| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Williams | 33-32 |
| 19:31 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:18 | UMKC | Walter Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | VMI | Cecil Ware clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 18:55 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:45 | VMI | Cecil Ware knocks in the shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | UMKC | Walter Tucker makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dave Williams - foul #2 on Dave Williams, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:36 | UMKC | Walter Tucker makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:27 | VMI | Donald Watts buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 18:05 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Gallagher | 39-37 |
| 17:44 | VMI | Gary Gallagher is called for the reach on Jack Hurley - foul #3 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (SF) Gary Gallagher | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG) Jack Hurley | |
| 17:30 | VMI | Dave Williams is denied on a layup by Earl Howell | 39-37 |
| 17:29 | VMI | Cecil Ware hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 17:13 | UMKC | Walter Tucker is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG), Richard Cowan (PF) Sherman Jones, Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (SG), Vincent Sikora (PF) Donald Watts, Dave Williams | |
| 16:57 | VMI | Richard Cowan steals the ball from Kelvin Hoopes | 39-39 |
| 16:44 | UMKC | Robert Booker steals it from Napoleon Craft | 39-39 |
| 16:22 | VMI | Vincent Sikora comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 16:21 | UMKC | Earl Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:17 | UMKC | Rudolph Self makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Knight | 41-39 |
| 15:53 | VMI | Vincent Sikora can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rudolph Self (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Earl Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Booker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cecil Ware (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMKC | Earl Howell's fadeaway is rejected by Kelvin Hoopes | 41-39 |
| 15:31 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:17 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes blows the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Cowan - foul #3 on Richard Cowan, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) Napoleon Craft, Richard Cowan, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Donald Watts (SG), Dave Williams (PF) Douglas Buser, Cecil Ware, Vincent Sikora | |
| 15:17 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:17 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:17 | UMKC | Walter Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:05 | UMKC | Robert Robbins misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Watts - foul #2 on Donald Watts, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | VMI | Wesley Byrd (C) Kelvin Hoopes | |
| 15:05 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:05 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:57 | VMI | Donald Watts makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jack Hurley | 43-42 |
| 14:38 | UMKC | Walter Tucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:36 | VMI | The rebound goes to Donald Watts | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | VMI | Wesley Byrd blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 14:21 | VMI | Robert Booker can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 14:19 | UMKC | Robert Robbins snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:07 | UMKC | Robert Robbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Gallagher (C) William Knight | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (SF), Vincent Sikora (C) Robert Booker, Wesley Byrd | |
| 13:51 | VMI | Douglas Buser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:49 | VMI | Vincent Sikora tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 13:47 | UMKC | Walter Tucker pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:43 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 13:42 | UMKC | Rudolph Self snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Robert Robbins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sherman Jones | 45-42 |
| 13:13 | VMI | Douglas Buser is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Self - foul #2 on Rudolph Self, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Earl Howell (C) Rudolph Self, Gary Gallagher | |
| Subs | VMI | Cecil Ware (SF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Douglas Buser, Vincent Sikora | |
| 12:57 | VMI | Robert Robbins steals it from Cecil Ware | 45-42 |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Robbins | 47-42 |
| 12:25 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Ware | 47-45 |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Robbins | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | VMI | Donald Watts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:03 | UMKC | Robert Robbins pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:45 | UMKC | Walter Tucker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Napoleon Craft | 53-45 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherman Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Tucker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Watts | 53-47 |
| 11:35 | UMKC | Cecil Ware picks off the pass by Robert Robbins | 53-47 |
| 11:18 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF), Richard Cowan (PF), William Knight (C) Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Walter Tucker, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG), Robert Booker (SG), Vincent Sikora (PF) Jack Hurley, Donald Watts, Dave Williams | |
| 10:55 | UMKC | Richard Cowan hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Napoleon Craft | 55-47 |
| 10:28 | VMI | Cecil Ware scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Buser | 55-50 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Rudolph Self is hacked by Robert Booker - foul #3 on Robert Booker, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Howell (C) Richard Cowan | |
| Subs | VMI | Wesley Byrd (SF) Cecil Ware | |
| 09:49 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses long on a floater from the left side | 55-50 |
| 09:48 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:28 | VMI | A charge is called on Robert Booker - foul #4 on Robert Booker, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Tucker (PF) Napoleon Craft | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Fredrick Winton (SG) Robert Booker, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| 09:15 | UMKC | William Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SG) Fredrick Winton | |
| 09:02 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 09:01 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:57 | UMKC | William Knight is fouled on the floor by Douglas Buser - foul #2 on Douglas Buser, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | VMI | Cecil Ware (SF), Dave Williams (PF) Douglas Buser, Vincent Sikora | |
| 08:44 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 08:42 | VMI | Wesley Byrd gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:36 | VMI | Cecil Ware buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Pascoe | 55-53 |
| 08:19 | UMKC | William Knight misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 08:17 | VMI | Donald Watts snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:54 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Byrd | 55-56 |
| 07:35 | UMKC | Walter Tucker banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Gallagher | 57-56 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rudolph Self (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Knight (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Tucker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Earl Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Ware (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dave Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Gallagher - foul #4 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Richard Cowan (C) Rudolph Self, Gary Gallagher, William Knight, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Robert Booker (SG), Vincent Sikora (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Kelly Pascoe, Donald Watts, Dave Williams, Wesley Byrd | |
| 07:25 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:25 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:06 | UMKC | Walter Tucker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 57-58 |
| 07:04 | VMI | Vincent Sikora pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:43 | VMI | Jack Hurley is whistled for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Howell (C) Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (SF) Cecil Ware | |
| 06:27 | UMKC | Earl Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| 06:05 | VMI | Douglas Buser is hacked by Robert Robbins - foul #4 on Robert Robbins, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Gallagher (PF), William Knight (C) Richard Cowan, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SG), Dave Williams (PF) Douglas Buser, Vincent Sikora | |
| 05:46 | VMI | Donald Watts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 05:44 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:27 | UMKC | Sherman Jones can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Donald Watts - foul #3 on Donald Watts, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 05:27 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:27 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:04 | VMI | Robert Booker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 05:03 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 04:42 | UMKC | Kelvin Hoopes is called for the reach on Sherman Jones - foul #4 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Tucker (PF), Earl Howell (C) Robert Robbins, William Knight | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG), Fredrick Winton (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF) Jack Hurley, Donald Watts, Robert Booker, Dave Williams | |
| 04:42 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:42 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:20 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-58 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Napoleon Craft | 61-58 |
| 04:03 | UMKC | The short jumper by Sherman Jones is denied by Vincent Sikora | 61-58 |
| 04:01 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 03:41 | VMI | Cecil Ware scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 03:36 | UMKC | Vincent Sikora steps in front of the Sherman Jones pass | 61-61 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Winton (fresh) SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 27 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Napoleon Craft - foul #3 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Eric Burks (SG), William Knight (SF) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Gary Gallagher | |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SG), Dave Williams (PF) Fredrick Winton, Vincent Sikora | |
| 03:14 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:14 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:14 | UMKC | Walter Tucker pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:03 | UMKC | William Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 03:02 | VMI | Donald Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:58 | VMI | Douglas Buser makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dave Williams | 61-65 |
| 02:58 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Gary Gallagher (SG), Robert Robbins (SF) Rudolph Self, Eric Burks, William Knight | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG) Douglas Buser | |
| 02:48 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher misses the jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 02:46 | UMKC | Walter Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:31 | UMKC | Earl Howell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 02:30 | VMI | Dave Williams grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 02:23 | VMI | Dave Williams lays it up and in set up by Cecil Ware | 61-67 |
| 02:01 | UMKC | Robert Robbins misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Donald Watts grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 01:53 | VMI | Dave Williams connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Donald Watts | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | UMKC | Robert Robbins hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Napoleon Craft | 63-69 |
| 01:21 | VMI | Earl Howell picks off the pass by Donald Watts | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | UMKC | Robert Robbins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 00:57 | VMI | Donald Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | VMI | Donald Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Gallagher - foul #5 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #7 | 63-69 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG) Gary Gallagher | |
| Subs | VMI | Vincent Sikora (PF) Dave Williams | |
| 00:55 | VMI | Donald Watts makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:55 | VMI | Donald Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Robert Robbins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Napoleon Craft | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:14 | UMKC | Robert Robbins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Cecil Ware pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | VMI | Cecil Ware is fouled in the backcourt by Napoleon Craft - foul #4 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (PF) Vincent Sikora | |
| 00:09 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Earl Howell | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Earl Howell is called for the reach on Kelvin Hoopes - foul #1 on Earl Howell, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-73 |