| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Hipolito Marino (fresh) SG - Lester Brady (fresh) SF - David Holmes (fresh) PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) C - David Eisen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Frank Mahr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Lester Brady buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Missouri | David Eisen snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Missouri | Frank Mahr misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Missouri | David Holmes's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Hamilton | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Mahr | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it home | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Missouri | Lester Brady comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Hipolito Marino - foul #1 on Hipolito Marino, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Missouri | Lester Brady comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | David Eisen grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Frank Mahr hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Hipolito Marino | 5-3 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a runner near the basket | 5-3 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Lester Brady is fouled on the floor by Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 15:51 | Missouri | David Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | Missouri | Lester Brady snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Hipolito Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Holmes (fresh) PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Eisen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Hipolito Marino knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Brady | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Frank Mahr | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | The jump hook by David Eisen is blocked by Curtis Hines | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (SG), William Sperber (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Robert Eckberg (C) Lester Brady, David Holmes, Frank Mahr, David Eisen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 14:33 | Missouri | Hipolito Marino makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Dinan | 9-5 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | David Myers hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Breaux | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hipolito Marino | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is whistled for a carry | 12-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Brady (SG), David Holmes (SF) Hipolito Marino, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bryan Espey, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams | |
| 13:24 | Missouri | David Holmes is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Eisen (C) William Sperber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Myers | 12-11 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | David Eisen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Hipolito Marino (PG), Frank Mahr (PF) Steven Dinan, Robert Eckberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Lester Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | David Holmes buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hipolito Marino and he's hacked by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 12:01 | Missouri | David Holmes makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is whistled for a carry | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Hipolito Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Eisen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Missouri | David Holmes misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (SG), Robert Eckberg (C) Lester Brady, David Eisen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF) Bradley Dunning, Dwight Jones | |
| 11:39 | Missouri | David Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:39 | Missouri | David Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | David Myers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by David Holmes - foul #1 on David Holmes, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Sperber (SF) David Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 3rd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:03 | Missouri | William Sperber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 11:01 | Missouri | Frank Mahr tips it back up and in | 18-13 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Myers | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | Steven Dinan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Jason Williams's pass is intercepted by Frank Mahr | 18-15 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Hipolito Marino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Brady (SG), David Holmes (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), David Eisen (C) Steven Dinan, William Sperber, Frank Mahr, Robert Eckberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Shawn Breaux (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Hipolito Marino misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Hipolito Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is called for 5 seconds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (PG) Hipolito Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:02 | Missouri | David Holmes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bradley Dunning and the foul's on David Eisen - foul #1 on David Eisen, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG) Bradley Dunning, Dwight Jones | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Gary Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (PF) Curtis Hines | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Bryan Espey and he's fouled by David Eisen - foul #2 on David Eisen, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Hipolito Marino (PG), Robert Eckberg (PF), William Sperber (C) Steven Dinan, Gary Wilson, David Eisen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Bryan Espey | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | Missouri | Lester Brady travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG) Bradley Dunning, Curtis Hines | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | William Sperber is called for the reach on Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on William Sperber, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mahr (PF) William Sperber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Bryan Espey | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Hipolito Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Eckberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | David Myers hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shawn Breaux | 18-23 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Curtis Hines steals it from Frank Mahr | 18-23 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton drills a jumper in the lane | 18-25 |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Thomas Hamilton blocks the short jumper by Frank Mahr | 18-25 |
| 06:35 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Lester Brady takes the ball from Shawn Breaux | 20-25 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Hipolito Marino is whistled for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (SG), William Sperber (SF), James Lux (C) Lester Brady, David Holmes, Robert Eckberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Dwight Jones, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on William Sperber - foul #2 on William Sperber, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Almendarez (SF) William Sperber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Shawn Breaux | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 3rd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Almendarez | 20-27 |
| 05:55 | Missouri | Steven Dinan buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is hacked by Frank Mahr - foul #1 on Frank Mahr, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Collins (PG), Gary Wilson (PF) Hipolito Marino, Frank Mahr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Patrick Sheard | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:26 | Missouri | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:09 | Missouri | James Almendarez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Breaux - foul #1 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Brady (SG), David Holmes (SF) Joseph Collins, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton (C) Jason Williams | |
| 05:09 | Missouri | James Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:09 | Missouri | James Almendarez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | David Myers double dribbles | 24-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Wilson (PF) James Almendarez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Jason Williams is called for the reach on Lester Brady - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Hipolito Marino (PG) Steven Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 04:17 | Missouri | James Lux misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mahr (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Curtis Hines | |
| 04:17 | Missouri | James Lux makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:17 | Missouri | James Lux misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 25-27 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 03:36 | Missouri | Lester Brady snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Hipolito Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lux (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Bryan Espey steals it from James Lux | 25-27 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a shot near the basket | 25-27 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | Missouri | Shawn Breaux is called for the reach on David Holmes - foul #2 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (SG), Robert Eckberg (PF), David Eisen (C) Lester Brady, Frank Mahr, James Lux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 02:26 | Missouri | David Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 25-29 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Steven Dinan is called for the reach on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Steven Dinan, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Sperber (SF) David Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:43 | Missouri | Jason Williams takes the ball from Steven Dinan | 25-31 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Eckberg - foul #1 on Robert Eckberg, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Missouri | William Sperber buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Hipolito Marino | 28-32 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | David Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Breaux - foul #3 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Brady (SG), Frank Mahr (PF) Hipolito Marino, Robert Eckberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 00:24 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dwight Jones | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Lester Brady misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-34 |