| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Jimenes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | UMKC | Earl Gause throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Jimenes is called for the reach on Johnny Heap - foul #1 on Ralph Jimenes, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Watts | 34-23 |
| 19:15 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes double dribbles | 34-23 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Pilon steps in front of the Johnny Heap pass | 34-23 |
| 18:44 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon hits the finger roll | 36-23 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ralph Jimenes - foul #2 on Ralph Jimenes, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:01 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #1 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:01 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:01 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 38-25 |
| 17:40 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:30 | UMKC | Charles Bell steals the ball from Erick Hines | 38-25 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Earl Gause - foul #3 on Earl Gause, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), William Bohnsack (SF) Earl Gause, Wayne Pilon, Ralph Jimenes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (PG), Bobby Hartford (C) Jerry Nyquist, Johnny Heap | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:09 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 16:49 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell clanks a shot in the paint | 38-26 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Pryor (PF), Emil Trump (C) Erick Hines, Ronald Goodsell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), George Edwards (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell | |
| 16:14 | UMKC | William Bohnsack misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Lewis (fresh) SF - William Bohnsack (fresh) PF - Robert Pryor (fresh) C - Emil Trump (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kevin Prince (fresh) SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | UMKC | Robert Pryor misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Edwards - foul #1 on Walter Edwards, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Wayne Pilon (SG), Ralph Jimenes (SF) Walter Edwards, Stephen Lewis, Emil Trump | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Geoffrey Mancha (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Kevin Prince, Nathan Exley, George Edwards | |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:59 | UMKC | Earl Gause knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Bohnsack | 41-30 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nyquist - foul #2 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Erick Hines (PF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Robert Pryor, William Bohnsack | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford | |
| 13:55 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Jimenes steals the ball from Dennis Watts | 41-32 |
| 13:31 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell connects on the runner from close range set up by Erick Hines | 43-32 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Jimenes takes the ball from Charles Bell | 43-32 |
| 12:51 | UMKC | Earl Gause buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Pilon | 45-32 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Geoffrey Mancha | 45-34 |
| 12:06 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon misses long on a shot in the lane | 45-34 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Pilon - foul #1 on Wayne Pilon, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (SG), William Bohnsack (SF) Wayne Pilon, Ralph Jimenes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Johnny Heap | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:52 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Bohnsack (fresh) PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UMKC | Erick Hines's pass is intercepted by Bobby Hartford | 45-35 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Hartford | 45-37 |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Walter Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Bell and the foul's on Erick Hines - foul #2 on Erick Hines, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Lewis (SG), Robert Pryor (PF), Emil Trump (C) Earl Gause, Erick Hines, Ronald Goodsell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), George Edwards (C) Dennis Watts, Charles Bell | |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:58 | UMKC | Robert Pryor grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:29 | UMKC | Walter Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | UMKC | William Bohnsack grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:16 | UMKC | William Bohnsack comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards clanks a runner from the right block | 45-39 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 09:54 | UMKC | William Bohnsack pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:37 | UMKC | Emil Trump scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Walter Edwards | 47-39 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley loses the dribble to Walter Edwards | 47-39 |
| 09:23 | UMKC | Walter Edwards banks in the layup | 49-39 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Emil Trump blocks the short jumper by Bobby Hartford | 49-39 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 08:55 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:48 | UMKC | William Bohnsack misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 08:47 | UMKC | William Bohnsack hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Exley | 51-41 |
| 08:14 | UMKC | William Bohnsack knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Bohnsack - foul #1 on William Bohnsack, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Wayne Pilon (SG), Ralph Jimenes (SF), Erick Hines (PF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Walter Edwards, Stephen Lewis, William Bohnsack, Robert Pryor, Emil Trump | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG), Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Nathan Exley, Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford, George Edwards | |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:53 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 07:34 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Jimenes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kevin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Wayne Pilon, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) Kevin Prince | |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-43 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Heap | 54-45 |
| 06:19 | UMKC | Earl Gause hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell tips it home | 56-45 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Pilon is called for the reach on Jerry Nyquist - foul #3 on Wayne Pilon, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Bohnsack (SF) Ralph Jimenes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:59 | UMKC | Erick Hines pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:45 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 05:43 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:24 | UMKC | Erick Hines comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 05:22 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell tips it in | 58-46 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Goodsell is called for the reach on Johnny Heap - foul #2 on Ronald Goodsell, team foul #10 | 58-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (SG), Robert Pryor (PF), Emil Trump (C) Wayne Pilon, Erick Hines, Ronald Goodsell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF) Dennis Watts, Charles Bell | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:11 | UMKC | Emil Trump grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 04:55 | UMKC | William Bohnsack misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Heap | 58-47 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Geoffrey Mancha | 58-49 |
| 04:18 | UMKC | Walter Edwards makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Earl Gause | 60-49 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 03:56 | UMKC | William Bohnsack grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Emil Trump hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 60-49 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 03:31 | UMKC | Walter Edwards grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bohnsack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Pryor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emil Trump (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UMKC | Robert Pryor misses the runner from close range | 60-49 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Wayne Pilon (SG), Ralph Jimenes (SF), Erick Hines (PF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Walter Edwards, William Bohnsack, Robert Pryor, Emil Trump | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Paul Aragon, Johnny Heap | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earl Gause - foul #4 on Earl Gause, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:30 | UMKC | Erick Hines hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Pilon | 63-51 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Erick Hines picks off the pass by Dennis Watts | 63-51 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-51 |
| 02:00 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #2 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), William Bohnsack (SF), Robert Pryor (C) Earl Gause, Wayne Pilon, Ralph Jimenes, Ronald Goodsell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Paul Aragon (SF), George Edwards (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell | |
| 01:45 | UMKC | Erick Hines makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | Erick Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince gets the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 01:22 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Erick Hines | 65-51 |
| 01:11 | UMKC | Erick Hines comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 65-51 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 65-51 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Erick Hines - foul #3 on Erick Hines, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Emil Trump (C) Erick Hines | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | William Bohnsack misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 65-54 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses long on a shot from the right block | 65-54 |
| 00:21 | UMKC | William Bohnsack pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Walter Edwards runs out the clock | 65-54 |