| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Fagin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Yong Meng misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Eric Fagin - foul #1 on Eric Fagin, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Yong Meng makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Yong Meng makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:31 | Missouri | Eric Berends makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Eric Berends is called for the reach on Yong Meng - foul #1 on Eric Berends, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Frank Leland knocks away the 3 by Clyde Esposito | 43-34 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito is hacked by Eric Fagin - foul #2 on Eric Fagin, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:24 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Frank Leland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Frank Leland - foul #1 on Frank Leland, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (SG) Eric Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:30 | Missouri | Eric Berends blows the layup | 43-35 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Milton Walker gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 16:46 | Missouri | Eric Berends buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Yoshioka and the foul's on Milton Walker - foul #2 on Milton Walker, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti (PF), James Johnstone (C) Coleman Montemayor, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (SG), Renato Yazzie (SF), Joseph Matson (PF), George Normandin (C) Yong Meng, Robert Labadie, Milton Walker, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 16:46 | Missouri | Eric Berends makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Matson | 46-40 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | James Johnstone can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Renato Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Philip Kenney gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Berends (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew Occhipinti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnstone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clyde Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Renato Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Matson (fresh) C - George Normandin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Drew Occhipinti | 49-40 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 15:20 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:01 | Missouri | James Johnstone scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Jeremy Yoshioka | 51-40 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Renato Yazzie drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-43 |
| 14:35 | Missouri | Eric Berends misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | James Johnstone grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 14:29 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 14:27 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Berends | 51-43 |
| 14:08 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti scores on a floater from the right block set up by Eric Berends | 53-43 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Eric Fagin (SG), Geraldo Mercado (SF), Coleman Montemayor (PF), Frank Leland (C) Jeremy Yoshioka, Philip Kenney, Eric Berends, Drew Occhipinti, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (PG), Yong Meng (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), Charlie Cosenza (C) Clyde Esposito, Jon Johnson, Renato Yazzie, Joseph Matson, George Normandin | |
| 13:31 | Missouri | John Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie is called for traveling | 53-43 |
| 13:05 | Missouri | Geraldo Mercado makes the jumper from the left block set up by Eric Fagin | 55-43 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Yong Meng misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-43 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | Frank Leland snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 12:27 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:20 | Missouri | Eric Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Eric Fagin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Bender | 58-43 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Yong Meng is hacked by John Bender - foul #1 on John Bender, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (PG), Eric Berends (SF) John Bender, Geraldo Mercado | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Yong Meng knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charlie Cosenza | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Missouri | Frank Leland buries a floater from the baseline set up by Eric Fagin and he's fouled by Robert Labadie - foul #1 on Robert Labadie, team foul #2 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (SG) Eric Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (PG), Renato Yazzie (SF), Milton Walker (PF) Donald Hahn, Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson | |
| 11:20 | Missouri | Frank Leland misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Yong Meng tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 10:44 | Missouri | Renato Yazzie takes the ball from Eric Berends | 60-47 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Yong Meng buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Philip Kenney - foul #1 on Philip Kenney, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti (PF), James Johnstone (C) Coleman Montemayor, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (PG), George Normandin (C) Renato Yazzie, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Yong Meng makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | Eric Berends hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-50 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | George Normandin grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Jeremy Yoshioka steals it from Jon Johnson | 60-50 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Philip Kenney is fouled on the floor by Yong Meng - foul #2 on Yong Meng, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Eric Fagin (SG) Jeremy Yoshioka, Philip Kenney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Yong Meng, George Normandin | |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Eric Fagin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito drills a shot from the left side | 63-52 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Eric Berends's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (PG), Geraldo Mercado (SF), Coleman Montemayor (PF), Frank Leland (C) John Bender, Eric Berends, Drew Occhipinti, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza (C) Milton Walker | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Frank Leland denies the turnaround by Norbert Dickinson | 63-52 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Coleman Montemayor | 63-52 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Frank Leland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 07:42 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Coleman Montemayor | 63-52 |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Eric Fagin is hacked by Robert Labadie - foul #2 on Robert Labadie, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (SG), Eric Berends (SF) Eric Fagin, Geraldo Mercado | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (PG), Yong Meng (SG), Renato Yazzie (SF), Milton Walker (PF) Clyde Esposito, Jon Johnson, Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Renato Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Milton Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Missouri | Frank Leland is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Frank Leland, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Frank Leland swats the layup by Charlie Cosenza | 63-52 |
| 06:58 | Missouri | Eric Berends snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Frank Leland clanks a shot from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Milton Walker pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Frank Leland grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 06:00 | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Milton Walker double dribbles | 63-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (SG), Drew Occhipinti (PF), James Johnstone (C) Jeremy Yoshioka, Coleman Montemayor, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (PG), Jon Johnson (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), George Normandin (C) Donald Hahn, Yong Meng, Renato Yazzie, Milton Walker, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 05:16 | Missouri | James Johnstone knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by George Normandin - foul #2 on George Normandin, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Fagin (SG) John Bender | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:16 | Missouri | James Johnstone misses the free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | George Normandin grabs the board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 05:03 | Missouri | Eric Berends snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Eric Berends misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 65-52 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | George Normandin grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson is fouled on the floor by Eric Fagin - foul #3 on Eric Fagin, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeremy Yoshioka (PG), Geraldo Mercado (SF) Philip Kenney, Eric Berends | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza (C) George Normandin | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti is hacked by Norbert Dickinson - foul #4 on Norbert Dickinson, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (SG), Frank Leland (C) Eric Fagin, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (SG), Milton Walker (PF) Jon Johnson, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Missouri | Frank Leland loses the dribble to Milton Walker | 65-54 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Yong Meng is hacked by Drew Occhipinti - foul #3 on Drew Occhipinti, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Berends (SF), Coleman Montemayor (PF) Geraldo Mercado, Drew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (SF) Robert Labadie | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Yong Meng misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:23 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Frank Leland | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeremy Yoshioka (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bender (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Berends (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Missouri | Eric Berends drills a floater from the baseline set up by Jeremy Yoshioka | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG), Geraldo Mercado (SF), Drew Occhipinti (PF), James Johnstone (C) Jeremy Yoshioka, Eric Berends, Coleman Montemayor, Frank Leland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (PG), Renato Yazzie (SF), George Normandin (C) Clyde Esposito, Yong Meng, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 02:30 | Missouri | James Johnstone hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 67-54 |
| 02:29 | Missouri | Philip Kenney pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 02:09 | Missouri | James Johnstone's layup is rejected by Milton Walker | 67-54 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | George Normandin grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Philip Kenney is called for the reach on Donald Hahn - foul #2 on Philip Kenney, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Drew Occhipinti misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 01:31 | Missouri | James Johnstone hits the follow up shot | 69-56 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Drew Occhipinti takes the ball from Donald Hahn | 69-56 |
| 01:05 | Missouri | Geraldo Mercado makes the runner from the right block | 71-56 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Normandin | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Jon Johnson is called for the reach on John Bender - foul #2 on Jon Johnson, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | John Bender makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | John Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn is hacked by John Bender - foul #2 on John Bender, team foul #11 | 73-58 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Philip Kenney runs out the clock | 73-60 |