| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) SG - Joel Keese (fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) PF - Jason Smith (fresh) C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) SG - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass 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) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Chisulo Banda picks off the pass by Jason Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | Neal Stephens comes up short on the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Missouri | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Jason Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Weaver | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Neal Stephens loses the dribble to Wayne Weaver | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Jason Smith tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs buries a floater from the right wing set up by James Brown | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Jason Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Jason Smith is called for the reach on Cornelius Fisher - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG) Cornelius Fisher | |
| 16:27 | Missouri | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Cunningham (C) Chisulo Banda | |
| 16:05 | UMass | James Cunningham picks off the pass by Gregory Munson | 4-2 |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Brown | 4-4 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) SG - Joel Keese (fairly fresh) SF - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickie Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | UMass | Joel Keese is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Nicolas Dickson, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SG), Peter Phelps (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Shaun Scruggs, James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| 15:04 | Missouri | Peter Phelps makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Blackwood | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Wayne Weaver clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Stefan Romano hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 14:27 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Orville Taylor is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG) Orville Taylor | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chisulo Banda (C) James Cunningham | |
| 13:59 | Missouri | Wayne Weaver blocks the short jumper by Chisulo Banda | 6-7 |
| 13:57 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah tips it home | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Gregory Munson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gregory Munson, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (PF) Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, Peter Phelps, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 13:25 | Missouri | James Brown hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Shaun Scruggs | 6-11 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Gregory Munson buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Rickie Bell | 9-11 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Neal Stephens buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Chisulo Banda swats the layup by Joel Keese | 9-13 |
| 12:43 | Missouri | James Brown snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | James Brown hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cornelius Fisher | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Neal Stephens scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Cornelius Fisher and he's hacked by Gregory Munson - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Theodore Sartori (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Peter Phelps (SF), James Cunningham (C) Cornelius Fisher, James Brown, Chisulo Banda | |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | UMass | The jump hook by Stefan Romano is blocked by James Cunningham | 9-18 |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Peter Phelps snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Neal Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Smith - foul #2 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG) Shaun Scruggs | |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Wayne Weaver travels with the ball | 9-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF) Eric Waldrop | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) James Rothe, Neal Stephens, James Cunningham | |
| 10:15 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Blackwood and he's hacked by Wayne Weaver - foul #1 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG) Theodore Sartori | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 10:15 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda misses the free throw | 9-22 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Peter Phelps is called for the reach on Nicolas Dickson - foul #1 on Peter Phelps, team foul #1 | 9-22 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Joel Keese hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-22 |
| 09:39 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the board | 9-22 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | James Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 9-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Rickie Bell (C) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Cornelius Fisher (SG) Paul Blackwood, Peter Phelps | |
| 09:01 | UMass | Orville Taylor is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #3 | 9-22 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Cunningham (C) Chisulo Banda | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Joel Keese is hacked by James Cunningham - foul #1 on James Cunningham, team foul #4 | 9-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG), Wayne Weaver (C) Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) James Brown | |
| 08:29 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-22 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Orville Taylor snags the offensive board | 9-22 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Orville Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-22 |
| 08:13 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-22 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Neal Stephens tips it back up and in | 9-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) SF - Stefan Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cornelius Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Stefan Romano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-24 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Theodore Sartori tips it in | 11-24 |
| 06:54 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Theodore Sartori - foul #1 on Theodore Sartori, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SF) Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), Chisulo Banda (C) Dikembe Abdullah, James Cunningham | |
| 06:54 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 06:54 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Rickie Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Wayne Weaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 11-24 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs snags the defensive board | 11-24 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda's floater is knocked away by Rickie Bell | 11-24 |
| 06:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wayne Weaver | 11-24 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Theodore Sartori snags the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Rickie Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 11-24 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Brown | 11-24 |
| 05:31 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda buries a jump hook from the right block | 11-26 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 11-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Stefan Romano (PF) Theodore Sartori, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Paul Blackwood (SG), Peter Phelps (SF) Shaun Scruggs, Cornelius Fisher, James Brown | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Neal Stephens hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Paul Blackwood | 13-28 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Stefan Romano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Neal Stephens | |
| 04:36 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda drills a turnaround in the lane | 13-30 |
| 04:14 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson is hacked by Peter Phelps - foul #2 on Peter Phelps, team foul #6 | 13-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG) Joel Keese | |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SF), James Cunningham (C) Peter Phelps, Chisulo Banda | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Stefan Romano misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Cornelius Fisher - foul #1 on Cornelius Fisher, team foul #7 | 13-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Jason Smith (PF) Eric Waldrop, Nicolas Dickson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SG), James Brown (SF) James Rothe, Cornelius Fisher | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Stefan Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 03:42 | Missouri | Peter Phelps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SF) Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 03:23 | UMass | Theodore Sartori is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) Stefan Romano | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG) James Brown | |
| 03:23 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Peter Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Missouri | Wayne Weaver blocks the jumper by Peter Phelps | 17-30 |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs grabs the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 02:41 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs's pass is intercepted by Gregory Munson | 17-30 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Orville Taylor lays it up and in set up by Gregory Munson | 19-30 |
| 02:18 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah misses the runner in the lane | 19-30 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Gregory Munson snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 02:03 | UMass | James Cunningham blocks the jumper by Wayne Weaver | 19-30 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 19-30 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 01:37 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the offensive board | 19-30 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | James Cunningham comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 19-30 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 00:49 | UMass | James Cunningham blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gregory Munson | 19-30 |
| 00:47 | Missouri | James Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Phelps | 19-33 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Theodore Sartori can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses long on a halfcourt shot | 19-33 |