| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Eric Worsham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earle Conner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Brookins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John High (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Bond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abraham Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Mack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Zumbrunnen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Horace Mack inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri | Horace Mack is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Mario Darby | 21-35 |
| 19:19 | Kansas | John High is fouled on the floor by Bill Zumbrunnen - foul #2 on Bill Zumbrunnen, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 18:59 | Kansas | Earle Conner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Worsham and he's fouled by Abraham Holland - foul #2 on Abraham Holland, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 18:59 | Kansas | Earle Conner makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:42 | Missouri | Horace Mack clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-35 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory James | 24-35 |
| 18:32 | Missouri | Mario Darby misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Carl Brookins snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 18:09 | Kansas | Carl Brookins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Horace Mack - foul #2 on Horace Mack, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Acuna (PG), Dennis Watchman (SG), Derek Manuel (PF), William Stowe (C) Eric Worsham, Earle Conner, John High, Kevin Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 18:09 | Kansas | Carl Brookins misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:09 | Kansas | Carl Brookins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Horace Mack misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 17:39 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Derek Manuel | 25-35 |
| 17:13 | Kansas | Dennis Watchman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 17:11 | Kansas | William Stowe hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 16:59 | Missouri | Mario Darby comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 16:57 | Kansas | Dennis Watchman gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:48 | Kansas | Derek Manuel hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Acuna | 29-35 |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Horace Mack is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Mack, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Worsham (PG), Earle Conner (SG), John High (PF) John Acuna, Dennis Watchman, Carl Brookins | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (PG), Chris Harris (SG), Hugo Lee (SF), Jonathan Hite (PF), John Purcell (C) Abraham Holland, Gregory James, Horace Mack, Bill Zumbrunnen, Mario Darby | |
| 16:35 | Kansas | William Stowe hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eric Worsham and he's hacked by John Purcell - foul #2 on John Purcell, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Bond (C) Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:35 | Kansas | William Stowe misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | John Purcell grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:09 | Missouri | Randy Elkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:07 | Kansas | William Stowe grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:02 | Kansas | Eric Worsham buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Earle Conner | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Eric Worsham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earle Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Stowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John High (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Bond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Randy Elkins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Chris Harris (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Hugo Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Hite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Missouri | John Purcell is hacked by Earle Conner - foul #2 on Earle Conner, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Acuna (SF), Derek Manuel (PF), John Gwin (C) William Stowe, John High, Kevin Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Randy Elkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | John High (PF) Eric Worsham | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Gregory James (SG) Randy Elkins, Chris Harris | |
| 15:03 | Kansas | John Gwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Gregory James grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 14:45 | Missouri | Gregory James misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 14:43 | Kansas | John Gwin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | Kansas | Derek Manuel is hacked by Gregory James - foul #2 on Gregory James, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dennis Watchman (SG), Kevin Bond (C) Earle Conner, John High | |
| Subs | Missouri | Horace Mack (SF), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF), Mario Darby (C) Hugo Lee, Jonathan Hite, John Purcell | |
| 14:26 | Kansas | John Gwin lays it up and in on a great pass from John Acuna | 35-35 |
| 14:15 | Missouri | Horace Mack drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Dennis Watchman - foul #3 on Dennis Watchman, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Worsham (PG), Carl Brookins (SF) Dennis Watchman, Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:15 | Missouri | Horace Mack makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:58 | Kansas | Eric Worsham is denied on a layup by Bill Zumbrunnen | 35-38 |
| 13:57 | Missouri | Horace Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:52 | Missouri | Gregory James is hacked by Carl Brookins - foul #2 on Carl Brookins, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dennis Watchman (SG), John High (PF) John Acuna, John Gwin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (PG) Abraham Holland | |
| 13:47 | Missouri | Horace Mack scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory James | 35-41 |
| 13:20 | Kansas | John High misses long on a jump hook from close range | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | Mario Darby snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:50 | Kansas | John High pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:35 | Kansas | Eric Worsham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:34 | Kansas | John High tips it home | 37-41 |
| 12:16 | Missouri | Horace Mack misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:14 | Missouri | Mario Darby tips it in | 37-43 |
| 11:53 | Kansas | Horace Mack steps in front of the John High pass | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Eric Worsham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Watchman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Carl Brookins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John High (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Bond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Randy Elkins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Mack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bill Zumbrunnen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mario Darby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri | Randy Elkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Mack | 37-46 |
| 11:03 | Kansas | John High's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Zumbrunnen | 37-46 |
| 11:02 | Missouri | Randy Elkins pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:38 | Missouri | Randy Elkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John High - foul #1 on John High, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Acuna (PG), Earle Conner (SG), Derek Manuel (SF), William Stowe (PF), John Gwin (C) Eric Worsham, Dennis Watchman, Carl Brookins, John High, Kevin Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Hugo Lee (SF), Jonathan Hite (PF), John Purcell (C) Gregory James, Horace Mack, Bill Zumbrunnen, Mario Darby | |
| 10:38 | Missouri | Randy Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:38 | Missouri | Randy Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:38 | Kansas | The rebound goes to William Stowe | 37-46 |
| 10:17 | Kansas | Hugo Lee steals the ball from John Gwin | 37-46 |
| 10:13 | Missouri | Abraham Holland misses the lay-in | 37-46 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Derek Manuel | 37-46 |
| 09:58 | Kansas | Jonathan Hite blocks the short jumper by William Stowe | 37-46 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hite | 37-46 |
| 09:53 | Missouri | Abraham Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chris Harris (SG) Randy Elkins | |
| 09:39 | Kansas | Derek Manuel misses the easy layup | 37-46 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hite | 37-46 |
| 09:25 | Missouri | Chris Harris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | John Gwin pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | William Stowe scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Gwin | 39-46 |
| 08:54 | Missouri | Chris Harris is called for 10 seconds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Travis Kohler (SG), Carl Brookins (SF), John High (PF) Earle Conner, William Stowe, John Gwin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mario Darby (C) John Purcell | |
| 08:42 | Kansas | Derek Manuel is hacked by Abraham Holland - foul #3 on Abraham Holland, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Earle Conner (SG) John Acuna | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:42 | Kansas | Derek Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:42 | Kansas | Derek Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:42 | Kansas | John High grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 08:26 | Kansas | John High misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Hugo Lee - foul #1 on Hugo Lee, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Bond (C) Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:26 | Kansas | John High makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:26 | Kansas | John High misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Mario Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | John High picks off the pass by Abraham Holland | 41-46 |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Travis Kohler hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Abraham Holland - foul #4 on Abraham Holland, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Acuna (SG), John Gwin (PF), Derek Manuel (C) Earle Conner, John High, Kevin Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | Reginald Pollak (PG), Gregory James (SG), Horace Mack (SF), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF), John Purcell (C) Abraham Holland, Chris Harris, Hugo Lee, Jonathan Hite, Mario Darby | |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Travis Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Travis Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:33 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Horace Mack | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Travis Kohler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Acuna (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carl Brookins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gwin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Manuel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Reginald Pollak (fresh) SG - Gregory James (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Mack (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bill Zumbrunnen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri | John Purcell's pass is intercepted by John Acuna | 42-46 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | John Gwin is whistled for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dennis Watchman (SG), William Stowe (SF) Travis Kohler, Carl Brookins | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (SF) Horace Mack | |
| 06:36 | Missouri | John Purcell is hacked by John Gwin - foul #4 on John Gwin, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Worsham (PG) Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jonathan Hite (PF) Bill Zumbrunnen | |
| 06:16 | Missouri | William Stowe is called for the reach on John Purcell - foul #1 on William Stowe, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Bond (C) John Acuna | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Hugo Lee (SF), Mario Darby (C) Reginald Pollak, Randy Elkins, John Purcell | |
| 06:01 | Missouri | Abraham Holland hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 05:59 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Kevin Bond | 42-46 |
| 05:39 | Kansas | Kevin Bond is hacked by Mario Darby - foul #3 on Mario Darby, team foul #10 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Earle Conner (SG), Derek Manuel (SF), John High (PF) Dennis Watchman, William Stowe, John Gwin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Horace Mack (SF) Hugo Lee | |
| 05:39 | Kansas | Kevin Bond makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:39 | Kansas | Kevin Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | Mario Darby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 05:21 | Kansas | Derek Manuel pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:08 | Kansas | Mario Darby is called for the reach on Earle Conner - foul #4 on Mario Darby, team foul #11 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Acuna (PG), Carl Brookins (SF) Eric Worsham, Kevin Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (SG), Bill Zumbrunnen (PF), John Purcell (C) Gregory James, Jonathan Hite, Mario Darby | |
| 05:08 | Kansas | Earle Conner makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:08 | Kansas | Earle Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Purcell | 45-46 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Abraham Holland is hacked by John Acuna in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Acuna, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Abraham Holland makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Abraham Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:52 | Kansas | Earle Conner drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Carl Brookins | 47-48 |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen loses the dribble to John High | 47-48 |
| 04:04 | Kansas | Derek Manuel clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:02 | Kansas | John High tips it in | 49-48 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | John Purcell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 03:37 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to John Purcell | 49-48 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Abraham Holland drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Purcell | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - John Acuna (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earle Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Brookins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John High (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Manuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abraham Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Horace Mack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bill Zumbrunnen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Purcell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kansas | John Acuna misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:09 | Kansas | John High tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 03:07 | Missouri | John Purcell snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 03:07 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Worsham (PG), William Stowe (PF), John Gwin (C) Carl Brookins, John High, Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Missouri | Gregory James (SG), Hugo Lee (SF), Mario Darby (C) Randy Elkins, Horace Mack, John Purcell | |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Worsham - foul #1 on Eric Worsham, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Bond (C) Earle Conner | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:38 | Kansas | Eric Worsham buries a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Mario Darby - foul #5 on Mario Darby, team foul #12 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Elkins (PG), Jonathan Hite (C) Abraham Holland, Mario Darby | |
| 02:38 | Kansas | Eric Worsham misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite is hacked by John Acuna in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Acuna, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:23 | Kansas | Kevin Bond can't finish the layup | 51-55 |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Kevin Bond tips it home | 53-55 |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Earle Conner (SG), Derek Manuel (SF) John Acuna, John Gwin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Abraham Holland (PG), Horace Mack (SF) Randy Elkins, Hugo Lee | |
| 02:09 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite misses long on an open jumper from close range | 53-55 |
| 02:08 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Derek Manuel | 53-55 |
| 02:08 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Earle Conner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory James - foul #3 on Gregory James, team foul #13 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Carl Brookins (SF), John High (PF) Derek Manuel, William Stowe | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Earle Conner makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Earle Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:29 | Missouri | The jump hook by Bill Zumbrunnen is blocked by Kevin Bond | 55-55 |
| 01:27 | Kansas | Kevin Bond gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:21 | Kansas | John High misses the jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 01:20 | Missouri | Horace Mack gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Gregory James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 01:14 | Missouri | Jonathan Hite pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:05 | Missouri | Abraham Holland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Gregory James grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Abraham Holland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Worsham - foul #2 on Eric Worsham, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Abraham Holland makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Abraham Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Earle Conner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Worsham | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Earle Conner misses the floater from close range | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Eric Worsham is called for the reach on Bill Zumbrunnen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Worsham, team foul #11 | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Bill Zumbrunnen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | John High misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-62 |