| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) SG - Robert Carrera (fresh) SF - Mark Swinton (fresh) PF - Richard Hillyer (fresh) C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Rafael Divers (fresh) SG - Frank Taylor (fresh) SF - Rick Shaughnessy (fresh) PF - Scott Jefferson (fresh) C - Eric Hess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Carrera | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | Rick Shaughnessy buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Rafael Divers | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses badly on a runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas State | Rick Shaughnessy grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas State | Mark Swinton denies the turnaround by Frank Taylor | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Missouri | Robert Carrera gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Carrera | 5-2 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:53 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo is hacked by Rafael Divers - foul #1 on Rafael Divers, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | Richard Hillyer steals the ball from Rick Shaughnessy | 7-2 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tommy Loiselle, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lester Knight (PG), Leon Sanderson (SG), Daniel Carlson (SF), Brian Treiber (PF), Allen Andersen (C) Rafael Divers, Frank Taylor, Rick Shaughnessy, Scott Jefferson, Eric Hess | |
| 16:54 | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Daniel Carlson steals the ball from Alphonso Gallo | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas State | Brian Treiber misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Mark Swinton snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Mark Swinton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Carlson - foul #1 on Daniel Carlson, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG) Alphonso Gallo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Rafael Divers (PG), Frank Taylor (SG), Scott Jefferson (PF), Eric Hess (C) Lester Knight, Leon Sanderson, Brian Treiber, Allen Andersen | |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Mark Swinton makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Mark Swinton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Mancia (fresh) SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hillyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Rafael Divers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Taylor (fresh) SF - Daniel Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Jefferson (fresh) C - Eric Hess (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Robert Carrera snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Carlson - foul #2 on Daniel Carlson, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Rick Shaughnessy (SF) Daniel Carlson | |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer grabs the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Mark Swinton can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Rick Shaughnessy - foul #1 on Rick Shaughnessy, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Mark Swinton makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Mark Swinton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas State | Rick Shaughnessy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas State | Mark Swinton picks off the pass by Rafael Divers | 11-4 |
| 14:45 | Missouri | Mark Swinton drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Carrera | 13-4 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Rick Shaughnessy can't connect on a shot from the left side | 13-4 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| 14:12 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Rafael Divers - foul #2 on Rafael Divers, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG), Robert Kangas (PF) Thomas Mancia, Richard Hillyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lester Knight (PG), Leon Sanderson (SG), Brian Treiber (PF) Rafael Divers, Frank Taylor, Scott Jefferson | |
| 14:12 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses the free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Brian Treiber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 14:04 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Tommy Loiselle | 15-6 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Kangas | 17-6 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Kangas - foul #1 on Robert Kangas, team foul #2 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda (SG), Alva Kakowski (SF) Robert Carrera, Mark Swinton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen (SF) Rick Shaughnessy | |
| 13:35 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess misses the 1st free throw | 17-6 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:11 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-7 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight grabs the board | 17-7 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson is hacked by Robert Kangas - foul #2 on Robert Kangas, team foul #3 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Hillyer (PF) Robert Kangas | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson (PF) Eric Hess | |
| 12:56 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Castaneda - foul #1 on Antonio Castaneda, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor (SG) Leon Sanderson | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-7 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson hits the follow up shot | 17-9 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Frank Taylor picks off the pass by Alphonso Gallo | 17-9 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor banks in the layup | 17-11 |
| 11:45 | Missouri | Scott Jefferson takes the ball from Richard Hillyer | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Antonio Castaneda (fresh) SF - Alva Kakowski (fresh) PF - Richard Hillyer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lester Knight (fresh) SG - Frank Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Andersen (fresh) PF - Scott Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Treiber (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas State | Antonio Castaneda steps in front of the Lester Knight pass | 17-11 |
| 11:35 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda lays it up and in | 19-11 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Antonio Castaneda - foul #2 on Antonio Castaneda, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Robert Carrera (SG), Mark Swinton (SF) Alphonso Gallo, Antonio Castaneda, Alva Kakowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson (PG), Rick Shaughnessy (SF), Eric Hess (C) Lester Knight, Allen Andersen, Brian Treiber | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:58 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | Mark Swinton hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Hess | 21-16 |
| 10:32 | Missouri | Thomas Mancia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Luff (SG) Frank Taylor | |
| 10:17 | Arkansas State | Tommy Loiselle steps in front of the Leon Sanderson pass | 21-16 |
| 09:56 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Scott Jefferson - foul #1 on Scott Jefferson, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG) Thomas Mancia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lester Knight (PG) William Luff | |
| 09:56 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:56 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 09:32 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Hillyer | 23-16 |
| 09:04 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo is hacked by Lester Knight - foul #1 on Lester Knight, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alva Kakowski (SF) Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen (SF), Brian Treiber (PF) Rick Shaughnessy, Scott Jefferson | |
| 09:04 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Lester Knight | 23-16 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Mark Swinton gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:39 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Swinton | 25-16 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Alphonso Gallo steals the ball from Leon Sanderson | 25-16 |
| 08:03 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen tips it in | 25-18 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alva Kakowski, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Tommy Loiselle (C) Alphonso Gallo, Alva Kakowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Luff (PG), Frank Taylor (SG), Rick Shaughnessy (SF) Lester Knight, Leon Sanderson, Eric Hess | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Mancia (fresh) SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hillyer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Luff (fresh) SG - Frank Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rick Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Treiber (fresh) C - Allen Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | William Luff hits a 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Robert Carrera connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Mancia | 27-21 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Tommy Loiselle steps in front of the William Luff pass | 27-21 |
| 06:30 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle can't throw it down | 27-21 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor's floater is tipped away by Tommy Loiselle | 27-21 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Mark Swinton knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Mancia | 29-21 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas State | William Luff misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-21 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Allen Andersen tips it but misses | 29-21 |
| 05:35 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:25 | Missouri | Robert Carrera is fouled on the floor by Frank Taylor - foul #1 on Frank Taylor, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG), Alva Kakowski (SF) Thomas Mancia, Mark Swinton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lester Knight (PG), Leon Sanderson (SG), Scott Jefferson (PF), Eric Hess (C) William Luff, Frank Taylor, Brian Treiber, Allen Andersen | |
| 05:25 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess misses the easy layup | 29-21 |
| 05:16 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Rick Shaughnessy - foul #2 on Rick Shaughnessy, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor (SG) Rick Shaughnessy | |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Robert Carrera makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Robert Carrera makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 04:12 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 31-24 |
| 04:10 | Missouri | Robert Carrera tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Sanderson | 33-24 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alva Kakowski - foul #2 on Alva Kakowski, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda (SG), Robert Kangas (PF) Robert Carrera, Richard Hillyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Rafael Divers (PG), Daniel Carlson (C) Frank Taylor, Eric Hess | |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 03:38 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Antonio Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alva Kakowski (fresh) PF - Robert Kangas (fresh) C - Tommy Loiselle (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Rafael Divers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight's pass is intercepted by Alphonso Gallo | 33-24 |
| 03:27 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alphonso Gallo | 35-24 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-24 |
| 03:20 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 03:03 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo is fouled on the floor by Rafael Divers - foul #3 on Rafael Divers, team foul #10 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (SG), Mark Swinton (C) Alva Kakowski, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Luff (PG), Frank Taylor (SG), Eric Hess (C) Rafael Divers, Leon Sanderson, Lester Knight | |
| 03:03 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:03 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson's pass is intercepted by Alphonso Gallo | 36-24 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor lays it in set up by Daniel Carlson | 36-26 |
| 02:16 | Missouri | Mark Swinton misses the jump hook in the paint | 36-26 |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Robert Kangas pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Luff - foul #1 on William Luff, team foul #11 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Treiber (PF), Allen Andersen (C) Scott Jefferson, Eric Hess | |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor blows the layup | 37-26 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson tips it in | 37-28 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | Mark Swinton clanks a shot in the lane | 37-28 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Carlson | 37-28 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas State | William Luff misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Robert Kangas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:06 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mancia | 40-28 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | William Luff is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Gallo - foul #1 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #8 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Carrera (SG), Alva Kakowski (SF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Alphonso Gallo, Antonio Castaneda, Robert Kangas | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lester Knight (SG), Rick Shaughnessy (SF), Eric Hess (C) Frank Taylor, Daniel Carlson, Allen Andersen | |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | William Luff makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | William Luff makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Eric Hess - foul #1 on Eric Hess, team foul #12 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Okello Abdullah (PG), Robert Kangas (PF) Thomas Mancia, Mark Swinton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson (SG) William Luff | |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson tips it but misses | 42-30 |
| 00:31 | Missouri | Robert Kangas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Okello Abdullah hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alva Kakowski | 45-30 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Okello Abdullah can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 45-33 |