| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Gregory Dunn (fresh) SG - Bradley Perry (fresh) SF - Gregorio Gallo (fresh) PF - Robert Jozwiak (fresh) C - Anthony Groleau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fresh) SG - David Peltz (fresh) SF - Domingo Castillo (fresh) PF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) C - Kenneth Louis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | David Peltz makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Degregorio | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Gregory Dunn steals it from Kenneth Louis | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Missouri | Gregorio Gallo throws it down on a nice dish by Gregory Dunn | 4-3 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Domingo Castillo clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Missouri | Bradley Perry grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn is hacked by Paul Degregorio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Degregorio, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Groleau | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio's pass is intercepted by Gregory Dunn in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | Missouri | Bradley Perry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Gregorio Gallo grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | Missouri | Bradley Perry comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio buries a jump hook in the paint | 6-5 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak is fouled on the floor by Domingo Castillo - foul #1 on Domingo Castillo, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Gaither (PG), Robert Rowden (SG), Anthony Hans (SF), James Patterson (PF) Paul Degregorio, David Peltz, Domingo Castillo, Shen Xayavong | |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Gregorio Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Gregory Dunn is called for the reach on Robert Gaither - foul #1 on Gregory Dunn, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Goff (PG), Lucio Yazzie (PF) Robert Jozwiak, Anthony Groleau | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Gregory Dunn steals the ball from James Patterson | 6-5 |
| 15:44 | Missouri | James Patterson is called for the reach on Gregory Dunn - foul #1 on James Patterson, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Bowman (SG) Bradley Perry | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), David Peltz (SG), Shen Xayavong (PF) Robert Gaither, Anthony Hans, Kenneth Louis | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Goff (fresh) SG - Richard Bowman (fresh) SF - Gregorio Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lucio Yazzie (fresh) C - Gregory Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peltz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rowden (fresh) PF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) C - James Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Missouri | Lucio Yazzie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | David Peltz grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | David Peltz clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Robert Rowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Robert Rowden connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Peltz | 6-8 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Johnny Goff connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | David Peltz hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Degregorio | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn misses the easy layup | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | A charge is called on Robert Rowden - foul #1 on Robert Rowden, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Perry (SG), Robert Jozwiak (PF), Anthony Groleau (C) Johnny Goff, Richard Bowman, Lucio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Domingo Castillo (SF), Kenneth Louis (C) Robert Rowden, James Patterson | |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Bradley Perry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Robert Jozwiak steals it from David Peltz out of a doubleteam | 9-11 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Jozwiak | 11-11 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Anthony Groleau picks off the pass by Kenneth Louis | 11-11 |
| 12:00 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 11:58 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak tips it home | 13-11 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Domingo Castillo lays it in | 13-13 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Bradley Perry is fouled on the floor by David Peltz - foul #1 on David Peltz, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Goff (PG), Richard Bowman (SF) Gregory Dunn, Gregorio Gallo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (PG), Anthony Hans (SG), James Patterson (PF) Paul Degregorio, David Peltz, Shen Xayavong | |
| 11:22 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak double dribbles | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Goff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Perry (fresh) SF - Richard Bowman (fresh) PF - Robert Jozwiak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Groleau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Rowden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Hans (fresh) SF - Domingo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patterson (fresh) C - Kenneth Louis (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis drills a shot from the right block | 13-15 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau buries a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by James Patterson - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lucio Yazzie (PF) Robert Jozwiak | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Gaither (PG), Michael Erickson (PF) Domingo Castillo, James Patterson | |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Erickson | 15-15 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Robert Rowden is fouled on the floor by Johnny Goff - foul #1 on Johnny Goff, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Maddux (SG), Gregory Dunn (C) Bradley Perry, Anthony Groleau | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Robert Rowden loses the dribble to Henry Maddux | 15-15 |
| 09:50 | Missouri | Robert Rowden is called for the reach on Gregory Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Rowden, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregorio Gallo (SF) Henry Maddux | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (C) Robert Rowden, Kenneth Louis | |
| 09:50 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Rossi | 15-15 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | The short jumper by Paul Degregorio is denied by Lucio Yazzie | 15-15 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Gregorio Gallo | 15-15 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Lucio Yazzie is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lucio Yazzie, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Perry (SG), Robert Jozwiak (PF) Johnny Goff, Richard Bowman | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Peltz (SG), Domingo Castillo (SF), Shen Xayavong (PF) Robert Gaither, Anthony Hans, Michael Erickson | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Lucio Yazzie - foul #2 on Lucio Yazzie, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Goff (PG), Anthony Groleau (C) Gregory Dunn, Lucio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Shen Xayavong takes the ball from Anthony Groleau | 15-16 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong lays it up and in on a great pass from Domingo Castillo | 15-18 |
| 07:56 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | David Peltz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Domingo Castillo tips it in | 15-20 |
| 07:09 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau's layup is rejected by Shen Xayavong | 15-20 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Gonzalo Rossi grabs the board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Goff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Perry (fresh) SF - Gregorio Gallo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jozwiak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Groleau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Peltz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Domingo Castillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | David Peltz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Perry - foul #1 on Bradley Perry, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Maddux (SG), Richard Bowman (SF), Gregory Dunn (C) Bradley Perry, Gregorio Gallo, Anthony Groleau | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Gaither (PG), Anthony Hans (SF), Michael Erickson (PF), Kenneth Louis (C) Paul Degregorio, Domingo Castillo, Shen Xayavong, Gonzalo Rossi | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | David Peltz makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | David Peltz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:31 | Missouri | Henry Maddux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-22 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | David Peltz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Richard Bowman grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 05:58 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn misses the lay-in | 15-22 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Anthony Hans snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Goff - foul #2 on Johnny Goff, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Anthony Groleau (C) Johnny Goff | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shen Xayavong (PF) David Peltz | |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Kenneth Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:52 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 05:28 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Jozwiak and the foul's on Shen Xayavong - foul #1 on Shen Xayavong, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Perry (SG) Henry Maddux | |
| Subs | Ball State | Domingo Castillo (SF) Michael Erickson | |
| 05:28 | Missouri | Gregory Dunn makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong can't finish the layup | 18-23 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Louis | 18-23 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Anthony Hans makes the floater from the left side | 18-25 |
| 04:37 | Missouri | Richard Bowman is called for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregorio Gallo (SF) Richard Bowman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG) Robert Gaither | |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Anthony Hans is fouled on the floor by Bradley Perry - foul #2 on Bradley Perry, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Maddux (SG) Bradley Perry | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Peltz (SG) Shen Xayavong | |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Anthony Hans makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Anthony Hans makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Henry Maddux connects on the 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Gregory Dunn is called for the reach on Paul Degregorio - foul #2 on Gregory Dunn, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Goff (PG), Bradley Perry (SG), Lucio Yazzie (PF) Henry Maddux, Robert Jozwiak, Anthony Groleau | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rowden (SF), James Patterson (PF) Domingo Castillo, Anthony Hans | |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:26 | Missouri | Robert Rowden is called for the reach on Johnny Goff - foul #3 on Robert Rowden, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Anthony Groleau (C) Gregory Dunn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Erickson (SF) Robert Rowden | |
| 03:26 | Missouri | Johnny Goff misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | David Peltz snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Johnny Goff takes the ball from Paul Degregorio | 21-29 |
| 02:59 | Missouri | Lucio Yazzie clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Patterson - foul #3 on James Patterson, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shen Xayavong (PF), Gonzalo Rossi (C) James Patterson, Kenneth Louis | |
| 02:59 | Missouri | Lucio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:59 | Missouri | Lucio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Goff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Perry (fresh) SF - Gregorio Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Groleau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Degregorio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Peltz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Erickson (fresh) PF - Shen Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Lucio Yazzie - foul #3 on Lucio Yazzie, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Bowman (SF) Lucio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Gaither (SG) David Peltz | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:23 | Missouri | Johnny Goff hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Bowman | 26-31 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Paul Degregorio connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Gaither | 26-34 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Anthony Groleau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Maddux (SG), Robert Jozwiak (PF), Gregory Dunn (C) Bradley Perry, Gregorio Gallo, Anthony Groleau | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Peltz (SG), Domingo Castillo (SF), Kenneth Louis (C) Paul Degregorio, Michael Erickson, Gonzalo Rossi | |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Domingo Castillo comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Shen Xayavong tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | Shen Xayavong takes the ball from Henry Maddux | 26-36 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | David Peltz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 01:09 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:45 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shen Xayavong - foul #2 on Shen Xayavong, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Degregorio (PG), Anthony Hans (PF) Robert Gaither, Shen Xayavong | |
| 00:45 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:45 | Missouri | Robert Jozwiak makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Anthony Hans misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Richard Bowman grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Henry Maddux buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | David Peltz misses the fullcourt shot | 30-36 |