| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:30 | UMKC | James Bradfield connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 40-24 |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | James Bradfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 19:15 | UMKC | Robert Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-24 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ringler | 40-24 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 40-26 |
| 18:45 | UMKC | Kenneth Ringler takes the ball from Robert Richardson | 40-26 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 40-26 |
| 18:21 | UMKC | Robert Richardson snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 18:03 | UMKC | James Bradfield misses long on a floater from close range | 40-26 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the jumper from the right block | 40-28 |
| 17:22 | UMKC | James Bradfield makes the jumper from the right block | 42-28 |
| 16:57 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler tips it home | 42-30 |
| 16:28 | UMKC | Robert Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 16:26 | UMKC | James Bradfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 42-30 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | John Merchant gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler is hacked by Joe Singer - foul #2 on Joe Singer, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Marko Macrowski (SF), Terry Hill (PF), Raphael Nunez (C) Thomas Jones, Robert Richardson, Joe Singer, Matthew Smith, James Bradfield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (PG), Timothy Lohmann (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Horace Adams (C) Elmer Shope, Christopher Garner, Howard Lawson, Kenneth Ringler, John Merchant | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) SF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raphael Nunez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lohmann (fresh) SF - David Brundage (fresh) PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:15 | UMKC | Terry Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Emerson | 44-32 |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | David Brundage comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 14:37 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez lays it up and in | 46-32 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| 13:39 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski loses the dribble to David Brundage | 46-34 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | David Brundage scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Frank Tobin | 46-36 |
| 13:03 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi is called for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Jones (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Joe Singer (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), James Bradfield (C) Robert Emerson, Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski, Terry Hill, Raphael Nunez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Kurtis Beatty, Timothy Lohmann, Frank Tobin, Horace Adams | |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | David Brundage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF) David Brundage | |
| 12:08 | UMKC | Matthew Smith makes the driving attempt from close range | 48-36 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Elmer Shope | 48-38 |
| 11:48 | UMKC | Robert Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | John Merchant is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin (C) John Merchant | |
| 11:12 | UMKC | Joe Singer's pass is intercepted by Christopher Garner | 48-38 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Marko Macrowski (SF), Terry Hill (PF) Joe Singer, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SF) Howard Lawson | |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:49 | UMKC | Terry Hill gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:29 | UMKC | Terry Hill loses the dribble to Elmer Shope | 48-40 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Frank Tobin is blocked by James Bradfield | 48-40 |
| 10:21 | UMKC | Terry Hill gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Robert Richardson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurtis Beatty | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Elmer Shope - foul #3 on Elmer Shope, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Jones (PG), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Robert Emerson, Robert Richardson, James Bradfield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (SG), David Brundage (SF), David Brown (PF), John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope, Christopher Garner, Kenneth Ringler, Frank Tobin | |
| 09:40 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:40 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 09:24 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Terry Hill | 50-43 |
| 09:05 | UMKC | Terry Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Terry Hill swats the short shot by Kurtis Beatty | 50-43 |
| 08:51 | UMKC | Terry Hill grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi's floater is tipped away by David Brundage | 50-43 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann makes the shot in the paint | 50-45 |
| 08:03 | UMKC | Terry Hill is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Richardson (SG), Joe Singer (SF), Raphael Nunez (PF), James Bradfield (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski, Matthew Smith, Terry Hill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF) Kurtis Beatty, Timothy Lohmann, David Brundage, David Brown | |
| 07:46 | UMKC | Thomas Jones's pass is intercepted by John Merchant | 50-45 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raphael Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler blows the dunk | 50-45 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Ringler | 50-45 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses badly on a shot near the basket | 50-45 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 06:53 | UMKC | James Bradfield grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:35 | UMKC | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Robert Richardson - foul #4 on Elmer Shope, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Matthew Smith (PF) Thomas Jones, Raphael Nunez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin (C) John Merchant | |
| 06:30 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Garner | 52-45 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 05:47 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Joe Singer | 52-45 |
| 05:26 | UMKC | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Tobin - foul #3 on Frank Tobin, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Marko Macrowski (SF), Terry Hill (C) Robert Richardson, Joe Singer, James Bradfield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SF), David Brundage (C) Howard Lawson, Kenneth Ringler | |
| 05:26 | UMKC | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:26 | UMKC | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Garner | 53-47 |
| 04:44 | UMKC | Matthew Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 53-47 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 53-50 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Terry Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 04:29 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:11 | UMKC | Terry Hill knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 03:48 | UMKC | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Jones (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Joe Singer (SF), James Bradfield (C) Robert Emerson, Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski, Terry Hill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Kurtis Beatty, Frank Tobin, David Brundage | |
| 03:26 | UMKC | Matthew Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 57-50 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Singer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Bradfield (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 03:12 | UMKC | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:05 | UMKC | Matthew Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Bradfield | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Matthew Smith blocks the short jumper by Howard Lawson | 59-50 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 02:11 | UMKC | James Bradfield grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:00 | UMKC | Robert Richardson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Singer | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler tips it in | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | UMKC | Elmer Shope takes the ball from Thomas Jones | 62-54 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Ringler - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Elmer Shope | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UMKC | James Bradfield misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Merchant - foul #2 on John Merchant, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Hill (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:35 | UMKC | James Bradfield makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:35 | UMKC | James Bradfield makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | James Bradfield steals it from Christopher Garner | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | UMKC | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Joe Singer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Elmer Shope, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | Matthew Smith (PF) Terry Hill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (PG) Elmer Shope | |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Robert Richardson is hacked by Kenneth Ringler - foul #3 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Robert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Robert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:16 | UMKC | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UMKC | Kurtis Beatty is called for the reach on Matthew Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | UMKC | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | John Merchant gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Joe Singer is fouled in the backcourt by Kurtis Beatty - foul #3 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Joe Singer makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Joe Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Joe Singer takes the ball from Kurtis Beatty | 68-60 |