| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Chesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Orville Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Pasley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Copple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McGrane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Little (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gilbert Dailey is called for the reach on Terry Copple - foul #3 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (SG) Gilbert Dailey | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 19:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terry Copple | 31-29 |
| 19:20 | Bellarmine | Phillip Pasley steals the ball from Ricky Piper | 31-29 |
| 19:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley lays it up and in | 31-31 |
| 18:55 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Pasley - foul #1 on Phillip Pasley, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:55 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:41 | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 18:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Phillip Pasley | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 18:12 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Rick Kovach | 33-31 |
| 18:02 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-31 |
| 18:00 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:42 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rick Kovach | 36-31 |
| 17:21 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:20 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 17:02 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper misses the floater from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Orville Townsend | 36-33 |
| 16:37 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:35 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:15 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little lays it up and in on a nice dish by Orville Townsend | 36-35 |
| 15:49 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Kovach | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Kovach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Duane Devlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Chesley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Orville Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Phillip Pasley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Copple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James McGrane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Little (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Duane Devlin - foul #1 on Duane Devlin, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jonathan Graham (PG), Gilbert Dailey (SG), John Stroud (SF), Scott Bhatia (PF), David McCarthy (C) Ricky Piper, Rick Kovach, Lawrence Gagner, Duane Devlin, Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bruce Emig (PG), Darrin Boyd (SG), Eric Spencer (SF), Bryan Losh (C) Orville Townsend, Phillip Pasley, Terry Copple, Jesse Little | |
| 15:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:29 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:00 | Bellarmine | John Stroud is hacked by Eric Spencer - foul #1 on Eric Spencer, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Evans (C) James McGrane | |
| 14:50 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David McCarthy | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 14:06 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Losh - foul #3 on Bryan Losh, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (PG), Duane Devlin (PF) Jonathan Graham, Scott Bhatia | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 14:06 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:06 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:06 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bryan Losh gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:50 | Missouri, St. Louis | Darrin Boyd hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Emig | 42-40 |
| 13:21 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bruce Emig scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrin Boyd | 45-42 |
| 12:45 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 12:43 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:23 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin banks in the layup on a great pass from Gilbert Dailey and he's hacked by Bryan Losh - foul #4 on Bryan Losh, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper (PG), Lawrence Gagner (SF), Harold Chesley (C) Gilbert Dailey, John Stroud, David McCarthy | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend (PG), Phillip Pasley (SG), Terry Copple (SF), Gustavo Valenzuela (PF), Jesse Little (C) Bruce Emig, Darrin Boyd, Eric Spencer, Bryan Losh, Robert Evans | |
| 12:23 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | Ricky Piper is called for the reach on Orville Townsend - foul #2 on Ricky Piper, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia (PF) Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 11:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 11:47 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Kovach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Bhatia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Chesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Orville Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Phillip Pasley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Copple (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gustavo Valenzuela (fresh) C - Jesse Little (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 11:31 | Missouri, St. Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Little | 48-42 |
| 11:11 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little lays it up and in and he's fouled by Rick Kovach - foul #1 on Rick Kovach, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (SG), John Stroud (PF) Rick Kovach, Scott Bhatia | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane (PF) Gustavo Valenzuela | |
| 11:11 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:50 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stroud | 50-45 |
| 10:28 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terry Copple | 50-47 |
| 10:04 | Bellarmine | John Stroud misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 10:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:34 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Pasley and he's hacked by Harold Chesley - foul #2 on Harold Chesley, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin (PF), Scott Bhatia (C) Lawrence Gagner, Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bruce Emig (PG), Eric Spencer (SF) Orville Townsend, Terry Copple | |
| 09:34 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:06 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Duane Devlin and he's hacked by Eric Spencer - foul #2 on Eric Spencer, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Darrin Boyd (SG), Robert Evans (PF), Gustavo Valenzuela (C) Phillip Pasley, James McGrane, Jesse Little | |
| 09:06 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gustavo Valenzuela is fouled on the floor by Scott Bhatia - foul #1 on Scott Bhatia, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (PG), Donald Hallman (SG) Ricky Piper, Gilbert Dailey | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 08:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Scott Bhatia picks off the pass by Eric Spencer | 53-50 |
| 08:18 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia lays it up and in and the foul's on Eric Spencer - foul #3 on Eric Spencer, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David McCarthy (C) John Stroud | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend (PG), Terry Copple (SF), Jesse Little (C) Darrin Boyd, Eric Spencer, Gustavo Valenzuela | |
| 08:18 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia misses the free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:18 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 07:53 | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Evans knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Terry Copple | 55-52 |
| 07:32 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia drills a jumper in the paint | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Rick Kovach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Hallman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Bhatia (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Orville Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bruce Emig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Copple (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Little (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri, St. Louis | Donald Hallman picks off the pass by Orville Townsend | 57-52 |
| 06:51 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin misses the shot from close range | 57-52 |
| 06:49 | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Scott Bhatia is called for the reach on Robert Evans - foul #2 on Scott Bhatia, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper (PG), Gilbert Dailey (SG), Lawrence Gagner (SF), Harold Chesley (C) Rick Kovach, Donald Hallman, Scott Bhatia, David McCarthy | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley (SG), James McGrane (PF) Bruce Emig, Jesse Little | |
| 06:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Robert Evans misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:37 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:12 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Stroud (PF) Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Darrin Boyd (PG), Eric Spencer (SF), Bryan Losh (C) Orville Townsend, Terry Copple, Robert Evans | |
| 06:12 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:12 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:12 | Bellarmine | John Stroud pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:58 | Bellarmine | Phillip Pasley steals the ball from Harold Chesley | 57-52 |
| 05:38 | Missouri, St. Louis | Bryan Losh scores on a floater from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 05:16 | Bellarmine | Darrin Boyd steals it from Gilbert Dailey | 57-54 |
| 05:14 | Missouri, St. Louis | Darrin Boyd is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin (PF) John Stroud | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bruce Emig (PG), Terry Copple (SF), Jesse Little (C) Darrin Boyd, Eric Spencer, Bryan Losh | |
| 05:03 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Piper | 60-54 |
| 04:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley is hacked by Gilbert Dailey - foul #4 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend (PG) Bruce Emig | |
| 04:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:42 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:24 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 04:22 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:04 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 04:02 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:37 | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:22 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner is called for 3 seconds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (PG), Donald Hallman (SG), John Stroud (SF), Scott Bhatia (C) Ricky Piper, Gilbert Dailey, Lawrence Gagner, Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Bruce Emig (SG), Eric Spencer (SF), Bryan Losh (PF) Phillip Pasley, Terry Copple, James McGrane | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Rick Kovach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Hallman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Stroud (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Bhatia (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri, St. Louis | PG - Orville Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bruce Emig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Spencer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bryan Losh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jesse Little (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | Rick Kovach steps in front of the Jesse Little pass | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper (PG), Gilbert Dailey (SG), Harold Chesley (C) Rick Kovach, Donald Hallman, Scott Bhatia | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | Phillip Pasley (SG), Terry Copple (SF), James McGrane (PF) Bruce Emig, Eric Spencer, Bryan Losh | |
| 02:47 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:45 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:30 | Missouri, St. Louis | Gilbert Dailey steals the ball from Phillip Pasley | 60-59 |
| 02:27 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper lays it in set up by Gilbert Dailey | 62-59 |
| 02:16 | Missouri, St. Louis | Ricky Piper steals the ball from Terry Copple | 62-59 |
| 02:03 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey double dribbles | 62-59 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner (SF) John Stroud | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 01:34 | Missouri, St. Louis | Jesse Little connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Copple | 62-61 |
| 01:05 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 00:55 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:54 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey grabs the board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Bellarmine | James McGrane is called for the reach on Ricky Piper - foul #1 on James McGrane, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Stroud (PF) Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 00:32 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:32 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to James McGrane | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | Missouri, St. Louis | Terry Copple misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley is hacked by Phillip Pasley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Pasley, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Missouri, St. Louis | The rebound goes to Jesse Little | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Missouri, St. Louis | Orville Townsend drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Phillip Pasley | 65-64 |
| 00:09 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner is hacked by Orville Townsend in the backcourt - foul #3 on Orville Townsend, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin (PF) John Stroud | |
| Subs | Missouri, St. Louis | | |
| 00:09 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri, St. Louis | Missouri, St. Louis is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane misses long on a shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Missouri, St. Louis | James McGrane grabs the offensive board | 66-64 |