| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fresh) SG - Terry Scheerer (fresh) SF - Norman Kirtley (fresh) PF - Jan Saunders (fresh) C - George Nosal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fresh) SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fresh) PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | George Nosal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | David Brace connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Terry Scheerer | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck is hacked by George Nosal - foul #1 on George Nosal, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | George Nosal grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Missouri | David Brace buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Nosal | 6-0 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 18:53 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Reuben Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Terry Scheerer - foul #1 on Reuben Hallenbeck, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer can't finish the layup | 6-0 |
| 18:26 | Missouri | Jan Saunders tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 18:24 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Saunders | 6-0 |
| 18:08 | Missouri | David Brace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-0 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Blea | 6-0 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:56 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:31 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer knocks in the runner in the lane set up by George Nosal | 8-0 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-0 |
| 17:17 | Missouri | David Brace grabs the board | 8-0 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | David Brace travels with the ball | 8-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Ted Cole, Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Blea, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | David Brace steals it from Jason Anderson | 8-0 |
| 16:21 | Missouri | David Brace hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 8-0 |
| 16:19 | Missouri | George Nosal can't tip it in | 8-0 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle pulls down the rebound | 8-0 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson tips it but misses | 8-0 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle tips it in | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Scheerer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Kirtley (fairly fresh) PF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Nosal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fresh) SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) SF - Sean Davis (fresh) PF - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Pipkins (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Missouri | David Brace can't finish the layup | 8-2 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson blows the layup | 8-2 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 15:11 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer's pass is intercepted by Sean Davis | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Pipkins | 8-7 |
| 14:59 | Missouri | Jason Anderson swats the short shot by Jan Saunders | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | Missouri | George Nosal grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Jan Saunders lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Scheerer and the foul's on Sean Davis - foul #1 on Sean Davis, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Harry Perdue (PF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Jason Anderson, Joseph Doolittle | |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Kirtley picks off the pass by Delbert Pipkins | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley is called for a backcourt violation | 10-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (SF), Michael Raulston (PF) Norman Kirtley, Jan Saunders | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle (PF) Delbert Pipkins | |
| 13:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Cole | 10-10 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | Michael Raulston buries a jumper in the paint set up by David Brace | 12-10 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Michael Raulston grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:52 | Missouri | Daniel Gary is called for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG) David Brace | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Paul Baker, Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| 12:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 12-10 |
| 12:33 | Missouri | Daniel Gary pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Reuben Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Reuben Hallenbeck, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jan Saunders (PF), Joseph Loomis (C) Michael Raulston, George Nosal | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Harry Perdue (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:14 | Missouri | Jan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 14-10 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue tips it in | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (fresh) SG - Terry Scheerer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gary (fresh) PF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Loomis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Baker (fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fresh) PF - Harry Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Pipkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Daniel Gary's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Perdue | 14-12 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Joseph Loomis pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:15 | Missouri | Daniel Gary is hacked by Paul Blea - foul #1 on Paul Blea, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brace (PG), Norman Kirtley (SF), George Nosal (C) Terry Scheerer, Daniel Gary, Joseph Loomis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Paul Baker, Paul Blea, Harry Perdue, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 10:56 | Missouri | George Nosal misses the easy layup but the foul's on Walter Guyette - foul #1 on Walter Guyette, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Raulston (PF) Jan Saunders | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF) Jason Anderson, Walter Guyette | |
| 10:56 | Missouri | George Nosal misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | George Nosal makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:43 | Missouri | David Brace snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Vernon Morrison - foul #1 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Paul Baker, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Michael Raulston makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Michael Raulston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | Michael Raulston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Sean Davis, Walter Guyette, Harry Perdue | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Raulston - foul #1 on Michael Raulston, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jan Saunders (PF) Michael Raulston | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis (SF) Paul Blea | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Jan Saunders gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:18 | Missouri | Sean Davis takes the ball from Jan Saunders | 17-16 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker's fadeaway is rejected by George Nosal | 17-16 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | David Brace grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:41 | Missouri | David Brace misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 08:28 | Missouri | George Nosal gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clarence Kay and he's fouled by Sean Davis - foul #2 on Sean Davis, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Scheerer (SG), Joseph Loomis (C) David Brace, George Nosal | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Paul Baker, Sean Davis, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley misses the free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette misses the tip | 19-16 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins can't tip it in | 19-16 |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Jan Saunders snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:49 | Missouri | Jan Saunders drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Norman Kirtley | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Kay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Scheerer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Kirtley (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jan Saunders (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Loomis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fresh) PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 2 reb. C - Delbert Pipkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-16 |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 07:25 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the fadeaway from the right block | 21-16 |
| 07:24 | Missouri | Joseph Loomis hits the follow up shot | 23-16 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins tips it in | 23-18 |
| 06:46 | Missouri | Terry Scheerer loses the ball out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Gary (SF), Michael Raulston (PF), George Nosal (C) Norman Kirtley, Jan Saunders, Joseph Loomis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Ted Cole, Jason Anderson, Walter Guyette, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Gary - foul #1 on Daniel Gary, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brace (PG) Clarence Kay | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG) Paul Baker | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | George Nosal's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Doolittle | 23-19 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-22 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | David Brace clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Perdue - foul #1 on Harry Perdue, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Jason Anderson, Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| 05:48 | Missouri | David Brace makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | David Brace makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | David Brace misses the 3rd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Michael Raulston grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Daniel Gary can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 05:32 | Missouri | George Nosal hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Kay (PG) David Brace | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 04:58 | Missouri | Michael Raulston scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Kay | 29-22 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-25 |
| 04:26 | Missouri | Michael Raulston banks in the layup set up by George Nosal | 31-25 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Blea and he's fouled by George Nosal - foul #2 on George Nosal, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brace (PG), Jan Saunders (PF), Joseph Loomis (C) Terry Scheerer, Michael Raulston, George Nosal | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Paul Baker, Paul Blea, Harry Perdue, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Clarence Kay banks in the layup set up by Jan Saunders and the foul's on Vernon Morrison - foul #2 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Jason Anderson | |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Clarence Kay misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Brace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Kay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) PF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) SF - Sean Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Norman Kirtley (SF) Daniel Gary | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle (PF) Walter Guyette | |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Jan Saunders is fouled on the floor by Joseph Doolittle - foul #1 on Joseph Doolittle, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins (C) Vernon Morrison | |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-28 |
| 02:56 | Missouri | Clarence Kay snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 02:37 | Missouri | Norman Kirtley jams it set up by David Brace | 37-28 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Norman Kirtley - foul #1 on Norman Kirtley, team foul #5 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG), Terry Scheerer (SG), Daniel Gary (SF), Michael Raulston (PF), George Nosal (C) David Brace, Clarence Kay, Norman Kirtley, Jan Saunders, Joseph Loomis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Ted Cole, Joseph Doolittle, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:53 | Missouri | The jumper by Michael Raulston is denied by Walter Guyette | 37-31 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 01:43 | Missouri | The rebound goes to George Nosal | 37-31 |
| 01:22 | Missouri | Daniel Gary hits a jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 00:45 | Missouri | Michael Raulston misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Reuben Hallenbeck picks off the pass by Paul Allen in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | George Nosal snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Paul Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Brace (PG), Clarence Kay (SG), Norman Kirtley (SF), Jan Saunders (PF) Paul Allen, Terry Scheerer, Daniel Gary, Michael Raulston | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole (PG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-37 |