| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) C - Russell Branch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Donald Edwards inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:37 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 19:27 | Colorado State | John Wheeler connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 27-28 |
| 19:03 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Theodore Petty | 29-28 |
| 18:46 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Roberts | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno is called for a backcourt violation | 29-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Russell Branch | |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Alfredo Bruno - foul #2 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:55 | Missouri | Theodore Petty scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 17:35 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Foster | 32-35 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Elwood Boler (PF) Theodore Petty, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| 17:01 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 17:00 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 32-35 |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | Oscar Gonzalez steals it from John Wheeler | 32-35 |
| 16:21 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses the easy layup | 32-35 |
| 16:19 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:14 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno is hacked by Russell Branch - foul #1 on Russell Branch, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (PG), Theodore Petty (SG), Thomas Warren (PF) Alfredo Bruno, Donald Edwards, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) Fang Yen, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-35 |
| 15:54 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Warren (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elwood Boler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Warren - foul #1 on Thomas Warren, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (PF) Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Rusk (PF) John Roberts, James Foster | |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:00 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Bobbitt | 34-37 |
| 14:39 | Colorado State | John Wheeler scores on a jump hook from close range set up by John Rusk | 34-39 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Mask is blocked by Dikembe Abke | 34-39 |
| 14:20 | Colorado State | John Rusk grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | John Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 13:59 | Missouri | Elwood Boler gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:39 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | John Rusk gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:23 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mask - foul #3 on Ronald Mask, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Donald Edwards (SF), Edward Nguyen (C) Theodore Petty, Oscar Gonzalez, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| 13:06 | Colorado State | John Roberts is fouled on the floor by Ryan Bobbitt - foul #3 on Ryan Bobbitt, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (SG), Thomas Warren (PF) Ryan Bobbitt, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF) John Rusk | |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gordon Baker, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Rusk (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Thomas Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SG) Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| 12:04 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 11:54 | Colorado State | Edward Nguyen is called for the reach on John Wheeler - foul #1 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (PF) Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 11:43 | Colorado State | John Rusk tips it in | 34-41 |
| 11:15 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-41 |
| 11:13 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:51 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Fang Yen | 34-44 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 10:28 | Colorado State | James Foster snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | John Rusk is hacked by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #1 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (SG), Elwood Boler (PF) Oscar Gonzalez, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| 10:03 | Colorado State | John Wheeler buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:38 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 09:37 | Colorado State | Russell Branch pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:31 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 09:29 | Missouri | Theodore Petty pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:20 | Missouri | Theodore Petty's pass is intercepted by John Roberts | 34-46 |
| 09:05 | Colorado State | Russell Branch hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 34-48 |
| 08:52 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 08:35 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 37-51 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SF), Ronald Mask (PF) Donald Edwards, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:01 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 07:59 | Colorado State | John Rusk can't tip it in | 38-51 |
| 07:58 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Fang Yen - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (PG) Alfredo Bruno | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Joseph Brennan | |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elwood Boler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Colorado State | John Rusk blows the layup | 40-51 |
| 07:21 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | John Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | John Rusk grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | John Rusk tips it in | 40-53 |
| 06:34 | Missouri | Theodore Petty is whistled for a carry | 40-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Warren (SF), Edward Nguyen (C) Theodore Petty, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) John Roberts, John Wheeler, John Rusk | |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is hacked by Thomas Warren - foul #2 on Thomas Warren, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Edwards (SF) Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:55 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 05:54 | Missouri | Ronald Mask can't tip it in | 40-55 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is hacked by Ronald Mask - foul #4 on Ronald Mask, team foul #8 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Thomas Warren (PF) Ronald Mask, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (PF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 04:49 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Roberts | 43-59 |
| 04:27 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez double dribbles | 43-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (SG), Elwood Boler (PF), Edward Nguyen (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Donald Edwards, Ryan Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) Gordon Baker, Russell Branch | |
| 04:08 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-59 |
| 04:06 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 03:57 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses short on a jumper from the left side | 43-59 |
| 03:41 | Colorado State | John Rusk hits the follow up shot | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Warren (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno connects on the turnaround from the right block | 45-61 |
| 03:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wheeler | 45-64 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Elwood Boler knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Theodore Petty and he's fouled by Joseph Brennan - foul #2 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Donald Edwards (SF) Alfredo Bruno, Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:25 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Roberts | 48-67 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Fang Yen - foul #2 on Fang Yen, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SG), Ronald Mask (PF) Theodore Petty, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Wheeler (SF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, Russell Branch | |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:37 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is hacked by Ronald Mask - foul #5 on Ronald Mask, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Theodore Petty (SG), Elwood Boler (PF) Oscar Gonzalez, Ryan Bobbitt, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, James Foster | |
| 01:37 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:37 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Theodore Petty's pass is intercepted by John Wheeler | 50-69 |
| 01:03 | Colorado State | John Wheeler can't finish the layup | 50-69 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Elwood Boler gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Russell Branch swats the short shot by Elwood Boler | 50-69 |
| 00:54 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Russell Branch | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Elwood Boler | 50-69 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno buries a jumper from the left side | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | John Roberts runs out the clock | 52-69 |