| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) SF - Carl Forman (fresh) PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) C - Garret Rivers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abraham Holland (fresh) SG - Gregory James (fresh) SF - Horace Mack (fresh) PF - Bill Zumbrunnen (fresh) C - Mario Darby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Charles Stafford picks off the pass by Gregory James | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Air Force | The jump hook by Carl Forman is blocked by Bill Zumbrunnen | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Mario Darby | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Mario Darby buries a shot from the left block set up by Gregory James | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Air Force | Charles Stafford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Roberts | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Missouri | Horace Mack misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Garret Rivers | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Air Force | Carl Forman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Mario Darby | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Missouri | Mario Darby clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Garret Rivers - foul #1 on Garret Rivers, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Missouri | Mario Darby misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Missouri | Mario Darby misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | Garret Rivers snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Air Force | Abraham Holland is called for the reach on Scott Perkins - foul #1 on Abraham Holland, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Missouri | Gregory James knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Zumbrunnen | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | The jump hook by Jon Roberts is blocked by Bill Zumbrunnen | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Air Force | Scott Perkins tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Gregory James is hacked by Scott Perkins - foul #1 on Scott Perkins, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Hugo Lee (SF), Jonathan Hite (PF) Horace Mack, Bill Zumbrunnen | |
| 16:14 | Missouri | Hugo Lee connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gregory James | 5-6 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Carl Forman travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), James Summers (PF) Scott Perkins, Jon Roberts | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (PG), Chris Harris (SG), John Purcell (C) Abraham Holland, Gregory James, Mario Darby | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) PF - James Summers (fresh) C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Randy Elkins (fresh) SG - Chris Harris (fresh) SF - Hugo Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Hite (fresh) C - John Purcell (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Missouri | John Purcell's pass is intercepted by Carl Forman | 5-6 |
| 15:42 | Air Force | Charles Stafford lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Forman | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite throws it down set up by Randy Elkins | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris Harris - foul #1 on Chris Harris, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Andy Shivers (SG), Raymond Sweeten (C) Charles Stafford, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregory James (SG), Horace Mack (SF), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF) Chris Harris, Hugo Lee, John Purcell | |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:44 | Missouri | Horace Mack makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Elkins | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:18 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 14:03 | Missouri | James Summers picks off the pass by Randy Elkins | 11-10 |
| 13:38 | Air Force | Andy Shivers's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Hite | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Thomas Shollenberger is called for the reach on Horace Mack - foul #1 on Thomas Shollenberger, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Carl Forman, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Mario Darby (C) Randy Elkins, Bill Zumbrunnen | |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Abraham Holland misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:57 | Missouri | Mario Darby hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 12:37 | Air Force | Charles Stafford buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Perkins | 14-12 |
| 12:21 | Missouri | Charles Stafford steps in front of the Gregory James pass | 14-12 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Scott Perkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Stafford | 16-12 |
| 11:58 | Missouri | Mario Darby's fadeaway is rejected by Garret Rivers | 16-12 |
| 11:57 | Missouri | Mario Darby pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Gregory James hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Abraham Holland | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andy Shivers (fairly fresh) PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abraham Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Hite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Darby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Scott Perkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Stafford | 18-15 |
| 11:20 | Missouri | Horace Mack misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 11:19 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite tips it in | 18-17 |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Jon Roberts makes the jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:48 | Missouri | Horace Mack misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andy Shivers - foul #1 on Andy Shivers, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Forman (SF), James Summers (C) Andy Shivers, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (SG), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF) Gregory James, Jonathan Hite | |
| 10:48 | Missouri | Horace Mack makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:48 | Missouri | Horace Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:26 | Air Force | Charles Stafford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 10:25 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to James Summers | 20-19 |
| 10:07 | Air Force | Mario Darby steals the ball from Scott Perkins | 20-19 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 09:56 | Air Force | Charles Stafford grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Horace Mack steps in front of the Jon Roberts pass | 20-19 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:33 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Carl Forman | 20-19 |
| 09:28 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | Horace Mack gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Mario Darby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Jon Roberts pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:52 | Air Force | James Summers connects on the jump hook from the right block | 22-19 |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Mario Darby misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | Air Force | Jon Roberts gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:27 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is hacked by Randy Elkins - foul #1 on Randy Elkins, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Andy Shivers (SG), Garret Rivers (C) Scott Perkins, Charles Stafford, Jon Roberts | |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregory James (SG), Hugo Lee (SF), Jonathan Hite (C) Abraham Holland, Horace Mack, Mario Darby | |
| 08:17 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger's floater is knocked away by Hugo Lee | 22-19 |
| 08:16 | Air Force | James Summers snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:03 | Air Force | Garret Rivers loses the dribble to Gregory James | 22-19 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Hugo Lee hits a shot from the left side | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andy Shivers (fresh) SF - Carl Forman (fresh) PF - James Summers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Randy Elkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugo Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Zumbrunnen (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jonathan Hite (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Air Force | James Summers misses the turnaround in the paint | 22-21 |
| 07:25 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Gregory James scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Zumbrunnen and the foul's on Carl Forman - foul #1 on Carl Forman, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten (PF) James Summers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Reginald Pollak (PG), John Purcell (C) Randy Elkins, Bill Zumbrunnen | |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Gregory James makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:02 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Reginald Pollak - foul #1 on Reginald Pollak, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Mario Darby (C) Reginald Pollak, John Purcell | |
| 07:02 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:02 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:02 | Missouri | Mario Darby gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:38 | Missouri | Abraham Holland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Carl Forman | 22-24 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Abraham Holland - foul #2 on Abraham Holland, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG) Andy Shivers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Reginald Pollak (PG) Abraham Holland | |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Reginald Pollak travels in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Natali (SF) Carl Forman | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:00 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger is whistled for a carry | 23-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jon Roberts (PF) Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (PG), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF) Reginald Pollak, Jonathan Hite | |
| 05:38 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Shollenberger - foul #2 on Thomas Shollenberger, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG) Thomas Shollenberger | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:38 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:38 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:23 | Air Force | Scott Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Forman (SF), James Summers (C) Todd Natali, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:00 | Missouri | Hugo Lee misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Forman - foul #2 on Carl Forman, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Natali (SF) Carl Forman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jonathan Hite (C) Mario Darby | |
| 05:00 | Missouri | Hugo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:00 | Missouri | Hugo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | Randy Elkins steals it from Charles Stafford | 23-28 |
| 04:26 | Missouri | Todd Natali steals the ball from Jonathan Hite | 23-28 |
| 04:13 | Air Force | Todd Natali is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hite - foul #1 on Jonathan Hite, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Andy Shivers (SG), Garret Rivers (C) Charles Stafford, Jon Roberts | |
| Subs | Missouri | Reginald Pollak (PG), Chris Harris (SG), Horace Mack (SF), John Purcell (C) Randy Elkins, Gregory James, Hugo Lee, Bill Zumbrunnen | |
| 03:55 | Air Force | Todd Natali buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 03:37 | Missouri | John Purcell connects on the floater from the right side set up by Horace Mack | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Shivers (fresh) SF - Todd Natali (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Reginald Pollak (fresh) SG - Chris Harris (fresh) SF - Horace Mack (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Hite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Garret Rivers hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Perkins | 28-30 |
| 03:15 | Missouri | Chris Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-30 |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Garret Rivers gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Andy Shivers misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 02:55 | Missouri | Horace Mack pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Garret Rivers is called for the reach on Reginald Pollak - foul #2 on Garret Rivers, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Carl Forman (SF), Jon Roberts (PF) Scott Perkins, Andy Shivers, Todd Natali, James Summers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregory James (SG), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF), Mario Darby (C) Chris Harris, Jonathan Hite, John Purcell | |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Reginald Pollak misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | Jon Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Charles Stafford can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Horace Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Reginald Pollak clanks a floater from the right side | 28-30 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Gregory James tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 01:42 | Air Force | Charles Stafford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 01:40 | Missouri | Horace Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:34 | Missouri | Jon Roberts steals the ball from Mario Darby | 28-32 |
| 01:25 | Air Force | Jon Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Reginald Pollak | 28-32 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 01:17 | Air Force | Carl Forman grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 01:11 | Air Force | Carl Forman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Stafford | 31-32 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Pollak | 31-34 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Carl Forman knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Horace Mack - foul #1 on Horace Mack, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Hugo Lee (SF), Jonathan Hite (PF) Reginald Pollak, Horace Mack, Bill Zumbrunnen | |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | Hugo Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Abraham Holland | 34-37 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Charles Stafford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-37 |