| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jody Scheffel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Eldred (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Hudak | 33-39 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Hower | 35-39 |
| 18:53 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | Missouri | Erick Eldred hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Barrett | 35-41 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it home | 37-41 |
| 18:14 | Missouri | Erick Eldred misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jody Scheffel - foul #1 on Jody Scheffel, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:14 | Missouri | Erick Eldred makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:14 | Missouri | Erick Eldred makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jody Scheffel | 40-43 |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 17:04 | Missouri | Troy Hudak pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:42 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 16:40 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-43 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jody Scheffel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Eldred (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Hudak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:38 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:45 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:24 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:06 | Missouri | Troy Hudak clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-43 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Troy Hudak grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:45 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Aja | 43-46 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:31 | Missouri | Erick Eldred pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:08 | Missouri | Erick Eldred misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Erick Eldred gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:51 | Missouri | Erick Eldred throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), Keith Baggett (SG), James Hamilton (SF), Mark Bill (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Jody Scheffel, Robert Tontarski, Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (PG), Albert Meehan (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (SF), Albert Sine (PF), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Eugene McClaughry, Erick Eldred, Troy Hudak, Wesley Barrett | |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Sine - foul #1 on Albert Sine, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #1 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Albert Sine grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Baggett (fresh) SF - James Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Bill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jacob Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Meehan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Sine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Evans (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski's pass is intercepted by Keith Baggett | 46-48 |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton is hacked by Albert Sine - foul #2 on Albert Sine, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton buries a 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:02 | Missouri | Albert Meehan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill tips it home | 51-48 |
| 10:32 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy loses the dribble to Ivan Rudnitski | 51-48 |
| 09:55 | Missouri | Albert Meehan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-48 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Sine - foul #3 on Albert Sine, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski (SF), Albert Thompson (C) Mark Bill, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG), Daniel Mills (C) Albert Meehan, Jason Evans | |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:17 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski misses the tip | 53-48 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Albert Sine misses the tip | 53-48 |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 08:36 | Missouri | Albert Sine scores on a shot in the paint | 53-50 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Missouri | Albert Sine gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson buries a jump hook from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:29 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Baggett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Nicholson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Sine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-52 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Keith Baggett steps in front of the Albert Sine pass | 55-52 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 06:27 | Missouri | Albert Sine misses badly on a floater from the right side | 58-52 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Hawkinson | 61-52 |
| 05:50 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson is fouled on the floor by Keith Baggett - foul #1 on Keith Baggett, team foul #2 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG), Mark Bill (SF), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Gary Hawkinson, Keith Baggett, Robert Tontarski, James Hamilton, Albert Thompson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Erick Eldred (SF), Troy Hudak (PF), Wesley Barrett (C) Dikembe Aja, Nicholas Nicholson, Ivan Rudnitski, Albert Sine, Daniel Mills | |
| 05:31 | Missouri | Mark Bill denies the turnaround by Wesley Barrett | 61-52 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Troy Hudak can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jody Scheffel | 61-52 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erick Eldred - foul #1 on Erick Eldred, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:07 | Missouri | Troy Hudak grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Luka Zins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Erick Eldred | 61-55 |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski (SF) Mark Bill | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG) Luka Zins | |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower buries a jumpshot from the left side | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Erick Eldred can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 63-55 |
| 03:27 | Missouri | Troy Hudak hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Scheffel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Eldred (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Troy Hudak | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hower - foul #3 on Joseph Hower, team foul #3 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), James Hamilton (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (SF) Eugene McClaughry, Erick Eldred | |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Aja | 63-59 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Gary Hawkinson, James Hamilton, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Erick Eldred (SF) Nicholas Nicholson, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Hower | 66-59 |
| 02:09 | Missouri | Erick Eldred drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene McClaughry | 66-61 |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Barrett picks off the pass by Joseph Hower | 66-61 |
| 01:35 | Missouri | Troy Hudak can't finish the layup | 66-61 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Eugene McClaughry steals it from Robert Tontarski | 66-61 |
| 01:12 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses the easy layup | 66-61 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Albert Hunsicker | 68-61 |
| 00:41 | Missouri | Buddy Stanley is called for the reach on Wesley Barrett - foul #2 on Buddy Stanley, team foul #4 | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri | Erick Eldred is hacked by Robert Tontarski - foul #1 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| 00:35 | Missouri | Erick Eldred drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dikembe Aja | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski is hacked by Eugene McClaughry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (PG), James Hamilton (PF) Joseph Hower, Albert Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton is hacked by Erick Eldred - foul #2 on Erick Eldred, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Hudak | 69-67 |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Albert Hunsicker (PF) Andrew Armstrong, James Hamilton | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Aja - foul #3 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eugene McClaughry | 71-70 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Aja is called for the reach on Albert Hunsicker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Troy Hudak snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Erick Eldred scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene McClaughry | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel is denied on a dunk by Erick Eldred | 71-72 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Erick Eldred can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-72 |