| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Mojica (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Short (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Rodney Smith steals the ball from Raymond Bowen | 30-30 |
| 19:16 | Utah State | Rodney Smith slams it home | 32-30 |
| 19:02 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen clanks a floater from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | Peter Short tips it home | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Bowen - foul #1 on Raymond Bowen, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Robert Brown (SF) Frank Mojica, Wilbert Dawson | |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Missouri | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:41 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen drills a jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Yong Chin's floater is tipped away by Raymond Bowen | 33-34 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | Yong Chin hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Robert Brown steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Bailey (PF) Peter Short | |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Patrick Culp buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Robert Brown is hacked by Yong Chin - foul #3 on Yong Chin, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF), William Richardson (C) Frank Rank, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (SG) Darren Morse | |
| 17:05 | Missouri | Frank Mojica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SF) Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Wilbert Dawson (SF), Peter Short (PF) Frank Mojica, Robert Brown, Robert Bailey | |
| 16:44 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:43 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | William Richardson buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Calvin Pugh | 40-34 |
| 15:58 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (PG), Frank Rank (SF), Yong Chin (C) Rodney Smith, Patrick Culp, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Robert Bailey (PF), James Lowe (C) Darren Morse, Wilbert Dawson, Peter Short, Raymond Bowen | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Rank (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Mojica (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bailey (fresh) C - James Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Kyle Blakney steals it from Christopher Armstrong | 40-34 |
| 15:32 | Missouri | Robert Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kyle Blakney | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Short (PF), Raymond Bowen (C) Robert Bailey, James Lowe | |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Peter Short makes the shot from the right block and the foul's on Chris Reinhard - foul #1 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson (SF) Robert Brown | |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Peter Short makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:46 | Utah State | Kyle Blakney steals it from Christopher Armstrong in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 14:37 | Missouri | Peter Short can't connect on a shot near the basket | 40-39 |
| 14:35 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Calvin Pugh | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Chris Reinhard blocks the short jumper by Peter Short | 43-39 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:44 | Utah State | The 3pt attempt by Calvin Pugh is denied by Wilbert Dawson | 43-39 |
| 13:42 | Missouri | Peter Short gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:24 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Blakney and he's hacked by Frank Rank - foul #1 on Frank Rank, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Rodney Smith (PG), Patrick Culp (SG), William Richardson (C) Calvin Pugh, Frank Rank, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Robert Bailey (PF), James Lowe (C) Frank Mojica, Peter Short, Raymond Bowen | |
| 13:24 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 13:01 | Utah State | William Richardson hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | Darren Morse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Rank (PF) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Raymond Bowen (C) Darren Morse, Wilbert Dawson, James Lowe | |
| 12:20 | Utah State | Patrick Culp scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Robert Bailey makes the runner near the basket | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Mojica (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Bowen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Utah State | Patrick Culp scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodney Smith | 50-44 |
| 11:11 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney connects on the shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:52 | Utah State | William Richardson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:43 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 10:41 | Utah State | William Richardson snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:15 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bowen - foul #2 on Raymond Bowen, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF), Yong Chin (C) Patrick Culp, Frank Rank, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Wilbert Dawson (SF), Peter Short (PF), James Lowe (C) Frank Mojica, Robert Brown, Robert Bailey, Raymond Bowen | |
| 09:59 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Short - foul #1 on Peter Short, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| 09:59 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:59 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Peter Short grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:33 | Missouri | Chris Reinhard steals the ball from Darren Morse | 50-46 |
| 09:13 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 09:12 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | James Lowe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Yong Chin - foul #4 on Yong Chin, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG), William Richardson (C) Christopher Armstrong, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (PG) Kyle Blakney | |
| 09:06 | Missouri | James Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | James Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:50 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses short on a floater in the paint | 50-48 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | James Lowe grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Darren Morse makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Mojica | 50-51 |
| 08:16 | Utah State | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 08:14 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | James Lowe's pass is intercepted by Chris Reinhard | 50-51 |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:34 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Frank Mojica (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Peter Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard hits the finger roll | 52-51 |
| 07:16 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 52-51 |
| 07:15 | Missouri | Peter Short can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Peter Short snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Frank Mojica misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:36 | Utah State | Frank Mojica steps in front of the Chris Reinhard pass | 52-51 |
| 06:10 | Missouri | William Richardson blocks the jumper by Frank Mojica | 52-51 |
| 06:09 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Missouri | Frank Mojica hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Morse | 52-54 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Rodney Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF), Frank Rank (PF), Yong Chin (C) Calvin Pugh, Chris Reinhard, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Robert Bailey (PF), Raymond Bowen (C) Darren Morse, Wilbert Dawson, Peter Short, James Lowe | |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:46 | Utah State | Patrick Culp knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 05:38 | Missouri | Frank Mojica misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 05:36 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Brown and he's hacked by Yong Chin - foul #5 on Yong Chin, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Richardson (C) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:10 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:49 | Utah State | Patrick Culp drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Smith | 58-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Raymond Bowen, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG) Patrick Culp | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Peter Short (PF) Frank Mojica, Robert Bailey | |
| 04:04 | Utah State | William Richardson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Morse | 58-60 |
| 03:18 | Utah State | William Richardson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Bowen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Raymond Bowen | 60-62 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Frank Rank misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Short - foul #2 on Peter Short, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (C) William Richardson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (SG), Wilbert Dawson (SF), Robert Bailey (PF) Darren Morse, Robert Brown, Peter Short | |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Frank Rank makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Frank Rank misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Robert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:19 | Missouri | Chris Reinhard is called for the reach on Frank Mojica - foul #2 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG) Calvin Pugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson is whistled for a carry | 61-62 |
| 01:41 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Rodney Smith | 63-62 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 63-62 |
| 01:25 | Utah State | Patrick Culp pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:58 | Utah State | Patrick Culp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Wilbert Dawson clanks a jumper in the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Christopher Armstrong | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wilbert Dawson - foul #1 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Richardson (C) Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Short (PF) Robert Bailey | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Short | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Frank Mojica comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | William Richardson runs out the clock | 65-62 |