| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) SG - Jared Wright (fresh) SF - David Tapscott (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) SF - David Vinson (fresh) PF - William Washington (fresh) C - Tom Shear (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Tom Shear wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMKC | Ward Crowder is fouled on the floor by Jared Wright - foul #1 on Jared Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UMKC | Zachariah Jones takes the ball from Tom Shear | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UMKC | Tom Shear grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | UMKC | Darell Corwin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Tom Shear | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | UMKC | William Washington misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Brown | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | UMKC | Ward Crowder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown is fouled on the floor by Tom Shear - foul #1 on Tom Shear, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Darell Corwin steals it from Jerry Brown | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | UMKC | David Vinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown clanks a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 16:43 | UMKC | Tom Shear misses long on a runner in the paint | 4-0 |
| 16:41 | UMKC | William Washington tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso is denied on a layup by William Washington | 4-2 |
| 16:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Washington | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | UMKC | David Vinson connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Darell Corwin and he's fouled by David Tapscott - foul #1 on David Tapscott, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (SG), David Stephens (PF), Nathan Connolly (C) Ward Crowder, William Washington, Tom Shear | |
| 16:16 | UMKC | David Vinson makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Brown | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) SF - David Tapscott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Wolf (fresh) SF - David Vinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Stephens (fresh) C - Nathan Connolly (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UMKC | Darell Corwin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Vinson | 7-8 |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Connolly - foul #1 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Cody Harris (SG), Sidney Hadden (C) Jerry Brown, Jared Wright, David Tapscott | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SG), Alphonse Ferrari (SF) Darell Corwin, David Vinson | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | UMKC | David Stephens banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 8-10 |
| 14:51 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Cody Harris | 11-10 |
| 14:23 | UMKC | Cary Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Shawn Wolf - foul #1 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Bruce Alfonso (C) Cody Harris, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), William Washington (PF), Tom Shear (C) Shawn Wolf, Oscar Cupps, David Stephens, Nathan Connolly | |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Ward Crowder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darell Corwin | 11-13 |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ward Crowder - foul #1 on Ward Crowder, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), David Tapscott (SF) Daniel Dickerson, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:29 | UMKC | Darell Corwin is hacked by Sidney Hadden - foul #1 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 13:14 | UMKC | William Washington hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Darell Corwin | 13-15 |
| 12:59 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Tapscott | 16-15 |
| 12:38 | UMKC | Darell Corwin is whistled for a carry | 16-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF) Jerry Brown, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), David Vinson (SF), David Stephens (C) Darell Corwin, Alphonse Ferrari, Tom Shear | |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson loses the dribble to David Stephens | 16-15 |
| 12:02 | UMKC | Cary Kirkpatrick picks off the pass by David Vinson | 16-15 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | David Vinson is called for the reach on Jared Wright - foul #1 on David Vinson, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Nathan Connolly (C) Shawn Wolf, William Washington | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Connolly (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones's pass is intercepted by David Stephens | 16-15 |
| 11:05 | UMKC | David Vinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Clark - foul #1 on Arthur Clark, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Sidney Hadden (C) Jared Wright, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (SG), Tom Shear (C) Ward Crowder, Nathan Connolly | |
| 11:05 | UMKC | David Vinson misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:05 | UMKC | David Vinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Shawn Wolf picks off the pass by Cary Kirkpatrick | 16-16 |
| 10:42 | UMKC | Darell Corwin lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Wolf | 16-18 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | UMKC | Tom Shear pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:14 | UMKC | Tom Shear misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sidney Hadden - foul #2 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Tapscott (SF), Arthur Clark (C) Zachariah Jones, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SG), Alphonse Ferrari (SF), William Washington (PF) Darell Corwin, David Vinson, David Stephens | |
| 10:14 | UMKC | Tom Shear makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:14 | UMKC | Tom Shear makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tom Shear - foul #2 on Tom Shear, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathan Connolly (C) Tom Shear | |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:31 | UMKC | Daniel Dickerson is called for the reach on Oscar Cupps - foul #1 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG) Daniel Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG) Alphonse Ferrari | |
| 09:31 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:31 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Connolly | 18-20 |
| 09:25 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ward Crowder | 18-22 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Oscar Cupps steps in front of the Bruce Alfonso pass | 18-22 |
| 08:57 | UMKC | Ward Crowder's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jared Wright | 18-22 |
| 08:55 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly tips it home | 18-24 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jared Wright and the foul's on Oscar Cupps - foul #1 on Oscar Cupps, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones (PF) Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SF) Shawn Wolf, Oscar Cupps | |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses the free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 20-24 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Ward Crowder steals the ball from Jerry Brown | 20-24 |
| 08:29 | UMKC | Ward Crowder hits the finger roll | 20-26 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Darell Corwin is called for the reach on Jerry Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darell Corwin, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Stephens (C) Nathan Connolly | |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:07 | UMKC | David Stephens connects on the runner in the lane set up by Alphonse Ferrari | 22-28 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown hits the finger roll set up by Jared Wright | 24-28 |
| 07:45 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Clark - foul #2 on Arthur Clark, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Cody Harris (SG), Alex Derenberger (SF) Jerry Brown, Jared Wright, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathan Connolly (C) William Washington | |
| 07:45 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:45 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cody Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Derenberger (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 07:12 | UMKC | David Stephens comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Alex Derenberger - foul #1 on Alex Derenberger, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Tapscott (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Alex Derenberger, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (SG), David Vinson (SF) Ward Crowder, Alphonse Ferrari | |
| 07:12 | UMKC | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 07:12 | UMKC | David Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Nathan Connolly is called for the reach on Daniel Dickerson - foul #2 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Morgan (PF), Bobby Franck (C) David Stephens, Nathan Connolly | |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:37 | UMKC | David Tapscott blocks the short jumper by David Vinson | 29-31 |
| 06:36 | UMKC | Bobby Franck tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 29-33 |
| 06:14 | UMKC | Bobby Franck snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Darell Corwin buries a shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Dickerson and the foul's on Joe Morgan - foul #1 on Joe Morgan, team foul #9 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Alex Derenberger (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Cody Harris, David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG), William Washington (PF), David Stephens (C) Darell Corwin, Joe Morgan, Bobby Franck | |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 05:13 | UMKC | David Vinson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 32-38 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 04:53 | UMKC | The rebound goes to David Stephens | 32-38 |
| 04:39 | UMKC | David Vinson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 32-40 |
| 04:25 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones drills a floater in the paint | 34-40 |
| 04:03 | UMKC | Jared Wright takes the ball from David Vinson | 34-40 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cary Kirkpatrick | 36-40 |
| 03:37 | UMKC | William Washington misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Zachariah Jones - foul #1 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #10 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), David Tapscott (SF), Sidney Hadden (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Jerry Brown, Alex Derenberger, Zachariah Jones, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SF), Tom Shear (C) Shawn Wolf, David Vinson, David Stephens | |
| 03:37 | UMKC | William Washington misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 03:37 | UMKC | William Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso grabs the board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson tips it in | 38-40 |
| 02:50 | UMKC | Daniel Dickerson is called for the reach on Tom Shear - foul #2 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #11 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (SG) Jared Wright | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SG), Nathan Connolly (PF) Ward Crowder, William Washington | |
| 02:50 | UMKC | Tom Shear makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 02:50 | UMKC | Tom Shear misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Hadden | 38-41 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott's 3 pointer is rejected by Nathan Connolly | 38-41 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Hadden | 38-41 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 02:10 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | Darell Corwin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Cupps | 38-44 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Oscar Cupps - foul #2 on Oscar Cupps, team foul #10 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Cody Harris, David Tapscott, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG), William Washington (PF), David Stephens (C) Oscar Cupps, Nathan Connolly, Tom Shear | |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:00 | UMKC | Cary Kirkpatrick swats the short shot by David Stephens | 40-44 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Cary Kirkpatrick | 40-44 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alphonse Ferrari - foul #1 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #11 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF) Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), David Vinson (SF) Darell Corwin, Alphonse Ferrari | |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:45 | UMKC | William Washington grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 00:25 | UMKC | David Stephens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (SG), David Tapscott (SF) Jared Wright, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tom Shear (C) David Stephens | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 41-44 |