| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) C - Garf Langowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (fresh) SG - Andrew Wyatt (fresh) SF - Thomas Maggi (fresh) PF - Louis Stansbury (fresh) C - Hong Chu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Garf Langowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Garf Langowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kansas | Hong Chu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Maggi | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Hong Chu buries a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Munn | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Kansas | Hong Chu clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Wyatt - foul #1 on Andrew Wyatt, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Llanas | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | Richard Portugal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Kansas | Bobby Munn is called for the reach on Thomas Maggi - foul #1 on Bobby Munn, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Robert Parks swats the short shot by Louis Stansbury | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Portugal | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Bobby Munn is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Llanas - foul #1 on Richard Llanas, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 17:03 | Missouri | Horacio Colon is hacked by Thomas Maggi - foul #1 on Thomas Maggi, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter can't throw it down | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Hong Chu | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:08 | Missouri | Gary Jones is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | Bobby Munn can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 16:04 | Kansas | Hong Chu snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fresh) SF - Gary Jones (fresh) PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wyatt (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Maggi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Stansbury (fairly fresh) C - Hong Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Kansas | Bobby Munn steals the ball from Richard Llanas | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Missouri | Bobby Munn jams it | 7-5 |
| 15:29 | Kansas | Hong Chu is fouled on the floor by Gary Jones - foul #1 on Gary Jones, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Bobby Munn, Gary Jones, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Stepney (PG), Calvin Adams (SG), Gary Bazan (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Paul Ericson (C) Richard Llanas, Andrew Wyatt, Thomas Maggi, Louis Stansbury, Hong Chu | |
| 15:15 | Kansas | John Stepney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | Kansas | Paul Ericson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:55 | Kansas | Gary Bazan misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Warren Puryear | 9-5 |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Paul Ericson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 14:32 | Missouri | Warren Puryear gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:10 | Missouri | Robert Parks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:09 | Missouri | Garf Langowski tips it in | 11-5 |
| 13:55 | Kansas | John Stepney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 13:54 | Kansas | John Stepney hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| 13:28 | Missouri | Warren Puryear is hacked by Gary Bazan - foul #1 on Gary Bazan, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Warren Puryear, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Andrew Wyatt (SG), Louis Stansbury (PF), Hong Chu (C) John Stepney, Calvin Adams, Paul Perry, Paul Ericson | |
| 13:22 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | Gary Bazan scores on a jumper from close range | 14-9 |
| 12:45 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Gary Bazan - foul #2 on Gary Bazan, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Maggi (SF) Gary Bazan | |
| 12:45 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | Hong Chu grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:27 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Stansbury, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG), Robert Parks (PF) Dennis Brenner, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Andrew Wyatt takes the ball from Robert Wright in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 12:22 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Wyatt | 15-11 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Hong Chu is called for the reach on Bobby Munn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hong Chu, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Portugal (SF) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Perry (C) Hong Chu | |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Bobby Munn makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:20 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 12:04 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 12:02 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Horacio Colon | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Horacio Colon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maggi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Stansbury (fairly fresh) C - Paul Perry (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-11 |
| 11:36 | Kansas | Richard Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:16 | Kansas | Richard Llanas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Louis Stansbury | 16-14 |
| 11:14 | Missouri | Horacio Colon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Jones (SF), Stephan Shorter (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Stepney (PG), Calvin Adams (SG), Paul Ericson (PF), Hong Chu (C) Richard Llanas, Andrew Wyatt, Louis Stansbury, Paul Perry | |
| 11:04 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:42 | Missouri | Gary Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 10:22 | Kansas | Hong Chu is hacked by Garf Langowski - foul #1 on Garf Langowski, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG) Bobby Munn, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Andrew Wyatt (SG) Calvin Adams, Thomas Maggi | |
| 10:11 | Kansas | Richard Llanas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 10:09 | Kansas | Paul Ericson tips it in | 19-16 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:59 | Kansas | John Stepney grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:37 | Kansas | John Stepney buries a jumper from the left side set up by Richard Llanas and he's hacked by Dennis Brenner - foul #1 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Horacio Colon (C) Gary Jones, Stephan Shorter, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Louis Stansbury (PF), Paul Perry (C) Paul Ericson, Hong Chu | |
| 09:37 | Kansas | John Stepney makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Stepney - foul #1 on John Stepney, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG) Warren Puryear | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Maggi (SF) John Stepney | |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:57 | Kansas | Richard Llanas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SG) Dennis Brenner | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Adams (PG), Brian Adams (SG) Richard Llanas, Andrew Wyatt | |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Bobby Munn is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Adams - foul #1 on Calvin Adams, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Bobby Munn makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Bobby Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Brian Adams's pass is intercepted by Robert Parks | 22-19 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Horacio Colon tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| 07:50 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 07:48 | Kansas | Brian Adams tips it but misses | 24-19 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Robert Parks pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Horacio Colon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Calvin Adams (fresh) SG - Brian Adams (fresh) SF - Thomas Maggi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Stansbury (fairly fresh) C - Paul Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Horacio Colon can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 07:29 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Louis Stansbury | 24-19 |
| 07:16 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Adams | 24-22 |
| 06:54 | Missouri | Horacio Colon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Stephan Shorter (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Bobby Munn, Warren Puryear, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Andrew Wyatt (SG), John Stepney (SF), Paul Ericson (PF), Hong Chu (C) Calvin Adams, Brian Adams, Thomas Maggi, Louis Stansbury, Paul Perry | |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Richard Llanas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Richard Llanas misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Richard Llanas misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:35 | Missouri | Garf Langowski pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter comes up short on the runner from close range | 24-22 |
| 06:20 | Kansas | Richard Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Jones - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bowley (PG) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Garf Langowski clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Hong Chu - foul #2 on Hong Chu, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Louis Stansbury (PF) Hong Chu | |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:28 | Kansas | John Stepney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Llanas | 26-27 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner is open but misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 05:17 | Missouri | Robert Wright hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Paul Ericson misses the easy layup | 28-27 |
| 05:00 | Missouri | William Bowley snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:44 | Missouri | Robert Wright can't connect on a floater from the right side | 28-27 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:28 | Kansas | Paul Ericson buries a jump hook from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Stepney - foul #2 on John Stepney, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Warren Puryear (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF) William Bowley, Dennis Brenner, Robert Wright, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Adams (PG), Brian Adams (SG), Thomas Maggi (SF), Paul Perry (C) Richard Llanas, Andrew Wyatt, John Stepney, Paul Ericson | |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:11 | Kansas | Brian Adams gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Paul Perry is fouled on the floor by Warren Puryear - foul #1 on Warren Puryear, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (C) Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gary Bazan (SF), Hong Chu (C) Thomas Maggi, Louis Stansbury | |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Paul Perry makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:50 | Kansas | Paul Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:33 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 29-30 |
| 03:31 | Kansas | Hong Chu grabs the board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Horacio Colon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Calvin Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Adams (fresh) SF - Gary Bazan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Perry (fresh) 1 pts. C - Hong Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kansas | Gary Bazan double dribbles | 29-30 |
| 03:02 | Missouri | Horacio Colon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Hong Chu snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:41 | Kansas | Hong Chu can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Horacio Colon - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Jones (SF) Richard Portugal | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Andrew Wyatt (SG), Thomas Maggi (SF) Calvin Adams, Brian Adams, Paul Perry | |
| 02:41 | Kansas | Hong Chu makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:41 | Kansas | Hong Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Gary Bazan - foul #3 on Gary Bazan, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Louis Stansbury (PF) Gary Bazan | |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:28 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury hits a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Parks - foul #1 on Robert Parks, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Stepney (SF) Thomas Maggi | |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Gary Jones is hacked by John Stepney - foul #3 on John Stepney, team foul #13 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Parks (PF) Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Maggi (SF) John Stepney | |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Gary Jones misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Gary Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:56 | Kansas | Hong Chu gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:46 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 01:45 | Missouri | Garf Langowski grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Gary Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (PG) Bobby Munn | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Perry (PF) Louis Stansbury | |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi clanks a jumper in the paint | 30-35 |
| 01:27 | Kansas | Andrew Wyatt tips it in | 30-37 |
| 01:08 | Missouri | Robert Parks double dribbles | 30-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Richard Portugal (SF), Stephan Shorter (PF) Dennis Brenner, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Adams (PG), Brian Adams (SG), Paul Ericson (PF) Richard Llanas, Andrew Wyatt, Paul Perry | |
| 01:00 | Kansas | Calvin Adams drills a floater from the baseline set up by Paul Ericson | 30-39 |
| 00:58 | Missouri | Calvin Adams steps in front of the Warren Puryear pass in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Calvin Adams lays it in | 30-41 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Calvin Adams picks off the pass by Richard Portugal | 30-41 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Brian Adams is whistled for traveling | 30-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Horacio Colon (PF) Robert Wright, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Hong Chu steps in front of the Warren Puryear pass in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Thomas Maggi knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Adams | 30-44 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Horacio Colon makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Brian Adams misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-44 |