| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom's layup is rejected by Shane McColgan | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Missouri | Shane McColgan grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Mask | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama clanks a floater from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Missouri | Shane McColgan pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Missouri | Shane McColgan connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Williams | 7-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Heyward | 7-3 |
| 17:58 | Missouri | Shane McColgan blows the layup | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:19 | Missouri | John Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-6 |
| 17:17 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Mask | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Missouri | Christopher Sandstrom is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 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 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF) Russell Harvey, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama | |
| 16:49 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Bugg | 9-6 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Leonel Osborn (C) Richard Heyward, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Renato Russo is hacked by Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (PF) William Bugg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:19 | Missouri | Thomas Warren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is fouled on the floor by Thomas Warren - foul #1 on Thomas Warren, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Brent Slama (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Leonel Osborn | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Ronald Mask grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) SF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Head (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Thomas Warren's pass is intercepted by Russell Harvey | 9-6 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Renato Russo - foul #1 on Renato Russo, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Williams (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Ronald Mask, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 9-7 |
| 14:43 | Missouri | Shane McColgan can't finish the layup | 9-7 |
| 14:42 | Missouri | John Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Ronald Mask (SF) Renato Russo, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (C) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 14:30 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-7 |
| 14:13 | Missouri | Ronald Mask snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:09 | Missouri | William Bugg misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-7 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 12-7 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head can't tip it in | 12-7 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper tips it but misses | 12-7 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Thomas Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:30 | Missouri | William Bugg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Cooper | 12-7 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper's floater is tipped away by Shane McColgan | 12-7 |
| 13:11 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 12-7 |
| 12:59 | Missouri | William Bugg connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Warren and he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Randall Sieminski (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Thomas Warren, John Williams, Shane McColgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama | |
| 12:59 | Missouri | William Bugg makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-7 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't tip it in | 15-7 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 15-9 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Ronald Mask scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Renato Russo | 18-9 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham scores on a turnaround from the right block | 18-11 |
| 11:31 | Missouri | Ronald Mask comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Beckham - foul #1 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Renato Russo, William Bugg, Randall Sieminski, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Joseph Babineau (C) Richard Heyward, Charles Head | |
| 11:31 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:31 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Babineau (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Shane McColgan - foul #1 on Shane McColgan, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Warren (SF) Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Joseph Babineau | |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | Missouri | Sheng Mang connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bristow | 22-12 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham is hacked by Thomas Warren - foul #2 on Thomas Warren, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (SF) Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Daniel Beckham | |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Sheng Mang - foul #1 on Sheng Mang, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:18 | Missouri | Ronald Mask loses the ball out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Randall Sieminski (SF) Sheng Mang, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Joseph Babineau (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Leonel Osborn | |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Bristow steals it from Mike Cooper | 22-14 |
| 09:58 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Bristow | 24-14 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Harvey and the foul's on Renato Russo - foul #2 on Renato Russo, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Ronald Mask (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, Randall Sieminski, Shane McColgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (C) Joseph Babineau | |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:20 | Missouri | Brent Slama steps in front of the John Williams pass | 24-17 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head tips it but misses | 24-17 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Edenfield | 24-17 |
| 08:32 | Missouri | John Williams drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Russell Harvey - foul #1 on Russell Harvey, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SG), Shane McColgan (C) Kenneth Bristow, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama | |
| 08:32 | Missouri | John Williams makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg buries a 3 from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Sheng Mang is whistled for a carry | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Richard Edenfield (PF) Sheng Mang, John Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Richard Heyward | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Edenfield - foul #1 on Richard Edenfield, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG) Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:33 | Missouri | Shane McColgan snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Bugg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Missouri | Ronald Mask clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG) William Bugg, Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Charles Head | |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Jeffrey Bullington is called for the reach on Randall Sieminski - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Shane McColgan pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 06:23 | Missouri | Shane McColgan clanks a runner in the paint | 28-20 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Dahlberg | 28-20 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Dahlberg | 28-22 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-22 |
| 05:44 | Missouri | Shane McColgan grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 05:24 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield loses the dribble to Brent Slama | 28-22 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn is whistled for a carry | 28-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (PF) Sheng Mang, Randall Sieminski, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF), Joseph Babineau (C) Russell Harvey, Daniel Beckham, Brent Slama, Leonel Osborn | |
| 04:50 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Babineau | 28-24 |
| 04:23 | Missouri | William Bugg hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Bristow | 31-24 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg's fadeaway is rejected by John Williams | 31-24 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward can't tip it in | 31-24 |
| 04:00 | Missouri | Shane McColgan gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:56 | Missouri | William Bugg buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Shane McColgan | 34-24 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 34-27 |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Mike Cooper is called for the reach on Ronald Mask - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), Richard Edenfield (C) William Bugg, Kenneth Bristow, Shane McColgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Charles Head, Joseph Babineau | |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Edenfield swats the short shot by Christopher Sandstrom | 36-27 |
| 03:03 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Ronald Mask | 36-27 |
| 02:39 | Missouri | Ronald Mask scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Renato Russo | 39-27 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 02:27 | Missouri | Ronald Mask pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | John Williams dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Edenfield | 41-27 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom scores on a shot from the right side | 41-29 |
| 01:38 | Missouri | John Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #3 on Mike Cooper, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Ronald Mask, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper | |
| 01:38 | Missouri | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:38 | Missouri | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG) Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Williams | 43-29 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #11 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SF) Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG) Daniel Beckham | |
| 00:30 | Missouri | John Williams blows the dunk | 43-29 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Shane McColgan tips it back up and in | 45-29 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg is fouled on the floor by Shane McColgan - foul #2 on Shane McColgan, team foul #8 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Ronald Mask (SF) Renato Russo, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF) Russell Harvey, Brent Slama | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Thomas Warren misses the halfcourt shot | 45-31 |