| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Bruce Moore inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Steven Stewart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 30-24 |
| 19:39 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:24 | Missouri | Alan Sharp can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 19:22 | Kansas | Steven Stewart pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Lin Chin | 30-24 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-24 |
| 18:53 | Kansas | Steven Stewart pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Buchanan - foul #1 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Morlan (SF), Edward Murray (C) Bruce Moore, Steven Stewart | |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:07 | Missouri | Lin Chin is hacked by James Middlebrook - foul #2 on James Middlebrook, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Manuel Ferber (SG) Michael Ferguson | |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses badly on a runner from close range | 30-25 |
| 17:51 | Kansas | Edward Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:45 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan banks in the layup on a great pass from James Middlebrook | 30-27 |
| 17:17 | Missouri | Lin Chin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 30-27 |
| 17:15 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Hart | 30-27 |
| 16:54 | Missouri | David Davis misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-27 |
| 16:53 | Kansas | Manuel Ferber snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 16:32 | Kansas | James Middlebrook scores on a shot from the right side | 30-29 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | Alan Sharp misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | David Davis tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Ferber (fresh) SF - Brandon Morlan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kansas | James Middlebrook can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Sharp - foul #1 on Alan Sharp, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Steven Stewart (C) James Huss, Manuel Ferber, Brandon Morlan | |
| 15:39 | Kansas | James Middlebrook misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:39 | Kansas | James Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is hacked by Michael Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 15:00 | Missouri | Edward Murray picks off the pass by Lin Chin | 32-30 |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Bruce Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG) Michael Ferguson | |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Alan Sharp scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Terry Buchanan | 34-32 |
| 13:54 | Kansas | Bruce Moore knocks in the jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 13:26 | Missouri | Steven Stewart denies the turnaround by Jimmy Hart | 34-34 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Bruce Moore | 34-34 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Bruce Moore clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Buchanan - foul #2 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG) James Huss | |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | James Middlebrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | James Middlebrook is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Morlan (SF) Edward Murray | |
| 12:21 | Missouri | Alan Sharp is hacked by Bruce Moore - foul #1 on Bruce Moore, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Murray (SF) Brandon Morlan | |
| 12:02 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 12:01 | Kansas | Edward Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Middlebrook (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kansas | Bruce Moore lays it in set up by James Middlebrook | 34-37 |
| 11:14 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Stewart - foul #1 on Steven Stewart, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Pederson (C) David Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), Brandon Morlan (SF) Michael Ferguson, Edward Murray | |
| 11:14 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:14 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:50 | Kansas | James Middlebrook is called for 3 seconds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (SF), Michael Shirley (PF) Jimmy Hart, Lin Chin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG), Edward Murray (PF) Bruce Moore, James Middlebrook | |
| 10:31 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 10:30 | Kansas | James Huss grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:20 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:55 | Kansas | James Huss drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Morlan and he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Davis (C) Alan Sharp | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (SG), James Middlebrook (PF) Michael Ferguson, Steven Stewart | |
| 09:55 | Kansas | James Huss makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:30 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Williams | 38-40 |
| 09:09 | Kansas | James Middlebrook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terry Buchanan - foul #3 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jimmy Hart (SF), Lin Chin (PF) Michael Shirley, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG), Steven Stewart (C) James Huss, Edward Murray | |
| 09:09 | Kansas | James Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:09 | Kansas | James Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | David Williams comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 08:48 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 08:28 | Kansas | Bruce Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Stewart | 38-45 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Terry Buchanan | 40-45 |
| 07:39 | Kansas | Bruce Moore's fadeaway is rejected by David Davis | 40-45 |
| 07:38 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Stewart | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bruce Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Morlan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Middlebrook (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 07:19 | Kansas | Steven Stewart can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 07:18 | Kansas | Steven Stewart can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 07:16 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 07:14 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 07:08 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 07:07 | Kansas | Steven Stewart snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 06:49 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 40-45 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 06:24 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Williams | 42-45 |
| 06:05 | Kansas | Bruce Moore hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 42-47 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 05:50 | Kansas | Bruce Moore gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:30 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 05:29 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson tips it in | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | David Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Ferguson - foul #2 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG), Michael Shirley (SF), Randy Pederson (PF) Terry Buchanan, Jimmy Hart, Lin Chin | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), Manuel Ferber (SG), Edward Murray (PF), Kevin Huseman (C) Bruce Moore, Michael Ferguson, James Middlebrook, Steven Stewart | |
| 05:08 | Missouri | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | Kansas | Kevin Huseman gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Edward Murray clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Shirley - foul #1 on Michael Shirley, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG) Manuel Ferber | |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Edward Murray misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Edward Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Randy Pederson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Huseman - foul #1 on Kevin Huseman, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (SG), James Middlebrook (PF) Michael Ferguson, Kevin Huseman | |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Randy Pederson misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Randy Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:01 | Kansas | James Middlebrook misses the dunk | 43-50 |
| 04:00 | Missouri | Randy Pederson snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:36 | Missouri | Bruce Moore picks off the pass by Michael Shirley | 43-50 |
| 03:33 | Kansas | James Huss hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Moore | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) C - Randy Pederson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Morlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Middlebrook (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Missouri | Alan Sharp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 03:08 | Kansas | James Huss gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:50 | Kansas | James Huss connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Moore | 43-54 |
| 02:41 | Missouri | Alan Sharp drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:26 | Kansas | James Middlebrook knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Brandon Morlan | 46-56 |
| 02:17 | Missouri | James Phillips drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Alan Sharp | 48-56 |
| 01:55 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the contested jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Huss | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Missouri | James Middlebrook swats the layup by Michael Shirley | 48-58 |
| 01:34 | Missouri | Alan Sharp misses the tip | 48-58 |
| 01:32 | Kansas | James Huss gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Bruce Moore splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Huss | 48-60 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Michael Shirley double dribbles | 48-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG), Jimmy Hart (SF), Lin Chin (PF), David Davis (C) David Williams, Michael Shirley, James Phillips, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG), Steven Stewart (C) Brandon Morlan, Edward Murray | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Bruce Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Hart | 48-60 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Alan Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is fouled on the floor by James Middlebrook - foul #3 on James Middlebrook, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | James Huss runs out the clock | 50-60 |