| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ryan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Minh Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Borrelli (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jay Larry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee's fadeaway is rejected by William Perry | 30-25 |
| 19:37 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jay Larry - foul #1 on Jay Larry, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Perry - foul #3 on William Perry, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:25 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gary Borrelli, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Terry Lee out of the doubleteam | 32-29 |
| 17:44 | Missouri | Minh Xiong misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-29 |
| 17:19 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Charles Ryan misses the shot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-29 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Minh Xiong - foul #3 on Minh Xiong, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Galgano (PG), Michael Ames (SG), Lindsay Davis (SF), Barton Carnahan (C) Wayne Huffman, Charles Ryan, Minh Xiong, Gary Borrelli | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG) Terry Lee | |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Michael Ames double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton (C) Thomas Pettengill | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Billy Galgano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Ames (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lindsay Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barton Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jay Larry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Barton Carnahan grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | Billy Galgano is called for a charge - foul #1 on Billy Galgano, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Huffman (PG), Minh Xiong (SF), Gary Borrelli (C) Michael Ames, Lindsay Davis, William Perry | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Jim Batty (PF) Troy Lindsay, Jay Larry, Gerald Haug | |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 14:35 | Missouri | Minh Xiong knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Randall Laguerre - foul #1 on Randall Laguerre, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (SG) Billy Galgano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (SG), Thomas Pettengill (SF) Ralph Ziesemer, Randall Laguerre | |
| 14:35 | Missouri | Minh Xiong makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 13:45 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli's floater is tipped away by Jim Batty | 35-36 |
| 13:44 | Missouri | Minh Xiong grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 13:22 | Missouri | Barton Carnahan tips it home | 37-36 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Troy Lindsay | 37-38 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Minh Xiong hits a floater from the right side | 39-38 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Pettengill | 39-40 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Barton Carnahan hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Gary Borrelli | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Huffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Minh Xiong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Borrelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Batty (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Paul Etherton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Missouri | Minh Xiong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Galgano (PG), Michael Ames (SG), Lindsay Davis (SF), William Perry (PF) Wayne Huffman, Charles Ryan, Minh Xiong, Barton Carnahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Gerald Haug (PF), Jay Larry (C) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill, Jim Batty, Paul Etherton | |
| 11:14 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Ziesemer | 41-42 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Billy Galgano clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jay Larry - foul #2 on Jay Larry, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (SG) Gary Borrelli | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG) Troy Lindsay | |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Billy Galgano misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Billy Galgano makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Carswell and the foul's on Charles Ryan - foul #1 on Charles Ryan, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill (SF) Randall Laguerre | |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Charles Ryan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Ziesemer | 45-48 |
| 09:23 | Missouri | Billy Galgano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Billy Galgano, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Huffman (PG), Minh Xiong (SF), Barton Carnahan (C) Charles Ryan, Lindsay Davis, Michael Ames | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Paul Etherton (C) Daniel Carswell, Jay Larry | |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Perry | 45-48 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Minh Xiong misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Pettengill - foul #1 on Thomas Pettengill, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Borrelli (C) Barton Carnahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Minh Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Minh Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer is fouled on the floor by Billy Galgano - foul #3 on Billy Galgano, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Ames (SG) Billy Galgano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jay Larry (SF) Thomas Pettengill | |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:41 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 07:40 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli tips it home | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ames (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Minh Xiong (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Borrelli (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Larry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Barton Carnahan (PF) William Perry | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:09 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee is called for 10 seconds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Galgano (PG), Charles Ryan (SG), Lindsay Davis (SF) Wayne Huffman, Michael Ames, Minh Xiong | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill (SF), Jim Batty (C) Gerald Haug, Paul Etherton | |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Jim Batty is called for the reach on Gary Borrelli - foul #1 on Jim Batty, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 06:17 | Missouri | Jay Larry steals the ball from Charles Ryan | 52-48 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Barton Carnahan grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | Billy Galgano is hacked by Ralph Ziesemer - foul #1 on Ralph Ziesemer, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Huffman (PG), Minh Xiong (SF), William Perry (PF) Billy Galgano, Lindsay Davis, Gary Borrelli | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SG), Gerald Haug (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Jay Larry, Jim Batty | |
| 05:14 | Missouri | William Perry misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Haug - foul #2 on Gerald Haug, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Wayne Huffman steals the ball from Thomas Pettengill | 54-48 |
| 05:00 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman hits the finger roll | 56-48 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Galgano (SG) Charles Ryan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Jay Larry (SF) Randall Laguerre, Thomas Pettengill | |
| 04:17 | Missouri | Barton Carnahan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 04:15 | Missouri | William Perry hits the follow up shot | 58-48 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton blows the layup | 58-48 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Minh Xiong pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Minh Xiong buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Huffman | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Huffman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Galgano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Minh Xiong (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Barton Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Larry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton loses the ball out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Borrelli (C) Barton Carnahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF) Troy Lindsay, Paul Etherton | |
| 02:46 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Borrelli | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Billy Galgano picks off the pass by Terry Lee | 63-48 |
| 02:30 | Missouri | Billy Galgano banks in the layup | 65-48 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-48 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Minh Xiong snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 01:55 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Haug - foul #3 on Gerald Haug, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (SG) Billy Galgano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Troy Lindsay (SG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Thomas Pettengill, Gerald Haug | |
| 01:55 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:55 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Wayne Huffman steals it from Troy Lindsay | 67-48 |
| 01:17 | Missouri | Minh Xiong drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Ryan | 69-48 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 69-48 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Minh Xiong clanks a shot from the left side | 69-48 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli tips it home | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre lays it up and in set up by Daniel Carswell and he's fouled by Minh Xiong - foul #4 on Minh Xiong, team foul #8 | 71-50 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre makes the free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Wayne Huffman runs out the clock | 71-51 |