| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dean Graig (fresh) SG - Trevor Godbey (fresh) SF - Steven Clark (fresh) PF - Donald Weeks (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Owen Books (fresh) SG - Steve Rathjen (fresh) SF - Donald Osterhout (fresh) PF - John Cantor (fresh) C - Jonathan Vogler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Donald Weeks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Kansas | John Cantor is called for the reach on Steven Clark - foul #1 on John Cantor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kansas | Steven Clark can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Cantor | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Kansas | Dean Graig makes the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Missouri | Owen Books makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steve Rathjen | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Kansas | Donald Weeks connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Trevor Godbey | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Kansas | Dean Graig hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Clark | 6-5 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Osterhout, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | James Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Jonathan Vogler - foul #1 on Jonathan Vogler, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | Missouri | John Cantor knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Owen Books | 8-7 |
| 17:03 | Kansas | Owen Books is called for the reach on Dean Graig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Owen Books, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Vogler | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Rathjen | 8-10 |
| 16:10 | Kansas | Steven Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:59 | Kansas | James Smith misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 15:58 | Kansas | Steven Clark grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dean Graig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Trevor Godbey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Weeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Owen Books (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Rathjen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Osterhout (fairly fresh) PF - John Cantor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Vogler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Kansas | Dean Graig clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Owen Books - foul #2 on Owen Books, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Borum (SG), Kontar Abdur (SF), Marvin Addison (PF), Enoch Widerski (C) Trevor Godbey, Steven Clark, Donald Weeks, James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Marko Baranski (PG), Man Xang (SF) Owen Books, Donald Osterhout | |
| 15:49 | Kansas | Dean Graig makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:49 | Kansas | Dean Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tom Borum - foul #1 on Tom Borum, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Daryl Stephenson (PF) John Cantor | |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:22 | Kansas | Dean Graig comes up short on the floater from close range | 10-12 |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Kontar Abdur tips it in | 12-12 |
| 14:54 | Missouri | Marko Baranski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steve Rathjen and he's fouled by Dean Graig - foul #1 on Dean Graig, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Weeks (PF) Dean Graig | |
| Subs | Missouri | Orville Boe (SF), Justin Leith (C) Steve Rathjen, Jonathan Vogler | |
| 14:54 | Missouri | Marko Baranski makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:36 | Kansas | Orville Boe is called for the reach on Tom Borum - foul #1 on Orville Boe, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Trevor Godbey (SG), Steven Clark (SF) Tom Borum, Enoch Widerski | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Cantor (PF) Justin Leith | |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Donald Weeks misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Cantor - foul #2 on John Cantor, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Leith (C) John Cantor | |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Donald Weeks misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Donald Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:03 | Missouri | Steven Clark takes the ball from Man Xang | 13-15 |
| 14:00 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey lays it in set up by Steven Clark | 15-15 |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Justin Leith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marvin Addison - foul #1 on Marvin Addison, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Smith (C) Donald Weeks | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steve Rathjen (SG), Donald Osterhout (SF), Jonathan Vogler (C) Man Xang, Orville Boe, Daryl Stephenson | |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Justin Leith makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Justin Leith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 13:26 | Kansas | James Smith loses the dribble to Donald Osterhout | 15-17 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | The jump hook by Justin Leith is blocked by James Smith | 15-17 |
| 13:14 | Kansas | James Smith grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 13:09 | Kansas | Steven Clark misses the lay-in | 15-17 |
| 13:08 | Missouri | Justin Leith grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Graig (PG), Tom Borum (SG), Enoch Widerski (PF) Trevor Godbey, Steven Clark, Marvin Addison | |
| Subs | Missouri | Daryl Stephenson (PF) Justin Leith | |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Marko Baranski grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 12:32 | Missouri | Marko Baranski clanks a shot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 12:30 | Kansas | Enoch Widerski gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 12:26 | Kansas | Dean Graig misses the jumper in the lane | 15-18 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 12:19 | Missouri | Marko Baranski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 12:17 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:59 | Missouri | 3 seconds is called on Jonathan Vogler | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Weeks (PF) Kontar Abdur | |
| Subs | Missouri | Man Xang (PG) Marko Baranski | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dean Graig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tom Borum (fresh) SF - Enoch Widerski (fresh) PF - Donald Weeks (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Man Xang (fresh) SG - Steve Rathjen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Osterhout (fresh) PF - Daryl Stephenson (fresh) C - Jonathan Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Dean Graig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 11:37 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Steve Rathjen | 15-18 |
| 11:33 | Missouri | Daryl Stephenson is called for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Trevor Godbey (SG), Steven Clark (SF) Tom Borum, Enoch Widerski | |
| Subs | Missouri | Orville Boe (SF) Donald Osterhout | |
| 11:18 | Kansas | Donald Weeks misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Daryl Stephenson - foul #1 on Daryl Stephenson, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Leith (PF) Daryl Stephenson | |
| 11:18 | Kansas | Donald Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:18 | Kansas | Donald Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:59 | Missouri | Orville Boe misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Clark - foul #1 on Steven Clark, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marvin Addison (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stuart Dargan (PG) Jonathan Vogler | |
| 10:59 | Missouri | Orville Boe makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:59 | Missouri | Orville Boe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:32 | Kansas | Dean Graig hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Clark | 19-20 |
| 10:13 | Missouri | Steve Rathjen is hacked by Trevor Godbey - foul #1 on Trevor Godbey, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kontar Abdur (PG) Dean Graig | |
| Subs | Missouri | Marko Baranski (PG), Donald Osterhout (SF), Daryl Stephenson (PF) Stuart Dargan, Steve Rathjen, Orville Boe | |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Justin Leith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 09:59 | Kansas | Donald Weeks snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 09:39 | Kansas | Steven Clark snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 09:30 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Weeks | 22-20 |
| 09:12 | Missouri | Marko Baranski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Borum (SG), Enoch Widerski (SF), James Smith (C) Trevor Godbey, Steven Clark, Donald Weeks | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steve Rathjen (SG), Jonathan Vogler (C) Man Xang, Justin Leith | |
| 08:47 | Kansas | Daryl Stephenson takes the ball from James Smith | 22-20 |
| 08:25 | Missouri | Marko Baranski knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daryl Stephenson | 22-22 |
| 08:13 | Kansas | Steve Rathjen is called for the reach on Tom Borum - foul #1 on Steve Rathjen, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Trevor Godbey (SG), Donald Weeks (PF) Enoch Widerski, Marvin Addison | |
| Subs | Missouri | Man Xang (SF), Justin Leith (PF) Donald Osterhout, Daryl Stephenson | |
| 08:13 | Kansas | Tom Borum misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:13 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Marko Baranski is fouled on the floor by Tom Borum - foul #2 on Tom Borum, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Graig (PG), Steven Clark (SF) Tom Borum, Kontar Abdur | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Marko Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:55 | Kansas | Donald Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dean Graig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Trevor Godbey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Marko Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Rathjen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Man Xang (fresh) PF - Justin Leith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Kansas | Steven Clark makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dean Graig and he's fouled by Marko Baranski - foul #1 on Marko Baranski, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| 07:50 | Kansas | Steven Clark misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:50 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 07:36 | Missouri | Man Xang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Donald Weeks grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 07:18 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey is fouled on the floor by Steve Rathjen - foul #2 on Steve Rathjen, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Orville Boe (SF) Steve Rathjen | |
| 07:18 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:18 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:18 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:57 | Missouri | Justin Leith loses the dribble to Trevor Godbey | 25-22 |
| 06:45 | Kansas | Donald Weeks loses the ball out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stuart Dargan (PG), Donald Osterhout (SF) Man Xang, Orville Boe | |
| 06:29 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout's fadeaway is rejected by James Smith | 25-22 |
| 06:27 | Kansas | James Smith snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 06:23 | Kansas | Steven Clark hits a floater from the left block set up by Dean Graig | 27-22 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Stuart Dargan is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stuart Dargan, team foul #12 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kontar Abdur (SG), Marvin Addison (PF), Enoch Widerski (C) Trevor Godbey, Donald Weeks, James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Daryl Stephenson (PF) Justin Leith | |
| 06:05 | Kansas | Dean Graig drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kontar Abdur and he's fouled by Stuart Dargan - foul #2 on Stuart Dargan, team foul #13 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Man Xang (SG) Stuart Dargan | |
| 06:05 | Kansas | Dean Graig misses the free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jonathan Vogler | 29-22 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Marko Baranski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Kontar Abdur gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | Steven Clark hits a shot in the lane set up by Marvin Addison | 31-22 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Enoch Widerski - foul #1 on Enoch Widerski, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Trevor Godbey (SG), Donald Weeks (PF), James Smith (C) Steven Clark, Marvin Addison, Enoch Widerski | |
| Subs | Missouri | Orville Boe (SF) Donald Osterhout | |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:54 | Kansas | Donald Weeks blows the layup | 31-24 |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Daryl Stephenson grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 04:41 | Missouri | Marko Baranski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 04:40 | Missouri | Daryl Stephenson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:23 | Missouri | Marko Baranski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Dean Graig - foul #2 on Dean Graig, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marvin Addison (SF) Dean Graig | |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Osterhout (SF), Justin Leith (C) Daryl Stephenson, Jonathan Vogler | |
| 04:23 | Missouri | Marko Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:23 | Missouri | Marko Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:16 | Kansas | James Smith misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 31-26 |
| 04:15 | Kansas | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 03:57 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Trevor Godbey - foul #2 on Trevor Godbey, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Owen Books (PG), Steve Rathjen (SG), John Cantor (PF) Marko Baranski, Man Xang, Orville Boe | |
| 03:57 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:57 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Kontar Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Godbey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Addison (fresh) PF - Donald Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Owen Books (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Rathjen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Osterhout (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Cantor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Leith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Donald Weeks slams it home on a great pass from Kontar Abdur | 35-27 |
| 03:15 | Missouri | Justin Leith hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Rathjen | 35-29 |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Kontar Abdur can't finish the layup | 35-29 |
| 03:02 | Kansas | James Smith tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Justin Leith gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:56 | Missouri | The jump hook by Donald Osterhout is blocked by James Smith | 35-29 |
| 02:55 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Marvin Addison | 35-29 |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kontar Abdur | 38-29 |
| 02:35 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Rathjen | 38-31 |
| 02:18 | Kansas | Donald Weeks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 02:16 | Missouri | Owen Books snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | John Cantor misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 01:54 | Kansas | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:43 | Kansas | Trevor Godbey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-31 |
| 01:42 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Justin Leith | 38-31 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | Donald Osterhout drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Leith | 38-33 |
| 01:10 | Kansas | Donald Osterhout swats the layup by Marvin Addison | 38-33 |
| 01:08 | Kansas | Donald Weeks tips it in | 40-33 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | John Cantor is hacked by Marvin Addison - foul #2 on Marvin Addison, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Graig (PG), Tom Borum (SG), Steven Clark (SF), Enoch Widerski (C) Kontar Abdur, Trevor Godbey, Marvin Addison, James Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Marko Baranski (SF), Jonathan Vogler (C) Donald Osterhout, Justin Leith | |
| 00:54 | Missouri | John Cantor misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | John Cantor misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Donald Weeks pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:41 | Kansas | Dean Graig is hacked by Owen Books - foul #3 on Owen Books, team foul #14 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Man Xang (SF), Daryl Stephenson (PF) Owen Books, John Cantor | |
| 00:41 | Kansas | Dean Graig misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:41 | Kansas | Dean Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Jonathan Vogler loses the dribble to Donald Weeks | 41-33 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Donald Weeks lays it up and in | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Marko Baranski misses long on a fullcourt shot | 43-33 |