| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pierre Colligan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Robert Cameron inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kito Aujla and he's hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG), Edward Nester (C) Kito Aujla, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | David Clark shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Smith | 34-34 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Pierre Colligan - foul #2 on Pierre Colligan, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Fritz Adcock (SF), Franklin Smith (C) David Clark, Robert Cameron, Edward Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | Franklin Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG), Robert Cameron (SF), Edward Nester (PF) Kito Aujla, Fritz Adcock, Pierre Colligan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leonard Schultz (C) Martin Johnson | |
| 18:40 | Missouri | Franklin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | Franklin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Devin Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Missouri | Edward Nester pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Edward Nester is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cameron | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Devin Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:34 | Missouri | Franklin Smith gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Robert Cameron is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Fritz Adcock (SF), Pierre Colligan (PF) Bruce Smith, Robert Cameron, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-36 |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Fritz Adcock grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:54 | Missouri | Fritz Adcock misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Devin Green comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 16:33 | Missouri | Fritz Adcock grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | Edward Nester is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (PG), Michael Joseph (SG), Robert Cameron (SF), Franklin Smith (C) David Clark, Kito Aujla, Fritz Adcock, Edward Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Michael Joseph steals it from John Ray | 38-36 |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Bruce Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Joseph | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pierre Colligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG) Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (C) Leonard Schultz | |
| 15:18 | Missouri | David Clark can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 40-36 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alfred Dawes | 40-36 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | John Ray hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:58 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Pierre Colligan | 40-36 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | Martin Johnson blocks the short jumper by Franklin Smith | 40-36 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | John Ray grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Ray scores on a shot from the right wing set up by James Liberatore and he's hacked by Bruce Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Smith, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Fritz Adcock (SF), Edward Nester (PF) David Clark, Robert Cameron, Pierre Colligan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Jeffrey Brown (PF) James Wells, Alfred Dawes | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Ray makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:57 | Missouri | Fritz Adcock hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Smith | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Johnson | 42-41 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Franklin Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Ray | 42-44 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Bruce Smith is hacked by John Ray - foul #2 on John Ray, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG), Michael Joseph (SG), Robert Cameron (SF), Pierre Colligan (PF) Bruce Smith, Kito Aujla, Fritz Adcock, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) John Ray, James Liberatore, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| 12:01 | Missouri | Edward Nester can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Ernest Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Devin Green drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pierre Colligan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Missouri | Edward Nester misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Freddy Walsh | 42-47 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Devin Green loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG), Franklin Smith (C) Michael Joseph, Edward Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG) Freddy Walsh | |
| 10:37 | Missouri | Robert Cameron makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Clark out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Ernest Ward - foul #1 on Ernest Ward, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 10:37 | Missouri | Robert Cameron makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown lays it in set up by Ernest Ward | 45-49 |
| 10:00 | Missouri | Robert Cameron lays it in on a great pass from David Clark | 47-49 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Devin Green misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 09:46 | Missouri | Robert Cameron snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 09:25 | Missouri | David Clark can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Devin Green comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 47-49 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Devin Green hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Bruce Smith - foul #3 on Bruce Smith, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Fritz Adcock (SF), Edward Nester (C) Bruce Smith, Robert Cameron, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) James Wells, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | Edward Nester is fouled on the floor by James Liberatore - foul #1 on James Liberatore, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Cameron (SF), Franklin Smith (C) Fritz Adcock, Pierre Colligan | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG) Devin Green | |
| 07:46 | Missouri | Robert Cameron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Nester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz buries a driving attempt in the lane | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Edward Nester drills a jumper from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses long on a runner from the right block | 49-54 |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Edward Nester pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:30 | Missouri | Robert Cameron misses the lay-in | 49-54 |
| 06:29 | Missouri | Edward Nester gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:07 | Missouri | The short jumper by Edward Nester is denied by Alfred Dawes | 49-54 |
| 06:06 | Missouri | Edward Nester grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:47 | Missouri | Robert Cameron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | David Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:26 | Missouri | Kito Aujla is open and buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Nester | 51-54 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bruce Smith (SG), Fritz Adcock (SF), Pierre Colligan (PF) Kito Aujla, Robert Cameron, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the turnaround from the left block | 51-54 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown tips it home | 51-56 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Martin Johnson steals it from Bruce Smith | 51-56 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown scores on a turnaround near the basket | 51-58 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Edward Nester hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Ernest Ward - foul #2 on Ernest Ward, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| 04:24 | Missouri | Edward Nester makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the runner from the right block | 54-58 |
| 04:04 | Missouri | Bruce Smith snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 03:46 | Missouri | Edward Nester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG), Robert Cameron (SF) David Clark, Fritz Adcock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kito Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pierre Colligan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nester (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 54-58 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Pierre Colligan - foul #3 on Pierre Colligan, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Clark (PG), Franklin Smith (C) Kito Aujla, Edward Nester | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Bruce Smith is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ward - foul #3 on Ernest Ward, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Bruce Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Bruce Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Martin Johnson | 56-63 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Franklin Smith hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Bruce Smith steals it from Freddy Walsh | 58-63 |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Robert Cameron jams it set up by Bruce Smith | 60-63 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Devin Green hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 60-66 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Clark | 63-66 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown's layup is rejected by Franklin Smith | 63-66 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the tip | 63-66 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | David Clark gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Robert Cameron is hacked by Devin Green - foul #1 on Devin Green, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kito Aujla (SG) Bruce Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Robert Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the lay-in | 63-66 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | David Clark misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Pierre Colligan gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | David Clark is hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #4 on Martin Johnson, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |