johns makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Anthony Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | William Blumenthal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-68 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Anthony Johns gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Donald Covin runs out the clock | 79-68 |