| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Wait (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Gerald Costello hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 18:47 | Missouri | Darren Morse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Lowell Hill gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:39 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darren Morse and the foul's on Jonny Russell - foul #2 on Jonny Russell, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Joseph King misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 17:54 | Missouri | Bryan Berry grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Joseph King picks off the pass by Kyle Blakney | 34-31 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Gerald Costello connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonny Russell | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson makes the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Joseph King - foul #2 on Joseph King, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Brown (SF) Steve Wait | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Adam Knorr (PF), Mark Welch (C) Joseph King, Mitchell Mena, Jonny Russell | |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Gerald Costello is hacked by Wilbert Dawson - foul #1 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Leif Bulinski (SG), Steve Wait (PF) Darren Morse, Wilbert Dawson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (SG) Gerald Costello | |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Adam Knorr lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kyle Blakney - foul #1 on Kyle Blakney, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leif Bulinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Steve Wait (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Leif Bulinski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Adam Knorr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Wait - foul #1 on Steve Wait, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG) Leif Bulinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG), Joseph King (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Fred Harrison, Lowell Hill, Mark Welch | |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:47 | Missouri | Darren Morse hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Blakney | 43-39 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Steve Wait snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Knorr | 43-39 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Gerald Costello clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Steve Wait grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:35 | Missouri | Darren Morse is fouled on the floor by Joseph King - foul #3 on Joseph King, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson (PF) Steve Wait | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Mitchell Mena (PF), Mark Welch (C) Gary West, Adam Knorr, Jonny Russell | |
| 13:10 | Missouri | Bryan Berry can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mitchell Mena - foul #2 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steve Wait (PF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG) Joseph King | |
| 13:10 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:10 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Mark Welch is hacked by Kyle Blakney - foul #2 on Kyle Blakney, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lowell Hill | 44-42 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Steve Wait clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mitchell Mena - foul #3 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Leif Bulinski (SG) Darren Morse | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Adam Knorr (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Lowell Hill, Mark Welch | |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Steve Wait misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Steve Wait makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Jonny Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Brown (SF) Steve Wait | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG) Fred Harrison | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leif Bulinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary West (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri | Robert Brown misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Joseph King grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Joseph King scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary West | 45-45 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), James Lowe (C) Leif Bulinski, Bryan Berry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Gary West, Adam Knorr, Mitchell Mena | |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Joseph King comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Wilbert Dawson - foul #2 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Leif Bulinski (PG), Steve Wait (PF) Kyle Blakney, Wilbert Dawson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | Missouri | Darren Morse double dribbles | 45-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG) Joseph King | |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Mark Welch blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Jonny Russell can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Jonny Russell grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Gerald Costello hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary West | 45-50 |
| 08:34 | Missouri | Gary West is called for the reach on Leif Bulinski - foul #1 on Gary West, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Bryan Berry (C) Leif Bulinski, Wilbert Dawson, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (PF), Adam Knorr (C) Mark Welch, Jonny Russell | |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Lowell Hill is called for the reach on Kyle Blakney - foul #2 on Lowell Hill, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (SF) Lowell Hill | |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Gary West throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Steve Wait hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Adam Knorr's pass is intercepted by Kyle Blakney | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Steve Wait (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary West (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Knorr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson (PF) Steve Wait | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF) Gary West | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses the lay-in | 49-50 |
| 07:19 | Missouri | Darren Morse gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Berry | 51-50 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena loses the dribble to Kyle Blakney | 51-50 |
| 06:28 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 06:26 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | Darren Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Leif Bulinski (SG), Steve Wait (PF) Darren Morse, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Fred Harrison (SG), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Gerald Costello, Mitchell Mena | |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Lowell Hill scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Fred Harrison | 51-52 |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney is hacked by Fred Harrison - foul #1 on Fred Harrison, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Welch (PF) Adam Knorr | |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Lowell Hill is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Lowe (C) Bryan Berry | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:28 | Missouri | Lowell Hill steps in front of the Kyle Blakney pass | 51-52 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Lowell Hill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 04:06 | Missouri | Leif Bulinski grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Fred Harrison steals the ball from Wilbert Dawson | 51-52 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Bryan Berry (C) Leif Bulinski, Wilbert Dawson, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Gerald Costello (SG), Adam Knorr (SF), Mitchell Mena (PF) Gary West, Fred Harrison, Lowell Hill, Mark Welch | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Steve Wait (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Gerald Costello is fouled on the floor by Darren Morse - foul #1 on Darren Morse, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Darren Morse takes the ball from Joseph King | 51-52 |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Darren Morse blows the layup | 51-52 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Joseph King snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Gerald Costello can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-52 |
| 02:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 51-52 |
| 01:54 | Missouri | Bryan Berry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-52 |
| 01:52 | Missouri | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:33 | Missouri | Bryan Berry clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Bryan Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:13 | Missouri | Adam Knorr is called for the reach on Kyle Blakney - foul #1 on Adam Knorr, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF) Adam Knorr | |
| 01:13 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:13 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Joseph King misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Bryan Berry | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney is called for traveling | 53-52 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Lowell Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Bryan Berry can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | The clock runs out | 53-54 |