| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Carrera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. SF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | James Jennings inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Hillyer - foul #2 on Richard Hillyer, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| 19:47 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:47 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 19:26 | Missouri | William Dodge takes the ball from Richard Hillyer | 21-26 |
| 19:13 | Iowa State | Alphonso Gallo steals it from James Jennings | 21-26 |
| 18:50 | Missouri | Robert Carrera shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 18:48 | Iowa State | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | James Jennings scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Oates | 23-26 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-26 |
| 18:10 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 17:41 | Iowa State | James Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Mark Swinton's floater is tipped away by William Dodge | 23-28 |
| 17:24 | Iowa State | William Dodge snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | James Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:39 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Robert Carrera grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:20 | Missouri | Robert Carrera makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 15:51 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is fouled on the floor by Richard Hillyer - foul #3 on Richard Hillyer, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (PG), Donald Otto (C) James Oates, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Otto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Carrera (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hillyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher tips it in | 25-31 |
| 15:11 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:11 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:11 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:11 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 14:46 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan knocks in the runner from close range set up by James Jennings | 27-32 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Robert Carrera can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 14:24 | Iowa State | James Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:04 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer is hacked by Richard Hillyer - foul #4 on Richard Hillyer, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), William Dodge (C) Robert Stormer, Donald Otto | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Robert Kangas (PF) Alphonso Gallo, Richard Hillyer | |
| 13:43 | Iowa State | James Oates can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | William Dodge tips it home | 29-32 |
| 13:18 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Mark Swinton snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Mark Swinton is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| 12:40 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Oates | 31-32 |
| 12:26 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle loses the dribble to Richard Fisher | 31-32 |
| 11:59 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan connects on the fadeaway from close range | 33-32 |
| 11:41 | Missouri | Robert Carrera clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 11:40 | Iowa State | James Oates grabs the board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Mancia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Kangas (fresh) C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | James Jennings comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Kangas - foul #1 on Robert Kangas, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG), Donald Otto (PF) James Oates, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG) Thomas Mancia | |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Robert Carrera's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 10:38 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan can't connect on a shot in the paint | 35-32 |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Donald Otto hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Robert Carrera's floater is tipped away by Donald Otto | 37-32 |
| 10:22 | Missouri | Robert Carrera snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Robert Carrera evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 09:46 | Iowa State | James Jennings can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 09:45 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan can't tip it in | 37-32 |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Robert Kangas snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 09:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to William Dodge | 37-32 |
| 08:54 | Iowa State | James Jennings comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 08:53 | Iowa State | Donald Otto snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | Donald Otto can't tip it in | 37-32 |
| 08:21 | Missouri | Robert Kangas gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Donald Otto is called for the reach on Robert Carrera - foul #1 on Donald Otto, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), Richard Fisher (PF) Robert Stormer, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda (SG), Alva Kakowski (SF) Robert Carrera, Mark Swinton | |
| 07:48 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 07:47 | Iowa State | James Jennings gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 07:24 | Iowa State | Alphonso Gallo steps in front of the James Jennings pass | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jennings (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Otto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Antonio Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alva Kakowski (fresh) PF - Robert Kangas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 07:18 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 07:11 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | James Jennings is hacked by Robert Kangas - foul #2 on Robert Kangas, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (SG) Raymond McLearan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Richard Hillyer (PF) Alphonso Gallo, Robert Kangas | |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Otto | 39-32 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 06:03 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 05:52 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher hits a wide open jumper from the right wing set up by James Jennings | 41-32 |
| 05:31 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Mancia | 41-35 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | James Jennings drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Brown | 43-35 |
| 05:09 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), William Dodge (C) James Jennings, Donald Otto | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG), Robert Carrera (SG), Mark Swinton (C) Thomas Mancia, Alva Kakowski, Tommy Loiselle | |
| 04:48 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 04:46 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 04:21 | Iowa State | James Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-35 |
| 04:20 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Mark Swinton misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 03:57 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-35 |
| 03:36 | Iowa State | William Dodge tips it home | 45-35 |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Antonio Castaneda misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 03:14 | Iowa State | James Brown gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Carrera (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. SF - Antonio Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Swinton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the easy layup | 45-35 |
| 03:02 | Missouri | Robert Carrera grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 02:43 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 02:42 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:15 | Iowa State | Richard Hillyer steals it from Richard Fisher | 45-35 |
| 01:54 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer makes the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Richard Fisher - foul #2 on Richard Fisher, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Jennings (SF) Raymond McLearan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle (C) Antonio Castaneda | |
| 01:54 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 01:25 | Iowa State | Richard Hillyer swats the layup by Richard Fisher | 45-38 |
| 01:24 | Iowa State | James Jennings hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:58 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Iowa State | Alphonso Gallo is called for the reach on James Oates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF) Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | Alphonso Gallo is called for the reach on James Jennings - foul #3 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Mark Swinton | 49-40 |
| 00:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is hacked by Alphonso Gallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| 00:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 00:39 | Missouri | William Dodge swats the short shot by Richard Hillyer | 51-40 |
| 00:37 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan grabs the board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | James Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG), Larry Pridemore (PF), Donald Otto (C) James Oates, James Brown, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Mancia (PG), Antonio Castaneda (SG), Alva Kakowski (SF), Robert Kangas (PF) Alphonso Gallo, Robert Carrera, Mark Swinton, Richard Hillyer | |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle blows the dunk | 51-40 |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer runs out the clock | 51-40 |