| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Patrick (fresh) C - James Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Kansas | David Payne drills a jumpshot from the left side | 30-26 |
| 19:21 | Missouri | Shane McColgan misses the floater near the basket | 30-26 |
| 19:19 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:57 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:31 | Missouri | Shane McColgan hits a turnaround from the right block | 30-28 |
| 18:07 | Kansas | James Patrick drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Payne | 32-28 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Shane McColgan | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | Kansas | David Payne is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bristow - foul #1 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Gorby (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), Joseph Ritter (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, John Williams, Shane McColgan | |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Roger Bonet can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Warren - foul #1 on Thomas Warren, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Bennett (C) Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SG) Sheng Mang | |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Roger Bonet makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Roger Bonet makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | James Bennett pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:23 | Kansas | James Bennett lays it in | 36-30 |
| 15:57 | Missouri | William Bugg misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Thomas Warren snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brandon Gorby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Bonet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ritter (fresh) C - James Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Bugg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Warren (fresh) PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri | The short jumper by William Bugg is denied by James Bennett | 36-30 |
| 15:37 | Missouri | Ronald Mask tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 15:35 | Kansas | David Payne's pass is intercepted by William Bugg in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 15:34 | Missouri | William Bugg hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 15:17 | Kansas | James Bennett double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Patrick (PG), Gordon Herndon (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF) David Payne, Roger Bonet, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (PF), Shane McColgan (C) William Bugg, Randall Sieminski, Ronald Mask, Richard Edenfield | |
| 14:53 | Missouri | John Williams drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Bristow | 36-36 |
| 14:40 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 14:38 | Missouri | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Gordon Herndon - foul #1 on Gordon Herndon, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Delbert Molloy (SG), Roger Bonet (SF) Gordon Herndon, Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SG), Ronald Mask (SF) Kenneth Bristow, Thomas Warren | |
| 14:18 | Missouri | Shane McColgan misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Brandon Gorby - foul #3 on Brandon Gorby, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Richard Edenfield (PF) Sheng Mang, John Williams | |
| 14:18 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:18 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:55 | Kansas | Roger Bonet connects on the runner near the basket set up by Brandon Gorby | 38-38 |
| 13:49 | Missouri | James Patrick steps in front of the Ronald Mask pass | 38-38 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 13:23 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ritter | 38-38 |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Roger Bonet is fouled on the floor by Randall Sieminski - foul #2 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Gordon Herndon (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), James Bennett (C) Delbert Molloy, Roger Bonet, James Patrick, Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), John Williams (PF) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, Richard Edenfield | |
| 12:39 | Kansas | David Payne connects on the open shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | John Williams comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gordon Herndon - foul #2 on Gordon Herndon, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (SG), Joseph Ritter (PF), Matthew Hansen (C) David Payne, Thomas Rolston, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Warren (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Ronald Mask, Shane McColgan | |
| 12:13 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:13 | Kansas | Matthew Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Warren - foul #2 on Thomas Warren, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Rolston (PF) Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (SF), Shane McColgan (C) William Bugg, Richard Edenfield | |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Brandon Gorby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Missouri | Thomas Warren misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 42-39 |
| 11:37 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:19 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Shane McColgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Roger Bonet (SF), James Patrick (PF), James Bennett (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Gordon Herndon, Thomas Rolston, Matthew Hansen | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), Richard Edenfield (C) Sheng Mang, Thomas Warren, Shane McColgan | |
| 10:27 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 10:25 | Missouri | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:03 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF) David Payne, Roger Bonet | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, Ronald Mask, Richard Edenfield | |
| 09:47 | Kansas | James Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Shane McColgan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | Shane McColgan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | James Patrick gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:58 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Herndon | 47-39 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Shane McColgan is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Renato Russo | 47-41 |
| 08:09 | Kansas | James Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-41 |
| 08:08 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:47 | Kansas | Thomas Warren is called for the reach on Gordon Herndon - foul #3 on Thomas Warren, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), Matthew Hansen (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), Ronald Mask (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, William Bugg, Thomas Warren, Shane McColgan | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brandon Gorby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Bonet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Ritter (C) Matthew Hansen | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shane McColgan (C) John Williams | |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Roger Bonet grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shane McColgan - foul #2 on Shane McColgan, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Williams (PF) Shane McColgan | |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Sieminski | 51-44 |
| 06:19 | Kansas | Roger Bonet scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Rolston | 53-44 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | John Williams comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 53-44 |
| 06:00 | Missouri | John Williams tips it home | 53-46 |
| 05:35 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 53-46 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 05:09 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 04:49 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 04:22 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski's pass is intercepted by Brandon Gorby | 53-48 |
| 04:17 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby lays it up and in | 55-48 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gorby - foul #4 on Brandon Gorby, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Delbert Molloy (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), James Patrick (PF), James Bennett (C) David Payne, Roger Bonet, Thomas Rolston, Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, John Williams, Richard Edenfield | |
| 03:27 | Missouri | Thomas Warren knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Brandon Gorby (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Delbert Molloy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Bugg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Kansas | Sheng Mang steps in front of the Brandon Gorby pass | 55-50 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Shane McColgan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sheng Mang | 55-52 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | James Patrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 02:15 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Delbert Molloy | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Missouri | Ronald Mask hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Patrick - foul #1 on James Patrick, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Guadalupe Cruz (SG) Brandon Gorby, Delbert Molloy | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), John Williams (PF) Sheng Mang, William Bugg, Thomas Warren | |
| 01:42 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:16 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:02 | Missouri | David Payne steps in front of the Kenneth Bristow pass | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Williams | 58-55 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | Shane McColgan's fadeaway is rejected by James Bennett | 58-55 |
| 00:39 | Kansas | James Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Mask - foul #1 on Ronald Mask, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | James Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Kansas | James Bennett is hacked by Randall Sieminski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | James Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses short on a fullcourt shot | 61-55 |