| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jon McElheny (fresh) SG - Floyd Rudisill (fresh) SF - Derek Bobo (fresh) PF - Shilin Xiong (fresh) C - Charles Sprague (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ambrose (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Martin Beliveau (fresh) PF - Todd Vibbert (fresh) C - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | George Lee connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Derek Bobo lays it up and in set up by Floyd Rudisill | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Rudisill | 4-3 |
| 18:53 | Missouri | George Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Rudisill - foul #1 on Floyd Rudisill, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau is hacked by Floyd Rudisill - foul #2 on Floyd Rudisill, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bruce Lightner (SG) Floyd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 18:22 | Missouri | Charles Sprague steals it from George Lee | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Shilin Xiong is denied by Jeremy Taylor | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Missouri | George Lee misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Lightner - foul #1 on Bruce Lightner, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong is denied on a layup by Jeremy Taylor | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Lightner and he's fouled by Todd Vibbert - foul #1 on Todd Vibbert, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson (SF) Derek Bobo | |
| Subs | Missouri | Radomil Huminski (SF), James Sickels (C) Martin Beliveau, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 17:16 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Missouri | George Lee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Ambrose | 7-8 |
| 16:22 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | Missouri | George Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:15 | Missouri | Jon McElheny is called for the reach on John Ambrose - foul #1 on Jon McElheny, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rickie Henson (SF), Oscar Jeffries (PF), Bobby Trautman (C) Bruce Lightner, Shilin Xiong, Charles Sprague | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:04 | Missouri | John Ambrose is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| 15:38 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson misses the jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:36 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jon McElheny (fairly fresh) SG - Brandon Acheson (fresh) SF - Rickie Henson (fresh) PF - Oscar Jeffries (fresh) C - Bobby Trautman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ambrose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Radomil Huminski (fresh) PF - Todd Vibbert (fairly fresh) C - James Sickels (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Missouri | George Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Oscar Jeffries | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rickie Henson | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Missouri | John Ambrose can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:36 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert tips it in | 9-10 |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jon McElheny | 11-10 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | George Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Acheson - foul #1 on Brandon Acheson, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bruce Lightner (SG), Derek Bobo (SF), Charles Sprague (C) Brandon Acheson, Rickie Henson, Bobby Trautman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Martin Beliveau (SF), Richard McDonald (PF), Jeremy Taylor (C) Radomil Huminski, Todd Vibbert, James Sickels | |
| 14:01 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau lays it in on a nice dish by George Lee and the foul's on Derek Bobo - foul #1 on Derek Bobo, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong (PF) Oscar Jeffries | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:01 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:01 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:43 | Iowa State | Derek Bobo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:41 | Missouri | Richard McDonald gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | John Ambrose's floater is tipped away by Charles Sprague | 11-12 |
| 13:34 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:14 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague's floater is tipped away by Richard McDonald | 11-12 |
| 13:12 | Iowa State | Derek Bobo misses the tip | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Iowa State | Bruce Lightner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-12 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Ambrose | 11-14 |
| 12:17 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jon McElheny, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries (PG), Brandon Acheson (SG), Rickie Henson (SF), Bobby Trautman (C) Jon McElheny, Bruce Lightner, Derek Bobo, Charles Sprague | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG), Edwardo Morales (SG), Radomil Huminski (SF), Todd Vibbert (PF), James Sickels (C) John Ambrose, George Lee, Martin Beliveau, Richard McDonald, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 12:07 | Missouri | James Sickels hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Missouri | James Sickels tips it in | 11-16 |
| 11:52 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Jeffries | 14-16 |
| 11:34 | Missouri | James Sickels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Missouri | James Sickels grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Oscar Jeffries (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Acheson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rickie Henson (fresh) PF - Shilin Xiong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Trautman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fresh) SG - Edwardo Morales (fresh) SF - Radomil Huminski (fresh) PF - Todd Vibbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sickels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Missouri | Bobby Trautman blocks the jumper by Todd Vibbert | 14-16 |
| 11:10 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 10:46 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert blows the wide open layup | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Iowa State | Bobby Trautman snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:26 | Iowa State | Bobby Trautman misses short on a jumper from close range | 14-16 |
| 10:25 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Rickie Henson | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong hits a shot from close range set up by Rickie Henson | 16-16 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Rickie Henson is called for the reach on James Sickels - foul #1 on Rickie Henson, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bruce Lightner (PG), Derek Bobo (SF), Charles Sprague (C) Oscar Jeffries, Rickie Henson, Bobby Trautman | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ambrose (PG), George Lee (SG), Martin Beliveau (SF), Jeremy Taylor (PF) Kenneth Haley, Edwardo Morales, Radomil Huminski, Todd Vibbert | |
| 10:05 | Missouri | James Sickels makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | James Sickels makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | George Lee steals the ball from Brandon Acheson | 16-18 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | John Ambrose misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range but the foul's on Bruce Lightner - foul #2 on Bruce Lightner, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries (PG) Bruce Lightner | |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard McDonald (PF) James Sickels | |
| 09:26 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | John Ambrose is called for the reach on Oscar Jeffries - foul #1 on John Ambrose, team foul #2 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Conrad (SF) Derek Bobo | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Ambrose - foul #2 on John Ambrose, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG), Todd Vibbert (PF) John Ambrose, Richard McDonald | |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:34 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert misses the lay-in | 17-20 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 08:12 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau can't throw it down | 19-20 |
| 08:10 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong blows the layup | 19-20 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | George Lee's pass is intercepted by Oscar Jeffries in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague is hacked by Todd Vibbert - foul #2 on Todd Vibbert, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Derek Bobo (SF), Bobby Trautman (C) James Conrad, Charles Sprague | |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (SG), Radomil Huminski (SF), Richard McDonald (PF), Robert Bingham (C) Kenneth Haley, Martin Beliveau, Todd Vibbert, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 19-20 |
| 07:25 | Iowa State | Derek Bobo grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Oscar Jeffries (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Acheson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Bobo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xiong (tiring) 7 pts. C - Bobby Trautman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwardo Morales (fresh) SF - Radomil Huminski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard McDonald (fresh) C - Robert Bingham (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Iowa State | Robert Bingham takes the ball from Oscar Jeffries | 19-20 |
| 07:03 | Missouri | George Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Shilin Xiong | 19-20 |
| 06:42 | Iowa State | Derek Bobo is fouled on the floor by Radomil Huminski - foul #1 on Radomil Huminski, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Conrad (SF), Rickie Henson (PF) Derek Bobo, Shilin Xiong | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | James Conrad misses the floater from the baseline | 19-20 |
| 06:35 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 06:13 | Missouri | George Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bingham | 19-22 |
| 05:50 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Conrad | 21-22 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Sprague (C) Bobby Trautman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Haley (PG), Martin Beliveau (SF), Jeremy Taylor (PF), James Sickels (C) Edwardo Morales, Radomil Huminski, Richard McDonald, Robert Bingham | |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | The jumper by Rickie Henson is denied by James Sickels | 21-22 |
| 05:27 | Missouri | The rebound goes to George Lee | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Lee | 21-24 |
| 05:00 | Iowa State | Jeremy Taylor blocks the short jumper by Brandon Acheson | 21-24 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:45 | Missouri | George Lee can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Acheson - foul #2 on Brandon Acheson, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Floyd Rudisill (SG), Derek Bobo (SF), Shilin Xiong (PF) Brandon Acheson, James Conrad, Rickie Henson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:45 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:21 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries is called for a charge - foul #1 on Oscar Jeffries, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (SG) George Lee | |
| 04:19 | Missouri | Edwardo Morales's pass is intercepted by Shilin Xiong in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 03:58 | Iowa State | Shilin Xiong makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Rudisill | 23-26 |
| 03:38 | Missouri | Floyd Rudisill takes the ball from Jeremy Taylor | 23-26 |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | Floyd Rudisill is denied on a layup by Martin Beliveau | 23-26 |
| 03:21 | Missouri | Jeremy Taylor grabs the board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Oscar Jeffries (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Rudisill (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derek Bobo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xiong (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sprague (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Haley (fairly fresh) SG - Edwardo Morales (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Beliveau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Sickels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Missouri | Charles Sprague is called for the reach on James Sickels - foul #1 on Charles Sprague, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon McElheny (PG), James Conrad (SF), Bobby Trautman (C) Oscar Jeffries, Derek Bobo, Charles Sprague | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ambrose (PG), George Lee (SG), Radomil Huminski (SF), Todd Vibbert (PF) Kenneth Haley, Edwardo Morales, Martin Beliveau, Jeremy Taylor | |
| 03:14 | Missouri | James Sickels misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:14 | Missouri | James Sickels makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Bobby Trautman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 02:51 | Iowa State | Floyd Rudisill tips it but misses | 23-27 |
| 02:49 | Missouri | John Ambrose snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Jon McElheny picks off the pass by John Ambrose in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 02:30 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | George Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Rudisill - foul #3 on Floyd Rudisill, team foul #13 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bruce Lightner (SG) Floyd Rudisill | |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard McDonald (C) James Sickels | |
| 02:28 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:05 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Bruce Lightner is blocked by Todd Vibbert | 26-29 |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | Bruce Lightner is called for the reach on George Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Lightner, team foul #14 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson (SG), Rickie Henson (PF) Bruce Lightner, Shilin Xiong | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:58 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:33 | Iowa State | Bobby Trautman double dribbles | 26-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Derek Bobo (SF), Charles Sprague (C) James Conrad, Bobby Trautman | |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwardo Morales (SG) George Lee | |
| 01:29 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski is fouled in the backcourt by Rickie Henson - foul #2 on Rickie Henson, team foul #15 | 26-31 |
| 01:29 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:29 | Missouri | Radomil Huminski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:29 | Iowa State | Charles Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:14 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickie Henson | 29-31 |
| 01:12 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert is hacked by Jon McElheny in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon McElheny, team foul #16 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries (PG) Jon McElheny | |
| Subs | Missouri | Martin Beliveau (SF), Jeremy Taylor (C) Radomil Huminski, Richard McDonald | |
| 01:12 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:12 | Missouri | Todd Vibbert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Brandon Acheson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | John Ambrose grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Ambrose misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Oscar Jeffries - foul #2 on Oscar Jeffries, team foul #17 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Conrad (SF), Shilin Xiong (PF), Bobby Trautman (C) Derek Bobo, Rickie Henson, Charles Sprague | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | John Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | John Ambrose steals it from Bobby Trautman | 29-34 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Martin Beliveau misses the easy open layup | 29-34 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Oscar Jeffries | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Oscar Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-34 |