| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:35 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 19:29 | Missouri | Michael Shirley lays it in on a great pass from Chad Harris | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Texas Tech | David Williams steals the ball from Leon Loney | 32-31 |
| 18:50 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's pass is intercepted by Merrill Reynolds | 32-31 |
| 18:30 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane loses the dribble to Michael Shirley | 32-31 |
| 18:11 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by David Williams | 34-31 |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Mares and he's hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart clanks a shot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | David Davis gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Chad Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:15 | Missouri | David Davis tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF) Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Charles Sewell (PF), John Finkle (C) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Herman Crane, Wayne Moore, Leon Loney | |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Michael Shirley clanks a shot from the right block | 36-33 |
| 16:31 | Texas Tech | John Finkle pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:21 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell is called for traveling | 36-33 |
| 16:18 | Missouri | Randy Melillo is called for the reach on David Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Melillo, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Reichert - foul #2 on Richard Reichert, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Winters (fresh) SF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) C - John Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jesse Winters | 38-35 |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Michael Shirley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 40-35 |
| 15:04 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-35 |
| 15:02 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:33 | Missouri | Michael Shirley scores on a runner in the paint set up by David Williams and the foul's on John Finkle - foul #2 on John Finkle, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF) Kurt Slaton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Merrill Reynolds (SG), Herman Crane (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), Leon Loney (C) Randy Melillo, Jesse Winters, Richard Reichert, Charles Sewell, John Finkle | |
| 14:33 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:33 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:25 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Merrill Reynolds | 42-38 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Chad Harris misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:58 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:54 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds is hacked by Jimmy Hart - foul #2 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) Michael Shirley | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds misses the 3rd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Missouri | David Davis snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | Chad Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 13:18 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:03 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 42-40 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jimmy Hart | 42-40 |
| 12:48 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Mares - foul #1 on Gerald Mares, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), Michael Shirley (PF), Randy Pederson (C) David Williams, James Phillips, David Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:48 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:48 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Leon Loney | 44-43 |
| 12:17 | Missouri | Randy Pederson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Randy Pederson, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (SG) Jimmy Hart | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell (PF) Wayne Moore | |
| 11:55 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Mares | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Pederson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Missouri | David Desalvo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Shirley | 47-45 |
| 11:16 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Herman Crane | 47-47 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Michael Shirley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Pederson | 49-47 |
| 10:39 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sewell | 49-47 |
| 10:33 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leon Loney | 49-49 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | Michael Shirley comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-49 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:54 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-49 |
| 09:53 | Missouri | David Desalvo grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | Justin Love comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:06 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses long on a runner from the right block | 49-49 |
| 09:05 | Missouri | Randy Pederson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:39 | Missouri | Chad Harris is fouled on the floor by Herman Crane - foul #1 on Herman Crane, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Jimmy Hart (SG), Kurt Slaton (SF), James Phillips (PF), David Davis (C) David Desalvo, Justin Love, Chad Harris, Michael Shirley, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), John Finkle (C) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Herman Crane, Charles Sewell, Leon Loney | |
| 08:22 | Missouri | David Davis hits a jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 08:06 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert's floater is tipped away by James Phillips | 51-49 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | David Davis snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:05 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart is denied on a dunk by John Finkle | 54-49 |
| 07:04 | Texas Tech | John Finkle pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:41 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 06:39 | Missouri | James Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:13 | Missouri | John Finkle denies the turnaround by Jimmy Hart | 54-49 |
| 06:11 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | David Williams takes the ball from Richard Reichert | 54-49 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart jams it set up by David Williams | 56-49 |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Winters | 56-52 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Richard Reichert steals the ball from David Davis | 56-52 |
| 05:13 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF), Michael Shirley (PF) Kurt Slaton, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Merrill Reynolds (SG), Herman Crane (SF), Leon Loney (C) Randy Melillo, Jesse Winters, Richard Reichert, John Finkle | |
| 04:54 | Texas Tech | Michael Shirley is called for the reach on Leon Loney - foul #1 on Michael Shirley, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell (PF) Wayne Moore | |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart buries a jumper from close range | 58-54 |
| 03:27 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Missouri | David Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 03:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:51 | Missouri | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Sewell - foul #3 on Charles Sewell, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore (PF) Charles Sewell | |
| 02:30 | Missouri | The jump hook by Jimmy Hart is blocked by Wayne Moore | 58-57 |
| 02:28 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane tips it home | 58-59 |
| 01:53 | Missouri | Wayne Moore swats the dunk try by Michael Shirley | 58-59 |
| 01:52 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jimmy Hart - foul #3 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:47 | Missouri | David Davis gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:21 | Missouri | David Davis is hacked by Wayne Moore - foul #2 on Wayne Moore, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 01:21 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:21 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:13 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 01:11 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Mares | 60-61 |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Merrill Reynolds | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Merrill Reynolds steals the ball from Jimmy Hart | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Hart | 60-65 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | The clock runs out | 60-65 |