| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Frank Sheldon (fresh) SG - Abel Robinson (fresh) SF - Bertram Gray (fresh) PF - Frank Vaugh (fresh) C - Daniel Jernigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fresh) SG - David Peters (fresh) SF - Eric Fagin (fresh) PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) C - James Johnstone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | James Johnstone is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Kenney - foul #1 on Philip Kenney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | Philip Kenney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Kenney - foul #2 on Philip Kenney, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG) Philip Kenney | |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | David Peters buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Fagin out of a doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Grambling State | Eric Fagin denies the turnaround by Frank Sheldon | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Missouri | James Johnstone snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Daniel Jernigan - foul #1 on Daniel Jernigan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | John Bender pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Eric Fagin double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 2-3 |
| 16:30 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Eric Fagin pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:14 | Missouri | David Peters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | James Johnstone snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Eric Fagin is hacked by Abel Robinson - foul #1 on Abel Robinson, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | James Johnstone's pass is intercepted by Abel Robinson | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Frank Sheldon (fresh) SG - Abel Robinson (fresh) SF - Bertram Gray (fresh) PF - Frank Vaugh (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Bender (fresh) SG - David Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Johnstone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Grambling State | Abel Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | David Peters snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | David Peters is hacked by Abel Robinson - foul #2 on Abel Robinson, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Smtih (PG), Shawn Meisner (SG), Gilberto Rizzo (PF) Frank Sheldon, Abel Robinson, Frank Vaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Freeman (PG) John Bender | |
| 15:01 | Missouri | James Johnstone hits a wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Coleman Montemayor | 2-5 |
| 14:37 | Grambling State | Shawn Meisner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 14:35 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Bertram Gray | 2-5 |
| 14:23 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Smtih | 5-5 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Shawn Meisner pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:34 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 13:33 | Grambling State | Shawn Meisner grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Meisner | 8-5 |
| 12:51 | Missouri | David Peters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 12:29 | Missouri | David Peters misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 12:27 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 12:03 | Grambling State | Richard Smtih can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 11:45 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan grabs the board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Smtih (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Meisner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bertram Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) C - Daniel Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Freeman (fairly fresh) SG - David Peters (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnstone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Grambling State | Richard Smtih can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Johnstone - foul #1 on James Johnstone, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Whitney (SF), Frank Vaugh (PF) Bertram Gray, Daniel Jernigan | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Ivan Swift (SG), James Cacho (C) Jeffrey Freeman, David Peters, James Johnstone | |
| 11:27 | Grambling State | Richard Smtih makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 11:27 | Grambling State | Richard Smtih makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:11 | Missouri | Eric Fagin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 11:09 | Grambling State | Frank Vaugh pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:48 | Grambling State | Eric Fagin takes the ball from Gilberto Rizzo | 10-7 |
| 10:27 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 10:25 | Grambling State | Richard Smtih pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:07 | Grambling State | Frank Vaugh double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon (PG), Daniel Jernigan (C) Richard Smtih, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Peters (SG), James Johnstone (C) Eric Fagin, Coleman Montemayor | |
| 09:39 | Missouri | David Peters hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Bender | 10-9 |
| 09:21 | Grambling State | Shawn Meisner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 09:20 | Missouri | James Cacho snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 09:07 | Missouri | David Peters is whistled for a carry | 10-9 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bertram Gray (SG) Shawn Meisner | |
| Subs | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor (PF) James Cacho | |
| 08:41 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 08:39 | Grambling State | Daniel Jernigan tips it back up and in | 12-9 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | James Johnstone hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Bender | 12-11 |
| 07:57 | Grambling State | Coleman Montemayor swats the layup by Frank Sheldon | 12-11 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Johnstone | 12-11 |
| 07:46 | Missouri | James Johnstone misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Jernigan - foul #2 on Daniel Jernigan, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gilberto Rizzo (PF) Daniel Jernigan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Freeman (PG), Eric Fagin (SF) John Bender, David Peters | |
| 07:46 | Missouri | James Johnstone misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 07:46 | Missouri | James Johnstone misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 07:46 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Frank Sheldon (fresh) SG - Bertram Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Whitney (fresh) PF - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) C - Frank Vaugh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Freeman (fresh) SG - Ivan Swift (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 07:27 | Missouri | Eric Fagin blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Robert Whitney - foul #1 on Robert Whitney, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Shawn Meisner (SG) Robert Whitney | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Cacho (C) James Johnstone | |
| 07:27 | Missouri | Eric Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 07:27 | Missouri | Eric Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:00 | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon banks in the layup | 14-13 |
| 06:50 | Missouri | Eric Fagin hits a runner in the lane set up by Ivan Swift | 14-15 |
| 06:31 | Grambling State | Ivan Swift takes the ball from Shawn Meisner | 14-15 |
| 06:28 | Missouri | Ivan Swift banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 06:02 | Grambling State | Bertram Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 06:00 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 14-17 |
| 05:31 | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon is hacked by Jeffrey Freeman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Freeman, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Smtih (PG), Robert Whitney (SF) Frank Sheldon, Bertram Gray | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), David Peters (SG), James Johnstone (C) Jeffrey Freeman, Ivan Swift, Coleman Montemayor | |
| 05:08 | Grambling State | Robert Whitney drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Smtih | 17-17 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | David Peters banks in the layup and the foul's on Frank Vaugh - foul #1 on Frank Vaugh, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | David Peters makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:23 | Grambling State | Shawn Meisner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:12 | Missouri | Richard Smtih is called for the reach on John Bender - foul #1 on Richard Smtih, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bertram Gray (SG) Shawn Meisner | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ivan Swift (SF), Coleman Montemayor (PF) Eric Fagin, James Cacho | |
| 04:12 | Missouri | John Bender makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:12 | Missouri | John Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:00 | Grambling State | Robert Whitney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | James Johnstone grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 03:53 | Missouri | Ivan Swift is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Abel Robinson (SG), Daniel Jernigan (C) Robert Whitney, Frank Vaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG) John Bender | |
| 03:30 | Grambling State | Abel Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-22 |
| 03:29 | Grambling State | Gilberto Rizzo tips it home | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Smtih (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abel Robinson (fresh) SF - Bertram Gray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gilberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fresh) SG - David Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ivan Swift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Richard Smtih picks off the pass by Ivan Swift | 22-22 |
| 02:48 | Grambling State | Coleman Montemayor steals the ball from Daniel Jernigan | 22-22 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | James Johnstone scores on a floater from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 02:08 | Grambling State | Ivan Swift steals it from Bertram Gray out of a doubleteam | 22-24 |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Gilberto Rizzo is called for the reach on Coleman Montemayor - foul #1 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon (PG), Frank Vaugh (PF) Richard Smtih, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Fagin (SF), James Cacho (C) David Peters, James Johnstone | |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:25 | Grambling State | Abel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 01:21 | Missouri | Abel Robinson steps in front of the Philip Kenney pass in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 00:52 | Grambling State | Abel Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Philip Kenney - foul #3 on Philip Kenney, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Whitney (SF) Bertram Gray | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Jeffrey Freeman (SG), Stephen Thomas (C) Philip Kenney, Ivan Swift, Coleman Montemayor | |
| 00:52 | Grambling State | Abel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:52 | Grambling State | Abel Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 00:35 | Missouri | James Cacho connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eric Fagin and he's fouled by Frank Vaugh - foul #2 on Frank Vaugh, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Johnstone (C) Stephen Thomas | |
| 00:35 | Missouri | James Cacho misses the free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:35 | Grambling State | Robert Whitney gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Robert Whitney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Whitney, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | James Johnstone misses the jump hook near the basket | 24-28 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Eric Fagin hits the follow up shot | 24-30 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Frank Sheldon comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-30 |