| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Holt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daugherty (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Friar (fresh) SG - Derek Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Dexter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Randy Pearson inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 19:45 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Randy Pearson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 19:02 | Missouri | Thomas Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:51 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Holt | 39-29 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Holt - foul #1 on Thomas Holt, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | Derek Wilson steps in front of the Thomas Holt pass | 39-31 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas State | Randy Pearson is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | Thomas Holt loses the dribble to Randy Pearson | 39-31 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Thomas Holt steps in front of the Donald Friar pass | 39-31 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Patrick Brown banks in the layup set up by Thomas Holt | 41-31 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harvey Lavery (SG), Steven Moore (SF), Craig Yates (PF) Donald Friar, Randy Pearson, Glenn Austin | |
| 16:40 | Missouri | Patrick Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Karl Dexter - foul #1 on Karl Dexter, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Brady (PG) Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Leake (SG) Derek Wilson | |
| 16:40 | Missouri | Patrick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:40 | Missouri | Patrick Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Craig Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Patrick Brown - foul #3 on Patrick Brown, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Craig Yates misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Craig Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Craig Yates makes the 3rd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:23 | Missouri | Patrick Brown is hacked by Karl Dexter - foul #2 on Karl Dexter, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 16:10 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper's pass is intercepted by Karl Dexter | 42-33 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Eric Leake gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bradley Brady (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daugherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harvey Lavery (fresh) SG - Eric Leake (fresh) SF - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Dexter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Steven Moore makes the floater from the right side | 42-35 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Thomas Holt misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Patrick Brown snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty blows the dunk but the foul's on Karl Dexter - foul #3 on Karl Dexter, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG), Gerald Williams (SG) Bradley Brady, Thomas Holt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Friar (PG), Robert Patten (SG), Randy Pearson (SF), Earl Greene (PF), Glenn Austin (C) Harvey Lavery, Eric Leake, Steven Moore, Craig Yates, Karl Dexter | |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Cooper - foul #2 on Matthew Cooper, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | Patrick Brown misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Pearson | 44-40 |
| 14:27 | Missouri | Robert Patten steals the ball from Terry Johnson in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Randy Pearson loses the dribble to Terry Johnson | 44-40 |
| 14:14 | Missouri | Terry Johnson lays it in | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 13:51 | Missouri | Gerald Williams misses badly on a shot near the basket | 46-40 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Earl Greene | 46-40 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Pearson | 46-42 |
| 13:27 | Missouri | Gerald Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Terry Johnson picks off the pass by Donald Friar | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-42 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Greene | 46-45 |
| 12:43 | Missouri | Terry Johnson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | Terry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:26 | Missouri | Glenn Austin swats the shot by Patrick Brown | 46-45 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Holt (SG) Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson (PG), Harvey Lavery (SG), Steven Moore (SF), Craig Yates (PF), Karl Dexter (C) Donald Friar, Robert Patten, Randy Pearson, Earl Greene, Glenn Austin | |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty makes the fadeaway in the lane | 48-45 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas State | Steven Moore is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cooper - foul #3 on Matthew Cooper, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Brady (PG) Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bradley Brady (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Cooper (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Daugherty (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Derek Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Lavery (fresh) SF - Steven Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Dexter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter knocks in the runner in the lane | 48-47 |
| 11:14 | Missouri | Thomas Holt is hacked by Harvey Lavery - foul #3 on Harvey Lavery, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG) Bradley Brady | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Friar (PG), Robert Patten (SG), Randy Pearson (SF), Glenn Austin (PF) Derek Wilson, Harvey Lavery, Steven Moore, Craig Yates | |
| 10:57 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Brown | 50-47 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 10:37 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Thomas Holt | 50-47 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper misses short on a turnaround from close range | 50-47 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Patrick Brown tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Thomas Holt makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Terry Johnson | 55-50 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas State | Randy Pearson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 09:39 | Missouri | Patrick Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:34 | Missouri | Patrick Brown misses the dunk attempt | 55-50 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 09:12 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:53 | Missouri | Terry Johnson buries a jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randy Pearson | 57-53 |
| 08:32 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gerald Williams (SG) Thomas Holt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl Greene (PF) Glenn Austin | |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Donald Friar - foul #2 on Donald Friar, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin (C) Karl Dexter | |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 58-53 |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Terry Johnson grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Gerald Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 07:53 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:39 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty can't connect on a floater from close range | 58-53 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Matthew Cooper tips it in | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Cooper (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Daugherty (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Friar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Patten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Earl Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Glenn Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 07:33 | Missouri | Patrick Brown gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 07:28 | Missouri | Terry Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 07:27 | Missouri | Patrick Brown can't tip it in | 60-53 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Patrick Brown is whistled for traveling | 60-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Brady (PG), Thomas Holt (SG) Terry Johnson, Thomas Daugherty | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson (PG), Harvey Lavery (SG), Steven Moore (SF), Karl Dexter (C) Donald Friar, Robert Patten, Randy Pearson, Glenn Austin | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas State | Harvey Lavery scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Moore | 60-58 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Patrick Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas State | Harvey Lavery misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Patrick Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:58 | Missouri | Thomas Holt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Earl Greene | 60-58 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Moore | 60-61 |
| 05:36 | Missouri | Bradley Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty (C) Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin (PF) Earl Greene | |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Derek Wilson and he's hacked by Matthew Cooper - foul #4 on Matthew Cooper, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG) Bradley Brady | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Friar (PG), Randy Pearson (SF) Harvey Lavery, Steven Moore | |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:56 | Missouri | Thomas Holt clanks a shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas State | Randy Pearson tips it in | 60-66 |
| 04:42 | Missouri | Thomas Daugherty drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Terry Johnson | 62-66 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-66 |
| 04:28 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Thomas Daugherty | 62-66 |
| 04:10 | Missouri | Patrick Brown makes the shot from the left block | 64-66 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Pearson | 64-69 |
| 03:31 | Missouri | Glenn Austin denies the turnaround by Thomas Holt | 64-69 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Brown (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Cooper (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Daugherty (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Friar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Derek Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Dexter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Arkansas State | Glenn Austin scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Randy Pearson | 64-71 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Thomas Holt is whistled for a carry | 64-71 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Brady (PG), Gerald Williams (SG) Terry Johnson, Thomas Holt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harvey Lavery (PG), Robert Patten (SG), Steven Moore (SF), Earl Greene (PF), Craig Yates (C) Donald Friar, Derek Wilson, Randy Pearson, Glenn Austin, Karl Dexter | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Johnson (PG) Bradley Brady | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson (PG), Glenn Austin (C) Harvey Lavery, Craig Yates | |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Earl Greene loses the dribble to Matthew Cooper | 64-71 |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Holt (SG) Thomas Daugherty | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Friar (PG), Randy Pearson (SF), Karl Dexter (C) Derek Wilson, Steven Moore, Glenn Austin | |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Patrick Brown scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Johnson | 66-71 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Friar | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Missouri | Thomas Holt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas State | Karl Dexter gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Donald Friar hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Patten | 66-77 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Patrick Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Terry Johnson | 66-77 |
| 01:38 | Missouri | Patrick Brown scores on a floater in the lane | 68-77 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Robert Patten connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Pearson | 68-80 |
| 01:09 | Missouri | Karl Dexter is called for the reach on Gerald Williams - foul #4 on Karl Dexter, team foul #6 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bradley Brady (PG) Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson (PG), Harvey Lavery (SG), Steven Moore (SF), Glenn Austin (PF), Craig Yates (C) Donald Friar, Robert Patten, Randy Pearson, Earl Greene, Karl Dexter | |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Patrick Brown clanks a floater from the free throw line | 68-80 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Craig Yates grabs the board | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas State | Harvey Lavery is called for traveling | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Craig Yates takes the ball from Patrick Brown | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Derek Wilson runs out the clock | 68-80 |