| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Benjamin Benning (fresh) SG - Larry Langston (fresh) SF - Bill Broberg (fresh) PF - Jerry Lamb (fresh) C - David Harnish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish misses short on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | James Haney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz's fadeaway is rejected by David Harnish | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Robert Jones tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish's pass is intercepted by Robert Jones | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | James Haney clanks a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Hultgren is called for the reach on Larry Langston - foul #1 on Samuel Hultgren, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Langston | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jones | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston is hacked by Samuel Hultgren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Hultgren, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Luis Doyle (SG), Larry Furlow (SF), James Haynes (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Samuel Hultgren, Herbert Baltz, Gary Ansell, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan (PF), Curtis Gama (C) Jerry Lamb, David Harnish | |
| 17:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to James Haynes | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow is hacked by Bill Broberg - foul #1 on Bill Broberg, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Luis Doyle's pass is intercepted by Bill Broberg | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | James Haynes pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Langston | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Luis Doyle comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning is denied on a layup by Larry Furlow | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 15:44 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Govan | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) SG - Luis Doyle (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Furlow (fairly fresh) PF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Shell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Benjamin Benning (tiring) SG - Larry Langston (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Bill Broberg (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Govan (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Gama (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg is fouled on the floor by Luis Doyle - foul #1 on Luis Doyle, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Carey Henshaw (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, Luis Doyle, Larry Furlow, James Haynes, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Michael Govan, Curtis Gama | |
| 15:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | James Haney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Ansell | 8-4 |
| 14:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | James Haney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 14:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg connects on the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Herbert Baltz - foul #1 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG) Carey Henshaw | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 14:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Thornton | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish slams it home | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is hacked by Bill Broberg - foul #2 on Bill Broberg, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Hurlbert (SF), Michael Govan (PF) Bill Broberg, Jerry Lamb | |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | James Haney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Benning - foul #1 on Benjamin Benning, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Haynes takes the ball from Benjamin Benning in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | James Haney hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Haynes | 15-9 |
| 12:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan loses the ball out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw (SG), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama (C) David Harnish | |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Robert Jones misses the jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:27 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-9 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw tips it back up and in | 17-9 |
| 12:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | James Haney scores on a jumper from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 11:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan loses the dribble to James Haney in the backcourt | 19-11 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw makes the runner in the lane | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Carey Henshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Herbert Baltz (tiring) PF - Gary Ansell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Benjamin Benning (tired) 2 pts. SG - Larry Langston (tired) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hurlbert (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Govan (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Gama (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Missouri, St. Louis | Herbert Baltz is called for the reach on Robert Hurlbert - foul #2 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luis Doyle (SG), Larry Furlow (SF), Clinton Shell (C) Carey Henshaw, Herbert Baltz, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Robert Hurlbert, Michael Govan, Curtis Gama | |
| 11:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Haney steals it from David Harnish | 21-11 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 10:48 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the offensive board | 21-11 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Bill Broberg steals the ball from Gary Ansell | 21-11 |
| 10:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | James Haney picks off the pass by Larry Langston in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Langston - foul #1 on Larry Langston, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (PG), James Thornton (SG) James Haney, Luis Doyle | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG) Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan (C) David Harnish | |
| 09:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan misses the lay-in | 23-11 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow snags the defensive board | 23-11 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Benning - foul #2 on Benjamin Benning, team foul #5 | 23-11 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 09:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 09:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-11 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | James Haynes can't finish the layup | 24-11 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | James Haynes tips it back up and in | 26-11 |
| 09:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston is hacked by James Thornton in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thornton, team foul #6 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw (SG), Gary Ansell (PF) James Haney, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama (C) Jerry Lamb | |
| 09:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-13 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-13 |
| 08:36 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 08:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Thornton - foul #2 on James Thornton, team foul #7 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Luis Doyle (SG), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, Carey Henshaw, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Michael Govan, Curtis Gama | |
| 08:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Benning - foul #3 on Benjamin Benning, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (SF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green (PG) Benjamin Benning | |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow's layup is rejected by David Harnish | 26-14 |
| 07:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to David Harnish | 26-14 |
| 07:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Luis Doyle - foul #2 on Luis Doyle, team foul #8 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw (SG) Luis Doyle | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 07:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Carey Henshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Furlow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Ansell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Andy Green (fresh) SG - Larry Langston (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Broberg (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Harnish (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | James Haney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 07:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Jerry Lamb | 26-15 |
| 07:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green is fouled in the backcourt by James Haney - foul #1 on James Haney, team foul #9 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (SF) Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama (C) David Harnish | |
| 07:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Andy Green misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 06:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:25 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb is called for traveling | 26-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clinton Shell (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan (PF) Jerry Lamb | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Haney | 29-16 |
| 06:11 | Missouri, St. Louis | Carey Henshaw steals it from Larry Langston in the backcourt | 29-16 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw is fouled on the floor by Larry Langston - foul #2 on Larry Langston, team foul #7 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Milton Powell (PG), David Harnish (C) Andy Green, Curtis Gama | |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:58 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to David Harnish | 29-16 |
| 05:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Clinton Shell - foul #1 on Clinton Shell, team foul #10 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (SF) Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama (C) Milton Powell | |
| 05:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-17 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | James Haynes grabs the offensive board | 29-17 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Ansell and he's hacked by Bill Broberg - foul #3 on Bill Broberg, team foul #8 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Jones (C) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning (PG), Jerry Lamb (PF) Michael Govan, Curtis Gama | |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:43 | Missouri, St. Louis | David Harnish hits a runner near the basket | 32-19 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow drills a jumper near the basket set up by James Haney | 34-19 |
| 04:04 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-19 |
| 04:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb snags the offensive board | 34-19 |
| 03:40 | Missouri, St. Louis | Larry Langston misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-19 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Carey Henshaw, Larry Furlow, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan (PF), Curtis Gama (C) Jerry Lamb, David Harnish | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is fouled on the floor by Bill Broberg - foul #4 on Bill Broberg, team foul #9 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Hurlbert (SF) Bill Broberg | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 03:15 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Shell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Benjamin Benning (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Langston (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hurlbert (fresh) PF - Michael Govan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Gama (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Herbert Baltz steals the ball from Benjamin Benning | 34-19 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | The jump hook by James Thornton is blocked by Curtis Gama | 34-19 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren tips it back up and in | 36-19 |
| 02:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gary Ansell - foul #1 on Gary Ansell, team foul #11 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luis Doyle (PG), James Haynes (C) James Thornton, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Jerry Lamb (PF) Robert Hurlbert | |
| 02:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan misses the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | James Haynes gets the rebound | 36-19 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Haynes | 39-19 |
| 02:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Benjamin Benning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Ansell (PF) Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Hurlbert (SF) Jerry Lamb | |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-19 |
| 01:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | Michael Govan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-19 |
| 01:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Govan | 41-19 |
| 01:22 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-21 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Luis Doyle knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-21 |
| 00:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Samuel Hultgren steals it from Larry Langston in the backcourt | 43-21 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren lays it up and in | 45-21 |
| 00:39 | Missouri, St. Louis | Curtis Gama scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-23 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | James Haynes travels with the ball | 45-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Larry Furlow (SF), Clinton Shell (PF), Robert Jones (C) Luis Doyle, Herbert Baltz, Gary Ansell, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bill Broberg (SF), Jerry Lamb (PF), David Harnish (C) Robert Hurlbert, Michael Govan, Curtis Gama | |
| 00:26 | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-23 |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | The jumper by Jerry Lamb is denied by Clinton Shell | 45-23 |