| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) SG - James St. Jean (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) PF - John Haire (fresh) C - James Egger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) SG - Brad Suniga (fresh) SF - Anthony Fox (fresh) PF - John Hall (fresh) C - Robert Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Robert Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMKC | James St. Jean steps in front of the John Hall pass | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Howard | John Haire comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UMKC | John Hall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UMKC | James Egger swats the layup by Anthony Fox | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | UMKC | Robert Rogers tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Howard | James St. Jean knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Almendarez | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UMKC | Anthony Fox is fouled on the floor by Robert Almendarez - foul #1 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | UMKC | Brad Suniga misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Robert Almendarez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | UMKC | Brad Suniga pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | UMKC | Anthony Fox connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ryan Thompson | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Howard | James Egger is fouled on the floor by Ryan Thompson - foul #1 on Ryan Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Fox - foul #1 on Anthony Fox, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (SF), Jacob Dudley (C) Anthony Fox, Robert Rogers | |
| 17:02 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Hall | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Howard | John Haire clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | UMKC | Jacob Dudley grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | UMKC | Brad Suniga scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brooks | 4-11 |
| 15:49 | Howard | John Fox comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 15:47 | UMKC | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) SG - James St. Jean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haire (fresh) C - James Egger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Suniga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brooks (fresh) PF - John Hall (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Dudley (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | UMKC | John Hall's fadeaway is rejected by John Haire | 4-11 |
| 15:24 | UMKC | Brad Suniga tips it back up and in | 4-13 |
| 14:57 | Howard | John Hall steps in front of the James St. Jean pass | 4-13 |
| 14:50 | UMKC | John Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 14:49 | UMKC | John Hall misses the tip | 4-13 |
| 14:48 | Howard | James Egger grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:25 | Howard | John Haire connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Fox and he's fouled by Ryan Thompson - foul #2 on Ryan Thompson, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), Frank Pierce (SF), John Hoskins (C) John Fox, James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (PG), Joshua Henton (SG), Anthony Fox (SF), Robert Rogers (C) Ryan Thompson, Brad Suniga, John Hall, Jacob Dudley | |
| 14:25 | Howard | John Haire misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:25 | UMKC | Robert Rogers snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 14:06 | UMKC | Robert Rogers comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by John Knapp - foul #1 on John Knapp, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (PF) John Haire | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:06 | UMKC | Robert Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:06 | UMKC | Robert Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:06 | Howard | Frank Pierce pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:55 | Howard | John Knapp is hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Albert Harris (PF) John Brooks | |
| 13:50 | Howard | Frank Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-13 |
| 13:48 | Howard | John Knapp snags the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:35 | Howard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 6-13 |
| 13:34 | Howard | John Knapp gets the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:11 | Howard | A charge is called on John Knapp - foul #2 on John Knapp, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Rhoads (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF) John Knapp, John Walter | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jacob Dudley (PF) Albert Harris | |
| 12:56 | UMKC | Anthony Fox misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 12:55 | Howard | John Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Robert Almendarez loses the ball out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), John Haire (PF) Charles Rhoads, John Hoskins | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (PF) Jacob Dudley | |
| 12:39 | UMKC | Robert Almendarez steals the ball from John Brooks | 6-13 |
| 12:33 | Howard | John Fox connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Darrell Schwede | 8-13 |
| 12:15 | UMKC | Joshua Henton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 12:14 | Howard | Frank Pierce snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 11:59 | Howard | John Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | UMKC | Robert Rogers pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:45 | UMKC | Anthony Fox knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joshua Henton and the foul's on John Fox - foul #1 on John Fox, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Egger (C) Darrell Schwede, Frank Pierce | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Hall (PF) Robert Rogers | |
| 11:45 | UMKC | Anthony Fox makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haire (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Egger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Sheldon (fresh) SG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Fox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Howard | James St. Jean misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 11:19 | Howard | John Haire misses the tip | 8-16 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:59 | UMKC | John Hall loses the dribble to John Haire | 8-16 |
| 10:41 | Howard | John Fox connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Haire | 10-16 |
| 10:15 | UMKC | John Hall scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Sheldon and he's hacked by John Fox - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Frank Pierce (SF), John Walter (PF), John Hoskins (C) John Fox, Robert Almendarez, John Haire, James Egger | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), Albert Harris (SF), Robert Rogers (C) John Sheldon, Joshua Henton, Anthony Fox, John Brooks | |
| 10:15 | UMKC | John Hall makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:01 | Howard | Frank Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 10:00 | UMKC | The rebound goes to John Hall | 10-19 |
| 09:36 | UMKC | Robert Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 09:34 | UMKC | Brad Suniga tips it back up and in | 10-21 |
| 09:12 | Howard | John Walter makes the jump hook in the lane | 12-21 |
| 08:55 | UMKC | Robert Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-21 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Frank Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:48 | Howard | James St. Jean misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brad Suniga - foul #1 on Brad Suniga, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF), John Haire (PF), James Egger (C) Frank Pierce, John Walter, John Hoskins | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (PG), John Brooks (PF), Jacob Dudley (C) Albert Harris, John Hall, Robert Rogers | |
| 08:48 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:48 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | John Sheldon is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Sheldon, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Rhoads (SG) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:06 | Howard | Robert Almendarez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:50 | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brad Suniga | 17-23 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Robert Almendarez is hacked by Brad Suniga - foul #2 on Brad Suniga, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (SG), Anthony Fox (SF), John Hall (PF), Robert Rogers (C) Brad Suniga, Lloyd Hooker, John Brooks, Jacob Dudley | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Rhoads (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Haire (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Egger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Sheldon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Fox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UMKC | Anthony Fox misses the dunk attempt | 19-23 |
| 07:10 | Howard | James Egger pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:53 | Howard | John Haire drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Schwede | 22-23 |
| 06:37 | UMKC | Robert Rogers knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Sheldon | 22-25 |
| 06:25 | Howard | The jump hook by John Haire is blocked by Robert Rogers | 22-25 |
| 06:24 | UMKC | Anthony Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:06 | UMKC | John Sheldon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Henton | 22-28 |
| 05:41 | Howard | John Haire can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), Frank Pierce (SF), John Hoskins (C) Charles Rhoads, Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker (SG), John Brooks (SF), Jacob Dudley (C) John Sheldon, Anthony Fox, Robert Rogers | |
| 05:41 | Howard | John Haire makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:41 | Howard | John Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:20 | UMKC | John Brooks hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Henton and the foul's on Frank Pierce - foul #1 on Frank Pierce, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (PF) John Haire | |
| Subs | UMKC | Bradley Hogg (C) John Hall | |
| 05:20 | UMKC | John Brooks makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:56 | Howard | James St. Jean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Jacob Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:35 | UMKC | John Brooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 04:34 | UMKC | Bradley Hogg tips it but misses | 24-31 |
| 04:33 | Howard | James St. Jean grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Darrell Schwede is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Hooker - foul #1 on Lloyd Hooker, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (PG), Anthony Fox (SF), John Hall (PF) Lloyd Hooker, Jacob Dudley, Bradley Hogg | |
| 04:19 | Howard | Darrell Schwede misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:15 | UMKC | John Sheldon is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Schwede - foul #1 on Darrell Schwede, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Rhoads (PG) Darrell Schwede | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker (SG) Joshua Henton | |
| 04:15 | UMKC | John Sheldon misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:15 | Howard | John Hoskins snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Lloyd Hooker is called for the reach on Frank Pierce - foul #2 on Lloyd Hooker, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF), John Haire (PF) John Walter, John Hoskins | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (SG) Lloyd Hooker | |
| 04:04 | Howard | Frank Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Frank Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:52 | UMKC | John Brooks misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Haire - foul #1 on John Haire, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG) Charles Rhoads | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), Robert Rogers (C) John Sheldon, Joshua Henton, Anthony Fox | |
| 03:52 | UMKC | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:52 | UMKC | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:52 | Howard | Frank Pierce gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:30 | Howard | James St. Jean is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-31 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Anthony Fox (SF) John Brooks | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Haire (fresh) 7 pts. C - Frank Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Suniga (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Fox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UMKC | Anthony Fox's pass is intercepted by John Fox | 26-31 |
| 02:45 | Howard | James St. Jean is hacked by Brad Suniga - foul #3 on Brad Suniga, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Howard | James Egger (C) Frank Pierce | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG), John Brooks (PF), Jacob Dudley (C) Brad Suniga, John Hall, Robert Rogers | |
| 02:45 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:45 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:27 | UMKC | John Sheldon connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Brooks | 28-33 |
| 02:15 | Howard | John Fox drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | John Haire is called for the reach on John Brooks - foul #2 on John Haire, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (SG), James Ashby (SF), John Walter (PF) James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, John Haire | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker (SF) Anthony Fox | |
| 01:53 | UMKC | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:53 | UMKC | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:53 | Howard | James Egger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:37 | Howard | John Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 01:35 | Howard | James Egger can't tip it in | 31-34 |
| 01:33 | Howard | John Walter snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | Howard | John Knapp clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | John Brooks gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:10 | UMKC | John Sheldon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 01:08 | Howard | James Egger grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 01:03 | Howard | James Ashby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 01:01 | Howard | John Walter grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Lloyd Hooker steps in front of the James Egger pass | 31-34 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson scores on a runner in the lane | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Howard | James Egger connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Knapp | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-36 |