| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 19:47 | Missouri | Garf Langowski grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Harvey Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Robert Parks pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:58 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses short on a shot from the right side | 25-35 |
| 18:42 | Missouri | Thomas Maya snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | Garf Langowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Garf Langowski, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki is called for traveling | 25-35 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Garf Langowski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Brian Oyama | 25-35 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Baker | 28-35 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Harvey Page hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Garf Langowski | 28-38 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brenner | 28-38 |
| 16:47 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Dikembe Aoki - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Stephen Kelly (C) Dikembe Aoki, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Harvey Page, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| 16:47 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:47 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski travels with the ball | 28-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SG), Philip Buss (C) Robert Baker, Brian Oyama | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG) Dennis Brenner | |
| 16:14 | Missouri | Robert Wright drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Puryear | 28-43 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Philip Buss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephan Shorter - foul #2 on Stephan Shorter, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SF) Thomas Maya | |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 15:59 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Stephan Shorter | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Rosso (fresh) PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter is hacked by Philip Buss - foul #2 on Philip Buss, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Parks (PF) Stephan Shorter | |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 15:04 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Parks | 29-43 |
| 14:45 | Missouri | Robert Parks can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 29-43 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | William Otis pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Otis | 32-43 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Warren Puryear drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:51 | Missouri | Robert Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), William Jeffers (C) William Otis, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Ronald Olsen, Stephen Kelly, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Thomas Maya (SF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Robert Wright, Tim Rosso, Horacio Colon | |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Dennis Brenner steals it from Robert Baker in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 13:31 | Missouri | Robert Parks can't connect on a floater from the right block | 32-46 |
| 13:29 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Page | 32-46 |
| 13:24 | Missouri | Thomas Maya loses the ball out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (PF) Robert Parks | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Stephan Shorter steals the ball from William Jeffers | 32-46 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Dean - foul #3 on Larry Dean, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki is fouled on the floor by Stephan Shorter - foul #3 on Stephan Shorter, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF) Stephan Shorter | |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Thomas Maya pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Garf Langowski | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Horacio Colon is called for the reach on Brian Oyama - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Parks (PF) Horacio Colon | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Robert Baker makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Aoki | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri | Garf Langowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | William Jeffers is hacked by Garf Langowski - foul #2 on Garf Langowski, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (C) William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki connects on the floater from the left side | 37-50 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Dikembe Aoki steps in front of the Thomas Maya pass | 37-50 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Parks | 40-52 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Larry Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 09:29 | Missouri | Garf Langowski snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Larry Dean hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 40-55 |
| 09:03 | Missouri | Thomas Maya gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 08:39 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly clanks a shot near the basket | 40-55 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Thomas Maya gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Garf Langowski's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Dean | 40-55 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Maya (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Langowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dennis Brenner | 40-55 |
| 07:16 | Missouri | Robert Parks loses the ball out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG), Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Ronald Olsen (SF), Philip Buss (PF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Baker, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Robert Wright (SG), Tim Rosso (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Harvey Page, Dennis Brenner, Thomas Maya, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| 06:56 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 06:55 | Missouri | Tim Rosso grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Horacio Colon tips it but misses | 40-55 |
| 06:35 | Missouri | Horacio Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:08 | Missouri | Horacio Colon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is hacked by Horacio Colon - foul #2 on Horacio Colon, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Missouri | Robert Wright is hacked by William Jeffers - foul #1 on William Jeffers, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Dean (PF) Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Sobieslaw Rupinski is called for the reach on Robert Wright - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Maya (SF) Tim Rosso | |
| 04:58 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 04:56 | Missouri | Robert Wright hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | William Jeffers clanks a fadeaway from close range | 43-57 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't tip it in | 43-57 |
| 04:42 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter grabs the board | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-57 |
| 04:20 | Missouri | Horacio Colon tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Horacio Colon - foul #3 on Horacio Colon, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (SF), Philip Buss (PF) Ronald Olsen, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SF), Jamar Anderson (C) Thomas Maya, Stephan Shorter | |
| 04:09 | Kent State | William Jeffers misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:44 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-59 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Otis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tim Rosso (fresh) PF - Horacio Colon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamar Anderson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski double dribbles | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andres Cantu (PF) William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Jamar Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Robert Wright gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 02:56 | Missouri | Jamar Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Tim Rosso pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Jamar Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SG) William Otis | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (PF) Horacio Colon | |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Robert Wright picks off the pass by Stephen Kelly | 44-59 |
| 01:33 | Missouri | Jamar Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Warren Puryear | 44-61 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-61 |
| 01:21 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Jamar Anderson is called for the reach on Stephen Kelly - foul #1 on Jamar Anderson, team foul #8 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Otis (PG) Andres Cantu | |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF) Jamar Anderson | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Stephen Kelly denies the turnaround by Horacio Colon | 46-61 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Tim Rosso misses the tip | 46-61 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Horacio Colon tips it in | 46-63 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski hits a 3 from straight away | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Warren Puryear runs out the clock | 49-63 |