| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Vincent (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gerald Paradis (fresh) SF - David Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Ash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | John Williams inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | John Williams lays it in and he's hacked by David Knight - foul #1 on David Knight, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:43 | Missouri | John Williams misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alfred Ash | 32-30 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 19:05 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski's floater is tipped away by Steve Tibbitts | 32-30 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Vincent | 32-32 |
| 18:13 | Missouri | Steve Tibbitts swats the dunk try by Randall Sieminski | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Paradis | 32-34 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | John Williams is hacked by Gerald Paradis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Paradis, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Ben Mote (PF) William Lee, Ryan Kilgo, Nathan Stone | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Sanger (PG), Keith Morrison (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) John Vincent, Gerald Paradis, David Knight, Alfred Ash, Steve Tibbitts | |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | John Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski hits the easy wide open finger roll and the foul's on Arnold Schneider - foul #1 on Arnold Schneider, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash (PF) Arnold Schneider | |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Glen Blind - foul #2 on Glen Blind, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:25 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:01 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Mote (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Sanger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alfred Ash (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lee (PG), Edwin Raybon (SF), Ryan Kilgo (PF), Nathan Stone (C) Glen Blind, Kenneth Bristow, John Williams, Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Vincent (PG), Gerald Paradis (SG), David Knight (SF), Arnold Schneider (C) Robert Sanger, Keith Morrison, Alfred Ash, Cecil Townsend | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:43 | Missouri | Nathan Stone grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:16 | Missouri | Edwin Raybon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | William Lee steps in front of the John Vincent pass | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | William Lee lays it in | 37-37 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Stone | 37-37 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | David Knight clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:24 | Missouri | John Vincent steals it from Randall Sieminski in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | John Vincent misses the shot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 14:10 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:06 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | John Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:37 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis is fouled on the floor by Randall Sieminski - foul #1 on Randall Sieminski, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (SF), Ben Mote (PF) William Lee, Randall Sieminski, Edwin Raybon, Ryan Kilgo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alex Gift (PG), Robert Sanger (SG), Cecil Townsend (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) John Vincent, Gerald Paradis, David Knight, David Mitchell, Arnold Schneider | |
| 13:04 | Santa Clara | Glen Blind steps in front of the Alex Gift pass | 37-37 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Glen Blind lays it up and in | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Alex Gift misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | Nathan Stone grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow is hacked by Alfred Ash - foul #1 on Alfred Ash, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo (PF) Nathan Stone | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Keith Morrison (SG) Robert Sanger | |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Williams | 42-37 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts is denied on a layup by Ben Mote | 42-37 |
| 11:51 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Kilgo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Mote (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Alex Gift (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Ash (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Missouri | Glen Blind is hacked by Alex Gift in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Gift, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lee (PG) Glen Blind | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis (SG), Edison Valasquez (C) Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| 11:27 | Missouri | William Lee is fouled on the floor by Edison Valasquez - foul #2 on Edison Valasquez, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lewis (SG), Edwin Raybon (SF), Nathan Stone (C) Kenneth Bristow, John Williams, Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Vincent (PG) Alex Gift | |
| 11:19 | Missouri | Edwin Raybon misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | William Lewis is called for the reach on Gerald Paradis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (SG) William Lewis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Sanger (PG), David Knight (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) John Vincent, Keith Morrison, Alfred Ash, Edison Valasquez | |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Sanger is fouled on the floor by William Lee - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG), Ben Mote (PF) William Lee, Ryan Kilgo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 10:17 | Missouri | Ben Mote grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 09:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow hits a 3 from straight away | 47-37 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | Edwin Raybon steps in front of the Gerald Paradis pass | 47-37 |
| 09:34 | Missouri | Glen Blind hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis's floater is knocked away by Nathan Stone | 50-37 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Gerald Paradis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Sanger | 50-40 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Ben Mote grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edwin Raybon | 53-40 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Robert Sanger clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Ben Mote pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 07:31 | Missouri | Edwin Raybon clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lee (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), Ryan Kilgo (PF) Glen Blind, Kenneth Bristow, Nathan Stone | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Vincent (PG), Keith Morrison (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Robert Sanger, Gerald Paradis, David Knight, Cecil Townsend, Arnold Schneider | |
| 07:31 | Missouri | Edwin Raybon misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:31 | Missouri | Edwin Raybon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. SF - Edwin Raybon (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Kilgo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Mote (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Vincent (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Ash (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 54-40 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 06:53 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alfred Ash | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Ben Mote denies the turnaround by Alfred Ash | 54-40 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | William Lee gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:30 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski drills a driving attempt near the basket | 56-40 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Keith Morrison misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-40 |
| 06:20 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | William Lee misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Vincent - foul #2 on John Vincent, team foul #8 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lewis (SG), John Williams (SF) Edwin Raybon, Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alex Gift (PG), Gerald Paradis (SG), David Knight (SF), Edison Valasquez (C) John Vincent, Keith Morrison, David Mitchell, Steve Tibbitts | |
| 05:59 | Missouri | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | William Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:59 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 05:50 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash scores on a shot in the lane | 57-42 |
| 05:29 | Missouri | John Williams can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-42 |
| 05:27 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo misses the tip | 57-42 |
| 05:26 | Missouri | John Williams tips it home | 59-42 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gerald Paradis | 59-44 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 04:48 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash is hacked by Ryan Kilgo - foul #3 on Ryan Kilgo, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (SG), Nathan Stone (C) William Lee, Ryan Kilgo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Vincent (PG), Keith Morrison (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Alex Gift, Gerald Paradis, David Knight, Edison Valasquez | |
| 04:21 | Santa Clara | John Vincent is whistled for traveling | 59-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG) William Lewis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Glen Blind throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Ash and he's fouled by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider (PF) Alfred Ash | |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Sieminski | 61-47 |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-47 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Glen Blind pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Sieminski (tiring) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Stone (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Vincent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arnold Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Glen Blind misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider tips it home | 61-49 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Arnold Schneider is called for the reach on Randall Sieminski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Schneider, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lewis (PG), Ryan Kilgo (PF), Ben Mote (C) Glen Blind, Kenneth Bristow, Nathan Stone | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alex Gift (PG), Robert Sanger (SG), Cecil Townsend (PF), Edison Valasquez (C) John Vincent, Keith Morrison, Arnold Schneider, Steve Tibbitts | |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Kilgo - foul #4 on Ryan Kilgo, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Lee (PG) Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Ben Mote pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:07 | Missouri | John Williams misses badly on a floater from the right block | 62-50 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Ryan Kilgo pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:46 | Missouri | David Mitchell is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SG), Nathan Stone (C) William Lewis, Ben Mote | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Keith Morrison (SG), Arnold Schneider (C) Alex Gift, Edison Valasquez | |
| 01:46 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:46 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 64-50 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Keith Morrison can't tip it in | 64-50 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Nathan Stone grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski is hacked by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #11 | 64-50 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Ryan Kilgo picks off the pass by Robert Sanger | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 66-50 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Keith Morrison gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cecil Townsend | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | William Lee runs out the clock | 66-52 |