| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Zuckerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas O'Hara (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Shawn Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Shear (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | David Vinson inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 40-36 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Tom Shear | 40-36 |
| 19:14 | UMKC | George Zuckerman swats the layup by Alphonse Ferrari | 40-36 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Ferrari takes the ball from John Wimbley | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Zuckerman | 40-36 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 18:14 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Washington | 40-36 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas O'Hara - foul #2 on Douglas O'Hara, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Heller | 43-38 |
| 17:17 | UMKC | Tom Shear banks in the layup | 43-40 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman is hacked by William Washington - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (PG), Clifford Brown (SG), Jeffery Kile (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Douglas O'Hara | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (PG), David Stephens (SF), Nathan Connolly (PF), Bobby Franck (C) Shawn Wolf, David Vinson, William Washington, Tom Shear | |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 16:45 | UMKC | Bobby Franck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:40 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 16:39 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clifford Brown and he's hacked by Alphonse Ferrari - foul #1 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter (SF), Patrick Michell (C) John Wimbley, George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SG) Alphonse Ferrari | |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harold Keeter | 46-42 |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Richardson | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Keeter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Kile (fresh) C - Patrick Michell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - George O'Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Cupps (fresh) SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Franck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Michell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:05 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:46 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps's pass is intercepted by Harold Keeter | 49-44 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter lays it in | 51-44 |
| 14:37 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), John Wimbley (SF), George Zuckerman (PF), Douglas O'Hara (C) Steven Richardson, Clifford Brown, Harold Keeter, Jeffery Kile, Patrick Michell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SG), David Vinson (SF), William Washington (PF), Tom Shear (C) George O'Driscoll, Oscar Cupps, David Stephens, Nathan Connolly, Bobby Franck | |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller's layup is rejected by Tom Shear | 51-44 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman is whistled for traveling | 51-44 |
| 13:47 | UMKC | Tom Shear misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Arledge | 54-44 |
| 13:12 | UMKC | David Vinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 13:10 | UMKC | Tom Shear snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:56 | UMKC | William Washington knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 54-46 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-46 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman tips it but misses | 54-46 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | William Washington picks off the pass by George Zuckerman | 54-46 |
| 12:03 | UMKC | William Washington misses the jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 11:55 | UMKC | William Washington grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 11:33 | UMKC | William Washington travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (PG), Clifford Brown (SG), Jeffery Kile (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Douglas O'Hara | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (PG), Oscar Cupps (SG), David Stephens (SF), Nathan Connolly (PF), Bobby Franck (C) Shawn Wolf, Alphonse Ferrari, David Vinson, William Washington, Tom Shear | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Zuckerman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - George O'Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Cupps (fresh) SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Franck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 11:15 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:59 | UMKC | Steven Richardson takes the ball from George O'Driscoll | 54-46 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:37 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 10:36 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:24 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly's fadeaway is rejected by George Zuckerman | 54-46 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown is fouled on the floor by Oscar Cupps - foul #2 on Oscar Cupps, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge (SG), Harold Keeter (SF), Patrick Michell (C) Clifford Brown, John Wimbley, George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SG), William Washington (PF) George O'Driscoll, Oscar Cupps, Bobby Franck | |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Michell drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Steven Richardson | 56-46 |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly loses the dribble to Steven Richardson | 56-46 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-46 |
| 09:26 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 09:22 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 09:05 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson is fouled on the floor by Shawn Wolf - foul #3 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), George Zuckerman (PF), Douglas O'Hara (C) Steven Richardson, Jeffery Kile, Patrick Michell | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF), Tom Shear (C) David Stephens, Nathan Connolly | |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter is called for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley (SF) Harold Keeter | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:37 | UMKC | David Vinson's floater is tipped away by Douglas O'Hara | 56-48 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Shawn Wolf - foul #4 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SG) Jason Arledge | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (PG), Joe Morgan (PF) Shawn Wolf, William Washington | |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joe Morgan | 58-50 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 07:29 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll grabs the board | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wimbley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Zuckerman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas O'Hara (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - George O'Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alphonse Ferrari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Morgan (fresh) C - Tom Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Vinson | 58-53 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas O'Hara | 61-53 |
| 06:32 | UMKC | Frederick Heller steals it from David Vinson | 61-53 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas O'Hara | 61-53 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 61-53 |
| 05:51 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:51 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge (SG) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), William Washington (PF) George O'Driscoll, Joe Morgan | |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Vinson | 61-55 |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara can't connect on a shot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to George Zuckerman | 61-55 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley is fouled on the floor by David Vinson - foul #2 on David Vinson, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (PG), Jeffery Kile (C) Frederick Heller, Douglas O'Hara | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SG), David Stephens (SF), Nathan Connolly (C) Alphonse Ferrari, David Vinson, Tom Shear | |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nathan Connolly - foul #1 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Jeffery Kile is called for the reach on David Stephens - foul #3 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #2 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter (SF), Patrick Michell (C) John Wimbley, George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:14 | UMKC | David Stephens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Keeter - foul #1 on Harold Keeter, team foul #3 | 63-55 |
| 04:14 | UMKC | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:14 | UMKC | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | UMKC | David Stephens's layup is rejected by Patrick Michell | 65-57 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffery Kile | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter clanks a runner from the baseline | 65-57 |
| 03:20 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Harold Keeter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffery Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Michell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Shawn Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Cupps (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UMKC | Jason Arledge steps in front of the David Stephens pass | 65-57 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge banks in the layup | 67-57 |
| 02:57 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Michell - foul #2 on Patrick Michell, team foul #4 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), John Wimbley (SF), George Zuckerman (PF), Douglas O'Hara (C) Jason Arledge, Harold Keeter, Jeffery Kile, Patrick Michell | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SG), David Vinson (SF), Tom Shear (C) Shawn Wolf, Oscar Cupps, David Stephens, William Washington | |
| 02:57 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:57 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller travels with the ball | 67-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SG) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:31 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge (SG) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), William Washington (PF) George O'Driscoll, Nathan Connolly | |
| 02:20 | UMKC | David Vinson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by John Wimbley - foul #1 on John Wimbley, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| 02:20 | UMKC | David Vinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:20 | UMKC | David Vinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frederick Heller | 69-61 |
| 01:54 | UMKC | George Zuckerman blocks the short jumper by Shawn Wolf | 69-61 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alphonse Ferrari - foul #2 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Tom Shear grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 01:16 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-61 |
| 01:14 | UMKC | William Washington tips it in | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Vinson - foul #3 on David Vinson, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman is hacked by Shawn Wolf in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Harold Keeter (C) Douglas O'Hara | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (PG) Shawn Wolf | |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:36 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | Tom Shear pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Tom Shear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Jeffery Kile (PF), Patrick Michell (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, John Wimbley, George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SG), David Stephens (SF), Nathan Connolly (PF), Bobby Franck (C) Alphonse Ferrari, David Vinson, William Washington, Tom Shear | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson's floater is tipped away by Bobby Franck | 73-63 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile grabs the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid runs out the clock | 73-63 |