| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald King (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Dewayne Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Houghtaling (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Western Illinois | Ronald King connects on the jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 19:35 | UMKC | James Bradfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan is fouled in the backcourt by Dewayne Myers - foul #3 on Dewayne Myers, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (PG) Dewayne Myers | |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Ronald King is denied by Matthew Smith | 39-39 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Western Illinois | Ronald King misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 19:14 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 39-39 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Charles Keller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Garner - foul #2 on Christopher Garner, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Charles Keller makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Charles Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 18:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler tips it in | 41-41 |
| 18:20 | UMKC | James Bradfield misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald King - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 18:20 | UMKC | James Bradfield misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:20 | UMKC | James Bradfield makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Smith | 41-42 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:51 | UMKC | Robert Richardson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Bradfield | 41-45 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 17:25 | UMKC | Charles Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 17:18 | UMKC | James Bradfield knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Houghtaling | 41-47 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (PG), Joe Singer (SF), Terry Hill (PF), Marko Macrowski (C) Charles Keller, Rodney Houghtaling, Matthew Smith, James Bradfield | |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | UMKC | Robert Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Hill | 43-47 |
| 16:33 | UMKC | The jump hook by Dikembe Ashalintubbi is blocked by Billie Goshorn | 43-47 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 16:08 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Marko Macrowski | 43-47 |
| 15:45 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Brundage (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | David Brundage is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Russell McCaughan, Kurtis Beatty, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dewayne Myers (PG), Charles Keller (SG), James Bradfield (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Robert Richardson, Marko Macrowski | |
| 15:18 | UMKC | Joe Singer is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| 14:51 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 14:50 | UMKC | James Bradfield grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:34 | UMKC | Charles Keller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Garner - foul #3 on Christopher Garner, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rodney Houghtaling (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Joe Singer, Terry Hill | |
| 14:34 | UMKC | Charles Keller makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:34 | UMKC | Charles Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 14:06 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Matthew Smith is called for the reach on Ronald King - foul #3 on Matthew Smith, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn (PF), David Brundage (C) Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Marko Macrowski (C) Charles Keller, James Bradfield | |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Marko Macrowski is called for the reach on David Brundage - foul #1 on Marko Macrowski, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SF) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (SG), Terry Hill (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski | |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #4 on Matthew Smith, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Singer (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:00 | UMKC | Robert Richardson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Garner - foul #4 on Christopher Garner, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Frank Tobin (PF) Dennis Prager, Christopher Garner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (PG) Dewayne Myers | |
| 12:43 | UMKC | Robert Richardson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 46-53 |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 12:03 | UMKC | Joe Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | David Brundage grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | David Brundage loses the ball out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Russell McCaughan, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | UMKC | Charles Keller (SG), Marko Macrowski (PF), James Bradfield (C) Robert Richardson, Rodney Houghtaling, Terry Hill | |
| 11:43 | UMKC | Joe Singer comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-53 |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Ronald King is fouled on the floor by James Bradfield - foul #2 on James Bradfield, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dewayne Myers (PG) Joe Singer | |
| 11:26 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| 11:08 | UMKC | Kurtis Beatty is called for the reach on Dikembe Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (SG) Kurtis Beatty | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 10:52 | UMKC | Charles Keller comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:50 | UMKC | James Bradfield tips it in | 48-55 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan is hacked by Charles Keller - foul #2 on Charles Keller, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SG) Dennis Prager | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (SF), Terry Hill (PF) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski | |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:37 | UMKC | The rebound goes to James Bradfield | 49-55 |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Terry Hill is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Hill, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rodney Houghtaling (SF), Joe Singer (PF) Robert Richardson, Terry Hill | |
| 10:04 | Western Illinois | Dewayne Myers is called for the reach on Howard Lawson - foul #4 on Dewayne Myers, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SG) Russell McCaughan | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (PG) Dewayne Myers | |
| 10:04 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:04 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:44 | UMKC | Charles Keller buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Bradfield | 51-58 |
| 09:18 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler tips it home | 53-58 |
| 08:59 | UMKC | Howard Lawson takes the ball from Joe Singer | 53-58 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses short on a runner from close range | 53-58 |
| 08:36 | UMKC | Robert Richardson snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Rodney Houghtaling clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 07:55 | UMKC | Joe Singer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ringler - foul #2 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Howard Lawson, Kurtis Beatty, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dewayne Myers (PG), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Terry Hill (C) Robert Richardson, Charles Keller, Rodney Houghtaling, James Bradfield | |
| 07:55 | UMKC | Joe Singer makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:55 | UMKC | Joe Singer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Smith | 55-59 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Brundage (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) 5 reb. C - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Dewayne Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Terry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UMKC | Matthew Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 07:02 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Hill | 57-59 |
| 06:47 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi buries a jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 06:23 | UMKC | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:07 | UMKC | Dewayne Myers misses the floater from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Brundage | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | UMKC | Christopher Garner takes the ball from Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 60-61 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner lays it up and in | 62-61 |
| 05:07 | UMKC | Matthew Smith loses the dribble to Frank Tobin | 62-61 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | UMKC | Charles Keller (SG), Rodney Houghtaling (SF), James Bradfield (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Joe Singer, Terry Hill | |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-61 |
| 04:42 | UMKC | The jump hook by Charles Keller is blocked by Kenneth Ringler | 64-61 |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager loses the dribble to Dewayne Myers | 64-61 |
| 04:08 | UMKC | James Bradfield misses the jump hook from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Garner | 64-61 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #5 on Matthew Smith, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG) Dennis Prager | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (PG), Terry Hill (PF) Dewayne Myers, Matthew Smith | |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:44 | UMKC | James Bradfield snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 03:28 | UMKC | Robert Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 03:27 | UMKC | James Bradfield tips it in | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Houghtaling (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Keller - foul #3 on Charles Keller, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | Robert Richardson misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 02:50 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Hill | 67-63 |
| 02:50 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG) Russell McCaughan | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dewayne Myers (PG), Joe Singer (PF) Robert Richardson, Terry Hill | |
| 02:36 | UMKC | Rodney Houghtaling misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | James Bradfield tips it in | 67-65 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner's pass is intercepted by Joe Singer | 67-65 |
| 02:00 | UMKC | Joe Singer hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Bradfield | 67-67 |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dewayne Myers - foul #5 on Dewayne Myers, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (PG) Dewayne Myers | |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:51 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 01:44 | UMKC | Joe Singer hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Houghtaling | 69-69 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Ronald King comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Bradfield - foul #3 on James Bradfield, team foul #13 | 69-69 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Ronald King makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Ronald King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 01:00 | UMKC | Robert Richardson hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bradfield | 71-71 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:39 | UMKC | Charles Keller pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:39 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Rodney Houghtaling drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Keller and the foul's on Timothy Parker - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Rodney Houghtaling misses the free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Christopher Garner is blocked by Rodney Houghtaling | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Robert Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |