| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (fresh) SG - Michael Gill (fresh) SF - Jan Saunders (fresh) PF - Daniel Gary (fresh) C - Frank Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Matthews (fresh) SG - Mario Guthrie (fresh) SF - Leland Bigelow (fresh) PF - Jackie Partlow (fresh) C - Carl Simkowitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Frank Leland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri | Jackie Partlow picks off the pass by Clarence Kay in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Missouri | Leland Bigelow steals it from Frank Leland | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews lays it up and in on a great pass from Leland Bigelow | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Frank Leland's pass is intercepted by Jackie Partlow | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Missouri | Daniel Gary is called for 3 seconds | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews travels with the ball | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Jan Saunders clanks a jumper near the basket | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Saunders | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Clarence Kay is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Clarence Kay | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Jan Saunders comes up short on the runner from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Missouri | Jan Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the floater from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | Jan Saunders tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Simkowitz | 4-6 |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Frank Leland is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Carl Simkowitz | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow makes the 3 from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Michael Gill is fouled on the floor by Jackie Partlow - foul #1 on Jackie Partlow, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (SG), Johnny Jennings (SF), Michael Raulston (PF), Eric Berends (C) Michael Gill, Jan Saunders, Daniel Gary, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), David Spieker (SG), Walter Eberhard (SF), Edgar Nogowski (PF), Glen Valenza (C) Lawrence Matthews, Mario Guthrie, Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Johnny Jennings (fresh) PF - Michael Raulston (fresh) C - Eric Berends (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Gearhart (fresh) SG - David Spieker (fresh) SF - Walter Eberhard (fresh) PF - Edgar Nogowski (fresh) C - Glen Valenza (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Missouri | Paul Allen is hacked by David Spieker - foul #1 on David Spieker, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Clarence Kay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:05 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:04 | Missouri | Michael Raulston pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:02 | Missouri | Michael Raulston is fouled in the backcourt by John Gearhart - foul #1 on John Gearhart, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| 14:43 | Missouri | Michael Raulston knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Allen and he's fouled by John Gearhart - foul #2 on John Gearhart, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Joseph Young (SG) John Gearhart, Glen Valenza | |
| 14:43 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:43 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Berends | 6-9 |
| 14:24 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Young - foul #1 on Joseph Young, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Gill (SG) Clarence Kay | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:24 | Missouri | Michael Raulston makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Missouri | Eric Berends snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Michael Gill clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Young - foul #2 on Joseph Young, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie (SG), Jackie Partlow (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) Joseph Young, David Spieker, Edgar Nogowski | |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Michael Gill makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Michael Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:57 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:55 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:37 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Michael Raulston grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Michael Gill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mario Guthrie - foul #1 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Leland (C) Eric Berends | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow (SF), Glen Valenza (PF) Walter Eberhard, Jackie Partlow | |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Michael Gill makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Michael Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Frank Leland snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Michael Raulston is hacked by Mario Guthrie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #8 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (PF) Michael Gill | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Spieker (SG), Edgar Nogowski (PF) Mario Guthrie, Carl Simkowitz | |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Michael Raulston makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Daniel Gary grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the easy layup | 12-9 |
| 12:30 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:25 | Iowa State | David Spieker is fouled on the floor by Michael Raulston - foul #1 on Michael Raulston, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Berends (SG), Jan Saunders (SF) Johnny Jennings, Michael Raulston | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Carl Simkowitz (C) Jason Wilcox, Glen Valenza | |
| 12:13 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:11 | Missouri | Daniel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Jan Saunders connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul Allen and he's hacked by Leland Bigelow - foul #1 on Leland Bigelow, team foul #9 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG) Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow (PF) Leland Bigelow | |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Berends (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Spieker (fresh) SF - Edgar Nogowski (fresh) PF - Jackie Partlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Carl Simkowitz (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:44 | Missouri | Jan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | Jackie Partlow steals it from Daniel Gary | 15-9 |
| 10:55 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-9 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jan Saunders | 15-9 |
| 10:37 | Missouri | Clarence Kay misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 10:35 | Iowa State | David Spieker pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:06 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz slams it home set up by David Spieker | 15-11 |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Jan Saunders is hacked by Edgar Nogowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Nogowski, team foul #10 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Jennings (SG), Michael Raulston (PF), Mark Sanders (C) Paul Allen, Daniel Gary, Eric Berends | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF), Glen Valenza (C) Lawrence Matthews, Edgar Nogowski, Jackie Partlow, Carl Simkowitz | |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:49 | Iowa State | Michael Raulston swats the short shot by Leland Bigelow | 17-11 |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox connects on the runner from close range | 17-13 |
| 09:10 | Missouri | Jan Saunders is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jan Saunders, team foul #2 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Gill (SG), Frank Leland (C) Jan Saunders, Mark Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:58 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard is called for traveling | 17-13 |
| 08:30 | Missouri | Clarence Kay makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gill | 19-13 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Jennings - foul #1 on Johnny Jennings, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Berends (SF) Johnny Jennings | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow (PF) Glen Valenza | |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:56 | Missouri | Clarence Kay can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 07:54 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Michael Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Berends (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Raulston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Leland (tired) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jason Wilcox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Spieker (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Leland Bigelow (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jackie Partlow (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Walter Eberhard (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 07:36 | Missouri | Michael Raulston grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:34 | Missouri | Frank Leland is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (PF), Mark Sanders (C) Michael Raulston, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Edgar Nogowski (SF), Carl Simkowitz (C) Jason Wilcox, Leland Bigelow, Walter Eberhard | |
| 07:21 | Iowa State | David Spieker is hacked by Mark Sanders - foul #1 on Mark Sanders, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Spieker | 19-17 |
| 06:43 | Missouri | Daniel Gary hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Gill and the foul's on Carl Simkowitz - foul #1 on Carl Simkowitz, team foul #11 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG), Johnny Jennings (SF) Clarence Kay, Eric Berends | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard (PF) Jackie Partlow | |
| 06:43 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | David Spieker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-17 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Eberhard | 22-17 |
| 06:16 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Daniel Gary snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edgar Nogowski - foul #2 on Edgar Nogowski, team foul #12 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jan Saunders (SF), Michael Raulston (PF) Michael Gill, Daniel Gary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Glen Valenza (PF) Lawrence Matthews, Edgar Nogowski | |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox misses badly on a shot from the right side | 24-17 |
| 05:36 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jan Saunders | 24-17 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Jan Saunders hits a jumper near the basket set up by Johnny Jennings | 26-17 |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG), Eric Berends (SG), Frank Leland (C) Johnny Jennings, Paul Allen, Mark Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow (SF), Jackie Partlow (PF) Walter Eberhard, Carl Simkowitz | |
| 04:30 | Missouri | Jackie Partlow is called for the reach on Jan Saunders - foul #2 on Jackie Partlow, team foul #13 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Gill (SG) Michael Raulston | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) Jackie Partlow, Glen Valenza | |
| 04:30 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:30 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:30 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | David Spieker clanks a shot from the baseline | 27-17 |
| 04:10 | Missouri | Frank Leland grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Frank Leland is open but misses the lay-in | 27-17 |
| 03:46 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Berends | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Michael Gill (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jan Saunders (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Berends (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Leland (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jason Wilcox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Spieker (tired) 2 ast. SF - Leland Bigelow (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Eberhard (fairly fresh) C - Carl Simkowitz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Missouri | Clarence Kay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Wilcox - foul #1 on Jason Wilcox, team foul #14 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (SG), Daniel Gary (PF), Mark Sanders (C) Michael Gill, Jan Saunders, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Edgar Nogowski (SF), Jackie Partlow (PF) Jason Wilcox, David Spieker, Leland Bigelow, Carl Simkowitz | |
| 03:33 | Missouri | Clarence Kay makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:33 | Missouri | Clarence Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 03:11 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-19 |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Clarence Kay is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Matthews - foul #1 on Lawrence Matthews, team foul #15 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jan Saunders (SF) Eric Berends | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Valenza (C) Walter Eberhard | |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Clarence Kay makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Clarence Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:55 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-19 |
| 02:53 | Missouri | Mark Sanders grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Daniel Gary is hacked by Lawrence Matthews - foul #2 on Lawrence Matthews, team foul #16 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Gill (SG), Johnny Jennings (SF), Michael Raulston (C) Paul Allen, Jan Saunders, Mark Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:18 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-19 |
| 02:16 | Missouri | Michael Raulston gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 01:54 | Missouri | Clarence Kay scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Raulston | 32-19 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Clarence Kay is called for the reach on Edgar Nogowski - foul #1 on Clarence Kay, team foul #5 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG), Eric Berends (SF), Mark Sanders (C) Clarence Kay, Johnny Jennings, Daniel Gary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Carl Simkowitz (C) Lawrence Matthews, Mario Guthrie, Edgar Nogowski, Glen Valenza | |
| 01:17 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Young | 32-22 |
| 01:14 | Missouri | Leland Bigelow is called for the reach on Paul Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leland Bigelow, team foul #17 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Leland (C) Michael Raulston | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard (PF) Jackie Partlow | |
| 01:14 | Missouri | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:14 | Missouri | Paul Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:14 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | Joseph Young's pass is intercepted by Mark Sanders | 33-22 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | John Gearhart is called for the reach on Paul Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gearhart, team foul #18 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG) John Gearhart | |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Paul Allen misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 00:48 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Young and the foul's on Frank Leland - foul #1 on Frank Leland, team foul #6 | 34-24 |
| 00:48 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Jason Wilcox steals it from Eric Berends in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 00:30 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard is hacked by Eric Berends - foul #1 on Eric Berends, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG), Jan Saunders (SF) Paul Allen, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski (PF) Carl Simkowitz | |
| 00:30 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Eric Berends gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Jan Saunders can't connect on a floater in the lane | 34-25 |