| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Virgil Salley (fresh) SG - Sean Starks (fresh) SF - Matthew Ceaser (fresh) PF - Christopher Cox (fresh) C - George Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (fresh) SG - Frederick Carrasco (fresh) SF - Damek Zoller (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) C - Luke Ketter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Christopher Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Missouri | Christopher Cox misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Missouri | Sean Starks grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri | Virgil Salley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luke Ketter - foul #1 on Luke Ketter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri | Virgil Salley makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri | Virgil Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Ceaser - foul #1 on Matthew Ceaser, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Missouri | Virgil Salley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Kansas | Luke Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Dale Driskell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Missouri | George Foster grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Kansas | Damek Zoller misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Missouri | George Foster pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser is hacked by Frederick Carrasco - foul #1 on Frederick Carrasco, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Damek Zoller steps in front of the Sean Starks pass | 5-0 |
| 17:07 | Kansas | Luke Ketter buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Driskell | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Missouri | Christopher Cox tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:27 | Kansas | Damek Zoller buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Luke Ketter | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Missouri | George Foster misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Luke Ketter - foul #2 on Luke Ketter, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ronald Lambert (C) Luke Ketter | |
| 15:58 | Missouri | George Foster misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Missouri | George Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Virgil Salley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Starks (fresh) SF - Matthew Ceaser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Cox (fairly fresh) C - George Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Carrasco (fresh) SF - Damek Zoller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) C - Ronald Lambert (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Driskell | 6-7 |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Christopher Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Damek Zoller - foul #1 on Damek Zoller, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Lemansky (SG) Sean Starks | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ardian Styborski (SF) Frederick Carrasco | |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Christopher Cox makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Christopher Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski makes the shot from the left wing set up by Dale Driskell | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Christopher Cox comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | Kansas | Dale Driskell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 13:52 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser is called for traveling | 8-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sean Starks (SG) Edward Lemansky | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (PG), Donald Shumake (SG) Dale Driskell, Damek Zoller | |
| 13:37 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco blows the dunk but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #1 on George Foster, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:37 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:16 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:14 | Kansas | Donald Shumake grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert misses the dunk | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski tips it in | 8-15 |
| 12:53 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Ronald Lambert | 8-15 |
| 12:36 | Kansas | Donald Shumake misses badly on a shot from the left side | 8-15 |
| 12:35 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Christopher Cox | 8-15 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-15 |
| 12:13 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelmuti | 8-15 |
| 11:53 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert loses the ball out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Lemansky (SG), Jerry Johnson (PF), Robert Cowherd (C) Sean Starks, Christopher Cox, George Foster | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dale Driskell (PG), Damek Zoller (SF) Donald Shumake, Ardian Styborski | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Virgil Salley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Lemansky (fresh) SF - Matthew Ceaser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Cowherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Carrasco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Damek Zoller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Lambert (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Virgil Salley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cowherd | 11-15 |
| 11:02 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Driskell | 11-17 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | Virgil Salley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 10:37 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 10:21 | Kansas | Dale Driskell misses badly on a shot from the right side | 11-17 |
| 10:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Cowherd | 11-17 |
| 09:56 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Damek Zoller - foul #2 on Damek Zoller, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Huntington (PG), Sean Starks (SG), Christopher Cox (PF), George Foster (C) Virgil Salley, Edward Lemansky, Jerry Johnson, Robert Cowherd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Ardian Styborski (SF) Frederick Carrasco, Damek Zoller | |
| 09:56 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:56 | Missouri | George Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:34 | Missouri | Ronald Lambert swats the layup by Christopher Cox | 13-17 |
| 09:32 | Missouri | George Foster tips it in | 15-17 |
| 09:03 | Kansas | Sean Starks steps in front of the Ardian Styborski pass | 15-17 |
| 08:42 | Missouri | Sean Starks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski blows the layup | 15-17 |
| 08:34 | Kansas | Donald Shumake tips it in | 15-19 |
| 08:17 | Missouri | David Huntington's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Lambert | 15-19 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Sean Starks grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 07:54 | Missouri | Sean Starks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-19 |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Huntington (fresh) SG - Sean Starks (fresh) SF - Matthew Ceaser (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Shumake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ardian Styborski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ronald Lambert (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Huntington - foul #1 on David Huntington, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (PG), Roy Burrell (SF), Jerry Johnson (PF), Robert Cowherd (C) David Huntington, Matthew Ceaser, Christopher Cox, George Foster | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (PG), Spencer Castello (SF) Dale Driskell, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:31 | Missouri | Robert Cowherd grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:08 | Missouri | Roy Burrell clanks a floater from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 07:07 | Missouri | Robert Cowherd can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Spencer Castello grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:00 | Kansas | Spencer Castello's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cowherd | 15-19 |
| 06:58 | Missouri | Sean Starks grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 06:34 | Missouri | Virgil Salley loses the dribble to Donald Shumake | 15-19 |
| 06:20 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco loses the ball out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Lemansky (SG) Sean Starks | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dale Driskell (PG), Damek Zoller (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Luke Ketter (C) Donald Shumake, Spencer Castello, Ardian Styborski, Ronald Lambert | |
| 05:58 | Missouri | Robert Cowherd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Carrasco - foul #2 on Frederick Carrasco, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Foster (C) Jerry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 05:58 | Missouri | Robert Cowherd makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:58 | Missouri | Robert Cowherd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:44 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco misses badly on a shot from the left side | 17-19 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Virgil Salley snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | George Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Luke Ketter pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:58 | Kansas | Luke Ketter buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Carrasco | 17-22 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Virgil Salley buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Burrell | 19-22 |
| 04:27 | Kansas | Dale Driskell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-22 |
| 04:25 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Carrasco | 19-22 |
| 03:58 | Kansas | Dale Driskell is hacked by Virgil Salley - foul #1 on Virgil Salley, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Huntington (PG), Sean Starks (SG), Matthew Ceaser (SF), Christopher Cox (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Virgil Salley, Edward Lemansky, Roy Burrell, Robert Cowherd, George Foster | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Ardian Styborski (PF) Frederick Carrasco, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| 03:39 | Kansas | Sean Starks is called for the reach on Damek Zoller - foul #1 on Sean Starks, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Huntington (fresh) SG - Sean Starks (fresh) SF - Matthew Ceaser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Shumake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Damek Zoller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ardian Styborski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luke Ketter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kansas | Damek Zoller loses the dribble to David Huntington | 19-22 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Huntington | 21-22 |
| 03:09 | Kansas | Damek Zoller hits a jump hook from close range set up by Dale Driskell and he's fouled by Jerry Johnson - foul #1 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| 03:09 | Kansas | Damek Zoller makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 02:31 | Kansas | Damek Zoller can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 02:29 | Kansas | Damek Zoller tips it back up and in | 24-27 |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Jerry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Foster (C) Jerry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Spencer Castello (SF) Damek Zoller | |
| 01:55 | Kansas | Dale Driskell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #2 on George Foster, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (PG), Roy Burrell (SF) David Huntington, Matthew Ceaser | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (SG) Donald Shumake | |
| 01:55 | Kansas | Dale Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:55 | Kansas | Dale Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Roy Burrell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Roy Burrell, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF) Dale Driskell, Spencer Castello | |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ronald Lambert (PF) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| 01:10 | Missouri | Christopher Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Starks | 26-29 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Donald Shumake is fouled on the floor by Roy Burrell - foul #2 on Roy Burrell, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Lemansky (SG), Matthew Ceaser (SF) Sean Starks, Roy Burrell | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Donald Shumake misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:59 | Missouri | Christopher Cox gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser's pass is intercepted by Frederick Carrasco | 26-29 |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Luke Ketter's layup is rejected by Christopher Cox | 26-29 |
| 00:34 | Missouri | George Foster grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Virgil Salley buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Ceaser | 28-29 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Donald Shumake's dunk attempt is rejected by George Foster | 28-29 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Christopher Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Christopher Cox hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-29 |