| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ackermann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Forrest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Darnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Todd Smith inbounds the ball | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Missouri | James Darnell drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Forrest Johnson | 49-42 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 19:44 | Missouri | James Darnell pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 19:39 | Missouri | James Darnell clanks a floater from the right side | 49-42 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| 19:07 | Missouri | John Ackermann is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Forrest Johnson | 49-45 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Stanley Mayle - foul #2 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| 18:18 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | John Ackermann buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Rippy (SF) Todd Smith | |
| 17:37 | Missouri | The short jumper by Forrest Johnson is denied by David Stillwell | 49-48 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Stillwell | 49-48 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 17:21 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 17:14 | Missouri | Reginald Vavra swats the layup by James Darnell | 49-48 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Jason Love pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Stanley Mayle steps in front of the Harvey King pass | 49-48 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | David Stillwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 16:08 | Missouri | James Darnell gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 15:53 | Missouri | James Darnell can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Robert Rippy tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ackermann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rippy (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Forrest Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Darnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 49-50 |
| 15:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Rippy | 49-50 |
| 15:25 | Missouri | John Ackermann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Angel Perez (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, Felipe Valadez, David Stillwell, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Taylor (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF) Stanley Mayle, John Ackermann, Forrest Johnson, James Darnell | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 15:02 | Missouri | Thomas Shelton snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 14:50 | Missouri | Andrew Sullivan steals it from Todd Smith | 49-50 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Darnell (C) Robert Rippy | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora lays it up and in | 51-50 |
| 14:14 | Missouri | Angel Perez is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #4 on Angel Perez, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 13:54 | Missouri | James Darnell is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Mayle | 51-52 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is hacked by Richard Nelsen - foul #1 on Richard Nelsen, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stanley Mayle - foul #3 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (PF) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Thomas Shelton | 52-52 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | James Darnell is called for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dan Williams (SG) Todd Smith | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Darnell - foul #3 on James Darnell, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (SG), Forrest Johnson (PF), Robert Rippy (C) Dan Williams, Thomas Shelton, James Darnell | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:33 | Missouri | Robert Rippy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-52 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Zamora | 57-52 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Robert Rippy hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Ackermann | 57-55 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled on the floor by John Ackermann - foul #2 on John Ackermann, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (C) Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Missouri | Todd Smith (SF) Richard Nelsen | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Todd Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Negasi Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ackermann (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forrest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rippy (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson scores on a driving attempt from close range | 57-57 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye blows the layup | 57-57 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Robert Rippy gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:44 | Missouri | John Ackermann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Jason Love connects on the jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 10:11 | Missouri | John Ackermann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Sullivan | 62-57 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | Todd Smith loses the dribble to Jason Love | 62-57 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Jason Love lays it up and in | 64-57 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Robert Rippy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | David Stillwell connects on the 3 from straight away | 67-57 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | John Ackermann clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 08:41 | Missouri | Todd Smith tips it home | 67-59 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Jason Love tips it but misses | 67-59 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | Robert Rippy gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Robert Rippy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stanley Mayle - foul #4 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan, Felipe Valadez, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Taylor (PG), Dan Williams (SG), Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF), James Darnell (C) Stanley Mayle, John Ackermann, Todd Smith, Forrest Johnson, Robert Rippy | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Stillwell (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Dan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Nelsen (fresh) PF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Darnell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri | James Darnell blows the layup | 69-59 |
| 07:17 | Missouri | James Darnell can't tip it in | 69-59 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Stillwell | 71-59 |
| 06:36 | Missouri | James Darnell drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 71-61 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the offensive board | 71-61 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Nelsen - foul #2 on Richard Nelsen, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 06:04 | Missouri | James Darnell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-61 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | James Darnell grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 05:47 | Missouri | Richard Nelsen's pass is intercepted by Scott Phillips | 72-61 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Dan Williams gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 05:27 | Missouri | James Darnell misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Stillwell - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #4 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 05:27 | Missouri | James Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:27 | Missouri | James Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 72-63 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | David Stillwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Nelsen - foul #3 on Richard Nelsen, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye (PF) David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (SG), Steven Robinson (PF) Dan Williams, Thomas Shelton | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Steven Robinson snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 04:39 | Missouri | Steven Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), John Davis (SF), Angel Perez (C) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Missouri | Todd Smith (SF) Richard Nelsen | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Stanley Mayle - foul #5 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Felipe Valadez (PF) Harvey King, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Taylor (PG), Robert Rippy (SF), Forrest Johnson (PF) Stanley Mayle, Todd Smith, Steven Robinson | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:06 | Missouri | Robert Rippy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Forrest Johnson | 75-66 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | John Davis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 75-66 |
| 03:51 | Missouri | Robert Rippy snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 03:38 | Missouri | 3 seconds is called on Robert Taylor | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF) John Ackermann, James Darnell | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses the jumper from the left side | 75-66 |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Rippy (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. SF - Richard Nelsen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Forrest Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Robert Rippy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 75-69 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Sullivan | 78-69 |
| 02:44 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Andrew Sullivan, John Davis, Felipe Valadez, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (SG), Todd Smith (SF), James Darnell (C) Robert Rippy, Richard Nelsen, Thomas Shelton | |
| 02:35 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 78-71 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Jason Love banks in the layup set up by Luis Zamora | 80-71 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | James Darnell is fouled on the floor by Reginald Vavra - foul #3 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #5 | 80-71 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Negasi Akinyooye - foul #2 on Negasi Akinyooye, team foul #6 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (PF) Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:43 | Missouri | James Darnell misses the turnaround in the lane | 80-71 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | James Darnell steals the ball from Luis Zamora | 80-71 |
| 01:11 | Missouri | James Darnell clanks a floater from the left side | 80-71 |
| 01:10 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson hits the follow up shot | 80-73 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora loses the dribble to Robert Taylor | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri | James Darnell dunks the ball and he's hacked by Reginald Vavra - foul #4 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #7 | 80-75 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | James Darnell makes the free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #11 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:31 | Missouri | John Ackermann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the board | 82-76 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #12 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Jason Love | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | John Ackermann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-76 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora snags the defensive board | 84-76 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #5 on Robert Taylor, team foul #13 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Rippy (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson's floater is tipped away by Reginald Vavra | 86-76 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora snags the defensive board | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips runs out the clock | 86-76 |