| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Richard Portugal inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Robert Parks tips it home | 34-35 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is hacked by Bobby Munn - foul #1 on Bobby Munn, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Warren Puryear steals the ball from Walter Lora | 34-35 |
| 18:57 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Warren Puryear grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | Warren Puryear drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Parks | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Warren Puryear - foul #1 on Warren Puryear, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:21 | Missouri | Nolan Gasper is called for the reach on Richard Portugal - foul #3 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Ronald Darcy (C) Nolan Gasper, Alan Henry | |
| 17:05 | Missouri | Robert Parks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Garf Langowski | 40-36 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim drills a runner from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 16:18 | Missouri | Robert Parks clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremy Scott - foul #2 on Jeremy Scott, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (C) Warren Puryear, Richard Portugal, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| 16:18 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:18 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman tips it home | 41-40 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Bobby Munn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Horacio Colon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry drills a shot near the basket set up by Jeremy Scott | 41-42 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Horacio Colon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alan Henry - foul #2 on Alan Henry, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Stephan Shorter (C) Bobby Munn, Robert Wright, Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF) Jeremy Scott, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Horacio Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora tips it home | 42-44 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Gary Jones is hacked by Guy Kim - foul #2 on Guy Kim, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Portugal (SF), Garf Langowski (C) Gary Jones, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (C) Alan Henry | |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Warren Puryear is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG) Thomas Whitley | |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Darcy | 42-46 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Nolan Gasper takes the ball from Warren Puryear | 42-46 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Garf Langowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Guy Kim | 42-50 |
| 12:43 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Guy Kim - foul #3 on Guy Kim, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Robert Parks (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Warren Puryear, Horacio Colon, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Robert Plunkett, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| 12:43 | Missouri | Richard Portugal makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:43 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:43 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Stephan Shorter is called for the reach on Jeremy Scott - foul #1 on Stephan Shorter, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-50 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Bobby Munn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Brenner and he's hacked by Ronald Darcy - foul #1 on Ronald Darcy, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG), Gary Jones (SF) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF) Nolan Gasper, Ronald Darcy | |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Bobby Munn makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry tips it home | 46-52 |
| 11:25 | Missouri | John Gillman swats the short shot by Robert Parks | 46-52 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 10:57 | Missouri | Robert Parks knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Jones | 48-55 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman travels with the ball | 48-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Robert Wright, Gary Jones, Robert Parks, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Ronald Darcy (C) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Richard Portugal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Darcy | 48-58 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Guy Kim swats the short shot by Garf Langowski | 48-58 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Guy Kim | 48-61 |
| 09:23 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-61 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner gets the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the runner in the lane | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Munn is called for the reach on Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Bobby Munn, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Robert Wright (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Robert Parks (PF) Bobby Munn, Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Alan Henry (C) Jeremy Scott, Ronald Darcy | |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-63 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled on the floor by Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (C) Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG) Nolan Gasper | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Horacio Colon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), John Gillman (PF) Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Robert Parks dunks the ball set up by Horacio Colon | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses long on a runner from close range | 50-63 |
| 06:22 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:05 | Missouri | John Gillman is called for the reach on Robert Parks - foul #2 on John Gillman, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Gary Jones, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Munn - foul #3 on Bobby Munn, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Brenner - foul #4 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dennis Brenner | 52-64 |
| 05:31 | Missouri | Richard Portugal is called for traveling | 52-64 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Garf Langowski gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 04:50 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Langowski | 52-64 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Richard Portugal clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 04:37 | Missouri | Robert Parks tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:14 | Missouri | Robert Parks double dribbles | 54-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Bobby Munn, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Ronald Darcy (SF), John Gillman (C) Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Alan Henry | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Whitley | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Missouri | Walter Lora is called for the reach on Horacio Colon - foul #1 on Walter Lora, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF) Walter Lora | |
| 03:36 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | Horacio Colon picks off the pass by Ronald Darcy | 54-70 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-70 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Horacio Colon - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG), Gary Jones (SF) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper | |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:39 | Missouri | Horacio Colon lays it in on a great pass from Warren Puryear | 56-71 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley lays it in and he's fouled by Warren Puryear - foul #2 on Warren Puryear, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | Horacio Colon gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Warren Puryear is fouled on the floor by Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits a jump hook from the right block | 58-75 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter banks in the layup | 60-75 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 60-75 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm tips it back up and in | 60-77 |
| 01:06 | Missouri | Horacio Colon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-77 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter hits the follow up shot | 62-77 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Gary Jones makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephan Shorter | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-77 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm tips it home | 64-79 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-79 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Gary Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | The clock runs out | 64-79 |