| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Middlebrook (fresh) C - Steven Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Bruce Moore inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Kansas | Bruce Moore is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Morlan (SF), Edward Murray (C) Bruce Moore, Steven Stewart | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 19:18 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is whistled for a carry | 25-27 |
| 18:54 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 18:36 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 18:35 | Missouri | Lin Chin misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Middlebrook | 25-27 |
| 18:09 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Murray | 28-27 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Lin Chin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Ferguson - foul #3 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (PG), Steven Stewart (C) James Huss, James Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Lin Chin makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Lin Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 17:33 | Kansas | Edward Murray tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 17:14 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alan Sharp | 30-32 |
| 16:54 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Lin Chin - foul #3 on Lin Chin, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), James Middlebrook (PF) Bruce Moore, Edward Murray | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF) Lin Chin | |
| 16:29 | Kansas | Jimmy Hart steps in front of the Steven Stewart pass | 30-32 |
| 16:03 | Missouri | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 16:01 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Middlebrook | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Morlan (fairly fresh) PF - James Middlebrook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kansas | Steven Stewart clanks a shot from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 15:34 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Davis | 30-32 |
| 15:08 | Missouri | Alan Sharp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Morlan - foul #2 on Brandon Morlan, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (PG), Edward Murray (SF) James Huss, Brandon Morlan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Lin Chin (PF) Michael Shirley | |
| 15:08 | Missouri | Alan Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Missouri | Alan Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:48 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Moore | 33-34 |
| 14:30 | Missouri | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Middlebrook - foul #1 on James Middlebrook, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG) Steven Stewart | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:30 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:30 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:10 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-36 |
| 14:08 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:47 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 13:46 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | Alan Sharp connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 13:09 | Kansas | James Huss misses the wide open shot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 13:08 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 12:48 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-41 |
| 12:20 | Kansas | James Middlebrook is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Morlan (SF), Steven Stewart (C) James Huss, James Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:59 | Kansas | Steven Stewart hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Ferguson and the foul's on Jimmy Hart - foul #2 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 11:59 | Kansas | Steven Stewart misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:59 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Davis | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Ferguson (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Morlan (fresh) PF - Edward Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Alan Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 11:41 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Edward Murray | 39-41 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Lin Chin connects on the jumper from close range | 39-43 |
| 10:58 | Kansas | Bruce Moore hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 41-43 |
| 10:42 | Missouri | David Davis double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), James Middlebrook (PF) Bruce Moore, Edward Murray | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (SF), Randy Pederson (C) Jimmy Hart, David Davis | |
| 10:15 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | Lin Chin grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Randy Pederson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 10:05 | Kansas | Steven Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:59 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (SG) Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG) Alan Sharp | |
| 09:30 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG), Edward Murray (PF) Bruce Moore, James Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Davis (C) Randy Pederson | |
| 09:01 | Kansas | Terry Buchanan takes the ball from Steven Stewart | 41-43 |
| 08:32 | Missouri | David Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (SF), James Middlebrook (PF) Brandon Morlan, Steven Stewart | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG), Jimmy Hart (SF) David Williams, Michael Shirley | |
| 08:08 | Kansas | Bruce Moore scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Huss | 43-43 |
| 07:54 | Missouri | David Davis blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 07:52 | Kansas | James Middlebrook pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Middlebrook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Huss | 46-43 |
| 07:32 | Missouri | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Murray - foul #2 on Edward Murray, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Manuel Ferber (SG), Brandon Morlan (SF), Steven Stewart (C) James Huss, Michael Ferguson, Edward Murray | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (SG) Terry Buchanan | |
| 07:32 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:32 | Missouri | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:32 | Kansas | James Middlebrook pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:12 | Kansas | James Middlebrook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lin Chin - foul #4 on Lin Chin, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Pederson (C) David Davis | |
| 07:12 | Kansas | James Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:12 | Kansas | James Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Lin Chin makes the jumper from close range | 48-46 |
| 06:26 | Kansas | Bruce Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Alan Sharp gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Alan Sharp knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lin Chin | 48-48 |
| 05:36 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses the jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:35 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:17 | Missouri | Lin Chin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 05:15 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:49 | Kansas | Bruce Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-48 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Lin Chin grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Edward Murray (PF) Bruce Moore, Manuel Ferber, James Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG), David Davis (C) David Williams, Randy Pederson | |
| 04:26 | Missouri | Lin Chin hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Alan Sharp | 48-50 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Steven Stewart scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Huss | 50-50 |
| 03:44 | Missouri | David Davis is hacked by Edward Murray - foul #3 on Edward Murray, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (SF), James Middlebrook (PF) Brandon Morlan, Steven Stewart | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF) Lin Chin | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Ferguson - foul #5 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Stewart (C) Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 03:17 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:17 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:17 | Kansas | James Middlebrook pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Michael Shirley takes the ball from Bruce Moore | 50-51 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan scores on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 02:06 | Kansas | James Huss is fouled on the floor by Alan Sharp - foul #1 on Alan Sharp, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Morlan (SF), Kevin Huseman (C) James Middlebrook, Steven Stewart | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Lin Chin (PF) Alan Sharp, Jimmy Hart | |
| 01:37 | Kansas | Bruce Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Terry Buchanan - foul #3 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Middlebrook (PF), Steven Stewart (C) Brandon Morlan, Kevin Huseman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG), Jimmy Hart (SF) David Williams, Michael Shirley | |
| 01:37 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:37 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Lin Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| 00:57 | Kansas | Edward Murray connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Huss | 55-54 |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 00:32 | Missouri | Lin Chin can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Bruce Moore snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Bruce Moore is hacked by Terry Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Bruce Moore - foul #2 on Bruce Moore, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Alan Sharp is called for the reach on James Huss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Sharp, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | James Huss misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Lin Chin gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Lin Chin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Bruce Moore grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Bruce Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Buchanan - foul #5 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (SG) Terry Buchanan | |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Lin Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Lin Chin misses long on a fullcourt shot | 58-56 |