| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Frank Mojica (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Short (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gail Smith (fresh) PF - Joseph Batts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Yother (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-25 |
| 19:10 | Missouri | Robert Bailey is hacked by Donald Yother - foul #1 on Donald Yother, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:51 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Peter Short | 31-25 |
| 18:38 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts drills a jumpshot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 18:36 | Missouri | John Carson steps in front of the Frank Mojica pass in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 18:23 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Carson | 31-30 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lewis Williams - foul #2 on Lewis Williams, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:48 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Alan Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:19 | Missouri | Frank Mojica misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:18 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Batts | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | Alcorn State | John Carson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 17:04 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 16:44 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Mojica | 35-30 |
| 16:26 | Alcorn State | John Carson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Robert Bailey grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen is whistled for traveling | 35-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Howard Allen (PG), Milton Kemper (SF), Gerard Noll (PF), Joshua Maranto (C) Lewis Williams, Gail Smith, Joseph Batts, Donald Yother | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Frank Mojica (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Short (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Bowen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Howard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Kemper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerard Noll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Maranto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Alcorn State | Peter Short steals it from Joshua Maranto | 35-30 |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Frank Mojica misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 15:26 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Alan Shaffer is fouled on the floor by John Carson - foul #1 on John Carson, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) John Carson, Joshua Maranto | |
| 14:46 | Missouri | Peter Short knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Mojica | 37-30 |
| 14:24 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Bailey - foul #1 on Robert Bailey, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams (PG), Gail Smith (SF) Howard Allen, Gerard Noll | |
| 14:24 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:24 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:09 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Peter Short and the foul's on Joseph Batts - foul #2 on Joseph Batts, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Carson (SG) Milton Kemper | |
| 14:09 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:47 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Carson | 40-34 |
| 13:30 | Missouri | Frank Mojica makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 43-34 |
| 13:25 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 13:13 | Missouri | Alan Shaffer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 13:11 | Alcorn State | John Carson pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:56 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-34 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:47 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen misses badly on a shot in the paint | 43-34 |
| 12:45 | Missouri | Robert Bailey grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:21 | Missouri | Robert Bailey loses the dribble to Joseph Batts | 43-34 |
| 12:06 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Mojica - foul #2 on Frank Mojica, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Ramey (PG), Steve Wait (PF) Alan Shaffer, Raymond Bowen | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Yother (PF), Gerard Noll (C) Joseph Batts, Phillip Forrester | |
| 12:06 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:06 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | Missouri | Edward Ramey hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frank Mojica | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Edward Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Mojica (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Short (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Wait (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gail Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Yother (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Noll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Alcorn State | Donald Yother misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 11:34 | Missouri | Peter Short pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:09 | Missouri | Lewis Williams steps in front of the Peter Short pass | 45-36 |
| 11:05 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| 10:42 | Missouri | Robert Bailey buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Wait | 47-38 |
| 10:26 | Alcorn State | Donald Yother hits the finger roll set up by Lewis Williams and the foul's on Steve Wait - foul #1 on Steve Wait, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Shaffer (SG), Raymond Bowen (PF), Geraldo Salas (C) Frank Mojica, Peter Short, Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Howard Allen (PG), Milton Kemper (SG), Joseph Batts (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) Lewis Williams, John Carson, Gail Smith, Gerard Noll | |
| 10:26 | Alcorn State | Donald Yother makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:03 | Missouri | Edward Ramey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 10:02 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Bowen | 47-41 |
| 09:42 | Missouri | Steve Wait loses the dribble to Joseph Batts | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | Alcorn State | Donald Yother clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 09:31 | Alcorn State | Milton Kemper tips it home | 47-43 |
| 09:05 | Missouri | Geraldo Salas is called for 5 seconds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (PG), Peter Short (SF), Robert Bailey (C) Edward Ramey, Steve Wait, Geraldo Salas | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Carson (SG) Milton Kemper | |
| 08:39 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Shaffer | 49-43 |
| 08:05 | Alcorn State | Howard Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Shaffer - foul #1 on Alan Shaffer, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Ramey (PG) Alan Shaffer | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll (SF), Joshua Maranto (C) Donald Yother, Phillip Forrester | |
| 08:05 | Alcorn State | Howard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:05 | Alcorn State | Howard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:37 | Missouri | John Carson is called for the reach on Frank Mojica - foul #2 on John Carson, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams (PG), Gail Smith (SF) Howard Allen, Joshua Maranto | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Edward Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Mojica (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Short (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Bowen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gail Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Batts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerard Noll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Missouri | Peter Short misses badly on a floater in the lane | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Gail Smith | 49-45 |
| 06:52 | Alcorn State | Robert Bailey steals the ball from Lewis Williams | 49-45 |
| 06:27 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-45 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Robert Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen misses long on a jumper in the lane | 49-45 |
| 05:54 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 05:30 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 05:29 | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 05:16 | Alcorn State | Peter Short steps in front of the Lewis Williams pass | 49-45 |
| 04:51 | Missouri | Frank Mojica travels with the ball | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Shaffer (SG), Steve Wait (PF), Geraldo Salas (C) Edward Ramey, Raymond Bowen, Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Kemper (SG), Donald Yother (SF), Joshua Maranto (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) John Carson, Gail Smith, Joseph Batts, Gerard Noll | |
| 04:31 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Lewis Williams and he's fouled by Geraldo Salas - foul #1 on Geraldo Salas, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 04:31 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:31 | Missouri | Geraldo Salas pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:05 | Missouri | The short jumper by Peter Short is denied by Phillip Forrester | 49-47 |
| 04:04 | Alcorn State | Milton Kemper grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 03:42 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester makes the shot in the paint | 49-49 |
| 03:21 | Missouri | Frank Mojica misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 03:20 | Alcorn State | Joshua Maranto grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Frank Mojica (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Short (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Wait (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Geraldo Salas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Kemper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Yother (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Maranto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Forrester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester clanks a jumper from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 03:01 | Alcorn State | Donald Yother grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 02:45 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester hits the finger roll set up by Donald Yother | 49-51 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Edward Ramey (PG), Raymond Bowen (PF), Robert Bailey (C) Frank Mojica, Steve Wait, Geraldo Salas | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Carson (SG), Gail Smith (SF), Joseph Batts (PF) Milton Kemper, Donald Yother, Joshua Maranto | |
| 02:16 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 49-51 |
| 02:15 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 01:53 | Alcorn State | Robert Bailey swats the short shot by Gail Smith | 49-51 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Peter Short | 49-51 |
| 01:22 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Batts - foul #3 on Joseph Batts, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Mojica (PG) Edward Ramey | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 01:22 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:22 | Missouri | Raymond Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:08 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block | 51-53 |
| 00:41 | Missouri | Frank Mojica connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alan Shaffer | 54-53 |
| 00:27 | Alcorn State | Alan Shaffer is called for the reach on John Carson - foul #2 on Alan Shaffer, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | John Carson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Shaffer - foul #3 on Alan Shaffer, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | John Carson misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | John Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Peter Short grabs the board | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Lewis Williams is called for the reach on Peter Short in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Williams, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Peter Short makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Peter Short makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Joseph Batts misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |