| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Shannon Cutting (fresh) SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) SF - Steven Wells (fresh) PF - Angel Giordano (fresh) C - Daniel Prouty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) SF - Steven Vincent (fresh) PF - Rodger Ryan (fresh) C - Wade Merriam (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam drills a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Wells | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | S. Arkansas | Angel Giordano swats the short shot by Steven Vincent | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells can't connect on a shot in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | S. Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Rodger Ryan | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Missouri, St. Louis | Angel Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Wells | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | S. Arkansas | Steven Vincent pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:31 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam tips it home | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rodger Ryan | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Shannon Cutting (fresh) SG - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Angel Giordano (fresh) C - Daniel Prouty (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Gephart (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Vincent (fairly fresh) PF - Rodger Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wade Merriam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Maurice Hagan (SG), Frederick Reinhardt (SF), Mark Reynolds (PF), Charles Wahl (C) Benjamin Davis, Steven Wells, Angel Giordano, Daniel Prouty | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Lawrence Manning (SG), Robert Peralez (SF), Percy Lindsey (PF), Mike Dickenson (C) Eric Hall, Lee Gephart, Steven Vincent, Rodger Ryan, Wade Merriam | |
| 15:13 | S. Arkansas | Frederick Reinhardt steals the ball from Lawrence Manning | 5-6 |
| 14:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting is hacked by Donald Anderson - foul #1 on Donald Anderson, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan (PG) Shannon Cutting | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 14:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Mike Dickenson picks off the pass by Maurice Hagan | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 14:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Wahl gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Wahl comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 5-6 |
| 13:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Wahl tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 13:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Charles Wahl tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 13:40 | S. Arkansas | Frederick Reinhardt steals it from Percy Lindsey | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan's pass is intercepted by Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 13:37 | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson lays it up and in | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Mark Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Manning - foul #1 on Lawrence Manning, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Steven Wells (SF), Angel Giordano (PF) Samuel Riordan, Maurice Hagan, Frederick Reinhardt, Charles Wahl | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Lee Gephart (SG), Steven Vincent (SF), Rodger Ryan (PF), Wade Merriam (C) Donald Anderson, Lawrence Manning, Robert Peralez, Percy Lindsey, Mike Dickenson | |
| 13:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Mark Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:04 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 13:02 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:49 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Hall | 8-10 |
| 12:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shannon Cutting | 10-10 |
| 12:14 | S. Arkansas | Steven Vincent can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 12:12 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 11:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Davis | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Shannon Cutting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Angel Giordano (fresh) C - Mark Reynolds (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Vincent (fresh) PF - Rodger Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Merriam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wade Merriam | 13-15 |
| 11:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:25 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:54 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells is hacked by Steven Vincent - foul #1 on Steven Vincent, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Maurice Hagan (SG), Daniel Prouty (C) Benjamin Davis, Mark Reynolds | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Lawrence Manning (SG), Robert Peralez (SF), Percy Lindsey (PF), Mike Dickenson (C) Eric Hall, Lee Gephart, Steven Vincent, Rodger Ryan, Wade Merriam | |
| 10:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Maurice Hagan can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Peralez - foul #1 on Robert Peralez, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Frederick Reinhardt (SF), Charles Wahl (PF) Steven Wells, Angel Giordano | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 10:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Maurice Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Maurice Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:13 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Prouty - foul #1 on Daniel Prouty, team foul #1 | 15-15 |
| 10:13 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:13 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:58 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Maurice Hagan | 17-16 |
| 09:45 | S. Arkansas | Charles Wahl denies the turnaround by Lawrence Manning | 17-16 |
| 09:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 09:39 | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:19 | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:12 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty misses the shot in the paint | 17-16 |
| 09:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 09:08 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:59 | S. Arkansas | Maurice Hagan is called for the reach on Donald Anderson - foul #1 on Maurice Hagan, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Steven Wells (SF), Angel Giordano (PF) Shannon Cutting, Maurice Hagan, Frederick Reinhardt, Charles Wahl | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Lee Gephart (SG), Steven Vincent (SF), Rodger Ryan (PF), Wade Merriam (C) Donald Anderson, Lawrence Manning, Robert Peralez, Mike Dickenson, Percy Lindsey | |
| 08:42 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam misses long on a jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 08:41 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:24 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 17-16 |
| 08:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 17-16 |
| 08:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 08:00 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:39 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam is fouled on the floor by Daniel Prouty - foul #2 on Daniel Prouty, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting (PG), Maurice Hagan (SG), Mark Reynolds (C) Samuel Riordan, Benjamin Davis, Daniel Prouty | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Shannon Cutting (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Angel Giordano (fresh) C - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Vincent (fresh) PF - Rodger Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wade Merriam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam is hacked by Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning (SG) Lee Gephart | |
| 07:24 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Shannon Cutting - foul #1 on Shannon Cutting, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey (PF), Mike Dickenson (C) Rodger Ryan, Wade Merriam | |
| 07:24 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:24 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:24 | Missouri, St. Louis | Mark Reynolds grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:07 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Mark Reynolds and he's hacked by Eric Hall - foul #1 on Eric Hall, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| 07:07 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:51 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey is hacked by Angel Giordano - foul #1 on Angel Giordano, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| 06:36 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Hall | 20-19 |
| 06:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Angel Giordano is hacked by Percy Lindsey - foul #1 on Percy Lindsey, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis (SG), Frederick Reinhardt (SF), Charles Wahl (C) Maurice Hagan, Steven Wells, Angel Giordano | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Lee Gephart (SG), Rodger Ryan (PF) Eric Hall, Lawrence Manning, Mike Dickenson | |
| 06:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Frederick Reinhardt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 06:13 | S. Arkansas | Steven Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:57 | S. Arkansas | Steven Vincent clanks a jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 05:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Mark Reynolds gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-19 |
| 05:42 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:37 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan (PG) Shannon Cutting | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez (SF), Wade Merriam (C) Steven Vincent, Percy Lindsey | |
| 05:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Donald Anderson - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells (SF), Angel Giordano (PF) Frederick Reinhardt, Charles Wahl | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG) Donald Anderson | |
| 05:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:04 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Gephart | 21-21 |
| 04:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Davis | 23-21 |
| 04:26 | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lee Gephart | 23-23 |
| 04:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis scores on a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Wade Merriam - foul #1 on Wade Merriam, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting (PG), Charles Wahl (C) Samuel Riordan, Mark Reynolds | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning (SG), Percy Lindsey (PF) Lee Gephart, Rodger Ryan | |
| 04:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:55 | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 03:54 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 03:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Maurice Hagan (SG), Frederick Reinhardt (SF), Daniel Prouty (C) Benjamin Davis, Steven Wells, Angel Giordano | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Steven Vincent (SF) Eric Hall, Robert Peralez | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Shannon Cutting (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Reinhardt (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Wahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Prouty (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Vincent (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Percy Lindsey (fresh) C - Wade Merriam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 03:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Daniel Prouty gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Anderson - foul #3 on Donald Anderson, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Mark Reynolds (SF) Frederick Reinhardt | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Mike Dickenson (C) Donald Anderson, Wade Merriam | |
| 03:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:50 | S. Arkansas | Shannon Cutting steals the ball from Eric Hall | 28-25 |
| 02:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting is fouled on the floor by Percy Lindsey - foul #2 on Percy Lindsey, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| 02:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Shannon Cutting makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:20 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 02:19 | S. Arkansas | Steven Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:00 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Vincent and he's fouled by Mark Reynolds - foul #1 on Mark Reynolds, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells (SF), Angel Giordano (PF) Mark Reynolds, Charles Wahl | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart (SG), Rodger Ryan (PF), Wade Merriam (C) Lawrence Manning, Percy Lindsey, Mike Dickenson | |
| 02:00 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:47 | Missouri, St. Louis | Steven Wells is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Wells, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez (PG) Eric Hall | |
| 01:28 | S. Arkansas | Wade Merriam is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan (PG), Mark Reynolds (C) Shannon Cutting, Daniel Prouty | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 00:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Angel Giordano can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 00:57 | S. Arkansas | Robert Peralez pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:38 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan scores on a shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 00:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan's layup is rejected by Steven Vincent | 30-30 |
| 00:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Reynolds | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan is hacked by Robert Peralez - foul #2 on Robert Peralez, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Davis (SG), Frederick Reinhardt (PF), Charles Wahl (C) Maurice Hagan, Angel Giordano, Mark Reynolds | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Lawrence Manning (SG), Percy Lindsey (PF), Mike Dickenson (C) Lee Gephart, Steven Vincent, Rodger Ryan, Wade Merriam | |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Riordan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |