| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Bissett | 27-29 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is called for traveling | 27-29 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 18:18 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | George Carrigan scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Norbert Shackelford | 31-29 |
| 17:33 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Michael Shirley buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Desalvo | 34-31 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the driving attempt from the right block | 37-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Peters | 40-33 |
| 15:11 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-33 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF) Norbert Shackelford, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (SG), Chad Harris (SF), James Phillips (C) David Desalvo, Jeff Gardener, Craig Battaglia | |
| 14:39 | Missouri | Michael Shirley buries a floater from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Chad Harris is called for the reach on Stephen Carney - foul #1 on Chad Harris, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:51 | Missouri | James Phillips gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | James Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Missouri | Justin Love tips it in | 40-39 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Matthews | 43-39 |
| 12:49 | Missouri | Chad Harris drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Love | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SG) Dewey Mills, Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeff Gardener (SF) Chad Harris | |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Carney - foul #1 on Stephen Carney, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG) Justin Love | |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | George Carrigan gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 11:47 | Missouri | James Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Carrigan - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Tom Matthews, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Chad Harris (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) David Williams, Michael Shirley, James Phillips | |
| 11:26 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:26 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 10:59 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 10:44 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener buries a shot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Jeff Gardener steals the ball from Jesse Back | 43-45 |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 09:55 | Missouri | David Desalvo can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | Norbert Shackelford steals the ball from David Desalvo | 43-45 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norbert Shackelford | 45-45 |
| 08:59 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener banks in the layup set up by Justin Love | 45-47 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Chad Harris swats the layup by Santos Cherry | 45-47 |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Chad Harris grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 08:12 | Missouri | Jeffrey Peters blocks the short jumper by Chad Harris | 45-47 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Love - foul #1 on Justin Love, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jack Bissett, Norbert Shackelford, Jeffrey Peters, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Michael Shirley (PF), James Phillips (C) David Desalvo, Jeff Gardener, Craig Battaglia | |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:41 | Missouri | David Williams is hacked by Dewey Mills - foul #1 on Dewey Mills, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Missouri | Justin Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews tips it home | 49-47 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Dewey Mills picks off the pass by James Phillips | 49-47 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills throws it down | 51-47 |
| 06:30 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | George Carrigan is hacked by James Phillips - foul #2 on James Phillips, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Jack Bissett (SF) Norbert Shackelford, Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (SG), Jeff Gardener (SF) Justin Love, Chad Harris | |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Back | 54-47 |
| 05:44 | Missouri | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jesse Back | 57-47 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener's dunk attempt is rejected by George Carrigan | 57-47 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dewey Mills, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG), Craig Battaglia (C) Wayne Merkley, James Phillips | |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dewey Mills - foul #3 on Dewey Mills, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Harris (SF) Jeff Gardener | |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Michael Shirley double dribbles | 57-48 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Norbert Shackelford is denied by Craig Battaglia | 57-48 |
| 03:37 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Craig Battaglia | 57-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Missouri | David Desalvo loses the dribble to Jeffrey Peters | 57-48 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Chad Harris - foul #2 on Chad Harris, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeff Gardener (SF) Chad Harris | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Jeffrey Peters is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:50 | Missouri | David Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Michael Shirley snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:39 | Missouri | David Desalvo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 60-48 |
| 02:07 | Missouri | Michael Shirley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener drills a shot in the lane | 60-50 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dewey Mills | 62-50 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Michael Shirley buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from David Williams | 62-52 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | David Desalvo is called for the reach on Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on David Desalvo, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Norbert Shackelford, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Wayne Merkley (SG), Kurt Slaton (SF), James Phillips (PF), Chad Harris (C) David Williams, David Desalvo, Jeff Gardener, Michael Shirley, Craig Battaglia | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Wayne Merkley is called for the reach on Jesse Back - foul #1 on Wayne Merkley, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews is hacked by Justin Love - foul #2 on Justin Love, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri | Justin Love connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Phillips | 64-55 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), David Desalvo (SG), Jeff Gardener (SF), Michael Shirley (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) Justin Love, Wayne Merkley, Kurt Slaton, James Phillips, Chad Harris | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | David Desalvo is called for the reach on George Carrigan in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Desalvo, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | George Carrigan misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Michael Shirley | 64-55 |
| 00:31 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia is fouled on the floor by George Carrigan - foul #4 on George Carrigan, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:31 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:31 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is fouled in the backcourt by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:20 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Shirley | 66-57 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | David Desalvo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | David Desalvo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is fouled in the backcourt by David Desalvo - foul #5 on David Desalvo, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (SG) David Desalvo | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | David Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |