| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Lee (fresh) SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Ryan Kilgo (fresh) C - Ben Mote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) SG - Melvin Shiner (fresh) SF - Chris Davis (fresh) PF - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) C - Richard Jefferson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Ben Mote wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Missouri | Ben Mote misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | John Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Colorado | Chris Davis slams it home set up by Melvin Shiner | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Cleveland Johnson blocks the short jumper by John Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Melvin Shiner is open and lays it up and in set up by Mark Burgoyne out of the doubleteam | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | John Williams misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Davis - foul #1 on Chris Davis, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Colorado | William Lee is called for the reach on Mark Burgoyne in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Lee, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson's layup is rejected by Ryan Kilgo | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Colorado | Melvin Shiner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Colorado | Chris Davis tips it in | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Melvin Shiner - foul #1 on Melvin Shiner, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | Colorado | John Williams steals it from Richard Jefferson | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Missouri | William Lee banks in the layup set up by John Williams | 8-6 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Jefferson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Nathan Stone (PF) William Lee, Ryan Kilgo, Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch (C) Richard Jefferson | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Stone (fresh) C - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Shiner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Blair Whitchurch (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Missouri | Nathan Stone loses the dribble to Blair Whitchurch | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cleveland Johnson | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Glen Blind makes the 3 from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:23 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 11-8 |
| 14:22 | Missouri | John Williams gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:06 | Missouri | Blair Whitchurch takes the ball from Kenneth Bristow | 11-8 |
| 13:43 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch clanks a jump hook from the right block | 11-8 |
| 13:41 | Missouri | Nathan Stone pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | Nathan Stone is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Randall Sieminski is called for the reach on Melvin Shiner - foul #1 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lee (PG), Ryan Kilgo (PF), Ben Mote (C) Glen Blind, Kenneth Bristow, Nathan Stone | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Boucher (PG), Lewis Hatcher (SG), John Wilkins (SF), Gale Allen (PF), Richard Jefferson (C) Mark Burgoyne, Melvin Shiner, Chris Davis, Cleveland Johnson, Blair Whitchurch | |
| 12:43 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 13-8 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Ben Mote | 13-8 |
| 12:29 | Missouri | John Williams makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Randall Sieminski | 15-8 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Ben Mote is called for the reach on Richard Jefferson - foul #1 on Ben Mote, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Lee - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), Edwin Raybon (SF) William Lee, John Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (PG) Brandon Boucher | |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Raybon (fresh) PF - Ryan Kilgo (fresh) C - Ben Mote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Hatcher (fresh) SF - John Wilkins (fresh) PF - Gale Allen (fresh) C - Richard Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 11:27 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Glen Blind - foul #1 on Glen Blind, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG) Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chris Davis (SF) Gale Allen | |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Richard Jefferson swats the short shot by Ben Mote | 15-11 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher connects on the jumper in the lane | 15-13 |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Glen Blind comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Jefferson - foul #2 on Richard Jefferson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Williams (SF), Nathan Stone (PF) Edwin Raybon, Ryan Kilgo | |
| Subs | Colorado | Melvin Shiner (SG), Cleveland Johnson (PF), Blair Whitchurch (C) Lewis Hatcher, John Wilkins, Richard Jefferson | |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Glen Blind makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Glen Blind makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:44 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch drills a floater in the lane set up by Melvin Shiner and he's hacked by Ben Mote - foul #2 on Ben Mote, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (C) Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:44 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lewis (PG) Glen Blind | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:59 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 08:58 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch loses the ball out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo (PF) Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Boucher (PG) Mark Burgoyne | |
| 08:08 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski can't connect on a floater in the lane | 17-16 |
| 08:06 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Ryan Kilgo is called for the reach on Blair Whitchurch - foul #1 on Ryan Kilgo, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG) William Lewis | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Wilkins (PF) Cleveland Johnson | |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:37 | Missouri | John Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Shiner - foul #2 on Melvin Shiner, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG) Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (PG), Lewis Hatcher (SG), Gale Allen (PF) Brandon Boucher, Melvin Shiner, Chris Davis | |
| 07:37 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:37 | Missouri | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:37 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Gale Allen | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Kilgo (fresh) C - Nathan Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wilkins (fresh) PF - Gale Allen (fresh) C - Blair Whitchurch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Kilgo | 18-18 |
| 07:07 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | John Williams misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-18 |
| 06:40 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo tips it home | 20-18 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the contested runner in the lane on a great pass from John Wilkins | 20-20 |
| 06:11 | Missouri | Glen Blind loses the ball out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwin Raybon (SF), Randall Sieminski (C) John Williams, Nathan Stone | |
| Subs | Colorado | Melvin Shiner (SG), Chris Davis (SF), Cleveland Johnson (PF), Richard Jefferson (C) Lewis Hatcher, John Wilkins, Gale Allen, Blair Whitchurch | |
| 05:58 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 05:56 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Randall Sieminski | 22-22 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Burgoyne | 22-24 |
| 05:12 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 04:47 | Colorado | Chris Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lewis (PG) Glen Blind | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:28 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:03 | Colorado | Chris Davis hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Burgoyne and the foul's on Randall Sieminski - foul #2 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Williams (SF), Nathan Stone (C) Edwin Raybon, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Boucher (PG) Mark Burgoyne | |
| 04:03 | Colorado | Chris Davis misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Brandon Boucher steals it from John Williams | 25-26 |
| 03:38 | Colorado | Brandon Boucher misses the lay-in | 25-26 |
| 03:36 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Shiner | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Lewis (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bristow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Kilgo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Brandon Boucher (fresh) SG - Melvin Shiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Colorado | Chris Davis loses the dribble to William Lewis | 25-26 |
| 03:17 | Missouri | John Williams throws it down set up by William Lewis | 27-26 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Brandon Boucher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Lewis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lee (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), Ben Mote (C) William Lewis, Kenneth Bristow, Ryan Kilgo | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Wilkins (PF), Blair Whitchurch (C) Cleveland Johnson, Richard Jefferson | |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Brandon Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Brandon Boucher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:08 | Missouri | Ben Mote grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Lee | 30-27 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ben Mote - foul #3 on Ben Mote, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo (PF) Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (PG), Lewis Hatcher (SG), Gale Allen (PF) Brandon Boucher, Melvin Shiner, Chris Davis | |
| 02:19 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:00 | Missouri | Blair Whitchurch is called for the reach on William Lee - foul #1 on Blair Whitchurch, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| 01:46 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Lee | 33-29 |
| 01:19 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Burgoyne | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Missouri | John Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | John Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Randall Sieminski is called for the reach on Lewis Hatcher - foul #3 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG), Edwin Raybon (SF) Randall Sieminski, John Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chris Davis (SF), Cleveland Johnson (PF), Richard Jefferson (C) John Wilkins, Gale Allen, Blair Whitchurch | |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Edwin Raybon comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson hits a jumper from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | William Lee hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-34 |