| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Plyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Benton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Carbonell (fresh) PF - Michael McEvers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri | Alexander Branch scores on a floater from the left side | 35-32 |
| 19:21 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard White | 35-35 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Buzard in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 19:16 | Morehead State | Gary Benton misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | Dean West grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:57 | Missouri | Dean West drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alexander Branch | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | Morehead State | Richard White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:33 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Dean West double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Bishop (SF), Michael Laprade (PF) Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers | |
| 18:11 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:10 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 18:09 | Morehead State | Richard White hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 17:52 | Missouri | William Plyler can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Richard White - foul #1 on Richard White, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Alexander Montague (SF), Lewis Billingsley (PF) Dean West, Kevin Johnson, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG), William Murphree (SG), Mark Lang (C) Robert Buzard, Gary Benton, Richard White | |
| 17:52 | Missouri | William Plyler makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:52 | Missouri | William Plyler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:52 | Morehead State | Mark Lang snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade's floater is tipped away by Alexander Montague | 38-37 |
| 17:30 | Missouri | Abe Riffle pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:14 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 16:45 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:25 | Morehead State | Mark Lang misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 16:24 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:08 | Morehead State | Abe Riffle steps in front of the Michael Laprade pass | 38-37 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | Alexander Branch banks in the layup set up by Abe Riffle | 40-37 |
| 15:45 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kieth Cordes and he's fouled by Abe Riffle - foul #2 on Abe Riffle, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Billy Harris (SG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Nicholas Russell (C) Abe Riffle, Alexander Branch, Alexander Montague, Lewis Billingsley, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Richard White (C) Kieth Cordes, William Murphree, Charles Bishop, Mark Lang | |
| 15:45 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 9 pts. C - Nicholas Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Benton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Carbonell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Laprade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard White (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson makes the wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Dean West | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | Richard White misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Russell - foul #4 on Nicholas Russell, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Plyler (C) Nicholas Russell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael McEvers (PF) Michael Laprade | |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | Richard White misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | Dean West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:54 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro tips it home | 44-41 |
| 14:39 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Dean West is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy Harris | 47-41 |
| 13:52 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Buzard | 47-44 |
| 13:46 | Missouri | Howard Carbonell is called for the reach on Kevin Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG), Lewis Billingsley (C) Billy Harris, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (PG), Vincent Marciniak (SG), Mark Lang (C) Robert Buzard, Gary Benton, Richard White | |
| 13:25 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Alexander Montague (SF) Dean West, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 13:10 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 13:10 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:10 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | Missouri | William Murphree is called for the reach on Abe Riffle in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Murphree, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro misses the wide open shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael McEvers - foul #2 on Michael McEvers, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Gary Benton (SG) William Murphree, Vincent Marciniak | |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Alexander Montague snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 12:36 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Benton - foul #2 on Gary Benton, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Harris (SF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard White (C) Mark Lang | |
| 12:36 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:36 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:12 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Alexander Branch gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Montague | 51-46 |
| 11:45 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Benton | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Montague (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lewis Billingsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Carbonell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael McEvers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Missouri | Abe Riffle is called for 10 seconds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), William Plyler (C) Abe Riffle, Billy Harris, Alexander Montague, Lewis Billingsley | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (SG), Charles Bishop (SF) Gary Benton, Howard Carbonell | |
| 11:14 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard banks in the layup | 51-51 |
| 11:01 | Missouri | Alexander Branch hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Johnson | 54-51 |
| 10:45 | Morehead State | Richard White lays it in | 54-53 |
| 10:35 | Missouri | Dean West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | William Plyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:17 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Buzard | 54-56 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Alexander Branch is hacked by Richard White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard White, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Harris (SF), Alexander Montague (C) Kevin Johnson, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Michael Laprade (PF), Mark Lang (C) Robert Buzard, William Murphree, Charles Bishop, Michael McEvers, Richard White | |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:23 | Morehead State | Dikembe Okoro swats the short shot by Howard Carbonell | 56-56 |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Alexander Montague gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Billy Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Alexander Montague tips it in | 58-56 |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Dikembe Okoro takes the ball from Howard Carbonell | 58-56 |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Howard Carbonell is called for the reach on Dean West in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (SG), Lewis Billingsley (C) Alexander Branch, Alexander Montague | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Bishop (SF) Howard Carbonell | |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Dean West makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Dean West makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:27 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-56 |
| 08:25 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Dean West comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 08:18 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:14 | Morehead State | Gary Benton clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-56 |
| 08:12 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dikembe Okoro | 60-56 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Billy Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 07:45 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Okoro (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Billingsley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Vincent Marciniak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Laprade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Lang (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Morehead State | Mark Lang comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 07:25 | Missouri | Abe Riffle pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Dean West loses the dribble to Gary Benton in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 07:08 | Morehead State | Gary Benton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Abe Riffle grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | Billy Harris hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dean West | 63-56 |
| 06:29 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop is hacked by Abe Riffle - foul #3 on Abe Riffle, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Grossman (PG), Alexander Branch (SG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Alexander Montague (PF), Nicholas Russell (C) Dean West, Abe Riffle, Billy Harris, Dikembe Okoro, Lewis Billingsley | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), William Murphree (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Michael McEvers (PF), Richard White (C) Vincent Marciniak, Gary Benton, Charles Bishop, Michael Laprade, Mark Lang | |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Richard White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 06:16 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael McEvers - foul #3 on Michael McEvers, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:46 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 05:21 | Missouri | Nicholas Russell misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Alexander Branch grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Carbonell - foul #5 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Plyler (C) Alexander Montague | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Bishop (SF) Howard Carbonell | |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:10 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:53 | Morehead State | William Plyler swats the layup by Michael McEvers | 66-61 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Nicholas Russell pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:25 | Missouri | Alexander Branch throws it down on a great pass from James Grossman | 68-61 |
| 03:59 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 03:57 | Missouri | William Plyler grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Nicholas Russell misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 68-61 |
| 03:44 | Morehead State | Richard White gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Grossman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Plyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Murphree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Bishop (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael McEvers (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard is hacked by James Grossman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Grossman, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Harris (SF), Lewis Billingsley (PF) James Grossman, Kevin Johnson, Nicholas Russell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Michael Laprade (PF) Robert Buzard, William Murphree, Michael McEvers | |
| 03:27 | Morehead State | Gary Benton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 03:25 | Missouri | William Plyler grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Laprade - foul #2 on Michael Laprade, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Alexander Montague (C) Alexander Branch, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Lang (C) Richard White | |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | Gary Benton's pass is intercepted by Lewis Billingsley | 70-61 |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG), Kevin Johnson (SF) Abe Riffle, Billy Harris | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG) Vincent Marciniak | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Gary Benton is called for the reach on Alexander Branch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Benton, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:44 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Plyler (C) Lewis Billingsley | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (SF), Richard White (C) Charles Bishop, Michael Laprade | |
| 02:35 | Morehead State | Richard White is called for traveling | 71-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Alexander Montague | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dean West | 73-61 |
| 01:58 | Morehead State | William Murphree hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 01:57 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | Alexander Branch tips it back up and in | 75-61 |
| 01:15 | Morehead State | Mark Lang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Okoro - foul #2 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #6 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Harris (SG), Alexander Montague (SF), Lewis Billingsley (PF), Nicholas Russell (C) Dean West, Alexander Branch, Kevin Johnson, Dikembe Okoro, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (SG), Charles Bishop (SF), Michael Laprade (PF) Robert Buzard, Gary Benton, Richard White | |
| 01:15 | Morehead State | Mark Lang makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:15 | Morehead State | Mark Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Nicholas Russell snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| 01:13 | Missouri | Alexander Montague travels in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 00:59 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Billy Harris - foul #1 on Billy Harris, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| 00:59 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:59 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:59 | Morehead State | Mark Lang gets the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | Nicholas Russell blocks the short jumper by Michael Laprade | 75-63 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Alexander Montague | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Alexander Montague can't finish the layup | 75-63 |
| 00:25 | Morehead State | Mark Lang grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 00:20 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop loses the ball out of bounds | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Abe Riffle runs out the clock | 75-63 |