| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Stephen Bastian (fresh) SG - Robert Knight (fresh) SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Dale Elkin (fresh) C - Harley Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fresh) SG - Terry Scheerer (fresh) SF - Jerry Schaefer (fresh) PF - Jan Saunders (fresh) C - George Nosal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | George Nosal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Brace | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Harley Sanders | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | George Nosal misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dominic Greco - foul #1 on Dominic Greco, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | George Nosal makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | George Nosal makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 19:03 | Missouri | George Nosal grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Missouri | George Nosal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | George Nosal snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Terry Scheerer | 2-6 |
| 18:21 | Oklahoma | The short jumper by Harley Sanders is denied by Jan Saunders | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Missouri | Dale Elkin steals the ball from Jerry Schaefer | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders blows the layup but the foul's on George Nosal - foul #1 on George Nosal, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (PG), Mario Moran (SF), John Doyle (PF) Stephen Bastian, Dominic Greco, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:41 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | Missouri | Jan Saunders grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders clanks a floater in the paint | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Missouri | David Brace snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | David Brace is hacked by Ronald Horn - foul #1 on Ronald Horn, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco (SF), Dale Elkin (C) Robert Knight, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri | Norman Kirtley (SF), Joseph Loomis (PF) Jerry Schaefer, Jan Saunders | |
| 16:43 | Missouri | David Brace makes the 3 from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 16:28 | Oklahoma | Mario Moran loses the ball out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Knight (SG) Dominic Greco | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley misses the jump hook from the baseline | 3-9 |
| 16:12 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Robert Knight | 3-9 |
| 15:48 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-9 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Joseph Loomis gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Ronald Horn (fresh) SG - Robert Knight (fresh) SF - Mario Moran (fresh) PF - John Doyle (fresh) C - Dale Elkin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Scheerer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Kirtley (fresh) PF - Joseph Loomis (fresh) C - George Nosal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Missouri | Robert Knight steals it from George Nosal | 3-9 |
| 15:32 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco (SF), Harley Sanders (C) Mario Moran, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer (SF), Jan Saunders (PF) Norman Kirtley, Joseph Loomis | |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Knight - foul #1 on Robert Knight, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:05 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Horn | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | Missouri | David Brace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 14:55 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 14:30 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders knocks in the floater from the left block | 7-10 |
| 14:12 | Missouri | George Nosal drills a floater from close range set up by Terry Scheerer | 7-12 |
| 13:53 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders knocks in the jumper in the lane | 9-12 |
| 13:47 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer misses long on a runner in the paint | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Saunders | 9-12 |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dominic Greco - foul #2 on Dominic Greco, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), Mario Moran (SF), Dale Elkin (PF) Ronald Horn, Dominic Greco, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG), Norman Kirtley (SG), Joseph Loomis (PF), Michael Raulston (C) David Brace, Terry Scheerer, Jan Saunders, George Nosal | |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Jerry Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:14 | Oklahoma | Jerry Schaefer picks off the pass by Dale Elkin | 9-14 |
| 13:11 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Schaefer | 9-16 |
| 12:51 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 9-16 |
| 12:50 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 12:37 | Missouri | Dale Elkin blocks the short jumper by Michael Raulston | 11-16 |
| 12:35 | Oklahoma | John Doyle grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:31 | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian is hacked by Michael Raulston - foul #1 on Michael Raulston, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (PG), Harley Sanders (SF) Robert Knight, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (SF) Jerry Schaefer | |
| 12:21 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harley Sanders, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brace (PG) Clarence Kay | |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Daniel Gary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Elkin - foul #1 on Dale Elkin, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Scheerer (SG) Norman Kirtley | |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:48 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Gary - foul #1 on Daniel Gary, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Knight (SG), Mario Moran (SF) Stephen Bastian, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Missouri | Norman Kirtley (SF), George Nosal (C) Daniel Gary, Michael Raulston | |
| 11:48 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:48 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Ronald Horn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Knight (fresh) SF - Mario Moran (fresh) PF - Dale Elkin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harley Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Scheerer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Kirtley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Loomis (fresh) C - George Nosal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 11:30 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 11:07 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 11:06 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:54 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses short on a jump hook from close range | 12-18 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Joseph Loomis grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:23 | Missouri | George Nosal misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma | Mario Moran grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders drills a shot from the right block | 14-18 |
| 09:36 | Missouri | David Brace can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:17 | Missouri | Harley Sanders picks off the pass by Terry Scheerer | 14-18 |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders scores on a shot in the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer's fadeaway is rejected by Harley Sanders | 16-18 |
| 08:47 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Harley Sanders | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders connects on the shot in the paint | 18-18 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Scheerer and he's hacked by Mario Moran - foul #1 on Mario Moran, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), John Doyle (PF) Ronald Horn, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG), Jerry Schaefer (SF), Jan Saunders (PF), Michael Raulston (C) David Brace, Terry Scheerer, Joseph Loomis, George Nosal | |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:55 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 07:33 | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Stephen Bastian (fresh) SG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) SF - Harley Sanders (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Doyle (fresh) C - Dale Elkin (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (fresh) SG - Norman Kirtley (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Raulston (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Missouri | Michael Raulston scores on a fadeaway from close range | 18-22 |
| 07:02 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight's pass is intercepted by Jan Saunders | 18-22 |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Jan Saunders hits the finger roll | 18-24 |
| 06:24 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight lays it up and in | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | John Doyle is called for the reach on Jan Saunders - foul #1 on John Doyle, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco (SF) Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Scheerer (SG) Norman Kirtley | |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Oklahoma | John Doyle gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jan Saunders - foul #1 on Jan Saunders, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (SG), Harley Sanders (C) Robert Knight, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Missouri | Jan Saunders gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Michael Raulston is hacked by Dominic Greco - foul #3 on Dominic Greco, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Knight (SF) Dominic Greco | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:40 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Doyle | 20-24 |
| 05:26 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight drills a 3 from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Michael Raulston loses the dribble to Harley Sanders | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to John Doyle | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 04:38 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Bastian | 26-24 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | John Doyle blocks the jumper by Terry Scheerer | 26-24 |
| 04:02 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Harley Sanders | 26-24 |
| 03:46 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 26-24 |
| 03:44 | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 03:31 | Missouri | Jan Saunders hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Knight - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mario Moran (SF), Dale Elkin (C) Ronald Horn, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brace (PG), Norman Kirtley (SG), Daniel Gary (SF), George Nosal (C) Clarence Kay, Terry Scheerer, Jerry Schaefer, Michael Raulston | |
| 03:31 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:31 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Stephen Bastian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Knight (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Mario Moran (fresh) PF - John Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Elkin (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Kirtley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Gary (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Nosal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian loses the dribble to David Brace | 28-26 |
| 02:46 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-26 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Daniel Gary hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Gary - foul #2 on Daniel Gary, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (PG), Harley Sanders (SF) Stephen Bastian, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Loomis (PF) Jan Saunders | |
| 02:39 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:39 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:18 | Missouri | Daniel Gary double dribbles | 30-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG) Ronald Horn | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:06 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | David Brace grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | John Doyle blocks the short jumper by Norman Kirtley | 30-28 |
| 01:43 | Oklahoma | John Doyle gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | George Nosal snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 01:13 | Missouri | George Nosal knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by David Brace and the foul's on Dale Elkin - foul #2 on Dale Elkin, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (PG), Mario Moran (SF) Stephen Bastian, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (SG), Jerry Schaefer (SF) Norman Kirtley, Daniel Gary | |
| 01:13 | Missouri | George Nosal misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:13 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:58 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Nosal - foul #2 on George Nosal, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| 00:58 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:58 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | David Brace connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Schaefer and he's fouled by John Doyle - foul #2 on John Doyle, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders (SF) Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:46 | Missouri | David Brace makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:22 | Oklahoma | Jerry Schaefer is called for the reach on Robert Knight - foul #1 on Jerry Schaefer, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mario Moran (SF) Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Scheerer (SG) Clarence Kay | |
| 00:22 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:22 | Oklahoma | Robert Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Joseph Loomis grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | David Brace misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Ronald Horn - foul #2 on Ronald Horn, team foul #13 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), Harley Sanders (SF) Robert Knight, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:04 | Missouri | David Brace misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | David Brace makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | David Brace makes the 3rd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-35 |