| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) SF - Billy Roux (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Darryl Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) SG - James Drexler (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro connects on the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Perkins | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Alexander Branch's layup is rejected by Alex Davidson | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the shot from the left wing set up by Chi Chiang | 2-4 |
| 18:57 | Missouri | Billy Roux hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Abe Riffle | 4-4 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Dikembe Okoro steps in front of the Samuel Hafley pass | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | Missouri | Alexander Branch is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | James Drexler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Hafley - foul #1 on Samuel Hafley, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:55 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | James Drexler connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Chi Chiang | 6-10 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Durrah - foul #1 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Kevin Johnson (PF), Julius Sawicki (C) Abe Riffle, Dikembe Okoro, Darryl Perkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Reed (C) Alex Davidson | |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Billy Roux makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Billy Roux makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 17:06 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 16:46 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson's pass is intercepted by Samuel Hafley | 8-10 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:20 | Missouri | Dean West hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Roux | 10-10 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 15:48 | Missouri | Alexander Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Harris (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Darryl Perkins (C) Dean West, Alexander Branch, Billy Roux, Julius Sawicki | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Robert Bonner (SF), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Bruce Durrah, Samuel Hafley | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) SF - Billy Harris (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ricky Love (fresh) SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Bonner (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Bonner | 10-15 |
| 15:17 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Kevin Johnson | 12-15 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Martin Reed's dunk attempt is rejected by Dikembe Okoro | 12-15 |
| 15:07 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson makes the floater from the right side | 14-15 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Billy Harris - foul #1 on Billy Harris, team foul #1 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Alexander Branch (SG) Abe Riffle, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG) Joseph Jones | |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley (PF) Martin Reed | |
| 13:59 | Missouri | Billy Harris connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dean West | 17-15 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Davidson | 17-15 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Alexander Branch takes the ball from Chi Chiang | 17-15 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Billy Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins tips it home | 19-15 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Darryl Perkins - foul #1 on Darryl Perkins, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Forrest Christy (SG), Billy Roux (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), Julius Sawicki (C) Dean West, Alexander Branch, Billy Harris, Dikembe Okoro, Darryl Perkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Martin Reed (C) Ricky Love, Robert Bonner, Alex Davidson | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki scores on a shot from close range | 21-18 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | James Drexler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Forrest Christy - foul #1 on Forrest Christy, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Karl Byrd (C) Chi Chiang, Samuel Hafley | |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Abe Riffle is hacked by Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forrest Christy (fresh) SF - Billy Roux (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Henry Pate (fresh) SG - James Drexler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Karl Byrd (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Missouri | Billy Roux knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-19 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Martin Reed is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG) Forrest Christy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Robert Bonner (PF) Henry Pate, Martin Reed | |
| 10:53 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Drexler | 23-21 |
| 10:22 | Missouri | Karl Byrd is called for the reach on Alexander Branch - foul #1 on Karl Byrd, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro (PF), Darryl Perkins (C) Kevin Johnson, Julius Sawicki | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Samuel Hafley (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Ricky Love, Robert Bonner, Karl Byrd | |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Alex Davidson takes the ball from Billy Roux | 23-21 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-21 |
| 09:56 | Missouri | Alexander Branch pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Samuel Hafley steals the ball from Darryl Perkins | 23-21 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang is hacked by Abe Riffle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Abe Riffle, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG) Abe Riffle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Bruce Durrah | |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Ricky Love is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Harris (SF) Billy Roux | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (SF) James Drexler | |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alexander Branch - foul #1 on Alexander Branch, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Ricky Love is hacked by Alexander Branch - foul #2 on Alexander Branch, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kevin Johnson (SG) Alexander Branch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG) Alex Davidson | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:07 | Missouri | Dean West clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Billy Harris tips it home | 27-23 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Ricky Love scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Chi Chiang | 27-25 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Chi Chiang is called for the reach on Dean West - foul #1 on Chi Chiang, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Forrest Christy (SG), Billy Roux (SF), Julius Sawicki (C) Dean West, Billy Harris, Dikembe Okoro, Darryl Perkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF) Joseph Jones, Ricky Love | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forrest Christy (fresh) SF - Billy Roux (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Billy Roux connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Forrest Christy | 29-25 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner scores on a floater from the baseline set up by James Drexler | 29-27 |
| 07:11 | Missouri | Billy Roux's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Hafley | 29-27 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | James Drexler snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 06:38 | Missouri | Abe Riffle loses the ball out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Smith (C) Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, Samuel Hafley, Robert Bonner | |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Forrest Christy steals it from Bruce Durrah | 29-27 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Randy Smith is denied on a layup by Bruce Durrah | 29-27 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Randy Smith scores on a jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Abe Riffle steals the ball from Bruce Durrah | 31-27 |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki is hacked by Bruce Durrah - foul #2 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Abe Riffle, Randy Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Ricky Love (SF), Samuel Hafley (PF) Henry Pate, Bruce Durrah, Karl Byrd | |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Davidson | 31-27 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | James Drexler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kevin Johnson (SG), Billy Harris (SF), Darryl Perkins (C) Forrest Christy, Billy Roux, Julius Sawicki | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins hits a shot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | James Drexler hits a runner near the basket set up by Chi Chiang | 33-29 |
| 04:01 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Chi Chiang - foul #2 on Chi Chiang, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Roux (SF) Dean West, Billy Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Robert Bonner (C) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Alex Davidson | |
| 04:01 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:01 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 03:41 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Billy Roux (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darryl Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Henry Pate (fresh) SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Love (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 35-29 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-29 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Henry Pate tips it in | 35-31 |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Abe Riffle | 37-31 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Ricky Love hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Roux - foul #1 on Billy Roux, team foul #8 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG) Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Henry Pate, Joseph Jones, Samuel Hafley, Robert Bonner | |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:27 | Missouri | Billy Roux blows the layup | 37-33 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson is called for traveling | 39-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Billy Harris (SF), Julius Sawicki (PF) Abe Riffle, Billy Roux, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG) Ricky Love | |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Smith (C) Darryl Perkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:38 | Missouri | The jump hook by Randy Smith is blocked by Alex Davidson | 39-33 |
| 01:37 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki tips it home | 41-33 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 01:11 | Missouri | Randy Smith gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Billy Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Martin Reed hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Chi Chiang | 41-35 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Alexander Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Dean West takes the ball from Bruce Durrah | 41-35 |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dean West | 43-35 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Dean West gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Dean West clanks a fullcourt shot | 43-35 |