| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Elmer Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Stetler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Embree (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Fickes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Koehn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Mullins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Carl Fickes inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado | Robert Stetler is whistled for traveling | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 19:21 | Colorado | Carl Fickes grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 19:15 | Colorado | George Embree misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Donald Wadley | 36-32 |
| 18:57 | Missouri | Michael Maxon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:41 | Missouri | Phillip Wise is fouled on the floor by Bernard Koehn - foul #2 on Bernard Koehn, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:22 | Missouri | Donald Wadley blows the layup | 36-32 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | Donald Wadley misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 18:20 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | George Embree loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine loses the dribble to Ray Mullins | 36-32 |
| 17:40 | Colorado | Robert Stetler scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Carl Fickes and he's hacked by Michael Maxon - foul #2 on Michael Maxon, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Colorado | Robert Stetler misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Michael Maxon travels with the ball | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Jackson (PF), Paul Yoshioka (C) Donald Wadley, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | Colorado | Phillip Johnson (C) Ray Mullins | |
| 17:04 | Colorado | Phillip Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste (PG), Kenneth Peace (SG) Michael Maxon, Phillip Wise | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry King (SF) Carl Fickes | |
| 16:51 | Colorado | George Embree banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry King | 36-36 |
| 16:33 | Missouri | Bernard Koehn takes the ball from Glenn Jackson | 36-36 |
| 16:22 | Colorado | George Embree drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:14 | Missouri | James Brown is called for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Wadley (PF), Elmer Romaine (C) James Brown, Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Colorado | Josiah Petrie (PG), Stanley Howell (SG), Joseph Guss (PF) Robert Stetler, George Embree, Bernard Koehn | |
| 15:56 | Colorado | Joseph Guss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Glenn Jackson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Erwin Baptiste (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Peace (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Elmer Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Josiah Petrie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Howell (fresh) SF - Henry King (fresh) PF - Joseph Guss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Donald Wadley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 15:31 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Glenn Jackson grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:13 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:12 | Missouri | Donald Wadley tips it in | 38-38 |
| 14:51 | Colorado | Stanley Howell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Josiah Petrie | 38-41 |
| 14:37 | Missouri | Josiah Petrie is called for the reach on Erwin Baptiste - foul #1 on Josiah Petrie, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Maxon (PG), Phillip Wise (SG), James Brown (SF), Paul Yoshioka (PF), Garrett Biondi (C) Erwin Baptiste, Kenneth Peace, Glenn Jackson, Donald Wadley, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Stetler (PG), George Embree (SG), Carl Fickes (SF), Bernard Koehn (PF), Ray Mullins (C) Josiah Petrie, Stanley Howell, Henry King, Joseph Guss, Phillip Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Missouri | Robert Stetler steps in front of the Paul Yoshioka pass | 38-41 |
| 13:56 | Colorado | James Brown takes the ball from Carl Fickes | 38-41 |
| 13:53 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Brown | 40-41 |
| 13:40 | Colorado | George Embree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Jackson (PF) Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Phillip Wise is fouled on the floor by Ray Mullins - foul #2 on Ray Mullins, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Wadley (PF) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 12:55 | Missouri | James Brown misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Fickes - foul #3 on Carl Fickes, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 12:39 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Michael Maxon buries a jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 11:56 | Colorado | Michael Maxon picks off the pass by Ray Mullins | 44-41 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Michael Maxon blows the layup | 44-41 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Bernard Koehn | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Wadley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Garrett Biondi (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Stetler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Embree (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Fickes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Koehn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Mullins (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste (PG), Kenneth Peace (SG), Elmer Romaine (C) Michael Maxon, Phillip Wise, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Colorado | Stanley Howell (SG), Henry King (SF), Joseph Guss (PF), Phillip Johnson (C) George Embree, Carl Fickes, Bernard Koehn, Ray Mullins | |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Henry King - foul #2 on Henry King, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Jackson (SF), Paul Yoshioka (C) James Brown, Donald Wadley | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Robert Stetler drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Howell | 46-43 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste misses badly on a shot from the left block | 46-43 |
| 10:59 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Henry King | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Colorado | Henry King can't finish the layup but the foul's on Glenn Jackson - foul #1 on Glenn Jackson, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Maxon (PG), James Brown (SF) Kenneth Peace, Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Josiah Petrie (PG), Bernard Koehn (PF) Robert Stetler, Joseph Guss | |
| 10:40 | Colorado | Henry King misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Colorado | Henry King misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:20 | Missouri | Michael Maxon makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Elmer Romaine | 48-43 |
| 10:05 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 10:03 | Missouri | Michael Maxon snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 09:52 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 09:51 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Henry King buries a runner in the lane set up by Josiah Petrie | 48-45 |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Michael Maxon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stanley Howell - foul #1 on Stanley Howell, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Phillip Wise (SG), Donald Wadley (PF), Garrett Biondi (C) Erwin Baptiste, Elmer Romaine, Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Stetler (PG), George Embree (SG), Carl Fickes (SF), Ray Mullins (C) Josiah Petrie, Stanley Howell, Henry King, Phillip Johnson | |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Michael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Michael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:59 | Colorado | George Embree misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 08:57 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:42 | Missouri | Michael Maxon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Garrett Biondi | 53-45 |
| 08:26 | Colorado | Phillip Wise steps in front of the Robert Stetler pass | 53-45 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 55-45 |
| 07:49 | Colorado | Garrett Biondi steals it from Carl Fickes | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Wadley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Garrett Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Stetler (fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Embree (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Fickes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Koehn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Mullins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Donald Wadley is fouled on the floor by Carl Fickes - foul #4 on Carl Fickes, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste (PG), Glenn Jackson (SF) Michael Maxon, James Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Phillip Johnson (PF) Bernard Koehn | |
| 07:32 | Missouri | Donald Wadley misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:32 | Colorado | Phillip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Ray Mullins misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Garrett Biondi - foul #4 on Garrett Biondi, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Ray Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Ray Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:56 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 06:54 | Missouri | Phillip Wise pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Robert Stetler takes the ball from Garrett Biondi | 55-47 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | Robert Stetler lays it in | 55-49 |
| 06:28 | Missouri | Donald Wadley misses short on a shot from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 06:26 | Colorado | Ray Mullins grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 05:58 | Colorado | Ray Mullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Donald Wadley pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste is hacked by Carl Fickes - foul #5 on Carl Fickes, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Peace (SG), James Brown (SF), Elmer Romaine (PF), Paul Yoshioka (C) Phillip Wise, Glenn Jackson, Donald Wadley, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Colorado | Josiah Petrie (PG), Stanley Howell (SG), Henry King (SF), Bernard Koehn (PF) Robert Stetler, George Embree, Carl Fickes, Ray Mullins | |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:51 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:32 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Henry King misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine hits a floater in the paint set up by Erwin Baptiste | 59-49 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Josiah Petrie connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stanley Howell | 59-52 |
| 04:45 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | James Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-52 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Henry King gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry King | 59-54 |
| 04:12 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Maxon (PG), Phillip Wise (SG), Garrett Biondi (C) Erwin Baptiste, Kenneth Peace, Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Stetler (PG), George Embree (SG) Josiah Petrie, Phillip Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Colorado | George Embree connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Howell | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Michael Maxon is fouled on the floor by Robert Stetler - foul #3 on Robert Stetler, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Glenn Jackson (SF), Donald Wadley (PF) James Brown, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Guss (PF), Ray Mullins (C) Henry King, Bernard Koehn | |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Michael Maxon misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Donald Wadley gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Wadley (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Garrett Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Stetler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Embree (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Guss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Missouri | Phillip Wise buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-56 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Joseph Guss misses long on a floater from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 02:56 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Michael Maxon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Glenn Jackson tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 02:45 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry King (SF), Bernard Koehn (PF) Stanley Howell, Joseph Guss | |
| 02:28 | Colorado | George Embree hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Mullins and he's fouled by Garrett Biondi - foul #5 on Garrett Biondi, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elmer Romaine (C) Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:28 | Colorado | George Embree makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:08 | Missouri | Michael Maxon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | Ray Mullins snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn jams it set up by Robert Stetler and the foul's on Donald Wadley - foul #2 on Donald Wadley, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Phillip Wise misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Henry King misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 01:16 | Colorado | Robert Stetler tips it back up and in | 63-64 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Phillip Wise can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Michael Maxon grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | The short jumper by Elmer Romaine is denied by Ray Mullins | 63-64 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Donald Wadley tips it home | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Colorado | Bernard Koehn knocks in the runner in the paint set up by George Embree | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Michael Maxon's floater is knocked away by Bernard Koehn | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Henry King grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |