| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (fresh) SG - Lester Devos (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) PF - Douglas Howard (fresh) C - James Kaufman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Miro Zeitlin (fresh) SG - William Ammons (fresh) SF - Max Davis (fresh) PF - Calvin Mathis (fresh) C - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Douglas Howard grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Missouri | Douglas Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Lester Devos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Clifford Gervais is called for the reach on Miro Zeitlin - foul #1 on Clifford Gervais, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez loses the dribble to Jeremy Smith | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | Missouri | William Ammons takes the ball from Douglas Howard | 0-0 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | William Ammons hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Douglas Howard gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Douglas Howard comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Ammons | 0-2 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (fairly fresh) SG - Lester Devos (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) PF - Douglas Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Kaufman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Miro Zeitlin (fairly fresh) SG - William Ammons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Max Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri | Douglas Howard clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Mathis - foul #1 on Calvin Mathis, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Joseph Harris (SG), Kurt Erickson (PF), Stephen Cleland (C) Clifford Gervais, Lester Devos, Jeremy Smith, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez (SG), Melvin Vegas (SF), Eugenio Romano (PF), Kenneth Silverman (C) William Ammons, Max Davis, Calvin Mathis, Juan Gonzalez | |
| 15:42 | Missouri | Douglas Howard misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 15:42 | Missouri | Douglas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Melvin Vegas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Gonzalez | 1-4 |
| 15:12 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Silverman - foul #1 on Kenneth Silverman, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mikel Graboski (SF) Douglas Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Ammons (SG) Miro Zeitlin | |
| 15:12 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:12 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Harris steals it from Kenneth Silverman | 3-4 |
| 14:52 | Missouri | Joseph Harris lays it in | 5-4 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | William Ammons misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Silverman | 5-4 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Kurt Erickson steals the ball from Eugenio Romano | 5-4 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Ammons - foul #1 on William Ammons, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Douglas Howard (PF) Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin (PG), Calvin Mathis (PF), Juan Gonzalez (C) William Ammons, Eugenio Romano, Kenneth Silverman | |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Calvin Mathis is denied by Stephen Cleland | 7-4 |
| 13:32 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 13:05 | Missouri | George Weitzel buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Harris | 9-4 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-4 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis lays it in on a nice dish by Melvin Vegas and the foul's on Mikel Graboski - foul #1 on Mikel Graboski, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clifford Gervais (PG), Lester Devos (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Kurt Erickson (PF) George Weitzel, Joseph Harris, Mikel Graboski, Douglas Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Ammons (SF) Melvin Vegas | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:23 | Missouri | Juan Gonzalez picks off the pass by Jeremy Smith | 9-7 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Douglas Howard (PF), Clemente Barton (C) Lester Devos, Kurt Erickson, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Davis (SF), Eugenio Romano (PF) Miro Zeitlin, Calvin Mathis | |
| 11:45 | Missouri | The short jumper by George Weitzel is denied by Eugenio Romano | 9-7 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - George Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Gervais (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clemente Barton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ammons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Max Davis (fresh) PF - Eugenio Romano (fresh) C - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais's pass is intercepted by Eugenio Romano | 9-7 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Max Davis comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 9-7 |
| 11:08 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Clemente Barton | 9-7 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | George Weitzel is fouled on the floor by Eugenio Romano - foul #1 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Stephen Cleland (C) George Weitzel, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin (PG), Calvin Mathis (PF), Melvin Vegas (C) Max Davis, Eugenio Romano, Juan Gonzalez | |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Douglas Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Douglas Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Ammons | 9-9 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Lester Devos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Joseph Harris (SG), Mikel Graboski (SF), Kurt Erickson (PF), James Kaufman (C) Clifford Gervais, Lester Devos, Jeremy Smith, Douglas Howard, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Davis (SF), Juan Gonzalez (C) Jose Gonzalez, Melvin Vegas | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis is denied on a layup by Mikel Graboski | 9-9 |
| 09:23 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 09:13 | Missouri | George Weitzel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Ammons - foul #2 on William Ammons, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Douglas Howard (SF) Joseph Harris, Mikel Graboski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez (SG) William Ammons | |
| 09:13 | Missouri | George Weitzel misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 09:13 | Missouri | George Weitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Kaufman is called for the reach on Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on James Kaufman, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clifford Gervais (PG), Joseph Harris (SG), Clemente Barton (C) George Weitzel, Lester Devos, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Silverman (C) Juan Gonzalez | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Max Davis | 10-11 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Douglas Howard can't throw it down but the foul's on Max Davis - foul #1 on Max Davis, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Lester Devos (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), James Kaufman (C) Clifford Gervais, Joseph Harris, Kurt Erickson, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano (PF), Juan Gonzalez (C) Calvin Mathis, Kenneth Silverman | |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Douglas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Douglas Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez drills a shot from the right block set up by Miro Zeitlin | 11-13 |
| 07:56 | Missouri | Lester Devos is fouled on the floor by Eugenio Romano - foul #2 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clifford Gervais (PG), Clemente Barton (PF), Stephen Cleland (C) George Weitzel, Douglas Howard, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis (PF) Eugenio Romano | |
| 07:56 | Missouri | Lester Devos makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:56 | Missouri | Lester Devos makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (fairly fresh) SG - Lester Devos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clemente Barton (fresh) C - Stephen Cleland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Miro Zeitlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Gonzalez (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Max Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith is whistled for a carry | 13-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Douglas Howard (PF), James Kaufman (C) Clifford Gervais, Clemente Barton, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Melvin Vegas (SF) Max Davis | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Lester Devos is hacked by Jose Gonzalez - foul #1 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clifford Gervais (PG), Stephen Cleland (C) George Weitzel, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Davis (SF) Melvin Vegas | |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Lester Devos makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Lester Devos makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin double dribbles | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (SG) Lester Devos | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:35 | Missouri | Douglas Howard knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Harris | 17-15 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Jeremy Smith swats the dunk try by Jose Gonzalez | 17-15 |
| 06:26 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Lester Devos (SG), Mikel Graboski (SF), Kurt Erickson (PF), James Kaufman (C) Clifford Gervais, Joseph Harris, Jeremy Smith, Douglas Howard, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Melvin Vegas (SF) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Max Davis clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Devos - foul #1 on Lester Devos, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clifford Gervais (PG), Douglas Howard (PF) George Weitzel, Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Max Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Max Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | Lester Devos gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Douglas Howard misses the easy open layup | 17-16 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Melvin Vegas pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Kurt Erickson (PF), Clemente Barton (C) Clifford Gervais, Mikel Graboski, Douglas Howard, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez (SG), Kenneth Silverman (C) Melvin Vegas, Juan Gonzalez | |
| 05:25 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 05:24 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Max Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by George Weitzel | 22-16 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Kurt Erickson blocks the jumper by Miro Zeitlin | 22-16 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 04:25 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Miro Zeitlin grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Miro Zeitlin | 22-20 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kurt Erickson | 24-20 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - George Weitzel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Devos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clemente Barton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Miro Zeitlin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Gonzalez (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Davis (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Calvin Mathis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Silverman (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Kurt Erickson - foul #1 on Kurt Erickson, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clifford Gervais (PG), Joseph Harris (SG), Mikel Graboski (SF), Douglas Howard (PF), James Kaufman (C) George Weitzel, Lester Devos, Jeremy Smith, Kurt Erickson, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Ammons (SG), Melvin Vegas (SF), Juan Gonzalez (C) Jose Gonzalez, Max Davis, Kenneth Silverman | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Calvin Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Douglas Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Harris | 26-24 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | William Ammons lays it up and in | 26-26 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | William Ammons is called for the reach on Clifford Gervais - foul #3 on William Ammons, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez (SG), Eugenio Romano (PF) William Ammons, Calvin Mathis | |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Vegas and he's hacked by Mikel Graboski - foul #2 on Mikel Graboski, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Smith (SF) Mikel Graboski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Davis (SG) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:10 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Smith - foul #1 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Mikel Graboski (SF), Stephen Cleland (C) Joseph Harris, Jeremy Smith, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez (SG) Max Davis | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:50 | Missouri | Lester Devos pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Lester Devos can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Melvin Vegas grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Juan Gonzalez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Mikel Graboski gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 30-29 |