| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matte (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Golden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Robert Matte inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Montana | Robert Matte misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Cornelius Fisher - foul #2 on Cornelius Fisher, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:39 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:39 | Montana | Robert Matte misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:39 | Missouri | Neal Stephens snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 19:17 | Missouri | Douglas Groesbeck swats the dunk try by Cornelius Fisher | 30-22 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 18:48 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:17 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Peter Phelps snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Neal Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:32 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda hits a jump hook in the paint | 32-22 |
| 17:04 | Montana | Harry Haley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG) Peter Phelps | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:41 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood is fouled on the floor by Michael Golden - foul #2 on Michael Golden, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (C) Cornelius Fisher, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Pagano (C) Michael Golden | |
| 16:21 | Missouri | Merle Murphy picks off the pass by Paul Blackwood | 32-22 |
| 16:17 | Montana | Merle Murphy hits the finger roll | 32-24 |
| 15:57 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Groesbeck - foul #2 on Douglas Groesbeck, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Cunningham (C) Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (SG), John Kotowski (SF), James Carreno (PF) Harry Haley, Robert Matte, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| 15:57 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 15:57 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Craig Pagano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Montana | Merle Murphy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 15:34 | Montana | Paul Vierra misses the tip | 32-24 |
| 15:32 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 15:27 | Missouri | James Brown drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Scruggs and he's hacked by John Kotowski - foul #2 on John Kotowski, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), Chisulo Banda (C) Shaun Scruggs, Dikembe Abdullah, James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Golden (C) Craig Pagano | |
| 15:27 | Missouri | James Brown makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 15:06 | Montana | Merle Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG) Merle Murphy | |
| 14:45 | Missouri | James Brown is hacked by Michael Golden - foul #3 on Michael Golden, team foul #4 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck (PF) James Carreno | |
| 14:20 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-24 |
| 14:19 | Montana | John Kotowski snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 13:58 | Montana | Neal Stephens is called for the reach on Douglas Groesbeck - foul #2 on Neal Stephens, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG) Paul Blackwood | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (SF) John Kotowski | |
| 13:48 | Montana | Michael Golden slams it home | 35-26 |
| 13:21 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the lay-in | 35-26 |
| 13:19 | Montana | Robert Matte snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Michael Golden clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Chisulo Banda - foul #1 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), James Brown (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (C) Peter Phelps, Cornelius Fisher, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG), James Carreno (PF) Harry Haley, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| 12:50 | Montana | Michael Golden makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Michael Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 12:26 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah tips it home | 37-28 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Robert Matte clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 11:59 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 11:35 | Montana | Michael Golden makes the shot from the baseline | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Vierra (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Matte (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri | James Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 11:29 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Merle Murphy can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shaun Scruggs - foul #1 on Shaun Scruggs, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SF), Chisulo Banda (C) Neal Stephens, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG), Douglas Groesbeck (PF), Craig Pagano (C) Paul Vierra, James Carreno, Michael Golden | |
| 11:05 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 10:55 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher is hacked by Robert Matte - foul #2 on Robert Matte, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SG) Paul Blackwood | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:45 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher double dribbles | 37-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG) Shaun Scruggs | |
| Subs | Montana | John Kotowski (SF) Robert Matte | |
| 10:22 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 10:21 | Montana | John Kotowski tips it in | 37-34 |
| 10:00 | Missouri | Peter Phelps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (PG) James Rothe | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:32 | Montana | John Kotowski is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (SF) John Kotowski | |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Peter Phelps scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Chisulo Banda | 39-34 |
| 08:40 | Montana | Chisulo Banda steals it from Craig Pagano | 39-34 |
| 08:34 | Missouri | Merle Murphy steals it from Shaun Scruggs in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Harry Haley misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 08:31 | Montana | Robert Matte tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 08:30 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 08:12 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), James Brown (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (C) Peter Phelps, Cornelius Fisher, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (PG), Michael Golden (C) Merle Murphy, Craig Pagano | |
| 07:56 | Montana | Robert Matte misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 07:54 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 07:33 | Missouri | James Brown misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-34 |
| 07:32 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Matte | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Vierra (fresh) SG - Harry Haley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Montana | Shaun Scruggs steals it from Paul Vierra | 39-34 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Neal Stephens connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 41-34 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Robert Matte blows the layup | 41-34 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Blackwood | 41-34 |
| 05:58 | Missouri | James Brown misses the jump hook from the left block | 41-34 |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Neal Stephens tips it in | 43-34 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Robert Matte is fouled on the floor by Shaun Scruggs - foul #2 on Shaun Scruggs, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), Chisulo Banda (C) Shaun Scruggs, Neal Stephens, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG), John Kotowski (SF), James Carreno (PF) Harry Haley, Robert Matte, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| 05:06 | Montana | John Kotowski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:35 | Missouri | Peter Phelps knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Cornelius Fisher | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:26 | Montana | Michael Golden hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 46-34 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 04:01 | Missouri | James Brown hits a shot near the basket set up by Peter Phelps | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:52 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 03:26 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda misses badly on a jumper from close range | 48-34 |
| 03:25 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the offensive board | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Blackwood (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Phelps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Vierra (fairly fresh) SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), James Rothe (SG), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, Peter Phelps, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG), Robert Matte (SF), Douglas Groesbeck (PF), Craig Pagano (C) Paul Vierra, John Kotowski, James Carreno, Michael Golden | |
| 02:44 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-34 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Robert Matte hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 02:20 | Missouri | James Rothe clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 02:18 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda hits the follow up shot | 50-36 |
| 02:09 | Montana | Merle Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 02:08 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 01:48 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Douglas Groesbeck - foul #3 on Douglas Groesbeck, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SG) James Rothe | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Golden (C) Craig Pagano | |
| 01:48 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 01:48 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 01:48 | Montana | Robert Matte pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | Montana | Harry Haley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 01:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chisulo Banda | 51-36 |
| 01:20 | Missouri | Peter Phelps hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 01:19 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher tips it back up and in | 53-36 |
| 01:00 | Montana | The jump hook by Michael Golden is blocked by Cornelius Fisher | 53-36 |
| 00:58 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri | Neal Stephens hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Montana | Michael Golden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chisulo Banda - foul #2 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| 00:27 | Montana | Michael Golden makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 00:27 | Montana | Michael Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs runs out the clock | 55-38 |