| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Messer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ruckman (fresh) PF - Timothy Minton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ken Phares (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman loses the dribble to Patrick Bates | 29-30 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Ken Phares steals the ball from Patrick Bates | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | Scott Redmond steals it from Ken Phares | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | James Messer slams it home on a nice dish by Scott Redmond | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Ken Phares hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Ken Phares is called for the reach on Scott Redmond - foul #3 on Ken Phares, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Duane Bell (C) Ken Phares | |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez is hacked by Duane Bell - foul #1 on Duane Bell, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | James Messer drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Bates | 33-30 |
| 18:15 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Otis Moralez | 35-30 |
| 17:53 | UMKC | Timothy Minton misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Scott Redmond | 35-30 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Pedro Garcia (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Otis Moralez, James Messer, Scott Redmond, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Ferguson (SG), Troy Macfarlane (C) Russell Waldron, Timothy Minton | |
| 17:14 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson misses short on a shot in the paint | 35-30 |
| 17:13 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane loses the dribble to Pedro Garcia | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:24 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Benoit - foul #1 on Jonathan Benoit, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), James Messer (SG), Scott Redmond (SF), Patrick Bates (PF) Harvey Maldanado, Pedro Garcia, Ronald Watson, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Durrett (PG), Russell Waldron (SG), Timothy Minton (PF) Robert Bradley, Thomas Ruckman, Duane Bell | |
| 16:05 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:05 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | James Messer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-32 |
| 15:47 | UMKC | Stephen Durrett grabs the board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Messer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Bates (fresh) C - Jonathan Benoit (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stephen Durrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Minton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Macfarlane (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane drills a 3 from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | James Messer scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Russell Waldron - foul #2 on Russell Waldron, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Alston (C) Jonathan Benoit | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Bradley (PG), Ken Phares (SF), Donald Stone (C) Stephen Durrett, Michael Ferguson, Troy Macfarlane | |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | James Messer makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:02 | UMKC | Russell Waldron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 14:38 | UMKC | Russell Waldron misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Patrick Bates | 40-35 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond is hacked by Russell Waldron - foul #3 on Russell Waldron, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (SF) Scott Redmond | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Durrett (SG), Thomas Ruckman (SF) Russell Waldron, Timothy Minton | |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | James Messer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 14:09 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:04 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman is fouled on the floor by James Messer - foul #3 on James Messer, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Ronald Watson (PF) Otis Moralez, Pedro Garcia, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Ferguson (SG) Stephen Durrett | |
| 13:50 | UMKC | Donald Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (SG) James Messer | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 13:23 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Watson | 42-35 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:15 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:59 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), Scott Redmond (SF) Pedro Garcia, Jonathan Benoit | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Durrett (PG), Russell Waldron (SG), Timothy Minton (PF) Robert Bradley, Michael Ferguson, Donald Stone | |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 12:31 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:13 | UMKC | Russell Waldron misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado connects on the runner near the basket set up by Otis Moralez | 44-35 |
| 11:50 | UMKC | Ken Phares misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 11:48 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Durrett | 44-35 |
| 11:40 | UMKC | Ken Phares is fouled on the floor by Stephen Alston - foul #4 on Stephen Alston, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (PG), James Messer (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Patrick Bates (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Otis Moralez, Harvey Maldanado, Scott Redmond, Ronald Watson, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Bradley (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Duane Bell (SF), Donald Stone (C) Stephen Durrett, Russell Waldron, Thomas Ruckman, Ken Phares | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Messer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Benoit (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Bates (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Minton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Stone (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | UMKC | Duane Bell knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 44-37 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 11:15 | UMKC | Timothy Minton pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:03 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Duane Bell and the foul's on Andres Rossi - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Durrett (SG) Timothy Minton | |
| 11:03 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 10:44 | UMKC | Donald Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Robert Bradley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG) Pedro Garcia | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | James Messer snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez hits the finger roll | 46-40 |
| 09:57 | UMKC | Duane Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Redmond (SF) Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | UMKC | Russell Waldron (SG), Thomas Ruckman (SF), Timothy Minton (PF), Ken Phares (C) Stephen Durrett, Michael Ferguson, Duane Bell, Donald Stone | |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Robert Bradley is called for the reach on Otis Moralez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bradley, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Watson (PF) Jonathan Benoit | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Minton - foul #1 on Timothy Minton, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:15 | UMKC | Russell Waldron comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Messer - foul #4 on James Messer, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Pedro Garcia (SG) Otis Moralez, James Messer | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 09:15 | UMKC | Russell Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:15 | UMKC | Russell Waldron misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 09:07 | UMKC | Timothy Minton grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Robert Bradley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Ruckman | 48-44 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:44 | UMKC | Ken Phares pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:40 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Bradley | 48-47 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Watson | 50-47 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:46 | UMKC | Robert Bradley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:44 | UMKC | Ken Phares tips it home | 50-49 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Waldron - foul #4 on Russell Waldron, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Messer (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Stephen Alston (C) Pedro Garcia, Scott Redmond, Ronald Watson, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Durrett (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Duane Bell (PF), Donald Stone (C) Robert Bradley, Russell Waldron, Timothy Minton, Ken Phares | |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harvey Maldanado (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Messer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Benoit (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stephen Durrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Ruckman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Duane Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Stone (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | UMKC | Harvey Maldanado takes the ball from Stephen Durrett | 52-49 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Duane Bell steals the ball from Stephen Alston | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | UMKC | The jump hook by Duane Bell is blocked by Andres Rossi | 52-49 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Michael Ferguson picks off the pass by James Messer | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson lays it in | 52-51 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Alston | 54-51 |
| 05:14 | UMKC | Stephen Durrett is hacked by Harvey Maldanado - foul #1 on Harvey Maldanado, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), Scott Redmond (SF), Ronald Watson (PF) Harvey Maldanado, Jonathan Benoit, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Bradley (PG), Russell Waldron (SG), Ken Phares (SF), Timothy Minton (PF), Troy Macfarlane (C) Stephen Durrett, Michael Ferguson, Thomas Ruckman, Duane Bell, Donald Stone | |
| 04:56 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond blows the layup | 54-53 |
| 04:32 | UMKC | Robert Bradley gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:13 | UMKC | Troy Macfarlane buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bradley | 54-55 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Otis Moralez | 57-55 |
| 03:30 | UMKC | Russell Waldron drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bradley | 57-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Messer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Redmond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Alston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Bradley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Russell Waldron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ken Phares (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Minton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Troy Macfarlane (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:11 | UMKC | Timothy Minton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watson - foul #2 on Ronald Watson, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Patrick Bates (PF), Andres Rossi (C) James Messer, Scott Redmond, Ronald Watson, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Ferguson (SG), Donald Stone (C) Russell Waldron, Troy Macfarlane | |
| 03:11 | UMKC | Timothy Minton makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:11 | UMKC | Timothy Minton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG) Otis Moralez | |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman (SF) Timothy Minton | |
| 02:46 | UMKC | Harvey Maldanado steps in front of the Robert Bradley pass in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), Scott Redmond (SF), Ronald Watson (PF) Pedro Garcia, Jonathan Benoit, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | UMKC | Russell Waldron (SG) Michael Ferguson | |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Otis Moralez and he's fouled by Russell Waldron - foul #5 on Russell Waldron, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Ferguson (SG) Russell Waldron | |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Messer (SG), Stephen Alston (C) Harvey Maldanado, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | UMKC | Timothy Minton (PF) Ken Phares | |
| 02:15 | UMKC | Timothy Minton knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Michael Ferguson and he's fouled by Scott Redmond - foul #2 on Scott Redmond, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 02:15 | UMKC | Timothy Minton makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | James Messer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Alston | 66-62 |
| 01:29 | UMKC | Timothy Minton misses the jump hook from the right block | 66-62 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-62 |
| 01:19 | UMKC | Donald Stone pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Robert Bradley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ferguson | 66-65 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 01:08 | UMKC | Robert Bradley gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:54 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman makes the jumper from the left block set up by Michael Ferguson | 66-67 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson is hacked by Donald Stone - foul #4 on Donald Stone, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Michael Ferguson misses the floater from the left side | 68-67 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Scott Redmond | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Robert Bradley is called for the reach on Scott Redmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bradley, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Ronald Watson is called for the reach on Thomas Ruckman - foul #3 on Ronald Watson, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Thomas Ruckman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez runs out the clock | 70-69 |