| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Curtis Woodley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Drinkard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Schisler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Broyles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Virgil Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Rudy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Abston (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy inbounds the ball | 27-18 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Samuel Patton | 27-20 |
| 19:31 | UMKC | Samuel Patton is called for the reach on Curtis Woodley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Patton, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| 19:11 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-20 |
| 19:09 | UMKC | Joseph Broyles tips it home | 29-20 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Drinkard - foul #1 on Roger Drinkard, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:33 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard is hacked by Phillip Abston - foul #3 on Phillip Abston, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andres Rossi (C) Phillip Abston | |
| 18:21 | UMKC | Virgil Klein misses short on a jumper from the left block | 29-22 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Broyles - foul #1 on Joseph Broyles, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | UMKC | Daniel Meisner (SG), Charles Smith (C) Roger Drinkard, Virgil Klein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Christopher Melendrez (SG) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton | |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:52 | UMKC | Daniel Meisner is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wendell Rudy | 31-27 |
| 17:17 | UMKC | Joseph Broyles hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by George Schisler | 33-27 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Broyles - foul #2 on Joseph Broyles, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jason Smith (PG), Franjo Marinovic (SF), Paul Moore (PF) Curtis Woodley, George Schisler, Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed (SF), George Ambrosino (C) Wendell Rudy, Valentin Gallo | |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:45 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Smith | 35-28 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 16:38 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:36 | UMKC | Charles Smith is hacked by Dikembe Ahmed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Drinkard (SG), Virgil Klein (C) Daniel Meisner, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Samuel Patton (SG) Clayton Hulett, Andres Rossi | |
| 16:13 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic clanks a jump hook in the paint | 35-28 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to George Ambrosino | 35-28 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 16:05 | UMKC | Paul Moore pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:49 | UMKC | Virgil Klein connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jason Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Drinkard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Franjo Marinovic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Virgil Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Melendrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) C - George Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Samuel Patton | 37-31 |
| 15:16 | UMKC | Jason Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Paul Moore picks off the pass by Christopher Melendrez | 37-31 |
| 14:45 | UMKC | Paul Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ahmed - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UMKC | Curtis Woodley (PG), Daniel Meisner (SG), George Schisler (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Charles Smith (C) Jason Smith, Roger Drinkard, Franjo Marinovic, Paul Moore, Virgil Klein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Wendell Rudy (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Phillip Abston (C) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Christopher Melendrez, Dikembe Ahmed, George Ambrosino | |
| 14:23 | UMKC | Joseph Broyles knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 39-31 |
| 14:11 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-31 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Rossi | 39-31 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Clayton Hulett | 39-33 |
| 13:48 | UMKC | Charles Smith is denied on a layup by Larry Chambers | 39-33 |
| 13:47 | Illinois State | Phillip Abston grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Hulett | 39-35 |
| 13:21 | UMKC | Daniel Meisner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jason Smith (PG) Curtis Woodley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo (PF) Andres Rossi | |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 13:04 | UMKC | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Jason Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Schisler | 42-35 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 12:27 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 42-35 |
| 12:23 | UMKC | Daniel Meisner's pass is intercepted by Wendell Rudy in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wendell Rudy, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | Curtis Woodley (PG), Roger Drinkard (SG), Franjo Marinovic (SF), Virgil Klein (C) Jason Smith, Daniel Meisner, George Schisler, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Samuel Patton (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Clayton Hulett, Wendell Rudy, Larry Chambers, Phillip Abston | |
| 11:42 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 11:41 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Broyles | 42-35 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Curtis Woodley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Drinkard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Franjo Marinovic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Broyles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Virgil Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UMKC | Virgil Klein drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Franjo Marinovic | 44-35 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 44-37 |
| 11:06 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Drinkard, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moore (PF) Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy (SF), George Ambrosino (C) Valentin Gallo, Andres Rossi | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wendell Rudy | 44-40 |
| 10:26 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard loses the dribble to Omer Zircher | 44-40 |
| 10:23 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:53 | UMKC | George Ambrosino is called for the reach on Franjo Marinovic - foul #3 on George Ambrosino, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jason Smith (PG), Daniel Meisner (SG), George Schisler (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Charles Smith (C) Curtis Woodley, Roger Drinkard, Franjo Marinovic, Paul Moore, Virgil Klein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez (PG), Larry Chambers (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Phillip Abston (C) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Dikembe Ahmed, George Ambrosino | |
| 09:36 | UMKC | Larry Chambers takes the ball from Charles Smith | 44-40 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Phillip Abston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Phillip Abston, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), George Ambrosino (C) Wendell Rudy, Phillip Abston | |
| 08:57 | UMKC | Daniel Meisner misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 08:56 | UMKC | Charles Smith tips it in | 46-40 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Charles Smith steps in front of the George Ambrosino pass | 46-40 |
| 08:07 | UMKC | George Schisler hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 46-40 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers loses the dribble to George Schisler | 46-40 |
| 07:29 | UMKC | Charles Smith makes the turnaround from close range and the foul's on George Ambrosino - foul #4 on George Ambrosino, team foul #8 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Curtis Woodley (PG), Roger Drinkard (SG), Franjo Marinovic (SF), Paul Moore (PF) Jason Smith, Daniel Meisner, George Schisler, Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Samuel Patton (SG), Wendell Rudy (SF), Valentin Gallo (PF), Phillip Abston (C) Clayton Hulett, Christopher Melendrez, Larry Chambers, Andres Rossi, George Ambrosino | |
| 07:29 | UMKC | Charles Smith misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Curtis Woodley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Drinkard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Franjo Marinovic (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wendell Rudy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Abston (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Curtis Woodley picks off the pass by Valentin Gallo | 48-40 |
| 07:13 | UMKC | Paul Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Woodley | 50-40 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Virgil Klein (C) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:35 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic is fouled on the floor by Wendell Rudy - foul #2 on Wendell Rudy, team foul #9 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Broyles (PF) Paul Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:35 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Virgil Klein swats the layup by Valentin Gallo | 50-40 |
| 06:11 | UMKC | Joseph Broyles gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 06:05 | UMKC | Joseph Broyles hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 50-40 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Phillip Abston | 50-40 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Patton | 50-43 |
| 05:35 | UMKC | Virgil Klein hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Samuel Patton - foul #2 on Samuel Patton, team foul #10 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jason Smith (PG), Daniel Meisner (SG), George Schisler (SF) Curtis Woodley, Roger Drinkard, Franjo Marinovic | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Larry Chambers (SF), Dikembe Ahmed (PF) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Valentin Gallo | |
| 05:35 | UMKC | Virgil Klein makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Broyles - foul #3 on Joseph Broyles, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Charles Smith (C) Virgil Klein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez (SG), George Ambrosino (C) Wendell Rudy, Phillip Abston | |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:39 | UMKC | Charles Smith knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Joseph Broyles | 55-45 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino loses the dribble to Joseph Broyles | 55-45 |
| 04:11 | UMKC | George Schisler can't connect on a floater from the right side | 55-45 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Jason Smith is called for the reach on Clayton Hulett - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Curtis Woodley (PG), Roger Drinkard (SG), Paul Moore (PF), Virgil Klein (C) Jason Smith, Daniel Meisner, Joseph Broyles, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Wendell Rudy (SG), Valentin Gallo (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Clayton Hulett, Christopher Melendrez, Dikembe Ahmed, George Ambrosino | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Moore - foul #2 on Paul Moore, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Patton (SG) Wendell Rudy | |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:30 | UMKC | Virgil Klein knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Drinkard | 57-47 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Curtis Woodley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Drinkard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Schisler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Klein (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Chambers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers is fouled on the floor by Virgil Klein - foul #1 on Virgil Klein, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic (SF) George Schisler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Phillip Abston (C) Andres Rossi | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Samuel Patton | 57-49 |
| 02:44 | UMKC | Franjo Marinovic misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 02:14 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard makes the jumpshot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher loses the dribble to Curtis Woodley in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 02:08 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Curtis Woodley | 61-51 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-51 |
| 01:56 | UMKC | Roger Drinkard snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | Curtis Woodley is fouled in the backcourt by Omer Zircher - foul #3 on Omer Zircher, team foul #11 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Schisler (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF) Franjo Marinovic, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Christopher Melendrez (SG), Wendell Rudy (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), George Ambrosino (C) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Larry Chambers, Valentin Gallo, Phillip Abston | |
| 01:53 | UMKC | Curtis Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | Curtis Woodley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 01:35 | UMKC | Curtis Woodley connects on the jump hook near the basket | 64-51 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Melendrez | 64-53 |
| 00:47 | UMKC | George Schisler drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Wendell Rudy - foul #3 on Wendell Rudy, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| 00:47 | UMKC | George Schisler makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UMKC | George Schisler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Roger Drinkard | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Curtis Woodley runs out the clock | 67-56 |