| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 19:33 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:04 | Missouri | Steven Cummings is called for traveling | 25-20 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Roland Nieman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Neal Stephens knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Marquis | 27-20 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Albert Holloway | 27-23 |
| 17:34 | Missouri | Irvin Foster steals the ball from Neal Stephens | 27-23 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Bruno | 27-26 |
| 16:59 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Cummings | 30-26 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Roland Nieman comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 16:29 | Missouri | Steven Cummings gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), John Lewis (C) Kenneth Marquis, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 5 stl. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 15:27 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 31-26 |
| 15:00 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shaun Scruggs | 34-26 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Shaun Scruggs steals it from Clarence Roberts | 34-26 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Roland Nieman blocks the jumper by Neal Stephens | 34-26 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the tip | 34-26 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 13:49 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher misses the shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | John Lewis is called for the reach on Gustavo Bruno - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), James Brown (SF), Steven Cummings (C) Shaun Scruggs, Cornelius Fisher, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Bruno - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) Paul Blackwood, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:26 | Missouri | James Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Irvin Foster's floater is tipped away by James Brown | 34-29 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Albert Holloway misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher grabs the board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Rothe (fresh) SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Cummings (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. | |
| 11:04 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis is fouled on the floor by Albert Holloway - foul #2 on Albert Holloway, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Neal Stephens (PF), John Lewis (C) James Rothe, Cornelius Fisher, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Willie Stenson (SG), John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway, Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| 10:45 | Missouri | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 10:21 | Missouri | Neal Stephens gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Neal Stephens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | The jumper by Irvin Foster is denied by Neal Stephens | 36-29 |
| 09:40 | Missouri | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | John Lewis comes up short on the runner from the right block | 36-29 |
| 09:33 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 09:13 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), Steven Cummings (C) Kenneth Marquis, James Brown, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Willie Stenson, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Neal Stephens picks off the pass by Roland Nieman | 36-29 |
| 08:34 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses long on a shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Albert Holloway grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Cornelius Fisher - foul #1 on Cornelius Fisher, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), John Lewis (PF) Cornelius Fisher, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 08:17 | Missouri | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood loses the dribble to Albert Holloway | 36-31 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Paul Carr's 3 pointer is rejected by James Brown | 36-31 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Steven Cummings grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 07:15 | Missouri | Roland Nieman denies the turnaround by James Brown | 36-31 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs can't tip it in | 36-31 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Cummings (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #4 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 06:24 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Shaun Scruggs, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (PG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) Shaun Scruggs, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG), Irvin Foster (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Albert Holloway | 36-36 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis loses the dribble to Roland Nieman | 36-36 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Neal Stephens - foul #2 on Neal Stephens, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Steven Cummings (C) Paul Blackwood, James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway, Roland Nieman | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Irvin Foster buries a floater from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 04:48 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 04:23 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher banks in the layup | 38-38 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | John Johnson travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (PF), John Lewis (C) Neal Stephens, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Roland Nieman (PF) Willie Stenson, Irvin Foster | |
| 03:32 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis's pass is intercepted by Clarence Roberts | 38-38 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 03:10 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kenneth Marquis | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF), Steven Cummings (C) Cornelius Fisher, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (C) John Johnson | |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 02:00 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Scruggs | 40-38 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Albert Holloway loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 00:50 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Marquis, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Roland Nieman clanks a turnaround from the left block | 40-38 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Albert Holloway is called for the reach on Shaun Scruggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Holloway, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Neal Stephens is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs is hacked by Albert Holloway - foul #4 on Albert Holloway, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Holloway - foul #5 on Albert Holloway, team foul #8 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) Kenneth Marquis, James Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway | |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the board | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | John Johnson travels with the ball | 43-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF) Cornelius Fisher | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs runs out the clock | 43-38 |