| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terry Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) C - Nestor Block (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - James Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | James Brown inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 19:36 | Missouri | Chad Arnold tips it in | 24-34 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett travels with the ball | 24-34 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Cunningham | 24-37 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | James Brown is called for traveling | 24-37 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 17:31 | Missouri | Mark Jenkins steps in front of the Paul Ruffin pass | 24-37 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Heimbach | 27-37 |
| 16:29 | Missouri | Neal Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Eric Arana (SG), Alfred Johnson (PF) Terry Golden, Allen Bennett, Mark Jenkins | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Arana | 29-37 |
| 15:49 | Missouri | Chad Arnold can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-37 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nestor Block (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ruffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt lays it up and in | 29-39 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Ronald Larson - foul #1 on Ronald Larson, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), David Hill (C) Ronald Larson, Eric Arana, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (PG), James Brown (SF), Chisulo Banda (C) Chad Arnold, Paul Ruffin, James Cunningham | |
| 14:45 | Missouri | James Brown travels with the ball | 29-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach's floater is tipped away by Neal Stephens | 29-39 |
| 14:22 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Neal Stephens | 29-39 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | James Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | David Hill can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 13:52 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins (PF) Alfred Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG), Paul Ruffin (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF) Paul Blackwood, Alex Sweatt, James Brown | |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | David Hill blows the dunk | 29-41 |
| 12:57 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:38 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin is hacked by Terry Golden - foul #2 on Terry Golden, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG) Terry Golden | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (SF) Neal Stephens | |
| 12:19 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda's fadeaway is rejected by David Hill | 29-41 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Hill | 29-41 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins tips it in | 31-41 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chisulo Banda | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) SG - Allen Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rothe (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chisulo Banda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | James Rothe is called for the reach on Allen Bennett - foul #1 on James Rothe, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (PG), Eric Arana (SG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), Nestor Block (C) Ronald Larson, Allen Bennett, Thomas Heimbach, Mark Jenkins, David Hill | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF), James Cunningham (C) James Rothe, Dikembe Abdullah, Chisulo Banda | |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the dunk | 31-44 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | James Cunningham gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:47 | Missouri | Chad Arnold drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Brown | 31-47 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chad Arnold - foul #2 on Chad Arnold, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | James Brown scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Chad Arnold and he's fouled by Eric Arana - foul #1 on Eric Arana, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | James Brown makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Arnold - foul #3 on Chad Arnold, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana is whistled for a carry | 33-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG) Chad Arnold | |
| 09:41 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Arana - foul #2 on Eric Arana, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF) Eric Arana, Marcel Corbin, Alfred Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alex Sweatt (SG) Paul Ruffin | |
| 09:41 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 09:41 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 09:41 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to James Cunningham | 33-50 |
| 09:20 | Missouri | James Cunningham buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Blackwood | 33-52 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden buries a runner from the right block set up by Allen Bennett | 35-52 |
| 08:48 | Missouri | James Brown banks in the layup set up by Paul Blackwood | 35-54 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 35-54 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Allen Bennett | 37-54 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | The short jumper by Neal Stephens is denied by Nestor Block | 37-54 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 07:32 | Missouri | James Brown gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 07:05 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt gets the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terry Golden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Block (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Blackwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - James Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Neal Stephens can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Golden | 39-54 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Neal Stephens connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Brown | 39-56 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Alex Sweatt - foul #3 on Alex Sweatt, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), David Hill (C) Terry Golden, Thomas Heimbach, Mark Jenkins, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG), Paul Ruffin (SG), James Rothe (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) Paul Blackwood, Alex Sweatt, James Brown, Neal Stephens, James Cunningham | |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 42-58 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | David Hill hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Marcel Corbin and he's fouled by Chisulo Banda - foul #4 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | David Hill misses the free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:01 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chisulo Banda | 44-58 |
| 04:35 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Arnold | 44-61 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 04:12 | Missouri | Chad Arnold grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 03:55 | Missouri | Chad Arnold connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 44-63 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Rothe - foul #2 on James Rothe, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nestor Block (C) David Hill | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alex Sweatt (SF) James Rothe | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Chad Arnold knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson connects on the shot from close range set up by Ronald Larson | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Nestor Block (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | Missouri | Chad Arnold hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Arana - foul #3 on Eric Arana, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), James Cunningham (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Chisulo Banda | |
| 02:31 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:31 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 01:53 | Missouri | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Alfred Johnson - foul #2 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) Alex Sweatt, James Cunningham | |
| 01:53 | Missouri | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block's pass is intercepted by Chisulo Banda | 51-67 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-67 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 51-67 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson can't tip it in | 51-67 |
| 01:06 | Missouri | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 00:39 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Ruffin | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-69 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Neal Stephens banks in the layup | 51-71 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block connects on the floater from the left side | 53-71 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Chad Arnold runs out the clock | 53-71 |