| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Joseph Harris (fresh) SG - Clifford Gervais (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) PF - James Kaufman (fresh) C - Kurt Erickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wayne Benally (fresh) SG - Andre Bruno (fresh) SF - Terry Siegel (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Cameron (fresh) C - John Murphy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | James Kaufman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson lays it in set up by Clifford Gervais | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Kansas | John Murphy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais drills a floater from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Kansas | Terry Siegel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Andre Bruno tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Missouri | James Kaufman knocks in the shot in the lane | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | Kansas | Terry Siegel loses the dribble to Joseph Harris | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | Missouri | Joseph Harris hits the finger roll | 8-0 |
| 17:38 | Kansas | Andre Bruno drills a jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 17:20 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Murphy | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Kansas | Andre Bruno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 16:56 | Missouri | Joseph Harris gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:48 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | Missouri | Joseph Harris grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:23 | Missouri | James Kaufman can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-2 |
| 16:21 | Kansas | John Murphy pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:05 | Kansas | Wayne Benally is hacked by Joseph Harris - foul #1 on Joseph Harris, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Adams (PG), Ralph Tyner (SG), Jerry Thomas (SF), Troy Bailey (PF), Henry Shepherd (C) Joseph Harris, Clifford Gervais, Jeremy Smith, James Kaufman, Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 15:43 | Kansas | Terry Siegel blows the layup but he's fouled by Troy Bailey - foul #1 on Troy Bailey, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 15:43 | Kansas | Terry Siegel makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:43 | Kansas | Terry Siegel misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:43 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Troy Bailey | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Adams (fresh) SG - Ralph Tyner (fresh) SF - Jerry Thomas (fresh) PF - Troy Bailey (fresh) C - Henry Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wayne Benally (fairly fresh) SG - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Siegel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cameron (fairly fresh) C - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Missouri | Wayne Benally picks off the pass by John Adams in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron jams it set up by Wayne Benally and he's hacked by Ralph Tyner - foul #1 on Ralph Tyner, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bert Anderson (PG), Randall Parker (C) Wayne Benally, John Murphy | |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Missouri | John Adams is hacked by Bert Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bert Anderson, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roger Butner (SG), Dima Swiderski (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF) Andre Bruno, Terry Siegel, Jeffrey Cameron | |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Bert Anderson is called for the reach on Troy Bailey - foul #2 on Bert Anderson, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Wayne Benally (PG) Bert Anderson | |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Dima Swiderski is called for the reach on Jerry Thomas - foul #1 on Dima Swiderski, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Missouri | Ralph Tyner makes the jumper from the free throw line | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | Kansas | Wayne Benally hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:59 | Kansas | Wayne Benally pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:50 | Kansas | Randall Parker knocks in the floater from the left block | 10-8 |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Troy Bailey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Wayne Benally - foul #1 on Wayne Benally, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (PG), Clifford Gervais (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Kurt Erickson (C) John Adams, Ralph Tyner, Jerry Thomas, Henry Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Bruno (SG), Terry Siegel (SF), Jeffrey Cameron (PF), John Murphy (C) Wayne Benally, Dima Swiderski, Roberto Gallo, Randall Parker | |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Troy Bailey makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:19 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kurt Erickson - foul #1 on Kurt Erickson, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Kaufman (PF) Troy Bailey | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 13:19 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:19 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-9 |
| 12:34 | Kansas | 3 seconds is called on Roger Butner | 13-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jerry Thomas (SG) Clifford Gervais | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Adams (PG), Troy Bailey (PF) Joseph Harris, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roberto Gallo (PF), Randall Parker (C) Jeffrey Cameron, John Murphy | |
| 12:06 | Kansas | Jerry Thomas is called for the reach on Roger Butner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Thomas, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| 11:50 | Kansas | Jerry Thomas takes the ball from Terry Siegel | 13-9 |
| 11:47 | Missouri | Jerry Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 13-9 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | Andre Bruno grabs the board | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Adams (fresh) SG - Jerry Thomas (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kurt Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Roger Butner (fairly fresh) SG - Andre Bruno (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Terry Siegel (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Roberto Gallo (fresh) C - Randall Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Kansas | Terry Siegel misses the shot from close range | 13-9 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:01 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-9 |
| 10:33 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-9 |
| 10:31 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 10:16 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from John Adams | 18-9 |
| 10:03 | Kansas | Terry Siegel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeremy Smith - foul #1 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (PG), Clifford Gervais (SG), James Kaufman (PF), Henry Shepherd (C) John Adams, Jerry Thomas, Troy Bailey, Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Wayne Benally (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG), Jeffrey Cameron (PF), John Murphy (C) Roger Butner, Andre Bruno, Roberto Gallo, Randall Parker | |
| 10:03 | Kansas | Terry Siegel misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:03 | Kansas | Terry Siegel misses the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:03 | Missouri | James Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 09:38 | Missouri | James Kaufman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Henry Shepherd tips it home | 20-9 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dima Swiderski | 20-11 |
| 09:02 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-11 |
| 09:00 | Kansas | Wayne Benally grabs the defensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:37 | Kansas | Terry Siegel can't finish the layup | 20-11 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 08:14 | Kansas | John Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:01 | Kansas | Wayne Benally is fouled on the floor by James Kaufman - foul #1 on James Kaufman, team foul #7 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Adams (PG), Ralph Tyner (SG), Jerry Thomas (SF), Troy Bailey (PF), Kurt Erickson (C) Joseph Harris, Clifford Gervais, Jeremy Smith, James Kaufman, Henry Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roger Butner (SG), Roberto Gallo (PF), Randall Parker (C) Terry Siegel, Jeffrey Cameron, John Murphy | |
| 08:01 | Kansas | Wayne Benally makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:01 | Kansas | Wayne Benally misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Troy Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 07:42 | Missouri | Ralph Tyner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 07:41 | Kansas | Wayne Benally pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tyner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Thomas (fresh) PF - Troy Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wayne Benally (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Butner (fairly fresh) SF - Dima Swiderski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roberto Gallo (fresh) C - Randall Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Kansas | Roger Butner's floater is knocked away by Kurt Erickson | 20-12 |
| 07:30 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski gets the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 07:09 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo hits the finger roll | 20-14 |
| 06:49 | Missouri | Troy Bailey knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Adams | 22-14 |
| 06:32 | Kansas | Wayne Benally buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Gallo | 22-17 |
| 06:30 | Missouri | John Adams double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (PG), Clifford Gervais (SG), James Kaufman (PF), Henry Shepherd (C) John Adams, Ralph Tyner, Troy Bailey, Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Bruno (SG), Jeffrey Cameron (PF) Roger Butner, Roberto Gallo | |
| 06:19 | Kansas | Randall Parker clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 22-17 |
| 06:18 | Missouri | Henry Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:52 | Missouri | James Kaufman makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Andre Bruno - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Smith (SF) Jerry Thomas | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roberto Gallo (PF), John Murphy (C) Dima Swiderski, Randall Parker | |
| 05:52 | Missouri | James Kaufman makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:33 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Smith - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Adams (SF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 05:33 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:33 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 05:03 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Roberto Gallo | 25-19 |
| 04:40 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron can't finish the layup | 25-19 |
| 04:39 | Kansas | Wayne Benally snags the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 04:27 | Kansas | Wayne Benally comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-19 |
| 04:26 | Kansas | John Murphy tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Henry Shepherd gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 04:07 | Missouri | James Kaufman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Gervais | 27-19 |
| 03:52 | Kansas | John Murphy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Patterson (PG), Ralph Tyner (SG), Jerry Thomas (SF), Troy Bailey (PF), Kurt Erickson (C) Joseph Harris, Clifford Gervais, John Adams, James Kaufman, Henry Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bert Anderson (PG), Roger Butner (SG), Dima Swiderski (SF) Wayne Benally, Andre Bruno, Jeffrey Cameron | |
| 03:52 | Kansas | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:52 | Kansas | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:33 | Missouri | John Murphy is called for the reach on Kurt Erickson - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Smith (SF) Ralph Tyner | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron (PF), Randall Parker (C) Roberto Gallo, John Murphy | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Henry Patterson (fresh) SG - Jerry Thomas (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bert Anderson (fresh) SG - Roger Butner (fairly fresh) SF - Dima Swiderski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cameron (tiring) 8 pts. C - Randall Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Thomas and the foul's on Dima Swiderski - foul #2 on Dima Swiderski, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| 03:11 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith misses the free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:11 | Kansas | Randall Parker gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Randall Parker misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Troy Bailey - foul #2 on Troy Bailey, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Terry Siegel (SF) Dima Swiderski | |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Randall Parker misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Randall Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Troy Bailey and he's hacked by Bert Anderson - foul #3 on Bert Anderson, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (PG) Henry Patterson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dima Swiderski (SG), Roberto Gallo (PF) Bert Anderson, Jeffrey Cameron | |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:13 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo misses short on a turnaround from close range | 32-22 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Joseph Harris snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:42 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson misses short on a floater from the left block | 32-22 |
| 01:40 | Missouri | Troy Bailey can't tip it in | 32-22 |
| 01:38 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 01:21 | Kansas | Terry Siegel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 01:19 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jerry Thomas | 32-22 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 32-22 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson hits the follow up shot | 34-22 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Troy Bailey is called for the reach on Terry Siegel - foul #3 on Troy Bailey, team foul #11 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Patterson (PG), Clifford Gervais (SG), John Adams (SF), James Kaufman (PF), Henry Shepherd (C) Joseph Harris, Jerry Thomas, Jeremy Smith, Troy Bailey, Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Wayne Benally (PG), Andre Bruno (SG), Jeffrey Cameron (PF), John Murphy (C) Roger Butner, Dima Swiderski, Roberto Gallo, Randall Parker | |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Terry Siegel makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Terry Siegel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | John Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Siegel - foul #1 on Terry Siegel, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | John Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | John Murphy gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Henry Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-24 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | John Murphy can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-24 |