| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Jody Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Littlefield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) PF - James Engleman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Harnish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Errico (fresh) SF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Njau Agbayani (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Fernando Ruiz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum inbounds the ball | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish buries a floater from just outside the lane | 42-25 |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by George Errico | 42-28 |
| 19:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| 18:59 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 18:58 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-28 |
| 18:40 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:29 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 18:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Miguel Cano steals the ball from Jody Cortes | 42-28 |
| 18:00 | N. Kentucky | David Harnish picks off the pass by Fernando Ruiz | 42-28 |
| 17:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Engleman | 45-28 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Arthur Stephenson and he's hacked by David Harnish - foul #3 on David Harnish, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Edgar Bill (SF), John Rose (PF), Jerry Lamb (C) Jody Cortes, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman, David Harnish | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) George Errico, Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani | |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:12 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 17:11 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fernando Ruiz | 45-31 |
| 16:47 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Miguel Cano | 45-33 |
| 16:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Willman takes the ball from Jerry Lamb | 45-33 |
| 16:19 | N. Kentucky | John Rose blocks the short jumper by Fernando Ruiz | 45-33 |
| 16:17 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:03 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz is hacked by Jerry Lamb - foul #1 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), James Engleman (PF) Thomas Johnson, Richard Littlefield, Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), George Errico (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Njau Agbayani (PF) Miguel Cano, Frederick Chaffin, Gary Willman, Fernando Ruiz | |
| 15:52 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Jody Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) PF - James Engleman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Njau Agbayani (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith Gallagher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 15:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Buddy Kuntz | 45-35 |
| 15:15 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose lays it in on a great pass from Jody Cortes | 47-35 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Jones | 47-37 |
| 14:47 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-37 |
| 14:46 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:27 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:25 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Marcum | 47-37 |
| 14:16 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Marcum | 49-37 |
| 13:59 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 13:58 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Engleman pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Buddy Kuntz, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman, John Rose | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (PG), Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Fernando Ruiz (C) David Jones, George Errico, Arthur Stephenson, Keith Gallagher | |
| 13:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:32 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-37 |
| 13:31 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 13:11 | N. Kentucky | Richard Littlefield steals the ball from Fernando Ruiz | 51-37 |
| 13:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 13:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 12:50 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 12:36 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Lamb - foul #2 on Jerry Lamb, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), James Engleman (PF) Jody Cortes, Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (SG) Xi-Wang Wen | |
| 12:36 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:36 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:05 | N. Kentucky | James Engleman steals the ball from Miguel Cano | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Littlefield | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Littlefield (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Engleman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Harnish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Njau Agbayani (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Fernando Ruiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Engleman - foul #2 on James Engleman, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose (C) David Harnish | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (SF), Arthur Stephenson (PF) Gary Willman, Njau Agbayani | |
| 11:24 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:24 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 10:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Littlefield | 61-41 |
| 10:46 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson is denied on a layup by James Engleman | 61-41 |
| 10:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 10:24 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Engleman and the foul's on Arthur Stephenson - foul #3 on Arthur Stephenson, team foul #2 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (C) Richard Littlefield, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Keith Gallagher (PF) Miguel Cano, George Errico, Frederick Chaffin | |
| 10:24 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 10:24 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz snags the defensive board | 63-41 |
| 10:15 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 63-41 |
| 10:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 09:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Xi-Wang Wen - foul #4 on Xi-Wang Wen, team foul #3 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (SG), Gary Willman (SF) Xi-Wang Wen, Fernando Ruiz | |
| 09:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz misses the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:31 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Arthur Stephenson out of the doubleteam | 64-44 |
| 09:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Jones is called for the reach on Jody Cortes - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield (SG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), James Engleman (PF), David Harnish (C) Buddy Kuntz, Edgar Bill, John Rose, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (PG), Njau Agbayani (PF), Fernando Ruiz (C) David Jones, Arthur Stephenson, Keith Gallagher | |
| 08:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Littlefield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 08:32 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 08:20 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz buries a fadeaway from the right side | 64-46 |
| 08:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish's pass is intercepted by Miguel Cano | 64-46 |
| 07:46 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz clanks a turnaround in the lane | 64-46 |
| 07:45 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani grabs the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:29 | N. Kentucky | Richard Littlefield steals it from Njau Agbayani | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Jody Cortes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Littlefield (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Marcum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Engleman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Harnish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Chaffin (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Willman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Njau Agbayani (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Fernando Ruiz (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Missouri, St. Louis | The short jumper by Jody Cortes is denied by Njau Agbayani | 64-46 |
| 07:14 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:55 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani is fouled on the floor by David Harnish - foul #4 on David Harnish, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), John Rose (PF), Jerry Lamb (C) Jody Cortes, Richard Littlefield, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman, David Harnish | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) Frederick Chaffin, Gary Willman, Njau Agbayani | |
| 06:41 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz is open and lays it up and in | 64-48 |
| 06:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson blows the layup | 64-48 |
| 06:17 | N. Kentucky | George Errico grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 06:02 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz knocks in the floater from the right side | 64-50 |
| 05:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Buddy Kuntz | 67-50 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes (PG), Richard Littlefield (SG), Jeffrey Marcum (SF), James Engleman (PF) Thomas Johnson, Buddy Kuntz, Edgar Bill, Jerry Lamb | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Njau Agbayani (C) Miguel Cano, Fernando Ruiz | |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:08 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jody Cortes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Engleman | 69-52 |
| 04:58 | N. Kentucky | Richard Littlefield steals it from Njau Agbayani | 69-52 |
| 04:34 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose jams it on a nice dish by Jody Cortes | 71-52 |
| 04:29 | N. Kentucky | James Engleman steals the ball from Arthur Stephenson | 71-52 |
| 04:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jeffrey Marcum is hacked by Arthur Stephenson - foul #4 on Arthur Stephenson, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson (PG), Buddy Kuntz (SG), Edgar Bill (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), Dan Lanctot (C) Jody Cortes, Richard Littlefield, Jeffrey Marcum, James Engleman, John Rose | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Michael Barnett (C) George Errico, Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani | |
| 03:50 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill misses long on a jumper from the left block | 71-52 |
| 03:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill grabs the offensive board | 71-52 |
| 03:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Buddy Kuntz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-52 |
| 03:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edgar Bill gets the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 03:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 71-52 |
| 03:16 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher grabs the board | 71-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buddy Kuntz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgar Bill (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dan Lanctot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xi-Wang Wen (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Gallagher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Barnett (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman hits a floater from the left wing set up by Xi-Wang Wen and he's hacked by Buddy Kuntz - foul #1 on Buddy Kuntz, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose (PF) Dan Lanctot | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 03:11 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose is hacked by Gary Willman - foul #1 on Gary Willman, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (PG) David Jones | |
| 02:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Frederick Chaffin - foul #1 on Frederick Chaffin, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| 02:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses the free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:20 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 02:14 | N. Kentucky | Buddy Kuntz steals the ball from Gary Willman | 73-55 |
| 02:11 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Buddy Kuntz | 75-55 |
| 01:55 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-55 |
| 01:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Jerry Lamb | 75-55 |
| 01:47 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-55 |
| 01:45 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman snags the defensive board | 75-55 |
| 01:41 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Gallagher | 75-57 |
| 01:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Barnett - foul #1 on Michael Barnett, team foul #8 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG) Frederick Chaffin | |
| 01:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 01:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:58 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 00:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 76-57 |
| 00:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | John Rose hits the follow up shot | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | N. Kentucky | John Rose steals the ball from Keith Gallagher | 78-57 |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Johnson runs out the clock | 78-57 |