| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Shaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Aguayo (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Melvin Waldo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Wayne Kelley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 19:24 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Ryan Kelly's floater is knocked away by Ruben Aguayo | 31-31 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:28 | Missouri | Robert Ayres swats the short shot by Ruben Aguayo | 31-31 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Michael Arce comes up short on the shot from the left side | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Mike Johnson grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | Scott Shaver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Wayne Kelley snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Shaver - foul #2 on Scott Shaver, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | Mike Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Richard Lemire pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Ryan Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (C) Richard Lemire | |
| 16:46 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Michael Arce makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ryan Kelly | 31-34 |
| 16:18 | Missouri | Leroy Hatch steals the ball from Mike Johnson | 31-34 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Leroy Hatch's pass is intercepted by Charles Nusbaum | 31-34 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Ayres - foul #3 on Robert Ayres, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Trask (C) Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Edward Dodd (SG), David Williams (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Leroy Hatch pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Shaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Aguayo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - John Trask (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Edward Dodd (fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | David Williams misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Aguayo - foul #2 on Ruben Aguayo, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lemire (C) Edward Dodd | |
| 15:36 | Houston | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:36 | Houston | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | John Trask double dribbles | 32-36 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Richard Lemire lays it in | 32-38 |
| 14:56 | Missouri | Mike Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG) Raymond Boswell | |
| 14:30 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 14:29 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Missouri | John Trask drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Shaver and he's hacked by Richard Lemire - foul #1 on Richard Lemire, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Melvin Waldo (C) Ruben Aguayo | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis, David Williams, Leroy Hatch | |
| 14:09 | Missouri | John Trask makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Ryan Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Davis (SF), Ruben Aguayo (PF) Mike Johnson, John Trask | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Kish (C) Richard Lemire | |
| 13:39 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Michael Arce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Melvin Waldo | 35-38 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo is hacked by Michael Arce - foul #2 on Michael Arce, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Christopher Kish | |
| 12:39 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Charles Nusbaum is called for the reach on Wayne Kelley - foul #1 on Charles Nusbaum, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (PG), Adam Waldon (SG), Mike Johnson (SF) Charles Nusbaum, Scott Shaver, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lemire (C) Leroy Hatch | |
| 11:57 | Houston | Wayne Kelley buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Brian Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Adam Waldon (fresh) SF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Aguayo (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Melvin Waldo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri | Wayne Kelley picks off the pass by Adam Waldon | 38-40 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Richard Lemire scores on a shot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 11:07 | Missouri | Mike Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Ayres - foul #4 on Robert Ayres, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum (PG), Scott Shaver (SG), John Trask (C) Brian Ellis, Adam Waldon, Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), David Williams (SF), Leroy Hatch (PF) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Mike Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| 10:46 | Missouri | Scott Shaver scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mike Johnson | 40-42 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Nusbaum - foul #2 on Charles Nusbaum, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Davis (SF) Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:30 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Scott Shaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Richard Lemire grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 09:51 | Houston | David Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Lemire | 40-46 |
| 09:38 | Missouri | John Trask clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 40-46 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Leroy Hatch comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Nusbaum - foul #3 on Charles Nusbaum, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mike Johnson (SF), Melvin Waldo (C) Robert Davis, John Trask | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF) William Davis, Richard Lemire | |
| 09:17 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:58 | Missouri | Scott Shaver throws it down on a nice dish by Mike Johnson and he's fouled by Leroy Hatch - foul #2 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (PG) Charles Nusbaum | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:58 | Missouri | Scott Shaver misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:58 | Houston | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Ryan Kelly tips it in | 44-49 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Arce - foul #3 on Michael Arce, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Adam Waldon (SG) Scott Shaver | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Boswell (PF) David Williams | |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Raymond Boswell gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Leroy Hatch is hacked by Brian Ellis - foul #1 on Brian Ellis, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum (PG), Robert Davis (SF), John Trask (PF) Adam Waldon, Mike Johnson, Ruben Aguayo | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ayres (PF) Raymond Boswell | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Robert Ayres clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 07:33 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum grabs the board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - John Trask (fresh) 7 pts. C - Melvin Waldo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Leroy Hatch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 45-49 |
| 07:07 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:54 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Robert Ayres grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Michael Arce knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Hatch | 45-52 |
| 06:23 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Davis | 48-52 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Melvin Waldo steals it from Robert Ayres | 48-52 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Brian Ellis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Nusbaum | 51-52 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Michael Arce comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-52 |
| 05:42 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo misses the jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Wayne Kelley gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Wayne Kelley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Scott Shaver (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Ruben Aguayo (PF) Brian Ellis, Robert Davis, John Trask | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lemire (C) Leroy Hatch | |
| 04:39 | Missouri | Scott Shaver misses the driving attempt from the right block | 51-55 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Mike Johnson grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:25 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Aguayo | 51-55 |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Mike Johnson drills a shot from the baseline set up by Charles Nusbaum and he's hacked by Richard Lemire - foul #2 on Richard Lemire, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG) Michael Arce | |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Mike Johnson makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Robert Ayres's layup is rejected by Melvin Waldo | 54-55 |
| 03:55 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo loses the dribble to Robert Ayres | 54-55 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Wayne Kelley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 03:18 | Missouri | Melvin Waldo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Charles Nusbaum (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ruben Aguayo (tiring) 16 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. C - Melvin Waldo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Wayne Kelley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Scott Shaver drills a jump hook from the baseline | 56-55 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Robert Ayres drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Davis | 56-57 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Ruben Aguayo travels with the ball | 56-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (PG), John Trask (C) Charles Nusbaum, Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), David Williams (SF), Leroy Hatch (PF) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis | |
| 01:59 | Houston | Richard Lemire lays it in on a great pass from Michael Arce | 56-59 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum (PG), Melvin Waldo (C) Brian Ellis, John Trask | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF) David Williams, Leroy Hatch | |
| 01:45 | Missouri | Mike Johnson dunks the ball set up by Scott Shaver | 58-59 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Richard Lemire can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-59 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Mike Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Shaver | 61-59 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Michael Arce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 00:45 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Mike Johnson | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Mike Johnson blows the layup | 61-59 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Mike Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Mike Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Lemire - foul #3 on Richard Lemire, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Mike Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Michael Arce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum is hacked by Michael Arce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Arce, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Charles Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Wayne Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Ellis (SG), Darin Riddle (C) Scott Shaver, Melvin Waldo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Michael Arce is called for the reach on Darin Riddle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Arce, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Melvin Waldo (C) Ruben Aguayo | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG) Michael Arce | |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Darin Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Darin Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Ayres pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |