| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodrigo Garza | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Missouri | Harvey Page is whistled for a carry | 29-36 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Thomas Maya can't connect on a floater in the paint | 29-36 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 17:52 | Missouri | Robert Parks dunks the ball set up by Dennis Brenner and he's fouled by Robert Loyd - foul #3 on Robert Loyd, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme (C) Robert Loyd | |
| 17:52 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | John Howard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-38 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Parks | 32-38 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Harvey Page hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:10 | Missouri | Harvey Page gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Thomas Maya hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:25 | Western Carolina | Robert Parks steals it from John Howard | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Robert Parks is called for the reach on Hector Calderon - foul #2 on Robert Parks, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson (PG), Andrew Stewart (SG), Mitchell Burns (SF), Robert Loyd (C) Rodrigo Garza, John Howard, Rene Russo, Hector Calderon | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Rosso (fresh) PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Stewart (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fred McNeme (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:39 | Missouri | Tim Rosso grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Stewart - foul #1 on Andrew Stewart, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Robert Wright picks off the pass by Fred McNeme | 34-38 |
| 14:52 | Missouri | Warren Puryear's floater is knocked away by Albert Jackson | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:35 | Missouri | Horacio Colon's pass is intercepted by Robert Loyd | 34-38 |
| 14:19 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd throws it down on a nice dish by Fred McNeme | 34-40 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Horacio Colon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Warren Puryear | 36-40 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | Andrew Stewart misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-40 |
| 13:46 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd tips it home | 36-42 |
| 13:38 | Missouri | Fred McNeme picks off the pass by Warren Puryear | 36-42 |
| 13:21 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns's floater is tipped away by Stephan Shorter | 36-42 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 13:18 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Jackson | 36-42 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Jackson | 36-44 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | Tim Rosso can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-44 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Burns | 36-44 |
| 12:19 | Western Carolina | Andrew Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Thomas Maya (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Robert Wright, Tim Rosso, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), John Howard (SG), Rene Russo (SF), Hector Calderon (PF), Cornell Johnson (C) Albert Jackson, Andrew Stewart, Mitchell Burns, Fred McNeme, Robert Loyd | |
| 11:52 | Missouri | John Howard is called for the reach on Harvey Page - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 10 pts. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cornell Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Thomas Maya misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rene Russo - foul #1 on Rene Russo, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Thomas Maya makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Thomas Maya makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | John Howard buries a jump hook near the basket | 38-46 |
| 11:07 | Missouri | Thomas Maya misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza is hacked by Robert Parks - foul #3 on Robert Parks, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd (C) Cornell Johnson | |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 10:47 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Harvey Page loses the dribble to Rene Russo | 38-46 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Robert Parks gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:00 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Parks - foul #4 on Robert Parks, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF) Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Hector Calderon - foul #2 on Hector Calderon, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Stephan Shorter (C) Harvey Page, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme (C) Robert Loyd | |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Horacio Colon makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:54 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo is whistled for traveling | 39-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG) Dennis Brenner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns (C) Hector Calderon | |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Horacio Colon buries a fadeaway in the paint | 41-48 |
| 08:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Maya is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #3 on Thomas Maya, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SF) Thomas Maya | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson (SG), Robert Loyd (C) John Howard, Rene Russo | |
| 08:12 | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 08:10 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme tips it home | 41-50 |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Tim Rosso hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Mitchell Burns - foul #1 on Mitchell Burns, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Robert Wright, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andrew Stewart (SG), Hector Calderon (PF) Rodrigo Garza, Fred McNeme | |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Tim Rosso misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Rosso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Stewart (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Maya (SF) Tim Rosso | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Howard (SG) Andrew Stewart | |
| 07:05 | Missouri | Thomas Maya hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Robert Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:50 | Missouri | Thomas Maya misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 06:49 | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd's layup is rejected by Robert Parks | 43-50 |
| 06:24 | Missouri | Robert Parks gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Harvey Page | 45-50 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Howard | 45-52 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Albert Jackson is called for the reach on Harvey Page in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Jackson, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), Rene Russo (SF), Fred McNeme (C) Albert Jackson, Mitchell Burns, Robert Loyd | |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Harvey Page makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Harvey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:38 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Maya - foul #4 on Thomas Maya, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Robert Wright (SG), Horacio Colon (C) Harvey Page, Dennis Brenner, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:38 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:38 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:38 | Missouri | Robert Parks gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:24 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Rodrigo Garza - foul #1 on Rodrigo Garza, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SF) Thomas Maya | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns (C) Hector Calderon | |
| 05:24 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:24 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme's floater is tipped away by Robert Parks | 49-53 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:44 | Missouri | Robert Parks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Horacio Colon tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 04:27 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 04:25 | Missouri | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:12 | Missouri | Robert Parks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 03:43 | Western Carolina | John Howard lays it up and in | 53-55 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Thomas Maya (SF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Robert Wright, Tim Rosso, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon (PF), Robert Loyd (C) Fred McNeme, Mitchell Burns | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Missouri | The pull-up jumper by Dennis Brenner is blocked by Hector Calderon | 53-55 |
| 03:25 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 03:07 | Western Carolina | John Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-55 |
| 03:05 | Missouri | Garf Langowski snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Garf Langowski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 02:34 | Missouri | Garf Langowski tips it home | 57-55 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | John Howard double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF) Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Garf Langowski is hacked by Robert Loyd - foul #4 on Robert Loyd, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Parks (PF) Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:42 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Dennis Brenner steps in front of the Robert Loyd pass | 59-55 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Garf Langowski misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 59-55 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Thomas Maya is called for the reach on Rodrigo Garza - foul #5 on Thomas Maya, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SF) Thomas Maya | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | John Howard misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Brenner - foul #1 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Missouri | Robert Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Rodrigo Garza - foul #2 on Rodrigo Garza, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG) Harvey Page | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:35 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:35 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd grabs the board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Robert Parks blocks the jumper by John Howard | 60-56 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Robert Parks pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Rodrigo Garza is called for the reach on Warren Puryear in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodrigo Garza, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Warren Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo is hacked by Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG) Warren Puryear | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Robert Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Rodrigo Garza - foul #4 on Rodrigo Garza, team foul #12 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG) Harvey Page | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | John Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Robert Wright is hacked by John Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Howard, team foul #13 | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-58 |