| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward McGrath (fresh) PF - Walter Toribio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Beliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Vibbert (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau slams it home on a great pass from John Ambrose | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Kansas State | Richard Pray comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-28 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | John Ambrose hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor and he's hacked by Lawrence Buck - foul #3 on Lawrence Buck, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:44 | Kansas State | George Lee steals it from Richard Pray | 34-31 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | George Lee lays it in | 34-33 |
| 18:25 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:24 | Kansas State | Richard Pray gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz hits the finger roll | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | John Ambrose comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Toribio - foul #1 on Walter Toribio, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | John Ambrose misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:29 | Kansas State | Richard Pray hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:19 | Missouri | George Lee can't finish the layup | 39-34 |
| 17:18 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Brian Lentz | 39-34 |
| 16:56 | Kansas State | Richard Pray misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:54 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz tips it home | 41-34 |
| 16:34 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Ambrose | 41-37 |
| 16:05 | Kansas State | Richard Pray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Max Whitesell (SG) Richard Pray, Edward McGrath | |
| Subs | Missouri | Radomil Huminski (SF), James Sickels (C) Martin Beliveau, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 15:51 | Missouri | George Lee is fouled on the floor by Max Whitesell - foul #1 on Max Whitesell, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman (C) Brian Lentz | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Sanford Staten (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Whitesell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Toribio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ambrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Radomil Huminski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Vibbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Sickels (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri | George Lee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 15:44 | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:26 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Buck | 43-37 |
| 15:08 | Missouri | John Ambrose scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Vibbert | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Ambrose | 43-40 |
| 14:30 | Missouri | James Sickels clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Sanford Staten - foul #2 on Sanford Staten, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Pray (SG), Edward McGrath (SF), Brian Lentz (C) Max Whitesell, Lawrence Buck, Bryan Eastman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Martin Beliveau (SF) Radomil Huminski | |
| 14:30 | Missouri | James Sickels makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:30 | Missouri | James Sickels makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:08 | Kansas State | Richard Pray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | James Sickels grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:52 | Missouri | George Lee is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor (C) James Sickels | |
| 13:33 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Sanford Staten | 45-42 |
| 13:14 | Missouri | John Ambrose is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by George Lee | 45-44 |
| 12:46 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio's layup is rejected by Todd Vibbert | 45-44 |
| 12:44 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:59 | Missouri | John Ambrose hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 45-44 |
| 11:57 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:52 | Kansas State | Todd Vibbert picks off the pass by Walter Toribio | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Sanford Staten (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Pray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward McGrath (fresh) PF - Walter Toribio (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lentz (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ambrose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Beliveau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Vibbert (tiring) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Missouri | George Lee is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck (PG), Max Whitesell (SG), Bryan Eastman (C) Sanford Staten, Richard Pray, Walter Toribio | |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard McDonald (PF), James Sickels (C) Martin Beliveau, Todd Vibbert | |
| 11:25 | Kansas State | James Sickels blocks the short jumper by Brian Lentz | 45-44 |
| 11:24 | Missouri | Richard McDonald snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Missouri | George Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:39 | Kansas State | Max Whitesell's pass is intercepted by George Lee | 45-47 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | George Lee misses the dunk attempt | 45-47 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Richard McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | Missouri | Richard McDonald hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Ambrose | 45-49 |
| 09:53 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-49 |
| 09:51 | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 09:38 | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman's layup is rejected by Richard McDonald | 45-49 |
| 09:36 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | George Lee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 09:20 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 09:01 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz misses the jump hook from close range | 45-51 |
| 09:00 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Richard McDonald comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Lentz - foul #1 on Brian Lentz, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Richard Pray (SG), Walter Toribio (PF), Gary Paolucci (C) Max Whitesell, Edward McGrath, Brian Lentz, Bryan Eastman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG), Edwardo Morales (SG), Martin Beliveau (SF), Todd Vibbert (PF) John Ambrose, George Lee, Jeremy Taylor, James Sickels | |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Richard McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Richard McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Richard Pray steals it from Martin Beliveau | 45-52 |
| 08:32 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck lays it in set up by Richard Pray | 47-52 |
| 08:08 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 47-52 |
| 08:06 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:40 | Kansas State | Richard Pray misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Richard McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Sanford Staten (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Pray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Toribio (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Paolucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fresh) SG - Edwardo Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Beliveau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Vibbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard McDonald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Missouri | Richard McDonald misses long on a shot in the lane | 47-52 |
| 07:23 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert misses the tip | 47-52 |
| 07:21 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:57 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 06:56 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard McDonald | 47-52 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 06:49 | Missouri | Richard McDonald tips it in | 47-54 |
| 06:29 | Kansas State | Richard Pray can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 06:27 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten misses the tip | 47-54 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:01 | Missouri | Richard McDonald connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-56 |
| 05:32 | Kansas State | Richard Pray comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Todd Vibbert | 47-56 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward McGrath (SF), Brian Lentz (C) Sanford Staten, Gary Paolucci | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ambrose (PG), George Lee (SG), Jeremy Taylor (C) Kenneth Haley, Edwardo Morales, Richard McDonald | |
| 05:08 | Missouri | Walter Toribio steps in front of the Jeremy Taylor pass | 47-56 |
| 04:44 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 47-56 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | The rebound goes to George Lee | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Kansas State | Richard Pray misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 04:15 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 04:04 | Kansas State | Richard Pray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | John Ambrose grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 03:38 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Pray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McGrath (fresh) PF - Walter Toribio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Lentz (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ambrose (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Beliveau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Vibbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 03:25 | Missouri | John Ambrose pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert misses the easy layup | 47-58 |
| 03:08 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau tips it home | 47-60 |
| 02:58 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward McGrath | 49-60 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | George Lee hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Todd Vibbert | 49-63 |
| 02:24 | Kansas State | Richard Pray hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 02:07 | Missouri | George Lee knocks in the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Pray - foul #2 on Richard Pray, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Max Whitesell (SG) Lawrence Buck, Richard Pray | |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (SG), Radomil Huminski (SF), Richard McDonald (PF), James Sickels (C) John Ambrose, Martin Beliveau, Todd Vibbert, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 02:07 | Missouri | George Lee makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:50 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Edward McGrath | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Missouri | Sanford Staten is called for the reach on George Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sanford Staten, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck (PG), Richard Pray (SG) Sanford Staten, Max Whitesell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG) Edwardo Morales | |
| 01:49 | Missouri | George Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:49 | Kansas State | Richard Pray gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:39 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 57-66 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ambrose (PG), Martin Beliveau (SF), Todd Vibbert (PF), Jeremy Taylor (C) Kenneth Haley, Radomil Huminski, Richard McDonald, James Sickels | |
| 01:37 | Missouri | George Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Pray - foul #3 on Richard Pray, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 01:37 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:37 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:26 | Kansas State | Richard Pray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 01:25 | Missouri | John Ambrose snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Lawrence Buck is called for the reach on John Ambrose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Buck, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (SG), Radomil Huminski (SF), Richard McDonald (PF), James Sickels (C) George Lee, Martin Beliveau, Todd Vibbert, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 01:24 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:04 | Kansas State | Richard Pray scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Buck | 60-70 |
| 01:02 | Missouri | John Ambrose is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Buck - foul #5 on Lawrence Buck, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG) Lawrence Buck | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:02 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:02 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-72 |
| 00:56 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Sickels | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Missouri | John Ambrose is fouled on the floor by Brian Lentz - foul #2 on Brian Lentz, team foul #11 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (SG) Kenneth Haley | |
| 00:34 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:34 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:29 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-74 |
| 00:27 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward McGrath | 60-74 |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio loses the dribble to John Ambrose | 60-74 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | John Ambrose lays it up and in | 60-76 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Radomil Huminski is called for the reach on Richard Pray - foul #3 on Radomil Huminski, team foul #1 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG) John Ambrose | |
| 00:13 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward McGrath | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Kenneth Haley runs out the clock | 63-76 |