| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Christopher Lustig (fresh) SG - Gilbert Gilbert (fresh) SF - Billy Krieg (fresh) PF - Shawn Jones (fresh) C - Daryl Duplessis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Mackie (fresh) SG - Gregory Ledford (fresh) SF - Harold Lalonde (fresh) PF - Robert Mayhugh (fresh) C - Charlie Ennis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Derek Mackie misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Jones - foul #1 on Shawn Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Derek Mackie misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Derek Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Kansas | Shawn Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shawn Jones, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Kansas | Adam Lawrence (PF) Shawn Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 18:59 | Missouri | Gregory Ledford is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Derek Mackie | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Kansas | Billy Krieg slams it home set up by Gilbert Gilbert | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Missouri | Gregory Ledford is hacked by Christopher Lustig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Lustig, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Missouri | Gregory Ledford connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Kansas | Adam Lawrence misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Washington (SF), Henry Farish (PF), Melvin Christianson (C) Harold Lalonde, Robert Mayhugh, Charlie Ennis | |
| 17:07 | Kansas | Christopher Lustig makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Missouri | Henry Farish misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gilbert Gilbert - foul #1 on Gilbert Gilbert, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sammie Taylor (PG), Vincent Messner (SG), Jimmy Worthley (SF), Joseph Rose (PF), Homer Nielsen (C) Christopher Lustig, Gilbert Gilbert, Billy Krieg, Adam Lawrence, Daryl Duplessis | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Hecht (SG), Eric Peiffer (C) Derek Mackie, Gregory Ledford | |
| 16:38 | Missouri | Henry Farish misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Missouri | Henry Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Kansas | Vincent Messner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Nielsen | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | Kansas | Vincent Messner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Henry Farish grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Sammie Taylor (fresh) SG - Vincent Messner (fresh) SF - Jimmy Worthley (fresh) PF - Joseph Rose (fresh) C - Homer Nielsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Washington (fresh) SG - Paul Hecht (fresh) SF - Melvin Christianson (fresh) PF - Henry Farish (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Peiffer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Missouri | Henry Farish makes the runner from close range on a great pass from James Washington | 4-8 |
| 15:17 | Kansas | Vincent Messner's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Christianson | 4-8 |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Paul Hecht pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:54 | Missouri | Paul Hecht is fouled on the floor by Vincent Messner - foul #1 on Vincent Messner, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Lustig (PG), Gilbert Gilbert (SG), Adam Lawrence (PF), Daryl Duplessis (C) Sammie Taylor, Vincent Messner, Joseph Rose, Homer Nielsen | |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Mackie (PG), Gregory Ledford (SG), Harold Lalonde (SF), Robert Mayhugh (PF), Charlie Ennis (C) James Washington, Paul Hecht, Melvin Christianson, Henry Farish, Eric Peiffer | |
| 14:47 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Worthley - foul #1 on Jimmy Worthley, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| 14:47 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:21 | Kansas | Jimmy Worthley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:19 | Kansas | Daryl Duplessis gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:53 | Kansas | Daryl Duplessis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Billy Krieg (SF), Homer Nielsen (C) Jimmy Worthley, Daryl Duplessis | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:28 | Missouri | Adam Lawrence is called for the reach on Harold Lalonde - foul #1 on Adam Lawrence, team foul #7 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sammie Taylor (PG) Christopher Lustig | |
| Subs | Missouri | Henry Farish (C) Charlie Ennis | |
| 13:28 | Missouri | Harold Lalonde makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:28 | Missouri | Harold Lalonde makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sammie Taylor | 6-12 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | Derek Mackie comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 6-12 |
| 12:38 | Missouri | Derek Mackie snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Henry Farish is whistled for a carry | 6-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Lustig (PG), Vincent Messner (SG), Joseph Rose (PF), Daryl Duplessis (C) Sammie Taylor, Gilbert Gilbert, Adam Lawrence, Homer Nielsen | |
| Subs | Missouri | Melvin Christianson (C) Robert Mayhugh | |
| 12:04 | Kansas | Melvin Christianson steals the ball from Vincent Messner | 6-12 |
| 11:57 | Missouri | Christopher Lustig steals the ball from Gregory Ledford in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| 11:55 | Kansas | Joseph Rose slams it home on a nice dish by Christopher Lustig | 8-12 |
| 11:34 | Missouri | Henry Farish is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Christopher Lustig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Messner (fresh) SF - Billy Krieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Duplessis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Mackie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ledford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Lalonde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Farish (fresh) 5 pts. C - Melvin Christianson (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Kansas | Joseph Rose blows the layup but he's hacked by Henry Farish - foul #1 on Henry Farish, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sammie Taylor (PG), Jimmy Worthley (SF) Christopher Lustig, Billy Krieg | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Washington (PG), Paul Hecht (SG), Robert Mayhugh (PF), Charlie Ennis (C) Derek Mackie, Gregory Ledford, Harold Lalonde, Henry Farish | |
| 11:18 | Kansas | Joseph Rose misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:18 | Kansas | Joseph Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | Charlie Ennis gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:57 | Missouri | Robert Mayhugh knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 8-16 |
| 10:36 | Kansas | Jimmy Worthley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammie Taylor | 11-16 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | James Washington is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Melvin Christianson tips it home | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | Kansas | Jimmy Worthley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jimmy Worthley, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Lustig (PG), Gilbert Gilbert (SG), Billy Krieg (SF), Adam Lawrence (PF), Homer Nielsen (C) Sammie Taylor, Vincent Messner, Jimmy Worthley, Joseph Rose, Daryl Duplessis | |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Mackie (PG), Gregory Ledford (SG), Henry Farish (PF), Eric Peiffer (C) Paul Hecht, Melvin Christianson, Robert Mayhugh, Charlie Ennis | |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Billy Krieg picks off the pass by Derek Mackie in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 09:21 | Kansas | Eric Peiffer is called for the reach on Christopher Lustig - foul #1 on Eric Peiffer, team foul #2 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Lalonde (SF) James Washington | |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen misses long on a floater in the paint | 11-18 |
| 09:02 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen is whistled for a carry | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Mayhugh (PF) Eric Peiffer | |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Christopher Lustig is called for the reach on Derek Mackie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Lustig, team foul #9 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sammie Taylor (PG) Christopher Lustig | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Derek Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Derek Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:21 | Kansas | Gilbert Gilbert loses the dribble to Derek Mackie | 11-20 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Gregory Ledford's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Gilbert in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Gilbert Gilbert hits the finger roll | 13-20 |
| 07:53 | Missouri | Sammie Taylor steps in front of the Harold Lalonde pass | 13-20 |
| 07:50 | Kansas | Adam Lawrence hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sammie Taylor | 15-20 |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Henry Farish blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 07:28 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Homer Nielsen | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Sammie Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Krieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Homer Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Mackie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ledford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Lalonde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Farish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Kansas | Adam Lawrence knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert Gilbert and he's fouled by Henry Farish - foul #2 on Henry Farish, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Greg Jackson (PG), Vincent Messner (SG), Daryl Duplessis (C) Sammie Taylor, Gilbert Gilbert, Homer Nielsen | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Washington (PG), Paul Hecht (SG), Melvin Christianson (SF), Eric Peiffer (PF), Charlie Ennis (C) Derek Mackie, Gregory Ledford, Harold Lalonde, Robert Mayhugh, Henry Farish | |
| 07:17 | Kansas | Adam Lawrence makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:15 | Missouri | Melvin Christianson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Rose (PF) Adam Lawrence | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:46 | Kansas | Eric Peiffer is called for the reach on Vincent Messner - foul #2 on Eric Peiffer, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Vinson (SF) Eric Peiffer | |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Daryl Duplessis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Harold Vinson - foul #1 on Harold Vinson, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Lustig (PG), Jimmy Worthley (SF), Shawn Jones (PF) Greg Jackson, Billy Krieg, Joseph Rose | |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Mackie (PG) Harold Vinson | |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Daryl Duplessis makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Daryl Duplessis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:22 | Missouri | Vincent Messner steals it from Paul Hecht in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 05:58 | Kansas | Christopher Lustig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Homer Nielsen (C) Daryl Duplessis | |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregory Ledford (SG), Harold Lalonde (SF), Robert Mayhugh (PF) Paul Hecht, James Washington, Melvin Christianson | |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Shawn Jones is called for the reach on Harold Lalonde - foul #3 on Shawn Jones, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Gilbert Gilbert (SG), Adam Lawrence (PF) Vincent Messner, Shawn Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Harold Lalonde misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Harold Lalonde makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:12 | Kansas | Christopher Lustig is hacked by Derek Mackie - foul #1 on Derek Mackie, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Melvin Christianson (C) Charlie Ennis | |
| 04:51 | Kansas | Adam Lawrence misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Mayhugh | 20-21 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Harold Lalonde hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gregory Ledford | 20-23 |
| 03:58 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Christianson - foul #1 on Melvin Christianson, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sammie Taylor (PG), Vincent Messner (SG), Billy Krieg (SF), Daryl Duplessis (C) Christopher Lustig, Gilbert Gilbert, Jimmy Worthley, Adam Lawrence | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Washington (PG), Paul Hecht (SG), Henry Farish (PF), Eric Peiffer (C) Derek Mackie, Gregory Ledford, Harold Lalonde, Robert Mayhugh | |
| 03:58 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:58 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:58 | Kansas | Daryl Duplessis grabs the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 03:44 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Sammie Taylor | 22-23 |
| 03:20 | Missouri | Paul Hecht can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 03:19 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Homer Nielsen | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Sammie Taylor (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Vincent Messner (fresh) SF - Billy Krieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Homer Nielsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Duplessis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hecht (fresh) SF - Melvin Christianson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Farish (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Peiffer (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Eric Peiffer - foul #3 on Eric Peiffer, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Vinson (SF), Charlie Ennis (C) Melvin Christianson, Eric Peiffer | |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Harold Vinson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 02:35 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:11 | Kansas | Homer Nielsen drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sammie Taylor | 25-23 |
| 01:55 | Missouri | James Washington misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 01:54 | Missouri | Harold Vinson hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 01:40 | Kansas | Vincent Messner knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Sammie Taylor | 27-25 |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Paul Hecht is whistled for a carry | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Lustig (PG), Gilbert Gilbert (SG), Jimmy Worthley (SF), Adam Lawrence (PF), Joseph Rose (C) Sammie Taylor, Vincent Messner, Billy Krieg, Homer Nielsen, Daryl Duplessis | |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Mackie (PG), Gregory Ledford (SG), Harold Lalonde (SF), Robert Mayhugh (PF), Melvin Christianson (C) James Washington, Paul Hecht, Harold Vinson, Henry Farish, Charlie Ennis | |
| 00:47 | Kansas | Adam Lawrence misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Christopher Lustig tips it back up and in | 29-25 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Gilbert Gilbert is called for the reach on Derek Mackie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Gilbert, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Derek Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Derek Mackie misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayhugh | 29-26 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Adam Lawrence steals it from Melvin Christianson | 29-26 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | Melvin Christianson swats the dunk try by Christopher Lustig | 29-26 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Harold Lalonde | 29-26 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Harold Lalonde misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-26 |