| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Wade (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 2 stl. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lin Chin - foul #2 on Lin Chin, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | Merrill Reynolds steals the ball from Terry Buchanan | 36-37 |
| 18:42 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Moore | 38-37 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Lin Chin snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:59 | Missouri | Alan Sharp makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:41 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:40 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Charles Wade | 40-40 |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Alan Sharp misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Merrill Reynolds - foul #1 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (SG), Charles Sewell (PF), John Finkle (C) Merrill Reynolds, Wayne Moore, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Alan Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Alan Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:50 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:26 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart clanks a turnaround near the basket | 40-41 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | John Finkle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jagger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Finkle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 15:44 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:34 | Texas Tech | Terry Buchanan steals it from Charles Sewell | 40-41 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart is fouled on the floor by John Finkle - foul #2 on John Finkle, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), Leon Loney (C) Melvin Edwards, Charles Wade, Charles Sewell, John Finkle | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:43 | Missouri | Alan Sharp comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | David Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 13:59 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 13:57 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:34 | Missouri | Lin Chin's layup is rejected by Wayne Moore | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:27 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Lin Chin | 40-41 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | The short jumper by Lin Chin is denied by Leon Loney | 40-41 |
| 12:56 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:39 | Texas Tech | Terry Buchanan steals it from Wayne Moore | 40-41 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:11 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Peter Jagger | 40-41 |
| 11:52 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | David Davis snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jagger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Reichert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Hart (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Chin (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 40-41 |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Lin Chin snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:01 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Davis | 40-44 |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Gerald Mares (SG), Charles Wade (SF), Charles Sewell (C) Peter Jagger, Merrill Reynolds, Richard Reichert, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Michael Shirley (SF), James Phillips (PF), Randy Pederson (C) Alan Sharp, Jimmy Hart, Lin Chin, David Davis | |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Wade - foul #3 on Charles Wade, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Finkle (C) Wayne Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG) Terry Buchanan | |
| 10:24 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:24 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Sewell | 41-44 |
| 10:14 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 10:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Desalvo | 41-44 |
| 09:47 | Missouri | Randy Pederson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Sewell | 41-44 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | John Finkle grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 09:24 | Texas Tech | John Finkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG) David Desalvo | |
| 09:14 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell blows the layup but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG) Gerald Mares | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG) James Phillips | |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Randy Pederson loses the dribble to Charles Sewell | 43-44 |
| 08:21 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade tips it home | 45-44 |
| 07:54 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Sharp | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sewell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Finkle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Pederson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wade | 47-47 |
| 07:14 | Missouri | Michael Shirley tips it in | 47-49 |
| 06:57 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 06:56 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (PG), Gerald Mares (SG), Richard Reichert (PF), Leon Loney (C) Melvin Edwards, Merrill Reynolds, Charles Sewell, John Finkle | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jimmy Hart (SF), Lin Chin (PF), David Davis (C) David Williams, Michael Shirley, Randy Pederson | |
| 06:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:17 | Missouri | Lin Chin loses the ball out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Herman Crane (SF) Charles Wade | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG) Alan Sharp | |
| 06:02 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 06:01 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:35 | Missouri | Lin Chin is hacked by Herman Crane - foul #1 on Herman Crane, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Wayne Moore (PF) Gerald Mares, Herman Crane | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG) Terry Buchanan | |
| 05:21 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart connects on the runner from the baseline set up by David Desalvo | 49-51 |
| 05:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Jagger | 52-51 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG), Charles Wade (SF) Peter Jagger, Richard Reichert | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG), Terry Buchanan (SG) David Williams, David Desalvo | |
| 04:30 | Texas Tech | The jumper by Merrill Reynolds is denied by Lin Chin | 52-51 |
| 04:29 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:09 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the shot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 04:08 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Sharp - foul #2 on Alan Sharp, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell (PF) Wayne Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:26 | Missouri | Leon Loney blocks the short jumper by David Davis | 53-51 |
| 03:24 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 03:08 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 02:55 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell lays it in set up by Melvin Edwards | 55-51 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart hits a shot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 02:18 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards double dribbles | 55-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (PG), Richard Reichert (SF), Wayne Moore (PF) Melvin Edwards, Charles Wade, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (SG) Terry Buchanan | |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Alan Sharp scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Williams | 55-55 |
| 01:59 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Charles Wade (SF), Leon Loney (C) Peter Jagger, Richard Reichert, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Buchanan (SG) David Williams | |
| 01:48 | Texas Tech | Alan Sharp takes the ball from Merrill Reynolds | 55-55 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart lays it in on a great pass from Alan Sharp | 55-57 |
| 01:26 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | David Davis knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:56 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards is hacked by Alan Sharp - foul #3 on Alan Sharp, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:44 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore is denied on a layup by David Davis | 58-59 |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Leon Loney is blocked by David Davis | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Merrill Reynolds is called for the reach on David Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is hacked by Melvin Edwards - foul #2 on Melvin Edwards, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Wayne Moore - foul #1 on Wayne Moore, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds clanks a halfcourt shot | 60-63 |