| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) SG - Michael Gill (fresh) SF - Jan Saunders (fresh) PF - Daniel Gary (fresh) C - Frank Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Missouri | Daniel Gary connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jan Saunders | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Willie Byrum lays it in on a nice dish by Francis Watkins | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | A charge is called on Jan Saunders - foul #1 on Jan Saunders, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Jan Saunders swats the short shot by Willie Byrum | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Missouri | Daniel Gary gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Francis Watkins banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the fadeaway near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Willie Byrum blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Gill - foul #1 on Michael Gill, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Daniel Gary hits a driving attempt in the paint | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | William Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Frank Leland | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is hacked by Paul Allen - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Willie Byrum, Duane Coleman | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't connect on a shot in the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Jan Saunders snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Gill (fairly fresh) SF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Leland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) SG - Harold Britton (fresh) SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harold Britton - foul #1 on Harold Britton, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Harold Britton, Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | William Taylor buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Duane Coleman | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Missouri | Jan Saunders misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Spalding - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) William Taylor | |
| 14:44 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:44 | Missouri | Jan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Paul Allen grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Paul Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Francis Watkins | 8-8 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by Frank Leland - foul #1 on Frank Leland, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Harold Britton, Floyd Brooks | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Francis Watkins connects on the jump hook in the lane | 8-10 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Daniel Gary misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Boyer - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti (C) Frank Leland | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Francis Watkins, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman | |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Daniel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Michael Gill steals it from Leonard Starr | 10-10 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Michael Gill loses the dribble to William Taylor | 10-10 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Allen - foul #2 on Paul Allen, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Johnny Jennings (PG), Jeremy Yoshioka (SG), Eric Berends (SF), Geraldo Mercado (C) Paul Allen, Michael Gill, Jan Saunders, Daniel Gary | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Joseph Boyer | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Jennings (fresh) SG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) SF - Eric Berends (fresh) PF - Drew Occhipinti (fresh) C - Geraldo Mercado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Willie Byrum - foul #1 on Willie Byrum, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Leland (C) Geraldo Mercado | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Justin Spalding (SF) William Taylor, Leonard Starr | |
| 11:16 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Jennings - foul #1 on Johnny Jennings, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) Willie Byrum | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Duane Coleman swats the short shot by Drew Occhipinti | 13-13 |
| 10:27 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Harold Britton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-13 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Francis Watkins tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 09:48 | Missouri | Frank Leland misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Gill (SG), Jan Saunders (SF), Daniel Gary (PF) Jeremy Yoshioka, Eric Berends, Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Harold Britton, Floyd Brooks | |
| 09:48 | Missouri | Frank Leland makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Missouri | Frank Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti (C) Frank Leland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Justin Spalding | |
| 09:03 | Missouri | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Gary is blocked by Duane Coleman | 16-15 |
| 09:01 | Missouri | Daniel Gary tips it in | 18-15 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | William Taylor connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Byrum | 18-18 |
| 08:34 | Missouri | Jan Saunders connects on the jump hook from close range | 20-18 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Leonard Starr | 20-20 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | The jump hook by Daniel Gary is blocked by Joseph Boyer | 20-20 |
| 07:58 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti misses the tip | 20-20 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Taylor | 20-20 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Leonard Starr buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Taylor | 20-22 |
| 07:39 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (SG), Eric Berends (SF), Frank Leland (C) Michael Gill, Jan Saunders, Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Justin Spalding (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Willie Byrum, Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Johnny Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) SF - Eric Berends (fresh) PF - Daniel Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Leland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Frank Leland blocks the short jumper by Floyd Brooks | 20-22 |
| 07:23 | Missouri | Eric Berends snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:59 | Missouri | Johnny Jennings is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Johnny Jennings, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Gill (SG) Johnny Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) William Taylor | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Harold Britton steals the ball from Eric Berends | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is called for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jan Saunders (SF), Drew Occhipinti (PF) Daniel Gary, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Eric Berends misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Britton - foul #2 on Harold Britton, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Harold Britton, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Eric Berends misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Eric Berends makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Jeremy Yoshioka steals the ball from Leonard Starr | 21-22 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Michael Gill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Yoshioka | 23-22 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Leonard Starr connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Watkins | 23-24 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Michael Gill misses badly on a floater from the left side | 23-24 |
| 04:45 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti tips it in | 25-24 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Byrum | 25-26 |
| 04:16 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti misses the jumpshot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Francis Watkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 03:55 | Missouri | Eric Berends snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Jan Saunders shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Gill (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jan Saunders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Berends (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Drew Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Michael Gill blows the layup | 27-26 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Taylor | 27-26 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Leonard Starr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer comes up short on the runner from the left block | 27-26 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Willie Byrum tips it in | 27-28 |
| 02:23 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-28 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Leonard Starr pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Willie Byrum drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Taylor | 27-30 |
| 01:36 | Missouri | William Taylor takes the ball from Drew Occhipinti | 27-30 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | William Taylor blows the layup | 27-30 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the tip | 27-30 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Eric Berends is called for the reach on Willie Byrum - foul #1 on Eric Berends, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Allen (PG), Johnny Jennings (SG), Daniel Gary (PF), Frank Leland (C) Jeremy Yoshioka, Michael Gill, Jan Saunders, Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Francis Watkins, William Taylor, Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Paul Allen is fouled on the floor by David Kato - foul #1 on David Kato, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) Willie Byrum | |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Paul Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eric Berends - foul #2 on Eric Berends, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Geraldo Mercado (SF) Eric Berends | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:39 | Missouri | Frank Leland can't connect on a shot in the paint | 28-35 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Floyd Brooks | 28-35 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Harold Britton makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Frank Leland can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the board | 28-37 |