| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Sparks (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yevgeny Zelonis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Marasco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | John Williams inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri | Elwood Boler knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 34-39 |
| 19:28 | Kansas | Alfredo Bruno blocks the short jumper by Douglas Marasco | 34-39 |
| 19:27 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:13 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 34-39 |
| 19:11 | Missouri | Elwood Boler gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:58 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 18:57 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 18:40 | Kansas | Charles Neace is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Riley | 34-41 |
| 18:22 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:21 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Robert Sparks | 34-41 |
| 18:06 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Grant (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Robert Gatling (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Larry Riley, Yevgeny Zelonis, Charles Neace, Douglas Marasco | |
| 17:48 | Missouri | John Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Riley (SG) James Grant | |
| 17:48 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:48 | Missouri | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Robert Gatling grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Kerry Freeman picks off the pass by Robert Gatling | 35-41 |
| 17:18 | Missouri | John Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-41 |
| 17:16 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Larry Riley | 35-41 |
| 17:03 | Kansas | Robert Sparks misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 17:01 | Missouri | John Williams grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:42 | Missouri | John Williams clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-41 |
| 16:40 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 35-41 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | John Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 16:02 | Kansas | Robert Clark can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 16:01 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 15:59 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kerry Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Riley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Gatling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Alfredo Bruno | 41-41 |
| 15:25 | Kansas | Robert Sparks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:04 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman is hacked by Robert Clark - foul #3 on Robert Clark, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Luigi Marino (SF), Donald Edwards (PF) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, John Williams, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks (SG), Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Charles Neace (PF), Douglas Marasco (C) Larry Riley, Robert Clark, Robert Gatling, Leonard Lee | |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman loses the dribble to Robert Sparks | 41-41 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:31 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:18 | Kansas | Donald Edwards takes the ball from Robert Sparks | 41-41 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:45 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:44 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Luigi Marino grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Missouri | Mark Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:16 | Kansas | Robert Sparks clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Donald Edwards scores on a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Yevgeny Zelonis - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zelonis, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Elwood Boler (PF) Luigi Marino, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Riley (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Leonard Lee (PF), Jack Newkirk (C) Lawrence Hicks, Yevgeny Zelonis, Charles Neace, Douglas Marasco | |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:42 | Kansas | Robert Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Oscar Gonzalez and the foul's on Robert Sparks - foul #3 on Robert Sparks, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (SG), John Williams (SF) Oscar Gonzalez, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (PG), Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Charles Neace (PF) Robert Sparks, Robert Clark, Leonard Lee | |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:57 | Kansas | Jack Newkirk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yevgeny Zelonis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Neace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Newkirk (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Missouri | John Williams misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 11:49 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 11:47 | Kansas | Charles Neace pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:23 | Kansas | Larry Riley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Donald Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Donald Edwards buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alfredo Bruno | 52-43 |
| 11:04 | Kansas | Charles Neace clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:02 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis can't tip it in | 52-43 |
| 11:01 | Kansas | Charles Neace tips it in | 52-45 |
| 10:43 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Scott | 54-45 |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Michael Cameron loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Ryan Bobbitt (SG), Luigi Marino (SF), Elwood Boler (PF), Kerry Freeman (C) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, John Williams, Donald Edwards, Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), James Grant (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Robert Gatling (PF), Douglas Marasco (C) Michael Cameron, Larry Riley, Yevgeny Zelonis, Charles Neace, Jack Newkirk | |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses the easy layup | 54-45 |
| 09:57 | Kansas | Robert Sparks snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 09:39 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 09:32 | Missouri | Elwood Boler hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Luigi Marino | 56-47 |
| 09:17 | Kansas | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG) Ryan Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Riley (SG) James Grant | |
| 09:02 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 58-47 |
| 08:43 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco blows the layup over the doubleteam | 58-47 |
| 08:41 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Luigi Marino | 58-47 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 08:05 | Kansas | Larry Riley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Oscar Gonzalez - foul #4 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (SG), John Williams (SF), Donald Edwards (PF), Mark Scott (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Luigi Marino, Elwood Boler, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (PG), Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Charles Neace (PF) Robert Sparks, Robert Clark, Robert Gatling | |
| 08:05 | Kansas | Larry Riley makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:05 | Kansas | Larry Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:48 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Yevgeny Zelonis - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zelonis, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Lawrence Hicks (SG) Michael Cameron, Larry Riley | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Sparks (tiring) 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zelonis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Neace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Marasco (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses the easy open layup | 60-49 |
| 07:34 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 07:28 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco banks in the layup | 60-51 |
| 07:11 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Charles Neace drills a shot from close range | 60-53 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Sparks - foul #4 on Robert Sparks, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF), Kerry Freeman (C) Donald Edwards, Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (PG), Larry Riley (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Robert Gatling (PF), Jack Newkirk (C) Robert Sparks, Lawrence Hicks, Yevgeny Zelonis, Charles Neace, Douglas Marasco | |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Elwood Boler is called for the reach on Larry Riley - foul #1 on Elwood Boler, team foul #2 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG) Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Neace (PF) Robert Gatling | |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Larry Riley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Cameron | 62-55 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Elwood Boler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Robert Gatling (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Robert Clark, Charles Neace, Jack Newkirk | |
| 05:51 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 05:50 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | John Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Oscar Gonzalez | 64-55 |
| 05:14 | Kansas | Leonard Lee buries a fadeaway in the paint | 64-57 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | John Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Gonzalez | 66-57 |
| 04:30 | Kansas | Leonard Lee is fouled on the floor by Elwood Boler - foul #2 on Elwood Boler, team foul #3 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Mark Scott (SG), Donald Edwards (PF) Alfredo Bruno, John Williams, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Lawrence Hicks (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Charles Neace (PF), Douglas Marasco (C) Michael Cameron, Larry Riley, Yevgeny Zelonis, Robert Gatling, Leonard Lee | |
| 04:15 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Sparks | 66-60 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Mark Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 03:57 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 03:38 | Kansas | Charles Neace can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 66-60 |
| 03:36 | Kansas | Robert Clark misses the tip | 66-60 |
| 03:34 | Missouri | Mark Scott snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kerry Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Neace (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Marasco (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Scott | 68-60 |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Robert Clark scores on a runner from close range set up by Douglas Marasco out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Mark Scott - foul #2 on Mark Scott, team foul #4 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (SF), Elwood Boler (PF) Oscar Gonzalez, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Riley (SG), Jack Newkirk (C) Lawrence Hicks, Douglas Marasco | |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Robert Clark makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (SG), John Williams (SF) Mark Scott, Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis (SF) Robert Clark | |
| 02:42 | Missouri | John Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 02:41 | Kansas | Larry Riley pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Larry Riley makes the jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | A charge is called on Thomas Fisher - foul #3 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kerry Freeman (C) Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (PG), Robert Clark (SF), Robert Gatling (PF), Douglas Marasco (C) Robert Sparks, Yevgeny Zelonis, Charles Neace, Jack Newkirk | |
| 01:53 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco loses the dribble to Thomas Fisher | 68-65 |
| 01:50 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno banks in the layup set up by Thomas Fisher | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Larry Riley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-65 |
| 01:38 | Kansas | Robert Gatling snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 01:33 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses badly on a floater from the left side | 70-65 |
| 01:31 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Larry Riley makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-67 |
| 00:56 | Missouri | Elwood Boler is fouled on the floor by Douglas Marasco - foul #1 on Douglas Marasco, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Charles Neace (PF) Michael Cameron, Robert Clark, Robert Gatling | |
| 00:56 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:39 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-67 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Robert Sparks is called for the reach on Kerry Freeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Sparks, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (PG) Robert Sparks | |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Charles Neace grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Larry Riley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Larry Riley is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Riley, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PF) Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Charles Neace pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Larry Riley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:19 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Yevgeny Zelonis | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Michael Cameron loses the ball out of bounds | 73-67 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher is hacked by Michael Cameron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Cameron, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Michael Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF) Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Michael Cameron is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cameron, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | The 3pt attempt by Charles Neace is denied by Elwood Boler | 77-67 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco snags the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | The clock runs out | 77-67 |