| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bryan Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Galgano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Borrelli (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Nelson Riddle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Cousins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Kinard (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Billy Galgano inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri | Bryan Parker knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Ryan | 22-21 |
| 19:18 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 19:17 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | William Perry can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Epps - foul #4 on Charles Epps, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Clough (SG), Nole McGue (PF), David Hession (C) Bryan Parker, Charles Ryan, Gary Borrelli | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd (C) Charles Epps | |
| 18:54 | Missouri | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 18:25 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson slams it home over the doubleteam set up by Frank Cousins and he's hacked by Nole McGue - foul #3 on Nole McGue, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bryan Parker (PG), Larry Foster (SF), Gary Borrelli (PF) William Perry, Billy Galgano, Nole McGue | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 18:25 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | Bryan Parker hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 17:57 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle is denied on a layup by David Hession | 26-24 |
| 17:56 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 17:37 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Nelson - foul #2 on Scott Nelson, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (SG), Billy Galgano (SF), William Perry (C) Jeffrey Clough, Larry Foster, David Hession | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 17:37 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 17:37 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:19 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 28-24 |
| 17:17 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Billy Galgano | 28-24 |
| 17:12 | Missouri | Bryan Parker makes the wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ryan out of a doubleteam | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Kansas State | John Kinard travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Clough (SG), David Hession (C) Bryan Parker, William Perry | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:37 | Missouri | Billy Galgano can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-24 |
| 16:36 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Todd | 30-27 |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Frank Cousins is called for the reach on Gary Borrelli - foul #1 on Frank Cousins, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bryan Parker (PG), Larry Foster (SF), Nole McGue (PF), William Perry (C) Jeffrey Clough, Billy Galgano, Gary Borrelli, David Hession | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo (PG) Nelson Riddle | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bryan Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Foster (fresh) PF - Nole McGue (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Thomas Grimaldo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Cousins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kinard (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lorenzo Todd (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Bryan Parker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 15:26 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:05 | Kansas State | William Perry steals the ball from Scott Nelson | 30-27 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | John Kinard steps in front of the Charles Ryan pass | 30-27 |
| 14:43 | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Kinard | 30-29 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Bryan Parker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Grimaldo - foul #1 on Thomas Grimaldo, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Clough (SG), Billy Galgano (SF), Gary Borrelli (PF) Bryan Parker, Larry Foster, Nole McGue | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle (PG) Thomas Grimaldo | |
| 14:13 | Missouri | Billy Galgano can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:50 | Missouri | Charles Ryan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Perry | 33-29 |
| 13:30 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle is hacked by Jeffrey Clough - foul #2 on Jeffrey Clough, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bryan Parker (PG), Nole McGue (PF), David Hession (C) Charles Ryan, Gary Borrelli, William Perry | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:13 | Kansas State | John Kinard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 12:53 | Missouri | Billy Galgano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | David Hession tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 12:25 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 12:24 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle tips it in | 35-34 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Billy Galgano misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lorenzo Todd - foul #2 on Lorenzo Todd, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (SG), Gary Borrelli (PF), William Perry (C) Jeffrey Clough, Nole McGue, David Hession | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Epps (C) Lorenzo Todd | |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Billy Galgano makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Billy Galgano misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:04 | Kansas State | Charles Epps grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 11:45 | Kansas State | John Kinard's fadeaway is rejected by William Perry | 36-34 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bryan Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Galgano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Borrelli (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - William Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Nelson Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cousins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Charles Ryan grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:08 | Missouri | Billy Galgano is fouled on the floor by John Kinard - foul #1 on John Kinard, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo (PG), Lorenzo Todd (C) Nelson Riddle, Scott Nelson | |
| 11:01 | Missouri | William Perry misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 10:59 | Kansas State | Charles Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:32 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd scores on a runner from close range | 36-36 |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Charles Ryan is fouled on the floor by Frank Cousins - foul #2 on Frank Cousins, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Clough (SG), Larry Foster (SF) Bryan Parker, Billy Galgano | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle (PG), Daniel Fralick (SF) Thomas Grimaldo, Frank Cousins | |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Charles Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:11 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:57 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-36 |
| 09:55 | Missouri | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | William Perry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Nelson Riddle - foul #2 on Nelson Riddle, team foul #8 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Galgano (SF), Nole McGue (PF), David Hession (C) Jeffrey Clough, Larry Foster, Gary Borrelli | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Scott Nelson (PF) Lorenzo Todd | |
| 09:35 | Missouri | William Perry misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:14 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 09:12 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Billy Galgano | 37-36 |
| 09:00 | Missouri | William Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 08:59 | Missouri | David Hession misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Nole McGue can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 08:56 | Kansas State | Charles Epps pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 08:36 | Kansas State | John Kinard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 08:35 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 08:17 | Kansas State | Billy Galgano blocks the short jumper by Charles Epps | 37-36 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | William Perry gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 07:53 | Missouri | Billy Galgano can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 07:52 | Missouri | David Hession hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 07:32 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 07:31 | Missouri | William Perry grabs the board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SG - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Galgano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nole McGue (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Hession (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Nelson Riddle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Epps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Charles Ryan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by John Kinard - foul #2 on John Kinard, team foul #9 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bryan Parker (PG), Larry Foster (SF), Gary Borrelli (PF) William Perry, Billy Galgano, Nole McGue | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo (PG), Frank Cousins (SG) Nelson Riddle, John Kinard | |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Charles Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Charles Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Charles Ryan makes the 3rd free throw | 42-36 |
| 06:41 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick misses the lay-in | 42-36 |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Charles Ryan gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 06:20 | Missouri | David Hession misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 06:18 | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 05:53 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-36 |
| 05:52 | Missouri | Bryan Parker grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 05:42 | Missouri | Charles Ryan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 05:41 | Missouri | David Hession hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 05:27 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins drills a jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 04:57 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 04:57 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Clough (SG), Billy Galgano (SF), William Perry (C) Charles Ryan, Larry Foster, David Hession | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle (PG), John Kinard (SF) Thomas Grimaldo, Daniel Fralick | |
| 04:36 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 04:19 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 04:18 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Epps | 44-40 |
| 03:55 | Kansas State | Billy Galgano blocks the jumper by Nelson Riddle | 44-40 |
| 03:53 | Kansas State | Charles Epps tips it in | 44-42 |
| 03:34 | Missouri | Bryan Parker is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (PG) Bryan Parker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd (C) Scott Nelson | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Ryan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Clough (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Galgano (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Borrelli (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - William Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Nelson Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cousins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kinard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Epps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Lorenzo Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 03:09 | Missouri | William Perry grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Charles Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bryan Parker (PG) Charles Ryan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:27 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 01:37 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle is called for a charge - foul #3 on Nelson Riddle, team foul #10 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Ryan (SG) Jeffrey Clough | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Scott Nelson (PF) Lorenzo Todd | |
| 01:21 | Missouri | William Perry is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| 00:56 | Kansas State | John Kinard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Charles Ryan | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Gary Borrelli knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Ryan | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Bryan Parker is hacked by Nelson Riddle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nelson Riddle, team foul #11 | 46-42 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Bryan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Bryan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Cousins | 48-45 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Bryan Parker is hacked by Nelson Riddle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nelson Riddle, team foul #12 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo (PG) Nelson Riddle | |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Bryan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Bryan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:07 | Kansas State | Gary Borrelli is called for the reach on Thomas Grimaldo - foul #2 on Gary Borrelli, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 00:04 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Charles Epps pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | The clock runs out | 50-45 |