| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Dees (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George O'Driscoll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Cupps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tom Shear (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Cody Harris | 39-34 |
| 19:30 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | George O'Driscoll is called for the reach on Jared Wright - foul #2 on George O'Driscoll, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees makes the shot from close range set up by Jared Wright | 41-34 |
| 18:37 | UMKC | Tom Shear is fouled on the floor by Billy French - foul #2 on Billy French, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 18:28 | UMKC | Sidney Hadden denies the turnaround by Nathan Connolly | 41-34 |
| 18:27 | UMKC | Tom Shear hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Harris | 44-36 |
| 18:12 | UMKC | Tom Shear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery (PF) Billy French | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Connolly - foul #2 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 18:00 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:42 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Montgomery | 47-36 |
| 17:19 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Cupps | 47-39 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cody Harris, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SF), Micheal Lucky (C) Paul Dees, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SG), Bobby Franck (PF), Terry Bench (C) George O'Driscoll, Nathan Connolly, Tom Shear | |
| 16:54 | UMKC | Claude Averett hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 47-39 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Alex Derenberger is denied by Bobby Franck | 47-39 |
| 16:44 | UMKC | Terry Bench snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 16:20 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps misses the shot from close range | 47-39 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Cody Harris | 49-39 |
| 15:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett's pass is intercepted by Micheal Lucky | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Averett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oscar Cupps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Franck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bench (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | Bobby Franck picks off the pass by Jared Wright | 49-39 |
| 15:20 | UMKC | Terry Bench can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Micheal Lucky - foul #1 on Micheal Lucky, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Paul Dees (SF), Billy French (PF), Sidney Hadden (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Robert Montgomery, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (PG), George O'Driscoll (SG), Tom Shear (C) Arthur Jefferson, Oscar Cupps, Bobby Franck | |
| 15:20 | UMKC | Terry Bench makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:20 | UMKC | Terry Bench makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:07 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sidney Hadden | 52-41 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | Claude Averett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Dees - foul #2 on Paul Dees, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathan Connolly (PF) Terry Bench | |
| 14:55 | UMKC | Claude Averett makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | Claude Averett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:35 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Delbert Schroeder | 55-43 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly lays it up and in set up by George O'Driscoll | 55-45 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder is hacked by George O'Driscoll - foul #3 on George O'Driscoll, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG) Alex Derenberger | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson (PG), Arthur Englund (SG) George O'Driscoll, Claude Averett | |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Paul Dees | 57-45 |
| 13:18 | UMKC | William Walker is fouled on the floor by Paul Dees - foul #3 on Paul Dees, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Sidney Smiley (SF), Jacob Putnam (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Delbert Schroeder, Paul Dees, Billy French, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Oscar Cupps (SF), Bobby Franck (C) Arthur Englund, Tom Shear | |
| 13:10 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 13:09 | UMKC | Bobby Franck tips it in | 57-47 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright is whistled for a carry | 57-47 |
| 12:46 | UMKC | Bobby Franck misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 57-47 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Bobby Franck steals the ball from Micheal Lucky | 57-47 |
| 12:05 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 11:37 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sidney Smiley (fresh) PF - Jacob Putnam (fresh) C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oscar Cupps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Connolly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Franck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:08 | UMKC | Sidney Smiley is called for the reach on Bobby Franck - foul #1 on Sidney Smiley, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (PG), Delbert Schroeder (SG), Paul Dees (SF), Billy French (PF), Sidney Hadden (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Sidney Smiley, Jacob Putnam, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Englund (PG), George O'Driscoll (SG), Claude Averett (SF), Terry Bench (PF), Tom Shear (C) Arthur Jefferson, William Walker, Oscar Cupps, Nathan Connolly, Bobby Franck | |
| 10:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Delbert Schroeder - foul #1 on Delbert Schroeder, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| 10:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:46 | UMKC | Claude Averett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:29 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-48 |
| 10:27 | UMKC | Terry Bench snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:09 | UMKC | Arthur Englund knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George O'Driscoll | 57-51 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees is hacked by Claude Averett - foul #2 on Claude Averett, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Jared Wright (SG) Alex Derenberger, Delbert Schroeder | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson (PG), Oscar Cupps (SF), Bobby Franck (PF) Arthur Englund, Claude Averett, Terry Bench | |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Billy French scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Cody Harris and he's hacked by George O'Driscoll - foul #4 on George O'Driscoll, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Englund (SG) George O'Driscoll | |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Billy French makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:18 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 09:17 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Franck | 60-51 |
| 09:04 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 09:02 | UMKC | Tom Shear grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:49 | UMKC | Arthur Englund misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 08:48 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jared Wright | 63-51 |
| 08:23 | UMKC | Bobby Franck is fouled on the floor by Jared Wright - foul #2 on Jared Wright, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Paul Dees, Billy French, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SG), Nathan Connolly (PF) Arthur Englund, Tom Shear | |
| 08:23 | UMKC | Bobby Franck makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:23 | UMKC | Bobby Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 65-53 |
| 07:52 | UMKC | Claude Averett hits a floater from the left side | 65-55 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 07:43 | UMKC | Bobby Franck gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 07:36 | UMKC | Claude Averett scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Averett (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Oscar Cupps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Franck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Nathan Connolly - foul #3 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Sidney Smiley (SF), Sidney Hadden (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (SG), William Walker (SF), Terry Bench (C) Claude Averett, Oscar Cupps, Bobby Franck | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:58 | UMKC | William Walker scores on a shot from close range | 67-59 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden is hacked by Terry Bench - foul #1 on Terry Bench, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Dees (SF), Micheal Lucky (PF) Sidney Smiley, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SF), Tom Shear (C) Arthur Jefferson, Terry Bench | |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:05 | UMKC | Claude Averett loses the dribble to Micheal Lucky | 69-59 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses the turnaround in the lane | 69-59 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Claude Averett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:43 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll connects on the shot from the left side | 69-61 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky is hacked by Nathan Connolly - foul #4 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Jacob Putnam (PF) Alex Derenberger, Delbert Schroeder, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson (PG), Oscar Cupps (SF), Terry Bench (PF) William Walker, Claude Averett, Nathan Connolly | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:27 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Tom Shear | 69-61 |
| 05:04 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Jefferson | 69-63 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | Tom Shear grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 04:33 | UMKC | Micheal Lucky denies the turnaround by Terry Bench | 69-63 |
| 04:32 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Shear | 69-63 |
| 04:18 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Dees - foul #4 on Paul Dees, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SF), Billy French (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Paul Dees, Jacob Putnam, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Claude Averett (SG), Nathan Connolly (PF), Bobby Franck (C) George O'Driscoll, Terry Bench, Tom Shear | |
| 04:18 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Cupps | 69-66 |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Derenberger and he's fouled by Claude Averett - foul #3 on Claude Averett, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (C) Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright makes the free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:25 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Billy French (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Averett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Cupps (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 03:08 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Bobby Franck | 72-69 |
| 02:53 | UMKC | Claude Averett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Cupps | 72-72 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden buries a shot from the right side set up by Cody Harris | 74-72 |
| 02:44 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Dees (SF) Alex Derenberger | |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (SG), Tom Shear (C) Claude Averett, Bobby Franck | |
| 02:22 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Tom Shear and the foul's on Paul Dees - foul #5 on Paul Dees, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SF) Paul Dees | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:22 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll misses the free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Billy French gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris is fouled on the floor by Arthur Jefferson - foul #2 on Arthur Jefferson, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:49 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson loses the dribble to Alex Derenberger | 76-74 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-74 |
| 01:29 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:11 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-74 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Billy French is called for traveling | 76-74 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll is fouled on the floor by Jared Wright - foul #3 on Jared Wright, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Derenberger | 78-76 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | UMKC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll misses badly on a shot from the left block | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger snags the defensive board | 78-76 |