| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Jody Cortes (fresh) SG - Richard Littlefield (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) PF - James Engleman (fresh) C - David Harnish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Frank Cunha (fresh) SG - Toby Lucas (fresh) SF - Kenneth O'Donovan (fresh) PF - Ernest Waggoner (fresh) C - James Cumbie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to David Harnish | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum is hacked by Frank Cunha in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Cunha, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | S. Dakota | Toby Lucas makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Littlefield | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by David Harnish - foul #1 on David Harnish, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Frank Cunha steals it from Richard Littlefield in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), John Rose (C) Jody Cortes, Richard Littlefield, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman, David Harnish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs (PG), William Sontag (PF), Ricky Hitt (C) Frank Cunha, Ernest Waggoner, James Cumbie | |
| 17:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb's floater is tipped away by William Sontag | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | S. Dakota | William Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Noel Boggs | 4-7 |
| 16:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson blows the layup but he's hacked by Noel Boggs - foul #1 on Noel Boggs, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis (SG), John Sack (C) Toby Lucas, Kenneth O'Donovan | |
| 16:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Edgar Bill - foul #1 on Edgar Bill, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Frank Cunha (PG), Ernest Waggoner (PF), James Cumbie (C) Henry Curtis, William Sontag, John Sack | |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Lamb | 8-8 |
| 16:20 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Rose - foul #1 on John Rose, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), James Engleman (PF), Dan Lanctot (C) Buddy Kuntz, Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb, John Rose | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis (SG), Everett Kephart (SF) Noel Boggs, Ricky Hitt | |
| 16:20 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:20 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Cunha - foul #2 on Frank Cunha, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Toby Lucas (SG) Frank Cunha | |
| 16:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman dunks the ball set up by Jody Cortes | 10-9 |
| 15:48 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Lanctot | 10-9 |
| 15:47 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Jody Cortes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Engleman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dan Lanctot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Henry Curtis (fresh) SG - Toby Lucas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Kephart (fresh) PF - Ernest Waggoner (fairly fresh) C - James Cumbie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 15:35 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota | Toby Lucas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 15:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Jody Cortes | 12-11 |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis double dribbles | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Jody Cortes, Richard Littlefield, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman, Dan Lanctot | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs (PG), Kenneth O'Donovan (SF), William Sontag (PF), Ricky Hitt (C) Henry Curtis, Everett Kephart, Ernest Waggoner, James Cumbie | |
| 14:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Kenneth O'Donovan takes the ball from Thomas Johnson in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 14:31 | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth O'Donovan | 12-13 |
| 14:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 14:11 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish is called for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose (C) David Harnish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Sack (C) William Sontag | |
| 13:34 | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs double dribbles | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield (SG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF) Buddy Kuntz, Edgar Bill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Cumbie (C) Ricky Hitt | |
| 13:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose is hacked by James Cumbie in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Cumbie, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), James Engleman (PF) Thomas Johnson, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 13:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum is open and buries a runner near the basket set up by Richard Littlefield | 14-16 |
| 12:59 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 12:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Rose | 17-19 |
| 12:33 | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs is hacked by Jody Cortes - foul #1 on Jody Cortes, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF) Jody Cortes, Richard Littlefield, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis (PG), Everett Kephart (SG), Ernest Waggoner (PF), William Sontag (C) Noel Boggs, Toby Lucas, John Sack, James Cumbie | |
| 12:21 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner's layup is rejected by John Rose | 17-19 |
| 12:20 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner tips it home | 17-21 |
| 12:11 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-21 |
| 12:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill tips it in | 19-21 |
| 11:49 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 11:48 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fairly fresh) SF - Edgar Bill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) C - John Rose (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Henry Curtis (fresh) SG - Everett Kephart (fresh) SF - Kenneth O'Donovan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Waggoner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sontag (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 11:42 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 11:21 | S. Dakota | Jerry Lamb is called for the reach on Henry Curtis - foul #1 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Richard Littlefield (SG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), James Engleman (PF), David Harnish (C) Thomas Johnson, Buddy Kuntz, Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb, John Rose | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs (SG), Ricky Hitt (SF), James Cumbie (C) Everett Kephart, Kenneth O'Donovan, William Sontag | |
| 11:10 | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis makes the 3 from straight away | 19-24 |
| 10:58 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman is hacked by Ernest Waggoner - foul #1 on Ernest Waggoner, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Toby Lucas (SG) Henry Curtis | |
| 10:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| 10:32 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 19-24 |
| 10:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 10:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish loses the ball out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Dan Lanctot (C) David Harnish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis (SG), Kenneth O'Donovan (SF), John Sack (C) Toby Lucas, Ernest Waggoner, James Cumbie | |
| 09:52 | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-24 |
| 09:51 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-24 |
| 09:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 09:38 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:14 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 09:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Dan Lanctot grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | The short jumper by Richard Littlefield is denied by Ricky Hitt | 19-24 |
| 08:54 | S. Dakota | John Sack grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 08:37 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt can't connect on a floater from the right block | 19-24 |
| 08:36 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan tips it home | 19-26 |
| 08:34 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield's pass is intercepted by Noel Boggs in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 08:31 | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis misses the easy layup | 19-26 |
| 08:29 | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | John Sack drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth O'Donovan | 19-28 |
| 07:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth O'Donovan - foul #1 on Kenneth O'Donovan, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Jody Cortes, Richard Littlefield, James Engleman, Dan Lanctot | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Everett Kephart (PG), Toby Lucas (SG), William Sontag (PF), James Cumbie (C) Noel Boggs, Henry Curtis, Ricky Hitt, John Sack | |
| 07:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota | Buddy Kuntz steps in front of the Everett Kephart pass | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Marcum (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) C - David Harnish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Everett Kephart (fresh) SG - Toby Lucas (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth O'Donovan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sontag (fresh) C - James Cumbie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Toby Lucas - foul #1 on Toby Lucas, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill (SF) Jeffrey Marcum | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 07:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 07:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz can't throw it down | 22-28 |
| 07:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill misses the tip | 22-28 |
| 07:16 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:55 | S. Dakota | Everett Kephart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Everett Kephart, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose (C) David Harnish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner (PF) James Cumbie | |
| 06:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Ernest Waggoner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Waggoner, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Cumbie (C) Ernest Waggoner | |
| 06:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:52 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:47 | S. Dakota | Toby Lucas buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth O'Donovan | 22-31 |
| 06:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 22-31 |
| 06:38 | S. Dakota | William Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:34 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-31 |
| 06:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz's pass is intercepted by Kenneth O'Donovan | 22-31 |
| 06:16 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan lays it up and in | 22-33 |
| 06:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose is fouled on the floor by James Cumbie - foul #2 on James Cumbie, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Richard Littlefield (SG), Dan Lanctot (C) Thomas Johnson, Buddy Kuntz, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs (PG), Ricky Hitt (C) Everett Kephart, James Cumbie | |
| 06:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 06:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:47 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan's pass is intercepted by Richard Littlefield | 23-33 |
| 05:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes is fouled in the backcourt by Toby Lucas - foul #2 on Toby Lucas, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis (SG) Toby Lucas | |
| 05:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:44 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:36 | S. Dakota | Jody Cortes is called for the reach on Noel Boggs - foul #2 on Jody Cortes, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan buries a floater from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 05:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield is hacked by Henry Curtis - foul #1 on Henry Curtis, team foul #12 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), James Engleman (PF), David Harnish (C) Jody Cortes, John Rose, Dan Lanctot | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:58 | S. Dakota | William Sontag lays it in | 25-37 |
| 04:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-37 |
| 04:48 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish grabs the offensive board | 25-37 |
| 04:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 27-37 |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota | James Engleman is called for the reach on Kenneth O'Donovan - foul #1 on James Engleman, team foul #7 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF) Thomas Johnson, Richard Littlefield, Edgar Bill, James Engleman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Sack (C) Ricky Hitt | |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 04:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth O'Donovan - foul #2 on Kenneth O'Donovan, team foul #13 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose (C) David Harnish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Everett Kephart (SF) Kenneth O'Donovan | |
| 04:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 04:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | William Sontag is denied on a dunk by Jerry Lamb | 29-39 |
| 04:05 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to John Rose | 29-39 |
| 03:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | The short jumper by Jeffrey Marcum is denied by Everett Kephart | 29-39 |
| 03:51 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 03:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes is fouled on the floor by William Sontag - foul #1 on William Sontag, team foul #14 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Dan Lanctot (C) John Rose | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Frank Cunha (PG), Toby Lucas (SG), Ernest Waggoner (PF), James Cumbie (C) Henry Curtis, Noel Boggs, John Sack, William Sontag | |
| 03:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Jody Cortes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Marcum (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) C - Dan Lanctot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Frank Cunha (fresh) SG - Toby Lucas (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Everett Kephart (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Waggoner (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cumbie (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Cunha and the foul's on Dan Lanctot - foul #1 on Dan Lanctot, team foul #8 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Richard Littlefield (SG), James Engleman (PF) Jody Cortes, Buddy Kuntz, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt (SF) Everett Kephart | |
| 03:09 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-42 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota | James Cumbie is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Cumbie, team foul #15 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill (SF), John Rose (PF) Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan (SF) James Cumbie | |
| 02:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Rose | 33-42 |
| 02:01 | S. Dakota | Toby Lucas misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 02:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 01:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose blows the layup | 33-42 |
| 01:51 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 01:31 | S. Dakota | Ricky Hitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-42 |
| 01:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 01:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 36-42 |
| 01:16 | S. Dakota | Frank Cunha shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 01:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Dan Lanctot gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 01:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 01:08 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 01:03 | S. Dakota | Kenneth O'Donovan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 01:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 00:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield is hacked by Kenneth O'Donovan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth O'Donovan, team foul #16 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Thomas Johnson, Edgar Bill, John Rose, Dan Lanctot | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Curtis (SG), Everett Kephart (SF), John Sack (C) Toby Lucas, Kenneth O'Donovan, Ricky Hitt | |
| 00:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | Richard Littlefield steals the ball from Frank Cunha | 38-42 |
| 00:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Cunha - foul #3 on Frank Cunha, team foul #17 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum (SF) Richard Littlefield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Noel Boggs (SG) Frank Cunha | |
| 00:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 00:05 | S. Dakota | Ernest Waggoner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Sontag (C) John Sack | |
| 00:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Everett Kephart can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-42 |