| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Shaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Waldo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Henry Rude and he's fouled by Melvin Waldo - foul #3 on Melvin Waldo, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Lagrange (C) Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:12 | Missouri | Scott Shaver buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Cline | 44-34 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Lagrange swats the layup by Thomas Demsky | 44-34 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore tips it home | 44-36 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:32 | Missouri | Donald Cline gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:19 | Missouri | Scott Shaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Helsley | 44-36 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Lagrange - foul #3 on John Lagrange, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darin Riddle (C) John Lagrange | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Darin Riddle | 44-37 |
| 17:44 | Missouri | Scott Shaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 17:42 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Thomas Demsky is called for the reach on Donald Cline - foul #2 on Thomas Demsky, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (PG), Kory Petersen (SG) Charles Nusbaum, Donald Cline | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman (PF) Michael Helsley | |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Kory Petersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF), David Ferreira (C) Alexei Ziegler, David Moore | |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Ellis picks off the pass by Henry Rude in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 16:54 | Missouri | Mike Johnson is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson (SG) Thomas Demsky | |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira is hacked by Darin Riddle - foul #2 on Darin Riddle, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Michael Helsley (PF) Henry Rude, David Ferreira | |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Meserve | 44-39 |
| 16:03 | Missouri | Mike Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Brian Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kory Petersen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Shaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darin Riddle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Highsmith (fresh) SG - Mark Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 15:39 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Mike Johnson | 44-39 |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Scott Shaver is hacked by Michael Helsley - foul #3 on Michael Helsley, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum (PG), Donald Cline (SG), John Lagrange (PF), Melvin Waldo (C) Brian Ellis, Kory Petersen, Mike Johnson, Darin Riddle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), David Moore (C) James Highsmith, Mark Simpson, Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman | |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo is hacked by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Scott Shaver drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Nusbaum | 47-39 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler drills a jumpshot from the left side | 47-41 |
| 14:10 | Missouri | Scott Shaver connects on the jump hook in the lane | 49-41 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley dunks the ball | 49-43 |
| 13:31 | Missouri | Donald Cline is hacked by Henry Rude - foul #3 on Henry Rude, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Smith (SF) Scott Shaver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman (PF) Michael Helsley | |
| 13:16 | Missouri | Peter Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| 12:36 | Missouri | Donald Cline makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Nusbaum | 54-45 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude scores on a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Charles Nusbaum - foul #1 on Charles Nusbaum, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (PG), Kory Petersen (SG), Mike Johnson (PF), Darin Riddle (C) Charles Nusbaum, Donald Cline, John Lagrange, Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF), David Ferreira (C) Alexei Ziegler, David Moore | |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Peter Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 11:54 | Missouri | Kory Petersen tips it in | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Brian Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kory Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Darin Riddle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Scott Shaver (SF) Peter Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Mark Simpson (SG), Michael Helsley (PF) Henry Rude, Thomas Demsky, David Ferreira | |
| 11:08 | Missouri | Brian Ellis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve clanks a jump hook from close range | 56-48 |
| 10:48 | Missouri | Brian Ellis snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 10:42 | Missouri | Mike Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Helsley - foul #4 on Michael Helsley, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum (PG), Donald Cline (SG), Melvin Waldo (C) Brian Ellis, Kory Petersen, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF), David Moore (C) James Highsmith, Michael Helsley | |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Scott Shaver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman tips it back up and in | 56-50 |
| 09:48 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Lagrange (PF) Darin Riddle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), David Ferreira (PF) Mark Simpson, Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman | |
| 09:48 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:48 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Waldo - foul #4 on Melvin Waldo, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mike Johnson (PF) Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | John Lagrange misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira buries a driving attempt in the lane | 56-54 |
| 09:08 | Missouri | Mike Johnson banks in the layup set up by Charles Nusbaum | 58-54 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Lagrange blocks the short jumper by David Moore | 58-54 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Scott Shaver grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Missouri | Donald Cline scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Scott Shaver | 61-54 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler tips it but misses | 61-54 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| 07:51 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Ferreira - foul #2 on David Ferreira, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kory Petersen (SG), Peter Smith (SF), Melvin Waldo (C) Donald Cline, Scott Shaver, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Alexei Ziegler, David Ferreira, David Moore | |
| 07:51 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:51 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kory Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Lagrange (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Melvin Waldo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leroy Meserve, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (PG), Darin Riddle (PF) Charles Nusbaum, John Lagrange | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Peter Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Mark Simpson (SG) Henry Rude, Thomas Demsky | |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Darin Riddle loses the ball out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF), David Moore (C) James Highsmith, Leonard Merriman | |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-56 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 06:13 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo lays it up and in | 65-56 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Darin Riddle pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:35 | Missouri | Peter Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Cline (SG), Scott Shaver (SF), John Lagrange (PF) Kory Petersen, Peter Smith, Darin Riddle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG) Mark Simpson, Leroy Meserve | |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 05:22 | Missouri | Scott Shaver pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Donald Cline misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Moore - foul #3 on David Moore, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum (PG) Brian Ellis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Alexei Ziegler, Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Donald Cline makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Donald Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve's pass is intercepted by Donald Cline | 67-56 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Donald Cline lays it in | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 04:30 | Missouri | John Lagrange grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Donald Cline comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 04:13 | Missouri | John Lagrange gets the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 03:54 | Missouri | Scott Shaver's pass is intercepted by David Ferreira | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Cline (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Shaver (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lagrange (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Melvin Waldo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mike Johnson (PF) Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Nusbaum steals it from Alexei Ziegler | 72-59 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum banks in the layup | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Scott Shaver gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Shaver | 76-59 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-61 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Alexei Ziegler | 76-63 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Alexei Ziegler steals it from Scott Shaver | 76-63 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore scores on a runner from close range | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Lagrange's layup is rejected by Michael Helsley | 76-65 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Henry Rude | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Henry Rude is called for the reach on Donald Cline in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Rude, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Smith (SF), Darin Riddle (C) Scott Shaver, John Lagrange | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Donald Cline misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Donald Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore is hacked by Darin Riddle - foul #3 on Darin Riddle, team foul #6 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Scott Shaver (SF), Melvin Waldo (C) Peter Smith, Darin Riddle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Demsky | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Henry Rude is called for the reach on Charles Nusbaum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Rude, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Smith (SF), Darin Riddle (C) Scott Shaver, Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson (PG) Henry Rude | |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Donald Cline is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Simpson - foul #2 on Mark Simpson, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Donald Cline makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Donald Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darin Riddle is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #4 on Darin Riddle, team foul #7 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Missouri | Scott Shaver (SF), Melvin Waldo (C) Peter Smith, Darin Riddle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum runs out the clock | 79-72 |