| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sean Starks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ceaser (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kent Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Capps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Carrasquillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Place (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Kent Marsh inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 19:32 | Southern | Roy Place grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:13 | Southern | Roy Place hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 19:12 | Missouri | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Ceaser, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (PG), Christopher Cox (C) Sean Starks, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 18:44 | Southern | Roy Place knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by John Alexander | 43-38 |
| 18:31 | Missouri | Kent Marsh misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 18:30 | Southern | Roy Place grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 18:24 | Southern | John Alexander misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 18:22 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Matthew Ceaser | 43-38 |
| 18:07 | Missouri | Virgil Salley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser tips it home | 45-38 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Scott Helsley makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Theodore Wright | 45-40 |
| 17:33 | Missouri | Kent Marsh knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Cox | 47-40 |
| 17:23 | Southern | Scott Helsley is hacked by Christopher Cox - foul #2 on Christopher Cox, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Davis (C) Christopher Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Behrens (PG), Clarence Smith (PF), John Wright (C) Scott Helsley, Roy Place, Theodore Wright | |
| 17:14 | Southern | Clarence Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Capps - foul #2 on Jeffrey Capps, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Mroz (SF), Robert Cowherd (PF) Kent Marsh, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Brewster (PF) John Alexander | |
| 17:14 | Southern | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:14 | Southern | Clarence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:14 | Missouri | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:01 | Missouri | Stephen Carrasquillo picks off the pass by Robert Cowherd | 47-41 |
| 16:58 | Southern | John Wright lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Carrasquillo | 47-43 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | Eugene Brewster picks off the pass by Robert Cowherd | 47-43 |
| 16:13 | Southern | John Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Virgil Salley gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:57 | Missouri | James Mroz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Kent Marsh (SF), Jeffrey Capps (PF), Christopher Cox (C) Virgil Salley, James Mroz, Robert Cowherd, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Helsley (PG), John Alexander (SF), Roy Place (PF) Edward Behrens, Stephen Carrasquillo, Eugene Brewster | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Hickmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Ceaser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kent Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Capps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Place (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern | Clarence Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Davis (C) Christopher Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon loses the dribble to Roy Place | 47-43 |
| 15:16 | Southern | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:14 | Southern | Roy Place snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:54 | Southern | John Wright scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Helsley | 47-45 |
| 14:40 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:39 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Ceaser and the foul's on Scott Helsley - foul #1 on Scott Helsley, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (SG), Christopher Cox (C) Matthew Ceaser, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Behrens (PG), Stephen Carrasquillo (SG), Eugene Brewster (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Scott Helsley, John Wright, Roy Place, Clarence Smith | |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:06 | Southern | Edward Behrens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derek Hickmon - foul #4 on Derek Hickmon, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sean Starks (PG) Derek Hickmon | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:06 | Southern | Edward Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:06 | Southern | Edward Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:49 | Missouri | Christopher Cox misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 13:48 | Southern | John Alexander grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 13:41 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Behrens | 50-49 |
| 13:35 | Missouri | Sean Starks's pass is intercepted by Edward Behrens in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 13:34 | Southern | Edward Behrens banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 13:18 | Missouri | Kent Marsh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-51 |
| 13:17 | Southern | Theodore Wright grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 13:02 | Southern | Edward Behrens is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (SG), James Mroz (SF), Robert Cowherd (PF), John Davis (C) Virgil Salley, Kent Marsh, Jeffrey Capps, Christopher Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | John Wright (SF), Roy Place (PF) John Alexander, Eugene Brewster | |
| 12:38 | Missouri | James Mroz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps (PF) Robert Cowherd | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Helsley (PG) Stephen Carrasquillo | |
| 12:38 | Missouri | James Mroz misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | Missouri | James Mroz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | Southern | John Wright pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Theodore Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 12:08 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Roy Place steals it from James Mroz | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sean Starks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ceaser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mroz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Capps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Behrens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roy Place (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Wright (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern | Matthew Ceaser steps in front of the John Wright pass | 50-51 |
| 11:30 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 11:23 | Southern | John Wright misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 11:21 | Southern | Theodore Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:07 | Southern | Scott Helsley connects on the jumper from close range | 52-53 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | John Davis connects on the floater near the basket | 54-53 |
| 10:35 | Southern | Theodore Wright slams it home | 54-55 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | James Mroz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Scott Helsley snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 10:16 | Southern | Theodore Wright is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Theodore Wright, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (PG), Kent Marsh (SF), Robert Cowherd (PF), Christopher Cox (C) Sean Starks, James Mroz, Jeffrey Capps, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Stephen Carrasquillo (SG), John Alexander (SF), Eugene Brewster (PF), Clarence Smith (C) Scott Helsley, John Wright, Edward Behrens, Roy Place, Theodore Wright | |
| 09:58 | Missouri | Kent Marsh is hacked by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Christopher Cox blows the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Smith - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Davis (C) Matthew Ceaser | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Christopher Cox misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Christopher Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:29 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo loses the dribble to Virgil Salley | 55-55 |
| 09:25 | Missouri | Kent Marsh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Virgil Salley | 57-55 |
| 09:16 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 09:14 | Missouri | John Davis gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Christopher Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (PG), Jeffrey Capps (PF) Robert Cowherd, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:34 | Southern | John Alexander buries a fadeaway from the left side | 57-57 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Eugene Brewster picks off the pass by Virgil Salley | 57-57 |
| 08:06 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 57-57 |
| 08:05 | Southern | Clarence Smith hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 07:41 | Missouri | Virgil Salley blows the layup | 57-59 |
| 07:39 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Capps | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Matthew Ceaser (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Salley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kent Marsh (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Capps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Lawrence Wilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Carrasquillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Brewster (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri | Kent Marsh scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Ceaser | 60-59 |
| 06:59 | Southern | Jeffrey Capps blocks the short jumper by Clarence Smith | 60-59 |
| 06:58 | Southern | Clarence Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:49 | Southern | Christopher Cox steals the ball from Eugene Brewster | 60-59 |
| 06:32 | Missouri | Virgil Salley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 06:31 | Missouri | Virgil Salley hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 06:05 | Southern | Eugene Brewster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Robert Cowherd (PF), John Davis (C) Virgil Salley, Jeffrey Capps, Christopher Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Helsley (PG), John Wright (SG), Edward Behrens (SF), Roy Place (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Lawrence Wilton, Stephen Carrasquillo, John Alexander, Eugene Brewster, Clarence Smith | |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:55 | Missouri | John Davis tips it but misses | 62-59 |
| 05:54 | Southern | Edward Behrens pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:50 | Southern | John Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kent Marsh | 62-59 |
| 05:27 | Missouri | Kent Marsh banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Davis | 64-59 |
| 05:22 | Southern | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 05:20 | Missouri | Kent Marsh grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 04:56 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 04:55 | Southern | Theodore Wright gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:49 | Southern | John Wright is whistled for a carry | 64-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Mroz (SF), Jeffrey Capps (PF) Matthew Ceaser, Robert Cowherd | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:41 | Missouri | Scott Helsley is called for the reach on Derek Hickmon - foul #2 on Scott Helsley, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (SG) James Mroz | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:31 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser's pass is intercepted by Roy Place | 64-59 |
| 04:17 | Southern | John Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Ceaser - foul #2 on Matthew Ceaser, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Mroz (SF), Robert Cowherd (PF) Matthew Ceaser, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo (SG), Alex McDannald (C) Edward Behrens, Theodore Wright | |
| 04:17 | Southern | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:17 | Southern | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:56 | Missouri | Kent Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (SG), Jeffrey Capps (PF) James Mroz, Robert Cowherd | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Behrens (PG), John Alexander (SF) Scott Helsley, Alex McDannald | |
| 03:35 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (SG) Matthew Ceaser | |
| Subs | Southern | Willie Dayton (PF), Alex McDannald (C) Roy Place, John Wright | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Hickmon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Virgil Salley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kent Marsh (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Capps (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Edward Behrens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Carrasquillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Dayton (fresh) C - Alex McDannald (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Marsh | 66-60 |
| 03:00 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 02:58 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Capps | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Kent Marsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Virgil Salley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Kent Marsh misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 02:24 | Southern | Willie Dayton grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 02:24 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (SG), James Mroz (SF), Robert Cowherd (PF) Virgil Salley, Kent Marsh, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Helsley (PG), Roy Place (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Edward Behrens, Willie Dayton, Alex McDannald | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Southern | John Alexander travels with the ball | 66-60 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | John Alexander is called for the reach on James Mroz - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps (PF) Robert Cowherd | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 01:58 | Missouri | James Mroz misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:58 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roy Place | 66-60 |
| 01:34 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 01:32 | Southern | Roy Place can't tip it in | 66-60 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 01:02 | Missouri | James Mroz is denied on a layup by Theodore Wright | 66-60 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to John Davis | 66-60 |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Roy Place is called for the reach on Jeffrey Capps - foul #2 on Roy Place, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kent Marsh (SF) James Mroz | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Southern | Scott Helsley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Missouri | John Davis gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Stephen Carrasquillo is called for the reach on John Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Carrasquillo, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:30 | Southern | Roy Place grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 00:22 | Southern | Scott Helsley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Kent Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Stephen Carrasquillo is called for the reach on Kent Marsh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Carrasquillo, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Kent Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Kent Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Roy Place grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 00:11 | Southern | Scott Helsley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Roy Place pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Theodore Wright snags the offensive board | 68-60 |
| 00:04 | Southern | John Alexander misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon runs out the clock | 68-60 |