| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Milton Conway inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Danny Lemmon, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Brian Ward (SF) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway | |
| 19:18 | Missouri | Edward Gibbon steals the ball from David Davis | 21-29 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon is fouled on the floor by Michael Shirley - foul #2 on Michael Shirley, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Clinton Spencer, Brian Ward, Danny Lemmon | |
| 18:38 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-29 |
| 18:37 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chad Harris | 21-29 |
| 18:19 | Missouri | Michael Shirley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Brent Shafer - foul #2 on Brent Shafer, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Edward Gibbon, Arthur Akers | |
| 18:19 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:19 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:19 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chad Harris | 21-29 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | David Davis misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 21-29 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Milton Conway snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | Milton Conway splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 21-29 |
| 16:53 | Washington State | Milton Conway tips it back up and in | 21-31 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Brent Shafer - foul #3 on Brent Shafer, team foul #3 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| 16:28 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | Michael Shirley denies the turnaround by Brian Ward | 23-31 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | Chad Harris pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 15:41 | Missouri | David Davis is hacked by Edward Gibbon - foul #2 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #4 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF) Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (C) Clinton Spencer, Danny Lemmon | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Conway (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Willis Sugg takes the ball from David Davis | 23-31 |
| 15:20 | Washington State | Willis Sugg slams it home | 23-33 |
| 14:58 | Missouri | David Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 23-33 |
| 14:56 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 14:30 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-33 |
| 14:29 | Washington State | Milton Conway gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 14:03 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the contested floater from close range on a nice dish by Edward Gibbon | 23-35 |
| 13:39 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 23-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF) Kurt Slaton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Danny Lemmon (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Brian Ward, Arthur Akers | |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Brent Shafer connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer | 23-37 |
| 13:09 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 13:07 | Washington State | Milton Conway gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Milton Conway slams it home over the doubleteam set up by Danny Lemmon and he's fouled by Michael Shirley - foul #3 on Michael Shirley, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG) Edward Gibbon | |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the free throw | 23-40 |
| 12:16 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses short on a shot from the right block | 23-40 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Harris | 23-40 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | David Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Williams and he's hacked by Willis Sugg - foul #2 on Willis Sugg, team foul #5 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Brian Ward (SF) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway | |
| 12:01 | Missouri | David Davis makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer is hacked by Chad Harris - foul #2 on Chad Harris, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Arthur Akers (SF) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-40 |
| 11:22 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Lemmon | 26-40 |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Willis Sugg is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Willis Sugg, team foul #6 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) Michael Shirley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brian Ward (SF) Clinton Spencer, Arthur Akers | |
| 10:56 | Missouri | David Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Gibbon | 26-42 |
| 10:25 | Missouri | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 10:24 | Washington State | Brian Ward grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Phillips - foul #1 on James Phillips, team foul #4 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), Kurt Slaton (SF) David Williams, Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Milton Conway (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Willis Sugg, Brian Ward, Brent Shafer | |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-43 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | James Phillips snags the offensive board | 26-43 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Gibbon - foul #3 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #7 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF), Randy Pederson (C) James Phillips, David Davis | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Arthur Akers | |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Hart - foul #3 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #5 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG) Jimmy Hart | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 08:30 | Missouri | Randy Pederson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 08:06 | Washington State | Milton Conway hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF), David Davis (C) Kurt Slaton, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brian Ward (SF) Clinton Spencer, Danny Lemmon | |
| 08:06 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 08:06 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | David Davis gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 07:52 | Missouri | Chad Harris buries a 3 from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 07:29 | Washington State | Brian Ward is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Milton Conway | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's floater is tipped away by Brent Shafer | 33-47 |
| 07:04 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Willis Sugg | 33-47 |
| 06:35 | Washington State | Willis Sugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jimmy Hart (SG) David Desalvo | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Arthur Akers (SF), Danny Lemmon (PF) Willis Sugg, Brian Ward, Brent Shafer | |
| 06:15 | Missouri | David Williams banks in the layup | 35-47 |
| 05:55 | Washington State | Milton Conway works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Clinton Spencer | 35-49 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Chad Harris is called for traveling | 35-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), James Phillips (PF), Randy Pederson (C) David Williams, Michael Shirley, David Davis | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Milton Conway | |
| 05:21 | Washington State | Chad Harris is called for the reach on Arthur Akers - foul #3 on Chad Harris, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| 05:21 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 05:21 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Phillips | 35-49 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Chad Harris clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Brent Shafer - foul #4 on Brent Shafer, team foul #8 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF) Arthur Akers | |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Chad Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Chad Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:11 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Brent Shafer | 36-49 |
| 04:45 | Washington State | Jimmy Hart steals the ball from Brent Shafer | 36-49 |
| 04:21 | Missouri | Chad Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 04:20 | Missouri | Randy Pederson tips it in | 38-49 |
| 03:56 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 03:54 | Missouri | Randy Pederson pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 03:33 | Missouri | Chad Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Lemmon | 38-49 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chad Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Pederson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Lemmon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brent Shafer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-49 |
| 03:26 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Chad Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Kurt Slaton (SF), Michael Shirley (PF), David Davis (C) David Desalvo, Chad Harris, James Phillips, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Milton Conway (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Willis Sugg, Brian Ward, Brent Shafer | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:47 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Milton Conway | 38-51 |
| 02:18 | Missouri | David Williams is called for traveling | 38-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Brent Shafer (C) Clinton Spencer, Danny Lemmon | |
| 01:55 | Washington State | Milton Conway shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 01:53 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 01:34 | Washington State | Milton Conway snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 01:18 | Washington State | Michael Shirley is called for the reach on Arthur Akers - foul #4 on Michael Shirley, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF) Kurt Slaton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Edward Gibbon, Willis Sugg | |
| 01:18 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 01:18 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is denied on a layup by Brent Shafer | 38-53 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon grabs the board | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Hart - foul #4 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #9 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG) Arthur Akers | |
| 00:30 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jimmy Hart | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer runs out the clock | 40-53 |