| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Lamar Fuller (fresh) SG - Richard Carr (fresh) SF - Gary Traylor (fresh) PF - Gary Iverson (fresh) C - Samuel Dengler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - George Dampier (fresh) SG - Daniel McCurry (fresh) SF - Al Gerry (fresh) PF - Robert Testa (fresh) C - Stuart Cortese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Traylor | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry buries a driving attempt in the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | The jumper by Samuel Dengler is denied by Robert Testa | 3-2 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Robert Testa | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Iverson - foul #1 on Gary Iverson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr is hacked by Daniel McCurry - foul #1 on Daniel McCurry, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Richard Carr takes the ball from Robert Testa | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson double dribbles | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Testa scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel McCurry | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Richard Carr steps in front of the Al Gerry pass | 3-6 |
| 17:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor scores on a floater from the right side set up by Gary Iverson | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stuart Cortese | 5-9 |
| 16:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Dengler | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Lamar Fuller (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Traylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Dengler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - George Dampier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel McCurry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Al Gerry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Testa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Cortese (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lamar Fuller steals the ball from Daniel McCurry | 7-9 |
| 15:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George Dampier | 7-12 |
| 15:08 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Lamar Fuller | 9-12 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Al Gerry - foul #1 on Al Gerry, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Hagedorn (PG), Samuel Cadiz (SG), Sean Leyva (PF), David Kearney (C) Lamar Fuller, Richard Carr, Gary Iverson, Samuel Dengler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos (PG), Edward Creamer (SG), Paul Short (SF), Ralph Carnahan (PF), Bernard Mrozek (C) George Dampier, Daniel McCurry, Al Gerry, Robert Testa, Stuart Cortese | |
| 14:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Edward Creamer scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 14:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Kearney can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-14 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Short grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Carnahan | 9-16 |
| 13:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Edward Creamer is called for the reach on Samuel Cadiz - foul #1 on Edward Creamer, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Stephens (SG) Gary Traylor | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 13:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Sean Leyva misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Short grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Edward Creamer is fouled on the floor by Charles Hagedorn - foul #1 on Charles Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Mrozek | 9-18 |
| 12:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Sean Leyva travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Theodore Bruner (PG), Richard Carr (SG) Charles Hagedorn, Thomas Stephens | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 12:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Edward Creamer is fouled on the floor by Sean Leyva - foul #1 on Sean Leyva, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier (PG), Stuart Cortese (C) Edward Creamer, Ralph Carnahan | |
| 11:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Stuart Cortese knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Dampier | 9-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Theodore Bruner (fresh) SG - Richard Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Kearney (fresh) PF - Samuel Cadiz (fresh) C - Sean Leyva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - George Dampier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Munos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Short (fresh) PF - Bernard Mrozek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Cortese (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Kearney loses the dribble to Paul Short | 9-21 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-21 |
| 11:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier grabs the offensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek is called for traveling | 9-21 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller (PG), Thomas Stephens (SF), Gary Iverson (PF), Samuel Dengler (C) Theodore Bruner, David Kearney, Samuel Cadiz, Sean Leyva | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry (SG), Al Gerry (SF), Robert Testa (PF) Robert Munos, Paul Short, Bernard Mrozek | |
| 11:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr connects on the shot from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Stuart Cortese hits the finger roll set up by George Dampier | 11-23 |
| 10:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Thomas Stephens is hacked by Stuart Cortese - foul #1 on Stuart Cortese, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Hagedorn (SG) Richard Carr | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Edward Creamer (PG) George Dampier | |
| 10:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-23 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Stuart Cortese grabs the defensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Dengler steals the ball from Stuart Cortese | 11-23 |
| 09:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Stuart Cortese misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Creamer - foul #2 on Edward Creamer, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr (SG), Gary Traylor (SF), Sean Leyva (C) Charles Hagedorn, Thomas Stephens, Samuel Dengler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier (PG), Paul Short (SF), Ralph Carnahan (PF), Bernard Mrozek (C) Edward Creamer, Al Gerry, Robert Testa, Stuart Cortese | |
| 08:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 08:39 | Missouri, St. Louis | Sean Leyva grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 08:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 08:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor misses the tip | 15-23 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 08:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Sean Leyva drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lamar Fuller | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Lamar Fuller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Traylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Leyva (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - George Dampier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel McCurry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Short (fresh) PF - Ralph Carnahan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Mrozek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier is whistled for a carry | 17-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Hagedorn (PG), Samuel Cadiz (PF) Lamar Fuller, Gary Iverson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos (SG), Al Gerry (SF) Daniel McCurry, Ralph Carnahan | |
| 07:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Cadiz hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Mrozek - foul #1 on Bernard Mrozek, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler (C) Gary Traylor | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 07:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Cadiz makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Cadiz makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Al Gerry, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan (PF) Al Gerry | |
| 06:51 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Cadiz misses short on a jumper from the right block | 19-23 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier is hacked by Charles Hagedorn - foul #2 on Charles Hagedorn, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller (PG), Gary Iverson (PF) Charles Hagedorn, Sean Leyva | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry (SG), Robert Testa (PF), Stuart Cortese (C) George Dampier, Ralph Carnahan, Bernard Mrozek | |
| 06:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lamar Fuller is called for the reach on Robert Munos - foul #1 on Lamar Fuller, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor (SF) Samuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan (SF) Paul Short | |
| 05:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lamar Fuller takes the ball from Robert Munos | 19-23 |
| 05:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson misses badly on a shot from close range | 19-23 |
| 05:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr can't tip it in | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 05:08 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor tips it home | 21-23 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos loses the dribble to Samuel Dengler | 21-23 |
| 04:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Testa - foul #1 on Robert Testa, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Theodore Bruner (PG), Samuel Cadiz (SG), David Kearney (SF), Sean Leyva (C) Lamar Fuller, Richard Carr, Gary Traylor, Samuel Dengler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier (PG), Paul Short (SF) Robert Munos, Ralph Carnahan | |
| 04:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Stuart Cortese | 22-23 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Iverson steals the ball from Paul Short | 22-23 |
| 03:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Kearney misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 22-23 |
| 03:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Sean Leyva pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Theodore Bruner (fresh) SG - Samuel Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Kearney (fresh) PF - Gary Iverson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Leyva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - George Dampier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel McCurry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Short (fresh) PF - Robert Testa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Cortese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | Theodore Bruner comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel McCurry misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The offensive rebound goes to George Dampier | 22-23 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Stuart Cortese buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by George Dampier and he's hacked by Theodore Bruner - foul #1 on Theodore Bruner, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller (PG), Richard Carr (SG), Gary Traylor (SF) Theodore Bruner, David Kearney, Gary Iverson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Munos (SG), Al Gerry (SF), Bernard Mrozek (PF) Daniel McCurry, Paul Short, Robert Testa | |
| 03:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Stuart Cortese misses the free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:07 | Missouri, St. Louis | Sean Leyva snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 02:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Al Gerry - foul #3 on Al Gerry, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan (SF) Al Gerry | |
| 02:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor misses the free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-25 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 02:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Cadiz gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Munos is called for the reach on Richard Carr - foul #1 on Robert Munos, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler (C) Sean Leyva | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Short (SF) Stuart Cortese | |
| 02:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan's floater is knocked away by Samuel Dengler | 25-25 |
| 02:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lamar Fuller gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ralph Carnahan - foul #1 on Ralph Carnahan, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Edward Creamer (SG) George Dampier | |
| 01:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Traylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Edward Creamer snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-25 |
| 01:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 00:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bernard Mrozek denies the turnaround by Gary Traylor | 26-25 |
| 00:54 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Short grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Short travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Hagedorn (PG), Thomas Stephens (SG), David Kearney (SF), Gary Iverson (PF) Lamar Fuller, Richard Carr, Gary Traylor, Samuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | George Dampier (PG), Daniel McCurry (SG), Robert Testa (PF) Robert Munos, Edward Creamer, Ralph Carnahan | |
| 00:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gary Iverson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-25 |
| 00:05 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Dengler tips it in | 28-25 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bernard Mrozek's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Iverson | 28-25 |