| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | John Wolff inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | UMKC | George Lewellyn knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 37-42 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 19:22 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Jenkins | 37-42 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins misses the 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | David Brown's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 37-42 |
| 18:29 | UMKC | Horace Adams takes the ball from Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 37-42 |
| 18:16 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Howard Lawson, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SF) Howard Lawson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:58 | UMKC | John Wolff is whistled for a carry | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | Raphael Nunez (C) George Lewellyn | |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | John Merchant steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG) Julian Thorne | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Paul Moreau (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff | |
| 17:21 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 37-42 |
| 17:20 | UMKC | Paul Moreau snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:02 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 17:00 | UMKC | Paul Moreau tips it home | 37-44 |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:27 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:12 | UMKC | Paul Moreau misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Horace Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Nunez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Macrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), John Wolff (SF), Jeffrey Calvin (PF), George Lewellyn (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Raphael Nunez, Marko Macrowski, Paul Moreau | |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 15:15 | UMKC | Robert Emerson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:51 | UMKC | Bernard Henderson is called for the reach on Ronald Jenkins - foul #2 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (PG) Bernard Henderson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:35 | UMKC | John Mooney is called for the reach on Jeffrey Calvin - foul #2 on John Mooney, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moreau (PF) Robert Emerson | |
| 14:24 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins buries a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the runner from close range on a great pass from John Wolff | 42-49 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Mooney | 45-49 |
| 13:02 | UMKC | John Wolff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | John Mooney gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Mooney | 47-49 |
| 12:26 | UMKC | John Wolff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Lawson - foul #4 on Howard Lawson, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Bernard Henderson (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown, Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Marko Macrowski (PF), Raphael Nunez (C) Ronald Jenkins, Jeffrey Calvin, Paul Moreau, George Lewellyn | |
| 12:26 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:26 | UMKC | John Wolff misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Merchant | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Raphael Nunez steals the ball from John Merchant | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wolff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raphael Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UMKC | John Wolff blows the layup but the foul's on John Merchant - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 11:41 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:41 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | John Merchant drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bernard Henderson and he's fouled by Dikembe Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ashalintubbi, team foul #1 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moreau (C) John Wolff | |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | John Merchant makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:11 | UMKC | Elmer Shope picks off the pass by Raphael Nunez | 50-52 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | Paul Moreau grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:35 | UMKC | Paul Moreau misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Lowe | 50-52 |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Raphael Nunez is called for the reach on Bernard Henderson - foul #1 on Raphael Nunez, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), David Brown (PF) Bernard Henderson, John Merchant | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), Jeffrey Calvin (SF) Robert Emerson, Raphael Nunez | |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 09:33 | UMKC | Johnny Lowe steps in front of the Ronald Jenkins pass | 52-52 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:02 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Elmer Shope | 52-52 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope loses the dribble to Marko Macrowski | 52-52 |
| 08:33 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ronald Jenkins | 52-54 |
| 08:16 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 08:15 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:08 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 08:07 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Moreau - foul #3 on Paul Moreau, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, Johnny Lowe, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), John Wolff (SF), Raphael Nunez (PF), George Lewellyn (C) Ronald Jenkins, Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Marko Macrowski, Paul Moreau | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Mooney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raphael Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Howard Lawson - foul #5 on Howard Lawson, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Duane Scott (SF), Willie Hastings (C) Howard Lawson, David Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 07:38 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:38 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the easy layup | 53-56 |
| 07:22 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 07:05 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez connects on the runner from the left block set up by John Wolff | 53-58 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | John Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Duane Scott is fouled on the floor by John Wolff - foul #3 on John Wolff, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings connects on the fadeaway from close range | 55-58 |
| 05:42 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:41 | UMKC | Robert Emerson snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:27 | UMKC | Bernard Henderson is called for the reach on Ronald Jenkins - foul #3 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), Horace Adams (C) Bernard Henderson, John Mooney, Duane Scott, John Merchant | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Sergei Krupinski (SF), Marko Macrowski (PF), Paul Moreau (C) Robert Emerson, John Wolff, Raphael Nunez, George Lewellyn | |
| 05:27 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ashalintubbi, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brown (PF) Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:47 | UMKC | Paul Moreau buries a jumper from the right block set up by Ronald Jenkins | 57-60 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Sergei Krupinski steals the ball from Julian Thorne | 57-60 |
| 04:05 | UMKC | Paul Moreau can't connect on a floater from the right block | 57-60 |
| 04:04 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Paul Moreau steals it from Julian Thorne | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergei Krupinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), John Merchant (PF) Julian Thorne, David Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), John Wolff (SF), George Lewellyn (C) Ronald Jenkins, Sergei Krupinski, Paul Moreau | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson is hacked by George Lewellyn - foul #1 on George Lewellyn, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (SG) Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 57-62 |
| 03:14 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | Horace Adams takes the ball from Robert Emerson | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), David Brown (PF) Bernard Henderson, John Merchant | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:16 | UMKC | Robert Emerson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Emerson, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG) Robert Emerson | |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe is hacked by John Wolff - foul #4 on John Wolff, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:00 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 01:43 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Elmer Shope - foul #2 on Elmer Shope, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 01:43 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:43 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams jams it on a great pass from David Brown | 60-64 |
| 01:23 | UMKC | George Lewellyn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 01:22 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Marko Macrowski | 60-64 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | David Brown jams it on a great pass from Johnny Lowe | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | UMKC | John Wolff knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope drills a 3 from the left wing | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Julian Thorne is called for the reach on Dikembe Ashalintubbi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julian Thorne, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG) Ronald Jenkins | |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope grabs the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | David Brown drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Shope - foul #3 on Elmer Shope, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG) Robert Emerson | |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | George Lewellyn grabs the board | 68-71 |