| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) SG - Eugene McCornack (fresh) SF - Clifton Cutler (fresh) PF - David Briganti (fresh) C - Bryan Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) C - Roger Cloutier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Wichita State | David Briganti blocks the short jumper by Stephen Thompson | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Missouri | David Briganti grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Cloutier | 3-3 |
| 19:06 | Missouri | Bryan Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Thompson | 3-6 |
| 18:48 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 3-6 |
| 18:47 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 18:41 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:39 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 18:38 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Richey | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| 17:51 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | David Briganti gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | Missouri | Bryan Berry buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Cutler | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey misses badly on a floater near the basket | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Bryan Berry | 6-6 |
| 17:01 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Clifton Cutler - foul #1 on Clifton Cutler, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chi Wang (C) David Briganti | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs (SG), Milford Riley (SF), Stephen Andress (PF) Robert Mackinnon, Stephen Thompson, Douglas Richey | |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Chi Wang snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Chi Wang is fouled on the floor by Roger Cloutier - foul #1 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG) Lyle Darden | |
| 16:20 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is called for a charge - foul #1 on Eugene McCornack, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:10 | Wichita State | Tony Herron scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Andress | 6-9 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack drills a shot in the paint set up by Clifton Cutler and he's hacked by Jeffrey Combs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Combs, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Chi Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Herron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Combs (fresh) SF - Milford Riley (fresh) PF - Stephen Andress (fresh) C - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress tips it home | 9-11 |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 15:16 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Chi Wang - foul #1 on Chi Wang, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon (SG), Stephen Thompson (SF) Jeffrey Combs, Milford Riley | |
| 14:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:27 | Missouri | Chi Wang drills a jumper near the basket | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | Wichita State | Tony Herron hits the finger roll | 11-15 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Bryan Berry connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene McCornack | 13-15 |
| 13:53 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Berry - foul #1 on Bryan Berry, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), David Briganti (PF) Kyle Blakney, Chi Wang | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Douglas Richey (PF) Tony Herron, Roger Cloutier | |
| 13:53 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:53 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Darren Morse is hacked by Robert Mackinnon - foul #1 on Robert Mackinnon, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Richey - foul #1 on Douglas Richey, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs (SG) Robert Mackinnon | |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress is whistled for traveling | 15-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Robert Brown (SF) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier (C) Stephen Andress | |
| 12:47 | Missouri | Stephen Thompson steals it from Kyle Blakney | 15-16 |
| 12:22 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 12:07 | Missouri | David Briganti misses the jumper in the lane | 15-18 |
| 12:06 | Missouri | Darren Morse tips it in | 17-18 |
| 11:57 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier is fouled on the floor by Bryan Berry - foul #2 on Bryan Berry, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (PG), Clifton Cutler (SF), Chi Wang (C) Kyle Blakney, Robert Brown, Bryan Berry | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon (SG), Milford Riley (SF), Stephen Andress (PF) Jeffrey Combs, Stephen Thompson, Douglas Richey | |
| 11:47 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 11:45 | Missouri | David Briganti gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Briganti (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) SF - Milford Riley (fresh) PF - Stephen Andress (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 11:24 | Missouri | Chi Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:12 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 17-18 |
| 11:10 | Missouri | David Briganti snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 10:59 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 10:58 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Darren Morse | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Darren Morse | 20-18 |
| 10:19 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG) Darren Morse | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Stephen Thompson (SF), Douglas Richey (PF) Lyle Darden, Milford Riley, Roger Cloutier | |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 10:02 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:46 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler makes the floater from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 09:37 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Herron | 22-20 |
| 09:17 | Missouri | David Briganti misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Chi Wang snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Stephen Andress steals it from Chi Wang | 22-20 |
| 08:55 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Herron | 22-22 |
| 08:36 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is hacked by Stephen Thompson - foul #2 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Robert Brown (SF) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs (SG), Milford Riley (SF), Roger Cloutier (C) Robert Mackinnon, Stephen Thompson, Douglas Richey | |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Darren Morse connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kyle Blakney | 24-22 |
| 07:57 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-22 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Darren Morse snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 07:39 | Missouri | Chi Wang connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - David Briganti (tiring) 4 reb. C - Chi Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Herron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Combs (fresh) SF - Milford Riley (fresh) PF - Stephen Andress (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Wichita State | Milford Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-22 |
| 07:17 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Briganti | 26-22 |
| 07:02 | Missouri | David Briganti evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-22 |
| 07:01 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:55 | Wichita State | Milford Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 06:53 | Missouri | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:33 | Missouri | Chi Wang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Combs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Combs, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (PG), Leif Bulinski (SG), Clifton Cutler (SF) Kyle Blakney, Darren Morse, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Stephen Thompson (SF), Douglas Richey (PF), James Oyola (C) Tony Herron, Jeffrey Combs, Milford Riley, Stephen Andress, Roger Cloutier | |
| 06:33 | Missouri | Chi Wang makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:33 | Missouri | Chi Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Eugene McCornack | 30-22 |
| 05:49 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eugene McCornack | 32-22 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey tips it but misses | 32-22 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Chi Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | Leif Bulinski is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Cutler | 34-22 |
| 05:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson is hacked by David Briganti - foul #1 on David Briganti, team foul #6 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG) Leif Bulinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward O'Koren (SG), Roger Cloutier (C) Robert Mackinnon, James Oyola | |
| 04:43 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier scores on a floater from the right side | 34-24 |
| 04:33 | Missouri | Roger Cloutier steals it from Clifton Cutler | 34-24 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Lyle Darden and he's hacked by Clifton Cutler - foul #2 on Clifton Cutler, team foul #7 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Brown (SF) Clifton Cutler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (PF) Douglas Richey | |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:52 | Missouri | Chi Wang hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 34-27 |
| 03:51 | Missouri | Chi Wang tips it home | 36-27 |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle Darden | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - David Briganti (tiring) 5 reb. C - Chi Wang (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward O'Koren (fresh) SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Andress (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is hacked by Stephen Thompson - foul #3 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Clifton Cutler (SF), Bryan Berry (C) Kyle Blakney, Robert Brown, Chi Wang | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Milford Riley (SF) Lyle Darden, Edward O'Koren, Stephen Thompson | |
| 03:17 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:17 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 03:02 | Wichita State | Tony Herron misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 03:00 | Missouri | David Briganti grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is fouled on the floor by Roger Cloutier - foul #2 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Douglas Richey (PF) Stephen Andress | |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:54 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:41 | Wichita State | Tony Herron clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Briganti - foul #2 on David Briganti, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG) Eugene McCornack | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:41 | Wichita State | Tony Herron misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:41 | Wichita State | Tony Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 38-31 |
| 02:19 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Bryan Berry gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:49 | Missouri | Darren Morse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roger Cloutier - foul #3 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #10 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Stephen Andress (C) Tony Herron, Roger Cloutier | |
| 01:49 | Missouri | Darren Morse makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:49 | Missouri | Darren Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:34 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress banks in the layup | 40-33 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Andress - foul #1 on Stephen Andress, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (PG) Kyle Blakney | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Oyola (C) Douglas Richey | |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Cutler | 41-33 |
| 01:10 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 01:09 | Missouri | Darren Morse gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | David Briganti comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 41-33 |
| 00:59 | Missouri | Bryan Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Bryan Berry hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darren Morse | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-33 |