| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Beshears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Nicosia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Brian Beshears inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UMKC | Terry Fink scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ward Crowder | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | James Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 19:27 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Terry Fink makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | James Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Frankie Murray is called for the reach on Brian Beshears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frankie Murray, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | UMKC | Brian Beshears buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jamie Selig | 35-32 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray is hacked by Ward Crowder - foul #3 on Ward Crowder, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (SG), Tom Blackston (C) Ward Crowder, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), John Hicks (PF), David Tasker (C) Robert Swett, Chad Cox, Frankie Murray, James Jones, Clark Nicosia | |
| 18:05 | Illinois State | David Muirhead can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | John Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor lays it up and in | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Hicks | 35-34 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan knocks in the floater from the left side | 35-36 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Tom Blackston comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | John Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | David Muirhead grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 16:04 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson is hacked by David Muirhead in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Muirhead, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Kevin Swafford (PF), Terry Fink (C) Jamie Selig, Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) David Muirhead, Corey Taylor, Theron Morgan, John Hicks, David Tasker | |
| 15:46 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford banks in the layup set up by Brian Beshears | 37-39 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Beshears (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Swafford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Nicosia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Swett | 37-41 |
| 15:08 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Clark Nicosia | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | UMKC | Brian Beshears can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:29 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Clark Nicosia | 37-43 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Robert Swett misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 13:57 | UMKC | Brian Beshears snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 13:40 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chad Cox | 37-43 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clark Nicosia | 37-46 |
| 12:57 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Chad Cox - foul #1 on Chad Cox, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), Tom Blackston (SF), Jamie Selig (PF), Frank Davin (C) Lloyd Smith, Ronald Johnson, Brian Beshears, Kevin Swafford, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), David Tasker (C) Robert Swett, Chad Cox, Frankie Murray, Clark Nicosia | |
| 12:37 | UMKC | Theron Morgan steals it from Darell Corwin | 37-46 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by David Muirhead | 37-48 |
| 12:01 | UMKC | Tom Blackston drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Davin | 40-48 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | David Muirhead hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 40-48 |
| 11:46 | UMKC | Darell Corwin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Blackston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Muirhead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theron Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Jones (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Tasker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UMKC | James Jones is called for the reach on Darell Corwin - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF) James Jones | |
| 11:31 | UMKC | Jamie Selig can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Hicks - foul #1 on John Hicks, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Emberger (SF), Clark Nicosia (C) David Muirhead, David Tasker | |
| 11:31 | UMKC | Jamie Selig makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:31 | UMKC | Jamie Selig makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Jamie Selig snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 10:59 | UMKC | Tom Blackston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:58 | UMKC | Darell Corwin grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 10:42 | UMKC | Ward Crowder misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hicks - foul #2 on John Hicks, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SF), Terry Fink (C) Tom Blackston, Frank Davin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Chad Cox (SG) Corey Taylor, Theron Morgan | |
| 10:42 | UMKC | Ward Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:42 | UMKC | Ward Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | John Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Darell Corwin is called for the reach on Robert Swett - foul #4 on Darell Corwin, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Smith (PG) Darell Corwin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG), James Jones (PF), David Tasker (C) Chad Cox, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | David Muirhead can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-48 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | David Tasker tips it home | 43-50 |
| 10:08 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Swett - foul #3 on Robert Swett, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Kevin Swafford (SF) Brian Beshears | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:08 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:08 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | The short jumper by James Jones is denied by Terry Fink | 45-50 |
| 09:44 | UMKC | Jamie Selig grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 09:38 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ward Crowder | 48-50 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ward Crowder - foul #4 on Ward Crowder, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (SG), Tom Blackston (C) Ward Crowder, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) David Muirhead, Philip Emberger, James Jones, David Tasker | |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Robert Swett misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:16 | UMKC | Corey Taylor steps in front of the Ronald Johnson pass in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Corey Taylor - foul #1 on Corey Taylor, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SF) Kevin Swafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG), Theron Morgan (PF) Robert Swett, John Hicks | |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith is hacked by Corey Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Taylor, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-51 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan tips it in | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | UMKC | Brian Beshears is fouled on the floor by Theron Morgan - foul #3 on Theron Morgan, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), Frank Davin (C) Lloyd Smith, Jamie Selig, Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), John Hicks (PF) Corey Taylor, Theron Morgan | |
| 08:00 | UMKC | Brian Beshears makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:00 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Hicks | 51-53 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | David Muirhead buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Cox | 51-56 |
| 07:28 | UMKC | Ward Crowder knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Davin | 54-56 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Ward Crowder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Beshears (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Muirhead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frankie Murray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Clark Nicosia (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | David Muirhead comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 07:03 | UMKC | Ward Crowder pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:57 | UMKC | Brian Beshears comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Hicks - foul #3 on John Hicks, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Kevin Swafford (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Theron Morgan (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), James Jones (PF), David Tasker (C) David Muirhead, Chad Cox, Frankie Murray, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 06:57 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:57 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 54-56 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Brian Beshears is called for the reach on Theron Morgan - foul #2 on Brian Beshears, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jamie Selig (PF), Terry Fink (C) Brian Beshears, Frank Davin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 06:38 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 06:17 | UMKC | Ward Crowder can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | David Tasker snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Darell Corwin picks off the pass by Robert Swett | 54-56 |
| 06:01 | UMKC | Jamie Selig can't finish the layup | 54-56 |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Ward Crowder pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:43 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 54-56 |
| 05:42 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Swett - foul #4 on Robert Swett, team foul #12 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Smith (PG), Tom Blackston (PF), Frank Davin (C) Darell Corwin, Jamie Selig, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (SG), Clark Nicosia (C) Theron Morgan, David Tasker | |
| 05:35 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-59 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford is fouled on the floor by Robert Swett - foul #5 on Robert Swett, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Ward Crowder, Frank Davin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Frankie Murray (SF), John Hicks (PF) Robert Swett, Philip Emberger, James Jones | |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | John Hicks gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 04:29 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 04:22 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith is hacked by David Muirhead in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Muirhead, team foul #14 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SF) Kevin Swafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF), David Tasker (C) Frankie Murray, Clark Nicosia | |
| 04:22 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:22 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on John Hicks - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | The jumper by John Hicks is denied by Ronald Johnson | 58-59 |
| 03:47 | UMKC | Tom Blackston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG), Frank Davin (C) Lloyd Smith, Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG), James Jones (PF) Corey Taylor, John Hicks | |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Ward Crowder is called for the reach on Chad Cox - foul #5 on Ward Crowder, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Smith (PG), Jamie Selig (PF) Ward Crowder, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Emberger (SF), Clark Nicosia (C) Theron Morgan, David Tasker | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darell Corwin (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Beshears (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Selig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Muirhead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Emberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jones (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clark Nicosia (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 02:53 | UMKC | Jamie Selig hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Beshears | 60-62 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (SG), Kevin Swafford (SF), Tom Blackston (C) Darell Corwin, Brian Beshears, Frank Davin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (PF), David Tasker (C) James Jones, Clark Nicosia | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | David Tasker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Frankie Murray (SF) David Muirhead, Philip Emberger | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:30 | UMKC | Tom Blackston gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:30 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 02:28 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (SG) Kevin Swafford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG) Corey Taylor | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | David Tasker knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Muirhead | 60-64 |
| 01:52 | UMKC | Jamie Selig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SF), Terry Fink (C) Ronald Johnson, Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Jones (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Theron Morgan, David Tasker | |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | James Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Muirhead | 60-67 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Jamie Selig can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | James Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 01:09 | UMKC | Terry Fink gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:00 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses the floater from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:58 | UMKC | Terry Fink grabs the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UMKC | Darell Corwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-67 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia is hacked by Darell Corwin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darell Corwin, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (SG) Darell Corwin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF) Frankie Murray | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UMKC | Brian Beshears connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Smith | 63-69 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Chad Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | UMKC | Terry Fink snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Brian Beshears scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Smith | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Chad Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:19 | UMKC | Jamie Selig pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:17 | UMKC | David Muirhead is called for the reach on Lloyd Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Muirhead, team foul #15 | 66-70 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF) Theron Morgan | |
| 00:17 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:17 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Chad Cox is hacked by Lloyd Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Smith, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | David Muirhead is called for the reach on Brian Beshears - foul #4 on David Muirhead, team foul #16 | 68-72 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Brian Beshears makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Frankie Murray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tom Blackston (SG) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | David Muirhead snags the offensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | David Muirhead is hacked by Terry Fink - foul #1 on Terry Fink, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF) Frankie Murray | |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-75 |