| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Mahlum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Daugherty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Danny Till (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) PF - George Renzi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Daugherty - foul #1 on Thomas Daugherty, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 19:38 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 19:38 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 19:38 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 19:21 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Steven Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Terry Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 18:52 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 18:32 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Billy Knight - foul #1 on Billy Knight, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| 18:32 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:32 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Terry Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Renzi - foul #3 on George Renzi, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Johnny Cotto (PF) George Renzi | |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Terry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Terry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | The jumper by Wilber Turpin is denied by Steven Davis | 25-23 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Billy Knight grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Steven Davis is hacked by Thomas Anderson - foul #3 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Engle (SF) Thomas Anderson | |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Steven Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 25-23 |
| 17:23 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 16:55 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Dimmick (C) Thomas Daugherty | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Steven Davis scores on a floater from the baseline | 27-23 |
| 16:11 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto throws it down and he's hacked by Billy Knight - foul #2 on Billy Knight, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Holmes (PG), Bradley Brady (SF) Terry Johnson, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Laurie (SG), Jordan Cole (C) Danny Till, Dennis Hardy | |
| 16:11 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 15:42 | Missouri | Bradley Brady makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Richard Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Mahlum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Brady (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Dimmick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Laurie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Engle (fresh) PF - Johnny Cotto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Jordan Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Brady - foul #1 on Bradley Brady, team foul #4 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty (C) Billy Knight | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Mohan (PG), Thomas Anderson (SF), George Renzi (PF) Wilber Turpin, Christopher Engle, Johnny Cotto | |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Jordan Cole makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Jordan Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:53 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum connects on the 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Robert Laurie makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Renzi | 33-31 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 13:59 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:45 | Kansas | James Mohan is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Mohan, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG), Steven Davis (SF), Billy Knight (PF) Glenn Mahlum, Bradley Brady, James Dimmick | |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), Danny Till (SG), Dennis Hardy (C) James Mohan, Robert Laurie, Jordan Cole | |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Steven Davis misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 13:22 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:01 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Renzi and he's hacked by Billy Knight - foul #3 on Billy Knight, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Dimmick (C) Thomas Daugherty | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 13:01 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:38 | Missouri | Steven Davis lays it up and in | 35-34 |
| 12:10 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Till | 35-36 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Steven Davis misses the floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:41 | Missouri | Richard Holmes tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 11:39 | Kansas | The rebound goes to George Renzi | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dimmick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Danny Till (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Renzi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:21 | Kansas | George Renzi tips it in | 35-38 |
| 10:58 | Missouri | Steven Davis misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Anderson - foul #4 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum (SG), Thomas Daugherty (C) Richard Holmes, Billy Knight | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Engle (SF), Johnny Cotto (PF) Thomas Anderson, George Renzi | |
| 10:58 | Missouri | Steven Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:58 | Missouri | Steven Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:58 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dennis Hardy | 36-38 |
| 10:34 | Kansas | Danny Till hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 10:33 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy tips it in | 36-40 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:45 | Kansas | Steven Davis is called for the reach on Christopher Engle - foul #2 on Steven Davis, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Holmes (PG), Bradley Brady (SF), Billy Knight (PF) Terry Johnson, Steven Davis, James Dimmick | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Mohan (PG), Robert Laurie (SG), Jordan Cole (C) Wilber Turpin, Danny Till, Dennis Hardy | |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Thomas Daugherty steals it from Robert Laurie | 38-40 |
| 09:04 | Missouri | Richard Holmes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 09:03 | Missouri | Billy Knight gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Billy Knight clanks a floater from the right block | 38-40 |
| 08:42 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | James Mohan is hacked by Richard Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Holmes, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Renzi (PF) Johnny Cotto | |
| 08:40 | Kansas | James Mohan makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | James Mohan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Billy Knight misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 08:17 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Laurie - foul #2 on Robert Laurie, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG), Steven Davis (SF), James Dimmick (PF) Richard Holmes, Bradley Brady, Billy Knight | |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), Danny Till (SG), Thomas Anderson (SF), Dennis Hardy (C) James Mohan, Robert Laurie, Christopher Engle, Jordan Cole | |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:41 | Kansas | Danny Till's pass is intercepted by Steven Davis | 40-42 |
| 07:36 | Missouri | Terry Johnson banks in the layup set up by Steven Davis | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Mahlum (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dimmick (fresh) C - Thomas Daugherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Danny Till (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Renzi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Danny Till | 42-44 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | Thomas Anderson steals the ball from Thomas Daugherty | 42-44 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | Thomas Daugherty is called for the reach on Dennis Hardy - foul #2 on Thomas Daugherty, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Knight (PF) Thomas Daugherty | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 06:22 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:06 | Missouri | Billy Knight knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 44-46 |
| 05:42 | Kansas | Terry Johnson steals the ball from Thomas Anderson | 44-46 |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Steven Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Johnson | 46-46 |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Holmes (SG), Bradley Brady (SF) Glenn Mahlum, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Laurie (SG), Johnny Cotto (PF), Jordan Cole (C) Danny Till, George Renzi, Dennis Hardy | |
| 04:50 | Missouri | Richard Holmes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 04:28 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum (SG) Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Engle (SF) Thomas Anderson | |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Billy Knight | 52-46 |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Wilber Turpin | 52-48 |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Billy Knight misses the fadeaway in the paint | 52-48 |
| 03:14 | Missouri | Billy Knight tips it in | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Richard Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Mahlum (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Brady (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dimmick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Laurie (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Engle (fresh) PF - Johnny Cotto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Cole (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Kansas | Richard Holmes is called for the reach on Wilber Turpin - foul #3 on Richard Holmes, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG), Steven Davis (SF), Thomas Daugherty (C) Glenn Mahlum, Bradley Brady, James Dimmick | |
| Subs | Kansas | Danny Till (SG), Thomas Anderson (SF), George Renzi (PF), Dennis Hardy (C) Robert Laurie, Christopher Engle, Johnny Cotto, Jordan Cole | |
| 02:53 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:53 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Terry Johnson is fouled on the floor by Danny Till - foul #1 on Danny Till, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Mohan (PG) Wilber Turpin | |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Billy Knight blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Anderson - foul #5 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum (SG) Richard Holmes | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Engle (SF) Thomas Anderson | |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Billy Knight makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Billy Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:08 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG) James Mohan | |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daugherty - foul #3 on Thomas Daugherty, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | Steven Davis clanks a floater from the left block | 56-52 |
| 01:30 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 01:05 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Glenn Mahlum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Steven Davis tips it in | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Kansas | George Renzi hits a jumper from the left side | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Steven Davis is hacked by Wilber Turpin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilber Turpin, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Holmes (PG) Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Steven Davis misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Dennis Hardy snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | George Renzi clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Daugherty - foul #4 on Thomas Daugherty, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG) Richard Holmes | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:27 | Kansas | George Renzi makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | George Renzi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Wilber Turpin is called for the reach on Billy Knight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wilber Turpin, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Billy Knight makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Billy Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Christopher Engle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty is hacked by Wilber Turpin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wilber Turpin, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Holmes (PG), Bradley Brady (SF) Terry Johnson, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Danny Till is fouled on the floor by Glenn Mahlum - foul #1 on Glenn Mahlum, team foul #12 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG), Steven Davis (SF) Richard Holmes, Bradley Brady | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Danny Till misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Danny Till makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Steven Davis is hacked by Wilber Turpin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wilber Turpin, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Mohan (PG) Wilber Turpin | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Steven Davis misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Steven Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | James Mohan is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Johnson - foul #1 on Terry Johnson, team foul #13 | 63-57 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | James Mohan makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | James Mohan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty is fouled in the backcourt by James Mohan - foul #2 on James Mohan, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Danny Till can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 65-58 |