| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abel Duke (fresh) SG - William Sperber (fresh) SF - Gary Wilson (fresh) PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) C - Joey Toussaint (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Gary Wilson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Missouri | Frank Mahr tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri | Gary Wilson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on a floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Missouri | Gary Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Missouri | Frank Mahr comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Missouri | William Sperber misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Mahr | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | William Sperber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | William Sperber is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #1 on William Sperber, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Richard Knight can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Frank Mahr grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 16:37 | Missouri | William Sperber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Williams | 4-3 |
| 15:54 | Missouri | Richard Knight picks off the pass by William Sperber | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abel Duke (fresh) SG - William Sperber (fresh) SF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joey Toussaint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu loses the dribble to William Sperber | 4-3 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | Frank Mahr is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Polanski (PF), Alexander Stroup (C) Frank Mahr, Joey Toussaint | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 14:59 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Eckberg (SF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't finish the layup but the foul's on Abel Duke - foul #1 on Abel Duke, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Perdue (PG), James Almendarez (SG) Abel Duke, William Sperber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Alexander Stroup | 4-4 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Frank Perdue is called for the reach on Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Frank Perdue, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Wilson (SF), Frank Mahr (PF) Robert Eckberg, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a floater from the right block | 5-4 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 13:29 | Missouri | Frank Mahr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is hacked by James Almendarez - foul #1 on James Almendarez, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abel Duke (PG), William Sperber (SG), Joey Toussaint (C) Frank Perdue, James Almendarez, Alexander Stroup | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Richard Knight hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 5-7 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | A charge is called on Frank Mahr - foul #1 on Frank Mahr, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abel Duke (fresh) SG - William Sperber (fresh) SF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joey Toussaint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Missouri | William Sperber buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-10 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the shot from the left block | 8-10 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it in | 8-12 |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Eckberg (SF), Donald Polanski (PF) Gary Wilson, Frank Mahr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | William Parker double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Marcus Ludwig, Dwight Jones | |
| 10:53 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-12 |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Curtis Hines is called for the reach on Abel Duke - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gary Wilson (SF), Frank Mahr (PF) Robert Eckberg, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 10:01 | Missouri | William Sperber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 10:00 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 09:03 | Missouri | Frank Mahr misses long on a floater from close range | 12-12 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Gary Wilson gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:29 | Missouri | Frank Mahr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | The jump hook by William Sperber is blocked by Chad Smith | 12-12 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abel Duke (fairly fresh) SG - William Sperber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Mahr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joey Toussaint (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the shot from the left side | 12-12 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 07:10 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 06:49 | Missouri | Chad Smith takes the ball from Abel Duke | 12-12 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 12-12 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Dunning and he's hacked by William Sperber - foul #2 on William Sperber, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Perdue (PG), James Almendarez (SG), Robert Eckberg (SF), Donald Polanski (PF), Alexander Stroup (C) Abel Duke, William Sperber, Gary Wilson, Frank Mahr, Joey Toussaint | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 05:52 | Missouri | James Almendarez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Polanski | 15-15 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Richard Knight connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Williams | 15-17 |
| 05:07 | Missouri | Donald Polanski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Perdue | 17-17 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the fadeaway from the right side | 17-17 |
| 04:36 | Missouri | James Almendarez grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Donald Polanski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 17-17 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Frank Perdue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Almendarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Eckberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Stroup (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-17 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 17-20 |
| 02:29 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the floater from the right wing set up by Frank Perdue | 19-20 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the runner from close range | 19-20 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones tips it in | 19-22 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Paul Mathieu is called for the reach on Frank Perdue - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abel Duke (PG), William Sperber (SG), Gary Wilson (SF), Frank Mahr (PF), Joey Toussaint (C) Frank Perdue, James Almendarez, Robert Eckberg, Donald Polanski, Alexander Stroup | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Gary Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 01:22 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 19-22 |
| 01:14 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 19-22 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Frank Mahr - foul #2 on Frank Mahr, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | William Sperber hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 19-25 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Abel Duke hits the follow up shot | 21-25 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Frank Mahr - foul #3 on Frank Mahr, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Polanski (PF) Frank Mahr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Donald Polanski snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Donald Polanski misses the fullcourt shot | 21-26 |