| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Backus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sam Outlaw (fresh) C - Richard Sund (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Rust (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Menjivar (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Donald McDonald's pass is intercepted by Joe Rust | 34-27 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | David Menjivar's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Sund | 34-27 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Christopher Earl in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | David Menjivar makes the jumper in the lane | 34-31 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Joe Rust is called for the reach on Donald McDonald - foul #1 on Joe Rust, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (SG), Matthew Moore (PF) Christopher Earl, Joe Rust | |
| 18:10 | Missouri | Robert Backus's layup is rejected by David Menjivar | 34-31 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Matthew Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | David Menjivar hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Cooley | 34-33 |
| 17:32 | Missouri | Robert Backus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:31 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Donald McDonald | 34-33 |
| 17:06 | Missouri | Robert Backus misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | David Menjivar pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Willie Orlando (SG), David Ritz (SF), Edward Parrish (PF), Dumaka Ako (C) Robert Backus, Michael Williams, Sam Outlaw, Richard Sund | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Roger Watts (SF) Charles Johnston, Richard Lyons | |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Edward Parrish misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 34-33 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | David Menjivar is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 34-33 |
| 16:33 | Missouri | Dumaka Ako gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:31 | Missouri | Willie Orlando is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Earl - foul #2 on Christopher Earl, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Rust (PF) Matthew Moore | |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Donald McDonald loses the dribble to George Cooley | 34-33 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | George Cooley misses the dunk attempt | 34-33 |
| 16:08 | Missouri | David Ritz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Willie Orlando misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Joe Rust snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald McDonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Orlando (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ritz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Parrish (fresh) C - Dumaka Ako (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Cooley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Menjivar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | George Cooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Backus (SG) Donald McDonald | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG), Richard Lyons (SF), Matthew Moore (PF) George Cooley, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| 15:30 | Missouri | Dumaka Ako misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 15:28 | Missouri | Dumaka Ako grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Edward Parrish can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-33 |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Edward Parrish grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:58 | Missouri | David Ritz clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Lyons - foul #2 on Richard Lyons, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Williams (SF), Richard Sund (C) Edward Parrish, Dumaka Ako | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (SG), Roger Watts (SF), Joe Rust (PF) Christopher Earl, Richard Lyons, Matthew Moore | |
| 14:58 | Missouri | David Ritz makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:58 | Missouri | David Ritz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | George Cooley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 14:28 | Missouri | Richard Sund snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:12 | Missouri | Charles Johnston is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald McDonald (PG), Sam Outlaw (PF) Willie Orlando, David Ritz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Richard Lyons (SF) George Cooley, Roger Watts | |
| 13:56 | Missouri | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Robert Backus pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:37 | Missouri | Michael Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 36-33 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Joe Rust tips it in | 36-35 |
| 13:10 | Missouri | Richard Sund can't connect on a shot from the left block | 36-35 |
| 13:09 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 13:04 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-35 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Donald McDonald tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Sund - foul #2 on Richard Sund, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Willie Orlando (SG), David Ritz (SF), Edward Parrish (PF), Dumaka Ako (C) Robert Backus, Michael Williams, Sam Outlaw, Richard Sund | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (PG), Matthew Moore (PF) Richard Lyons, Joe Rust | |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:39 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dumaka Ako | 38-36 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Dumaka Ako scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David Ritz | 41-36 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Edward Parrish takes the ball from David Menjivar after a doubleteam | 41-36 |
| 12:02 | Missouri | Willie Orlando is hacked by Matthew Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Moore, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Watts (SF), Joe Rust (PF) Charles Johnston, Matthew Moore | |
| 11:47 | Missouri | David Ritz's dunk attempt is rejected by Roger Watts | 41-36 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | Roger Watts pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald McDonald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Orlando (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ritz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Parrish (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dumaka Ako (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Cooley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Rust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Menjivar (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | George Cooley drills a floater from the left wing set up by David Menjivar | 41-38 |
| 11:06 | Missouri | Willie Orlando buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Donald McDonald | 43-38 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Backus (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Sam Outlaw (PF) Donald McDonald, Edward Parrish, Dumaka Ako | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG), Richard Lyons (SF), Matthew Moore (PF) George Cooley, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| 10:27 | Missouri | Willie Orlando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | David Ritz denies the turnaround by David Menjivar | 43-38 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Willie Orlando makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Ritz | 46-38 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Michael Williams knocks away the 3 by Charles Johnston | 46-38 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:54 | Missouri | David Menjivar steals the ball from Willie Orlando in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Sam Outlaw - foul #3 on Sam Outlaw, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald McDonald (PG), Richard Sund (C) Willie Orlando, David Ritz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Rust (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Matthew Moore, David Menjivar | |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Richard Lyons is called for the reach on Michael Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lyons, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Parrish (PF) Sam Outlaw | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Watts (SF) Richard Lyons | |
| 09:17 | Missouri | Robert Backus makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Joe Rust misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Joe Rust tips it but misses | 49-40 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Michael Williams's pass is intercepted by Roger Watts | 49-40 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | Roger Watts lays it up and in | 49-42 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Robert Backus knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Donald McDonald and the foul's on Christopher Earl - foul #3 on Christopher Earl, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brown (SF), Sam Outlaw (PF), Dumaka Ako (C) Michael Williams, Edward Parrish, Richard Sund | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (SG), Richard Lyons (SF), David Menjivar (C) Christopher Earl, Roger Watts, Raymond Wise | |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Robert Backus misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Joe Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Joe Rust knocks in the floater in the lane | 51-44 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | David Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Willie Orlando (SG), David Ritz (SF) Robert Backus, David Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Roger Watts (SF) George Cooley, Richard Lyons | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 07:34 | Missouri | Dumaka Ako grabs the board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald McDonald (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Orlando (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ritz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Outlaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dumaka Ako (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Johnston (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roger Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Rust (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Menjivar (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Donald McDonald double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Williams (SF), Richard Sund (C) Donald McDonald, Sam Outlaw | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (SG), Matthew Moore (PF) Christopher Earl, Joe Rust | |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | Roger Watts is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 07:07 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 51-44 |
| 06:58 | Missouri | Willie Orlando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Parrish (C) Richard Sund | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Joe Rust (PF) George Cooley, Matthew Moore | |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Roger Watts misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-44 |
| 06:33 | Missouri | David Ritz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:09 | Missouri | Willie Orlando comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Joe Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | David Menjivar misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald McDonald (PG), Robert Backus (SG), David Brown (SF), Sam Outlaw (PF), Richard Sund (C) Dumaka Ako, Willie Orlando, Michael Williams, David Ritz, Edward Parrish | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (PG), Matthew Moore (PF) Charles Johnston, Joe Rust | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | David Menjivar makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | David Menjivar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:22 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw makes the wide open jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Backus | 53-46 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | George Cooley is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-46 |
| 05:03 | Missouri | Robert Backus gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Matthew Moore - foul #3 on Matthew Moore, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Willie Orlando (SG) Robert Backus | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG), Joe Rust (PF) George Cooley, Matthew Moore | |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Sam Outlaw misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | David Menjivar gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Joe Rust hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 04:17 | Missouri | Christopher Earl is called for the reach on Willie Orlando in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Earl, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Ritz (PF), Edward Parrish (C) Sam Outlaw, Richard Sund | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wise (C) David Menjivar | |
| 04:17 | Missouri | Willie Orlando makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:17 | Missouri | Willie Orlando misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 03:29 | Missouri | Willie Orlando clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald McDonald (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Orlando (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Brown (fairly fresh) PF - David Ritz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Parrish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Johnston (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Roger Watts (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Rust (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Willie Orlando grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Willie Orlando hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Earl - foul #5 on Christopher Earl, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dumaka Ako (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Sam Outlaw (PF), Richard Sund (C) Donald McDonald, David Brown, David Ritz, Edward Parrish | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (SG), David Menjivar (C) Christopher Earl, Raymond Wise | |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Willie Orlando misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Willie Orlando makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 02:42 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Sund | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Missouri | Dumaka Ako is whistled for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Backus (SG) Willie Orlando | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matthew Moore (PF) Joe Rust | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | David Menjivar can't connect on a floater from close range | 56-50 |
| 02:07 | Missouri | Richard Sund grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Michael Williams is hacked by Roger Watts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Watts, team foul #11 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Lyons (SF), Joe Rust (PF) Roger Watts, Matthew Moore | |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Richard Sund pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 01:53 | Missouri | Robert Backus misses the easy layup | 57-50 |
| 01:52 | Missouri | Robert Backus tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Joe Rust connects on the floater near the basket set up by Charles Johnston out of the doubleteam | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Missouri | Michael Williams knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Outlaw | 62-52 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 62-52 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Joe Rust snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | A charge is called on George Cooley - foul #3 on George Cooley, team foul #12 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald McDonald (PG) Dumaka Ako | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Robert Backus comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Donald McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Donald McDonald runs out the clock | 62-52 |