| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raphael Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | John Wolff inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Moreau | 39-38 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 18:49 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Raphael Nunez | 41-38 |
| 18:25 | UMKC | John Wolff hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by David Feder - foul #2 on David Feder, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:25 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 18:09 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Raphael Nunez | 44-38 |
| 17:44 | UMKC | Ricky Wallace denies the turnaround by Raphael Nunez | 44-38 |
| 17:43 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 17:29 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 44-38 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 17:27 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 17:18 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Jenkins | 46-38 |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 16:48 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-41 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby loses the dribble to Raphael Nunez | 46-41 |
| 16:14 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (PG), Robert Emerson (SG), Jeffrey Calvin (PF), Richard Gigliotti (C) Ronald Jenkins, Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Raphael Nunez, Paul Moreau | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Michael McMutry (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Josh Ambriz (C) David Feder, Robert Bigby, Ricky Wallace, Bobby Smart, Hector Vega | |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Marko Macrowski (PF), George Lewellyn (C) John Wolff, Richard Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (PF) Josh Ambriz | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Sergei Krupinski (fresh) SG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael McMutry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin misses long on a turnaround from close range | 46-41 |
| 15:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sergei Krupinski - foul #2 on Sergei Krupinski, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:25 | UMKC | Ronnie Rexford swats the layup by George Lewellyn | 46-43 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 15:15 | UMKC | Robert Emerson snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 15:00 | UMKC | George Lewellyn misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 15:00 | UMKC | George Lewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:00 | UMKC | George Lewellyn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG) Marvin Carlton | |
| 14:50 | UMKC | Robert Emerson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:48 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:24 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski is hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #3 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG) Sergei Krupinski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Hector Vega (C) Theodore Daigle, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 14:13 | UMKC | Robert Emerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 14:11 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 14:04 | UMKC | George Lewellyn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 13:53 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael McMutry | 48-46 |
| 13:36 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the runner from the left block | 50-46 |
| 13:24 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bigby | 50-48 |
| 13:05 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael McMutry - foul #3 on Michael McMutry, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), John Wolff (SF), Paul Moreau (C) Robert Emerson, Marko Macrowski, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Bobby Smart (PF) Robert Bigby, Michael McMutry, Felix Gonzalez | |
| 13:05 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:05 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega is hacked by Paul Moreau - foul #2 on Paul Moreau, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Marko Macrowski (PF) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle connects on the jumper near the basket | 52-50 |
| 12:06 | UMKC | Paul Moreau misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-50 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega tips it home | 52-52 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marko Macrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Vega (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UMKC | Bobby Smart steals it from Ronald Jenkins | 52-52 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Moreau steals it from Bobby Smart | 52-52 |
| 11:12 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marko Macrowski | 55-52 |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 10:48 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace is whistled for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG), Raphael Nunez (SF), Jeffrey Calvin (PF), George Lewellyn (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, John Wolff, Marko Macrowski, Paul Moreau | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Michael McMutry (SF), Felix Gonzalez (PF), Ronnie Rexford (C) David Feder, Theodore Daigle, Ricky Wallace, Bobby Smart, Hector Vega | |
| 10:23 | UMKC | Robert Emerson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Emerson, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (PG) Ronald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 09:42 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez misses short on a jumper from close range | 55-52 |
| 09:24 | UMKC | George Lewellyn snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:10 | UMKC | Robert Emerson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Bigby - foul #1 on Robert Bigby, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), Paul Moreau (C) Sergei Krupinski, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Ricky Wallace (SF) Marvin Carlton, Michael McMutry | |
| 09:10 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:10 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Jenkins - foul #2 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Wolff (SF) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega (C) Ronnie Rexford | |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:49 | UMKC | Ricky Wallace steps in front of the Raphael Nunez pass | 57-54 |
| 08:31 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Marko Macrowski (PF) Robert Emerson, Raphael Nunez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG) Theodore Daigle | |
| 08:15 | UMKC | John Wolff clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses the floater from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:08 | UMKC | John Wolff gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:45 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 07:44 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Bigby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Felix Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Felix Gonzalez - foul #4 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Jeffrey Calvin (SF) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (SG), Michael McMutry (SF), Bobby Smart (PF), Ronnie Rexford (C) Robert Bigby, Ricky Wallace, Felix Gonzalez, Hector Vega | |
| 07:25 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:25 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:25 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 07:07 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski is fouled on the floor by Michael McMutry - foul #4 on Michael McMutry, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Lewellyn (C) Paul Moreau | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:07 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 06:52 | UMKC | George Lewellyn pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:46 | UMKC | George Lewellyn knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Emerson | 60-56 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Emerson is called for the reach on Theodore Daigle - foul #3 on Robert Emerson, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (PG), Raphael Nunez (SF) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Hector Vega (C) David Feder, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Theodore Daigle | 60-59 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | George Lewellyn misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 05:57 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | Raphael Nunez is called for the reach on Marvin Carlton - foul #1 on Raphael Nunez, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), John Wolff (SF), Paul Moreau (C) Sergei Krupinski, Jeffrey Calvin, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Felix Gonzalez (PF) Marvin Carlton, Bobby Smart | |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace (SF) Michael McMutry | |
| 05:23 | UMKC | John Wolff banks in the layup set up by Ronald Jenkins | 62-59 |
| 05:17 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 62-59 |
| 05:15 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 05:02 | UMKC | Theodore Daigle is called for the reach on John Wolff - foul #1 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Marko Macrowski (PF) Robert Emerson, Raphael Nunez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Bobby Smart (C) Theodore Daigle, Hector Vega | |
| 05:02 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:02 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-61 |
| 04:32 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Jenkins | 64-61 |
| 04:12 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 04:10 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski can't tip it in | 64-61 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to David Feder | 64-61 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez loses the ball out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Jeffrey Calvin (SF), George Lewellyn (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff, Paul Moreau | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry (SF), Hector Vega (C) Ricky Wallace, Felix Gonzalez | |
| 03:48 | UMKC | Robert Emerson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Calvin | 66-61 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael McMutry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marko Macrowski - foul #4 on Marko Macrowski, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:22 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin scores on a runner from the baseline | 68-63 |
| 02:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Bigby, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), Raphael Nunez (SF) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Jeffrey Calvin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Ronnie Rexford (PF) David Feder, Robert Bigby, Bobby Smart | |
| 02:52 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), John Wolff (SF) Robert Emerson, Raphael Nunez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Felix Gonzalez (PF) Theodore Daigle, Marvin Carlton, Michael McMutry, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 02:36 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Hector Vega | 68-63 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Jenkins - foul #3 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:08 | UMKC | John Wolff throws it down | 70-64 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Wolff - foul #3 on John Wolff, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:38 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:16 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:14 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:02 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Feder | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses the shot from the free throw line | 73-68 |
| 00:29 | UMKC | John Wolff tips it home | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | John Wolff steps in front of the Hector Vega pass | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Robert Bigby is called for the reach on Dikembe Ashalintubbi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bigby, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Jeffrey Calvin (SF), Raphael Nunez (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | UMKC | Robert Emerson is fouled in the backcourt by David Feder - foul #3 on David Feder, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | UMKC | Robert Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Feder | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Robert Emerson is hacked by David Feder in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Feder, team foul #12 | 78-71 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder scores on a 3 from the right corner | 80-74 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Robert Emerson runs out the clock | 80-74 |