| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Donald Williams inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Donald Williams is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steve Peterson | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Missouri | James Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Desalvo | 30-41 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Donald Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeff Gardener - foul #3 on Jeff Gardener, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF) Jeff Gardener | |
| 19:06 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:45 | Missouri | David Williams clanks a jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 18:44 | Missouri | David Desalvo tips it but misses | 32-41 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Donald Williams snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Cole Layden is hacked by David Desalvo - foul #1 on David Desalvo, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:17 | Samford | David Williams steals it from Steve Peterson | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | James Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Cole Layden picks off the pass by James Phillips | 32-41 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 17:45 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:37 | Missouri | Donald Williams is called for the reach on Chad Harris - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (C) Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF) Craig Battaglia | |
| 17:32 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton is fouled on the floor by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:14 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 17:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steve Peterson | 32-41 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Oscar Fagin drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Cole Layden | 34-41 |
| 16:34 | Missouri | Steve Peterson steals it from David Williams | 34-41 |
| 16:15 | Samford | James Dorrough misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Oscar Fagin can't tip it in | 34-41 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | James Dorrough steals the ball from Chad Harris | 34-41 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Ian Logan can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Chad Harris - foul #1 on Chad Harris, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Donald Williams (SF), Jerry Shaw (C) Steve Peterson, Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeff Gardener (SF), Michael Shirley (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) Kurt Slaton, James Phillips, Chad Harris | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Ian Logan makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Ian Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow (PF) Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:09 | Samford | Michael Shirley steals it from Donald Williams | 36-41 |
| 14:50 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener is hacked by Donald Williams - foul #4 on Donald Williams, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG), Cole Layden (SG) James Dorrough, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:42 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the turnaround from the right block | 36-41 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener tips it in | 36-43 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Hans Zeis is fouled on the floor by David Desalvo - foul #2 on David Desalvo, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Jerry Shaw evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Battaglia - foul #2 on Craig Battaglia, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (PF) Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:10 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:49 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits a fadeaway in the paint | 38-45 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Jeff Gardener steals the ball from Dennis Mills | 38-45 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | David Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Desalvo | 38-48 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Ian Logan is denied on a layup by Jeff Gardener | 38-48 |
| 12:46 | Missouri | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener is fouled on the floor by Hans Zeis - foul #2 on Hans Zeis, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Cole Layden, Dennis Mills, Ian Logan, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Wayne Merkley (SG), James Phillips (C) David Williams, David Desalvo, Craig Battaglia | |
| 12:22 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-48 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 11:59 | Samford | James Dorrough hits a 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 11:48 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | James Phillips snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:35 | Missouri | 3 seconds is called on Michael Shirley | 41-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG) Hans Zeis | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG) Wayne Merkley | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Goodfellow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Love (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Samford | Oscar Fagin buries a jumper from the left block set up by Daniel Goodfellow | 43-50 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-50 |
| 10:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Dorrough | 43-50 |
| 10:30 | Samford | James Dorrough can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 43-50 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 10:12 | Samford | James Dorrough snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Cole Layden hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Dorrough | 46-50 |
| 09:32 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Goodfellow - foul #3 on Daniel Goodfellow, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG), Dennis Mills (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Steve Peterson, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG), Craig Battaglia (C) David Williams, James Phillips | |
| 09:32 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:32 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Hans Zeis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Cole Layden | 49-50 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Jerry Shaw steals the ball from Jeff Gardener | 49-50 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Hans Zeis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 08:41 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Ian Logan clanks a runner near the basket | 49-50 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Dennis Mills tips it home | 51-50 |
| 08:08 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Justin Love and the foul's on Ian Logan - foul #3 on Ian Logan, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), James Dorrough (SG) Hans Zeis, Cole Layden | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Chad Harris (SF) Justin Love, Jeff Gardener | |
| 08:08 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Dennis Mills misses badly on a floater from the right side | 51-53 |
| 07:46 | Missouri | Michael Shirley gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:26 | Missouri | Chad Harris is fouled on the floor by Dennis Mills - foul #1 on Dennis Mills, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF) Dennis Mills, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) Michael Shirley | |
| 07:26 | Missouri | Chad Harris makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:26 | Missouri | Chad Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Dorrough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Samford | Oscar Fagin's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 51-55 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Chad Harris misses the lay-in | 51-55 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Jerry Shaw gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Steve Peterson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 06:40 | Missouri | Chad Harris gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:27 | Missouri | James Phillips can't finish the layup | 51-55 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Jerry Shaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 06:03 | Missouri | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:46 | Missouri | David Desalvo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Phillips | 51-58 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the contested runner from close range on a great pass from Steve Peterson | 53-58 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia is whistled for traveling | 53-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Hans Zeis (SG), Ian Logan (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Steve Peterson, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Wayne Merkley (SG), Jeff Gardener (SF), Michael Shirley (PF) David Williams, David Desalvo, Chad Harris, Craig Battaglia | |
| 05:00 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow double dribbles | 53-58 |
| 04:44 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the floater from the right block | 53-58 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Michael Shirley tips it home | 53-60 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Ian Logan lays it up and in | 55-60 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Merkley | 55-62 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Ian Logan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Ian Logan tips it in | 57-62 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is hacked by Hans Zeis - foul #3 on Hans Zeis, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG), Oscar Fagin (PF) Donald Williams, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), David Desalvo (SG) Justin Love, Wayne Merkley | |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Ian Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Ian Logan can't finish the layup | 57-63 |
| 03:07 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Hans Zeis - foul #4 on Hans Zeis, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), James Dorrough (SF) Hans Zeis, Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF), Jerry Shaw (C) James Dorrough, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Craig Battaglia (C) James Phillips | |
| 02:42 | Samford | Donald Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-64 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Cole Layden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 02:16 | Missouri | Michael Shirley double dribbles | 57-64 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Peterson | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | David Williams clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Peterson - foul #3 on Steve Peterson, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Samford | Jerry Shaw connects on the floater from the left block set up by Cole Layden | 62-66 |
| 01:06 | Missouri | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Cole Layden connects on the shot from close range | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri | David Desalvo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Shirley | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Shirley is called for the reach on Oscar Fagin - foul #4 on Michael Shirley, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is fouled in the backcourt by Cole Layden - foul #1 on Cole Layden, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG) David Williams | |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Cole Layden is hacked by David Desalvo - foul #3 on David Desalvo, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG) Justin Love | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Cole Layden misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:13 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Peterson - foul #4 on Steve Peterson, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (SG) David Desalvo | |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Donald Williams misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Justin Love pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | David Williams runs out the clock | 64-71 |