| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bauer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Haugen (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Crigler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Nester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Robert Cameron inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Edward Nester drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kito Aujla | 42-40 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | David Crigler connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Richardson | 44-40 |
| 19:11 | Missouri | Richard Ono steals it from Edward Nester | 44-40 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Richard Ono lays it up and in | 46-40 |
| 18:39 | Missouri | Kito Aujla misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | David Crigler pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | The jump hook by Dennis Haugen is blocked by Edward Nester | 46-40 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Haugen | 46-40 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Kito Aujla - foul #3 on Kito Aujla, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG), Michael Joseph (SF) Kito Aujla, Robert Cameron | |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson misses the 3rd free throw | 47-40 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Edward Nester gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | David Clark is fouled on the floor by John Bauer - foul #3 on John Bauer, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lee Lima (SF) John Bauer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Cameron (SF) Michael Joseph | |
| 17:28 | Missouri | Franklin Smith hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Clark | 47-42 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Joseph (SF) Robert Cameron | |
| 17:02 | Missouri | Lee Lima picks off the pass by Bruce Smith | 47-42 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | David Crigler is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Emmanuel Hayes (PG) Richard Ono | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Cameron (SF) Michael Joseph | |
| 16:27 | Missouri | Bruce Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Emmanuel Hayes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 16:20 | Missouri | Edward Nester snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:15 | Missouri | Bruce Smith makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Clark | 47-44 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Franklin Smith - foul #2 on Franklin Smith, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bauer (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Lee Lima, David Crigler | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Michael Joseph (SF), Pierre Colligan (PF) David Clark, Robert Cameron, Edward Nester | |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Emmanuel Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bauer (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Haugen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Joseph (fresh) PF - Pierre Colligan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Missouri | Franklin Smith scores on a runner near the basket set up by Kito Aujla | 48-46 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 48-46 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:42 | Missouri | Bruce Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 14:40 | Missouri | Franklin Smith misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | John Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | John Bauer is fouled on the floor by Pierre Colligan - foul #4 on Pierre Colligan, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Ono (PG), Lee Lima (PF) Ronald Richardson, Dennis Haugen | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG), Robert Cameron (SF), Edward Nester (PF) Kito Aujla, Michael Joseph, Pierre Colligan | |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Lee Lima misses the lay-in | 48-46 |
| 14:08 | Missouri | Robert Cameron gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:43 | Missouri | David Clark hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Cameron and the foul's on Reynaldo Marino - foul #4 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Chamberland (SG), David Crigler (C) Emmanuel Hayes, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG) Bruce Smith | |
| 13:43 | Missouri | David Clark makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Richard Ono connects on the floater in the lane | 50-49 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | David Clark drills a shot from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Matthew Chamberland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 13:03 | Missouri | Kito Aujla grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:39 | Missouri | Robert Cameron clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 12:37 | Missouri | Edward Nester grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Robert Cameron clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 12:23 | Missouri | Kito Aujla hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Robert Cameron takes the ball from Matthew Chamberland | 50-53 |
| 12:00 | Missouri | Robert Cameron lays it in | 50-55 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Franklin Smith steps in front of the Lee Lima pass | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Chamberland (fresh) SF - John Bauer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Lima (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Crigler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Nester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Missouri | Robert Cameron comes up short on the shot from close range | 50-55 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | Kito Aujla misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 11:16 | Missouri | Robert Cameron grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Edward Nester is fouled on the floor by Lee Lima - foul #3 on Lee Lima, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Emmanuel Hayes (PG), Ronald Richardson (SG), Dennis Haugen (PF) Richard Ono, Matthew Chamberland, Lee Lima | |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG), Michael Joseph (SF) Kito Aujla, Robert Cameron | |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Edward Nester can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Crigler - foul #1 on David Crigler, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Edward Nester misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Edward Nester makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | David Crigler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | David Crigler tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | David Clark misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Richardson | 52-56 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | David Crigler misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | David Crigler tips it home | 54-56 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Franklin Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Hayes | 54-56 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Emmanuel Hayes | 57-56 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | Bruce Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Joseph | 57-58 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Nester - foul #1 on Edward Nester, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Ono (PG), Lee Lima (SF) Emmanuel Hayes, John Bauer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Robert Cameron (SF) David Clark, Michael Joseph | |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Bruce Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dennis Haugen | 59-58 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | David Crigler drills a floater from the left block set up by Richard Ono | 61-58 |
| 07:41 | Missouri | Robert Cameron misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 07:40 | Missouri | Edward Nester snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Lima (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Haugen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Crigler (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bruce Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Nester (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Missouri | Franklin Smith drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kito Aujla and he's hacked by David Crigler - foul #2 on David Crigler, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Reynaldo Marino (C) David Crigler | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG), Pierre Colligan (PF) Kito Aujla, Edward Nester | |
| 07:24 | Missouri | Franklin Smith makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Pierre Colligan steals it from Lee Lima | 61-61 |
| 06:49 | Missouri | Robert Cameron drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Clark | 61-64 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 06:40 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Pierre Colligan | 61-64 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Franklin Smith is hacked by Reynaldo Marino - foul #5 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Emmanuel Hayes (SG), John Bauer (SF), David Crigler (C) Ronald Richardson, Lee Lima, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Edward Nester (C) Bruce Smith, Franklin Smith | |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Richard Ono steps in front of the Robert Cameron pass | 61-64 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Emmanuel Hayes lays it up and in set up by Richard Ono | 63-64 |
| 05:27 | Missouri | Edward Nester is hacked by David Crigler - foul #3 on David Crigler, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Richardson (SG) Richard Ono | |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG), Michael Joseph (SF) Kito Aujla, Robert Cameron | |
| 05:27 | Missouri | Edward Nester misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | David Crigler snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:09 | Missouri | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:40 | Missouri | Edward Nester scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by David Clark | 63-66 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | David Crigler misses the tip | 63-66 |
| 04:21 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Michael Joseph | 63-66 |
| 03:52 | Missouri | Michael Joseph is fouled on the floor by John Bauer - foul #4 on John Bauer, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Ono (PG), Lee Lima (SF) Emmanuel Hayes, John Bauer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Robert Cameron (SF) Bruce Smith, Edward Nester | |
| 03:52 | Missouri | Michael Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:52 | Missouri | Michael Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Crigler double dribbles | 63-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (PG), Franklin Smith (C) David Clark, Michael Joseph | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Lima (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Haugen (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Crigler (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bruce Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pierre Colligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Franklin Smith (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Missouri | Franklin Smith misses the driving attempt in the lane | 63-68 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Lee Lima misses the floater from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 03:00 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| 02:37 | Missouri | Bruce Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-68 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Robert Cameron tips it back up and in | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Robert Cameron misses badly on a shot in the lane | 63-70 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Lee Lima gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Lee Lima misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-70 |
| 01:49 | Missouri | Franklin Smith grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Bruce Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pierre Colligan | 63-72 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | David Crigler is hacked by Bruce Smith - foul #1 on Bruce Smith, team foul #5 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bauer (SF) Lee Lima | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG) Bruce Smith | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-72 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | Robert Cameron clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Ono - foul #1 on Richard Ono, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | Robert Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | Robert Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen misses short on a floater from the left wing | 63-73 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen tips it in | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ono - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG) Kito Aujla | |
| 00:32 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | David Crigler hits a jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Robert Cameron is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Richardson - foul #1 on Ronald Richardson, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Robert Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Robert Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Ronald Richardson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Franklin Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Ronald Richardson is called for the reach on Franklin Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Richardson, team foul #12 | 67-76 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Franklin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Franklin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Dennis Haugen drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Ono | 69-77 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Richard Ono is called for the reach on Franklin Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ono, team foul #13 | 69-77 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Franklin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Franklin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | David Crigler misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-79 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Clark | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | David Clark runs out the clock | 69-79 |