| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vernon Woolery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Smoak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Heinz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Roux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darryl Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Billy Roux inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri | Alexander Branch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 19:27 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 19:26 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:05 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Roux | 38-29 |
| 18:48 | Kansas State | Dikembe Okoro picks off the pass by Paul Mitchell | 38-29 |
| 18:37 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 18:30 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jessie Anderson | 41-32 |
| 18:24 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 18:23 | Kansas State | Vernon Woolery snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 18:14 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jon Heinz | 43-32 |
| 17:48 | Missouri | Abe Riffle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vernon Woolery - foul #3 on Vernon Woolery, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher (PG) Vernon Woolery | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:48 | Missouri | Abe Riffle makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:48 | Missouri | Abe Riffle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:23 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | Alexander Branch snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | Abe Riffle knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Billy Roux | 43-36 |
| 16:44 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz misses the lay-in | 43-36 |
| 16:43 | Missouri | Billy Roux snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:38 | Missouri | Alexander Branch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 16:36 | Kansas State | Jessie Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | Kansas State | Jessie Anderson is denied on a layup by Billy Roux | 43-36 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Billy Roux | 43-36 |
| 15:45 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:44 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Jon Heinz | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Egidiusz Zircher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Smoak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Heinz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alexander Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Roux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Darryl Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:36 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:17 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:15 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vernon Woolery (PG), Marcel Cooper (SG), Mark Clark (SF), Przbyslaw Marcinkowski (PF), John Walker (C) Egidiusz Zircher, Paul Mitchell, Jessie Anderson, Eric Smoak, Jon Heinz | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Forrest Christy (SG), Billy Harris (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), Julius Sawicki (C) Abe Riffle, Alexander Branch, Billy Roux, Dikembe Okoro, Darryl Perkins | |
| 14:27 | Kansas State | Mark Clark hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Przbyslaw Marcinkowski | 45-36 |
| 13:59 | Missouri | Billy Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 13:58 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 13:57 | Kansas State | Przbyslaw Marcinkowski snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:32 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dean West - foul #1 on Dean West, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher (SF) Mark Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:32 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:32 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Forrest Christy misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Billy Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Egidiusz Zircher - foul #1 on Egidiusz Zircher, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG) Forrest Christy | |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Billy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Billy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Billy Harris - foul #1 on Billy Harris, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell (SG) John Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher makes the 3rd free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Dean West connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alexander Branch | 49-40 |
| 12:18 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Woolery | 52-40 |
| 11:59 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson misses the turnaround in the lane | 52-40 |
| 11:57 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 11:56 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 11:42 | Kansas State | Przbyslaw Marcinkowski drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Woolery | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vernon Woolery (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Egidiusz Zircher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marcel Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Przbyslaw Marcinkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Sawicki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri | Billy Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 11:31 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki grabs the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:16 | Missouri | Dean West scores on a shot from the right side | 54-42 |
| 10:58 | Kansas State | Alexander Branch takes the ball from Vernon Woolery | 54-42 |
| 10:55 | Missouri | Alexander Branch can't finish the layup | 54-42 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:37 | Missouri | Paul Mitchell steals the ball from Kevin Johnson | 54-42 |
| 10:34 | Kansas State | Vernon Woolery can't finish the layup | 54-42 |
| 10:32 | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher tips it home | 56-42 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Paul Mitchell steps in front of the Dean West pass in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| 10:29 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell banks in the layup | 58-42 |
| 10:25 | Missouri | Dean West is fouled on the floor by Przbyslaw Marcinkowski - foul #2 on Przbyslaw Marcinkowski, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joel Tyrell (PG), Jessie Anderson (SF), Eric Smoak (PF), Jon Heinz (C) Vernon Woolery, Egidiusz Zircher, Marcel Cooper, Przbyslaw Marcinkowski | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Roux (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Darryl Perkins (C) Dean West, Billy Harris, Kevin Johnson, Julius Sawicki | |
| 10:11 | Missouri | Billy Roux is fouled on the floor by Jon Heinz - foul #1 on Jon Heinz, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Forrest Christy (SG) Alexander Branch | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:55 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 09:53 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Smoak | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:30 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 09:28 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell tips it back up and in | 60-42 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Smoak - foul #2 on Eric Smoak, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG) Forrest Christy | |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Billy Roux misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:19 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:55 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-42 |
| 08:53 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak misses the tip | 60-42 |
| 08:52 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz snags the offensive board | 60-42 |
| 08:28 | Kansas State | Joel Tyrell's floater is knocked away by Darryl Perkins | 60-42 |
| 08:26 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz tips it home | 62-42 |
| 08:12 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Perkins | 62-42 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Eric Smoak is called for the reach on Alexander Branch - foul #3 on Eric Smoak, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vernon Woolery (PG), Egidiusz Zircher (SG), Marcel Cooper (PF), Przbyslaw Marcinkowski (C) Joel Tyrell, Paul Mitchell, Eric Smoak, Jon Heinz | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 07:50 | Missouri | Abe Riffle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Walker (C) Jessie Anderson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 07:38 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper is hacked by Darryl Perkins - foul #3 on Darryl Perkins, team foul #3 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Julius Sawicki (C) Abe Riffle, Darryl Perkins | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vernon Woolery (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcel Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Egidiusz Zircher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Przbyslaw Marcinkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Roux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 11 pts. C - Julius Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marcel Cooper, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Harris (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF) Billy Roux, Dikembe Okoro | |
| 07:16 | Missouri | Dean West knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alexander Branch | 62-45 |
| 06:59 | Kansas State | John Walker hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Vernon Woolery | 64-45 |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Dean West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jessie Anderson (SF), Eric Smoak (PF), Jon Heinz (C) Egidiusz Zircher, Przbyslaw Marcinkowski, John Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darryl Perkins (C) Alexander Branch | |
| 06:25 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper misses long on a runner from the left block | 64-45 |
| 06:23 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz hits the follow up shot | 66-45 |
| 06:11 | Missouri | Eric Smoak swats the short shot by Kevin Johnson | 66-45 |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 06:05 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper double dribbles | 66-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Roux (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Dean West, Billy Harris, Julius Sawicki | |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eric Smoak - foul #4 on Eric Smoak, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Johnson - foul #1 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell (SG) Marcel Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG) Kevin Johnson | |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | Jon Heinz misses the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak grabs the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 05:03 | Kansas State | Jessie Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 05:01 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dikembe Okoro | 67-47 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Roux | 67-49 |
| 04:23 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 04:21 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Billy Roux buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alexander Branch | 67-51 |
| 03:52 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell loses the dribble to Abe Riffle | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Abe Riffle misses the shot from the right side | 67-51 |
| 03:42 | Kansas State | Eric Smoak snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vernon Woolery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jessie Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Smoak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Jon Heinz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Billy Roux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Kansas State | Vernon Woolery clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 03:23 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell tips it in | 69-51 |
| 03:03 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro lays it up and in | 69-53 |
| 02:41 | Kansas State | Vernon Woolery is denied on a layup by Darryl Perkins | 69-53 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Darryl Perkins pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Jon Heinz steps in front of the Alexander Branch pass | 69-53 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | Paul Mitchell is hacked by Alexander Branch - foul #2 on Alexander Branch, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher (PG), Marcel Cooper (SG), Mark Clark (SF), Przbyslaw Marcinkowski (PF), John Walker (C) Vernon Woolery, Paul Mitchell, Jessie Anderson, Eric Smoak, Jon Heinz | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Forrest Christy (SG), Billy Harris (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), Julius Sawicki (C) Abe Riffle, Alexander Branch, Billy Roux, Dikembe Okoro, Darryl Perkins | |
| 01:40 | Kansas State | Mark Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 01:38 | Kansas State | Marcel Cooper tips it back up and in | 71-53 |
| 01:25 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 01:24 | Kansas State | Mark Clark snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:02 | Kansas State | Mark Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Billy Harris | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Julius Sawicki hits the follow up shot | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | A charge is called on John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Billy Harris hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dean West | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Egidiusz Zircher runs out the clock | 71-57 |