| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (fresh) SG - Vernon Borgen (fresh) SF - John Huckins (fresh) PF - David Drees (fresh) C - Jeffery Dudley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Evan Dillman (fresh) SG - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) SF - Randall Hickson (fresh) PF - Dennis Freudenthal (fresh) C - Vincent Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri | Randall Hickson travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kansas | Randall Hickson steals the ball from Vernon Borgen in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Missouri | John Huckins steals the ball from Nicholas Ferguson | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Kansas | David Drees tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Missouri | Randall Hickson tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Kansas | David Drees grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan's layup is rejected by Dennis Freudenthal | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Missouri | Vincent Gray grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Huckins - foul #1 on John Huckins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Kansas | David Drees hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Missouri | Vincent Gray gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Connor (PG), Carlos Braud (SG), Roy Catalano (SF), Dewayne Helfer (PF), Dave Caldwell (C) Evan Dillman, Nicholas Ferguson, Randall Hickson, Dennis Freudenthal, Vincent Gray | |
| 16:57 | Missouri | Justin Connor connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dave Caldwell | 2-5 |
| 16:38 | Kansas | David Drees hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Vernon Borgen | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Missouri | Roy Catalano blows the layup but the foul's on John Huckins - foul #2 on John Huckins, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | Peter Worcester (SF) John Huckins | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:21 | Missouri | Roy Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Missouri | Roy Catalano misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | Kansas | Roy Catalano steals it from Orville Quinlan | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Carlos Braud can't finish the layup | 4-6 |
| 15:49 | Missouri | Dave Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Borgen (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Worcester (fresh) PF - David Drees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Dudley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Connor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Braud (fresh) SF - Roy Catalano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dewayne Helfer (fairly fresh) C - Dave Caldwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Missouri | David Drees blocks the short jumper by Dave Caldwell | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | Kansas | David Drees grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:08 | Kansas | David Drees can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 4-6 |
| 15:06 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Dewayne Helfer | 4-6 |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Dewayne Helfer is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dewayne Helfer, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen McCoy (PG), Edward Kroll (SG), Anthony Rothwell (PF) Orville Quinlan, Vernon Borgen, David Drees | |
| Subs | Missouri | Evan Dillman (PG), Nicholas Ferguson (SG), Corey Smith (SF), Dennis Freudenthal (PF), Vincent Gray (C) Justin Connor, Carlos Braud, Roy Catalano, Dewayne Helfer, Dave Caldwell | |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Vincent Gray - foul #1 on Vincent Gray, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Hickson (SF) Corey Smith | |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Randall Hickson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Worcester - foul #1 on Peter Worcester, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jonathan Shaffer (C) Jeffery Dudley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (SG) Nicholas Ferguson | |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Randall Hickson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Randall Hickson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:50 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 13:49 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Shaffer | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | Kansas | Edward Kroll misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 13:27 | Missouri | Vincent Gray gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:22 | Missouri | Corey Smith knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Edward Kroll - foul #1 on Edward Kroll, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Orville Quinlan (PG), Vernon Borgen (SG), David Drees (SF), Jeffery Dudley (C) Stephen McCoy, Edward Kroll, Peter Worcester, Jonathan Shaffer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson (SG) Randall Hickson | |
| 13:22 | Missouri | Corey Smith makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:20 | Kansas | David Drees is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Ferguson - foul #1 on Nicholas Ferguson, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 13:09 | Kansas | David Drees is fouled on the floor by Vincent Gray - foul #2 on Vincent Gray, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Michel (PF) Anthony Rothwell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Connor (PG), Roy Catalano (SF), Dewayne Helfer (PF), Dave Caldwell (C) Evan Dillman, Corey Smith, Dennis Freudenthal, Vincent Gray | |
| 12:51 | Kansas | David Drees's pass is intercepted by Justin Connor | 6-11 |
| 12:46 | Missouri | Justin Connor hits the finger roll | 6-13 |
| 12:30 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Justin Connor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Orville Quinlan - foul #1 on Orville Quinlan, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Carlos Braud (SG) Nicholas Ferguson | |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Justin Connor makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Justin Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Justin Connor makes the 3rd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:21 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (SG), Dennis Freudenthal (PF) Justin Connor, Dewayne Helfer | |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Dave Caldwell can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Michel - foul #1 on John Michel, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Kroll (SG), Jonathan Shaffer (C) Vernon Borgen, Jeffery Dudley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Hickson (SF) Roy Catalano | |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Dave Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Dave Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:49 | Kansas | Dave Caldwell is called for the reach on Jonathan Shaffer - foul #1 on Dave Caldwell, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen McCoy (PG), Anthony Rothwell (PF) Orville Quinlan, John Michel | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) SG - Edward Kroll (fresh) SF - David Drees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Rothwell (fresh) C - Jonathan Shaffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Carlos Braud (fresh) SG - Corey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Hickson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Freudenthal (tiring) C - Dave Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Kansas | David Drees connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Rothwell | 10-17 |
| 11:04 | Missouri | Jonathan Shaffer steals it from Dennis Freudenthal | 10-17 |
| 10:57 | Kansas | David Drees misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 10-17 |
| 10:55 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Carlos Braud is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Shaffer - foul #1 on Jonathan Shaffer, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Vernon Borgen (SG), Peter Worcester (SF), Jeffery Dudley (C) Edward Kroll, David Drees, Jonathan Shaffer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson (SG), Roy Catalano (SF), Dewayne Helfer (PF) Corey Smith, Randall Hickson, Dennis Freudenthal | |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Carlos Braud makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Carlos Braud misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:51 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jeffery Dudley | 10-18 |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:16 | Missouri | Roy Catalano comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 09:59 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 09:57 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley tips it home | 14-18 |
| 09:51 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roy Catalano | 14-21 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Ferguson | 14-21 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | Carlos Braud can't finish the layup | 14-21 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jeffery Dudley | 14-21 |
| 08:56 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell is fouled on the floor by Dave Caldwell - foul #2 on Dave Caldwell, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Orville Quinlan (PG), Edward Kroll (SG), David Drees (SF), John Michel (PF), Jonathan Shaffer (C) Stephen McCoy, Vernon Borgen, Peter Worcester, Anthony Rothwell, Jeffery Dudley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Connor (PG), Corey Smith (SG), Randall Hickson (SF), Dennis Freudenthal (C) Carlos Braud, Nicholas Ferguson, Roy Catalano, Dave Caldwell | |
| 08:37 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-21 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Dewayne Helfer snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:29 | Missouri | David Drees is called for the reach on Randall Hickson - foul #1 on David Drees, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| 08:29 | Missouri | Randall Hickson makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:29 | Missouri | Randall Hickson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:10 | Kansas | David Drees can't finish the layup | 14-23 |
| 08:09 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Kroll | 14-23 |
| 07:50 | Kansas | David Drees connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Orville Quinlan | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Kroll (fairly fresh) SF - David Drees (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Michel (fresh) C - Jonathan Shaffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Connor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Corey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Hickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dewayne Helfer (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dennis Freudenthal (tiring) | |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Edward Kroll picks off the pass by Corey Smith | 16-23 |
| 07:27 | Kansas | Edward Kroll hits the finger roll | 18-23 |
| 07:21 | Missouri | Justin Connor buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Hickson | 18-26 |
| 07:17 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| Subs | Kansas | Vernon Borgen (SG), Peter Worcester (SF), Jeffery Dudley (C) Edward Kroll, John Michel, Jonathan Shaffer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Evan Dillman (PG), Nicholas Ferguson (SG) Justin Connor, Corey Smith | |
| 07:02 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jeffery Dudley - foul #1 on Jeffery Dudley, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| 07:02 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:02 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:36 | Kansas | Evan Dillman steals the ball from Orville Quinlan | 18-27 |
| 06:32 | Missouri | Randall Hickson lays it up and in on a great pass from Evan Dillman | 18-29 |
| 06:03 | Kansas | David Drees hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Orville Quinlan | 20-29 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Randall Hickson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 05:22 | Kansas | David Drees misses the easy layup | 20-32 |
| 05:21 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Randall Hickson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Dewayne Helfer | 20-32 |
| 04:52 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 04:51 | Kansas | David Drees gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:22 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen is hacked by Evan Dillman - foul #1 on Evan Dillman, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen McCoy (PG), Edward Kroll (SG), Anthony Rothwell (PF), Jonathan Shaffer (C) Orville Quinlan, Peter Worcester, David Drees, Jeffery Dudley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Connor (PG), Carlos Braud (SG), Roy Catalano (SF) Evan Dillman, Nicholas Ferguson, Dewayne Helfer | |
| 04:22 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:22 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:06 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roy Catalano | 20-34 |
| 04:02 | Kansas | Randall Hickson is called for the reach on Anthony Rothwell - foul #1 on Randall Hickson, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Peter Worcester (SF) Vernon Borgen | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:02 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Randall Hickson snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 03:44 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal is fouled on the floor by Edward Kroll - foul #2 on Edward Kroll, team foul #10 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Huckins (SF) Peter Worcester | |
| Subs | Missouri | Vincent Gray (C) Randall Hickson | |
| 03:44 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:44 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) SG - Edward Kroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Huckins (fresh) PF - Anthony Rothwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Shaffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Connor (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Carlos Braud (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Catalano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Freudenthal (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Gray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Jonathan Shaffer misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Vincent Gray - foul #3 on Vincent Gray, team foul #9 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (SG), Dave Caldwell (C) Carlos Braud, Vincent Gray | |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Jonathan Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Jonathan Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:19 | Missouri | Dennis Freudenthal pulls down the rebound | 21-36 |
| 03:05 | Missouri | Corey Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-36 |
| 03:04 | Missouri | Roy Catalano grabs the offensive board | 21-36 |
| 02:49 | Missouri | Jonathan Shaffer swats the short shot by Roy Catalano | 21-36 |
| 02:47 | Kansas | Jonathan Shaffer grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 02:22 | Kansas | John Huckins comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-36 |
| 02:20 | Missouri | Roy Catalano gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Corey Smith clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Kroll - foul #3 on Edward Kroll, team foul #11 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Orville Quinlan (PG), Vernon Borgen (SG), John Michel (PF), Jeffery Dudley (C) Stephen McCoy, Edward Kroll, Anthony Rothwell, Jonathan Shaffer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Evan Dillman (PG), Nicholas Ferguson (SG), Randall Hickson (PF) Justin Connor, Roy Catalano, Dennis Freudenthal | |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Corey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Corey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-37 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Corey Smith's pass is intercepted by Vernon Borgen | 23-37 |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen slams it home | 25-37 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Dave Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Carlos Braud (SG), Roy Catalano (SF), Dewayne Helfer (PF) Nicholas Ferguson, Corey Smith, Randall Hickson | |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley slams it home set up by Orville Quinlan | 27-37 |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Evan Dillman is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Dudley - foul #2 on Jeffery Dudley, team foul #12 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen McCoy (PG), Anthony Rothwell (PF) Orville Quinlan, John Michel | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Evan Dillman misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Evan Dillman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:13 | Kansas | John Huckins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell snags the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell can't finish the layup | 27-38 |