| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (fresh) SG - William Williams (fresh) SF - William Aleman (fresh) PF - Forrest Johnson (fresh) C - Chuck Dryden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dikembe Asaro (fresh) SG - Alfredo Romano (fresh) SF - Ji Xang (fresh) PF - Franklin Deveau (fresh) C - Antonio Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | San Diego State | Ji Xang connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson drills a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 19:05 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 19:05 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:05 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:05 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Forrest Johnson | 4-3 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | William Aleman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 19:00 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 18:37 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez throws it down | 6-5 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Franklin Deveau - foul #1 on Franklin Deveau, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:55 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Deveau | 8-8 |
| 17:35 | Missouri | William Williams clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Antonio Gonzalez - foul #1 on Antonio Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 17:35 | Missouri | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:35 | Missouri | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 17:21 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| 17:14 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 16:58 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alonzo Luna (PG), Cesar Lopez (SG), Jason Satterfield (SF), Albert Newton (C) Dikembe Asaro, Alfredo Romano, Ji Xang, Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 16:43 | Missouri | William Aleman misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Satterfield - foul #1 on Jason Satterfield, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Donald Weaver (C) Franklin Deveau | |
| 16:43 | Missouri | William Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:43 | Missouri | William Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Donald Weaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager clanks a jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 16:23 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson tips it in | 13-8 |
| 16:06 | San Diego State | Albert Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Donald Weaver is called for the reach on Forrest Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Weaver, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro (PG), Alfredo Romano (SG) Alonzo Luna, Cesar Lopez | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (fairly fresh) SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Aleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Forrest Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Dryden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dikembe Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfredo Romano (fresh) SF - Jason Satterfield (fresh) PF - Albert Newton (fresh) C - Donald Weaver (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Albert Newton - foul #1 on Albert Newton, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ji Xang (SF), Franklin Deveau (PF), Antonio Gonzalez (C) Jason Satterfield, Albert Newton, Donald Weaver | |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:38 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Chuck Dryden - foul #1 on Chuck Dryden, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG) Jeffrey Prager | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:38 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:38 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 15:28 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Franklin Deveau | 14-9 |
| 15:13 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 15:12 | Missouri | William Aleman snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 14:58 | Missouri | William Aleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Beau McAvoy (SG), Randall Clark (SF), Brendon Davis (PF), Wayne Tucker (C) William Williams, William Aleman, Forrest Johnson, Chuck Dryden | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Brendon Davis - foul #1 on Brendon Davis, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG) Harold Salcedo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alonzo Luna (PG), Cesar Lopez (SG), Jason Satterfield (SF), Albert Newton (C) Dikembe Asaro, Alfredo Romano, Ji Xang, Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:14 | Missouri | Beau McAvoy clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Jason Satterfield grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:59 | San Diego State | Albert Newton buries a driving attempt from close range | 14-13 |
| 13:51 | Missouri | Beau McAvoy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Albert Newton pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:44 | San Diego State | Jason Satterfield can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 13:43 | San Diego State | Jason Satterfield can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 13:42 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Satterfield | 14-13 |
| 13:26 | San Diego State | Albert Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Jason Satterfield misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Randall Clark snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 13:10 | Missouri | Beau McAvoy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Prager | 17-13 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Cesar Lopez | 17-15 |
| 12:27 | Missouri | Brendon Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Beau McAvoy | 19-15 |
| 12:08 | San Diego State | Brendon Davis picks off the pass by Franklin Deveau | 19-15 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Beau McAvoy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Beau McAvoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Brendon Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alonzo Luna (fairly fresh) SG - Cesar Lopez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Satterfield (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Franklin Deveau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | San Diego State | Albert Newton connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jason Satterfield | 22-17 |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 11:35 | Missouri | Brendon Davis hits the follow up shot | 24-17 |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau can't finish the layup | 24-17 |
| 11:15 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 11:10 | Missouri | Cesar Lopez steals the ball from Jeffrey Prager | 24-17 |
| 11:06 | San Diego State | Cesar Lopez blows the layup | 24-17 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Jason Satterfield gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 10:56 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alonzo Luna | 24-19 |
| 10:40 | Missouri | Brendon Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-19 |
| 10:38 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Franklin Deveau | 24-19 |
| 10:20 | San Diego State | Albert Newton is fouled on the floor by Brendon Davis - foul #2 on Brendon Davis, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG), William Williams (SG), William Aleman (SF), Forrest Johnson (PF), Chuck Dryden (C) Jeffrey Prager, Beau McAvoy, Randall Clark, Brendon Davis, Wayne Tucker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro (PG), Alfredo Romano (SG), Ji Xang (SF), Donald Weaver (PF), Antonio Gonzalez (C) Alonzo Luna, Cesar Lopez, Jason Satterfield, Franklin Deveau, Albert Newton | |
| 10:01 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-19 |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Harold Salcedo snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 09:51 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson's floater is tipped away by Donald Weaver | 24-19 |
| 09:49 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:44 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-19 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| 09:18 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-19 |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | Donald Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:03 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Ji Xang | 24-19 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ji Xang | 24-21 |
| 08:34 | Missouri | A charge is called on Harold Salcedo - foul #1 on Harold Salcedo, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | William Aleman is called for the reach on Dikembe Asaro - foul #1 on William Aleman, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG) Harold Salcedo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau (PF) Donald Weaver | |
| 08:10 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | William Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Franklin Deveau - foul #2 on Franklin Deveau, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Albert Newton (PF) Franklin Deveau | |
| 07:47 | Missouri | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (tiring) 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Aleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Forrest Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Dryden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dikembe Asaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfredo Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Ji Xang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Newton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antonio Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Prager - foul #1 on Jeffrey Prager, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| 07:45 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:45 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:29 | Missouri | William Aleman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-21 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Antonio Gonzalez | 26-21 |
| 07:22 | San Diego State | Albert Newton misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Beau McAvoy (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alonzo Luna (PG) Dikembe Asaro | |
| 07:22 | San Diego State | Albert Newton makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:22 | San Diego State | Albert Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 07:05 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG) Jeffrey Prager | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Donald Weaver (C) Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Albert Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Forrest Johnson - foul #1 on Forrest Johnson, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Albert Newton makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Albert Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson is hacked by Albert Newton - foul #2 on Albert Newton, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez (C) Albert Newton | |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:37 | San Diego State | Donald Weaver pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:22 | San Diego State | Ji Xang connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 06:09 | Missouri | William Aleman makes the 3 from straight away | 29-27 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Harold Salcedo is called for the reach on Alonzo Luna - foul #2 on Harold Salcedo, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG), Richard Eldridge (SG) Harold Salcedo, Beau McAvoy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Cesar Lopez (SG), Jason Satterfield (SF) Alfredo Romano, Donald Weaver | |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Alonzo Luna misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Alonzo Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 29-28 |
| 05:33 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez misses short on a floater in the paint | 29-28 |
| 05:16 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Richard Eldridge is whistled for a carry | 29-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Clark (SF), Wayne Tucker (C) William Aleman, Chuck Dryden | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro (PG), Donald Weaver (PF) Alonzo Luna, Ji Xang | |
| 04:48 | San Diego State | Jason Satterfield's floater is tipped away by Forrest Johnson | 29-28 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:36 | Missouri | Wayne Tucker clanks a shot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jason Satterfield | 29-28 |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Donald Weaver hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Cesar Lopez | 29-30 |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Randall Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Tucker - foul #1 on Wayne Tucker, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG), William Williams (SG), William Aleman (SF), Brendon Davis (PF), Chuck Dryden (C) Jeffrey Prager, Richard Eldridge, Randall Clark, Forrest Johnson, Wayne Tucker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano (SG), Ji Xang (SF), Franklin Deveau (PF), Albert Newton (C) Cesar Lopez, Jason Satterfield, Donald Weaver, Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:52 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Williams | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | The short jumper by William Williams is denied by Ji Xang | 32-31 |
| 03:41 | San Diego State | Alfredo Romano grabs the board | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harold Salcedo (fresh) SG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Aleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brendon Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chuck Dryden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dikembe Asaro (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alfredo Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Ji Xang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Franklin Deveau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Newton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:30 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Romano | 32-34 |
| 03:22 | Missouri | Harold Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 03:21 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 03:19 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Ji Xang is called for traveling | 32-34 |
| 02:59 | Missouri | William Aleman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 02:45 | San Diego State | Albert Newton is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alonzo Luna (PG) Dikembe Asaro | |
| 02:33 | Missouri | Harold Salcedo misses the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Albert Newton | 32-34 |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau is denied on a dunk by Chuck Dryden | 32-34 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Brendon Davis | 32-34 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | William Aleman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Salcedo | 35-34 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | Chuck Dryden steals the ball from Albert Newton | 35-34 |
| 01:42 | Missouri | William Williams travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG), Randall Clark (SF), Richard Eldridge (PF), Wayne Tucker (C) Harold Salcedo, William Aleman, Brendon Davis, Chuck Dryden | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Cesar Lopez (SG), Donald Weaver (C) Alfredo Romano, Albert Newton | |
| 01:27 | San Diego State | Ji Xang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Prager - foul #2 on Jeffrey Prager, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Forrest Johnson (PF) Richard Eldridge | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:27 | San Diego State | Ji Xang makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:27 | San Diego State | Ji Xang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:06 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ji Xang - foul #1 on Ji Xang, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro (PG), Jason Satterfield (SF) Alonzo Luna, Ji Xang | |
| 01:06 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:06 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Prager - foul #3 on Jeffrey Prager, team foul #13 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG) Jeffrey Prager | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Albert Newton (PF) Franklin Deveau | |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Dikembe Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson connects on the floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Donald Weaver clanks a runner near the basket | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Lopez | 39-37 |