| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) C - Earl Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) C - John Roa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | John Roa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Earl Howell swats the short shot by James Ganey | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | James Ganey tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UMKC | James Ganey is called for the reach on Earl Howell - foul #1 on James Ganey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Sherman Jones's pass is intercepted by John Maynard | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | John Maynard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | John Roa grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Napoleon Craft - foul #1 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 3rd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | UMKC | Walter Tucker makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Sherman Jones | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Adams is blocked by Robert Robbins | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Sherman Jones | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | UMKC | Earl Howell hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Western Illinois | John Roa is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Day (C) John Roa | |
| 17:01 | UMKC | Earl Howell misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Richard Day - foul #1 on Richard Day, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (C) James Ganey | |
| 17:01 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Western Illinois | John Maynard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Adams | 6-7 |
| 16:27 | UMKC | Walter Tucker loses the dribble to Gregory Adams | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams lays it up and in | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | UMKC | Walter Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sherman Jones | 9-9 |
| 15:59 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux is hacked by Earl Howell - foul #1 on Earl Howell, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Gallagher (SF) Robert Robbins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Truby (SG), Robert Coffman (SF), James Ganey (PF), John Roa (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Anthony Klopp, Richard Day, Trevor Roux | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Roa (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | James Ganey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (SF) Sherman Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:15 | UMKC | Walter Tucker comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Coffman - foul #1 on Robert Coffman, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG) Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:15 | UMKC | Walter Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | UMKC | Walter Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 14:28 | Western Illinois | Gary Gallagher is called for the reach on Christopher Truby - foul #1 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF) Napoleon Craft, Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF), Richard Day (PF) Michael Smith, Christopher Truby, Robert Coffman, James Ganey | |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 13-11 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Robert Robbins gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:55 | UMKC | Sherman Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | John Roa pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Robbins - foul #1 on Robert Robbins, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Howell (C) William Knight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (C) John Roa | |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:42 | UMKC | Sherman Jones gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:35 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher lays it in | 15-12 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Adams | 15-14 |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Sherman Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Trevor Roux - foul #1 on Trevor Roux, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG) Rudolph Self | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF) Trevor Roux | |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Earl Howell steals the ball from John Maynard | 16-14 |
| 12:36 | UMKC | Sherman Jones is hacked by Anthony Klopp - foul #1 on Anthony Klopp, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG), William Knight (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Gary Gallagher | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SF) Anthony Klopp | |
| 12:16 | UMKC | Rudolph Self misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Richard Day grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Coffman (SF), John Roa (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Richard Day | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rudolph Self (fresh) SF - William Knight (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Roa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UMKC | Earl Howell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Roa - foul #1 on John Roa, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Gallagher (SG) Rudolph Self | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:43 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:43 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF) Gary Gallagher, William Knight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (PF) James Ganey | |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Christopher Truby is called for the reach on Earl Howell - foul #1 on Christopher Truby, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF) Michael Smith, Robert Coffman | |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Earl Howell is called for the reach on John Maynard - foul #2 on Earl Howell, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (C) Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Richard Day (PF) Christopher Truby, John Roa | |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Tucker - foul #1 on Walter Tucker, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | Richard Day makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | Richard Day makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:07 | UMKC | Sherman Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Napoleon Craft is called for the reach on Gregory Adams - foul #2 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Eric Burks (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF), Richard Cowan (PF) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF) Trevor Roux | |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:51 | UMKC | Richard Cowan grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 09:27 | UMKC | Eric Burks misses the jump hook from the baseline | 23-16 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Maynard | 23-16 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Ganey | 23-19 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Eric Burks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | UMKC | William Knight grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:44 | UMKC | William Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Truby (SG), Robert Coffman (SF), John Roa (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Anthony Klopp, Richard Day | |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | John Roa loses the ball out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) Eric Burks, Gary Gallagher, Richard Cowan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:09 | UMKC | William Knight misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Roa - foul #2 on John Roa, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (C) John Roa | |
| 08:09 | UMKC | William Knight makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:09 | UMKC | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | William Knight takes the ball from Michael Smith | 25-19 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rudolph Self (fresh) SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Trevor Roux (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | UMKC | Rudolph Self is whistled for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Gallagher (C) William Knight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), Richard Day (PF) Michael Smith, Robert Coffman, James Ganey | |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby drills a shot near the basket set up by Gregory Adams | 25-21 |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Walter Tucker comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Day - foul #2 on Richard Day, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Cowan (C) Robert Robbins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF), Victor Daniel (C) Christopher Truby, Richard Day | |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Walter Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Walter Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | Gary Gallagher steps in front of the Gregory Adams pass | 27-21 |
| 06:19 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cowan | 30-21 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Self - foul #1 on Rudolph Self, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | UMKC | Floyd Rempe (PG), Eric Burks (SG), William Knight (C) Rudolph Self, Sherman Jones, Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF) Victor Daniel | |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | Richard Cowan gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:36 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp buries a fadeaway from the right side | 30-23 |
| 04:58 | UMKC | Richard Cowan misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Ganey - foul #2 on James Ganey, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Robert Robbins (SF) Floyd Rempe, Eric Burks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Robert Coffman (SG), John Larson (PF), Victor Daniel (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, James Ganey, Trevor Roux | |
| 04:58 | UMKC | Richard Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:58 | UMKC | Richard Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Coffman | 32-25 |
| 04:21 | UMKC | William Knight's fadeaway is rejected by John Larson | 32-25 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | Robert Robbins tips it in | 34-25 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Self - foul #2 on Rudolph Self, team foul #9 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UMKC | Floyd Rempe (PG), Sherman Jones (SG), Walter Tucker (PF) Rudolph Self, Gary Gallagher, Richard Cowan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG) Anthony Klopp | |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:39 | UMKC | John Larson picks off the pass by Sherman Jones | 34-27 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Floyd Rempe (fresh) SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) PF - John Larson (fresh) C - Victor Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 03:23 | UMKC | Walter Tucker gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 03:02 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Rempe | 37-27 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel's pass is intercepted by Walter Tucker | 37-27 |
| 02:24 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Floyd Rempe | 40-27 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by John Larson is blocked by Walter Tucker | 40-27 |
| 02:05 | UMKC | Walter Tucker pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 01:20 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 00:58 | UMKC | Robert Robbins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Robbins, team foul #10 | 40-27 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Rudolph Self (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF), Richard Cowan (PF), Earl Howell (C) Floyd Rempe, Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Walter Tucker, William Knight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF), James Ganey (PF), John Roa (C) Michael Smith, Christopher Truby, Robert Coffman, John Larson, Victor Daniel | |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses the jumper from the baseline | 40-27 |
| 00:27 | UMKC | Richard Cowan snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher can't connect on a runner from the right block | 40-27 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | The clock runs out | 40-27 |