| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Carrera (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Hillyer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Mark Swinton inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Robert Carrera is hacked by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Willis Clark (SF), Mike Campbell (PF) William Gurule, Gene Brown, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 19:24 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Mike Campbell gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 18:52 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Tommy Loiselle | 24-23 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Samuel Britt snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Mark Swinton takes the ball from Willis Clark | 24-23 |
| 17:34 | Missouri | Robert Carrera can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 17:33 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:23 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer loses the ball out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Patrick Moore (PF) Hector Santos, Willis Clark, Mike Campbell | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:05 | Auburn | William Gurule hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 16:47 | Missouri | Gene Brown steps in front of the Alphonso Gallo pass | 27-23 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Hai Wang's pass is intercepted by Robert Carrera in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Moore - foul #1 on Patrick Moore, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Wilson (C) Patrick Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Mark Swinton grabs the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Mark Swinton hits the finger roll set up by Alphonso Gallo | 27-26 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Gene Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Samuel Britt tips it in | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Britt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Hillyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Missouri | Robert Carrera drills a 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Richard Hillyer steals it from Samuel Britt | 29-29 |
| 14:57 | Missouri | Robert Carrera drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Gene Brown - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Willis Clark (PF) Hai Wang, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:57 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Samuel Britt pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 14:40 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer drills a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Carrera and the foul's on Willis Clark - foul #2 on Willis Clark, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG) William Gurule | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Tommy Loiselle steals the ball from Samuel Britt | 29-34 |
| 14:03 | Missouri | Robert Carrera knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Swinton | 29-36 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Hector Santos is denied on a dunk by Richard Hillyer | 29-36 |
| 13:39 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Loiselle | 29-39 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Hector Santos buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Hai Wang | 31-39 |
| 12:35 | Missouri | The short jumper by Richard Hillyer is denied by Samuel Britt | 31-39 |
| 12:33 | Missouri | Mark Swinton can't tip it in | 31-39 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Hai Wang is hacked by Alphonso Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Patrick Moore (PF), John Wilson (C) Hai Wang, Gene Brown, Willis Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 12:18 | Auburn | John Wilson is open and buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 33-39 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Hillyer | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Britt (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Hillyer (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Hector Santos can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Hillyer - foul #2 on Richard Hillyer, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Willis Clark (PF) Patrick Moore, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Kangas (PF) Richard Hillyer | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the easy layup | 34-42 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Samuel Britt pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Britt | 37-42 |
| 10:37 | Missouri | Hector Santos is called for the reach on Alphonso Gallo - foul #1 on Hector Santos, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Wilson (C) Willis Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Antonio Castaneda (SG), Alva Kakowski (SF) Alphonso Gallo, Robert Carrera, Mark Swinton | |
| 10:09 | Missouri | William Gurule takes the ball from Antonio Castaneda | 37-42 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Robert Kangas is called for the reach on William Gurule - foul #2 on Robert Kangas, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Willis Clark (PF), Garfield Crosslin (C) Gene Brown, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG), Richard Hillyer (PF) Thomas Mancia, Tommy Loiselle | |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Hector Santos loses the dribble to Alphonso Gallo | 37-42 |
| 09:01 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski lays it in on a nice dish by Alphonso Gallo | 37-44 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | William Gurule drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hector Santos | 40-44 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Hector Santos drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Britt | 42-44 |
| 07:58 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Castaneda | 42-46 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gurule (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Samuel Britt (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Garfield Crosslin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Antonio Castaneda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alva Kakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hillyer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Kangas (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Alphonso Gallo | 45-48 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | William Gurule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Gene Brown (SF), John Wilson (C) William Gurule, Willis Clark, Garfield Crosslin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Robert Carrera (SG), Mark Swinton (SF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Alphonso Gallo, Antonio Castaneda, Alva Kakowski, Robert Kangas | |
| 06:26 | Missouri | Robert Carrera drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Swinton | 45-51 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Thomas Mancia takes the ball from Hai Wang | 45-51 |
| 06:00 | Missouri | Thomas Mancia banks in the layup | 45-53 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Samuel Britt scores on a shot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Robert Carrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG) Hector Santos | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG), Antonio Castaneda (SF) Thomas Mancia, Richard Hillyer | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Gene Brown is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Robert Carrera can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 04:41 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 04:25 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Carrera | 47-55 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Antonio Castaneda - foul #2 on Antonio Castaneda, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Willis Clark (PF) Hai Wang, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Kangas (PF) Antonio Castaneda | |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Gene Brown gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Gene Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-55 |
| 03:14 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gurule (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Gene Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Samuel Britt (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Kangas (fresh) 2 stl. C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Kangas | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Tommy Loiselle steals it from Gene Brown | 47-58 |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Robert Carrera can't throw it down but the foul's on Samuel Britt - foul #3 on Samuel Britt, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Jack Harmon (SG), Patrick Moore (PF), John Ray (C) Hector Santos, William Gurule, Gene Brown, Samuel Britt | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Antonio Castaneda (SG), Alva Kakowski (SF) Alphonso Gallo, Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Robert Carrera makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Patrick Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle (C) Robert Carrera | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski blows the layup | 47-59 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jack Harmon | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Auburn | John Ray's layup is rejected by Tommy Loiselle | 47-59 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle blows the layup but he's hacked by Willis Clark - foul #3 on Willis Clark, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Patrick Moore pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | John Ray connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alva Kakowski | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | John Ray's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Loiselle | 49-62 |
| 00:13 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Thomas Mancia runs out the clock | 49-62 |