| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) C - Garf Langowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Russell Evans (fresh) SG - Roy Tucker (fresh) SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) PF - Ezra Wray (fresh) C - Derek Melusky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Roy Tucker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri | Thomas Maya buries a jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas State | Garf Langowski denies the turnaround by Derek Melusky | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Garf Langowski | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Missouri | Garf Langowski buries a shot from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray is hacked by Dennis Brenner - foul #1 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Missouri | Thomas Maya pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Missouri | Robert Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray misses the tip | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Parks | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Missouri | Derek Melusky steps in front of the Robert Parks pass | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | Kansas State | Garf Langowski swats the short shot by Roy Tucker | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Missouri | Garf Langowski gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Missouri | Garf Langowski misses long on a shot from the left block | 4-0 |
| 17:05 | Missouri | Garf Langowski hits the follow up shot | 6-0 |
| 16:46 | Kansas State | Russell Evans hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Robert Parks slams it home on a nice dish by Harvey Page | 8-2 |
| 16:17 | Kansas State | Russell Evans buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Kansas State | Dennis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:47 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:46 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky grabs the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Maya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Langowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Russell Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roy Tucker (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Ezra Wray (fairly fresh) C - Derek Melusky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Russell Evans misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Parks - foul #1 on Robert Parks, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 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 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (SG), Earnest Bishop (SF), Thomas Montague (PF), James Bancroft (C) Roy Tucker, Dennis Johnson, Ezra Wray, Derek Melusky | |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Russell Evans makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Russell Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:16 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | Horacio Colon gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:57 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Rosso | 11-5 |
| 14:43 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop loses the dribble to Warren Puryear | 11-5 |
| 14:38 | Missouri | Warren Puryear blows the layup | 11-5 |
| 14:37 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 14:36 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:13 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr is hacked by Warren Puryear - foul #1 on Warren Puryear, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Maya (SF) Tim Rosso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ezra Wray (PF) Russell Evans | |
| 13:57 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop knocks in the jumper from close range set up by James Bancroft and he's hacked by Horacio Colon - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Robert Parks (PF) Robert Wright, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:57 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Johnny Carr is called for the reach on Warren Puryear - foul #1 on Johnny Carr, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Warren Puryear knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 13:07 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:06 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:56 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Brenner - foul #2 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Robert Wright (SG), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Dennis Brenner, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roy Tucker (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF) Johnny Carr, James Bancroft | |
| 12:56 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:56 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:37 | Missouri | Harvey Page misses badly on a shot from the right block | 14-10 |
| 12:35 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:30 | Kansas State | Dennis Johnson loses the dribble to Robert Wright | 14-10 |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ezra Wray - foul #1 on Ezra Wray, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF) Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (PG), Derek Melusky (C) Earnest Bishop, Thomas Montague | |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:46 | Kansas State | Dennis Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 11:44 | Missouri | Garf Langowski grabs the board | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harvey Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Johnny Carr (fresh) SG - Roy Tucker (fresh) SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) PF - Ezra Wray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derek Melusky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Harvey Page is fouled on the floor by Johnny Carr - foul #2 on Johnny Carr, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SF) Thomas Maya | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Russell Evans (PG), James Bancroft (PF) Johnny Carr, Ezra Wray | |
| 11:20 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses the 3 from straight away | 16-10 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Langowski | 16-10 |
| 11:05 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 11:03 | Missouri | Horacio Colon tips it in | 18-10 |
| 10:49 | Kansas State | Russell Evans connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 18-13 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Garf Langowski connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Harvey Page | 20-13 |
| 10:21 | Kansas State | Harvey Page steals the ball from Derek Melusky | 20-13 |
| 10:17 | Missouri | Warren Puryear lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harvey Page | 22-13 |
| 10:09 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Harvey Page pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:46 | Missouri | Garf Langowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SG), Thomas Maya (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Harvey Page, Robert Wright, Horacio Colon, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop (SG), Thomas Montague (SF), Ezra Wray (PF) Roy Tucker, Dennis Johnson, Derek Melusky | |
| 09:31 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 09:29 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague misses the tip | 22-13 |
| 09:27 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:18 | Kansas State | The jump hook by James Bancroft is blocked by Stephan Shorter | 22-13 |
| 09:17 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague misses the tip | 22-13 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Thomas Maya snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 09:05 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson (C) James Bancroft | |
| 08:47 | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Tim Rosso misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 08:33 | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 08:28 | Kansas State | Robert Parks blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Russell Evans | 22-15 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Robert Parks gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter comes up short on the shot in the lane | 22-15 |
| 08:19 | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:04 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Evans and he's hacked by Tim Rosso - foul #1 on Tim Rosso, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Tim Rosso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dennis Johnson (SF), Derek Melusky (C) Russell Evans, Edward Dickerson | |
| 08:04 | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Robert Parks is denied on a layup by Derek Melusky | 22-18 |
| 07:45 | Missouri | Robert Parks gets the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:28 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 07:26 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) SF - Thomas Maya (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Earnest Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Montague (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) PF - Ezra Wray (fresh) 5 reb. C - Derek Melusky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Maya - foul #1 on Thomas Maya, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG) Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roy Tucker (SG) Earnest Bishop | |
| 07:03 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:03 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:34 | Missouri | Robert Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF), Jamar Anderson (C) Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Russell Evans (PG), James Bancroft (C) Thomas Montague, Derek Melusky | |
| 06:17 | Kansas State | Russell Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SF) Thomas Maya | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:43 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Warren Puryear - foul #2 on Warren Puryear, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SF), Stephan Shorter (C) Warren Puryear, Jamar Anderson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop (SF) Dennis Johnson | |
| 05:43 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:43 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Bancroft - foul #1 on James Bancroft, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Maya (SF) Tim Rosso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Derek Melusky (C) Ezra Wray | |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | James Bancroft gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:12 | Kansas State | James Bancroft hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:45 | Missouri | Harvey Page scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Maya | 26-22 |
| 04:21 | Kansas State | Stephan Shorter steals the ball from Russell Evans | 26-22 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Robert Wright is hacked by Earnest Bishop - foul #1 on Earnest Bishop, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Harvey Page, Robert Wright, Stephan Shorter, Horacio Colon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (PG), Dennis Johnson (SF), Ezra Wray (PF), Thomas Montague (C) Russell Evans, Earnest Bishop, James Bancroft, Derek Melusky | |
| 03:46 | Missouri | Warren Puryear connects on the jump hook from the left block | 28-22 |
| 03:29 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 03:27 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray hits the follow up shot | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Thomas Maya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Johnny Carr (fresh) SG - Roy Tucker (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) PF - Ezra Wray (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Montague (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Warren Puryear is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Warren Puryear, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Tim Rosso (SF) Warren Puryear, Thomas Maya | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:52 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 02:51 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Garf Langowski | 28-24 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Robert Parks comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (PG), Robert Wright (SF) Harvey Page, Tim Rosso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Earnest Bishop (SG), Derek Melusky (C) Roy Tucker, Thomas Montague | |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:09 | Kansas State | Dennis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| 02:08 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 02:07 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Parks | 30-24 |
| 01:43 | Missouri | Garf Langowski's floater is tipped away by Ezra Wray | 30-24 |
| 01:41 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 01:40 | Kansas State | Dennis Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 01:19 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Garf Langowski pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Dennis Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Wright - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harvey Page (PG), Thomas Maya (SF), Horacio Colon (PF) Dennis Brenner, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Russell Evans (PG), Thomas Montague (SF) Johnny Carr, Dennis Johnson | |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:00 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:43 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Horacio Colon snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Harvey Page is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harvey Page, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tim Rosso (SG) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Bancroft (C) Derek Melusky | |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Thomas Maya steals it from Earnest Bishop | 30-24 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Thomas Maya misses the fullcourt shot | 30-24 |