| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Campbell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Missouri | John Williams can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Missouri | Ronald Mask grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Ronald Mask splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | Shane McColgan snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Sheng Mang steps in front of the Paul Weber pass | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by Kenneth Bristow - foul #1 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Lawrence Lamar | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | John Williams knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber lays it up and in set up by Jan Tarver | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Ronald Mask is hacked by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), William Bugg (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF), Thomas Warren (PF), Richard Edenfield (C) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow, Ronald Mask, John Williams, Shane McColgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:02 | Missouri | John Campbell steals the ball from Renato Russo | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber blows the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Edenfield - foul #1 on Richard Edenfield, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (PF) William Bugg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), David Williams (C) Paul Weber, John Campbell | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:17 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Thomas Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) SF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 2-5 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Richard Deady comes up short on the shot from close range | 2-5 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Richard Deady grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | David Williams tips it back up and in | 2-7 |
| 14:58 | Missouri | Thomas Warren is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | The jump hook by Dennis Hazelwood is blocked by Ronald Mask | 2-7 |
| 14:33 | Missouri | Thomas Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:14 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield blows the layup | 2-7 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Williams | 2-9 |
| 13:50 | Missouri | Renato Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-9 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Deady | 2-12 |
| 13:32 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield knocks in the turnaround from close range | 4-12 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood is fouled on the floor by Richard Edenfield - foul #2 on Richard Edenfield, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Renato Russo, Thomas Warren, Randall Sieminski, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Jan Tarver, Lawrence Lamar, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Kenneth Bristow takes the ball from Paul Weber | 4-12 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Shane McColgan denies the turnaround by Edward Scheiber | 4-12 |
| 12:23 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 4-12 |
| 12:00 | Missouri | Ronald Mask is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Thomas Warren (SG) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF) Richard Deady, David Williams | |
| 12:00 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:00 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 11:29 | Missouri | William Bugg pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Bugg (fresh) SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Missouri | John Williams scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from William Bugg and the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #1 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG) William Bugg, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Richard Deady (SF) Michael Collins, Lawrence Lamar | |
| 11:17 | Missouri | John Williams makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Richard Deady tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Shane McColgan pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 9-12 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber loses the dribble to John Williams | 9-12 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Thomas Warren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Richard Deady - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Ronald Mask (SF) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Thomas Warren makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Thomas Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Thomas Warren makes the 3rd free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Thomas Warren is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-14 |
| 09:33 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 11-14 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Thomas Warren knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Williams | 13-14 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Paul Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF) Renato Russo, Thomas Warren, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF) Jan Tarver, Richard Deady | |
| 08:34 | Missouri | A charge is called on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Ronald Mask (SF) William Bugg, Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG) Sheng Mang | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 07:59 | Missouri | John Williams's fadeaway is rejected by David Williams | 13-14 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lawrence Lamar | 13-16 |
| 07:26 | Missouri | Edward Scheiber blocks the short jumper by John Williams | 13-16 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Bugg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Shane McColgan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | John Campbell clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Mask - foul #1 on Ronald Mask, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG) William Bugg, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Richard Deady (SG) Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | John Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Bristow | 15-18 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Ronald Mask - foul #2 on Ronald Mask, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Randall Sieminski is called for the reach on Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (SF) Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | John Williams snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Ronald Mask comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Deady and the foul's on Ronald Mask - foul #3 on Ronald Mask, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF) Renato Russo, Thomas Warren, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:32 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 15-21 |
| 05:21 | Missouri | Richard Deady steals it from John Williams | 15-21 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | John Campbell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 15-23 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sheng Mang | 18-23 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Shane McColgan - foul #1 on Shane McColgan, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF) John Campbell | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Shane McColgan gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Lawrence Lamar steals it from Shane McColgan | 18-24 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Thomas Warren lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, William Bugg, John Williams, Shane McColgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF) Jan Tarver, Lawrence Lamar | |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Thomas Warren makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Paul Weber scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Williams | 21-30 |
| 03:11 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow's pass is intercepted by Edward Scheiber | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) PF - Thomas Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Deady (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-30 |
| 02:56 | Missouri | Thomas Warren grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), William Bugg (SG), John Williams (PF) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF) Richard Deady, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jan Tarver | 23-33 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | William Bugg can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 02:04 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 01:43 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | William Bugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Renato Russo, William Bugg, Thomas Warren, John Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Paul Weber, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | David Williams makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 25-35 |
| 01:05 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG) Sheng Mang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:05 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar tips it home | 29-37 |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Renato Russo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Sieminski | 32-37 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Renato Russo hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-39 |