| Lineup | UMKC | PG - David Bracco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Truitt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barile (fresh) C - Timothy Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Muehlberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis House (fresh) 3 pts. PF - August Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Barile takes the ball from Dennis Harris | 34-25 |
| 19:39 | UMKC | Henry Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Barile | 37-25 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris can't finish the layup | 37-25 |
| 19:16 | UMKC | David Bracco pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:48 | UMKC | Robert Truitt clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Mingo - foul #3 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG) Dennis Mingo | |
| 18:48 | UMKC | Robert Truitt misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:48 | UMKC | Robert Truitt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Wood | 37-27 |
| 18:07 | UMKC | Robert Truitt is fouled on the floor by Dennis House - foul #1 on Dennis House, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Henry Nelson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Wood | 37-29 |
| 17:15 | UMKC | Roy Muehlberger takes the ball from Timothy Welch | 37-29 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 16:50 | UMKC | Henry Nelson grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | UMKC | Timothy Welch misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dennis Harris - foul #2 on Dennis Harris, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Selden (PG), Brendan Williams (SG), Edward Baker (SF), William Taliaferro (PF) David Bracco, Henry Nelson, Robert Truitt, Robert Barile | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Ronald Lee (PF), Daniel Stansell (C) Roy Muehlberger, Dennis House, August Dickens, Dennis Harris | |
| 16:34 | UMKC | Timothy Welch misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | UMKC | Timothy Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson double dribbles | 37-29 |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Bannister (C) Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:04 | UMKC | Richard Selden drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-29 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Selden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brendan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Baker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Taliaferro (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Bannister (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Stansell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Wood | 40-31 |
| 15:23 | UMKC | Richard Selden scores on a jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 14:58 | UMKC | Brendan Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 14:57 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to William Taliaferro | 42-33 |
| 14:44 | UMKC | William Taliaferro is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Taliaferro, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Bracco (PG), Henry Nelson (SG), Robert Truitt (SF), Robert Barile (PF), Timothy Welch (C) Richard Selden, Brendan Williams, Edward Baker, William Taliaferro, Paul Bannister | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Roy Muehlberger (SG), Dennis House (SF), August Dickens (PF), Dennis Harris (C) Robert Wood, Robert Lawson, Stanley Burch, Ronald Lee, Daniel Stansell | |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Mingo | 42-36 |
| 14:09 | UMKC | Henry Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Mingo | 42-38 |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Robert Barile is hacked by August Dickens - foul #1 on August Dickens, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| 13:15 | UMKC | David Bracco misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:07 | UMKC | Henry Nelson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:45 | UMKC | Timothy Welch loses the dribble to Dennis House | 42-38 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | UMKC | Henry Nelson pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:09 | UMKC | Robert Truitt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 12:07 | UMKC | Timothy Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:48 | UMKC | Henry Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - David Bracco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Truitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barile (fresh) C - Timothy Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Muehlberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis House (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - August Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Bracco - foul #2 on David Bracco, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Selden (PG), Brendan Williams (SG), Edward Baker (SF), William Taliaferro (C) David Bracco, Henry Nelson, Robert Truitt, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson (SG), Ronald Lee (PF), Daniel Stansell (C) Roy Muehlberger, August Dickens, Dennis Harris | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:41 | UMKC | Robert Barile grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:16 | UMKC | Robert Barile drills a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Dennis Mingo - foul #4 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG), Stanley Burch (SF) Dennis Mingo, Dennis House | |
| 11:16 | UMKC | Robert Barile makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | William Taliaferro swats the dunk try by Robert Lawson | 45-39 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Stansell gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stanley Burch, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Bracco (PG), Paul Bannister (C) Brendan Williams, Robert Barile | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger (SG), August Dickens (PF), Dennis Harris (C) Stanley Burch, Ronald Lee, Daniel Stansell | |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Robert Lawson swats the layup by Paul Bannister | 45-39 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wood | 45-41 |
| 09:43 | UMKC | Edward Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 09:41 | UMKC | William Taliaferro snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:33 | UMKC | Paul Bannister buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Bannister is called for the reach on Dennis Harris - foul #1 on Paul Bannister, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Henry Nelson (SG), Robert Truitt (SF), Timothy Welch (C) Richard Selden, Edward Baker, Paul Bannister | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Muehlberger | 47-43 |
| 08:44 | UMKC | Timothy Welch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Harris | 47-45 |
| 08:32 | UMKC | Robert Truitt drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 49-45 |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Henry Nelson grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 08:08 | UMKC | Robert Wood steals it from Henry Nelson | 49-45 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood is fouled on the floor by David Bracco - foul #3 on David Bracco, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Selden (PG), Robert Barile (PF) David Bracco, William Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Stanley Burch (SG), Dennis House (SF), Ronald Lee (PF), Daniel Stansell (C) Robert Wood, Roy Muehlberger, Robert Lawson, August Dickens, Dennis Harris | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Selden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Truitt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barile (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Burch (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dennis House (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Stansell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee is whistled for a carry | 49-45 |
| 07:17 | UMKC | Timothy Welch connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Selden | 51-45 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch hits a turnaround near the basket | 51-47 |
| 06:52 | UMKC | Henry Nelson makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Selden | 53-47 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Stansell snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 06:23 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Henry Nelson | 53-47 |
| 06:13 | UMKC | Robert Barile comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 06:12 | UMKC | Robert Truitt misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Stansell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:04 | UMKC | Richard Selden gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Dennis Mingo picks off the pass by Richard Selden | 53-47 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo can't finish the layup | 53-47 |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Robert Barile snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 05:43 | UMKC | Richard Selden drills a jumper from the right side set up by Henry Nelson and he's hacked by Dennis House - foul #2 on Dennis House, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Bracco (PG), Edward Baker (SF), Paul Bannister (C) Henry Nelson, Robert Truitt, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger (SG), August Dickens (PF), Dennis Harris (C) Stanley Burch, Ronald Lee, Daniel Stansell | |
| 05:43 | UMKC | Richard Selden makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger is denied on a layup by Robert Barile | 56-47 |
| 05:31 | UMKC | Robert Barile grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:18 | UMKC | Edward Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-47 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to August Dickens | 56-47 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens drills a shot from the right wing set up by Dennis House | 56-49 |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Roy Muehlberger steals the ball from Robert Barile | 56-49 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House is hacked by Edward Baker - foul #2 on Edward Baker, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brendan Williams (SG), William Taliaferro (PF) Richard Selden, Robert Barile | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson (SF) Dennis House | |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Bannister - foul #2 on Paul Bannister, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Timothy Welch (C) Paul Bannister | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG) Dennis Mingo | |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:10 | UMKC | Timothy Welch pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 03:57 | UMKC | Brendan Williams loses the dribble to Robert Wood | 56-49 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Harris | 56-51 |
| 03:38 | UMKC | William Taliaferro misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 56-51 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - David Bracco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brendan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Baker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Taliaferro (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Muehlberger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - August Dickens (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson is fouled on the floor by Edward Baker - foul #3 on Edward Baker, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Truitt (SF) Edward Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Roy Muehlberger | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:20 | UMKC | David Bracco clanks a floater from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Harris | 56-53 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 02:45 | UMKC | David Bracco can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Wood - foul #1 on Robert Wood, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Henry Nelson (SG), Robert Barile (PF) Brendan Williams, William Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Dennis House (SF), Ronald Lee (PF), Daniel Stansell (C) Robert Wood, Stanley Burch, August Dickens, Dennis Harris | |
| 02:45 | UMKC | David Bracco makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:45 | UMKC | David Bracco makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger (SG), August Dickens (PF), Dennis Harris (C) Robert Lawson, Ronald Lee, Daniel Stansell | |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House hits the finger roll | 58-58 |
| 02:19 | UMKC | Dennis Mingo is called for the reach on Robert Barile - foul #5 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG) Dennis Mingo | |
| 02:19 | UMKC | Robert Barile makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:19 | UMKC | Robert Barile makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Harris | 60-60 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | Henry Nelson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Timothy Welch - foul #3 on Timothy Welch, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Timothy Welch gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:25 | UMKC | David Bracco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood is fouled on the floor by David Bracco - foul #4 on David Bracco, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | Henry Nelson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Barile | 66-64 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Wood and he's hacked by Timothy Welch - foul #4 on Timothy Welch, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | David Bracco is fouled on the floor by Dennis House - foul #3 on Dennis House, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | David Bracco makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | David Bracco makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Wood and the foul's on Timothy Welch - foul #5 on Timothy Welch, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Taliaferro (C) Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | David Bracco drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Barile | 71-70 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood misses the fadeaway in the paint | 71-70 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 71-70 |