| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Glen Parker (fresh) SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) C - Donald Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Gregory Forrester (fresh) SG - Joseph Tucker (fresh) SF - William McKinney (fresh) PF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) C - Richard Hagood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Leroy Porterfield - foul #1 on Leroy Porterfield, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp grabs the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | N. Kentucky | Richard Hagood swats the layup by George Hipp | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lawrence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:43 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Glen Parker | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Donald Patterson is called for the reach on Richard Hagood - foul #1 on Donald Patterson, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lawrence Williams lays it in | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield drills a runner from the right block set up by Glen Parker | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | Glen Parker is called for the reach on Gregory Forrester - foul #1 on Glen Parker, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | George Bessler (PG) Gregory Forrester | |
| 16:58 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson misses badly on a shot from close range | 5-3 |
| 16:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Bessler makes the jumper from the left wing set up by William McKinney | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Bessler makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William McKinney | 7-8 |
| 16:07 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham (C) Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester (PG), Brandon Lovelace (SG), Leo Hirsch (PF), William Deskins (C) Joseph Tucker, William McKinney, Lawrence Williams, Richard Hagood | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Glen Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) C - Craig Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Gregory Forrester (fresh) SG - Brandon Lovelace (fresh) SF - George Bessler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leo Hirsch (fresh) C - William Deskins (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Kevin Peterson (SG) Glen Parker, Leroy Porterfield | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 15:22 | Missouri, St. Louis | Brandon Lovelace connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Forrester | 7-10 |
| 15:11 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Reed | 10-10 |
| 14:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Bessler connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Forrester and he's fouled by Kevin Peterson - foul #1 on Kevin Peterson, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster (SF), Donald Perin (C) Bryan Mason, George Hipp | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 14:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Bessler makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:32 | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 14:31 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:16 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Reed | 12-13 |
| 13:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 13:54 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch tips it in | 12-15 |
| 13:35 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 13:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch is hacked by Herman Reed - foul #1 on Herman Reed, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker (PG), Leroy Porterfield (SG), Bryan Mason (SF), George Hipp (PF), Donald Patterson (C) Herman Reed, Kevin Peterson, Alan Foster, Craig Cunningham, Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | James Pomerleau (PG), Joseph Tucker (SG), William McKinney (SF), Lawrence Williams (PF), Richard Hagood (C) Gregory Forrester, Brandon Lovelace, George Bessler, Leo Hirsch, William Deskins | |
| 13:08 | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-15 |
| 13:07 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 12:44 | N. Kentucky | William McKinney takes the ball from George Hipp | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney throws it down and the foul's on Bryan Mason - foul #1 on Bryan Mason, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| 12:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:06 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-18 |
| 12:05 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | Bryan Mason misses the shot from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 11:54 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker grabs the board | 12-18 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Glen Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) C - Donald Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - James Pomerleau (fresh) SG - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hagood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lawrence Williams's pass is intercepted by Bryan Mason | 12-18 |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Glen Parker | 14-18 |
| 11:12 | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:10 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:50 | N. Kentucky | Bryan Mason misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 10:48 | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Pomerleau misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 10:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Lawrence Williams snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Hipp steps in front of the Richard Hagood pass | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:03 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Hipp swats the layup by Joseph Tucker | 17-18 |
| 10:01 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:48 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Tucker picks off the pass by Donald Patterson | 17-18 |
| 09:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker is hacked by Glen Parker - foul #2 on Glen Parker, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Kevin Peterson (SG), Alan Foster (SF), Craig Cunningham (PF), Donald Perin (C) Glen Parker, Leroy Porterfield, Bryan Mason, George Hipp, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester (PG), George Bessler (SF), Leo Hirsch (PF), William Deskins (C) James Pomerleau, William McKinney, Lawrence Williams, Richard Hagood | |
| 09:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:18 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Perin | 20-19 |
| 09:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:59 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Cunningham | 20-19 |
| 08:53 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Leo Hirsch - foul #1 on Leo Hirsch, team foul #1 | 20-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Brandon Lovelace (SG) Joseph Tucker | |
| 08:53 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:53 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch buries a shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Forrester | 22-21 |
| 08:18 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 08:16 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to George Bessler | 22-21 |
| 07:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:58 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 07:38 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield (SG), Bryan Mason (SF), George Hipp (PF) Kevin Peterson, Alan Foster, Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Lawrence Williams (PF) Gregory Forrester | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) C - Craig Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - George Bessler (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brandon Lovelace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Deskins (fresh) PF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Hirsch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Deskins | 22-23 |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney (SF), Joseph Lewis (C) William Deskins, Leo Hirsch | |
| 06:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-23 |
| 06:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to William McKinney | 22-23 |
| 06:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | George Bessler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:28 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:04 | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed misses the shot from the right side | 22-23 |
| 06:03 | N. Kentucky | Bryan Mason snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Joseph Lewis - foul #1 on Joseph Lewis, team foul #2 | 24-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson (PG), Alan Foster (SG), Donald Patterson (C) Herman Reed, Leroy Porterfield, Bryan Mason | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | James Pomerleau (PG), Joseph Tucker (SG), William Deskins (PF), Richard Hagood (C) George Bessler, Brandon Lovelace, Lawrence Williams, Joseph Lewis | |
| 05:46 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William McKinney | 25-25 |
| 05:14 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham is denied on a layup by William Deskins | 25-25 |
| 05:12 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Patterson | 25-25 |
| 04:57 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp blows the layup | 25-25 |
| 04:55 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham tips it in | 27-25 |
| 04:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood can't finish the layup | 27-25 |
| 04:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:24 | Missouri, St. Louis | Craig Cunningham picks off the pass by William McKinney | 27-25 |
| 04:12 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson is hacked by William Deskins - foul #1 on William Deskins, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Leroy Porterfield (SG), Bryan Mason (SF), Donald Perin (PF) Kevin Peterson, Alan Foster, Craig Cunningham, George Hipp | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester (PG), George Bessler (SF), Lawrence Williams (PF) James Pomerleau, William McKinney, William Deskins | |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Forrester - foul #1 on Gregory Forrester, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| 03:45 | N. Kentucky | Bryan Mason misses short on a jumper from close range | 27-25 |
| 03:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - Donald Perin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Gregory Forrester (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Bessler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hagood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood can't connect on a shot near the basket | 27-25 |
| 03:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Richard Hagood hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 03:07 | N. Kentucky | Richard Hagood denies the turnaround by Bryan Mason | 27-27 |
| 03:05 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Joseph Tucker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 02:44 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Herman Reed | 27-27 |
| 02:29 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gregory Forrester - foul #2 on Gregory Forrester, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker (PG), George Hipp (PF) Herman Reed, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | William Deskins (SF), Leo Hirsch (C) Joseph Tucker, Richard Hagood | |
| 02:29 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:29 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:29 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:14 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Williams swats the short shot by Donald Perin | 28-27 |
| 02:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | William Deskins is fouled on the floor by Donald Perin - foul #1 on Donald Perin, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster (SF), Donald Patterson (C) Bryan Mason, Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Brandon Lovelace (SG), William McKinney (SF) Gregory Forrester, Lawrence Williams | |
| 01:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | William Deskins misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:56 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:35 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 01:25 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 01:24 | Missouri, St. Louis | William McKinney hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 01:06 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Foster | 32-29 |
| 00:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Donald Patterson takes the ball from Leo Hirsch | 32-29 |
| 00:35 | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| 00:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Porterfield - foul #2 on Leroy Porterfield, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (SG), Bryan Mason (SF), Craig Cunningham (C) Leroy Porterfield, Alan Foster, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Gregory Forrester (PG), Joseph Tucker (SG), Richard Hagood (C) George Bessler, Brandon Lovelace, William Deskins | |
| 00:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 00:04 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 00:03 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Leo Hirsch hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-30 |