| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Raub (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Wallace (fresh) C - Jimmy Primmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade inbounds the ball | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 19:32 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | David Raub buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dan Wallace | 44-46 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dan Wallace - foul #1 on Dan Wallace, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Dan Wallace, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | William Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:57 | Saint Louis | Joseph Bain gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Edward Burke knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Homer Rogers | 47-46 |
| 18:27 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | William Hardin snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Meade - foul #1 on Robert Meade, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), Claude Aranda (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Edward Burke, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), David Watkins (PF) David Raub, Ted Robertson, Robert Meade | |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 17:40 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Meade (SF), Dan Wallace (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Richard Lynch, David Watkins, Joseph Bain | |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 17:14 | Saint Louis | Enoch Zinn is called for the reach on Anthony Bell - foul #1 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Bryan Bruce (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Claude Aranda, Bernard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG) Anthony Bell | |
| 17:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade is hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| 16:46 | Saint Louis | David Raub comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Bryan Bruce pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 16:30 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Dan Wallace | 49-46 |
| 16:26 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Meade | 49-48 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 16:01 | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Raub (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Meade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Saint Louis | David Raub comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers's pass is intercepted by Ted Robertson in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Robertson - foul #3 on Ted Robertson, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Bryan Bruce, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Richard Lynch (SF), Joseph Bain (PF), Greg Molter (C) David Raub, Ted Robertson, Robert Meade, Dan Wallace, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | James Skibski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Burke | 49-48 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton misses short on an open shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:57 | Saint Louis | Greg Molter snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 14:36 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Anthony Bell is called for the reach on James Skibski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Bell, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Claude Aranda (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Lynch - foul #2 on Richard Lynch, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Watkins (PF) Greg Molter | |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bain | 52-54 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:44 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch's pass is intercepted by James Skibski | 52-54 |
| 13:20 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda connects on the jump hook from the left block | 54-54 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | David Watkins misses the floater from the left block | 54-54 |
| 12:56 | Saint Louis | Joseph Bain snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 12:34 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell is fouled on the floor by Enoch Zinn - foul #2 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Bryan Bruce (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Edward Burke, Claude Aranda, Bernard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG), Ted Robertson (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Dan Wallace (PF), Greg Molter (C) Anthony Bell, Raymond Burns, Richard Lynch, David Watkins, Joseph Bain | |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | Homer Rogers is called for the reach on David Raub - foul #3 on Homer Rogers, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:05 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | William Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 11:38 | Saint Louis | David Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Raub (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Robertson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Meade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Molter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 11:32 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Greg Molter loses the dribble to Gary Mentzer | 54-57 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kong Chin (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Bryan Bruce, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) Greg Molter | |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb connects on the turnaround near the basket | 56-57 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | David Raub comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:47 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:42 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:25 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Raub | 56-59 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Robertson - foul #4 on Ted Robertson, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Edward Burke (SF), Claude Aranda (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Homer Rogers, Kong Chin, Larry Gibb, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), Richard Lynch (SF), David Watkins (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Ted Robertson, Robert Meade, Dan Wallace, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Joseph Bain pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | David Raub misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Claude Aranda | 57-59 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda tips it in | 59-59 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Lynch | 59-62 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton misses the lay-in | 59-62 |
| 08:23 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Joseph Bain | 59-62 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | David Watkins misses the easy layup | 59-62 |
| 08:15 | Saint Louis | Joseph Bain tips it home | 59-64 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 59-64 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher tips it home | 61-64 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | Joseph Bain hits a floater in the paint set up by Anthony Bell | 61-66 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is hacked by Anthony Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Bell, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryan Bruce (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Edward Burke, Claude Aranda, Bernard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Greg Molter (C) David Raub, David Watkins, Joseph Bain | |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 07:33 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-66 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | William Hardin grabs the board | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) SF - Robert Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Molter (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 63-66 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Anthony Bell | 63-66 |
| 07:19 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell loses the dribble to William Hardin | 63-66 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Bruce | 66-66 |
| 06:42 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | Greg Molter pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:28 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch misses the dunk | 66-66 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Bryan Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), James Skibski (SG), Kong Chin (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Bryan Bruce, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG), Ted Robertson (SG), Dan Wallace (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Anthony Bell, Raymond Burns, Richard Lynch, Greg Molter | |
| 06:11 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Kong Chin misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Raub - foul #2 on David Raub, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Watkins (PF) Dan Wallace | |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Kong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Kong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | David Raub misses the floater from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | Kong Chin grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 05:28 | Missouri State | David Watkins swats the dunk try by Bernard Hamilton | 68-66 |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 05:20 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 05:18 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade tips it back up and in | 68-68 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Bernard Hamilton is denied by Jimmy Primmer | 68-68 |
| 04:59 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:52 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bernard Hamilton, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryan Bruce (SG), Edward Burke (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) James Skibski, Kong Chin, Larry Gibb, Bernard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SF), Dan Wallace (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Robert Meade, David Watkins, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Bain is hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG) Homer Rogers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (PG) David Raub | |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Burke - foul #2 on Edward Burke, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Claude Aranda (PF) Bryan Bruce, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Molter (C) Dan Wallace | |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Greg Molter - foul #4 on Greg Molter, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (SF) Raymond Burns | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Aranda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Anthony Bell (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Robertson (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Bain (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Molter (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Enoch Zinn - foul #3 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (SG), William Hardin (PF) Enoch Zinn, Edward Burke | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG), Dan Wallace (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Anthony Bell, Joseph Bain, Greg Molter | |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | James Skibski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG) Homer Rogers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | David Raub misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | William Hardin grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Edward Burke (SF) James Skibski, Claude Aranda | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Joseph Bain (PF), Greg Molter (C) Ted Robertson, Richard Lynch, Dan Wallace, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Gary Mentzer is blocked by Greg Molter | 69-72 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Edward Burke tips it but misses | 69-72 |
| 02:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:10 | Saint Louis | David Raub's pass is intercepted by Enoch Zinn in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses badly on a shot from the left block | 69-72 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher tips it in | 71-72 |
| 01:48 | Saint Louis | David Raub hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-72 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Edward Burke pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 01:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to David Raub | 71-72 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | William Hardin steps in front of the Joseph Bain pass | 71-72 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Edward Burke double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG) Enoch Zinn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG), Dan Wallace (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Raymond Burns, Joseph Bain, Greg Molter | |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade double dribbles | 71-72 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Dan Wallace steps in front of the Homer Rogers pass in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Edward Burke grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Primmer - foul #1 on Jimmy Primmer, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | William Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | William Hardin runs out the clock | 73-72 |