| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Lonnie Weed (fresh) SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) SF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) PF - Jason Evans (fresh) C - Boris Szypowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Carl Delapena (fresh) SG - Charles Byas (fresh) SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) C - James Urbano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | James Urbano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Missouri | Lonnie Weed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Missouri | Lonnie Weed grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | Lonnie Weed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Texas Tech | James Urbano gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Carl Delapena picks off the pass by Lonnie Weed | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas clanks a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Jason Evans tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Missouri | Boris Szypowski grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Missouri | James Urbano is called for the reach on Lonnie Weed - foul #1 on James Urbano, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Weed - foul #1 on Lonnie Weed, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Kevin Denton (PF), Stuart Hollie (C) Carl Delapena, Samuel Murtagh, James Urbano | |
| 16:30 | Texas Tech | Eugene McClaughry is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SF), Raymond Lohr (C) Salvador Garcia, Boris Szypowski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner (SG) Charles Byas | |
| 16:10 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton is fouled on the floor by Jason Evans - foul #1 on Jason Evans, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gilbert Clark (SG), Brian Lora (PF) Eugene McClaughry, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:01 | Texas Tech | James Ladd's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Lora | 4-2 |
| 16:00 | Texas Tech | Stuart Hollie gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Lonnie Weed (fresh) SG - Gilbert Clark (fresh) SF - Albert Meehan (fresh) PF - Brian Lora (fresh) C - Raymond Lohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Ladd (fresh) SG - Aaron Widner (fresh) SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) PF - Kevin Denton (fresh) C - Stuart Hollie (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner is called for 5 seconds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | Salvador Garcia (SF) Lonnie Weed | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena (PG), John Mainor (SF) James Ladd, Kenneth Smith | |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Raymond Lohr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to John Mainor | 4-2 |
| 15:26 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 15:11 | Missouri | Albert Meehan buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Salvador Garcia | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stuart Hollie | 6-7 |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Gilbert Clark misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Missouri | Albert Meehan pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia misses the easy layup but the foul's on Aaron Widner - foul #1 on Aaron Widner, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lonnie Weed (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Jason Evans (PF), Boris Szypowski (C) Gilbert Clark, Albert Meehan, Brian Lora, Raymond Lohr | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG), Kenneth Smith (SF), Samuel Murtagh (PF), James Urbano (C) Aaron Widner, John Mainor, Kevin Denton, Stuart Hollie | |
| 14:31 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lonnie Weed - foul #2 on Lonnie Weed, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gilbert Clark (PG), Brian Lora (SF) Lonnie Weed, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Missouri | Boris Szypowski pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Missouri | Gilbert Clark is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Urbano and the foul's on Eugene McClaughry - foul #2 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SG) Eugene McClaughry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG) Carl Delapena | |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:35 | Missouri | Samuel Murtagh is called for the reach on Gilbert Clark - foul #1 on Samuel Murtagh, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | Missouri | Gilbert Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Samuel Murtagh | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Texas Tech | James Ladd loses the dribble to Albert Meehan | 7-11 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Jason Evans misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Charles Byas - foul #1 on Charles Byas, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Jason Evans makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Jason Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:55 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith is hacked by Brian Lora - foul #1 on Brian Lora, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| 12:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Ladd | 8-13 |
| 12:19 | Missouri | Brian Lora hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 8-13 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Evans | 8-13 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | Gilbert Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 12:00 | Texas Tech | James Urbano pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Gilbert Clark (fresh) SG - Albert Meehan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Lora (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Szypowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Ladd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Byas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Texas Tech | Brian Lora steps in front of the James Urbano pass | 8-13 |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Brian Lora jams it | 10-13 |
| 11:22 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Brian Lora grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:02 | Missouri | Albert Meehan's floater is tipped away by Samuel Murtagh | 10-13 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Boris Szypowski can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 10:58 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 10:54 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Ladd | 10-15 |
| 10:40 | Missouri | Brian Lora misses the shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | Jason Evans tips it back up and in | 12-15 |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert Meehan - foul #1 on Albert Meehan, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Hill (PG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Raymond Lohr (PF), Harold Karwoski (C) Gilbert Clark, Brian Lora, Jason Evans, Boris Szypowski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena (PG), John Mainor (SF), Kevin Denton (PF), Stuart Hollie (C) James Ladd, Kenneth Smith, Samuel Murtagh, James Urbano | |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Raymond Lohr pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Albert Meehan knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner (SG) Charles Byas | |
| 09:37 | Missouri | David Hill drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Salvador Garcia | 18-15 |
| 09:33 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Missouri | Raymond Lohr grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | David Hill is fouled on the floor by Aaron Widner - foul #2 on Aaron Widner, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (SG), Kenneth Smith (SF) Aaron Widner, John Mainor | |
| 08:53 | Missouri | Raymond Lohr lays it in | 20-15 |
| 08:32 | Texas Tech | A charge is called on Carl Delapena - foul #1 on Carl Delapena, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gilbert Clark (SG) Albert Meehan | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh (PF), James Urbano (C) Kevin Denton, Stuart Hollie | |
| 08:07 | Missouri | Harold Karwoski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Ladd - foul #1 on James Ladd, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jason Evans (PF) Raymond Lohr | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG) James Ladd | |
| 08:07 | Missouri | Harold Karwoski makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:07 | Missouri | Harold Karwoski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:07 | Texas Tech | James Urbano grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 07:59 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-15 |
| 07:58 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas tips it but misses | 21-15 |
| 07:56 | Texas Tech | James Urbano tips it in | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gilbert Clark (fresh) SF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Karwoski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Carl Delapena (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Byas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Harold Karwoski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 07:29 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Salvador Garcia - foul #1 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Brian Lora (SG), Raymond Lohr (SF), Boris Szypowski (C) David Hill, Salvador Garcia, Harold Karwoski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Stuart Hollie (C) Carl Delapena, James Urbano | |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Raymond Lohr pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:57 | Missouri | Gilbert Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gilbert Clark - foul #1 on Gilbert Clark, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (PG) Gilbert Clark | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton (PF) Samuel Murtagh | |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:33 | Missouri | Jason Evans's floater is tipped away by Kevin Denton | 24-20 |
| 06:31 | Missouri | Brian Lora can't tip it in | 24-20 |
| 06:29 | Texas Tech | Stuart Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Lora - foul #2 on Brian Lora, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gilbert Clark (PG), Salvador Garcia (SF) Brian Lora, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Mainor (SF), James Urbano (C) Kenneth Smith, Stuart Hollie | |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:54 | Missouri | Gilbert Clark can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-22 |
| 05:52 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Urbano | 24-22 |
| 05:39 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 24-22 |
| 05:37 | Missouri | Albert Meehan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia loses the dribble to Charles Byas | 24-22 |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Lohr - foul #1 on Raymond Lohr, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Hill (PG), Jason Evans (PF), Daniel Hollon (C) Gilbert Clark, Raymond Lohr, Boris Szypowski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena (PG), Kenneth Smith (SF) Charles Byas, John Mainor | |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:33 | Missouri | David Hill can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | James Urbano pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:25 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 04:23 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to James Urbano | 24-23 |
| 04:18 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 24-25 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Daniel Hollon drills a shot from the baseline set up by Albert Meehan | 26-25 |
| 03:50 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 03:48 | Texas Tech | James Urbano grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Meehan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hollon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Carl Delapena (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Ladd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Denton (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Urbano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Salvador Garcia - foul #2 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #12 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lonnie Weed (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Brian Lora (SF), Harold Karwoski (C) David Hill, Albert Meehan, Salvador Garcia, Daniel Hollon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner (SG), Samuel Murtagh (PF), Stuart Hollie (C) James Ladd, Kevin Denton, James Urbano | |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:32 | Missouri | Lonnie Weed is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG) Aaron Widner | |
| 03:13 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Carl Delapena | 26-29 |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Charles Byas steps in front of the Lonnie Weed pass | 26-29 |
| 02:55 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas lays it up and in | 26-31 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | Jason Evans is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 02:31 | Missouri | Lonnie Weed grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Carl Delapena steps in front of the Brian Lora pass | 26-31 |
| 02:10 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Delapena | 26-33 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | The jumper by Lonnie Weed is denied by Samuel Murtagh | 26-33 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas drills a shot from the left wing set up by Carl Delapena | 26-35 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 01:26 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Samuel Murtagh | 26-35 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Byas | 26-38 |
| 01:02 | Missouri | Samuel Murtagh takes the ball from Brian Lora | 26-38 |
| 00:50 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stuart Hollie | 26-41 |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Kenneth Smith steps in front of the Jason Evans pass | 26-41 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas is fouled on the floor by Eugene McClaughry - foul #3 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #13 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Hill (PG), Gilbert Clark (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Raymond Lohr (PF), Boris Szypowski (C) Lonnie Weed, Eugene McClaughry, Brian Lora, Jason Evans, Harold Karwoski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), John Mainor (SF), Kevin Denton (PF), James Urbano (C) Carl Delapena, Kenneth Smith, Samuel Murtagh, Stuart Hollie | |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-43 |